Zero Prep Activities for Beginners: Ready-to-Go Activities for In-Person and Remote Language Teaching - Softcover

Pollard, Laurel; Marell, Michal; Hess, Natalie; Herron, Jan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0866475826 ISBN 13: 9780866475822

Verlag: Pro Lingua Learning, 2023

Inhaltsangabe

Zero Prep Activities for Beginners is an essential classroom companion for teachers who want to energize beginning-level language learners without spending hours on lesson planning. This newly revised second edition provides a wealth of ready-to-use activities specifically designed for low-level students—those just starting to build confidence with a new language. Each activity is simple to set up, highly interactive, and adaptable for both in-person and online classes. Organized by skill area—Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, and Grammar—the book gives teachers everything they need to create dynamic, student-centered lessons that foster comprehension, participation, and joy in learning. Clear instructions outline the level, aim, materials, and procedures for each task, making it easy to use on the spot. Whether you teach English or another language, Zero Prep Activities for Beginners offers an entire toolkit for helping students communicate from day one.

Features

• Over 160 pages of low-level activities organized by skill: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, and Grammar
• Designed specifically for beginner and literacy-level learners of any language
• Step-by-step procedures with level, aim, materials, and timing clearly stated
• Adaptable for both in-person and online/remote instruction
• Encourages communication, confidence, and participation from new learners
• Ideal for quick warm-ups, lesson fillers, or full-class activities
• Supports teachers of English and other world languages at the beginner level

Recommended Titles

• Zero Prep Activities for All Levels by Laurel Pollard and Natalie Hess – Expands on the same concept with activities adaptable for learners of all proficiency levels.
• Conversation Strategies by David Kehe and Peggy Dustin Kehe – Develops communication confidence with structured speaking activities and practical interaction skills.
• Surveys for Conversation by Deborah F. Hitsky – Encourages students to communicate meaningfully through survey-based pair and group work.
• TalkAbouts by Raymond C. Clark – Provides versatile discussion and fluency activities adaptable for any teaching context.
• The Great Big Bingo Book by Ann Berry and Nina Ito – Offers creative, photocopiable games for vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and cultural learning.
• Do As I Say: ESL and Communication Activities for Teachers by Raymond C. Clark – Presents adaptable teacher-led activities that foster listening, responding, and spontaneous language production.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Michal Marell teaches ESL at Montgomery College, the oldest and largest community college in the state of Maryland, USA. She specializes in remote/online education and is a leader in developing distance learning and hybrid ESL course formats. Natalie Hess, PhD, has authored and co-authored numerous ESL textbooks and teacher resource books, as well as many articles on linguistic, pedagogical, and literary issues. Natalie taught for most of her career at the University of Arizona. Jan Herron gave up a career as a librarian because she became fascinated with the idea of teaching English as a Second Language. She got her MA in ESL in 1992 and is now an expert teacher of beginners. Laurel Pollard has been a language teacher and teacher educator for 40 years. She has taught ESL classes and graduate courses at the University of Arizona and teacher education courses in Mexico, Japan, Chile, Jordan, and Kazakhstan.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pro Lingua Learning
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0866475826
• ISBN 13: 9780866475822
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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