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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Portland 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 gives an overview of the main parts of speech. It labels each part, and describes how different elements are used and in what order. The unit starts with some examples and explains which word in a given sentence performs which role. We then enter into more detail within each category. We learn about the different types of nouns, about their usage and the words which can/can't be used with them. The same is accomplished for adjectives, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions and more. I found...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs India Ahmednagar 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 2 - Parts of Speech In this unit I learned about the importance of the 8 major parts of speech in English grammar: nouns, adjectives, articles, verbs, adverbs, gerunds, pronouns, prepositions/conjunctions. Every single word in the English language belongs to one of the parts of speech; knowing the different parts of speech is important in understanding how words can and should be joined together to make sentences that are grammatically correct. As a teacher, you should have a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification United Kingdom Dundee 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 highlighted that any given word in an English sentence forms a \"part of speech\" and can be classified into a category or class of word. I had certainly heard of the classes of words and used them throughout my life but never specifically understood the subtleties of prepositions, conjunctions and gerunds for example. I believe it could be very challenging to teach some of these nuances as they're mostly just inbuilt and I find myself having to think very carefully about...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Portugal Porto 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: A very technical unit with a lot of food for thought particularly regarding phrasal verbs as they are multi-word verbs and obviously something that I use continually in ordinary conversations but not something I consciously recognised until I studied them in this module. I appreciate why they might also present a challenge to a non-native speaker as well as I can imagine they might be tricky without continual practice and contact. I appreciated the inclusion of passive speech and how it can...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Reading United Kingdom 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: Through this unit the course covered different important features in teaching vocabulary. I learned what needs to be covered when introducing a new vocabulary word, as well as how to practically apply it in the students speech. I was able to see some of the practical ESA activities in order to help the student to the best of their abilities in learning. (62 Words)This unit, much like the past tense unit was a good review. I didn't realize there were so many possible breakdowns for...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Calbayog Philippines 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: We learn our primary language (L1) through absorption and trial-and-error. This is impossible to replicate in the classroom, but established teaching methods for a second (or foreign) language (L2) seek to mirror this process as much as possible. which is the best method/technique for doing this is often debated, but most agree that students need as much exposure to the language as possible. the teacher ideally helps and guides the student discover language for themselves.Unit 7 teaches how...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Greenwood 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: The content in this unit is very specific and also quite detailed. The content teaches us which words within a sentence are classified as nouns, adjectives and so on. The content in this unit breaks down any standard sentence and teaches us which words are classified as what and why they are classified as what they are. There are multiple types of nouns, verbs, adjectives and within these parts of speech there are specific cases that do not always follow the rules. It can be very tricky and often...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Nevada 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.F. – U.S.A. said: This unit focused on teaching the common parts of speech. For each category, (noun, verb, preposition, etc) the part of speech was defined and several examples of the correct usage were provided. Additionally, for many of the discussed components, a brief explanation of why language learners may find this part of speech difficult or confusing was given. I was happily surprised that I learned a lot from this unit. Although, I have been exposed to many of the parts of speech before, I have never...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Todd Mission 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: A big part of learning vocabulary next to understanding when to use it is also memorizing the words. In this process of understanding what category a student is learning, such as clothing, it is important that the student spends time with the material and memorize the different words. Memorization will play a role because not all the words will have a relationship with previous material or be similar to their native language. It will be important that students get that time alone to become familiar...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mexico aguascalientes 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 went a little further. It did introduce the patchwork, straight-arrow, boomerang grammar structures but i loved how it involved how I should address vocabulary to the students. How easy would it be for the students to catch onto the the grammar structure, and the function of the language. As native speakers we just let the words roll off from our tongues because it seems second nature to us. However, to students who are eager, less eager or not very eager at all are a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Laurel Oregon 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 teaching either new vocabulary, grammar styles or language functions, there are a few basic things to consider when choosing and teaching for each of the categories. For example, when choosing vocabulary words, some things to consider are: how often will the student be using the words or is it appropriate for their language level? Or when it comes to teaching grammar styles, it's best to keep in mind that the students must not only learn the meanings, but in which forms the styles are written in and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Colombia Valledupar 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 how to plan lessons to teach new language. Teaching new vocabulary, grammatical structures, and language functions each have slightly different ways that they are more effectively taught to students. Example lesson plans were given for each category of lesson, and the unit emphasized that the level of the students and the content of the lesson will determine which lesson structure will be most appropriate. Factors to consider when choosing which words or forms to study were...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Bareilly India 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: It was a bit difficult to piece together which activity belonged to what category, I understand a lot of revision will be involved when making a lesson plan to make sure you're following these correctly and to make sure they are getting a good range of different activities. I know its not necessarily correct to follow those plans perfectly, but at least you get a good sense of how a class room should run.This unit was difficult because there are slight variations between the different uses...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hendricks 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: Unit 12 explains the other two skills: speaking and writing, which includes games. These skills are also known as productive skills. They are called so for the language learners create outputs in the way of verbal or written communication. Though speaking and writing skills are lumped into one category, they have their differences, like degrees of formality in communication and the differences between the first language and the second language of the learner. For instance, words in writing have to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Balakovo Russia 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: Books and teaching materials aid in the learning process. These course books and materials are grouped into two category. Authentic and created materials.It behoves on users to consider a number of factorsb such as price, availability,design,methodology, skills when choosing materials to use. Teachers can omit,replace, supplement adapt to certain lessons to suit their classes.This unit helped in how to teach a new language, particularly on techniques for teaching through the ESA model. ...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Lafayette 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 quite confusing, the beginning of the unit which was mostly about model auxiliary verbs and its uses. They are quite important category to be taught in the lesson and to be able to learn its details are very useful for my lesson planning. However, the second part of the phrasal verbs were quite difficult to understand as the unit lacked examples.This lesson was about teaching pronunciation and phonology. It was quite a difficult chapter and I feel in order to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United Kingdom Manchester 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: Modal verbs are a part of the larger category called auxiliary verbs which are verbs that cannot be used on their own. They need to be accompanied by another (main) verb. Sometimes modal verbs are called modal auxiliaries. The following words are modal verbs: Can, Could, May, Might, Must, Shall, Should, Will, Would. They are modal auxiliary verbs that provide additional information about the verb that follows it.Modal verbs are used to express ability, obligation, permission,...  [Read more]

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