Alternative Teaching Certification California

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Sunnyvale California 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 11 covered teaching receptive skills, which are reading and listening. I learned that the reasons for reading and listening can be for a purpose; eg. reading the manual for a new radio or for entertainment; eg. listening to the new radio. I also gained more knowledge about the different specialist skills for readers and listener, about potential problems and how to avoid them and how to select topics, texts and tasks, etc.This has been a more difficult unit to take in, getting...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California salinas 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 learnt alot from this and it has given me some ideas regarding my language teaching approach. Especially getting students to build on their own ideas and words by guiding them. For example getting the student to draw a picture of their Dad in a car. In that case you would write underneath the drawing; Dad is in the car. Then continue to collect drawings the student makes and write a short sentence underneath each drawing. For example, a picture of a playground would read; We went to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California Glendale 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: A successful teacher needs to be able to effectively assume and utilize a variety of roles in the classroom. These include the roles of classroom manager, organizer, assessor, prompter, occasional participant, tutor, facilitator, model and observer or monitor. Learners have different needs and characteristics depending on their age, motivation, previous scholastic opportunities and levels of success,and cultural circumstances. Adults will often have preconceived ideas about proper...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Salinas California 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: Elicit vocabulary needed for fairy stories, Students complete practice activities to check their understanding of the new vocabulary, Using picture prompts students create a short fairy story, Get the students talking and thinking in English by asking them about typical fairy stories from their country, Allow students to create their own fairy story in groups, present to the class and give feedback. so difficult to follow. ?????Unit nineteen was focused on teaching special groups. In...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Sacramento California 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 can completely understand why, active and passive voices, phrasal verbs and clauses are one of the toughest topics to learn for a ESL students. I strongly believe that when a student reaches this level, means that he has gone through lots of English lessons. Fortunately, after having read the easy explanation given by unit 18, I can think of some really useful ideas that can help students get through these ?scary? topics.This unit discusses speaking/writing (including games),...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Pomona California 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 shows you all the basic rules of English grammar. It takes every sentence apart and explains the purpose of every word in every sentence. For me it was difficult because I am not a native English speaker. The grammar I got taught in school is not the same as English grammar and to use the language in a not instinctive manner feels very different. So this unit taught me a lot and I expect to learn more after every unit.The first lesson with a new class is a strong opportunity...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Torrance California 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 covered modal auxiliary verbs, the passive voice, relative clauses and phrasal verbs. It provided definitions and/or tables for each grammar item and provided examples. I think this unit covers too many (rather unrelated) topics and thus might be a little hard to follow. What I did like was the task sheet and the tables, they helped me understanding the grammar. IT might be a good idea to group the topics differently.It is interesting how languages differ in the amount of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California Stockton 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 20 discusses some common problems that may arise in an ESL classroom, such as teaching multiple levels in the same class, native language usage in the classroom, dealing with reluctant students, teaching large classes, and helping students with English listening difficulties, as well as different ways to approach these problems. The Unit also discusses how to approach the first lesson in the classroom, depending on whether the class is a new group of students or an existing group...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California Sacramento 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: Course texts can provide predictability and a successful track record to emulate in the creation of a course syllabus. The teacher may choose to omit, supplement or substitute material provided by the textbook. Appropriateness to the students' level of understanding, relevancy of content and attractiveness of the text as well as cost and availability are criteria to consider in the selection of the course book to be used in the class. Real life authentic material can be introduced...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Modesto California 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 learned about Managing Classes, specifically it looked at the use of body language such as eye contact and gestures, as well as the pros and cons of different seating arrangements and classroom groupings. It provided an introduction into maintaining the correct balance of control and an open and relaxed atmosphere. It also provided an outline on how this might be achieved and the different factors that go into it.This unit contained a lot of information presented in a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Palmdale California 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: Again I admire the presentation of the topic related to the tense, as a student I hated tenses, I was believing that it is hardest topic, I could suggest to add a time line to visualise the time and action. So far, I'm extremely happy with the materials you offer, my favourite part of the tense related unit is \"Common student mistake\", I would like to see more examples, it gives a good lead where you should pay more attention.From this unit? I learn more about how to organize and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Glendale California 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: Teaching children or beginners would be the area I would enjoy the most, teaching English for business would be the most challenging for me. There are advantages and disadvantages of teaching groups and individuals. Discussions among the students can be done in groups but not individually. Yet the individual lesson the student in my opinion would grasp the lesson/ concept quicker as he/she would be the center focus all the time.This was an useful, but rather short, unit. However, the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Stockton California 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: Business English learners are a unique group with unique needs. Extra considerations for the teacher are to complete a needs assessment, understanding that some students will be tired from work with classes taking place at the end of the day and that homework will likely not be practical. Beginners and young learners need specific techniques also such as: slower speaking, clear pronunciation and give clear, simple instructions.This unit is about the cultural reflection in a different...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California Palmdale 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 learned more about productive skills and the difference and importance between fluency and accuracy. Fluency is how much one can be talking without interruption or stopping to think how to say it. Accuracy is taking into account the correct use of words, grammar and pronunciation. We can never say one is more important than the other. Both are necessary for each other. When teaching writing skills, the teacher has to take into account the penmanship, correct...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California Pomona 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 is a unit about the productive skills of English. These two skills are really important when teaching but, sometimes we focus more on the oral part than the written part. With this unit I could understand that both of them are really important. Learning how to write in a proper way is something we should also teach our students. Also, in this unit I could see that both fluency and accuracy are important when developing the oral skills of students. In some cases they tend to speak...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California San Jose 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 I work in an international school, we have students from difficult cultural background. They have different learning intersets, learning styles. It is very dangerous that if all students are taught the same content in the same way . It is vital that we need to defferentiate to cater to students' learning interests. I am in faour of the point taht using pair work or group work to maximize students' involvement. It is very helpful for the students to gain confidence if they speak in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California santa maria 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: Evaluating and testing students are an essential part of educative process. It is not only the teacher who should evaluate students' knowledge and skills, but also students themselves are to do that. First, it is necessary to figure out students' level by conducting a placement test. It helps to learn students' language ability, speaking skills and written fluency level. Diagnostic tests can be taken in order to reveal students knowledge and help the teacher make up a syllabus. It...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California san buenaventura 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 we talk about the two productive skills, speaking and writing. These skills are used to communicate. In many ways, writing is the more difficult skill and therefore is often neglected. Some of these difficulties include spelling, punctuation, handwriting, and layout. There are also some challenges that come with speaking. Unlike writing activities, in speaking we generally do not have much time to prepare what we want to say. We need to be ready to answer...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Santa Maria California 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 more learned it is necessary to use the teaching aids as much as I can because it can make me effective for my lesson planning such as video camera, audio and projector and so on. I'm sure to get relief form my lesson planning to be more effective. So I'm really satisfied it is not because I finished this unit but because of some pieces of knowledge of the lesson planning with the various kinds of teaching aids.There two types of skills in any language: receptive...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Simi Valley California 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 usual, this unit made me too look at the things differently, I never thought of simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continues as separate tenses, only like deviation of the tenses, I find it refreshing, I've been thinking differently and here we are, you changed my angle of view. I really enjoy the simplistic way of delivering the knowledge. Each unit is easy to understand and gives exact amount of knowledge for one day.Unit 14 covers information on course books and other...  [Read more]