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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ottumwa Iowa 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 and learning a new language is impossible without grammar. And even in our everyday life we can't live without making plans for future or discussing something that can happen in future. For these things we need to use future tenses. This unit was particularly about future tenses, their forms, ways of using all of them etc. The unit is structured in a very good and simple way, that's why, I think, it can be even used for self-studying (of course, not for the very beginners, but for those learners,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Catlin 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: In this unit teachers learn how to teach language. Depending on the needs of the students, appropriacy to the lesson, frequency, coverage, and teachability new vocabulary can be introduced to learners without much difficulty. Teachers can follow the different ESA class flows when it comes to teaching grammar structures. Regarding grammar structures teachers must convey the meaning, usage, forms and patterns spoken and written forms to students. The unit also introduced language functions with a very...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Columbia 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: This unit covered lesson planning and the importance of a good but flexible lesson that allows for adjustment if needed. How to use it as a working document,a record of student progress to aid in targeting areas that need attention. Also the issue of possibly needing someone to step in due to absence was addressed in the video. This is personally important as I have subbed for 14 years and the class that didn't get behind was the teacher that left a clear lesson plan. The unit test pulled many of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Boyne City 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: In this unit, I have learned a few important points regarding the teaching of vocabulary and grammatical structures. For example, the criteria one must consider when selecting vocabulary includes: its level of appropriateness for the students; how appropriate it is to the task; how often the students are likely to use it, and if it can be applied to different contexts; lastly, how teachable it is (that is, it must be very clear for introductory level students). Regarding what students need to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Willow City 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: Conditionals and reported speech are covered in this unit. I have learned that there are five main types of conditionals in the English language. Conditionals are sentences containing 'if' which refer to past, present and future possibilities. The 'if' clause contains the condition that has to be satisfied before the action or state in the main clause can be realised. For reported speech, the verb tenses usually need to be changed from the direct speech because we are reporting what someone...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Salida Colorado 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 talks about the various testing methods and systems in assessing students? language proficiency, and the frequency on which they are administered. To check a student?s level, a teacher uses a placement test. To have an idea on how much a student has already learned and to find out about his or her learning gaps, a diagnostic test is employed. To measure the knowledge retention of students after some time of learning, a periodic test is appropriate. These are just some examples of the tests...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Skyland District Of Columbia 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 chapter was an interesting insight into conditionals and reported speech. These are two things that are definitely intuitive for native English speakers, but may be very confusing and hard to grasp for ESL learners. I realised just how complicated they can be: for example, the tense changes between reported and direct speech is surely something that will be hard for some ESL learners to grasp. Learning about the different rules of the conditional and reported speech patterns has been...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Netherlands Ede 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: Learning grammar is really a burden to both teachers and students. For teachers it is sometimes difficult to explain to the students the correct usage of the different parts of the speech as there are some complex rules that are hard to explain. For students, it would be hard for them to learn if they don't understand carefully each parts of speech. Once the students understood carefully, learn few examples then grammar would just be a piece of cake for them. Learning, reviewing and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Zambia Lusaka 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 is so hard. The names of the tenses are similar in ways and so I get confused on which tense I'm thinking about. Like the lesson said this is \"one of the most complex areas of the English language.\" Well I believe that as it took a while to wrap my head around the information given and even now I'm still getting somewhat confused. Especially as mentioned before the names of the tenses are similar, but also there are slight differences. For example multiple of these do...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Cochabamba Bolivia 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: What I learned from this unit is that if someone thought explaining/teaching present tenses was going to be hard, past tenses will be harder. I have grown up speaking and being educated using these tenses and yet I am having a hard time understanding them still! I have a new found respect for those willing and trying to learn another language, especially English. I also have a new found respect for those TEFL teachers out there successfully getting these complex ideas across. Although I do...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Adoni India 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: First and famous,I have come to realize some certain important points that I have learned, like grouping students,classroom arrangements,establishing rapport and teachers talk time and maintaining discipline. class management how to organizing was very necessary for this unit.some questions are hard to understand ,not because the course or question where incorrect but because they were hard to understand.This lesson taught me more about how evaluation and tests are useful. I learned about...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Burbank United States 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: The unit gives the clear definition of parts of speech (nouns, adjectives, articles, verbs, adverbs, gerunds, pronouns, prepositions and conjunctions)paying special attention to their types, peculiarities and usage in speech. The most difficult cases are provided by numerous examples and comments. The unit helped me to arrange the knowledge about parts of speech.I can tell that reported speech will be a hard lesson to teach. The time expressions will be hard to explain to students...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Waihee-Waiehu Hawaii 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: Conditionals and reported speech can be very tricky to both teach and learn. Conditionals are tricky, because it's not always easy to decide which one to use when, while mixed conditionals can be hard to spot. The reason for reported speech being hard to teach/learn are many changes in tenses and pronouns that have to occur in order to convey a correct meaning of the original statement. I will find it particularly challenging to teach reported speech, because it is necessary for all students to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Hitachinaka Japan 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: Very interesting unit. Learners can either have fun this or they will find it very difficult. Teachers must try to make it fun for the learners as the concept is not hard to grasp. My suggestion for TEFL is to update the videos as it is hard to focus and concentrate during the presentation as the instructor is really boring. I apologise for my comment but I really feel strongly about this.there are 2 type of materials in this unit that we could choose, authentic material and created...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ozamiz Philippines 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: Found this unit very hard as it was a lot of information to take in, but I enjoyed learning about Teaching Pronunciation & Phonology. I was able to learn what syllable are and how they are used, plus which words are stressed within a sentence. phonetic script was very hard to understand and was stuck for a very long time, and I didn't know how to go about answering the question.Past tenses structure and system are not too different from present tenses. Continuous forms feature...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Udupi India 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: What I like most about this unit is that it's providing sources. I find this extremely useful because the unit itself is just a guide. You need hard material to be teaching in real time. Although giving some guidelines about selecting authentic material could be useful since it can be hard to eliminate the actual endless amount of authentic materials. Test is long and questions are of good quality.After watching the unit 10 videos I've gotten an idea of right and wrong lesson. First videos...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Island City 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 is about parts of speech, which studies the elements to form up a sentence. A more detailed sentence would contain many elements, not only articles, nouns and verbs, but also adjectives and prepositions etc. It might be hard for children to learn some of the parts of speech, especially prepositions, as they are complex and easy to get confused. In addition, it may be hard for them to memorize the verb forms as some specific words would have different kinds of form. Teachers may need to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Newfield New Jersey 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 describes numerous kinds of equipment or resources a teacher can use to make lessons more engaging and helpful for students. Not only do things like a board, OHP, or visual aids make it easier for students to see what a teacher is saying/describing, these can also address issues for students that are visual learners or potentially hard of hearing. The same goes for cassette recorders or CD players, which can be beneficial for auditory learners or those who may be visually impaired....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Khimki Russia 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 most about problems that can happen. Students can be hard in the beginning. I learn that teachers need to establish rapport with students to be a good teacher. Engage with student in the beginning to be good teacher. Best thing for teachers is to be best for the most students and help students that are hard time. By helping students, other students can learn to.Lesson plan function as an aid to planning, a working document, and a record. A lesson plan should be simple, not...  [Read more]