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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United States Fullerton 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: Acquiring a variety of teaching methods and techniques is vital for someone seeking to teach English. Students learn in different ways, depending on multiple factors such as age, personality, culture, and English language level. However, employing these methods and techniques should always have a rhyme and reason. Lessons should begin by engaging with students, arousing interest and involvement and motivating them to discover the language themselves. Lessons should end with an activation...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Fullerton United States 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 so many different teaching environments that it is very likely I feel that I will find myself in one of these multicultural special situation classrooms and I am glad that I now have the background knowledge and the confidence to teach a lesson for this group. I do believe one of the keys to learning is that the classroom will be diverse and there are many strengths to learning in that environment since I learned in one similar myself.There is a more detailed explanation of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification United States Fullerton 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 this unit helpful with regard to thinking about my first lesson (with a new group), different levels and large groups. The information confirmed what I know and have previously experienced. I have found that with the first lesson generally it is better to focus on building a good rapport between the teacher and learners. With different levels in one class, the key is to always have extra more challenging work for those who are excelling (so they don't get bored) and work...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United States Downey 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 order for students to become more engrossed in the language they need to be exposed to it and be allowed to practice and understand the uses of it. Thus a mix of drilling and playing games with them will not only give them the opportunity to practice it but also see how fun and creative one can be when you get the hang of it all. That also means the time will come where you will have to focus on a specific topic at hand. But before any lesson can be executed or planned you will have to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Downey United States 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 by far my favorite. I've taken a few linguistics courses and I know what a difference studying the phonology of a foreign language can make in the student's pronunciation. My own Spanish was absolutely terrible until I discovered Spanish Linguistics, which significantly improved my accent. I have already used these types of points in my class but I love having this unit here to refer to. It will be of great help to me in the future!In this unit, I learned that making our own...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification United States Downey 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 4 past tenses. We use Past Simple tense to talk about past actions completed at a definite time in the past. All verbs can be devided into regular verb and irregular verbs. Past Continious tense is used for interrupted past actions, descriptions. It can also express an action, which began before that time in the past. We use Past Perfect tense for actions that occured before other actions in the past. Past Perfect Continious can be used to talk about longer actions in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United States Fontana 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: Before this unit, I did not pay much attention to the difference between placement tests, diagnostic, and progress tests. We had them in school, of course, but I never gave much thought to when they would be applicable. I also had no idea about the Cambridge tests or the TOEIC. It's a very popular test here in Japan, but I have no idea of its contents. I also learned more about what kind of tests to use to evaluate students and when it's appropriate to use them. To know what placement tests...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Downey United States 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 covered the many options for equipment and teaching aids that may be available to a teacher of ESL students. A multitude of examples were provided for resource books, dictionaries, learning websites, etc. What this unit truly shows us is that the aids that exist for teachers to use are varied and always changing and improving with the current technology.Unit seventeen talks about teaching equipment. It explains how various teaching aids such as interactive whiteboard, videos...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification United States Fontana 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: Reflecting upon my teaching always provides us many dimensions of learning. It helps a teacher to improve and overcome my weaknesses. When I entered the field of teaching, I was an amateur. I had many questions in mind: will the students accept me? Am I really creative enough to bring about changes in teaching profession? For a couple of months, I was in denial- I did not accept criticism, and thought myself as a best teacher! But I wasn’t. I learnt gradually that without...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Fontana United States 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 PANNING IS A GOOD PRACTICE, SOMETHING THAT WAS ALSO PREPARED IN THE MILITARY FOR TRAINING,WHEN IT COMES TO TRAINING, TEACHING, A SPEACH IT IS WISE TO PREPARE YOUR NOTES IN ORDER TO LOOK BACK IF YOU HAPPEN TO FORGET. IT IS ALSO GOOD WHEN WE ARE TEACHING. THIS PLANNING IS GOOD FOR A RECORD AND YOU CAN ARCHIVE THELESSONS FOR THE FUTURE PLANNING AND TEACHING.As the unit stated the past tense is not too different to the present tense, which we covered in a previous unit. The...