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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL 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: K.N. - Canada said: Consider this scenery. It is your first day teaching a EFL class. Before you start your class, there are a few things you need to know about some common problems you may experience in your classroom. An important item to consider is if you are teaching a new EFL group or an existing one. The reason behind this, is to know if your students are aware of the EFL methodology or if you need to create affinity between student and methodology. In order to maintain the students interest and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL 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: S.W. - France said: The Unit4 of the online 120-hour TEFL course covers the Tenses that make English language, it focused on the present tenses and its` four aspects, they are simple present, present continuous, present perfect and present perfect continuous, this unit also states the form and usage of each aspect as well as the expected students errors\\mistakes. The simple present tense is formed with a subject followed by the base form and they are normally used when talking about daily routine, facts,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Greenevers 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 covered the importance of planning a flexible lesson that caters to the needs of the students. Although the focus is predominantly on the students, consideration is also given to the improvement of the teacher. At the end of the unit, Straight Arrow ESA lesson is provided as an example. So far, one of the major things that I have struggled with is creating a lesson plan for students. Giving private lessons to individual students have also added to this difficulty because all of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Cameron 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 has shown great deal on how the words can properly pronounced by the movements on the mouth as well as the phonemic symbols. Many students find it diffficult to pronounce accurately when saying English vocabulary as they have some loan words within their first language. By trying to get the idea that they could memorise the phonemic symbols, they will be able to pronounce with more accuracy and with fluency. The movements on the mouth and throat are also important to say the words...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Winnsboro 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 focuses on teaching productive skills, meaning that we now focus on speaking and writing. The teaching of both these skills is a bit harder than the previous' unit. To be successful in his endeavour we must encourage, in teaching spoken skills, the students to lose their inhibitions, and to that end we need to focus on the students' interests. As for the writing skills, this is even harder, if for example, the students have a different alphabet, writing style or format, and the like....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Rennert 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: In this unit, I learn how to clarify the usage of the present tense. It is confusing sometimes, but when we know the differences between them, it is easier for us to know how to use them. It is very important to make our students use them properly since we use it a lot in our daily life. In the unit, it also lists some useful activities for us to use in the class when we are teaching the tense. For example, tell stories, Students can practice their grammar by telling the stories and they can...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Boardman 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: I have learnt the many methodologies used to teaching a foreign language. I think a mixture of them would be a better asset. I find the Communicative language teaching and the p.p.p. better than all the others. The Suggestopaedia and silent way are weird and I have never heard of it. The ESA methodology is very interesting and I am especially impressed by the correction prompts. I have suffered in my childhood from teachers correcting every single mistake as it came and I was never able to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ronda 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: The use of course book and lesson material to teach English play a crucial role in the development of materials and execution of a lesson plan. There are both advantages and disadvantages to using a course book, such as already offering a structured approach with varied skills, but a disadvantage could be monotony or already expecting certain content by the student. There are many opportunities for the teacher to adapt and modify what will be taught based on the course book and on the student...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Waco 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 was introduction and reflection of coniditionals (zero, first, second, third and mixed) and the differences between reported speech and direct speech. Prior to the study of this unit, I did have some recollection and understanding on the major differences between direct and reported speech, for example that direct speech is 'actual' speech (and is commonly presented in the present tense) and reported speech can be referred to as 'indirect' speech (and contrastly is presented in the past...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Colerain 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: I feel that when teaching receptive skills the subject matter matters, but then I think about Unit 10. If the delivery is not there then it doesn't matter how interested the students might be in the subject, they won't be able to, or wouldn't be willing to, understand what is going on. As for the engage part of the example lessons, it made me think of my own experience learning french. Mme. Lynch had found a French series made with simple language she would show us after we had finished a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Carlisle 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: The purpose of this unit is to review structures of lessons surrounding vocabulary, grammar, and functions. It outlined the different criteria for selecting vocabulary, techniques for presenting and practicing language structures, and language functions. The unit gave examples on how to appropriate structure lessons in each of those areas of study, using the straight arrow approach, the boomerang approach, and the patchwork approach to lesson planning. In addition to giving examples of how...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Simpsonville 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: Unit 7 is about teaching new language. It shows how to deliver new vocabulary, grammar and language functions together with examples of how to apply the ESA methods to introduce new language. I have learned about techniques for vocabulary teaching and about techniques for presenting and practising language structures and functions. For example, a suitable activity for encouraging new vocabulary is to use pictures to elicit the meaning of words (Engage phase) and for teaching language...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Greenville 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: Unit 21 discusses about conditionals and reported speech. Conditionals are grammar structures used when we talks about a condition or action and its consequence. Conditionals can be divided into 5 types: zero, first, second, third, and mixed conditionals. Zero conditional is used for a condition and its definite result while first conditional form is for an action that has a future implication, Second conditionals refer to a hypothetical or impossible situation while third conditional is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Powellsville 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 focused on the productive skills of speaking and writing. It stressed the importance of generating student interest in the topic or activity to give students a need or desire to communicate. It also gave examples of writing and speaking based lessons and activities that could be used for these lessons. I thought the careful description of accuracy vs fluency based activities was especially important. I realized that in my own lessons at my work, I mostly incorporate fluency...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Conway 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: Difficult students are something that every ESL/EFL teacher including myself must deal with almost daily. Over the years I have had my fair share of students/learners who were either slow, unmotivated/reluctant, or overwhelmed studying English. For the most part, I have used many of the techniques that are detailed in unit 20 and found many of them especially partner roll playing to work very well motivating my younger learners. In the future I will also incorporate using a voice recorder for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Troy 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: The lesson taught some evolutions of teaching methods over time. It discussed how these methods came about, how they were practised in the classroom, and positive and negative aspects of each teaching method. It described which method TEFL teaching was mostly based on (the ESA method) and then discussed in greater depth how this method could be applied by the TEFL-student (in this case, by me). Different phases of a lesson were named, and activities were described that were suited to each of these...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Gifford 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: Based on the methods learned assure us model of learning is presented, proposing that the teaching context, students' approaches to learning, and the outcomes of learning, form a system in a state of equilibrium. Three approaches to enhancing teaching follow from the model: additive, interactive, and contextual. Additive approaches ignore both students' approaches to learning and the institutional context, and are relatively ineffective. Genuine improvements in student learning involve...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Carthage 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: There are many things to consider in a textbook. I think it would have been more helpful if this unit helped to identify the levels or grades surprises in both authentic and created material. It would also be nice to have an example of a course book to help and practice with analyzation. I think more examples about books instead of only created material would have been a lot more helpful. However, I do realize sometimes it's not up to the teacher to decide the textbook. There are many...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Pelzer 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: still so confusing in many way about this whole things for example, Questions 5 to 9 relate to a Boomerang style ESA lesson that uses the role-play materials from the course unit (pages 10 to 12) Allow the students to practise the use of the language with a gap-fill exercise. Use the role-play cards (pages 10-12) to allow the students to develop fluency with this language. Get the students to prepare and carry out a role-play based on a telephone call, in order to find out what they already know...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Midland 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 on the Evaluation and Testing of students covers the three main forms of assessment: tutorials, assessment by fellow students, and tests. The Unit looks at different ways of evaluating the progress of students and of initial placement in a class. There are four main types of tests: placement; progress; diagnostic; and practice. Each has its uses. Practice tests are usually in the same form as external examinations which students may sit following a ESL course. Diagnostic and...  [Read more]