TEFL Reviews

It is important to know how to explain the present tense to non-native speakers...

This unit was very fun and extremely important...

I have learned that the ESA model options are largely reliant on the student's level of understanding...

This unit covers the basics on how to test and assess students on their placement level and progress...

There are various methods of learning English that have been tried and tested throughout time...

As I stated in the previous units on tenses, these units are a valuable tool for teachers to both make sure they are up to date as well as having a resource to adapt for their students...

The most important aspect of the first lesson is to become familiar with every student...

Unit 10 is about evaluating students...

This final unit addresses different problem situations the teacher may face, such as first lessons, warming up the class, classes with students of different levels, large classes, students using their native language in class, reluctant students, difficulty with listening materials, and how to pace the class to accommodate more and less advanced students...

This unit discusses the common equipment and teaching aids used in ESL classrooms...

I learned a lot from this lesson in regards to course books and lesson material...

From Unit 12 I've learnt about teaching productive skills such as speaking and writing...

I learned that there are different ways to communicate effectively to students - I find it interesting that some of the ways to help students communicate with each other were ways I would have thought weren't a good idea...

Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in groups can be extremely challenging, but can be one of the most rewarding experiences...

During unit 12 I have learned that it is very important to know all your students and to know where they come from, so that you can have an idea of their alphabet and their way of writing for example in Arabic you write from right to left using a very different alphabet...

In this unit, I reviewed some of the basic past tenses used in English...

This unit is quite long and mostly about the sounding techniques of saying words in English...

This unit lists the seven most common usages of future tense, and helpfully provides examples of each and their contexts based on whether or not the tense must show predictions, facts, promises, definite plans, inquiries, and so on...

I like the idea of the ESA method over simple rope learning & memorization...

The learning process is exciting in present tenses...

There are a variety of potential problems we as English teachers may find ourselves facing...

There are many common issues when learning how to teach a class English...

My classes range from 9 to 15 kids and is likely to jump to about 20 kids soon...

Unit 10's use of comparison helped to highlight effective techniques when teaching...

In this unit I learned more about pronunciation, both spoken and written, in ways I never knew existed before; I suppose that's a testament to to how often phonetics is taught in school as described in the lesson...

This unit covered lesson planning using the ESA method or technique...

Unit 13 provided a great overview of phonology...

This unit had explained the main grammatical rules in English in a clear and simple manner...

There are four things that a student needs to do with the language, that is to say be exposed to it, understand its meaning, understand how it is constructed, practice and produce it...

In this unit, I learned how to deal with problems that can occur in class...

Phrasal verbs...

I am very glad that I have approached towards the end of the course...

The content offers information about modal verbs, passive voice and phrasal verbs...

In Unit 17 I was happy to see a wide variety of resources provided--thanks! Some of them I have used, yet many are new; I hope to use some of them in the future...

In unit 6 methods of teaching new language is introduced, specifically vocabulary, grammar, and language functions...

It is challenging to learn the workings of a language especially tenses that are similar sounding, as seen in common errors of students...

This unit focused on managing a classroom, both from the perspective of running lessons and from the perspective of managing students...

This unit taught the five main conditionals forms of grammar, in addition to the intricacies of reported speech, either directly or indirectly...

I learned a lot in this unit...

This unit was almost impossible for me to do...