Brazil Celebrating

The world's fifth largest country has a great deal to ignite the imagination of the traveller. Tropical rainforests, the Amazon basin, pristine beaches are just what comes with the territory. Once one adds in the people, who are often extremely friendly, and the buzz of the big cities, you can guarantee that you are entertaining the experience of a lifetime. The official language is Portuguese, and the population of one-hundred and seventy millions has plenty of space in the three-point three millions square miles of landmass. Seventy percent of the population is Roman Catholic. Of the remainder there is a significant proportion of evangelical Christians, but also, interestingly, of native animists - those that believe earthquakes, trees, mountains, etc. all have spirits associated with...  [Read more]

  TEFL International offer one of the best TESOL training courses in all of brazil. Located in Natal, our center’s facilities are ideally located for you to begin your teaching career. All course participants will gain from great job support, so finding a paid position after you complete your course shouldn’t be an issue. Whether in Brazil, South America, or nearly anywhere else in the world, we’ll help you secure a great TESOL job that will have you feeling like the world is your oyster. Opportunity to find work in Brazil is almost as big as the country itself. From urban areas to Brazil’s rural countryside, a TEFL International certified teacher should be able to find work relatively easily. Working in a rural area offers some distinct advantages over working in a large city...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Caruaru Brazil 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 four present tenses of the twelve I will study while taking this course present simple, present continuous, present perfect and present perfect continuous. I learned the the sentence make up of each tense. For example present perfect positive form is subject plus the auxiliary verb have plus the past participle. I also learned ways of reinforcing the correct use these tenses in the Activate phase of an ESA lesson.Unit 9 was very fun to read because it showed me how to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs florianopolis Brazil 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 9 explained how to create a lesson plan tat helps to be efficient, flexible and well-organized. Some pages can be definitely used for actual lesson planning as a template. The recommendations about teaching quality are very helpful as well. There were examples of working with grammatical forms as well. As a teacher of Russian language I find the material like this very helpful even though it's not used exactly as it's recommended. When a teacher reads sheets like that they enrich his...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Brazil colatina 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 explains how to be effective inside the classroom. How to make the most out of your class area, class time, and peers (if needed). You are not only teaching a lesson, you have to consider how you are teaching it, what kind of body language to use, how you should adjust your presentation method, how to arrange the class to best achieve your activity goals, and how to build a positive relationship with your class members. There are both pros and cons to the methods you chose and that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Cascavel Brazil 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 receptive skills. This unit was somewhat different, in that in past lessons specific grammar points were emphasized, such as present tense verbs, future tense, etc. But in this unit, two needed skills were highlighted: listening and reading. These skills are very important, and a good teacher will ensure that his or her students have many opportunities to improve those skills. I think that the internet can help students all over the world to improve their receptive...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Alvorada Brazil 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 centered around assessments and evaluations. Teachers need to execute tests to assess students' level of preparations. At the beginning of a course students have to go through a placement test. This is necessary fro teachers to organize classes according to the level of knowledge of the language. Then there is the diagnostic test which helps teachers understand what students know at the beginning of a course. During the course other tests take place, called progress tests. At the end...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Caucaia Brazil 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 modals and passive voice were fairly easy for me to identify and understand. However, I am having difficulty identifying the transitive and intransitive phrasal verb. This is an area of English where things are instinctual for me and I can?t properly identify how and why the grammar pattern works the way that it does. I think I may need more practice identifying transitive and intransitive verbs before working on phrasal verbs.This unit focuses on the subject of English grammar and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Brazil Jequiti 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 are a set of materials used for teaching purposes such as students book, workbook, Cassettes or CDs, teacher’s book, videos etc. However, there are advantages and disadvantages in using course books and as teachers, we need to make the best use of the course book we have. There are four different options for course book use. We could omit, replace, supplement or adapt the materials for optimal purposes. We omit certain lessons from the course book if they are not...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Itabuna Brazil 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 with each unit thus far, unit 3 also provided a good introduction to teaching methods and techniques. It provides clear and solid examples of ESA lesson plans. After finishing this unit, I can confidently distinguish between the Engage, Study and Activate elements of a lesson plan. I look forward to later units that will build on this knowledge and help me in creating solid and effective lesson plans in my future teaching career.the content in this unit was very simple, well presented...