Difficult Languages To Learn

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Democratic Republic Of The Congo Boma 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: Having attempted to learn Spanish, Japanese, Thai, and Korean has made me very aware of intonation. For example, a word in Thai spoken in a rising high pitch tone, can mean something completely different if spoken in a falling low tone. I became aware of this when I was with my Thai tutor and she started laughing and turned red in the cheeks when I said a word. Apparently, what I had said was the word for female menstruation. Because of this, I can understand why students who...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about College Inexpensive 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.G. - Thailand said: 1st language vs 2nd language acquisitionThe differences between how language learners acquire their first language and learn a foreign language should be a topic that gets more attention, as it could help clarify why students struggle with new languages. In order to discuss the similarities and differences, we need to define some of the major lexicon associated with the topic. Generally speaking, someone’s first language (L1) is their native language. But are first and native...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Brazil novo hamburgo 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 elucidated on trouble shooting and some difficult issues faced by Esl teachers in the classroom and suggested solutions to these problems.The first class or lesson could be a problem as the teacher will have to establish rapport with students and set the tone for the rest of the course.Issues could emerge either by the fact that,the teacher is teaching a new group or an existing group.Warmers are a very good way to begin lessons as create a comfortable and enjoyable environment...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ukraine Sloviansk 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: Again the tenses that have turned out to be a great difficulty for me, but they are very useful for speaking English correctly, reviewing them has helped me to refresh knowledge acquired previously, previous years, which have some similarity to my native language but at the same time me Are difficult, I find certain difficulties to express them in English, I feel that many of them I only have to learn them from memory because there are changes in them, regular and irregular verbs success, that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sanibel Florida 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 the use of conditionals as well as reported speech. Zero through third conditionals as well as mixed conditionals do not seem too difficult to understand if the students pays attention to patterns in the verb forms. The main difficulty would be in being able to explain why and how each form is used. While being able to report speech can be important to learn, I think the lesson was a bit too specific in form with the use of back tracking seeming a bit complex with how it was...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Linyi 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 focused on three important grammar points: modal verbs, phrasal verbs, and the passive voice. Additionally, the text provides specific information regarding the different types of relative clauses, defining and non-defining, the different kinds of phrasal verbs, intransitive, transitive separable, and transitive inseparable, and the differences in nuance between the various modal verbs used in the English language. One thing that I took away from this lesson is that learning the subtleties...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Courses TESOL Lessons 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.W. - U.S.A. said: Learning GrammarLet’s face it – learning grammar is not fun! And english grammar is difficult! Though Teaching english as a Foreign Language (TEFL) gives a teacher one advantage, that is the students already speak one language; many TEFL classrooms may contain students with various language skills, educational backgrounds, and experiences that can make learning grammar difficult. But grammar must be incorporated into a TEFL classroom, regardless of level, to ensure that the...  [Read more]

  The Association of Language Testers in Europe is an association of organizations involved in the assessment and certification of language learners in a variety of languages across Europe. The main purpose of the association is to provide an effective framework that allows employers and employees to compare the levels of language qualifications awarded in different countries. The development of the association and its framework has been largely due to the increase in migration of workers between European countries brought about by the widespread easing of border controls within the region. The association continues to grow and currently represents 27 different languages from all over Europe. Are you ready to live and teach abroad? Click here and get started today:...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Yangquan 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. K. - U.S.A. said: This unit is about modals, relative clauses, phrasal verbs and the passive voice. The conjugation of modal verbs is not difficult because whenever you use them, the verb is in its base form. The difficulty with this grammar point is the right use of the modals. Indeed, the understanding of the different meanings of the modal verbs is necessary. The most important meanings are obligation, possibility, probability, permission/prohibition, ability, and advice. Sometimes, different modals can...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Yima China 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 about testing and evaluation. Evaluation and testing can provide the feedback for the teacher. A good teacher can use this information to adapt and adjust the lesson plans by adding new grammar or vocabulary. In other words, testing and evaluation help a teacher to tailor the course to particular needs of the students. Cambridge assessment tests are taken by those who wish to live and study in the U.K.The unit covered the past tense as the previous unit did the present tense. The...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Dniprodzerzhinsk Ukraine 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 interesting and informing. It was very helpful to learn about the different skills involved in language and to learn about the receptive skills in this unit was great. I learnt the importance of first getting the students interested and motivated at the start of the lesson. What grabbed my attention was how it is important to pre-teach students more challenging and difficult language so that they can be prepared for what comes next.Pronunciation and phonology are a very...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Cost Accelerated 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.R. - Korea said: Problems for Learners in South KoreaThere are several main problems for english learners in Korea these are learning a new language, grammatical and sentence structure differences, word confusions, variety of english levels in a classroom, and lack of exposure to english. The first difficulty an english learner has to deal with is learning a new language. The english alphabet phonetic sounds have several sounds that do not exist in the Korean alphabet like ‘f’, ‘v’, ‘r’,...  [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 India Shahjahanpur 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 found Unit 11, provided a good set of advice and examples on the teaching and learning of receptive skills in the classroom and how to tackle the potential issues that may arise when teaching them. Among these examples for approaching language difficulty, the ones I mostly found helpful and will potential re-create in my own classroom would be: The pre-teaching vocabulary method, where the pre-teaching of difficult/unknown vocabulary is used prior to commencing a reading or listening...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Cork Ireland 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 learnt the different techniques that can be used to teach special groups. there was some useful tips for teaching beginners. And how to teach individual students. Also there was some very useful information on ways of teaching children. And ways of teaching English to people with a specific job.And how to access their needs and requirements so you can plan the lessons accordingly.As a native english speaker, you do not realize the words and tenses you are using, you just use...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Narashino 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: In this lesson, I have learned about how to teach new language through its vocabulary, grammars and functions. Each student has his or her own level of ability to absorb new language, so I have learnt about the key factors that create such level of difficulty. I also learnt about the phases of teaching new vocabulary and what are possible activities in class that will make the students be able to understand, be familiar with new words and how they are used in sentences grammatically...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Montevideo Uruguay 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 more difficult because of the many different rules that apply to grammar. We learnt about all the different nouns, adjectives, articles, verbs, adverbs, gerunds, pronouns and prepositions/conjunctions. All the examples and exceptions that can formulate a proper sentence in the English language. Grammar is definitely a harder part to learn from second language learners therefore teaching these different rules will take more time.This was a very challenging unit it needs proper...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Grand Cane Louisiana 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 learnt two main parts, pronunciation and phonology which is very important for every single language. The first thing we need to do when we want to learn a new language, pronunciation. At least we need to read and say it out. Especially for Chinese English-leaners, pronunciation is one of the most difficult part in English-learning. A good teacher is a key to success. Once a teacher understands phonology, the teacher will be able to pass the knowledge to students. To have a good...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL St. Clairsville Ohio 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: For all of the 13 units so far, I have to say this unit is the most difficult one for me to learn and took me a longer time to finish,to digest than other units. This is the first time I learnt something about English phonology in such a systematic way. A lot of contents I did not know before. As it mentioned in this unit, I do believe pronunciation is one of the most struggling points for both teachers and students to teach and learn, not mentioning even if it has a certain rule as other language...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Cameron South Carolina 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 has shown great deal on how the words can properly pronounced by the movements on the mouth as well as the phonemic symbols. Many students find it diffficult to pronounce accurately when saying English vocabulary as they have some loan words within their first language. By trying to get the idea that they could memorise the phonemic symbols, they will be able to pronounce with more accuracy and with fluency. The movements on the mouth and throat are also important to say the words...  [Read more]