Best Country To Be A Teacher

  Teaching English in South Korea has become increasingly popular over the last decade and it is no secret that the country offers some of the best salaries for foreign teachers to be found anywhere in the world. English teachers in Korea can expect to earn between $1,500 and $3,000 US per month and it is certainly possible to save up to half of this depending on your lifestyle. On top of the basic salary you can also expect other benefits such as paid airfares, free housing and an end of contract bonus. Unsurprisingly, the high salaries and good benefits on offer have led to a high level of competition for the best jobs. If you have any teaching qualifications and experience in the classroom, you will find you have the pick of the available jobs. However, thanks to a continually...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Kincaid 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: In this unit 17 - Equipment and tecahing aids we can find the list of necessary equipment for teaching. Moreover we can find the instruction of correct using these teaching aid,advantages and disadvantages of using them. The main points of list are bltraditional blackboards, interacticve board, projector, visual aid, worksheets and wordcards, different types of soundproduction devices, video cameras, variety of dictionaries, course books and resource books, computers and online resources.Before using...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Clear Lake South Dakota 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 was able to understand how important the attitude of the teacher is at the time of a lesson. As I was able to notice the change in the student's attitude towards the teacher in both videos. In the first one, the students were confused and even intimidated by the teacher because he was always saying that the topic was too easy and assuming everyone knew what he was talking about, so the students were afraid of participating. Also the teacher never engaged with the students, so...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Cowles Nebraska 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 new language requires the careful thought of many aspects and methodologies. In this unit we revisit the straight arrow, boomerang, and patchwork techniques. We are introduced to the receptive and productive vocab terminology with respect to what our students know and use. When selecting what vocabulary to teach, we must consider the appropriateness of it for the student as well as the task we will be concentrating on, the frequency of use and it's teachability. I imagine that with the younger...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Carter County 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: From all the units referred so far, this unit took the maximum time in reading, understanding and absorbing the details provided it. This unit helps me understand the importance of pronunciation and phonology and that there should be dedicated time provided to this part of the language so that the students are aware of the importance of accuracy and clarity of communication. As a fluent speaker of the English language, I do use intonations and stress on important words to convey the right...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Pinewood 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: From this unit I have learnt what is the teacher?s role as BE teacher and what is expected from BE teacher. I have learnt that BE teachers will work only with adult learners who are going to be groped (not necessary according to a level of English knowledge but according to company organization) or they will have ?one-on-one? classes. I have learnt about advantages and disadvantages of teaching adults, groups and individuals, and I have got some ideas how to overcome these disadvantages. I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lucan 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: Past tense is quite similar to that of present tense with one main difference which is their relationship to time periods. Present tense time period refers to what is happening in the present whereas past tense time period refers to past time periods. The four tenses to be taught relating to past tense include: Past Simple; Past Continuous; Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous. Teaching Past tense through a variety of games will enable the student to grasp an understanding of when and how to use...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Norco Louisiana 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 general framework that serves to structure and organize our understanding of language learning is the Engage, Study, Activate model. Engage presents a new context and communicative feature that stretches the limits of student competence. It intrinsically stimulates the desire to gain the next level. From my own experience as a language learner, I believe the next phase, Study, can also be thought of as Distill and Impart. The learning point surfaces or is approached organically, and the teacher...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lexington County 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: This unit provided me with the newest information so far. I have a little experience with general classroom teaching and grammar, but the theories, methods, and techniques. I thought that while the information regarding the different teaching practices was interesting and will definitely be important, I really appreciated the applicable instruction on the Engage, Study, and Activate part of the chapter. Learning about the different techniques for teaching, when and how to use them, and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Apple Valley California 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 the four basic skills in language: listening and reading being receptive skills, and speaking and writing being the productive skills. While neither receptive or productive skills are more important than the other, I noticed that the unit had more of a heavy focus on receptive skill--listening and reading; it makes sense, too, considering that most times what we produce lingually, is