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Fontana United States 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: Authentic material can be very helpful as they are real and therefore interesting. The students gain confidence when they know what they are talking about. While created material can be extremely helpful as well as it can diversify to be interesting and applicable to all students. It would also be helpful if the teacher can choose the course books. while planning lessons think about what items would motivate the students and keep their interest.Once again the tenses have me struggling to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Choptank Mills Delaware 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 gave insight on the four present tenses being 'the present simple', 'the present continuous', 'the present perfect' and the 'present perfect continuous'. I learned how to form the tense, in which situation you are using the tense, typical mistakes that students make while using the tense, and sample activities that encourage the students to use the tense. As a non-native speaker it is hard to distinguish the difference between the 'present perfect' and the 'present perfect continuous'....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Spaulding 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 two videos shown in this video were extremely different. The first video made me laugh because of how bad his teaching was. It appeared that the teacher did not want to be there for the first video. He used the word modal auxiliary verb in the first video which is very confusing since most native English speakers do not even understand. He refused to change the way he described things if the students didn't understand them. The first video was very uncomfortable to watch. The second video was...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Henderson United States 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 thought that the methodologies and techniques section was interesting as it's something that I have not learnt in the past. However I feel as if the methodologies and techniques used are very specific to TEFL and are not always used in all teaching settings. The lesson structure section is something that I would like to further develop as I feel as if it would be very important when planning lessons and has provided me with useful information.Learning this section was challenging but...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United States Lowell 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 evaluating the students' level of English. The main focus is on the various types of tests acording to their purpose: placement tests, practice tests, diagnostic tests, progress tests and external tests. Some are used to evaluate the current level and the progress of the students during a course (placement and progress tests) and some are to prepare for a specific external test that helps them obtain an official certificate (diagnostic and practice tests). Though there are...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Allentown United States 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 section gives good examples of lessons structures and idea of what to do during those structures. There are many useful and interesting game ideas, as well as more interactive study methods for the students. When and how often to correct students is a very delicate thing. The best is when the student can correct themselves but has just spoken too quickly to think of all the grammar. I will be using the correction ideas in my current lessons.Unit 9's topic of Lesson Planning covered a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United States Lancaster 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 modals and passive voice, as well as relative clauses and phrasal verbs, which makes it grammar packed. It reinforces my previous knowledge on these grammar concepts.. Modal auxiliary verbs and passive voice were explained in detail. Many of the modals have the same uses (e.g. ‘should, must, and have to’ are used to express obligation). The chart presented is very useful to see the difference and the similarity in the uses of modals. The difference between...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Cambridge United States 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 was quite the lesson I can see how students can get really confused in the future tense and I also feel a need to study it more for myself. I'm really see that I have been using English glibly with out really knowing or understanding what I am saying or why I'm saying what I'm saying. I'm seeing that I'm taking my language for granted and that I have a lot to learn, especially in the future tense, so that I can then share it with my students.This unit dealt with the present tense. The...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United States Corpus Christi 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 has helped me to get a grasp on a few of the harder parts of English grammar. For example, when to use \"the\" before a noun. I was rather surprised by the fact that the definite article \"the\" cannot be used before certain proper nouns but must be used before others. These rules seem rather arbitrary (e.g., use \"the\" before names of rivers, oceans, and seas, but not before lakes and bays), and knowing which parts of English grammar are more arbitrary and difficult will...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification United States Huntington Beach 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: Having teaching aids and resources in the classroom are almost essential for an engaging and stimulating lesson, and most schools can provide enough of these, but others can not. Most schools will have some kind of board to work on, and board work should be planned by the teacher ahead of time, and should be organized to suit the needs of the students. Well funded schools will likely have teaching resources to match the technologically advancing times, but a teacher cannot...  [Read more]