30 Years Of Tefl/tesl A Personal Reflection

GOTefl started as a division of SA-Recruitment, a teacher recruitment company established in 2004. SA-Recruitment has successfully placed hundreds of teachers internationally, and has a strong understanding of the opportunities - and challenges - of working overseas.​ The GOTefl division became so popular and we were regularly approached by potential candidates that did not fulfil the requirements for our SA-Recruitment’s mainstream teaching positions and these candidates were turned away. So, we decided it was time for it to become a stand-alone organisation managed by the same knowledgeable and experienced team of recruiters, offering the same high level of personalised service and ongoing support - now just in the TEFL space. GOTefl works with schools all over China and Thailand...  [Read more]

  This presentation is going to focus on the section of classroom management. We could start with a definition of classroom management as being the skill of organizing the class individual students within that class and what takes place within the class. Perhaps one of the most important resources for achieving these things is you and in terms of you there are a number of things that you can use to help with the classroom management and they include though they're not limited to the use of your eyes the use of your voice and the use of gesture. So let's take each of these in turn and see how they can be used to help with their management of the classroom. So starting with our eyes. First of all the eyes can be used in a number of ways and they can certainly be used to hold...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Russia Khasavyurt and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: I was relieved to learn about evaluation and testing in foreign language studies, because I haven't any formal training on this topic. Currently, my students from 2-6th grade fill out a reflection card \"furikaeri\" and rate how well they thought they used communication skills and anything they learned or should try to work on next time. Since I am not fluent in Japanese, I do not read the older grades (3-6) because they use kanji, but I think that the teachers read and stamp them. I have some...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs India Karimnagar and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: As ever, I'd like to start with a few comments on the questions. Many of them are little vague or have many potential answers; 10& 12 are particular examples (10; at times the teacher spoke more slowly and at times he spoke more loudly - which choice is \"correct\"?)(12; at various points the teacher smiles, points and engages students seemingly unpredictable - though the unpredictability may be because we aren't given an overview of the class - and looks puzzled.) On the video - is there a...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bennett Colorado and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: The lesson taught me why we plan lessons, and what information is necessary on a lesson plan. Then I learned about the process of study activities, how to check upon the students, how to give feedback, and how plan a lesson sequence. I am now able to fill in a blank lesson plan on my own, and use the different ESA structures. I have earlier experience with lesson/educational program planning, but this was mainly focussed to support the children and students in their development of social skills,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Courses Vancouver and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: V.S. – Finland said: I haven't really broken down sentences so extensively since I was taking Linguistics at UBC. My school has just implemented an ELL program over the last four years. The district started with 15 students then. The second year there was 30. Last year was the first year I really noticed an influx of ELL students in my classes and felt like I lacked the knowledge and know how to really help them. This year the number in my classes has doubled. Really thinking about how each form of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Venezuela Maracaibo and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Teachers face a myriad of daily choices: how to organize classrooms and curriculums, how to interpret students' behaviors, how to protect learning time, and so forth. Many choices involve matters so routine that a teacher can make and implement decisions automatically. Teachers make other decisions in the midst of an evolving situation after quickly reviewing the situation and recalling what has worked in similar scenarios. But teaching also involves complex choices about difficult...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Guantanamo Cuba and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Unit-5 :Managing Classes How important Eye contact,Gestures and the voice of the teacher. How to discipline the classroom , giving information to the students,Rapport building,writing on the board and the use of Teacher talk time. How important to grouping the students:Whole-class activities,Students workingo n their own ,pairworks and group works For me this thing is most impartant: Students name should be used at the end of the question,not at the start. This keeps everybody in the class...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Hanoi Vietnam and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Wow! I've done it! Amazing! That is so exciting moment for me right now. The first thing, that I want to share with you at the moment is this: I'm so happy and glad! I don't wanna cover the material that I've got from this lesson and discuss it here, in the final unit reflection. Just want to thank you for the course and say that I'm absolutely sure, that my teaching career is about to begin, and this unbelivable course was a starting point!I think this unit was less of a learning unit and more of a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Iraq Ramadi and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit was simple for me due to my teaching experience in a primary setting and often having large classes of 26-30 students. I had to ensure a strong focus on classroom management in order to maintain an effective learning environment for the students. However, I did find the unit useful in my professional reflection, especially in relation to noise levels and grouping. I have some feedback in relation to the test, which is that using negative statements to ask a question can be very confusing,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United States Clearwater and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit covers the dynamics that happen in a classroom and the reasons that they might vary depending age and cultural demographics. The relationship between student and teach might seem like common sense at times due to the fact that almost everyone reading this will have experienced learning in a classroom, but it does a good job of breaking down specific issues and different types of students and teachers in a way that allows for concentrated reflection on specifics rather than a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Toledo Indiana and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Lesson planning seems to be the core of the whole teaching process, thus unit 9 presents the information every teacher should have in his or her armory. First of all, it reminds the importance of writing lesson plans (for example, the fact that a lesson plan helps with the entire planning and learning process). The suggested variant of a lesson plan may really improve my ability to structure my lessons in a very flexible, non-rigid way. ?Personal aims? section is a completely new for me, I have never...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Hialeah United States and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: My reflection of this unit theory,method and technique for elf improvement tranig and organizaional development, This is developing your own thought and actions ,for the purpose of personal learning and development.It is very adaptable process.It is et of ideas that can be alongside many other concepts for traing,learning.personal deevlopment and self improvmentThis unit was a great refresher on the uses of the present tense. I think that the sections on common mistakes are very...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL montevideo and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: C.H. - Vietnam said: This unit covers the topic of lesson planning. Lesson planning generally depends on the teacher's personal goal and interest. New teacher should form the habit of taking notes regarding the class procedure, whether it is about the teaching methods or students that need some help. This is needed for either personal reflection or to sort out the class issues early in order to address them positively. Generally speaking, teachers should keep the reference material simple, don't make the lesson...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification India Ranchi and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Jeremy Harmer`s ESA style is tried and proven and in my personal experience, it was also very different and helpful. I seem to get an in-depth view of the student's trials and tribulations and this has helped me with preparing and addressing the reach of the student's abilities. I feel that all my prior decades of teaching and worry have melted into an extremely simple and logical approach...which my students agree with more than they did before. It is hard though to let the concept of...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about Courses TESOL Institute and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: C.M. – Spain said: I have been giving conversational classes as well as private classes for the past three years. I took this course to gain more knowledge. Knowledge that I can put to use in my classrooms. I feel like this course has helped me by giving me a wider understanding of what I already know when working in a classroom setting. As well, it has allowed me to analyze my personal teaching skills and how I can improve those skills. Although I already have classroom skills, I do not teach grammar....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Irbid Jordan and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: I feel that this was one of the less interesting units, however I can see that when the time comes for me to teach english, that this information will be quite useful. I have been enjoying my reflections on my personal experiences in language learning contexts and how that can help me as a teacher. For example remembering which equipment my teachers used and which one I learnt better from.Once again I have learned why English is a difficult subject for beginners. A simple sentence can have a...  [Read more]