Being A Tefl Teacher

  Carlota is from Spain and after completing her 120-hour TEFL/TESOL course with ITTT, she started teaching English abroad in Thailand! She loves being a teacher and wants you to follow your passion too!  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Spain Fuenlabrada 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 what makes a good teacher and what makes a good student and their qualities, roles and responsibilities of a teacher and their students. To learn how to manage, organize and assess and to prompt a student by being sensitive and encourage the student. This unit also teaches the stages of teaching as in being a participant, tutor, resource facilitator, model and observer. This teaches you to know when to be more dominating or leading. This unit also teaches what makes a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Germany Dortmund 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: Course books can be reference and guide.But as teachers we can’t just follow the books rigidly and stop being creative and bring more interesting materials to class.I believe it is good to have books to follow,because the books are always tested and tried before putting into use,and most importantly,they are more organized and systematic,we can see a progress of the students.Especially when a teacher first teach,the supporting materials like teacher’s book,CD tracks or...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification India Puri 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 get clear concepts on what good personalities a good teacher have, how a good teacher teaches in a classroom. There are many ways how to make a classroom teaching efficiently and successfully. Teachers should get a good observation of the learner responses. Some students are inactive or nervous, then teacher, like a caretaker, should be patient and properly guide them; for students are overactive, the teacher should change another role - being a controller/manager to control...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Austria Salzburg 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 one teaches us what characteristics a 'good' teacher or student will have when learning English. For example teachers must be motivated, patient, caring and be knowledgeable and so forth. Teachers must also understand the roles they have and when to use them, for example being an assessor when marking a task or test.Teachers must also be aware what level their students are at, whether they are beginners or advanced students, and be able to set them the appropriate level of tasks or tests. ...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Combined TESOL Lessons 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: J.L - Korea said: Classroom ManagementClassroom management is a term usually used by teachers when referring to handling students in class to be able to produce a smooth flowing discussion. This includes handling various personality types of students inside the classroom setting. As we go through this research, terms may need to be defined. Classroom is a term used to conduct classes especially in a classroom and management means the act of controlling or directing. For this purpose, management refers to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Indonesia Bandung 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 managing a class. It first stresses the importance of physical aspects of the teachers presentations such as eye contact, gesture and voice. These 3 can be adapted to convey different meaning in different circumstances. Another part is about organising the students : there can be whole-class, individual, pair or groups activities...each of them having qualities according the activity that will be carried out. Then we get a sum-up of different class organization, circle and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Manorville 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: Being a teacher doesn't mean only teaching according to the book. If a teacher wants to see a sparkle in pupils' eyes - he/she must prepare interesting lessons. For this teachers need to be creative! If a teacher will also use additional interesting materials (cards, crosswords, games etc.) then the lessons will be interesting. That's why teachers need to have the ability to create something new. There are also some situations when a teacher needs to choose according to which book pupils will...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ukraine Vinnytsia 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 learned many interesting roles that a teacher must play as for a student to learn. What I mean by this a teacher must approach students in a way that they can learn to the best of their ability by being guided in the right direction for the student. For example a teacher may have to act as a prompter to encourage the student along to better understand what they are doing and catch on. Teachers use these roles as tools for their students. This way the student can still learn while...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Yetter 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: Unit 10 gives a clear cut example of what NOT to do in a classroom setting as a teacher. In the first video the teacher never smiles, insists that everything is EASY and assumes that the students must know it all. The first class is not organized in an ESA format, it is a hodge-podge of facts being thrown at confused and intimidated students. The second video shows a teacher smiling and encouraging the students by using their names and being very active in the class. You can see from the faces of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Argentina Avellaneda 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 learned that there are a number of methods that can be used to teach learners of English but that the recommended method is ESA, or Engage, Study, Activate. In the \"engage\" stage, the teacher gets the student engaged in the lesson by presenting activities that are more fun, such as games. In the study stage, the teacher teaches new concepts and attention is placed on accuracy. In the activate stage, students focus on using the language fluidly as opposed to necessarily accurately...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Nichols 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: I learned the importance of lesson planning while still being flexible. Lesson plans are great tools because it aids the teacher in being organized and being able to achieve their goals or what they expect their student to learn by the end of the lesson. The lesson plan also acts as a reference that the teacher can use to keep track during the lesson, and a record that would help the teacher known what has been covered and its results. Additionally, in case the teacher can't go to work it would aid...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Brazil Sao Gonzalo 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 1 explains the roles, qualities, and responsibilities of teachers and learners. Before going further, to point out the main statement of unit 1 is the fact that good teachers and good learners go together. The roles of teachers can vary on situations teachers face and what teachers intend to achieve in class. As a manager of the class, a teacher should be able to have control over the class by organizing activities, times, structures, and etc. Also, as a facilitator, being a live...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Linfen China 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 ,ore interesting as it had the real practical concepts and the things we need to learn.It teaches us how to write the lesson plans and how to execute them.A sample Lesson plan was provided,which gave us a live example of how to prepare our lessons.Over all it has helped me and better equipped me to become a good teacher by inculcating the required skills that are needed to become an ESL teacher. Thank you.Visual aids and equipment are a teachers best friend. They really help...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Turkey Balikesir 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: Throughout unit one of this course I have acquired a more broad understanding of an English teacher’s role in the classroom. English teachers should not be passive in their method of teaching, but they must also avoid being overbearing upon their students. As an individual who has taken foreign language in the past, I understand the fear students may face when speaking an unfamiliar language. Thus it is a teacher’s job to be able to provide feedback in a manner that is upbeat and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Alamo Nevada 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: Lesson planning is essential to carry the teacher and students smoothly and efficiently throughout the day, weeks and months of each school year. Singular planning serves to accommodate daily school environment learning. Sequential plans for weekly or longer windows of learning and a record system which records and monitors student objective progress and teacher monitoring and self evaluation. It serves as support system for fill in teachers to \"piggy back\" off what has been structured in, in terms of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Austria Linz 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 is a very helpful and educational unit. It gives the basic foundation of what English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers will be expected to teach; depending on the learning level of their students, of course. The overall structure of the unit is very good. It shows potential ESL teachers how much they take for granted when it comes to using English in verbal and written forms. Unless you are already an English or Language Arts teacher, this unit introduces and highlights some of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Heyuan 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 focuses on the productive skills (speaking and writing). It later includes games where students can be involved either for competition or cooperation. If a teacher wishes to introduce a communicative activity to students, he/she must bring in a number of reasons why people communicate; they have communicative purpose, they want to say something, they want to listen to something and they are interested in what is being said. Some of the speaking activities in the classroom are;...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Victor 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: I've already learnt how to create a lesson plan during my college years and this was a good review of it. I think planning a lesson is very important because it basically summarizes the content you will be teaching. This helps you plan out what students should be learning and how they should be learning it. The biggest mistake teachers can make is not being prepared. If you can't prepare yourself and be flexible to adapt to changes, it will be very stressful as a teacher. Preparation needs time but as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Truesdale 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: Being able to watch the videos of the two different teaching styles was a good way to internalize the actions that distinguish good teachers from bad. Another point that was great from the video lesson was being able to see an ESA lesson actually being taught. While I have gone through and studied the lesson style through this course, being able to see someone using the ESA teaching style is of great benefit. I had been wondering about how to incorporate the activities into the lesson plan, and how...  [Read more]