Belgium English Language

Belgium has plenty to offer in terms of food, art, architecture and history. It goes without saying that it is home to first-class chocolate, excellent beer, and many fine cheeses! It’s handy for France, Germany, Holland and the UK, and has a number of big cities and pleasant costal areas. In addition this it is, of course, home to the European Parliament. So don’t be surprised if you bump into a Euro MP. Dutch is the official language, but in practice this spoken in the north, with French being in common usage in the south. Brussels, situated in the middle is one of the world’s truly bilingual capitals. The population is made up of two parts Germanic Flemings to one part Celtic-Latin Walloons. English is widely spoken - particularly amongst younger people who often have a high...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Location Combined TESOL 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: A.S. - Belgium said: I have learned a lot about the english language which had either been forgotten or never learned before, yet most of all I have learned various teaching skills which we believe can be applied to all areas of expertise in the future and not just restricted to teaching english. I found the TEFL course provided vital education in starting english teaching opportunities abroad whether it be on a long term or working holiday basis. Now that I have completed the TEFL course I know that I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Belgium Liege 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 17 Equipment and Teaching Aids, i have learned of the common resources, tools, and available sources for students and teachers alike to use inside and outside the classroom. Most commonly, these tools were either present in the classroom as some sort of board (white board, board, overheard projector, etc.) , visual aids, audio or video equipments (cameras, DVDs, recorders, etc. ) and different kinds of books (dictionary, course book, resource book, etc.). Lastly accompanying our options were...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Companies Best TESOL 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. - Italy said: Child Development Available research shows that there are many more bilingual or multilingual people in the world than monolingual. About 6000 languages are estimated to be spoken worldwide, many of these as second, third or even fourth languages. Multi language proficiency is not only possible, but greatly valued by educators, policy makers and parents in many countries. Growing up with multiple languages is the easiest, fastest and most effortless way to learn a foreign language. When...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Liege Belgium 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 helped me to understand the different phonetic structures of the English language. It also, expanded my understanding on the phonology of the language works and how to better teach it and explain it to my future students. Another thing that I also learned in this unit is how to identify the stress and the contractive stress in a sentence and how to improve them by using different types of techniques. Another subject that was of great interest to me is the intonation because depend how you...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ghent Belgium 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: Vocabulary is very important to the students, especially at the early stages when students are motivated to learn basic words they need to get in the language. Selecting Vocabulary criteria: Appropriate to the students, Appropriate to the task, Frequency,Teachability. Techniques for teaching vocabulary: 1.Engage(Realia,mime and action, pictures, contact. discussion, discovery 2.Study ( Gap fill exercises, word searches, Crosswords e.t.c 3. Activate (Open class, role-play, simulation, story building...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Belgium Ghent 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 first Unit gives not only an introduction to the course and what to expect with each Unit, but a list of objectives that us as learners taking this course can expect to see in our growth after completing this course. I've gained more in-depth knowledge on what to expect when taking this course and how it will differ from the 120 hour course I had previously finished. I am hoping to gain more understanding of the differences between teaching Business English and a regular TEFL course, as well as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Belgium Namur 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: By familiarizing yourself with the Principles of teaching and using the knowledge of different teaching techniques. Your are able to become an effective and versatile teacher. Giving you the option to connect with far more of your students positively. Which will then allow you to encourage confidence and growth within each student in the class. And apply different techniques to different learners that might have a larger influence on their learning and progress. (eg. Learners of the Beginner or...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Zaria 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: D.P. - Belgium said: Unit eleven discusses receptive skills (reading and listening). We use these skills for a purpose, for entertainment, or both. The unit notes receptive skills require more than just our eyes and ears, but also pre-existing knowledge. We use receptive skills in many different ways: to predict content, scan text or dialogue to find specific information, skim to understand the gist, concentrate to acquire detailed information, and deduce beyond literal meanings. Potential problems are in the language...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Belgium Antwerp 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 dealt with course books and lesson materials, which can be divided into two categories: authentic materials and created materials. Authentic materials are things that a native speaker would use everyday, such as tv, newspapers, radio, etc. and are not graded for skill level. Created materials are designed by the teacher and can be graded to meet the specific needs of a particular skill level and/or nationality. Course books have many advantages, such as being a tried and tested...