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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Connecticut 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.R. – U.S.A. said: The use of the methodologies depends on your individual circumstances. One's personality, culture of students and their needs all play a role in the selection of a methodology. Students need motivation, exposure to the language and opportunities to use the language being studied. That's when Jeremey Harmer's 'ESA' - Engage, Study and Activate technique is brought into use. This technique is described as 'strategies used by teachers to get learners to respond'. It involves learners in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Courses Connecticut 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: M.O. – U.S. said: Lesson Planning is a controversial topic. Some suggest that planning creates a situation where the lesson becomes too teacher-centred, fixed and inflexible. For inexperienced or new teachers, however, a lesson plan can be a useful way to avoid having questions raised with which the teacher is less able to provide immediate responses. It can save classroom embarrassment for those new to the classroom setting. The Unit mentions three benefits from lesson planning: a record of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Stamford Connecticut 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 very helpful in being able to compare an effective class with a not so effective one, as well as observing a class in a video versus reading about it. There are lots of small changes a teacher can do that may not be very noticeable to students, but after learning about ESA and good qualities of a teacher, it is clear how these changes make a big difference. The students in the second video were much more engaged, willing to participate and the atmosphere was much more inviting...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Connecticut Stamford 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 all about the International alphabet (IPA) and what it consists of, vowels, consonants and dipthongs. There place and manner of articulation and brief summaries of how they are made in the vocal tract. This unit talks about stressing words and where the stress falls. There is only one primary stress in a word, and a word needs stress for it to be considered a word. I like that this is being introduced; however, as a speech-language pathology graduate, I see that there needs to be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Connecticut Stamford 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: Throughout this unit, I was taught how important the four basic skills of any language are (reading, listening, speaking and writing). However this unit was more focused on the receptive skills which are reading and listening. I was taught the motives to read or listen. The different types of reading and listening which are scanning, skimming, specific information, detailed information, deduction from content and lastly predictive skills. I was also taught how to use this knowledge...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Stamford Connecticut 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 two videos shown in this lesson were very helpful because it was clear on which lesson was more affective and overall, how a good structured lesson can be very successful. It was very interesting to see how the students respond differently depending on the teacher and how the teacher approaches each student. It was easy to see the impact of the teacher's smile in the second lesson set the tone of the second.This unit consisted of an overview of modals, phrasal verbs, and the...  [Read more]

We are presently seeking qualified teachers for private language school clients of ours throughout South Korea to begin within the next 1-4 months, year round. Our client-schools are all reputable and established private language schools through South Korea, who employ several foreign teachers at each location. * SALARIES, BENEFITS AND FACILITIES ARE OPTIMUM. * PREMIUM SALARIES FOR THOSE HOLDING A DEGREE IN EDUCATION * COUPLES AND SINGLES WELCOME Location: Various urban locations throughout South Korea. Salary: $2,200-$3,000/mth US (3% tax) + low cost of living and PERKS Teaching age group: kinder/elementary or Elementary/middle school School days of operation: Mon - Friday Teaching hours: 25-30 hours per week. Days of Operation: Mon - Friday Starting Date: Year round # Foreign Teachers...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Zhangjiagang 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.L. - Korea said: This Unit showed two different video lessons, explaining how to teach and how not to teach. The videos are a bit old though and the tone is a bit weak in video 1. Other than that, the videos were not bad in comparison. It is obvious that video-1 is not the way one should hold a lesson. The teacher's attitude was very bad. I personally did not even like it. His mistakes were clearly visible. The students in the classroom seemed overwhelmed and were not able to follow and/or understand what the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jining 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: Y.S. - U.S.A. said: The two receptive skills are listening and reading, and they share a lot in terms of how they should be taught. First, teachers need to be careful what texts or listening pieces they choose for several reasons. First, they need to be mindful of whether the text is authentic or not, because authentic texts tend to be more difficult and may have a context the students are unfamiliar with. The teacher should choose a sample that is interesting to the students, and also make sure that it is difficult...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs maicao 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 was a rather brief unit with short text, it covered trouble shooting in the classroom. The unit spent some time in addressing what needs to be done in an initial class that helps prepare what needs to be done later on such as leveling, building rapport and doing needs analysis. These activities build a relationship and map a course for class learning. The chapter also presented some nuts and bolts activities for solving the problems presented i.e. multi-level classes, large classes, students...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Colombia Maicao 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 reminds me how I learned languages. I do speak four languages; Korean, English, Chinese and Spanish. When I learned Chinese in China, I focused on the grammar, vocabulary and the usage of them, because Chinese grammar is completely different my native language,Korean, It took a long time to get used to use new language structure. Moreover, I could guess Chinese words based on Korean words, so I was hard and fun at the same time to learn Chinese grammar and vocabs. Since I'm living in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Soledad 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: Unit Two is about the EFL methodoligies, mistakes and feedback. I have learned different ethods and techniques of EFL teaching and when to use which one of them. Furthermore I got introduced to the Engage, Study an Activate approach called ESA, which gives the teacher flexibility and is especially good for trainee and new teachers. In that section of Unit Two I also got very creative ideas for each phase of ESA.This particular unit was just a brush up of parts of speech for me. It...  [Read more]

