Does China Speak English

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Shady Oregon 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: Well, we?ve reached the end of the road. Do I feel ready to go to China and teach a class? Nope. Have I done most of the work I need to get certified to do exactly that? Yep. This doesn?t give me a lot of confidence in being an English teacher, but I guess I?ll roll with it. English teachers in other countries have the reputation of being too stupid to get by in their country of origin. Like washed up Americans with no marketable skills but their ability to speak the English language. Or even worse -...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Zhoushan 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 teaches productive skills, i.e. speaking and writing. For speaking there are two important activities, accuracy and fluency. Accuracy activities are focused on producing correct language, while fluency activities allow students to be creative. Students should always be encouraged to speak in the classroom. Meanwhile, writing activities should consider issues such as handwriting, spelling and punctuation.This unit has to do with the different present tenses, a topic that can be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bazhong 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: A.F. - Korea said: I hesitate to write my reflections because I rarely make use of reading tasks in my lessons due to the nature of my specialization (oral English). However, I can observe that the ESA method here applies just as well to a reading as it does to any other activity and I think the Activate portion sounds particularly fun. I would choose Brad Pitt over Tom Cruise though! I'd also think a Star Trek, Next Generation activity could be fun, especially with more advanced students. This lesson inspired me to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Wuzhou 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 productive skills (writing and speaking) are used with the purpose of communicating. They are based on accuracy and fluency activities. Probably, the writing skill is the most neglected and also students prefer to concentrate on their speaking skill. A teacher should always encourage students to speak (even if sometimes they have problems in doing it, because of lack of confidence or peer intimidation). Writing has some differences which separates from speaking: handwriting is important (and we...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Yizheng 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: Evaluation and Testing is a very important tool for an instructor to monitor a students progress in the classroom. There are several ways to evaluate students progress which include tutorials, evaluations by the students, and good old tests! There are several tests that make up the journey of the course: placement, progress, diagnostic, and practice. The external tests will not be given by an instructor but by an outside association to make sure the student has learned everything they need to be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sao Paulo 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. P. - China said: This unit covered a lot, ranging from establishing rapport, to maintaining discipline, to general interactions between teacher and student. It is important to have a strong understanding of how to arrange a class, whether it be physical location or how to pair students when participating in group work. It is good to change things up and keep pairs fresh when splitting the class into small groups or pairs. I learned that the teacher is always adapting to the environment and must be flexible to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mianyang 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 was much about basic grammar, which I studied many years ago. It was quite eazy for me to know how to do the grammar in itself, but it was much more difficult to remember how the different groups were classified. I can understand and speak with no problems without studying these grammar, but if I will teach English it is necassary to have a good knowledge of it. So I think it was a very good repetition for me.Tenses are difficult. Chinese doesn?t really have tenses, so I can only...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Company Best 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.M. - U.S.A. said: Problems for ESL Learners in ChinaAlthough studying a second language presents problems for all learners, it is important to examine similar problems faced by learners with similar language background. With the economic growth in China, it has been important for chinese students and workers alike to learn and study english to compete in the global economy. Thus it is important to determine the challenges chinese ESL students face in learning english. Pronunciation is one of the major...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Credible 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.Z. - China said: english as a global languageWith its many roots and branches, the english language has an unparalleled presence in today’s world of communication. In the modern era, it has grown to have an influence on countless people’s lives in a way that is unprecedented in human history. While it is debatable whether or not english has the highest number of speakers, it is unquestionable that there is no comparison to be made when considering english’s role in the ongoing development of global...  [Read more]

