English To Spanish Speaker

Check out tefl tesol about Fastest TESOL Program 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.C. - U.S.A. said: Pronunciation Problems for spanish SpeakersWhen I first arrived in Spain, I was dozing during siesta and heard voices but could not make out specific words. In that semi-conscious state I felt as though the language had a shape. I could tell it was english: it sounded rectangular, compared to the roundness of spanish. I believe this feeling of shape was due largely to the rhythm but also the individual sounds, and perhaps the intonation. A native spanish speaker and expert in english...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Timberville Viriginia 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 THAT CONDITIONALS IN ANY LANGUAGE ARE DIFFICULT. I'VE LEARNED CONDITIONALS IN SPANISH AND I'VE FOUND THAT THEY ARE STILL DIFFICULT EVEN AFTER PRACTICING. CONDITIONALS ARE IMPORTANT IN ENGLISH. THIS ALLOWS THE SPEAKER TO SPEAK ABOUT TOPICS OTHER THAN THEMSELVES. THEY CAN DISCUSS EVENTS IN THEIR LIVES OR THEIR FAMILIES. GOOD EXERCISES IN THE CLASSROOM CAN BE TAHT THE STUDENTS TALK ABOUT THEIR WEEKEND IN DETAIL, INCLUDING CONVERSATION DETAIL. CONDITIONALS ARE MOSTLY FOR ADVANCED SPEAKERS, AS...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Modinagar India 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: Because I have been learning Spanish in a classroom setting, learning the different tenses in English makes me understand my Spanish tenses more. As a native speaker of any language you do not realize what tense you are speaking in you just speak. It is interesting to break down the parts of speach. It gives me more awareness when I speak my native language and assists me in learning new languages.This lesson covered the structuring of lessons for productive language skills: speaking...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Additional TESOL School 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: I.K. - Spain said: Problems for learners in Spain‘’There’s never been a language that’s been spoken more as a second language than a first’’ according to english language expert, David Crystal and according to British Council, by 2015 about half the worlds’ population will speak english. spanish people have recently become very enthusiastic about learning english because their employment opportunities depend more and more on a person’s level of english. However, they are facing numerous...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Fee Weekend 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: K.E. - Canada said: Pronunciation Problems in BrazilThe purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the common difficulties native speakers of brazilian Portuguese have when learning to correctly speak english. First, a bit of context: Portuguese is a Romance language, coming from the same roots as french, italian and spanish. It is the sixth most commonly spoken language in the world, and has many different dialects. (Medeiros, 2006). It should be noted that Portuguese is almost entirely a phonetic language....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Serbia Novi Sad 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 a native English speaker, I have always struggled with understanding the English grammar and all the various rules and conditions that apply to it. I always found it easier to learn grammar of different languages, such as Spanish and Mandarin. This unit really helped me understand the English grammar from an \"outsider's\" perspective. I am able to better understand different parts of speech, and how they are all combined into a full sentence. I better understand how to break apart a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Sudan Al Fashir 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: Learning the system and structure of past tenses was very helpful, particularly as I am starting to see the similarities across continuous forms, perfect forms, and perfect continuous forms. I think that it will be most difficult to explain the different usages of the forms because I’m so used to just speaking and using the form that seems most appropriate as a native speaker. It’s been very useful to learn the usages because it also helps me apply it to my language learning...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Australia Canberra 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 reviewed conditionals and reported speech in English, both of which are very confusing concepts, even to a native speaker like myself. Then again, I think that conditionals can be a confusing concept in any language. When I was learning Spanish, conditionals were probably the hardest grammar concept to grasp. Though it may be hard, the many examples of how to practice them will help when doing lesson plans for conditionals. The rules for reported speech, on the other hand, seem to be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Bulgaria Sliven 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: It's interesting to be studying the present tense in English, because I remember struggling with learning different tense forms when I took Spanish in high school. It's very easy to scramble up the different tense forms, because native English speakers seem to pay less attention to grammar when speaking freely among peers, family, friends, etc. However, this definitely changes when teaching English to non-native speakers. I found myself constantly checking back to the readers' guide...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Cork Ireland 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 learnt the different techniques that can be used to teach special groups. there was some useful tips for teaching beginners. And how to teach individual students. Also there was some very useful information on ways of teaching children. And ways of teaching English to people with a specific job.And how to access their needs and requirements so you can plan the lessons accordingly.As a native english speaker, you do not realize the words and tenses you are using, you just use...