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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mount Ida Arkansas 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 focused on course books and learning materials. There are two types of learning materials mentioned: authentic and created. Each have their own advantages and disadvantages that should be taken into consideration when deciding when and which ones to use. The unit goes on to discuss course books, which are often not selected by the teacher. There are advantages and disadvantages to using course books, too. It is best to not use the book for the whole lesson. You can omit, replace,...  [Read more]

  http://www.teflcourse.net An English teaching certification course will cover teaching methodologies, grammar and teaching ideas such as those covered here for the future simple. In the video the teaching ideas are horoscopes, fortune telling and wedding vows. For the horoscope activity students will be given zodiac signs and will create a horoscope for that sign before finding out who in the class the horoscope applies to. The fortune telling idea enables the students to role play using the future simple tense with one student being the fortune teller and the other the customer. Lastly, students create their ideal wedding vows or alternatively they can create silly vows. For many people, gaining English teaching certification is the first step on an exciting and rewarding...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) often branches into specific areas that concentrate on teaching particular groups of students. Worldwide demand for qualified ESL teachers in these fields is increasing every year, which is why we have developed a range of specialized courses that are focused on preparing teachers with these skills. These ITTT specialized courses are available for further study: The benefit of earning specialized certifications is that they significantly improve your ability to teach effectively in these diverse teaching situations. Our specialized courses have been specifically designed to provide you with all the skills and knowledge needed to manage and develop your students’ learning...  [Read more]

We fully understand that our classroom based TESOL certificate course requires a great deal of commitment in terms of time, effort and expense on the part of the trainees attending our courses. It is our aim to match this level of commitment in providing everything we possibly can in terms of the absolute quality of the TESOL course itself, the ongoing support we provide in so many areas and also in terms of the experience our trainees have while training with us. The main features of the International TEFL and TESOL Training classroom based TESOL course include, but are not limited to, the following: We aim to cover every possible eventuality, but are not always able to do so. We add to and correct features relating to our TESOL course on an ongoing basis, this is in order to better the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL West Alton Missouri 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: In Unit 8, I learned about productive skills: Speaking and writing. When we communicate there are two factors that we need to take in consideration which are: Accuracy and fluency. Both factors are equally important. Accuracy is concentrated on producing the correct language, meanwhile; fluency focuses on the students to experiment and be creative with the language. There are many speaking activities that can be used in the classroom, example: Controlled activities, guided activities, creative...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Wilbur Oregon 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 gives a brief overview of the productive skills i.e., speaking and writing, and notes that the two are different, however they are tools used to communicate. This unit states that writing is a skilled that is usually relegated to homework, which is not always done by the learner, and this causes the writing skill to not be developed as much as the speaking skill. Learner are most interested in speaking than writing, because if they cannot communicate verbally, there is much more difficulty on...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bier Maryland 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 have learned the different reasons for why we read and listen. This will help me to teach students because it will help me to clarify directions for the students, and it has given me insight as to how the students will be reading and listening. I have also learned the different forms of material that will help with different aspects of the students language learning. For example I've learned how to choose texts and listening material to help include everyone's interests, and make sure that these...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Green Forest Arkansas 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: In this unit I learnt about Conditionals and Reported Speech. Conditional are sentences containing the 'if' clause and can be categorized in five groups which are zero conditionals, first conditional, second conditional, third conditional and mixed conditional. Students can easily get confused in usage so teaching ideas include split sentences, chain conditionals, what would happen if... etc. Reported Speech converts direct speech to report to a third person and results in change in verb tense,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Cross Timber Texas 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 18 covered modals, phrasal verbs, and passive voice. It contains several charts depicting the types of sentence structures that accompany modals and passive voice as well as discussing some ground rules for their use. I found the phrasal verb section to be a bit lacking in content. Unlike the rest of the material, there were not many examples or helpful tips for how to teach phrasal verbs. I would have appreciated it if this section could have been extended a bit more and gone a bit deeper into...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL La Fayette 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: Unit 18, Modals, phrasal verbs and passive voice has provided me with an outline for understanding what modal verbs are, how to use them and when to use them grammatically in the English language to express different ideas and actions (degrees of formality, obligation, advice, ability, permission, possibility, etc). I learned that the passive voice is most frequently used in English when it is not known or it is not important to know who performs the action in the sentence and how to construct...