Ashley Overbeek

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Kingston New York 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 5 is on managing classes. I enjoyed this unit a lot since managing classes can be one of the toughest parts of teaching. This unit gives us some great tips for good body language and voice use in class. We learn the pros and cons of various grouping types, as well as things to take into account for classroom arrangement. We learn about where we should be during various activities. The unit explains to us ways that we avoid too much disruption from broad writing and teacher talk time. I also felt...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bardstown Kentucky 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 numerous materials teachers can use in the classroom to support learning and student engagement. With the capabilities of computers and the internet, any video or audio a teacher could think of to use in class is probably readily available. Videos in particular can be great authentic material to help students hear the language used in a natural context. Most of my friends who are strong non-native English speakers said that they learned to speak watching TV shows. Watching videos with...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mount Morris Wisconsin 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 tackled troubles one may encounter when teaching. It was focused on the outline of a first lesson - how to establish rapport with a new or an existing group, which \"warmers\" to use (instead of grammar exercises) such as pass the ball, hangman etc. Furthermore, troubleshooting concerning mixed or larger classes was considered as well as students reluctant to speak English. I found that in every case, it is generally important to establish a good rapport with the students, to make...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Oak Hill 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: This was a hard topic to go over!! The rules in relation to grammar never seem to amaze me with its complexity and mind boggling rules. I have certainly seen the grammar structures become more difficult as these chapters advance. A rather confusing question was number 4, the modal verbs not used for requests, I always thought that the modal words for requests were: can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will and would. Seems they actually all cover the request area so I guessed it...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sherwood 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: I noticed that in the sentence construction of Present Simple Tense, you failed to mention that \"es\" and \"s\" are only necessary in the third person singular and the verb should be in the base form in other pronouns. It can be confusing if you just add the es and s to the base form without explaining further.This unit always use pronouns in its examples instead of using some proper or common nouns. The use of American games and situations as an example for the activate part of the lesson is nice...  [Read more]