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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Tampa Florida 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 was a really interesting unit. I have never learnt the phonetic alphabet before because I never really had a need to. Seeing the table of symbols and sounds was overwhelming at first and I originally started translating Question 16 letter by letter. By the second word however, it all clicked and I was able to read the rest of the questions without consulting the table. It was a very interesting exercise.What I remember from high school is that listening and reading skills are the most...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Miami Florida 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 introduces modal auxiliary verbs, phrasal verbs and passive voice. This unit clarifies how modal auxiliary verbs can be used to either determine certainty in a sentence, as well as how formal or informal the sentence is. This unit is more difficult because grammar can be hard to explain to students, but it is important that they know how to use and differentiate the difference in sentence structures.This unit covered varying topics related to phonology and pronunciation. It...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Florida Tallahassee 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 has provided a clear picture of the learning environment which is made up of the teacher, with his or her required qualities; and the student, with his or her motivation for study. In addition, it is clear that the teacher will and should use a variety of different roles, whilst considering a number of issues or factors that relate to the leaner, like: • Age • Culture • Level of proficiency in the English • The previous learning experiences and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Tallahassee Florida 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 discusses modals, phrasal verbs and passive voice. Modals can be used to express certain things and have different usages. Phrasal verbs are difficult to learn and are best learned through natural use and uncontrolled practice. Active and passive voice are particularly important when you want to change the focus of the sentence. Depending on the focus, the location of the agent in the sentence changes.I thought the content in this unit was very helpful. It was nice to be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Florida Miami 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 gathered that writing and speaking skills are equally important when learning a language. Each needs equal attention and practice. Writing skills appear to be fairly hardert to develop because English is not a phonetic language as such, new English students may find it harder to understand written spelling and grammer on their own. This may be achieved through the use of accuracy and fluency activities as each focuses on teaching the phonetics and syntax of english. When...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Miami Gardens Florida 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 about teaching receptive skills (reading and listening). Prior to this unit I did not know the difference between skimming and scanning, nor would I have paired reading and listening together. I would normally have done reading/writing activities in the same lesson. As in previous lessons, unit 7 was easy to understand, provided great stimulus material (for lesson planning), and was very helpful.In this unit, I have learned the different types of materials that can be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Pembroke Pines Florida 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's important to note not to engage the students with authentic material that will overwhelm them and lower their confidence. Start out by using non-authentic material in order to introduce them to basics of the language and begin a gradual learning process. From my own experience as a teacher, using a celebrity as an example is an excellent idea to spark interest in a lesson especially with younger students.This study unit discusses what kinds of course books and lesson materials...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification St Petersburg Florida 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 the important components and functions of creating lesson plans. It appears to be crucial that lesson plans are detailed enough for present and future reference but also flexible enough to be able to adapt to changes that may need to be addressed during lessons. Furthermore, this unit emphasizes the need for teacher self-evaluation in order to constantly improve and strengthen future lessons.In this unit I learned about the most common problems that the students...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Florida Pembroke Pines 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 is about video lessons taught twice by the same teacher in two different approaches. In video lesson one, the teacher deliberately makes some mistakes in delivering the lesson and not involving the students in class activities, not asking questions thereby making the lesson boring. In the second video lesson, the same lesson is taught to a different group of students by the same teacher where all the procedure is respected and the students take part in the lesson, making...  [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]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Graceville Florida 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 16 went over conditional and reported speeches. Conditionals (Two clauses 'if' and main clause) Refer to past, present and future possibilities. Main Clause expresses the consequence. If Clause contains the condition that has to be satisfies before the action or state the main clause can be realized. 5 main conditional (zero, first, second, third, and mixed). The unit went over common mistakes with the 5 conditional clauses. Explained which each one was used for and the formula. Teaching ideas...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Cape Coral Florida 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 had never considered that course books may not be available within a teaching position. I've learned through this unit that using a combination or course books, created materials, and authentic materials would provide the most well rounded and student based lessons for the class. I understand that authentic materials may be more hard to come by for the beginning student; however, I think it would be great to find appropriate real world English samples even at that level. There are many...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Miami Gardens Florida 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 provides examples of both accuracy and fluency activities, and explains that though it is important to be accurate, especially when it comes to grammar and spelling, fluency of the language is as equally important in that it shows that the students have a good grasp on the communication aspect of learning a language. Creative writing activities and games do have their place in the classroom, and it was interesting to see how the familiar games of my childhood can be used today to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Tampa Florida 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 15 expounds on different ways of evaluating students level and progress.Effective methods of evaluating students language levels are tutorials,evaluation by the students and series of test.There are other test that could be used to verify students level of comprehension of the language at every level,these tests are,placement test,progress test,diagnostic test and general external examinations such as TOEFL,IELTS and TOEIC.These are professional international tests that are used to grade...  [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]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs St Petersburg Florida 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: Creating a lesson plan is challenging for the new teacher, so does the experienced teacher. How to make an effective lesson plan can affect the process of the lesson and also can reach the learning objectives easily and properly. In this unit, it provides us some structures of lesson plan and also some advice to make it practical. For example, how to control the time, how to make sure the activities fit for the objectives, how to run the class smoothly and how to prepare the teaching...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Florida St Petersburg 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 3 gives an overview of the various theories, methodologies and techniques commonly involved with teaching English as a second language. It begins by giving an overview of the different methods available, before focusing on the ESA (Engage, Study and Activate) methodology that will be studied throughout this TESOL certificate. The unit defines individual elements of ESA method and offers practical suggestions on how to use these elements.The unit finishes with a suggestions on giving...  [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]

  http://www.teflcourse.net The future simple tense can be used for threats, promises and predictions. In this video we look at a teaching idea for the predictions usage. In pairs students are given a card with some prompts and responses. One student reads the prompt and the other responds with the given comment and their own sentence in the future simple tense. For example: Student 1: I've lost my shoe. Student 2: Don't worry. It'll turn up somewhere. For anyone wanting to teach English certification is the best route to take. An online TEFL course from ITTT will equip you with the skills needed to be successful in the classroom. Not only will it cover tenses such as the future simple featured in this video but it will also cover other grammar points such as modal verbs,...  [Read more]

  http://www.teflonline.net The teaching idea covered here is one that would be particularly appropriate for more advanced English language learners, those who can use different tenses accurately. The activity is a board game that focuses on comparing and contrasting the tenses, focusing on the Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous. Each student takes a turn at rolling the dice and moving around the board. For example a student could land on a square that says "Something you have been learning for a long time." An appropriate answer for the student could be "I have been learning English for a long time." The next student takes a turn and could land on a square that says "A beautiful place you have visited." This time the student could use the Present Perfect rather...  [Read more]