English With Different Accents

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Venezuela Ciudad Losada 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: Pronunciation means how we say words. Most people speak the dialect of standard English with an accent that belongs to the part of the country they come from or live in. Learners of British English commonly hear RP (received pronunciation), which is an accent often used on the BBC and other news media and in some course materials for language learners, but it is also common to hear a variety of regional accents of English from across the world. How we use spoken stress and rhythm is also...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Narashino 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: In this lesson, I have learned about how to teach new language through its vocabulary, grammars and functions. Each student has his or her own level of ability to absorb new language, so I have learnt about the key factors that create such level of difficulty. I also learnt about the phases of teaching new vocabulary and what are possible activities in class that will make the students be able to understand, be familiar with new words and how they are used in sentences grammatically...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bardstown Kentucky 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 numerous materials teachers can use in the classroom to support learning and student engagement. With the capabilities of computers and the internet, any video or audio a teacher could think of to use in class is probably readily available. Videos in particular can be great authentic material to help students hear the language used in a natural context. Most of my friends who are strong non-native English speakers said that they learned to speak watching TV shows. Watching videos with...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Courses TESOL Centre 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.W. - Indonesia said: British english Vs American EnglishThere are two forms of english which are spoken, written and taught to the rest of the world. These two forms are British english and American english. British english is the form of english used within the United Kingdom. American english is the form of english used in the united states. Although both forms of english are often similar they vary in pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, idioms, and formatting of dates and numbers....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Douglass Hills Kentucky 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 final unit dealt with troubleshooting and though short, helped a lot. We repeated what is important when it comes to meeting your class for the first time and warmers. I learned about how to deal with different levels, a problem I have to face on a daily basis. Other topics were: large classes use of native language reluctant students and difficulties with listening comprehension. Some classes tell me that they have problems with listening comprehension, especially with different accents....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification India Bilaspur 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 to think of all the ways in which to utilise the various tools available nowadays. I find youtube useful , because there are millions of clips from movies and speeches that can help the students by hearing different accents besides mine. It's a good learning experience, because they have to try to follow conversations with people of various background ds/accents. I always try to include native and non native English speakers in my clips. Depending on why the student...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Addison 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: I became aware of the anatomy of my mouth and how it is used to form speech. Linguistics is definitely a topic I need to study. I learnt about the phonemic alphabet which allows you to write out sounds, symbols representing them. This is different than just writing out the way a word sounds such as 'k-at'. This is great for learning pronunciation, especially since different English speaking countries speak with different accents and sometimes don't pronounce some letters of words correctly. In...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Cost Qualified 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.S. - Germany said: TEFL for non native english speaking teachersFrom the topics available and open for discussion, the one of non native english speaking teachers interests me most, since I am not a native speaker of the english language. When looking at this topic in more detail one finds an ongoing discussion whether native speakers are more suitable for teaching english than non native speakers are more suitable. I find this topic interesting because I am personally affected by it and I find it important...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Russia Tver 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 covers some of the more frequent problems that teachers will face when teaching English. The very first lesson is specifically troublesome and can create a vibe for the rest of the course. It is important that teachers establish rapport with the students as well as let the students establish rapport with each other. Another common problem is that students may be of different language levels. There are different techniques for how to deal with this, however it is suggested that you provide...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Argentina concordia 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 proper pronunciation & phonology is very important in order to best express oneself in any language. Sometimes it is not what a persons says that communicates meaning, but how they say something. English is particularly dependent on intonation and stress to communicate emotion, and can be very difficult to master. Moreover, all the different accents and dialects of English has great potential to confuse learners even more. Attention and practice with students can help...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification United States Reno 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 (Teaching Receptive Skills)- Reasons for Listening- One of the main reason for getting students to listen to spoken English is to let them hear different varieties and accents – rather than just the voice of his/her teacher. In today’s world, our students need to be exposed not only to one variety of English, for example, varieties such as American English, Caribbean English , African English Indian English, Chinese English, Australian English etc. The best way to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs sao joao de meriti 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: Nice change of pace from the previous units.I thought the quality of the video was poor visually and the level of volume could not be achieved to my satisfaction...hard to hear Mark. To use a teacher with a British accent is also difficult for students in Indonesia and Asia. The number one teachers of choice in these countries are Canadian and Americans as they are viewed to have no accent and easy to understand. I taught in South Korea for 2 years and was paid the most money because was...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Whitwell Tennessee 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 gives great insight into the many different teaching aids that can be used within a classroom with their advantages and disadvantages. I believe the best and most informative part of this lesson was the great number of links it gave to online resources. There is a seemingly endless supply of online resources that I could share with future students in order to help them continue their language learning on their own time as well if they so choose. One resource that I find really helpful is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United States Lakewood 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 really exciting, we had the ability to learn about all the different sorts of resources that a teacher may use in the classroom. This unit allowed me to be creative in my thoughts and brainstorm and recall what were effective lessons and uses of teaching equipment that I had witnessed. There was written /visual learning tools such as white boards/chalk boards, interactive white boards, and overhead projectors, as well as worksheets or journaling. These help with written...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Advanced TESOL Courses 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.M. - Phillippines said: Phonetics PhonologyPhonology is the study of the sound patterns that occur within languages. Phonology is concerned with anatomy and physiology – the organs of speech and how we learn to use them. The root of phonology ‘phone’ originates from the greek word phoneme which means sound. Phonology is also connected to socio-linguistics and this makes us think of how accent, intonation, rhythm and pronunciation affect social attitudes. Man is unique among primates in that he has...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Dunfermline Indiana 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 felt that in this unit of the course I have learnt the most about grammar. It's true, pronounciation is often overlooked in the learning and teaching of English. I had a colleague say to me that we should not worry too much about the students pronounciation because everyon has different accents, but that we should focus more on grammar. However, his statement contradicts with this unit and the true claims that people for the most part when learning a new language want to learn how to pronounce...  [Read more]

  Linda updates us on her progress with ITTT's 120-hour online TEFL course. In the ninth part of her TEFL review video journal, Linda tells us about her progress with units 9 and 10 on the course. As Linda points out these two units are closely related with unit 9 covering lesson planning while unit 10 looks at two very different lessons, one good and one bad, taught by the same teacher. 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. Guest speakers, either in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Talladega Springs 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: This unit was on troubleshooting common problems and situations. It went into detail about handling first lessons, warming activities, different leveled students, large classes, using native language, reluctant students and difficulties with listening texts. Personally I was wondering on what if you have a group of students who have been learning English from a different teacher with a different accent than you. How can you address this problem? If a British teacher was their former teacher...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Teixeira De Freitas 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: What I learned was this - authentic materials (specifically listening exercises) are not appropriate for most English classes. The ones I had to use in getting my TEFL certificate from your school were totally beyond what my students could understand. Given some of the accents I heard, even I had trouble understanding what was said. People spoke over each other and used absolutely horrible grammar during live interviews. OTOH, written materials, such as brochures or annual staements,...  [Read more]