Elise Adams

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Adams 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: There are many parts to understand while trying to learn the past tenses. It will be important to break each tense down and make sure the students have a good understanding of the form before continuing. As each form is taught looking back at the previous form will help in making sure they do not forget what they have already leaned. The importance of speaking activities will be helpful in the students getting a good understanding of how all the tenses are used because they can hear what they are saying...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Adams Iowa 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 7 is a refresher course on the Engagement, Study, Activate method of teaching English Foreign Language. It focused on vocabulary, grammar, and functions. When teaching vocabulary there are certain factors that make it easier to learn new vocabulary and certain factors to make it easier to teach new vocabulary. There are also certain things that a student must know about a vocabulary item. When teaching grammar there are certain things that must be done. Students must understand the meaning, the must...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Adams Crossroads Delaware 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 learned about the two productive skills, speaking and writing. In addition, I learned about about using games in the classroom. I learned that students have many reasons for having difficulty speaking in the classroom, but I have now learned ways to encourage them to speak, such as having them do group/pair work, doing plenty of drilling and guided practice before the fluency-based activities, and making sure my activities have a purpose such that the students feel motivated...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Akron 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: This unit is about how to present and teach the 7 different forms of future tense. It goes into examples of how each form is used to set up a sentence and how to conjugate the verbs correctly. I think that the most interesting part of the unit is how it goes into how to ask and answer questions using future tense. Living overseas I have found that most of my interactions with non native English speakers are often question and answers about how long I have lived abroad and what do I do for work. I feel that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Colwich Kansas 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 quite the interesting, although very detailed orientated and quite a lot to remember. The first part of the unit talks about conditionals which focuses on different if when situations. They focus on the zero conditional, first conditional second conditional, third conditional and finally the mixed conditional. Everyone has a different usage and sometimes with the mixed conditional the second and third are mixed together. The latter half of the lessons focuses on reported speech. Reported speech...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jacinto City 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: Lesson planning has been useful to me in many of the ways mentions in the chapter. It?s true that teachers must find a balance between writing too little and too much into the plans. There should be a certain amount of flexibility built into the plans. I think it will be useful for me to distinguish the different parts of the lesson using the concepts ?engage?, ?study? and ?activate? mentioned in chapter 2. In this way, students are exposed to a certain vocabulary of grammar point in three...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL California 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: Unit 10 offers a really nice change of pace from the previous 9 lessons. Instead of reading about technique or specific grammatical points, unit 10 provides two videos that show real life application (and disregard) of teaching methodologies and practices that were introduced in previous units. I greatly enjoyed this unit far more than I thought I would have. Seeing the differences in participation and joy, not only among the students but also with the teacher, between the two videos was a real...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hillcrest Heights Maryland 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: Class material is important for every lesson. This does not mean that it needs to be a course book or teacher-created material all the time. A good balance between the two, plus some authentic material will give your students the opportunity to experience the language in what they consider a safe environment to practise, while ensuring that they learn the content and are able to apply it to real life situations. Before using the material, we need to make sure that it's appropriate for the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Rockland Idaho 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: Unti 20 provided suggestions for dealing with potentially difficult scenarios, such as the first day in a new class, teaching to students with differing language levels, large classes, etc. A teacher who approaches the class with sensitivity and responsiveness to student needs, will be able to accomplish a great deal with the techniques listed in the unit. Throughout this course, I have felt that the materials were thorough and insightful and I look forward to being able to apply them in the real world....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ponce Inlet 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: In this unit we watched two videos of the same teacher and students engaged in the same lesson and lesson plan, but the style of instruction was markedly different. In the first lesson the teacher is clearly impatient and in a bad mood, he makes little effort to engage students as people, and speaks quickly and mumbles. This attitude and behavior causes student participation to decrease. In the second lesson the teacher engages in the same lesson plan, but attends to the students needs by...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Indianfields 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: Managing classes is a core role that any teacher should uphold to the highest standard, again if you let poor standards take over this will have an impact on how effective the class can be to both individual students and the class as a whole. Taking into account the different scenarios can both enhance the teaching experience as well as give a means for an enriched student/teacher relationship by carefully planning seating arrangements, how activities are organised, how information is relayed to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Kennard 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 book aims to provide a clear description of key aspects of English phonology in order to help teachers diagnose and prioritize problem areas in pronunciation. It also aims to develop an awareness of current issues and relevant research in the field to inform teachers decisions, not only about what to teach, but how to teach pronunciation, particularly in EIL contexts. Specifically, it aims to enable readers to: * Understand key terms and concepts in phonology and phonetics * Become aware of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Fremont Iowa 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 17 is the reflection of equipment used within the classroom to further educate the children on lesson material. As well as a few examples to use to have the students be enthusiastic about learning, such as writing on a white board, watching a DVD in class. which is informational about the given topic. Overhead projectors and displaying visual aids. Worksheets and work cards allowing the students to work in pairs. More and more what seems to be prevalent now adays is the use of course books, resource...  [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 Inexpensive 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: K.R. - U.S.A. said: Is english the New RussianIn 1963, at the height of the Cold War between the united states and the former Soviet Union, I was ten years old and my older brother a junior in high school. As a young man keen to study politics when he got to university, he elected to study Russian to fulfill his foreign language requirement. The Soviet Union seemed a genuine threat to our economy and our military, indeed to our very existence, and thus it was felt by many educators and national leaders...  [Read more]