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Itapetininga Brazil 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 covered the basics of what to consider when teaching new language points with regards to vocabulary, grammar and language functions. We also were given suggestions on possible ESA structures to use and example class structures to illustrate how it might play out. We were also cautioned to make sure that the students are able to absorb the lesson, even if it means going \"off-script\" from the text book or syllabus.Unit 9 discusses the use of non-authentic - teacher...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Cubatao Brazil 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 7 really helped me to understand what a student needs to know about a vocabulary item and how to select the vocabulary taught to fit the level of the students. This unit also gave many suggestions for ESA lesson activities that will ensure a diverse exposure to the use, function, and structure of the new vocabulary items through for example; discussion and Q & A, then gap fills & sentence building, then story building & debate.about the course, I really enjoy studing it...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Brazil Aracaju 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: Conditionals are sentences that possess the expression 'IF' and 'When.' The four types of Conditionals are categories according to number, from Zero to Three and additionally, the mixed category. I learnt that the best means of helping students understand the different types of conditionals and their uses, are practically, by means of making up sentences, gap fill exercises and role playing with scripts that contain conditionals. The Principles of Direct speech and converting it into...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Sao Leopoldo Brazil 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: Using verbs is a lot harder than I remember from grade school grammar. The English language is very complex because we have so many words that change based on how we use it in a sentence. I am relearning the different tenses of verbs and how they act together can change the meaning of a sentence. By adding an auxiliary word into a sentence can change the action of the sentence to be a thing in the past that is still happening nowthis unit explained or presented interesting details on...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Limeira Brazil 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 VIII contains a lot of information about future tenses, their forms, and usages. To learn about the typical mistakes/errors made by students is very helpful for understanding what problems may come up during the lessons and to be better prepared to deal with them. As always, I find the teaching ideas very helpful for the classroom teacher. They helped me broaden my perspective and gave me new ideas and approaches for teaching.It's all about time. Things can happen now, in the future...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Brazil dourados 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 looking at the parts of speech, it is important to be able to break down the parts and explain to your students how a sentence in English is built and used. Explaining the rules that certain parts of speech demand, like how to use nouns and pronouns and not to use Subject pronouns in the place of and Object pronoun, will take time, attention to detail and lots of practice. Also, we must find a simple way to remind the learner of basic rules of grammar that exist like a basic sentence. Subject...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Brazil botucatu 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 4 I have learnt: 1)There are three different tenses in English(the present,the past and the future)and each of these times has four aspects(simple,continuous,perfect and perfect continuous). So there are 12 in all. 2)Every time has different forms(affirmative;negative and question) and different usages. 3)Present simple we use in routine actions,permament situations,present stories,ect. Present continuous:to describe developing situations,to talk about an action that is in progress at the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Brazil Pinhais 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 would prefer having students do the following: - very simple story writing for simple present tense and getting them to talk about their own habits - joyful charts or pictures to get them to tell what they see by using present continuous and with simple daily conversations I'd ask them to tell what others are doing - instant actions to demonsrate the usage of present perfect tense like losing a key, finding a belongin, etc and giving examples about what they have done which has results...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Brazil Sao Luis 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 compared a good lesson and a bad lesson. I have had lessons of both types. We must remember that while a lesson might seem straightforward to us, as a native speaker, some things (such as difficult animal vocabulary) can make a simple exercise very confusing. As teachers, we must anticipate what students might find confusing or difficult and attempt to address those issues or present the material in a way that these issues will not come up. The teacher's personality and attitude makes...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Diadema Brazil 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: Troubleshooting Unit twenty the final unit. Common problem situations can arise in any class at any time. Hopefully the teacher is prepared and in good spirits before the class starts. The skills learned in this course has taught me many new and interesting formats to use. I have enjoyed this course so much and cant wait to get my certificate. Thank you very much I look forward to teaching using the methods that I have learned here.I really enjoyed this section because it gave the ideas...  [Read more]