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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Davis 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: I like the idea of the ESA method over simple rope learning & memorization. In typical language classes (at least when I was in school), most material was simply presented and expected to be memorized. This method really didn?t help in understanding any more of the words than simply looking, recognizing, and repeating what had been memorized. With the ESA method, concepts/words/objects are introduced in a fun way. After introduction, new material information is applied, to further gain...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Davis Junction 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: In this unit I've covered the different tenses used for expressing the future and how it's structured. I've learnt that each form of the future tense has a specific form and usage that should be used in the classroom to ensure student's understanding of its proper usage. Furthermore I've also learnt how a good understanding of the different usages can be vital for the teacher in order to explain and correct common mistakes made by students. Finally, I've also looked at some teaching ideas that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Amadora Portugal 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 9 was an informative overview about lesson planning. This unit was extremely helpful because it gave templates and outlines where one could practice actually writing out lesson plans. Also, it gave a detailed example of an actual lesson plan created about new grammar and animal vocabulary. This unit was unique and helpful because while theoretical lessons are necessary and needed, it was also useful to see a real life example to help me create my own lesson plans.Reading this unit, I found...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Portugal Porto 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: A very technical unit with a lot of food for thought particularly regarding phrasal verbs as they are multi-word verbs and obviously something that I use continually in ordinary conversations but not something I consciously recognised until I studied them in this module. I appreciate why they might also present a challenge to a non-native speaker as well as I can imagine they might be tricky without continual practice and contact. I appreciated the inclusion of passive speech and how it can...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Portugal Amadora 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 an ESL teacher, I believe that assessing and testing students is somehow rewarding. Students' grades will always tell you how they are doing in their English classes. You will know if your performance is working out for you or not. When a student fails a test, there might be lots of reasons that might be out of your range of knowledge. When more than 5 or 6 students fail a test; that output tells you that your teaching is not being effective enough. Then that assessment process spins around...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Portugal Lisbon 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 delt very well with the students productive output the section on writing made it very clear for the teacher that writing is not an easy task for students. The reasons for communication were clearly outlined and gave me a new insight into engaging the students and the teachers role and importance in creating a desire and a need in students so they want to communicate with you. The difference between accuracy and fluency were very clearly shown and the link between the two were...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Portugal Coimbra 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 was a bit confused by question 11 Which of the following statements best describes the teaching situation denoted by the acronym TEFL. Choices 3 & 4 seem to stand out and if I chose no.3. ''Teaching English to native speakers in a non-English speaking country''...does that mean native speakers of English or their own language in that particular non-English speaking country? No. 4 '' Teaching English to non-native speakers in a non-English speaking country''. Well, that would mean...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Porto Portugal 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: These tense usages were a bit more hard to grasp and I value the videos in times like these. Hearing someone say it aloud is much more helpful than trying to grasp understanding through reading and memorization. What helped was that the present tense had already been drilled into my head and I was able to recall the simple structures of each one. Reinforcement of the auxiliary verbs (do, be, have) in these units furthers my confidence when I can recall them right away.This unit covered the topic of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification funchal Portugal 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 is similar ti the Unit about Present Simple in its nature - the information is structured and organised in a way there can be the least questions possible. Common mistakes are reviews after each past tense paragraph, however I believe an experience in the classroom should be completely different and understanding of the topic by the learners should be analysed on spot.From this unit, I understood about the two kinds of receptive skills in detail. By accounting on how I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Braga Portugal 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 about conditionals and reported speech. most of it was about the grammar related to conditionals. Conditionals are sentences that have \"if\" or \"when\" and the past, present or future tenses. There are Zero, First, Second, Third and Mixed conditionals. They all have their own formula. It also covered verb tenses, and how direct speech changes to reported speech.I have learnt there are many different ways to teach different kinds of students bases on age and culture. I have...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Almada Portugal 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 putting parts of sentences together will not be as easy when learning as a second language. There are many parts of sentences that i did not pay much mind to and now realize it is will be harder to teach to young learners. I have forgotten many things since grade school that I will have to better learn to be able to properly teach the English language. When talking in past tense or present tense, the structure of a sentence can greatly change in English.In this learning unit i have...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification amadora Portugal 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 18 discusses Modals, Phrasal Verbs and Passive Voice. It teaches Grammar, Basic Rules (Obligation, Possibility and Probability, Permission and Prohibition, Ability/Advice), teaching ideas, Active/Passive voices, usage, relative clauses, and Intransitive and Transitive Separable and Inseparable Verbs. It also discusses what a good grammar reference book should have in it.In this unit I looked at the most common problem situation that a teacher can come across and to troubleshoot...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs braga Portugal 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 introduces several topics on vocabulary, grammar and functions. I note that when it provides a list of the aspects that the students need to know about a vocabulary item, spelling and pronunciation appear at the bottom of the list. In my review, these items should be listed at the beginning. As spelling and pronunciation are just like the look and the sound of a word, which should be the starting points for students, especially EST students to learn a word.This lesson about teaching...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Portugal Braga 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 taught me that while there is no one way to approach a lesson, there are certain strategies and tools that can be used to promote the active engagement of students in the classroom. The “Engage, Study, and Activate” (ESA) method is significant because it uses elicitation strategies to gauge students’ existing knowledge while simultaneously allowing the teacher to plan a lesson according to the needs of the students. Engaging the students and drawing their attention and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification coimbra Portugal 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 about methods for teaching vocabulary, grammar, and language functions. I learned about what should be considered when choosing vocabulary to teach. I also reviewed ideas for teaching the new vocabulary and grammar. This unit also reinforced the previously taught ESA method of teaching and provided good examples of using ESA while teaching these parts of language.Having a phonetic script to practice sounds is harder than it looks. I don't think I would be able to teach this...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Portugal Lisbon 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: How one motivates and inspires students to learn confidently and improve their English language skills, will draw from a very important strategy; classroom management. How the students are grouped, seating arrangements, finding the appropriate balance between Teacher Talk Time (TTT)and Student Talk Time (STT), understanding the right methods related to maintaining discipline, rapport building and boosting self confidence in the students; are all important factors of classroom management. It is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Porto Portugal 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: Since I was educated at an early age in Canada, I did not learn the phonetic system growing up. So I learned a lot from this chapter. I did find there was a lot of material in this chapter to process, more than the other chapters. And I know that I still need a lot of practice using the phonetic system and I think teaching the material in this chapter will be quite a challenge.Teaching students about first, second, third, and mixed conditionals can be tricky at first. It's important to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Lisbon Portugal 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 a lot in this lesson. Most of these grammar rules are typically forgotten. There are a lot of key differences between these phrases. Students need to learn the differences because the meaning of the phrases change. There could be lots of misunderstandings if used incorrectly. Also, there are specific rules that need to followed in order for a phrase to sounds correct.This lesson was the hardest for me of all the lessons. I do not believe I ever learned this in school. I found my...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Portugal Almada 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 10 looked at real life examples of two very contrasting lesson styles. After watching both videos it really became clear how the attitude of a teacher sets the atmosphere of the entire classroom, either negatively or positively. I noted the fact that the engage phase in lesson two was much more enjoyable and didn't place pressure on the students. The teacher in lesson two used great examples and gestures relevant to the students that elicited better responses rather than in lesson one. Never...  [Read more]