mackie1402 Posted May 23, 2012 at 02:01 PM Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 at 02:01 PM Hey. So I have had an interview for a job teaching TOEFL and now I have a second interview arranged. For this second interview I will have to do a demonstration lesson lasting between 5-10 minutes. The only other thing is that this interview is on Skype and not in person. I've never had to do a demo before and I don't really know where to start for a demo for the TOEFL level. Does anyone have any ideas or tips on what I can do? Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Duce Posted June 3, 2012 at 08:30 AM New Members Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 at 08:30 AM Hi, demos are pretty basic for young kids just teach a couple of words and sing a song if your students are older just introduce yourself and some info from where you are from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just_me Posted June 3, 2012 at 10:06 AM Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 at 10:06 AM IWhat is the age of the students? Is the demo going to be for the recruiters or for real students? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liuzhou Posted June 3, 2012 at 04:46 PM Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 at 04:46 PM I'd just try to look white and capable of speaking a language other than Chinese. "Hello, How are you?" usually impresses, especially if followed up with "Fine thank you. And you?" provided the "And you?" is pronounced with a ludicrously exaggerated rising tone. Singing a song might also help. It being June, I'd go for "Jingle Bells". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdavid Posted June 3, 2012 at 11:51 PM Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 at 11:51 PM So I have had an interview for a job teaching TOEFL I'm imaging that there won't be many pre-school or primary-aged children taking the TOEFL. I'd also imagine anyone studying for the TOEFL will already know basic greetings. You'll need to be familiar with the test format. For this, I'd just do a short 10-minute lesson on a simple grammar point taken from a TOEFL prep book. Be sure to keep the presentation stage short and sweet. Use lots of CCQs. Include some fun practice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just_me Posted June 4, 2012 at 04:56 AM Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 at 04:56 AM From my experience, many of the Chinese education institutions are not professional enough to know what they want themselves. Therefore, I agree to a certain extent with the comment above regarding "being White". What I suggest you to do, is to chose a topic from the spoken part of the exam and focus on that since in most cases, "foreign" teachers are mostly expected to teach the listening and speaking parts of the exam while local teachers teach the writing and reading part. Hope it helps, Ilya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montagdarko Posted July 19, 2014 at 12:50 PM Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 at 12:50 PM I will pass this demo class next week and i am very stressed!Should i speak to the person in front of me like he is a student??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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