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TESOL stands for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Other acronyms are often used within the English teaching world, such as TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language), and ELT (English Language Teaching). However, in terms of teaching English abroad, they are often used interchangeably. Many of the most popular countries for teaching English abroad require teachers to hold a TESOL certification in order to obtain a work visa or work permit. The recognized worldwide standard qualification for teaching English to non-native speakers is known as either a TEFL or TESOL certificate. Providing you are willing to learn and are over the age of 18 years, you are eligible to take one of our courses. All our introductory level courses...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Duncan Nebraska 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 gives an overview of the various equipment, tools, and teaching aids that are available to be used for optimal learning. It talks about the importance of having a board of some type and the role that it plays in the classroom. The board has multiple uses, and you are only limited by your imagination. This unit points out some of the do's and don't's such as do not use capitalize letters, etc. Having a board in the class is one of the most important tools to have in the classroom for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Duncan Michigan 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 find the future tense form extremely confusing, but after this section I am becoming a little more comfortable. This unit introduced me to the idea of going to future which isn't something that I have necessarily learned about specifically before. The examples given of the different forms are set up in a way that I am able to visual multiple examples of the forms which helps me learn their differences. Most of the forms use a combination of will, have and been which causes me confusion, but I am...  [Read more]

Teaching English in Turkey with A Plus Academy is a great opportunity for once in a lifetime experience on professional as well as personal level. English is being taught throughout the country but few cities remain the centers of it. Istanbul, a fascinating city built on two Continents, divided by the Bosphorus Strait. This is one of the greatest cities in the world where you can see a modern western city combined with a traditional eastern city, it's a melting pot of many civilizations and different people. Also, Istanbul is an international city which attracts business from all over the world. Naturally, that business is conducted in English, making English a desirable language to learn and native English speakers a precious commodity. Besides Istanbul, living and teaching English in...  [Read more]

  Iban is currently living and teaching at an English academy in Pamplona, Spain. In his TEFL review, Iban tells us that he took the 120-hour TEFL course with ITTT. Iban appreciated the support he received from his online tutor throughout the course and the fact that he was able to put what he was learning into practice with his teaching job. Now Iban has finished the 120-hour course he is looking forward to taking the business English course as well the OTP course offered by ITTT. ITTT’s OTP (Observed Teaching Practice) course is a series of modules that allows you to gain practical teaching certification to supplement an online teaching certificate without having to attend a training center. It is an excellent way to boost your CV when applying for teaching jobs. Below you...  [Read more]

