50 Lessons on Teaching Adults

Your complete guide to teaching English to adults.

Teaching English to adults is rewarding, but it can also be complex and challenging. What if you could grow your skills step-by-step, with practical guidance lesson by lesson?

Whether you're just starting out with adult learners, or you've been teaching them for years and are looking to improve your practice, you'll find something here that's useful:

• how to teach listening, speaking, writing, vocabulary, grammar
• how to encourage your students to say more
• how to motivate them to work between the classes
• how to deal with a mixed-level class
• how to teach pronunciation
• how to correct errors
• and a lot more!

 In total, 50 lessons that will provide you with a solid base for your classes with adults.

What is 50 Lessons on Teaching Adults?

It's an ebook divided into 50 lessons. The lessons in this book cover the full arc of teaching adults. From understanding how adult learners think and learn, to planning lessons and courses, to managing the dynamics of real classrooms, to looking after yourself as the person doing all of it. Each chapter stands on its own. Together, they build a picture of what effective adult teaching actually looks like in practice.

Check table of contents:

Click on the photos and slide left and write to see the table of contents.

How to use this ebook?

There is no single right way to read it. You can work through it from beginning to end, in which case the chapters follow a natural progression - from the foundations of adult learning, through lesson planning and materials, into classroom dynamics and skills teaching, and finally to professional development. Read this way, the book functions as a complete guide to teaching adults, building on itself as you go.

Or you can use it as a reference - jumping straight to the topic that's most relevant to you right now. It has a table of contents that will take you to the desired lesson in one click. 

About the author:

I'm Sylwia Clayton, and I’ve written this ebook for you, based on my 20+ years of experience in teaching English. I've taught in language schools in Poland and Ireland, as well as private classes. Over my 20-year career, I've taught all levels and ages, but I specialise in teaching adults. Since 2017, I’ve been training other teachers, collaborated with top publishers (Macmillan, National Geographic Learning), and presented at various conferences. In 2019, I founded Twofold, where I co-author teaching materials and write all blog posts and Tuesday Teaching Tips newsletter.

Education and certification in ELT:

• Teacher Training College of English, University of Silesia, Poland
• MA in Applied Linguistics, University College Cork
• Cambridge CELTA

 Find me on LinkedIn.

What other teachers are saying about my training courses and materials:

"I highly recommend Sylwia's training courses. I have participated in two so far. I liked both trainings very much, so I signed up for the next one without hesitation. As a teacher with 9 years of experience, I can confidently say that Sylwia's trainings have really contributed to my professional development. It's really worth it - money well invested."

"I love Sylwia's training because it's packed with advice that can be used immediately. I can always find something for myself there, even though I have been teaching for 20 years. Each training is packed with universal, very practical tips on how to teach. And, last but not least, her teaching ideas usually require minimal or no preparation on the part of the teacher, but great engagement on the part of the student."

"Whatever the topic, you can always expect professionalism, lots of ideas and a very kind and friendly trainer during Sylwia's training. That's why I recommend it wholeheartedly."

"I love your materials! I've been using them mostly with individual students and they make even the least confident ones open up and start talking. Everything is so carefully designed, the language and situations are authentic and taken from real-life context so using the sets is a pleasure. It has saved me so much time looking for interesting and relevant material on a given topic, I wholeheartedly recommend it to fellow busy teachers!"

“Your packs save me a lot of time preparing my lessons. They are versatile and I can use them with many different levels. I mostly teach online, so ease of use, like the clickable menu is important to me. Teacher Notes include a lot of very useful and practical tips. They are an inspiration even for more experienced teachers. I have been teaching English for 15 years and still find new ideas for activities in your materials. “

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