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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 Jobs 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: As short as this unit was, it was an important one. Clarifying how important the first day of a class is, that the first task of every teacher is establishing rapport and figuring out the individual needs of students, this is necessary to any teacher, TEFL or not. I actually really enjoyed reading through this unit, because, although some of it seemed too obvious or like re-hashed information, it stated simply the problems that may happen and gave plenty of solutions with which to work. For...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Goshen 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: Each ESL teacher will be faced with a set of challenges unique to their particular classroom(s). ESL teachers can be prepared with sets of techniques recommended for almost every potential problem that could arise. For example, if teaching a classroom in which students are at mixed English language levels, teachers can use different tasks for the same materials. If students are reluctant to participate in an ESL classroom, teachers can give them assignments for home as opposed to in front of the class,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Picher Oklahoma 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 a good reminder of how important classroom management is. I remember it was the scariest part of first going into a classroom. It is so important to establish respect from day 1. This means learning all the students names and clearly explaining classroom expectations. I also take seating arrangements very seriously because that also sets the tone for the class. Lastly, part of classroom management is time management. Making sure that students are given time to practice whatever was...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Masontown 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: In this unit, I believe that I learned the most about possible ways to share grammatical structures with students. I learned about different games or methods in different stages. For example, in the engage section of presenting and practicing language structure. I could use a discussion, scenario building, prompting, question and answer, or even using pictures. These are tools that will help me as a teacher. To be able to present the information to the students in a more effective way....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Eastover 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: When teaching a lesson utilizing the ESA Method, it is important to begin lessons by engaging the students through a variety of methods, such as showing pictures, drawings, flashcards, asking questions, miming, music, and/or stories. Then, in the 2nd phase, students are shown the mechanics of a new language concept, perhaps practicing a new sound, or examining and practicing a new verb tense. Study stages usually begin with elicitation of information by the teacher from the students. ...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Pennsboro 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 unit looks at teaching of the two receptive skills, reading and listening, which are both equally important for students learning English. It covers the different purposes for which we read, or listen to, information, and explains the differences in how we read and listen. I found the information on these specialist skills interesting, as it made me think about the purpose behind obtaining information, and the processes in which we obtain it. Looking at these specialist skills has also...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Clendenin 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: The content of this course unit centres on coursebooks and lesson materials typically used in a Teaching English as a Foreign Language classroom. In addition, supplementary materials including authentic materials and created materials, were discussed in this unit. Several exercises, for example, crossword puzzles, wordsearch, flashcards, etc. were provided as part of this unit material to describe how supplementary materials can be. The methods, in order to use coursebooks effectively. were...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Kingfisher 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 was my favorite module because it combined all of what I have learned so far about creating a proper lesson and making students feel involved into something that I can see and attempt to emulate. I found myself smiling when he was miming actions. It was obvious that the second lesson was more effective and it makes me sad; I have had teachers that followed the improper practices of the first lesson, so I know first-hand how unhelpful that way of teaching is. In the second lesson, just the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Belington 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: I like playing with English grammar as for learner from Vietnam as well Asian countries we always learn by heart and do well grammar performance. That is our advantage. On the other hand, learners from EU or America have very good communication skills. I still remember when I studied at high school, I always got high score at writing but for speaking (interviewing) with Teacher I received bad marks, so did my friends. If you are good at English grammar, you could be a good translator and if...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Grapevine 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: In this unit, I learned about classroom management. It covered several key aspects of managing a class, including eye contact, gestures, voice, classroom arrangement, writing on the board and when to give students individual attention. It also discussed benefits and downsides of Teacher Talk Time. Finally, in this unit I learned about what might cause problem behavior in students and how to professionally discipline students who display this type of behavior. I found it interesting to learn how a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Burmuda Alabama 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 focused on how to structure a lesson and what outcome we want for it. Earlier, when we were first learning about the concept of engage, study, activate I had a difficult time wrapping my head around the idea. When using these ideas and forming it into an actual lesson plan I feel that the entire concept came together for me and made the lesson planning more straight forward. I am personally a very visual learner and need to make lists so the Lesson plan chart will be a good way for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Glen Dale 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: I found this unit particularly useful because of the list of the major external exams taken by English learners. In the past I have met a variety of students preparing for several exams bough I wasn't aware of the differences between them or exactly what the various anagrams referred to. After reading this unit I am now more knowledgeable about this. Furthermore the definitions of different exams e.g. Placements test, diagnostic test are also useful. My current workplace doesn't have a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Henry Tennessee 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 thing that stuck out to me the most in this unit is when it says to not rush the material. It said it would be best to be behind in the lesson and modify for the next rather than rush through the remainder of the lesson. This is important to remember because what would be the use in rushing through material they did not understand. If a lesson moves too quickly information is missed because they do not have a previous understanding. Sometimes letting the students dictate what they learn is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Heidelberg 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: There is a long history and as a result many methods and techniques of class structure and lesson planning for EFL. It is important to be educated on the various methodologies that have been practiced in the past in order to have a stronger structure for the future. The most effective method of teaching ESA, Engage, Study, Activate. This method can and should be used in different variations. Common patterns of structure used with this method are a ?Boomerang? lesson, and a ?Patchwork ESA?...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Nahunta 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: Overview the content of this unit look at basic principles to lesson planning such as questioning the need to plan lessons, the important functions of writing a lesson plan which are (i) an aid to planning (ii) a working document (iii) a record. The unit also briefing describe all there. Moreover the content of this unit featured how a lesson plan should be written, the things that should be included in a lesson plan and being organized. I felt I learnt the importance of a lesson plan and the role...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Prescott 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: In this unit there were even more tenses to think about. There where four future tenses just like the past and present tenses and also three additional tenses. \"Be going\", present simple and present continuous. I was quite surprised to see two present tenses included with the future tenses but as I continued reading the unit I came to understand that it does indeed make sense to include those tenses. Present simple can be spoken in reference to the present or in reference to a period of time, which...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Century Florida 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: Evaluation and testing was the subject I studied about during the Unit 15 of this course. I observed and learned about different ways of evaluating students' levels and progress, as well as some of the common external exams that I may need to prepare my future students for. Tutorials, evaluation by the students and tests are good ways to assess a student's language level. I read as well about the fact that it is often apropiate to give tests at different stages in a course; placement test in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL St. Marys 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: During this unit I reflected on the classroom arrangements I have been a part of as a student as well as how I have arranged my classes as an assistant language teacher. In my past experience I have had a professor use the horseshoe method to make the class feel more inclusive, however I felt that the circle was too big and I did not know the class well enough to feel intimate and comfortable enough with them to express myself. In my classes I often do pair work or group work since the majority...  [Read more]