Chile Halloween

Boasting high desert at one extreme, and low glaciers at another, this slim country is a natural wonder full of geysers, mountains, beaches and volcanoes. A breathtakingly beautiful country, and a paradise to the adventurer’s adventurer. You could take all of this away, and yet the extraordinary economic growth which the country has experienced during the 21st century would make it a place to catch the TESOL teachers eye. Five percent unemployment combined with outside investment, mainly from the US, make this a dynamic and fascinating place to work. The principal language is Spanish, though there are several native idioms in use. The country is eighty-seven percent Roman Catholic, ten-percent Protestant, with one-percent Jewish. The population is sixteen millions, and with a landmass...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Arica Chile 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 main point I learned from this unit is the importance in mixing it up when planning a lesson. Using the course book to plan every lesson becomes boring for the students and will most likely cause them to lose interest in the class. Therefore it is great when a teacher creates ones own lesson that is not from the course book (but that still goes over the same topic being taught) to keep things interesting for the students.The major focus of this lesson seems to be the lesson plan. The...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Chilln Chile 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 provides samples of an ineffective lesson and an effective lesson. I thought the example videos were very effective and easy to understand. Seeing the ESA lesson plan structure in action made it clearer to me how effective it can be. It also reminded me of how I myself have been taught other subjects in a similar manner and how positive of an effect they had on me as a student. The language ability and age of my current students prevents me from trying a lot of these techniques myself, but...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Chile Chilln 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 covers three crucial language points: modals, passive voice, relative clauses and phrasal verbs. 1-Modal auxiliary verbs are used to express obligation, possibility, permission, ability or advice. The most frequent ones are may, might, must, should, can, could and would. 2-Passive voice is the language tool that we have when we need to focus on the object of the sentence because the action performer is unknown or not important . 3-Relative clauses are dependent clauses that modify a noun...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs calama Chile 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: Visual and audio aids can bring language to life for students. Most students would agree that there is nothing more boring than a teacher who drones on and on, not giving students a mental break from the sound of their voice. Additionally, students learn in different ways - for some, taking notes or filling out worksheets helps them most. For others, hearing is most essential. And for a great many students, seeing is the most important trigger for learning - a picture of a house, for instance, will...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Chile Calama 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 a person who went through private and public schools during my adolescence, I can sadly say that even native speakers teaching other native speakers struggle with grammar. I believe many native speakers' sense of proper grammar comes from what \"sounds\" right but are unable to explain it. I believe it's important for teachers to be able to have a deeper grasp on grammar beyond what sounds correct because there will be times when they must correct students' grammar, regardless of the primary...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Antofagasta Chile 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 chapter talks about the four aspects of the past tense: past simple, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous. The \"sample activate stage teaching ideas\" are especially inspiring, since although it's easy to simply \"give out\" the form and usage to the students, it requires carful thoughts and preparation to help the students practice the grammar effectively. I especially like the idea of interview role-play and the detective game, where several aspects of the past tense...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Calama Chile 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 is an important lesson because it teaches what are the receptive skills when learning English. It does a great job in elaborating the purposes of reading and listening. Sometimes we read for fun or we read because we have to read in order to write an essay. In this example we read for a purpose. Also, sometimes we skim to get a general idea of the topic or we skim through the reading to get a general idea of the reading.Understanding the usage of different types of conditional is very...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Chile antofagasta 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 learned about the various special groups that we might be teaching english too and the ways in which lessons can accomadate these students. The three major groups this unit covered were beginner students, children and people learning business english. Beginner students will need teachers to start slowly and have realistic goals for what the students can accomplish. Teachers should give clear simple instructions, encourage students to speak as much as possible and be sensitive to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Chile concepcion 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 contained information about teaching themes. It discussed the following areas: songs, chants, music, games, stories, arts & crafts, drama & movement and seasonal activities. All of these sections were very helpful and pertinent for a teacher creating activities and teaching materials within an ESL classroom. There were three areas that I found most beneficial. First, was the article about Howard Garnder's theory on multiple intelligence. I have always been fascinated by his...