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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Antrim 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: This unit focused on speaking and writing. They are both very different but used for the same purpose of communicating. Writing is ignored a lot in the TEFL world. Students tend to focus more on speaking, and even if they mess up with speaking, it can be cleared up ?on the spot?. Writing is different. I learned about the difference between accuracy and fluency activities. Some speaking activities in the classroom include controlled activities, guided activities, and creative communication. Controlled...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Nanakuli 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: This unit covers pros and cons of using created materials, authentic materials and course books. As well as covering pros and cons unit describes how can a teacher supplement and combine methods to provide the most effective teaching experience, what kind of materials are best for what level of students. Important note, in my opinion, is the idea that you, as a teacher, must be aware of the students' level when choosing materials, ie authentic materials are usually better for advanced students unless...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sharon 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: This short, but highly reflective, unit regarded the needs of teacher (and their respective lesson plans) when introducing and teaching new language within the classroom environment. It enforced the four major points that students need to do when learning new language; understand the meaning, understand the construction, be able to reproduce it and ultimately be exposed to it. Prior to the study of this unit, I had no knowledge of the difference between ?receptive vocabulary? (students know it but do...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Algoma 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 order to have an effective classroom and successful students it is important that the teacher to establish confidence in his/her students. A teacher must know the when to step in and when to step away. It is important that a teacher is flexible when it comes to their role in the classroom. A teacher?s role can change throughout the lesson based on the activity and/or current situations. Managing a classroom requires a teacher to establish good rapport, disciplinary capabilities, and to provide a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Brooks 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 lesson I learned about the receptive language skills. Those skills are reading and listening. I learned how to best go about teaching those skills. I learned that I can use scaffolding techniques, like pre-teaching problematic vocabulary, to allow the students to read the materials. However, I learned that I should not go overboard and teach them every single word in the passage. It is important for the students to be able to learn to read without needing full understanding of every word. I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Archdale 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 learnt about how to teach beginners, young students. children, business level clients etc. Few tips for teaching beginners will be Be aware of your students needs, arrange the classroom, pace your lessons, use choral repetition, use pair and group work, ask lots of questions etc. Few suggestions for teaching individual students many activities are from course book, trying and arranging a combination of what the student wants and what you think she/he needs. In a multilingual...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jim Thorpe 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: In this unit we can have a closer look at one part of the tense system in the English language. Although many linguists consider that the language has only two tenses, the present and the past, it has been easier for teachers to divide the time into three tenses: the present, the past and the future, and they can be further divided into four aspects: simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous. This unit covers the four aspects of the present tense. They are:Present Simple, Present...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL West Kewaunee 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: Unit 13 provided a great overview of phonology. I took several linguistics classes in college, so this was a wonderful refresher on phonemic symbols and how sounds are made. English pronunciation is very difficult, as the George Bernard Shaw poem showed us, and varies greatly from person to person, as well as textbook to textbook. When I taught English in Spain, they used British textbooks, so the pronunciation and spellings they were taught were different than what I, and southerner from the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Taos 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: Phonology is the ever-changing studies, science, analysis, and classification of the physical properties of sounds. Previous research and development helped us to understand how and why we make noises to communicate. There are patterns that show clues about the speaker's emotions and interests. With the use of the phonemic symbols, we are able to correctly pronounce words as much as possible. For students with difficulties in pronunciation, diagrams can help to visualize the entire physical process. A...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Little Canada Minnesota 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 part of unit 16 is teaching us about conditionals in English languages. Conditionals are sentences containing 'If' or similar forms ie.'when' which refers to past, present or future possibilities. In English language there are five conditionals : zero, first, second, third and mixed.For each of those forming is described and examples are given. In the same time this unit is giving a teaching advice and most common mistakes/difficulties that students are making/facing when they are...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hoffman 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: There are four things his unit states that students need to be able to do with learning and using their new language 1. exposure to it; 2. understand the meaning; 3. understand how it's constructed and 4. be able to practice and produce it. Developing lessons that give theses learning opportunities require careful delivery and planning. There are a few different approaches to teaching language and knowing when o use them will enhance students confidence in using their new language. These include:...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Gustin 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 learned about productive skills speaking and writing. It covered accuracy and fluency, and ideas for each. Problems that may prevent learning were discussed such as peer intimidation and decreased interest. Ideas were given to encourage interaction such as dynamic planning and pair and group work. We also learned about writing skills, what problems can arise during writing, how most teachers don't spend enough time on writing and how creative writing activities can be used to improve...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hebron 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: On average students' productive skills are a bit lower than their receptive skills. That is why sometimes frustration happens when students realize they are able to understand quite a lot but have trouble to express themselves. In that case, teachers have to provide activities where students feel confident enough to use their knowledge as much as possible. During fluency activities, teachers should let the students speak or write freely as much as possible without correcting them systematically as soon...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ballston 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: Teaching productive skills- speaking and writing (including games) was the area covered in the unit twelve of this course. Along with the receptive skills, the productive skills are very important in order to create an effective communication. The first part of the unit was concentrated on the speaking skills. The difference between accuracy and fluency activities in the classroom and the fact that both are equally important are ideas that I acknowledged. Another notions I studied about are: speaking...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Linden 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: Unit 7 covered the topic of teaching new language, specifically vocabulary, grammar, and functions. The four things students always need in order to learn these elements are: - to be exposed to it, - to understand its meaning, - to understand how it's constructed, and - to be able to practice and produce it. ESA techniques are used to teach new language and specific examples were provided for each of the Engage, Study, and Activate phases. The Straight Arrow approach is used for vocabulary and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Chesterfield 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: This content is focused on all basic grammar rules. It starts with the parts of speech in a phrase. Then it continues with the nouns, explaining the differences between a common, proper, compound, abstract or collective nouns. It describes what are countable and uncountable nouns. It explains the rules of making a plural of a noun. Then it explains adjectives, the order to follow in case of multiple adjectives, comparative and superlative adjectives. Afterwards, it explains what is an article,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Groton 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: In unit 8 we take an in-depth look at the future tenses used in the English language. We learned that four of the future tenses are nearly identical in form to their counterparts in the past and present categories. We met a new form in this tense \"be going to\" as it is called and how to build it, use it, and teach it. We also learned that Present Simple and Present Continuous can also be used as verb forms with futuristic implications. Perhaps the most elaborate unit so far Unit 8 makes clear how...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Michigan Sterling Heights 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 lesson,I learnt the advantages and disadvantages of different methodologies.And there is a approach engage study and activate that allows all of the mentioned conditions to be applied and gives the teacher a great deal flexibility in the classroom.There are three stages.For each stage,I learnt the purpose and typical activities we can use in the classroom.Such as engage,you can do introduction prompts,partner information share,Fizz-buzz and adjectival introduction and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Eagan Minnesota 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 a basic knowledge on lesson planning. It introduces the importance of a plan and how it should be utilized within the lesson. To the point it was noted that a teacher should leave a flexibility to the lesson because he/she should pay proper attention to the needs of a student during the lesson. How important were the points to be included in the plan suggested by the unit, it is still quite elaborated and true was it said that this can be basis for an inexperienced teacher, while those...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Convis 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: Grammar is terribly important to language acquisition. Having a standard descriptive grammar is important to understand, adhere to and to teach. Unfortunately, there is not a standard descriptive grammar. Some folks believe that what is not proper English is merely \"informal\" - this makes it difficult to teach. So, if a teacher knows the various linguistic descriptions, s/he is able to teach a broader range of grammar. For example, it is important that a teacher knows that \"Can I go to the...  [Read more]