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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Fuzhou 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: T.M. - Japan said: In unit 6, we are introduced to the past tense form. This includes past simple, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous. I think the hardest part of this unit was how to see the difference between past continuous and past perfect continuous. But what made me realize the different between past continuous and past perfect continuous is that past continuous has a higher probability of being an action that might continue after the time we think of. But when it comes to past perfect...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Chicago 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: B.P. – U.K. said: There are many different methods that can be used during teaching. Presentation practice and production presets contents, demonstrates meaning, and drilling stage. Another one is CLL when students sit in a circle and decide what language and topic to talk about. Next, suggestopedia is low stress for the student. And, grammar translation is system of translation. I've also learned about the ESA system. Engage, study, and activate methods that can be either straight arrow or boomerang. These...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Courses Chicago 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: R.D. – Spain said: This unit is about teaching English to specific groups or individuals which can be beginner students of kids in school, company employee's in a business classes, individuals in tutoring or business classes etc. Each (age) group and teaching environment (school/company) has different needs and reasons for teaching English and thus requires the teacher to adapt their teaching approach, attitude, lesson plan and preparations and manner of interaction with students according to it. The unit...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Fuzhou Jiangxi 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: Diving into English grammar is something that I thought would be easier. This unit took quite a bit of study, as I tried to think of why I use each of these tenses in everyday life and how I will explain them to my students. Learning the reasons why native English speakers use the different tenses in the present and then reading the examples was extremely helpful in decoding the science behind the grammar. This unit is a tool I will definitely refer back to throughout my teaching career.From this...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Jiangxi Fuzhou 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 how and what is the appropriate use of course books and various materials to aid teaching. It explained the difference between authentic and unauthentic materials and how they can be useful for different skill development as well as some of their disadvantages. The Unit also went into detail about the use of course books for helping teachers in their lesson. It listed the various advantages and disadvantages. I really liked the fact that the unit highlighted that course books...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Jiangxi Fuzhou 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 methodology and techniques used to teach is dependant on the types of classes taught. The motivation and interest level may also differ. For example younger children versus adult learners. Understanding the needs of the students would help in planning our lessons. I like the idea of doing a needs analysis with the adult learners who are seeking to improve their English in their careers. This gives us a better understanding of what the students expect to learn, what their requirements...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Fuzhou Fujian 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 took me back to my school days! Lots of terminology to recall, however as a Primary school teacher I teacher the majority of these grammatical terms with the exception of 'gerunds'. I haven't come across this term before (wondering if it is used in Australia?) and found it a bit tricky to get my head around initially. Got there in the end. Are we given a list of this terminology at the end of the course or should we make a copy of these grammatical terms? I would like a copy as I know this...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Fuzhou Fujian 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 have gone over the evaluation and testing of students, which we have actually come to at the perfect time, as where I am teaching now, it is almost the end of the semester for the school year so lots of exams. We have learned all the different kinds of exams and certificates and their purposes, weather for an English teacher, of someone seeking employment or even wanting to enter a University.I am not sure at this point of the answer to question number 14. In the reading on...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Fujian Fuzhou 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 covered the many different teaching methodoligies that have been used in teaching TEFL/TESL, but the main focus has been on the Engage, Activate, Study (ESA) methodology in particular. The ESA method is considered to be the most effective by this course in teaching English as a second language. In addition to becoming familiarized with ESA and other teaching methodologies, I feel that the extensive examples of in-class activities suitable to each lesson section will be very...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Chicago Heights Illinois 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 14 I learned that there are two different types of books/materials a teacher can use. Authentic materials are anything a native speaker would read or hear such as newspapers, radio, and brochures and connote be graded to the level of the students. Created materials are usually designed by the teacher and can be graded to the level of the students, such as crossword puzzles, gap fill activities, role-play cards and word search puzzles. I also learned that there are advantages and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL East Chicago 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 6 was a grammatical overview of the past tense. Having already learned about the present tense, this unit was an important step in continuing to learn in depth about the different tenses. This past tense is particularly important because it will be used and encountered throughout any English learner?s academic career. Not only is it commonly used in narrative settings, but is prevalent in academic writings in fields such as History. Although the presence of exceptions and irregular verbs make...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Chicago Ridge 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 five seeks to train the teacher on a very important aspect, classroom management.The material to achieve this task has been well explained from eye contact through personality management to the moment the class is over. This unit has raised issues worth of note and proposed excellent sulotions.For example, the problem of a student's lack of will or effort. This particular problem is one that can ruin a smooth lesson to class.With the ideas I have gathered from this Unit ranging from using...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United States Chicago 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 and reported speech can be difficult for ESL students. The structure of conditionals is complex and on top of that it uses the past tense to refer to the future in certain forms. This can be confusing for students and in fact was confusing for me when I actually thought about it. I am able to use this structure naturally without thinking but actually studying it put me in the shoes of an ESL student. The ideas for activities on how to practice this structure in class were...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Chicago 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: The seating arrangements for managing the class based on size and the outcome of those arrangements was informative, I have found that the horseshoe design worked well for small group learning and discussion. I agree with being prepared ahead of time to lower the amount of idle time for the students, the use of technology if possible can greatly assist a teacher and at the same time allow the teacher to draw attention to key areas of the lesson.This unit is about managing ESL classes. It...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Chicago 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 have learned a great deal about the engagement stage and ideas for interacting with students. The several different examples of ways to interact with students was extremely valuable, including all the games listed in the document. I also realized the importance of how to correct students; that encouragement is just as important as actually correcting a student.A teacher's presence in the classroom entails much more than simply his or her knowledge of the English language. Learners...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Enshi 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: L.M. - U.S.A. said: The Teaching Productive Skills Unit focuses on two skills: speaking and writing. Writing is often a neglected skill in the TEFL world as it can be seen as ?quiet time? ? in other words a waste of class time. It is often relegated to homework where it is not done! It requires a greater degree of ?accuracy?, as opposed to spelling which requires a greater degree of ?fluency?. The productive skills are used to communicate a purpose; in order to listen to something; for interest, etc. In writing,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Shady Grove Oklahoma 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 got a chance to observe a real life English language classroom with Thai students of a low level. In the first video, the teacher was speaking too fast and wasn't clear about the language point,he intimidates students repeating terms they don't understand, then giving answers before the students get a chance to answer, making his students quiet and confused by his unclear directions. in the second video, the teachers attitude is very chearful , he speaks in a clear and loud voice,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Yiwu 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.B. - U.S.A. said: Speaking is important because the goal of language is communication and the aim of speaking in a language context is to promote communicative efficiency. As speaking is interrelated with the other skills, its development results in the development of the others. One of the primary benefits of increased communicative competency is the resulting job, education and travel opportunities; it is always an asset to be able to communicate with other people. Writing is also necessary because it improves...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs France Mulhouse 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 with two clauses. One clause will contain the words \"if\" or \"when\" and states what condition must be realized in order for the other clause to happen. Either clause can come in the first part of the sentence. There are 5 main types of conditionals: zero, first, second, third and mixed. These 5 types cover most of the usages for past, present and future conditional statements that have consequences that are either definite, probable or unlikely. When changing...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Japan Yokkaichi 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 the most difficult unit to date for me. I had yet to be introduced to the International Phonemic Alphabet and feel I will have to print it off and do some intense studying to master it. I am happy to be exposed to the alphabet, however, I fear it will confuse many of my students. I think I need to study it myself and know it well before I try to teach it. I was interested to learn the physiology of pronunciation and where voiced and unvoiced sounds hail from. The charts and diagrams were...  [Read more]