If Italy’s combination of superb food and wine, and la dolce vita - the sweet life – doesn’t grab you, then nothing will. Italy proudly boasts fabulous art and opera, a magnificent array of ancient monuments, and history stretching back thousands of years. Whether you head for fashionable Milan, or ancient Rome in this relatively small country you’re never too far away from great beaches, verdant rolling hills or alpine skiing. Who could ask for more? The language primarily in use is Italian, however, it may be useful to note that Italians can understand Spanish. Outside the main tourist areas English is not widely spoken, and indeed the Italian education system is a little deficient on this front. This deficiency in the high-school education provision is one of the reasons that...  [Read more]

The world's fifth largest country has a great deal to ignite the imagination of the traveller. Tropical rainforests, the Amazon basin, pristine beaches are just what comes with the territory. Once one adds in the people, who are often extremely friendly, and the buzz of the big cities, you can guarantee that you are entertaining the experience of a lifetime. The official language is Portuguese, and the population of one-hundred and seventy millions has plenty of space in the three-point three millions square miles of landmass. Seventy percent of the population is Roman Catholic. Of the remainder there is a significant proportion of evangelical Christians, but also, interestingly, of native animists - those that believe earthquakes, trees, mountains, etc. all have spirits associated with...  [Read more]

Learning modes: Young learners vs. adults he role of a teacher is a vast and varied one and there is a considerable amount of factors that will affect this role. One of the main factors that really effects how and what we decide to teach is the age of the students. For instance you could not walk into a classroom full of eight year old primary school children with the same lesson plan designed for teaching a group of 3rd year degree students. Other then the differences that would occur in academic ability, between these two groups, people of different ages have very different needs, competences and cognitive skills. For example, it is through play that much of children's early learning is achieved. (1) ‘The physical, socio-emotional and intellectual development of children is dependent...  [Read more]

The Role of the Teacher If only the role of a teacher was as easy as being a ‘medium through which students learn’. In today’s day and age, no matter what country the role takes place in, a teacher is so much more than a resource for information. When I was young, I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up, simply because I wanted to write on the chalkboard! My teachers seemed to be the greatest printers, curving their letters just so, and I wanted to do it also! Now, after ‘higher education’, and three different career paths, I have come back to wanting to be a teacher, but my reasons have changed. I was fortunate in my years of high school, to have teachers that really cared about me as an individual, and I want to give this back. This is where the difference between...  [Read more]

British english vs american English With English being recognised as the global language of choice, which one is considered the official language? So just how did American English diverge from British English in the first place? American English roots back to the early colonial days of the late 16th century, were a whole gamut of cultures converged into a single society. In some colonies English wasn’t even a spoken language and in those colonies that did speak English it was quite different from the English we know today. The Elizabethan English of the day consisted of many varieties of regional English dialects. All these different dialects, intermingled with a multitude of cultures formed one big boiling pot, of which over time, a new variant was produced – American English. And...  [Read more]