based on what we receive. And it is important to perceive as accurately as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Edgefield County 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: This unit gave an overview of all different types of classes us as future teachers might face. The unit presented useful and clear points about what to focus on with each different special group. I find it clear after reading this unit that every individual group has it's own challenges but also mitigating circumstances. I would personally prefer teaching children even though they might not be the most motivated of special groups. Classes with children are quick and dynamic and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL El Dara 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: Phonology is the whole sound system. Intonation is the variation in volume and pitch in a sentence. Intonation is particularly important in questioning, agreeing or disagreeing or confirming statements as it carries the message in a sentence. It is also fundamental in the expression of emotions or feelings. Some techniques for indicating and teaching intonations are nonsense words, gesture, humming or singing and making marks on the board. Techniques for indicating and teaching stress are contrastive...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Morgan County 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: Unit 20 covered various forms of troubleshooting challenges that can arise in the course of teaching ESL: first lessons (both with a new group and an existing group), warmers, students at different levels in the same class, large classes (an inevitability for many teachers in the course of their careers), use of native language (and how to encourage English usage instead), students who are more reluctant to participate, and problems with listening texts. I found this unit very helpful as I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Camden Arkansas 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 my short teaching career i have faced problems from time to time like all of the ones listed here. All of the solutions mentioned in this unit are very useful and i will certainly apply them as the need arises. Nevertheless, through good rapport, more understanding of students and there needs, better preparation of relevant materials based on their language levels and so forth, i am sure i can reduce these problems. In effect i will reduce these problems in my classes by focusing on being a good...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sumner County 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: Past Tenses include four forms. Past Simple is usuallly used when we know the time when the action completed, when we ask about the time. We use Past Continuous when talking about past actions used without time expression, interrupted actions, in descriptions. Past Perfect can be confused with Present Perfect. But it's used to describe the actions occured before other actions. Past Perfect Continuous isn't use so often, we use it when talking about longer activities that had been going on...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Spillville 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: While the previous lesson gave a chance to improve upon a lesson plan in the 2nd video to begin giving me experience in lesson planning, this unit looked at strategies to make the lesson more effective. I didn't know what strategies could be implemented to further increase engagement in the students, such as catering the topic to the students and changing it over time to cover all students. One other very valuable technique that grabbed my attention was pre-teaching parts of the lesson that could prove...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Salem In Saline County Arkansas 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 chapter went over the different specialized groups that a teacher can come across. The file started with beginners, talked about individual students, children, and then moved to the particularities of teaching English for specific purposes (often for employees which have personal aims as well as requirements asked by their employer) and concluded with monolingual and multilingual classes. Suitable activities, do's and don'ts, the importance of rewarding students, suggestions and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Spencer Mountain 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: This unit of the course introduces the grammar of contemporary English and the teaching of grammar for teachers , this unit provides us with clear and flexible explanation of the different part of grammar .The introduction to grammar parts of speech is well-orgonized , like the explanation of countable and uncountable nouns as well as the comparisons , it is very fruitful for beginner teacher to know these information with details , As it is very useful for teachers who want to start...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Weaver 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: Teachers need to evaluate their students? English to determine whether the students are making any progress in their learning. A teacher also needs to evaluate students at the beginning of a course to be able to identify their needs or problem areas. An evaluation is also useful for correct placement. Conducting periodic evaluations and keeping records is also very useful because teachers can easily refer to these in case there would be a problem in the future. Evaluating students? English will also let...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bijie 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: M.L. – U.S.A. said: This final sixth unit discussed the real teaching world of Business English and the various aspects of it. These included business and cultural etiquette and how to best integrate into a new country and culture, including questions you should be able to answer about the country. There are a few general rules of thumb to follow no matter where a teacher will go to teach, such as avoiding sarcasm in the classroom as it will likely be misunderstood, and to err on the side of conservative behavior...  [Read more]