TEFL Reviews

At this point in the course, certain terminology is becoming more and more familiar...

This unit focused on types of classes...

It was shocking to see first video with a teacher who behaved absolutely inappropriate (not friendly, not smiling, no introduction, no eye-contact, no gestures, no students? names, speaks fast and not clear, etc...

This lesson covered the receptive skills of reading and listening...

Through the learning ,I was further enhanced the knowledge on these two grammatical terms...

Unit Four looked at teaching vocabulary, grammar structures and language functions within the ESA context...

Receptive skills such as reading and listening are essential to learning a language...

This unit was full of teaching methods that I personally will look back on and use...

Coursebook and lesson materials: 2 kinds of materials-Authentic materials/not graded for level,however can be used for different tasks at different levels...

This unit focused on evaluation...

I learned that there are many factors that go into the classroom and its affect on the class...

Classroom management is just as important as the lessons being taught...

Teaching equipment aid in making lessons more interesting, effective and less reliant on textbooks...

Great idea to present two videos covering teaching the same lesson, by the same teacher, with two completely different results...

Unit seven focuses on ESA methods to teach new vocabulary, grammatical structures and language functions...

This unit demonstrated that games can be beneficial in the classroom, given that they are education oriented and have a purpose behind them...

In this unit I learned about lesson planning and the different parts to help ensure a better teaching experience...

Tense, which makes English different from some other languages, is of great significance in English learning...

This course tackles the advantages and disadvantages of using authentic course books and created materials in class...

In this section teaching receptive skills was the main focus...

Speaking and writing are productive skills used for communication...

In unit 11 we look analyze the various aspects of reading and listen (the receptive skills needed for learning languages)...

Evaluation and Testing is a very important tool for an instructor to monitor a students progress in the classroom...

It is unique to learn the rules for present tense...

Have fun teaching! If you enjoy your job, you will do much better...

This unit contains information regarding the four present tenses...

Technology in the classroom plays a vital role for both teacher and student and as advances in technology allow for better and more affordable equipment in the classroom - teaching and learning becomes ever easier...

This unit involves using created material or books to engage students...

When learning a new language, there are two main skills that we should consider: a...

Teaching children to me is one of the more fulfilling roles as a teacher as you help to guide them to a better future...

Unit nine covers lesson planning...

This unit covers the many different teaching aids and the type of equipment that can be used in the classroom...

This was quite a packed unit, it began with looking at the methods of teaching, such as PPP or Task Based Learning, I was familiar with these already from previous study but it was good revision and I had not previously heard of Suggestopaedia...

Unit 12 deals with the productive skills such as writing and reading and therefore is similar to Unit 11, which deals with the other receptive skills...

This unit discussed the four different kinds of past tenses; the simple, the continuous, the perfect, and the past perfect continuous...

They talk about the methodologies of teaching in this unit...

In this unit, I was able to learn to remedy some issues that may occur in the classroom...

It's interesting to see how different a lesson can be because of the teacher...

This unit is about receptive skills and their importance when learning a foreign language...

The productive skills which are speaking and writing; can show that there can be a difference between the accuracy and fluency...