Columbia Applied Linguistics

The language style and tone used in particular situations (see also ‘code switching’). Different types of register have been identified and classified, for example; five types of language register are identified by Martin Joos as, frozen, formal, consultative, casual, and intimate.  [Read more]

Often presented as a pseudo-science, NLP may have useful implications for EFL teaching. Elements of NLP exist in a number of extant teaching methodologies today, such as suggestopedia, task-based learning and Total Physical Response (TPR). Techniques often used in communication activities also have roots in NLP.  [Read more]

Common Linguistic problems Contronyms, Heteronyms, Idioms, Oh my! English is an extremely complex language. Before a student can be considered truly proficient, he/she must not only master a variety of tenses and irregular verbs, sentence structure and parts of speech, but he/she must also work to understand and master lexical and structural ambiguities. Lexical ambiguities are very common and have a variety of names and definitions depending on the level of ambiguity. Homonyms are words that have the same spelling, but two or more meanings. An example of this is: mean. Is it describing an unkind person? Is it an average? Is someone talking about the definition of a word? Another type of lexical ambiguity is the heteronym. These are words that are spelled the same, but have different...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Columbia Heights District Of Columbia 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 a variety of equipment and visual aids that can be used in the classroom and it varies as to what is available where ever you are. Some of the main equipment and resources that may be available could be chalk or white boards, IWB's, overhead projectors, DVD players, dictionaries, video camera, resource books and computers. As with all lessons you are preparing it is very important to test equipment and plan ahead to make sure things are appropriate for the students age...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Stronghold District Of Columbia 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 covered pronunciation of English words and included linguistic terminology that I remembered from my linguistic classes. It's a shame most language classes don't go into linguistic studies as the way certain people pronounce certain words is an important study in linguistics (such as Japanese people omitting the \"l\" sound and pronouncing them with \"r\" sounds). Understanding and learning about linguistics will help me as an English teacher in a foreign country, as...  [Read more]

  The ITTT TEFL course in colombia gives you the opportunity to learn how to teach English in one of Latin America’s brightest stars and the gateway to South America. colombia is a country filled with unique landscapes and innovative cities, cultural and gastronomic delights, and villages surrounded by imposing mountains. It is a country of diversity with places that only exist in colombia. For lovers of nature and extreme sports, the three mountain ranges of the Colombian Andes are an excellent setting for climbing or walking trails. For water sports, the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Coast offer some of the world’s best surfing and snorkeling, and our lakes and reservoirs in the interior of the country are great for fishing and rafting. colombia has everything; Caribbean...  [Read more]

Whilst Spanish is the official language, there are not less than sixty-five indigenous languages. The forty-three million people fit comfortably into a little over a million square miles. The principal religion is Roman Catholic with the remainder of the Episcopal and Jewish faith. In a continent where baseball and US television is enormously popular, there is considerable enthusiasm for learning English. However, it is ‘American’ English that has most currency and is most sought after, not ‘English’ English. The distinction is noted by locals, bringing considerable advantage to Canadian and North American candidates. Nevertheless, there are many opportunities and, as ever, persistence pays dividends. Those actively looking for work will find it, and be rewarded by the experience...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Columbia Missouri 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 lesson planning and the importance of a good but flexible lesson that allows for adjustment if needed. How to use it as a working document,a record of student progress to aid in targeting areas that need attention. Also the issue of possibly needing someone to step in due to absence was addressed in the video. This is personally important as I have subbed for 14 years and the class that didn't get behind was the teacher that left a clear lesson plan. The unit test pulled many of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Columbia Mississippi 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 lesson planning. I was interested to note that it is acceptable to have simple, flexible plans, as I believed they may be considered lazy or underprepared, even though I have begun to use them. In the beginning I used a very precise plan including all data and overfilled the lesson with learning objectives. I would inevitably end up with a lesson plan that would actually cover at least half of another lesson, if not more. I've since learned to have learning objectives and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Columbia Falls Montana 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 Future Tenses have 7 different main types namely Future Simple, Future Continuous, Future Perfect, Future Perfect Continuous, going to future, Present Simple and Present Continuous tenses. Depending on the various situations, there could be predictions, speculations, decisions made, promises, future facts, whether actions could have been done or still in progress in the future and etc. It is important to differentiate the usages and to use it accurately. Learners will need to know the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Columbia South Dakota 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 contained in Unit 3: Course development was involved with evaluating teachers planning and students performances. Various reasons for testing students English levels, as well as a needs analysis were discussed. This leads to syllabus design for implemented the proper curriculum for the target learners. Also, the end of the course analysis was broken down into a variety of testing approached to assess both the students performances and the teachers implementation of the syllabus. The...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Colombia Bogota 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 18 I have learned about modal auxiliary verbs, the passive voice, phrasal verbs and relative clauses. The modals can be used to express obligation, possibility/probability, permission/prohibition, ability or advice. We can teach these by using role-play, guess meaning of signs or by establishing rules and regulations of a hotel. There are two voices used in English, the passive and active voice. In active voice the focus is on the agent while in passive voice it's on the subject. A clause...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Bogota Colombia 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 provided visual examples of what not to do and what to do when conducting a class. It highlighted that a positive attitude in the teacher and an organized lesson plan are vital for class participation, comprehension and overall success. I learned to give plenty of examples, just like the teacher in video 2, to make sure the students will understand how to use the language correctly and know what is expected of them in the activity phase as well as give plenty of praise and commendation...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Colombia Bello 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 focused in the ways students may be evaluated during their language course to measure their progress with the language. The unit explained that testing is the standard method of most institutions for evaluation, however I learned that the teacher at times may have the large responsibility of constructing the progress exams themselves. I also learned that peer evaluation can be helpful in acquiring genuine feedback about how easy or difficult the course is, as well as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Dos Quebradas Colombia 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 content has provided me with a number of tools that are useful at the different stages during the class. Learning about engage, study and activity has provided me with a practical understanding and model of how to teach and encourage student growth and understanding. The methodologies presented at the start of the unit helped me to understand a variety of methods that have been used and are still in use.This unit briefly covered the main parts of speech, simple sentence...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Bucaramanga Colombia 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 learned about the importance of course books and lesson materials. There are many advantages and disadvantages to course books but I think that as a first year teacher course books would be very useful to me. I would have to make sure that along with the course book that I also came up with my own activities and materials to supplement the books as well as to keep the interest of the children. Finally, I would have to be able to deviate from the book when my students need extra...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Bello Colombia 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 about respective skills which are reading and listening, its importance and use. Reason and motives for these skills can be divided into `purpose` and `entertainment`. In to order to read and listen we must develop techniques like, predictive, scanning, skimming and deduction . And in order to illuminate difficulties in language we must keep in mind sentence length, unfamiliar words while teaching .A good unit overviewing the basic questions such as why we communicate and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs cucuta Colombia 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 on teaching receptive skills. Receptive skills include reading and listening which are equally important to one another. The reasons for reading can include for a purpose to help us aim for a goal or for our own entertainment. There are ways we can read and listen to obtain information without reading the entire text. The different ways is using our predictive skills, scanning, skimming, detailed info and use our deduction from the context. For this particular topic we used the...  [Read more]