For the TESOL teacher the countries that comprise the bulk of the Middle East include Dubai and the rest of the UAE, Bahrain, Israel, Palestine, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen. As a region it has many stark contrasts. The oil-rich states, such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE, offer generous salaries, and very pleasant living facilities. At the other end of the scale Palestine, on account of its difficulties, attracts few TESOL teachers. Even within the oil-rich states one can find considerable contrast. For example, Qatar is engaged in a programme of rigorous westernisation - including the free availability of alcohol; however, in Saudi Arabia, one is dealing with very much more an Islamic state. In general TESOL teachers report of the region that the salaries...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Duncan 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 shows the differences between authentic and created materials. Both of them are important and have their own merits and minus points. Authentic material may be more useful for students of higher llevels, as it provides the \"real\" language and may be more interesting for specific groups of students. However, with created materials we have many options to choose from. Course books provide us with more security and easier class planning, while it might also be very predictable and boring...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL East Ridge Tennessee 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 explains the Future Tenses. There are mainly 7 types of future tense : 1.Future Simple - states the action in future, used for spontaneous decisions,predictions without evidence,future facts or promises/threats. 2.Future Continuous - states the action in progress at a particular time in future, used for predicting the present,polite enquiries without influence. 3.Future Perfect - states the action completed within a certain time in future. 4. Future Perfect Continuous - states how long an...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL East Dennis Masachusetts 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 ths unit I've learnt of the different methodologies for teaching a foreign language and then learnt the method used in EFL, called ESA. The ESA consists of three stages: Engage - where the teacher engages the students into talking about a given subject, Study - going over the material that came up during the engage stage, it is the time for correction and teaching new things, and Activate - where the teacher gives assignments to the students in order for them to use the material they've...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL East Rochester Pennsylvania 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 we get to the last part of English grammar being taught in this course. As we have gotten to see with past units, teaching English grammar is never an easy task, but it can be a fun one if one uses the right aides. Here, we get to see the use of modals (which are essential when adding meaning to the main verb), the passive voice (which can be hard for many students as the passive voice is not used in every language often, for example when speaking in Spanish), the relative...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL East Bangor Pennsylvania 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 first video was hard to watch! The teacher looked unhappy and disinterested in his job. He appeared to have little motivation to interact with his students, and when he did, his responses were curt. As a student, I would have been intimidated to respond orally in the Lesson #1 class. Lesson #2 was an inviting class. The teacher smiled, introduced himself, and learned the names of the students in the class. That little act of kindness and caring set a completely different tone in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL East Brookfield Masachusetts 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 core purpose of teacher assessment and evaluation should be to strengthen the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and classroom practices of professional educators. This goal serves to promote student growth and learning while also inspiring great teachers to remain in the classroom. Comprehensive systems of continuous teacher education and professional growth help teachers master content, refine their teaching skills, critically analyze their own performance and their students?...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL East Harwich Masachusetts 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 learning module I enjoyed being brought back to the basic rules that go along with using modal auxiliary verbs. Behind each modal is a different idea such as: obligation, possibility, permission, ability and advice. We chose to use certain words because of the connotation they will have in the sentence, and being able to analyze these word choices by looking at explanatory chart allows everything to really come together. What I believe will be a challenge and key mishap form ESL...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL East Honolulu Hawaii 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: Couse books and didactic materials are very essential to accomplish the teaching learning post which is they can not be neglected. However,when teachers or relies solely on the course books, his or her lessons become boring,predictable and unrealistic as in most cases these course books may not cover the every aspects of the learners need as well as their day to the realities. And this is where the an efficient and realistic teacher moves a little bit away from over dependence on the course book...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL East Jordan Michigan 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 learnt what are the different types of beginner students I might get to teach - the absolute beginner, the false beginner, the adult/young beginner, the beginner who does not know the Roman alphabet. I learnt what I need to do when I teach children and what to do when I start teaching Business English (which something I am very interested in, so this was very important for me, I probably wouldn't have thought of the \"Needs Analysis\" had I not read about it here) and how to make the program...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL East Chicago 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: Unit 6 was a grammatical overview of the past tense. Having already learned about the present tense, this unit was an important step in continuing to learn in depth about the different tenses. This past tense is particularly important because it will be used and encountered throughout any English learner?s academic career. Not only is it commonly used in narrative settings, but is prevalent in academic writings in fields such as History. Although the presence of exceptions and irregular verbs make...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL East Conemaugh Pennsylvania 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 last unit of this online TEFL course was brief and covered the topic of troubleshooting. Possible solutions to common problems that can or will arise in an ESL classroom were discussed. The section on different levels I found to be particularly important as I encountered that problem when I was a student in foreign language classes. It seemed like I always finished the work material before other students in my class and because of this my teachers would either pair me up with a less...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL East Lynne 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 offered some good explanations for each tense. It also reflected some problem areas of students, which I can also confirm according to my experience. The Present Perfect and it's relation to the present is one of the most difficult for students to understand, as they often do not understand the difference between the Simple Past and Present Perfect Tense. Other difficulties appear when teaching the combinbation of Simple Past and Past Perfect, especially when keywords, such as AFTER or...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL East Point Georgia 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 learn about how to teach receptive skills. Receptive skills are part of the four language skills, reading, listening, writing and speaking. All four of these skills are equally important and as teachers we should always try and include all four skills while teaching. When using our receptive skills our reason and motive when are completely different from one another. There are two categories we can divide our reason and motivation, for purpose and for entertainment. Reading or...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL East Side Pennsylvania 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 is an excellent summary on course materials. I see that you can not only \"go by the book\" when teaching English. It also states that having no book at all can be a problem in that there is no structure whatsoever. A foundation is important. I also found some useful tips on purchasing a all-around-use beginners book in this section. The picture stories activity is a great Idea. I just printed it out and will use it with one of my classes soon. I have worked in schools with absolutely no...  [Read more]