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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bandera 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: Often the teacher has to create her own materials to supplement the course book or replace sections that are not suited for the class. For many students, the materials created by the teacher are more interesting. These materials can be divided into 2 groups: authentic materials and created materials. Authentic materials are just about anything a native speaker would hear or read while created materials can be crosswords, role play cards, gap-fill etc. Created materials can be graded unlike authentic...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Parksley Viriginia 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 learn how to manage classes. There are various ways to use eye contacts, gestures, and voices. Teacher use certain gesture to cut teacher's talk time and raising and lower teacher's voice may impact the class. There are also four types of groups to assemble the students during classes. The whole-class work, pair work, group work and individual work which has their own advantages and disadvantages. The way teacher assemble the class is also giving an impact to the students. For...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Independence Viriginia 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 ten offers valuable advice through the use of video clips. The two videos show first the incorrect and ineffective method the second shows a a much more enthusiastic,energetic and polished approach to conducting class. In the first video the teacher made several mistakes for example the instructor did not smile and did not take the time to properly learn the students name. Another couple mistakes the instructor made in the first video was turning his back while speaking and failing to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Arlington Virginia 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 learnt that the Conditional and Reported Speech are a difficult part of the English language and should be taught to students with care and patience. A lot of time should be spent on these areas as they can represent a lot of problems for those learning English. I have realised that this is not an easy topic and should be taught slowly to the students.This unit discussed effective ways to introduce vocabulary, grammatical structures and language functions. It is important to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification virginia Arlington 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: Modal auxiliary verbs, phrasal verbs, relative causes, and the passive voice were the main topics of Unit 18. As with previous units, there were charts given for the sections on modal auxiliary verbs and the passive voice. Throughout this course, I have found that the charts given are incredibly helpful as they break down the information in a way that makes it easier for me to remember. This unit was no different. There were also ideas offered on how to teach these particular subjects,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Clifton 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: Unit 19 covers special groups and their differences, such as teaching young students, versus teaching business english to adult groups, or a class of students of multiple nationalities. I found each of these interesting, despite the fact that I will be teaching young children most likely. But it did encourage me to think of future opportunities in teaching English to other groups as well. Reviewing all the techniques and methods that would be of help in the classroom with children was extremely helpful....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bamberg 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: In unit 3 we learn about different teaching techniques and methods. Using methods like grammar translation can help teach English by using their language equivalent which can be handy. I also like the task based learning method using task completion. I think my biggest take away from lesson 3 is the section about Engage, Study, Activate (or ESA) for teaching. Motivation is key for learning and ESA is a methodology filled with motivation. I also enjoyed the tips on correction. I know as a child I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Perrysburg Ohio 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 an overview of the grammatical structures, usage, and teaching ideas of the past tenses, including the simple past, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous. I particularly liked the card games lesson ideas for reviewing irregular verbs, and telling a story backwards for the activation stage for lessons on the past perfect. The card games make the rote memorization part of learning the past tenses of irregular verbs more interesting. The sequence of past events in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jenkintown 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: This unit presented some common problem situations in the classroom and provided some ideas for tackling those issues. The unit started with the first lesson and the advantages and disadvantages of starting with a new or an existing group. Some example ideas for warmers were also presented to get students in the mood for learning English. Some other problem situations include teaching different levels in the same classroom, teaching large classes, using native language of students in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Virginia Beach Viriginia 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: Whilst receptive skills are important for student's comprehension and level of understanding, productive skills are important for students to be able to actively communicate. This includes focusing on accuracy in speaking and writing, as well as fluency in reading and writing. Accuracy is important as the student will need to practice English without any flaws. Fluency requires more active participation and student influence on language output so that conversational adequacy is achieved....  [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 Virginia 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: A.W. – U.S. said: this unit deals with receptive skills which cover listening and reading. they are all very important because they help in receiving information. Reading could be done in many ways depending on your objectives. you could be reading for fun or finding a a particular information. you could also be reading in detail to have a good understanding of the material.All these also imply to listening. so many difficulties could be encountered by the teacher when trying to teach receptive skills....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Courses West Virginia 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: K. K. - Korea said: As we have learned in previous units, the use of multiple teaching aids is effective in the classroom. A good balance is essential, and a good thorough knowledge of the use of these items will be key. I personally would like to take advantage of dvd/cd lessons. As I feel that they will introduce many real life situations that can be used in combination with a communicative language technique. I do feel the use of a white board and/or IWB will be effective as well when needing to give...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Eleanor West Virginia 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: While watching the first video, I was bored and struggling to focus, which was the point. If I was bored as a native English speaker who understands the unit being taught, I would hate to know how the ESL students trying to understand it felt. The second lesson was fun and engaging and held my attention, even as a non-participant. I have always been a strong believer that the way a person presents themselves will affect the way people respond to them, and it was good to see it in these videos....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Onset Masachusetts 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 the productive skills (speaking and writing) with many similar methods in teaching, as we saw during the unit about the receptive skills. I had always wondered the difference between the accuracy and fluency in speaking, and during my studies I got great instructions from your worksheets and now I have a good knowledge about the subject. The importance of reading a lot was mentioned and I would like to say that I concur; reading articles, newspapers or books depending on the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Brookfield Vermont 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 shows the different theories, methods, and techniques. In order to advance the teacher's method of teaching, we need to be educated as to what are the different ways in which we can use keep the students engage in class. We need to know what different activities can be done for the students to learn as much within a learning session. This unit helps me to understand that as a teacher we need to be quick to identify what stimulates and arouses the student and get them involve in the lesson. we...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Weslaco 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: i have learnt from UNIT-16 ; Zero Conditionals ;If/when+present simple+present simple - Scientif Facts, general truths,issues that is certain to happen. First Conditional: If+present simple+will or modal vers like; might,can should,may,must.. - Results of possible futures situations, promise,threat or warning,back-up plan Second Conditional: If +past simple+would/could/might+base form - Dreams,fantasies,hypothetical / if i were you,i wouldnt do that Third Canditional: If+past perfect+would...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Goshen 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: Unit 14 is about the coursebooks and lesson materials. It differentiates the two types of materials in the classroom which are the authentic and the created materials by which both have advantages and disadvantages when they are used in the classroom. However, the most important thing is that the teacher should consider the student's level and interests of the students. The later part talks about how to determine a good coursebook and what to do to make it better in the classroom. I think this unit is...  [Read more]