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Charleroi Belgium 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 covers future tenses in the English language. Like all the other tenses such as Present tense and Past tense there is a certain way in which you need to structure a sentence in the future tense. I learnt that in the future simple tense which I often use when talking we use it for fact and things that we are sure that they will occur at a certain time. In the future continuous tense we use it for making inquiries in the use of the English language.I also learnt that the 'going to' one...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Belgium Bruges 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 much more hands on than the other units because it involved in planning a lesson. Planning a lesson is important to teacher because it will ensure that things flow smoothly, make sure that you keep on target, and keeps a record of what has been previously taught. The lesson plan should not be expected to be followed exactly the way it is written, and it should be inflexible. Though following the plan will help keeps things stay on track and to think logically, sometimes a problem may...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Antwerp Belgium 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 course books and lesson materials. A teacher can use authentic materials like brochures, menus, newspapers, magazines. These are often more interesting and motivating for the students to learn from than teacher created materials. Created materials include: flashcards, word searches, role-play activities, pictorial stories, etc.. Created materials are great way to supplement general course books. Course materials can be helpful when lesson planning and presenting material,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Dingzhou 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: D.P. - Belgium said: This unit on lesson planning gives a very good insight on how a lesson to be planned with important elements like learner objectives, personal aims as teacher, language point, teaching aids to be used, anticipated problems to be faced by both teachers and students, procedure In which lesson to ne carried out, identified phase of the lesson, timing of each phase or activity, highlighting the kind of interaction, class level of students, number of students, the date and time of lesson to be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Brussels Belgium 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 really enjoyed reading through this chapter. I love the fact that there is an example of the Lesson plan: Consolidation of animal vocab from previous lesson to bring out new grammar. this chapter helps me to understand what to what information to include to help students learn. What i find difficult in the beggining is indentifying the answers for different phases of the lesson in the unit test (engage, study, and activate). I needed to go back to unit 7 to recap on the material to help me...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Bruges Belgium 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 that there are four basic skills in any language but in this lesson we focused on the receptive skills which is reading and listening. We read to entertain ourselves be it in the form of listening to music or reading a work of our favorite authors. Sometimes wise from entertaining we also read or listen for a certain purpose. Whether we read to be entertained or for a purpose there are 5 sub skills these are detailed reading, prediction, scanning, skimming, and deduction. I also learned...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Belgaum 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: The topic covers the various type of teaching aids and equipment necessary to bring efficiency to the classroom.Specifically, it covers many modern and technological way to bring visual aids to the classroom such as white boards, IBWs, Overhead projectors, and things that can be used to record conversation to be listened to later . The topic also lists the advantages and disadvantages of using these different types of equipment, as methods of teaching that can be enhanced upon when using specific...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Namur Belgium 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 important as it can help you with tracking both the progress of the learner and help you as the teacher improve your class delivery methods, keeping in mind that it should be a loose structure to refer to while teaching a class as opposed to a strict plan to follow along with. The planning should be backed up by making sure equipment is working, being in class to greet students when they arrive and having additional plans in place should things not go according to the initial plan...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Belgaum 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: This unit delivered very good insights as to how a class should be at what activities should take place. There are limitless tools the teachers can use to exercise the knowledge gathered by students and this unit covered a lot of them. I would like to also incorporate the ESA method into my sessions and have a variety of games and activities set for each section to keep my students as engaged as possible.This was an excellent review of how to teach grammar and new language. I am presently...  [Read more]

If ostentation wasn’t regarded by the Dutch as undignified, the Netherlands would loudly boast a strong liberal culture, combined with a great art history. It is a small, flat country, and bike is the only way to travel. For some a strong draw will be the museums and art galleries. For others the flower-filled fields, windmills and canals paint a pretty enough picture all by themselves. The principal language is Dutch, with Frisian also spoken in some areas. The population is a little over 16 million and the climate is temperate. There is a high degree of English competence in the cities. So much so that it was once mooted that English become the official language of Dutch universities. This proved a bridge too far for Dutch liberalism, and the idea was thrown out. With such a high...  [Read more]