Classroom Fun Teaching Activities

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Spain Alcala De Henares 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 insightful for teachers who are teaching English as a foreign language for the first time. It brings to attention the finer detail of a classroom and what is expected to happen in the first few lessons. It gives us a clear indication of how to carry out the first lesson and the problems we might encounter. A new TEFL teachers who experiences difficulty in the classroom will not play out well with students and this unit has provided great detail of how to go about in preventing...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Japan Kure 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 been excited about the prospects of teaching English for several years now. I was not nervous about being in front of a class, but I still lacked knowledge on how to structure my lessons. This Unit helped me to start seeing what my classroom could be like. I particularly like the Patchwork ESA lesson plan because it provides more freedom during the lesson. I also think that it would be more useful for longer length classes. I also very much enjoy all the games and activities listed. I...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Shiraz 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: E.P. – U.S.A. said: This unit taught me what are productive skills; speaking and writing, and how to approach their teaching in the classroom using different activities. There are two different types of speaking activities - accuracy and fluency activities. The accuracy activities are teacher controlled activities and are usually during the study phase, as we want the students to produce accurate and correct language, so that is our focus. In fluency activities we want the students to be as fluent and creative as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Cheap Value TESOL 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: J.B. - South Korea said: Teaching EFL in a KindergartenTeaching EFL in a kindergarten – the thought strikes fear in some people and in others (such as myself) it screams life, fun, energy, excitement, games, joy and a rewarding job! In the following essay, I will draw on my personal work experience to argue the pros and cons of ‘Teaching EFL in a Kindergarten.’ Let’s begin by taking a step inside a Korean Kindergarten Hagwon or english academy with monolingual students. Students at a Kindergarten are...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Online TESOL Center 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.S. – U.S. said: Personally from this course I have gained a wealth of information. I obtained skills to aide me with lesson planning, classroom management, grammar and understanding what to use in the classroom that is effective for students of every ethnicity. I really liked learning about the lesson planning in terms of the engage, study and activate. I think it is very useful for the students in learning english. It also provides me with a guide and structure to lesson plan effectively. I'll...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Japan Ageo 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 discusses teaching the productive skills of writing and speaking. It discusses accuracy based and fluency based activities. There are also useful ideas on how to encourage students to speak and to encourage student interaction, as well as guidelines for the additional aspects required for writing skills of handwriting, spelling and punctuation, and creative writing. The unit also discusses the use of games in the classroom, and the benefit of using them to motivate students and produce an...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Japan Yaizu 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 have learnt about common problem situations in a classroom. Some of those include first lessons when teaching new and existing groups and types of activities to use. The teacher will try to establish rapport, find out about the students and their needs/aspirations with English, and find out the English level of each student. Warmers are usually short, fun, communicative activities to get students motivated and using English. They can include hangman, dictionary, memory games and tongue...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Japan Okinawa 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 accurately described the number of ways a teacher can incorporate enriching lessons to strengthen writing skills. Learning to write in English is one of the most difficult skill because of the attention paid to penmanship, spelling, and correct sentence structure. I liked the way this unit broke down the many ways to teach writing skills especially with the use of games. Interactive and fun activities are a perfect way to get students and teachers involved to create a fun...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL May 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: This final unit highlights challenges teachers would face in the EFL classroom, depending on the size of the class, the difficulty level of material and students behaviour towards learning. I have also learned about the different introductory activities that can be utilized to build rapport in class among students and teacher alike. It stresses the importance of the teacher's approach, method of teaching and proper planning for effective and fun learning. With this being my final unit, I have gained so...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Jiaxing 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: Productive skills refer to the speaking and writing of the language (English). Although the most neglected of the 4 basic skills, writing is still an important skill to for a student to learn. Activities used for teaching speaking and writing are of 2 types of categories. Accuracy activities, usually found during the study phase, focuses on the producing correct language and usually under controlled guidance (i.e., the teacher). Fluency activities, usually found in the activate phase are less...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Tajimi Japan 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 lesson provides me detailed understanding on the Productive skills (Speaking and Writing) in a language. It helps me understand the different activities that can be conducted in the classroom for encouraging speaking and Writing by the students. Incorporation of meaningful games in these activities can help in engaging the students and achieve the desired lesson objective in a fun way.In this unit i learned about the productive skills and the significance of the games. It is now clear...  [Read more]