Brandon Bryan

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bryant 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: Unit 17 focused on lesson equipment and teaching aids. This involved the use of range of items that can assist students by improving engagement, assisting in language exposure or pronunciation. Various equipment was covered including over head projectors, interactive white boards and CD players. The unit provided a description on how best to use these in a classroom. In addition to this, Unit 17 outlined a number of different websites that can be used as resources. They included topics such as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Shiprock 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: Unit 4 covered the affirmative, negative, and question forms of the four present verb tenses: present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous. Suggestions for activate stage activities were provided for all four tenses, as well as the formation and usages. Some of the primary usages for each are as follows: present simple - habitual actions present continuous - an action that began in the past, and may continue into the future present perfect - a past action...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Plum Branch 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: I found most of the methodologies to be refreshing and useful when used interchangeably for lessons, time permitting though, and as I feel that even the adults get bored when lessons are monotonous and predictable, every student needs to have that extra push to motivate their minds, besides praise. Having said that, sometimes it takes a large batch of students a longer time to shift from one activity to another and I worry that, unless the lesson is two hours or so long, the bell might ring...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Henry 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: This unit was about classroom managements, where it talks about how the teacher should act towards the students, the positions she should be, not only the teacher, but also the student. It explains many ways on how to have the student attention towards the teacher, like the teacher talk time, when is it correctly used. Also, it talks about the classroom arrangements depending on the size of the class, the type of students, the type of seat, etc. The different activities that could be made so...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Kingston 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: Unit 5 is on managing classes. I enjoyed this unit a lot since managing classes can be one of the toughest parts of teaching. This unit gives us some great tips for good body language and voice use in class. We learn the pros and cons of various grouping types, as well as things to take into account for classroom arrangement. We learn about where we should be during various activities. The unit explains to us ways that we avoid too much disruption from broad writing and teacher talk time. I also felt...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Page North 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: This unit provides us two demo lessons with the same objectives. It shows very clearly what are the differences between these two classroom. In the first lesson, students are confusing, tired and less interested in the class. However, In the second class, the class atmosphere is happy and relaxed and stduents participate in the activities actively. After the lesson, I am sure they can fully reach to the learning objetives.From these two lessons, we know what a teacher needs to do and what he/ she...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Linn Valley 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: I learnt to spot the differences between the present simple, present continuous, future simple and be-going future. The module states that the distinctions between these four tenses must be particularly noted. The present simple states a positive fact (I work\"...) or negative fact (I don't work). The present continuous (I am/is/are working\"....) versus the future simple (I will be working\".... statement of intention) versus the be-going future (I am going to walk to work\"....) the difference...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mill Shoals 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: This unit teaches us how to write an effective lesson plan. It explains the functions of a lesson plan, it's an aid to to planning, a working document and a record.It shows the basic principles of lesson planning including checking for a balance of skills and keeping it simple. It gives advice on what you can do to ensure a lesson runs smoothly by checking that the equipment works and arranging the seating as desired.It further explains what should be included in a lesson plan such as learner...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Biddeford Maine 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 have learned the teaching and learning process in Business english. There are different roles that teachers demonstrate such as being a facilitator, instructor, mentor, psychologist, counsellor and policeman. I have also made aware of the different clients/learners I might encounter when I start to teach Business english. In this lesson I learned the advantages of teaching adults and the potential problems that can be overcome if careful and thorough planning is done. Knowing the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Dorchester 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: Unit 5 'Managing classes' contains information about such aspects of language teaching as establishing rapport, seat arrangement, correlation between teacher and student talking time, body language, giving attention and instructions, grouping, etc. The methods mentioned raise the effectiveness of teaching and increase Ss' chances to absorb the language. In-class discipline problems that I faced before now will easily be solved as I know the main pattern of behavior with unruly students. Also, it was...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Otisfield Maine 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 the teaching methods of special groups were examined. Young learners, business groups, multilingual groups, individual lessons, beginners ? all of these are considered to be special groups, which require different attitude and different preparation of the lessons. The classroom management, dress code, voice pace and pitch may vary according to the group a teacher is responsible for. For example, teaching one-to-one students, teacher uses many exercises from the activity books, can...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Springfield 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: This unit covers equipment used in the classroom and teaching aids. It lists which equipment and teaching aids are generally used and explains how to put them to the best use. It covers white/black boards, interactive white boards, overhead projectors, visual aids, worksheets and work cards, cassette recorders, CD players, videos and DVDs, video cameras, dictionaries, course books, resource books, photocopiers, computers and online resources.I learnt some useful websites such as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bardstown Kentucky 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 numerous materials teachers can use in the classroom to support learning and student engagement. With the capabilities of computers and the internet, any video or audio a teacher could think of to use in class is probably readily available. Videos in particular can be great authentic material to help students hear the language used in a natural context. Most of my friends who are strong non-native English speakers said that they learned to speak watching TV shows. Watching videos with...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Storla 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: This unit discusses materials used throughout a language course, including their advantages and drawbacks. Course books are used in many courses, including ones I have taken myself. They provide structure, good reference material, and are a good framework for a course. This unit is correct in pointing out that without adaptation or variation they become predictable and boring. Authentic materials utilize interest in the culture to build language knowledge and can often be more exciting to students....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Turin 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: This unit was particularly interesting because it sums up very important factors when regarding classroom management. Managing and knowing your class are very important in maintaining a stable disciplined class that is also successful and fun. I personally feel that creating a rapport is a key point in having an affective lesson, it allows students to gain self confidence easily, it gets students involved and participating actively in the lesson. It is also important to the teacher, making our job much...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Danby 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: The unit relates to the previous one, this time focusing on teaching creative skills (speaking and writing) which are used for communication. Each communication has its reason and it is necessary for the teacher to raise students' interest in it. Accuracy and fluency activities incorporated into different lesson phases are helpful in reaching this goal. A variety of speaking activities, together with methodology, are introduced in the unit. It is also necessary to pay attention to teaching writing...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Highest TESOL Program 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: K.M. - U.S.A. said: Problems for Learners in ItalyOver the past year, I was fortunate enough to have lived, traveled, and taught across Italy. On this journey, I noticed recurring problems italian students had with english. I found these difficulties in everything from pronunciation, grammar, and the educational culture. italian learners, across the board, had problems when it came to creating specific sounds in english. These problems were rooted in the fact that italian is a phonetic language. Every...  [Read more]

Should Students Be Allowed to Use Their Native Language in the Classroom When I first began teaching lessons during the TESOL Course I found myself almost automatically saying to the students, “English please,” after all it is an English class. However, I began to question myself about whether or not this was “correct” practice or if the students should in fact use their native language to assist them in the learning process. After doing some research I found the TESOL Law Code of Ethics. The Law of Ethics provided many vague and open-ended ideas. It suggested things along the lines of, “The foreign language teacher shall direct her whole professional effort to assist the students to develop his/her second language speaking ability.” It also mentions that TESOL teachers are to...  [Read more]