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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Canoas Brazil 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 9 discussed the importance of writing lesson plans and how to write them. It stated that it is debated whether or not lesson plans are necessary. I agree with TEFL's viewpoint that they are extremely beneficial, especially to new teachers. This unit stated that there is no set way that a lesson plan needs to be written, but it gives examples of necessary things to include on your lesson plan to make them the most helpful for the classes. It gave an example of a lesson plan and blank lesson...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Farmington Maine 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 so easy to complete the test in one day. As I am not a native English speaker, I agree and notice a lot when I teach non English speaker learners that they use Present, Past and Future simple tense daily in their conversation. Even I demonstrate every day the difference of tenses and each of these tense has four aspects they prefer to use only the simple form as affirmative, negative and question of Present, Past and Future tenses. And I understand my non English speaker learners...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Japan Gifu 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 6 focused on pat tenses of verb forms. Elementary grades will have students read and accept their writings using the continuous forms of the verb , e.g. to be; the past simple regular, some past irregular verbs, etc. I found it very interesting to see that card games like memory pairs could be used to teach irregular verb forms. Matching games are already a favorite for the very young. The past continuous and the past perfect seemed to be relegated to our middle and high school levels...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Jalgaon India 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 section detailed the usages of the Past Simple, Past Perfect, Past Continuous and Past Perfect Continuous forms of verbs. It also went into depth on the proper usages of each verb tenses and discussed methods of pedagogy for students. This section also went at lengths to explain some of the common errors of these verb forms, which mainly involve omissions of \"had\" or \"been\" or the -ing suffix.This unit goez over modals, phrasal verbs, and the fifference between active, and passive...  [Read more]

  In this video Linda discusses the difference between two words that are often confused: "borrow" and "lend". Because the two words have similar meanings it makes it hard to identify the correct word, especially for non-native speakers. The difference is solely down to perspective. "Borrow" is a verb that means to receive something from someone with the expectation that you will return it to them. While "lend" is also a verb, it means to give something to someone with the expectation that they will give it back to you. Therefore, you need to make sure you use the right word depending on the perspective. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Castellan De La Plana Spain 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 6 deals with past tenses in English which are similar present tenses but obviously dealing with the past. Past simple is created by taking the base form of the verbal and adding \"ed\". The exception to this rule are irregular verbs. Past continous is action that was occurring in the past. Past perfect are actions that happened in the past prior to another action. Past perfect continous are actions that were occurring in the past before another action.At the beginning of this...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Sergiyev Posad Russia 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: From this Unit I got some ideas about how to teach the productive skills. I agree that there's not that much attention to writing since most of the students and thus courses are structured in a way you get more speaking practice. And I cannot disagree that sometimes it is reasonable. However I'm exited to get an example of teaching writing since it should be considered as equally important. The Unit sticks to ESA methodology making it more clear with each chapter.In this module, I learned...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Puyang China 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 6 provided a breakdown of the forms of the past tense. It went over past perfect, past simple, past perfect continuous, and past continuous. I understand more clearly now, the different ways we can discuss past actions in English. I don't think the information itself here is useful to students, but the teacher must understand how to construct sentences of every past tense form. The activities and typical student errors were, once again, very helpful. I know what to look out for with my learners,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Germantown New York 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 learned from the Unit 4 about Present tenses. I was firstly presented the tense system and then got details and explanation about the form and usages along with typical student errors and activate stage teaching ideas. The course is very well structured and I could easily understand the four different aspects (simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous) for the three times/ tenses that exists in English language: Past, Present and Future. As mentioned in the begining of the unit, I agree...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs El Eulma Algeria 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: for me i agree that tests are important for both the learner and the teacher - having been a student, tests played a very big role in my student life and while it does help the teacher estimate how much information students have retained, how much they understand about topics and which areas needs improvement on, i feel that it is also important to not fully depend on these tests as sometimes these tests determine on how well students memorise their lesson materials, thus a student might do well...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Eckford Michigan 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 8 presents the future tense along with a review of two present tense structures that can also be used as future tense. As with the present and past tense, the hardest part is learning how to explain the difference and usage of the continuous and perfect continuous constructions. The \"going to future\" structure is similar to the present continuous which accordingly to the unit can cause confusion which I agree on. But the simple difference can also be spotted by looking at the sentence to see if...  [Read more]

British english vs american English With English being recognised as the global language of choice, which one is considered the official language? So just how did American English diverge from British English in the first place? American English roots back to the early colonial days of the late 16th century, were a whole gamut of cultures converged into a single society. In some colonies English wasn’t even a spoken language and in those colonies that did speak English it was quite different from the English we know today. The Elizabethan English of the day consisted of many varieties of regional English dialects. All these different dialects, intermingled with a multitude of cultures formed one big boiling pot, of which over time, a new variant was produced – American English. And...  [Read more]

A quick online search will reveal a large number of course providers offering a wide range of TESOL certification. At ITTT we think we stand out from this crowd for many different reasons. Take a look at these key points and see if you agree that we provide the very best TESOL course options available. At ITTT we have been providing high-quality courses since 1998 which makes us one of the longest running and most respected providers in the TESOL world; To ensure you receive the very best service we only employ staff members who have experience of living and teaching abroad; If you are fluent in English you are welcome to take any of our TESOL training courses, no matter where you are from; A good knowledge of English is all that is required to join our courses. Your age, academic...  [Read more]

The Role of the Teacher If only the role of a teacher was as easy as being a ‘medium through which students learn’. In today’s day and age, no matter what country the role takes place in, a teacher is so much more than a resource for information. When I was young, I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up, simply because I wanted to write on the chalkboard! My teachers seemed to be the greatest printers, curving their letters just so, and I wanted to do it also! Now, after ‘higher education’, and three different career paths, I have come back to wanting to be a teacher, but my reasons have changed. I was fortunate in my years of high school, to have teachers that really cared about me as an individual, and I want to give this back. This is where the difference between...  [Read more]

Building Confidence in Students Education is certainly the birthright of all people. The motivation of every nation should be to generate literate, well-educated and intelligent residents who are able to add to the proper progress and progress of the whole society. There is still mystery on how accurately a foreign language is learnt. On the subject of building confidence there are yet more theories which are even more difficult to confirm. I myself do not trust that confidence is built using one magic activity, but rather it is continuously acquired all over the learning process. That’s why, all the theories I pick to focus on three things Grammar, Drilling, and of course the role of the teacher. All of these will prepare the student for circumstances they might meet later. [1] After...  [Read more]

Online vs. Onsite Courses Becoming certified to teach English as a second language can be done onsite or online. On online course was the most efficient, economical and in many ways the superior way for me. This article explains my background and situation. It also touches on the process I went through to get to this, the final lesson. Online is not for everyone. It takes an open and creative mind to step into the world of computers and electronic tutors. An imagination and discipline were keys to my approach. Imagination was profound when I would take time away from class and Google some blogs about teaching English. Dave’s Café was just one of these places where you could find endless discussions on the joys and perils of teaching English in other countries. These stories were the...  [Read more]

Should Students Be Allowed to Use Their Native Language in the Classroom When I first began teaching lessons during the TESOL Course I found myself almost automatically saying to the students, “English please,” after all it is an English class. However, I began to question myself about whether or not this was “correct” practice or if the students should in fact use their native language to assist them in the learning process. After doing some research I found the TESOL Law Code of Ethics. The Law of Ethics provided many vague and open-ended ideas. It suggested things along the lines of, “The foreign language teacher shall direct her whole professional effort to assist the students to develop his/her second language speaking ability.” It also mentions that TESOL teachers are to...  [Read more]