English In Cyprus

Nine thousand years of history, and a present-day physical division between Greek and Turkish society guarantees an interesting place to visit. Along with this, fabulous scenery, and wonderful stretches of unspoilt coastline make this an ideal place to relax and soak up the culture. Popular with the Pheonicians, the ancient Greeks, the Romans, and the crusaders, there is an architectural treat to be found almost everywhere you look. Greek and Turkish are the official languages; however, English is quite widely spoken amongst the Greek Cypriot community. The population is 750,000, so it’s none too crowded. The local religion is 75% Greek Orthodox, with 14% Muslim. Prospects for teachers are very good. There is considerable enthusiasm for English on the Greek Cypriot side because of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Cyprus Nicosia 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: Classroom management seems very important now that I have read this unit. A good teacher must be flexible and inspirational while not letting the class get away from him or he. Eye contact, gestures, and voice are important factors that the teacher can control. Good eye contact can establish a student teacher relationship and show students that they are involved in a lesson and allowed to talk. Good gestures by the teacher can reduce teacher talk time and add a visual aspect to the lesson. Gestures...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Cyprus Larnaca 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 title of this unit was ‘Teaching New Language’; its focus was centered on the teaching of grammar, vocabulary, and the language functions. It explained the importance of teaching vocabulary, especially to students still in the early stages, and gave an example ESA lesson centered on vocabulary. The unit also explained that a lesson more geared towards vocabulary or grammar typically employ the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Nicosia Cyprus 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 on how to teach speaking and writing, the productive skills. There are two measurements on speaking: accuracy and fluency. Both of them are equally important. Accuracy activities will check that the students can understand use the language in a controlled way before being expected to try to use it creatively in a fluency activity. There are different activities to train/practice both accuracy and fluency. Writing is also very important in learning English. A lot of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Larnaca Cyprus 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: A very good refresher indeed. I learnt that I need to be careful not to confuse prepositions and conjunctions. I needed to be sure I fully understood verb tenses. It reminded me of learning french at school and techniques I used to help remember regular and irregular verb tenses. The most important outcome for me was the fact the unit directed my thinking towards being a teacher teaching parts of speech and trying to find a clear and concise explanation for future students. I realise I still need...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Alajuela Costa Rica 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 illustrates the importance of visual aids and equipment in the classroom. In a time with fast developing technology, equipment can be used in the classroom to gain student's interest, enhance activities and as a tool for self evaluation. The effectiveness of these tools will often depend on the classroom and availability but they can be very helpful for a teacher to develop an engaging and varied class.This unit discusses reading and listening (reasons for: a purpose and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification San Jose Costa Rica 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 talked about teaching the first lesson and potential difficult situations that teachers may face with different kinds of students. It talked about new groups and pre-existing groups and how to deal with those as far as establishing rapport and what kinds of problems the teacher could face with those groups. It also went over warmers and having a class with students who all have different English levels.This unit was focused on not how to teach business English, but how to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Costa Rica San Jose 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 provides a strong definition to the methods that are used in language teaching, which most teachers possible subconsciously do use. Thus, it is nice to have gotten the opportunity to understand the difference in each of these types and to be able to grasp which would be best option in any given situation. The ESA technique is extremely effective as it goes in the perfect order of introduction of a new topic in the engage phase, giving more information on that topic in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Cuba Holguin 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 have learnet: 1)There us different methods and techniques to teach the language. Each method has its pluses and minuses. It depends of the culture of the students of their needs and of your own personality when to use each method. 2)The most effective is ESA(engage-study-activate)method. 3)I have learnt what are the differences between all these stages. Engage stage-is the stage where teacher is trying to involve students as much as possible. Its like \"warming up\" stage....