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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United Kingdom Edinburgh 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 productive skills. It can be devided to two parts. Speaking and writing. discussions, games, roleplay are few examples that would improve speaking. For these , it's beter to select something that would interest children. And also the teacher　should wait till the student finishes speaking and it's not a good thing to correct the student always. It's better to do this later with the student concerned. Though reading and writting are equally important teachers...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Edinburgh United Kingdom 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 nice to see the two different ways of teaching. It shows how important rapport is with the students and how starting off a class well has a lasting effect on the entire class. It was good to see some of the things that I have been using in my classes such as pictures to make connections and the students drawing in order to practice what they are learning and keeping it from just strictly speaking, writing, listening, reading all the time.This unit covered the topics of modal...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification United Kingdom Edinburgh 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: What I've learnt is that motivation and understanding are very important skills in teaching, especially when dealing with the youngest. First of all, this is due to the fact that kids are forced to go to school and learn new subjects, therefore they could percieve it as an obligation and then refuse to learn as an act of rebellion. In this cases it's up to the teacher to bring up new activities to encourage the kids' curiosity and learning desire. Second of all, every student has...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Edinburgh United Kingdom 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 lesson has helped to show what a real lesson may be like. It also helped to explain what skills are important and how to build them. I also enjoyed the knowledge about what the skills are called and how they relate to the lesson. Also the second half of the unit booklet with example exercises which show how these skill can be activated and used in a classroom.Reading and listening are two important receptive skills. They both are equally important. When selecting study...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Edinburg Texas 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 unite is about teaching material and books.I learned that course books usually come in a set of three,student book,workbook and teacher book.There are some advantages and disadvantages in using course books.Some of the advantages are,it is less time consuming for the teacher,it is well graded,it covers all skills.The disadvantages might be,it might make the teacher lazy,the teacher or students might not like it,it is not designed for needs of particular students and it might become boring.What a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Edinburg Washington 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 provides good material related to teaching pronunciation and phonology (intonation, stress, phonemic symbols and so on). All information was known before (at the university). I can say that the unit helps to refresh the knowledge, to check the revised information and to understand that it?s useful to use visual materials such as charts, schemes, diagrams, etc. to explain, e.g. the difference between the manner of articulations or the placement of the speech organs and they used for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United Kingdom Coventry 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 usage of the future tenses often cause confusions and doubts among ESL students. Therefore, while teaching these few tenses it is important to help our students imagine the scenario when we apply the tense vividly, so as to help them grasp and understand the from easily. Differentiating the usage of present simple and present continuous tense in a present form and a future form may impose certain challenges upon our students. To explain the contrary between the two, we have remind our...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Coventry United Kingdom 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: Teaching material can be authentic or non-authentic. Authentic is pre-published material not specific to teaching English. Non-authentic material is specific to teaching English and is usually a pre-published textbook with audio/video supplement. Teachers can also develop their own teacher material, which most students seem to prefer over textbooks because teacher-created material is more student-centered and relevant to the teachers learning needs.This Unit went over the different ways...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Coventry United Kingdom 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 helpful in terms of tying up any loose ends that the other units did not address. As all students that a teacher interacts with are new at some point, it provided a lot of creative and fun ideas in terms of 'breaking the ice'. I like the idea of the ball game and will personally be incorporating it into my classroom first day activities in the future.This unit teaches about the different types of present tenses. There are four present tenses which are taught in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United Kingdom Birmingham 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 learned about gestures and language. Learning about where to sit students is something that I already knew but the different language times and the time that a student and teacher have is very necessary (TTT versus STT). The horseshoe or circle seating arrangement is my favorite to sit students, but I now know that it does not work for all classrooms. As well as writing on the board, dedicating your time to the students will allow them to learn in a more productive way....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification United Kingdom Coventry 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: Brief Overview: Future Tense broken down into seven structures; Future simple, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous, \"going to\" future, present continuous, and present simple. It shows the differences of the structures and how it is been used. I've learned the differences between all these seven structures and what are the usage of each structures. It is very important to understand the future tenses because it tend to get confused with the present...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Birmingham United Kingdom 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: There are two types of materials: authentic materials and created materials. This unit shows how to use these materials with course books to produce an effective lesson plan. The advantages and disadvantages of course book are introduced in the unit so that teachers know how to best use of course books. I have learnt how to analyze a course book and how to use four different options such as omit, replace, supplement, and adapt for course book use.There are many methods of teaching...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification United Kingdom Birmingham 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 one helped me to understand how to work with the course. In my case, it is crucial to take notes on key elements. The videos are a good starter, before the read. About the material itself, naming the roles of the teacher was something I did not have considered before, and it is a very useful tool towards planning a lesson. Other than that, I received a reminder on what is important in building a relationship with the class, which I must keep in mind. Lastly, I got to know...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Burns Flat Oklahoma 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 have learned the importance of arranging the classroom in such a way that all the students and the teacher will benefit from the lay out. For a smaller, and I would say younger group, the circle or horse shoe seating would be best because it is much more informal and also makes it easier if you need to stretch your legs in between the lesson sections. For older people or a larger group I would start with small group seating. This could be helpful when doing ice breakers and will also help for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Cornwall 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: Unit #19 is about teaching special groups. This unit talks about teaching of few different types of classes, such as: beginners, individual students, children, business English/English for Specific Purposes. The unit gives useful suggestions on teaching of those different types of students. Furthermore, the material from the unit explains what should be avoided in the classroom and things to consider. Also, the unit explains what is the difference between monolingual and multilingual classes....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Orchidlands Estates 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: Much of what teachers are doing to assess the students progress are through tutorials, evaluations from students, and tests. Many of the time the best way to see their progress and their strengths and weakness, allows the teacher to be able to see whether the student is grasping concepts or that certain topics need to be reviewed for better proficiency. Depending on what age group and goals as to why the students are taking this English course, some may have intent to further their English...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Briaroaks Texas 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. There are different kinds of evaluations and testing given by the teachers to the students. First i will start with assessments; Continual assessment is the most effective way to constantly monitor students' progress. There are different kinds of test. Practice tests which can provide teachers with information regarding future lessons usually given at the start of the course. Placement test assessment used to grade students language levels prior to commencing an EFL course,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Cordova 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 concerned itself with course material. It stated the advantages and disadvantages of both authentic material and created material. I can picture that inexperienced teachers often uses the coursebook as a crutch to help with their insecurities but, taking all the advantages and disadvantages into account, I think a healthy mix of the tried and tested syllabus from a coursebook together with flexible and engaging creative materials will result in the best lesson overall. I think I have some...  [Read more]