  Once you have completed your chosen TEFL course and have that all important certificate in your hand, you can seriously start to plan the next stage of your adventure. Thanks to the sustained demand for English language teachers right across the world there are plenty of countries to choose from, each with its own unique set of attractions. But how long will you have to commit for when you sign the job contract? Europe The most common contract in European schools is for an academic year that generally runs from September to June. The great thing here is you will have a couple of months off during the summer break to travel or earn some extra cash working with private students or at a summer camp. Summer language camps are very popular across much of Europe and usually run for 4...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Accreditation Distance 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: H.P. - China said: english as a Global LanguageWhat factors encourage the emergence of a Global Language? Is it simply when the largest amount of people can speak the language, whether as an official language or a second one? Currently there are 6909 known active languages throughout the world, with 473 on the brink of extinction.[1] The english language is actually third in the number of people who can speak it, behind Mandarin chinese and spanish.[2] So why hasn’t spanish or Mandarin emerged as the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about College Global 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. - Germany said: Cultural Sensitivity in the ClassroomEven though I have no experience yet teaching english, I have acquired several years of teaching experience at US Universities teaching mathematics as well as marketing. Due to the relatively large percentage of foreign students at US Universities, inherently I also acquired experience teaching and dealing with students from various cultures. Following are what I consider the most important aspect to teaching based on varying cultural backgrounds: •...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Company Inclass 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.N. - Uganda said: Problems facing students of different NationalitiesHaving studied from a country where students belong to one nationality but with different local languages, it’s important that I write about the problems facing students of different nationalities because even though my situation is a little different in that we were of the same nationality, but still we spoke different native languages and had varying cultures. Students of different nationalities face the following problems:...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Advanced TESOL Programs 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: I.M. - Poland said: english as a global languageDuring my trips around the world the question I’ve asked the most was ‘Do you speak english?’. And it didn’t matter if I was in Oslo exploring their breathtaking landscapes, on St. Mark Square in Italy, in Marocco, or while trying to take the train in Germany, there always were somebody around who would answer ‘ Yes, I do!’. I imagine that the same response I would get by the Great Wall of China, or Taj Mahal in India. english – you can hear it...  [Read more]

China is not so much a country as a huge world in its own right. The ambition of the nation is to be the world’s largest economy, and most educated observers expect that it is only a matter of time before this aspiration is met. But it is not simply the economic dynamism and the strange contrast of cultures that draws the traveler. Thousands of years of history, philosophy and culture are clearly evident, and in a sense all of the political events of the 20th century, are merely a grain of sand on the beach of Chinese history. Cantonese and Mandarin are the official languages; however, in a country of around one point three billion spread over nearly four million square miles, there is a cornucopia of different dialects and idioms. The reality is that Cantonese will serve you well in...  [Read more]

Problems for learners in a Country of your choice: Italy In this paper I will address the issues I face as a teacher from the context of living and working in Italy, as well as the common problems my students encounter while learning and speaking English. I also want to draw attention to the input culture and society has on language, and look at how these factors influence dynamics within the classroom. Of course, it is nearly impossible to view ones self outside your own given cultural perspective, so as a result of this I will also be discussing my own assumptions on how I "imagined" people might act, compared to the reality of the situation. Often I neglect to take into account these differences, simply because I was raised in America, where I am used to a different set of cultural...  [Read more]

Pronunciation Problems for Chinese Students of English As a global language, English has been popularly taught as the second language in China for quite a few years. Now there are more Chinese people learning English on various purposes, such as applying for a higher paid job, studying and living abroad, or establishing business with western countries. According to my experience of learning and teaching English, it is harder to master English pronunciation than English grammar for Chinese students. Chinese grammar may appear quite simple compared to that of many highly-inflected Western languages (e.g. Russian, Latin, etc.), or even the low-scale verb conjugations, for instance, of English (e.g. "swim, swam, swum") because of the lack of inflections. Even though there are similarities...  [Read more]

With a landmass of Germany, France and Italy combined this country, on the highest plateau in the world has exercised a fascination in travellers for centuries. It is only since 1986 that the country has been officially ‘open’, and indeed Beijing still holds sway over what, in China, is officially known as the Xizang province. Buddhism is the major religion practiced in the region. The population is a little over two millions, making this one of the most sparsely populated regions on earth - about one person for every 2.3 kilometres. Teaching here is more for those seeking a life experience than great financial reward. It is very difficult to get a work permit for Tibet, and notoriously difficult to get visa extensions. Hence many people go in on the look to voluntary organisation to...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about Company Easy 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.N. - Australia said: english as a Global LanguageEnglish holds the top spot in the hierarchy of world languages. That doesn't mean it's spoken by the most people – that gong goes to China – but english is the most influential language in the world, and at present is the only language which can claim to be the global language. My first glimpse of this phenomena came while speaking with an austrian visitor to Australia, and discussing his native language, German. I thought to ask him what language he had...  [Read more]