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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Black Rock New Mexico 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 a critique or more like praise to the teacher I thought he did an excellent performance. At times I found myself disengaged with the video because of how disinterested he seemed as a teacher. It was as if I were a student in the class. I had to watch it again to make sure I didn't miss any details. It is easy to see and feel the difference between the two teaching approaches. What I did like also were the \"mistakes\" in the video such as the girls drawing a whale in the active stage, and...  [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 Gloster 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 many different kinds of teaching methods that have been used from the past to the present. Each one has its merits, however ESA has stood out amongst the others. However even within ESA, variation is acceptable in order to remain flexible and help teach students from a variety of backgrounds. It is important to keep teaching engaging to students, but also maintain a level of control over the class. Doing this too rigidly can result in problems. In this sense there are aspects of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Louin 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: Some of the essential components of learning a new language are learning it's vocabulary, it's grammar and all of its other functions. The other functions include inviting, refusing, agreeing, disagreeing,suggesting things, and so on. I my opinion these other funtions can loosely be called actual conversation of the target language. The more a student converses in the language the quicker he/she will 'learn' the language. Although not addressed in this unit hearing or listening to the target language...  [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]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Enfield 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: This unit explained the many types of tests associated with an English learning course. A placement test is used to determine a student's existing level of proficiency and for placing the student in the appropriate level course. The diagnostic test is used at the beginning of a course to assess the current level and knowledge of the students in the class. A progress test is given periodically through the course to assess what knowledge has been retained and what should be focused on to help the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Wytheville Washington 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: Although it made me a bit nervous, it was nice to learn from the beginning that tenses are one of the more difficult challenges when learning the English language. It was also good to know that different languages have different tenses so all students may have a different understanding and reference point to tenses. For this reason the activate stage of the lessons will be even more valuable in helping the class gain 'hands on' experience with the language. Also knowing ahead of time what the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Parkerville Kansas 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 basic parts of speech in the English language. Starting with nouns, the unit when into detail about the different categories, their plural forms, and when and how to use other parts of speech that modify nouns like definite and indefinite articles and adjectives. Adjectives themselves were another section, which explained how to form comparative and superlative adjectives. It also provided a rule for the proper order of adjectives when encountering multiple in a sentence. The...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Crosby 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: This is the first time I've read about the ESA method of teaching. The ESA method is pretty straightforward and I think it is very easy to follow. This unit have helped introduced me to more teaching methods that I would like to apply into my future classroom. From reading this unit, there are many examples of how I can teach English to the students. I think the difficult part of any lesson would be the end result. It is also the nerve-wrecking part. Have the students learned the objective? What...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Altamont Utah 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 lesson was very interesting, because it demonstrated 2 teaching styles, one of which was ineffective and the other of course very effective. In the first video, the teacher was clearly going out of his way to alienate the students and make the class uninteresting and unproductive. In the second video, the teacher was engaging, entertaining, interesting and respectful. The second one also helped to reinforce the engage, study and activate portions of the lesson, and gave me some ideas for how to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Thomasville North 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: In this unit, I have learned about the different approaches in teaching the four aspects (simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous) of the present tense. By teaching them the affirmative, negative, and question forms of each tense, the students would have the fundamental knowledge on the grammatical construction and rules. Also, when we explain the usages of the tenses, we must always put context into account. I think giving them as many different examples as possible would give...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ridgeland 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: When teaching English to students that have had little to none past exposure, it can be tricky to phrase the explanation in comprehensible concepts. This holds particularly true if the teacher also has no background exposure to the students' native tongue. A key component in mastering these dilemmas is reinforcement via the 'Engage-Study-Activate' straight-arrow, 'Engage-Activate-Study-Activate' boomerang and 'Engage-Study-Study-Engage-Study-Activate' patchwork lesson techniques. Students benefit...  [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 Chevak Alaska 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 very detailed and informative and will prove to be one of the most crucial lessons in this entire course. Many people choose to look over pronunciation and phonology or see it as some kind of secondary knowledge but it is actually extremely important when learning as well as teaching the English language, especially when our alphabet is not phonemic and some words sound completely different yet are spelled the same. This section taught the basics of phonology, intonation, techniques for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Coldwater 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: This unit covers many different aspects of what every teacher needs to know to help maintain order in the classroom and maintain good rapport with students. Many specific examples of proper behavior, gestures, and interactions in general are covered. Pros and cons of different methods of classroom management are mentioned. From personal experience and observing others, I believe this is the most important part of a teacher's education before entering a classroom. It doesn't matter how...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Greenville Georgia 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 the productive skills being speaking and writing. These are equally important to reading and listening. They are the more visible of the skills but just as important. There are many ways to do speaking and writing skills. It also discussed the difference between accuracy and fluency in a language. Accuracy being the correct use of the language and this is usually done during the study phase of the lesson and can be either controlled, i.e. drilling or prompting, or guided being...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Southaven 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: This unit consists of theories, methods, and techniques centered around teaching English as a foreign language. First comes a list of the more common methods and techniques, ranging from \"Grammar/Translation\" to the \"Lexical Approach.\" With so many different ways, it can be hard for a teacher to decide on what to use in the classroom. Ultimately, it will depend on the personality of the teacher, the culture of the students, and various other factors that may be present in the specific...  [Read more]