Effortless English 1-4

Name: Thuy Duong
Class: Tesol 600 online

EFFORTLESS ENGLISH: LEARN TO SPEAK ENGLISH
LIKE A NATIVE
Chapter 1: A better way to learn English
What I learned from the book How can I apply new input to
my English teaching/learning
• Most adult English learners are • I spend more time
stressed and frustrated about their speaking and listening in
speaking ability because of the classes, helping students
traditional teaching methods: boost their interaction.
memorizing vocabulary lists, doing • Not only memorizing
grammar drills, reading boring vocab but also using
textbooks… them for
• The ultimate goal of learning a communication.
language is communication. • I try not to put too much
• So many teachers and students still pressure on students
choosing to use unnatural, ineffective
and old methods of teaching: The
students heard very little English and
never learned to speak.
• When students speak English
effortlessly, they learn to speak easily
and powerfully. Moreover, they were
enjoying themselves
Chapter 2: The problem with schools

• The students were bored, frustrated, • Interact 2 ways in the
stressed, and nervous. Most of class
them,failed to speak the language • Don’t spend too much
fluently. time doing exercise in
• Most schools, everywhere in the textbooks
world, use the grammar translation • Let students be
method. themselves, let them
• Passive students: sit in chairs, in rows, express their feeling,
quiet and obey the teacher, take notes emotions, thoughts
then memorize them to prepare for a • Try to give an active
environment for
test=> low-energy activity, lost students. Create more
concentration, inactive mind. activities, and don't let
• The one right answer: the teacher’s them just sit and write
way is always right, the teacher asks
questions and the students must
provide the one right answer=>
Students think mistakes are bad and
must be avoided.
• “textbook readers”: tests and grades
increase stress and create a fear of
making mistakes.
Chapter 3: Psychology Is More Important Than Grammar and Vocabulary

What I learned from the book How can I apply new input
to my English
teaching/learning
• SUCCESS = RIGHT ENGINE (Method) • Keep students
+ RIGHT FUEL (Psychology) interested, reduce
• A strong connection forms between stress in classrooms
English and the negative emotions=> and boost learners’
negative anchor=> can be broken and self-confidence
reprogrammed=>creating a new positive (games, activities,
one is intensity. team building,
• Step-by-step to Create a very intense compliments, gifts…)
positive emotion and Anchoring for • Use Warm-up to help
English: students become more
a. First, simply changing your body energized and enjoy
would change your feelings:pull themselves before the
shoulders back, chest up and out, head class
up, eyes ahead, smile • Create a peak
b. Change your thoughts: think emotional state
something great = biggest success in the including body and
future > Smile bigger > raise your arms thought
over head > jump in the air > shout and
cheer loudly (A PEAK EMOTIONAL
STATE = INTENSE POWERFUL
POSITIVE EMOTION)
c. Connect this great feeling to
English: still feeling great + start
listening to an easy English audio + keep
smiling and moving your body in a
strong and positive way
• REPEAT THIS PROCESS
EVERYDAY to break the old negative
anchor and replace it with a new positive
one.
Chapter 4: Your Beliefs Determine Your English Success

• Beliefs = the most powerful brain • Inspire students with
programs. -> guide decisions, positive beliefs: English is
feelings, thoughts easy, fun, and exciting.
• 2 types: limiting beliefs and • Let students make mistakes
empowering beliefs when they speak English
a. Limiting beliefs -> negative • Get feedback from students,
emotions -> bad decisions -> and create more exciting
disappointed results activities that they love to
b. Empowering beliefs -> give you build confidence and love
power -> create success learning English.
• TO CHANGE OUR BELIEFS = • Encourage students to write
MODELING down a new empowering
a. Find a successful person and belief
study them carefully about English.
b. Learn what they did, how
they did it, talk to them, learn their
psychology and methods
c. Try your best to do exactly
what they did
• STRENGTHEN YOUR BELIEFS
a. Reviewing all past experiences
with English -> Find positive ones (fun
activities, reading short-stories, watching
movies, …)
b. Write down -> List of all positive
experiences with English
c. Focus on these memories every
day -> Review the list -> Remember each
of them
d. Add new positive experience with
English to the list=> The list will grow
longer and longer=> your empowering
beliefs will get stronger and stronger.
• Create more positive emotions,
better decisions, better motivation,
better results and stronger
empowering beliefs.

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Name: Thuy Duong

Class: Tesol 600 online

Chapter 2: The problem with schools

Chapter 3: Psychology Is More Important Than Grammar and Vocabulary

Chapter 4: Your Beliefs Determine Your English Success

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