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs San Diego California 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 what helped me most throughout this unit was thinking about how I learned all of this material in Spanish, and the similarities between the two languages. Since my ultimate goal is to teach English to native Spanish speakers, I am always thinking of the way the minds of my future students work in their maternal language. I also think about how I learned a second language and the difficulties I had understanding certain things, like direct to reported speech. All of this experience...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Pakistan Lahore 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 a little tougher for me than the other units. Dealing with phonetics and pronunciation can be difficult for teachers because we speak without thinking. I also found the lean towards British English a little difficult at times because British and American English have different pronunciations of some words. This unit covers how the mouth and tongue are used during speech as well as how the international phonemic alphabet can be used for students. I know when I begin to teach students...  [Read more]

  In this ITTT TEFL review video students describe their experiences during their TESOL/TEFL course in Corinth, Greece. ITTT's TEFL/TESOL courses focus on practical training and they equip graduates with the skills and knowledge needed to begin a career teaching English as a foreign language. We offer a variety of courses to suit peoples' time and budget. Graduates are also provided with ongoing job placement assistance and other advice throughout their teaching careers. 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...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Italy Modena 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 has confirmed just how complex the English language is and has led me to reflect on how unapproachable all of these rules may seem to someone who is just learning the English language. As someone who has taken many foreign language courses as a student, I am well aware of the seeming impossibility and discouragement that comes in the face of so many grammar rules and exceptions. Besides all the helpful refreshers on grammar that I don’t necessarily think about as a native English...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Niger Maradi 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 good introduction to the different areas of grammar we use in our day to day life, how they relate to each other and how they should be used within a sentence. Although I had a general idea about the different classifications of word types, this unit has given me a broader overview as well as explaining the rules behind the grammar (which I automatically use but had the rules on a subconscious level only). Other areas I was not even aware of, such as the transitive and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bon Air Alabama 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 discussed different ideas of teaching vocabulary, grammar, and language functions using the ESA teaching method. From my experience in learning Spanish as a second language, learning vocabulary was the most intriguing and enjoyable. Although I am not sure which approach of ESA the professor used, I know for a fact that she did utilize the ESA method in teaching us English-speakers. We used many of the engage, study, and activate activities listed in this unit. My favorite study activity when we...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Fee Discount 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: K.C. - U.S.A. said: Homolingual and HeterolingualRegarding her english learning experience, Susana Daniec, an advanced english speaker and member of a class of homolingual english learners, explains: I learned english at a British institute, and the teacher only spoke english, and did not allow students to speak their original languages. If you want the students to learn good english, you should only use english. Otherwise, we will keep using the spanish because we all understand it... (Daniec...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Huzhou 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 more closely resembling linguistic classes I've had in the past. It is indeed going on phonology and pronunciation, but also working greatly with how we intonate and pronounce our words. I like that it talked about IPA, the mouth placement, and also how we articulate our words. I have a minor in linguistics, and all of this stuff is very important to understand how to properly pronounce and articulate our words. The knowledge of rather something in a fricative, affricative, liquid, etc....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lewiston Minnesota 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 went over verbal phrases, passive voice, and modals. The verbal phrases are very important in every day speech and have multiple meanings depending on the tense. It is important to identify the best way to use them in order to express oneself appropriately. Also the passive voice, is something I have learned in Spanish and Portuguese and find that it is also very used. Because of that it was relatively easy for me to identify the uses and how to put it together. However I find the clauses...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Apucarana Brazil 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: Well, having just been tested on my preterite form, and all of the irregulars, I can say that English definitely has more irregularities than Spanish, and I wonder if that is true for many other native languages as well. It seems that this concept, which would encompass all previous experience and routine, would greatly confuse any language speakers that have fewer past tenses, like in Hebrew, however I will study to broaden my scope.Unit is about the system of past tenses. There are...  [Read more]