English Second Language Teacher

  The simple answer is no, you do not need to have any knowledge or experience of languages other than English to take a TEFL course or to become an EFL teacher. The ability to speak other languages is not required as the vast majority of TEFL classrooms around the world rely on the communicative approach to English teaching that specifies that English is the only language used in the classroom. In multilingual classrooms where the students could have a dozen or more different first languages, being able to communicate in one or two of them would obviously be of no particular advantage. In monolingual classrooms you may also find that students are more inclined to revert to their mother tongue during the lesson if they are aware that the teacher can understand what is being said....  [Read more]

  Globalization and the increasing demand for English speaking professionals all over the world, especially in emerging regions, has brought about a new, steadily growing sector: English as a Second Language (ESL). An ESL teacher is, therefore, an educator who works with English Language Learners (ELLs) whose native language is not English. The goal of the ESL teacher is to help the students reach a certain level of fluency in English, on both a spoken and written level. ESL educators are not to be confused with foreign language teachers. ESL teachers do not share the same native language and are specifically trained to offer explanations and directed teaching methods to non-English speakers. This teaching style is mainly focused on repetition, drills, demonstrations, and...  [Read more]

  Globalization and the increasing demand for English speaking professionals all over the world, especially in emerging regions, has brought about a new, steadily growing sector: English as a Second Language (ESL). An ESL teacher is, therefore, an educator who works with English Language Learners (ELLs) whose native language is not English. The goal of the ESL teacher is to help the students reach a certain level of fluency in English, on both a spoken and written level. ESL educators are not to be confused with foreign language teachers. ESL teachers do not share the same native language and are specifically trained to offer explanations and directed teaching methods to non-English speakers. This teaching style is mainly focused on repetition, drills, demonstrations, and...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Bukhara Uzbekistan 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: As for unit (7), teaching new language, was studied, I now have a good idea how to teach new vocabularies with the grammatical structure to those who want to learn new language. Moreover, I could create better plan with the learners? center for my students. I as a teacher got some more new views of teaching vocabularies of the target language from this unit.By comparing good and bad teaching habits, this unit emphasized the characteristics that a good teacher has in the classroom. In...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about Inclass 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.P. - U.S.A. said: First Language v Second Language AcquisitionHow can a child learn language so quickly and how is that similar or different to how they pick up english later on in our classrooms? In this brief article I will attempt to highlight the differences between how children pick up their first language and how they pick up their second language. Then, a look at what can be improved upon for teachers of second languages. First, let us examine the environment in which the first language is picked...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Japan Seto 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: Having grown up speaking English & learning proper grammar from the American school system, it's interesting to be reintroduced to the proper terms for tenses that are second nature. As a teacher it is important to have a complete understanding of the grammar you are teaching to students. Some of the proper linguistic classifications are forgotten over time in one's native language, or sometimes never fully introduced. Having studied German language, it is also very interesting to see the...  [Read more]

  This video is a review of the conditionals in the English language. We take a look at the zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional, third conditional and mixed conditional. This video is specifically aimed at teaching the conditionals in an ESL setting. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. When teaching FL, teachers should build a rapport with students and establish rapport between students, find out about students,find out...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Teton 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: The content of the unit is mostly on the main objective of a good teacher,which is to deliver the materials to the learners of the language where the same teacher teaches in two different approaches in the first and second video lessons. where in the first video lesson he deliberately did not respect classroom management and students participation in the lesson ,lesson plan,where the structure content and manner of delivery it by teacher and in the second video lesson he acted as a good teacher ,respecting...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Indonesia Medan 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 the unit's videos, we can see a clear and cut example of teachers attitude influence on students. ten minutes into the first lesson the students were all intimidated, feeling confused and somewhat humiliated by the teacher. that is for the many times the teacher stated how easy it is without a real explanation, also the teacher didn't prompt any of the students by body language, hand gestures and so on. he kept on looking disappointed and tired from the class. while in the second...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Kumagaya Japan 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 great. I found the first video effective in demonstrating the pitfalls of a bad teacher. I felt badly for the students because you could tell they just didn?t get the point of the lesson. On the other hand, the second video was just as effective in demonstrating a fun, comfortable environment. The students were laughing and genuinely seemed to enjoy learning, just as much as the teacher seemed to enjoy teaching. In the second video, I found myself smiling along with the class.Teaching...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bloomingdale 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: This unit allowed me to view my experiences in second language acquisition through the pedagogical eyes of TESOL. Most of my experience in leaning mandarin chinese has been via the grammar-lexical method. I have always assumed that it i the only way to acquire a language but this course has taught me that there are other ways. Indeed the size of my second language classes has limited my teachers' ability to provide role playing games or word games which are suited to smaller groups. I hope that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Floridablanca Colombia 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 lesson was clearly very bad. The teacher started with shouting out something the students did not understand. The second lesson was much better. He started with learning their names, and was smiling all the time. He also made small jokes, and tried to lighten up the teaching. He spoke in a firm voice, but still managed to elicit answers from students. He managed to engage them on another level. I could learn something from watching both lessons. It was excruciating to watch the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Touggourt Algeria 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 video lesson,as I observed in the first lesson is too dull and boring.The students don't participate in the class effectively.The teacher I found that the way he teached is more on teacher centeredOn the second lesson his introduction is lively and make the students very easy to get the attention..His motivation is effective and he develops rapport and decipline followed.The Engage,Study and Activate is well defined in this lesson.The different methodology are important to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Salvador 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.D. - Italy said: This unit was about watching and evaluating how things go during a lesson. In watching the two videos it is helpful for new teachers to see this and to be aware of the pitfalls that many teachers fall into. The first video was so painful to watch as you could feel the frustration and confusion of the students. The teacher used language that was too technically and never explained anything. The first video was not teaching but just talking at people. The students in the first video at no point in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about College TESOL International 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.H. - Germany said: Teaching ESL in a KindergartenThis article will outline the benefits of children learning a second language at the kindergarten level (in this case english) and review some of the recommended methods of teaching english to this age group: 2-6 years. There is an increasing trend for kindergartens to offer a second language. english is the primary choice. The benefits of having ESL at an early age is supported by quantitative and qualitative research and linguistic experts....  [Read more]

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