Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages: An Inventive Paradigm

Abstract

This is an innovative approach to teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). The goal of this experimental text is to introduce the students (and lay men and women who would like to help and minister to those who do not know English) to some basic ideas, methods, and tools of teaching English as a second or foreign language. Some basic acquaintance with a few linguistic concepts and terms would be of great help. However, students who have had no previous knowledge of linguistics may also benefit from this paper, because I have tried to present these concepts in simple terms with adequate illustrations. Avoid the technical terms and look for the descriptions.I believe that this paper will be found highly useful for the teacher training courses in India and South Asia.

Keywords: English, Language, Linguistic, Innovative, Approach, Speakers, International