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Concepcion Chile 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 learned that there are twelve different tenses in the English language, and that there are four different types for the three different times; past, present, and future. This lesson definitely helped me to fine tune my understanding of the present tense, and make sure that I understand it better as I teach other students. It made a lot of sense and I like the different ways to teach it that are given for the activate stage.Different groups of students will need different approaches to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Chilln Chile 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: Speaking and writing. The other half of learning a language. Since these are equally important, we, as teachers, need to focus on both of them. Although writing can be boring and may only be reserved for homework, it does not excuse the students from practicing while in the classroom. I think this can be easily done by students writing on the board. I'm noticing too that games have a lot of power when teaching a new language.In this unit I learned about the types of tenses, present, past and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Chile arica 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 really gives potential teachers an insight into how much is taken for granted being a native English speaker. After reading this unit, teachers will have to be aware of the difficulties that lie ahead when teaching their students pronunciation, stress, intonation, and articulation. The difference between verbal and written communication has different rules to abide by as mentioned in earlier units. To effectively communicate in English, the teacher has to be aware of, and able to, deliver...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Antofagasta Chile 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 Modals, Passive voice and phrasal verbs were covered. These are grammar rules which I automatically know, but was not aware of the rules. It was hence useful to learn the rules, and to receive ideas on how to teach them. I would have appreciated a more in-depth look as phrasal verbs and how to recognize them and teach them, as even I, an ESL teacher, had difficulty distinguishing the three types of phrasal verbs.The English language can seem simple to a native speaker, but...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Arica Chile 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 find these tenses units and tests extremely difficult. It takes me several times reading over the material and watching the videos before I begin to figure out the material. I guess I just take it for granted that I know how to speak it, so I don't think about it. I was forced to slow down and really think about it and now I think I can teach it to students in a way that they can understand it because I know why each tense is labeled the way it is and the rules that make it up. I thought this course...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Chile Curico 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: EQUIPMENT AND TEACHING AIDS UNIT 17 There are many options available for teaching. The equipment varies from the White Board to updated electronic equipment and printed teaching aid, specifically the dictionary. What these teaching aids have in common is to enhance the lesson, provide the student with visual aids, audio aids, student to student communication. Introducing new vocabulary and or materials relevant to the lesson planned. Students become involved and enjoy the lessons and absorb...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Rancagua Chile 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 provides basic information about planning of lessons. Described as the teacher to be in class flexible, organized, realistic, how to set goals and revision. Learn how to correctly and multifaceted to interact with students, work with documents and to use a record. What to include in a lesson plan and how to plan a series of lessons. This unit describes how to improve the abilities of teachers and how it can develop.This unit taught a lot about how to vary the ESA structure based...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Chile Osorno 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 the unit modals, phrasal verbs and passive voice we learn that models are: can, could, may, might, shall and other modal auxiliary verbs and that they are used before other verbs to add meaning to the main verb. In the passive voice the object of an active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb, we use the passive voice when it is: not know, not important or we don’t want to say exactly who performs an action. Phrasal verbs consist of a verb and one or two particles, a particle may be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Curico Chile 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 learnt many skills and strategies for teaching a group of students in this unit. it gives alot of useful and practical options for teachers to choose when faced with a class of new students, mixed ability students and so on. In particular, i enjoyed learning about how a teacher can build rapport with students and understand the motivation behind students. I also enjoyed the reminders of how teachers should always be receptive to students, encouraging and motivating instead of demanding. Overall,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Chile rancagua 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: Learning past tenses is just like learning about the present tense though just using the past verbs. If the teachers and students understood the present tenses forms then it would be easy for them to undestand and learn the past tenses. The teachers should just be attentive on which games or acitivities to practice in these tenses for the better understanding of the learners. The main point here is to memorize carefully the correct form of each tenses especially with the affirmative,...  [Read more]