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Deerfield 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: There is quite a variety of coursebooks and lesson materials readily available. These materials aids the teacher in his/her classroom to keep the learning experience balanced and structured. With the wide variety of books and material available, it can be difficult to choose which to use. It is the responsibility of the teacher to analyze these materials for their appropriateness. Several factors come into play when choosing books, some of which can be controlled by the teacher (the teacher can...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Nuangola Pennsylvania 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 14 discussed Course books and lesson materials. I learned about Authentic materials and how they are different from Created material. The unit gave reasons why authentic materials are good to use as well as why created materials are beneficial in many cases. The unit gave me samples of material used when making created materials. The unit went over course books advantages, disadvantages, and best use of course books. It also told me what it consist of and four different options for course...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mount Morris 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: It was very helpful in this unit to see examples of the teaching techniques discussed in previous units. It is a lot easier to see mistakes or things that could be done better when watching someone else teach than when teaching oneself. Seeing the stark difference between the two videos allowed me to reflect on my own past teaching experiences and to consider what my teaching style would look like to an observer. This is helpful in noting areas for improvement and I will use this perspective...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Pelzer South Carolina 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: still so confusing in many way about this whole things for example, Questions 5 to 9 relate to a Boomerang style ESA lesson that uses the role-play materials from the course unit (pages 10 to 12) Allow the students to practise the use of the language with a gap-fill exercise. Use the role-play cards (pages 10-12) to allow the students to develop fluency with this language. Get the students to prepare and carry out a role-play based on a telephone call, in order to find out what they already know...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Arcola Mississippi 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: There are various types of assessments/evaluations used with each having its purpose. Placement test are used to place students i.e evaluate their level before starting a course, diagnostic tests are similar to placement test but are more detailed. Progress tests are used to ascertain students progress in a course, how much they have retained or forgotten. Practice tests are usually used to prepare students for a bigger (external) exam. Frequency and manner of testing if not set by institution is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mount Forest 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: Phrasal verbs consist of a verb and another word or phrase, usually a preposition. The resulting combination creates what amounts to a new verb, whose meaning can sometimes be puzzling to non-native speakers. Phrasal verbs often arise from casual uses of the language and eventually work themselves into the mainstream of language use. Phrasal verbs can be both intransitive. Passive voice is the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. the finite form of the verb...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Coventry Rhode Island 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: Since I have been a teacher for over thirty years, I have had quite a lot of experience with testing. At one point in my career, I administered diagnostic academic testing for young learners to determine learning disabilities. However, I was not familiar with the general external examinations that are given to determine English language skills. Of course, being from America, I have heard about the TOEFL, but the other tests referenced in this unit were new to me. I would have liked a more...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Coppell Texas 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: In this unit, the topic of troubleshooting problems for first-time teachers/classes was covered. Problems such as building rapport among the class and how EFL works was something I felt was necessary for me, a I have never taught EFL. Moreover, the degree of rapport an existing group may have also plays a big part in how any teach will structure future lessons and build a rapport with students. As this unit dealt with troubleshooting, I felt the recap on taking on large classes, and structuring...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Fairmount Delaware 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: Overall, what I learned from this chapter was to have a plan, but be flexible. I am a planner. I know it's best to keep it simple, have an idea for the amount of time you expect each step to take, and have built in flexibility. Great reminders in this unit are to have all materials at the ready, and to have not only learner objectives, but also personal aims with each lesson. An important distinction is made in this chapter between a single lesson plan and planning a sequence of lessons. I also...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Alice North Dakota 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 extremely informative, as it provided examples of real-time teaching technique. In the second lesson, the teacher was much more energetic and interactive but patient as well. He praised the students' eagerness to answer questions, while keeping the students engaged. The teacher took time to learn each of their names in the start of the lesson, which showed great humility towards the students, as opposed to dominance. The second lesson was also much more lax than the first lesson,...  [Read more]