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Holguin Cuba 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 parts of speech section illustrates both rules that can be followed, along with guidelines in areas where the rules are not so clear - e.g. order of adjectives = size-age-color-material-noun. It also demonstrates the potential challenges students have in conjugating verbs, as there are numerous irregular verbs that just need to be memorized. There were also suggestions for games to play with the students to illustrate a particular part of speech or how to properly put together the pieces of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Matanzas Cuba 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 Conditionals and reported speech.There are five main conditionals are as follows:Zero conditional,First conditional,Second conditional,Third conditional, Mixed conditional. I also learned about Typical mistakes,Teaching ideas,Reported speech and Direct speech.I also learned about verb tenses,pronouns. These are sentences containing which refer to past,present and future possibilities.I found this unit very helpful to understand how to physically organise a class...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Costa Rica alajuela 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 explain the conditions also called sentences. Conditional are two part of sentences which one part begin with If or When. There are many forms of conditional but there are 4 main one taught in this class. 0,1,2 and 3 . O: IF + Present Simple Followed by Present Simple, Condition 1: IF + present simple followed by future simple. Condition 2: If + past simple and would do. Condition 3: If Past perfect followed with, would have done. For those the clause n IF can be part of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Cartago Costa Rica 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 took me hours!! I found the passive and active voice definitions made sense however the examples were very difficult due to the wording. I would also liked to have seen the 'transitive and intransitive verbs' section explained further i.e.., information given on the video as I had to do my own research as there wasn't much in the way of examples for these verbs and not a very detailed explanation given.This lesson discussed the different cases in the past tense in English. It...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Costa Rica Cartago 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 learnt that modal and phrasal verbs are frequently used in every day English, whether is it written or spoken. I have learnt that new learners of English may at times have difficulty using these correctly, but with repeated vocabulary practice this can be corrected. I have also learnt that modal verbs can be used to convey different thoughts such as permission, ability, advice ect. I have learnt that phrasal verbs whether they are transitive or intransitive when used in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs San Jose Costa Rica 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 exposed me to the advantages and disadvantages of using course books and materials and showed me how the best teachers are able to strike a balance between using published course books and creating their own materials. Moreover, this unit highlighted the differences between authentic and created resources and materials and suggested how the two categories may be used based on the language level of the students. Furthermore, the inclusion of example activities was very useful and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Alajuela Costa Rica 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 teaching written and spoken productive skills, I am curious to see how this phase may exist on its own. Are there opportunities where it makes sense to link productive skills with comprehension work, or it is more productive to focus on just one of the two? Perhaps the distinction becomes most apparent in the activation phase, where vocabulary items and objectives can be honed, in exhaustive listening or speaking exercises that do not necessarily introduce new material. note: All...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Pinar Del Rio Cuba 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 learnt that there is more than one way of teaching a language that just pen and paper activities. Students will be able to learn a language through simple interaction and association, whether it is speaking, listening or seeing. I have also learnt different methods in which I could be able to break up lessons so that students will stay engaged and on task whilst learning in the most effective way possible.To my mind, information about advantages and disadvantages for different...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Larnaca Cyprus 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: Even though the previous unit on Theories and Methods had outlined the ESA approach to lesson delivery, I found that this unit improved my understanding of it. I especially like the Patchwork ESA approach as I can envision how this can help diversify lesson delivery so that students with varied needs are catered to. For example, with the Patchwork model, it's easy to revisit previous concepts to enhance learning.I learned that there are many different ways to pronounce words. Most of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Cyprus Larnaca 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 think this unit spelled out the framework for what is expected of the teachers and the learners in a classroom. It is important to realize that many factors affect the teacher and the learners in the classroom, and those can inhibit language learning for everyone involved. Yet, if the teacher understands the ideas laid out in this unit and has an idea of what to expect, potential problems like those listed above in the test questions can be avoided. One important thing that stood out to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Limassol Cyprus 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 extremely interesting to me. We covered pronunciation and phonology in this unit. We learned where a sentence will be stressed in order to change the meaning, how the rise and fall makes a difference. We covered how intonation carries a the message in the sentence. We learned the organs that help produce speech and the place articulation occurs. We covered multiple techniques to teach pronunciation.Unit 16 was about conditional sentences and reported speech. It taught me the...  [Read more]