  Regardless of which type of beginners you are teaching here are our top 10 tips for the teaching of beginner classes. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. Examinations are alwasy needed to move on and know yourselft which level are you in. As in this course, everytime that we take the test it is to verify that we can countinue studying more and have a feedback about our work. This unit explain more clearly the examination methods.This lesson was...  [Read more]

  The next category we are looking at in our series on teaching special groups in ESL are young learners. We consider students aged 2 to 16 young learners. Find out the positives, negatives and tips when teaching young learners in this video. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. Again,in this unit new skills but apply into a great review of ESA; However, it gives me more clear theory of speaking and writing skill, it's not blurring any more for...  [Read more]

  http://www.teflcourse.net This teaching idea for the past perfect involves matching pictures of historical events with the appropriate sentence and describing what had just happened in the picture using the past perfect tense. For example: A picture of the Titanic would be matched with the sentence "hit an iceberg" and the student should say "It had just hit an iceberg". As the trainer notes in the video; the scenarios in this activity are western centric. When Teaching English overseas it is important to bear in mind how you can adapt your activities to make them more suitable or more interesting to your students. Learning about the local culture and history can make your lessons more relevant to your students and therefore more engaging. Are you ready to live and teach...  [Read more]

  http://www.teflcourse.net ITTT's online TEFL/TESOL courses are designed to help anyone thinking of teaching English overseas. On them you will learn teaching methodologies, important parts of English grammar and ideas of how to teach this grammar to your students. This video looks at one idea for the future continuous tense. For this activity students are each given a planner filled with different activities on different dates. The planners are rigged so that there is only one day when the students are both free. They have to interview each other to find out which day they are both free. To find out more about how you can become qualified and suitably prepared for teaching English overseas click the link above. Are you ready to live and teach abroad? Click here and get...  [Read more]

  There are some general Do's and Don'ts that need to be considered when teaching business English. Watch this video to get more insight into teaching this special group of learners. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. By watching the two video's you can clearly see how a teacher's attitude and teaching style will have a huge impact on the students and their ability to learn. If a teacher can actively engage the students and give good examples...  [Read more]

  There are some general Do's and Don'ts that need to be considered when teaching young learners. Watch this video to get more insight into teaching this special group of learners. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. I enjoyed reading about teaching techniques. It's interesting to see that a lot of this has simply evolved naturally within me, throughout my years of teaching ESL. It's interesting to now see the associated labels. I look forward...  [Read more]

  The next category we are looking at in our series on teaching special groups in ESL are individuals. Teaching individuals, or one-to-one, forms a large part of the ESL market. Find out the positives, negatives and tips in this video. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. This last unit was the most confusing of the grammar exercises. Quite nervous for this one, as I'm not sure that these words make sense or not anymore! Might be better to let the...  [Read more]

  http://www.teflonline.net The Present perfect tense is a very useful tense. It is the tense that relates the past to the present. It also tends to be the tense that can often present some difficulties to the English language learner and sometimes the English language teacher. The activity in this video has the students examining two pictures, picture A and picture B. The pictures depict a scene in a house; Picture B is similar to A but with a number of changes. Students are asked to spot the changes and to express the change using the Present Perfect. For example in Picture A, a pile of unironed clothes can be seen next to the ironing board but in picture B the clothes are ironed. So the student would say "He has done the ironing." Another example answer would be, "He has hung...  [Read more]