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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Gold Coast Tweed 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: D. S. - Hong Kong said: For this unit there were two videos that displayed examples of effective versus ineffective teaching of English as a foreign language in a classroom setting. Both of the videos had the same teacher with the same set of students present. Each video also tackled the same topic of modal auxiliary verbs by using animals to help shape the lesson. In the first video the ineffective method was used. The teacher did not have a warm and welcoming attitude which left the students unwilling to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Australia Gold Coast 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 many different people learning the English language as their are in the world, so are the reasons for learning. Young learners usually are brought by parents and although they will pick up the language rather easy their attention span may be less than older students. Young learners need repetition like choral work. They are sometimes learning their own language as well. Students who are older but still do not have a grasp on the English language may also need repetition and a teacher...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Gold Coast Australia 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: Teaching different groups require different approaches. The teacher should always be aware of the needs of the students. Be it in a beginner class, business class, children or even a one on one lesson. Being aware of the possible problems that may arise during the lesson can ensure the smooth running of the class. The teacher would need to motivate the learner at any stage because no matter the age or level, all students need motivation.This section goes over concepts that are far...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Golf 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: Unit 9 is called \"Lesson planning\". This unit taught me why is it important to have a lesson plan and how to make it properly. Planning a lesson can help teachers to understand what they expect from students and how to reach it by the end of the class. Teaching of a foreign language to students can be very difficult, especially if a teacher has no experience, therefore the plan can be used as to-do-list, so teacher can refer to it any time he has difficulties. Also the lesson plan can be used to give a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Erie 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: This unit will be able to assist teachers to evaluate students more effectively by knowing responsibilities they have to carry throughout their lessons with their students. By knowing ways of evaluating the students before, during, and after the course, teachers and students will be able to know their progress which will enhance students confidence and motiiivation, as well as letting teachers to know how should they approach with the students when allocating their students to a suitable level within...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Erie 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 unit talked about the two different aspects of language usage and language learning. Receptive skills, which would be reading and listening, learning, absorbing, internalizing, and productive skills which would be speaking and writing, or externalizing. It also discussed about the different ways in which a person pays attention to whatever it is they are focusing on. Like depending on the level of importance that is held within the information, the receiver will pay more attention. I liked that part...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Erie North Dakota 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 has given me a chance to watch 2 videos that have demonstrated two contrasting ESA classes, using real students of English. While first video has shown how English lesson would not have looked like, the second video has demonstrated effective and succesful lesson. I have noted a lot of differences between these two lessons, for example in structure, teacher's preparation and his attitude to students, students' participation and so on. These two examples have shown me how to teach effectively,...  [Read more]

ERIC is a searchable online database of education research and information. It is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, specifically the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United States Erie 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 wonderful overview of lesson planning and the components involved in each plan, along with reasoning. I liked to see a sample lesson plan because they do tend to vary. In the States, there is no consensus on what types of lesson plans to use and with my experiences working with a number of teachers in a variety of different schools and educational settings--lesson plans always tend to vary. It is true that more experienced teachers do not need to write everything down as much as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Erie United States 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 about the teaching equipment in the classroom. It ranges from the simple use of a blackboard to using computers. It covers maybe twenty items that are useful to help teach a lesson and some of the important things to not overlook. For example, when using a smart whiteboard, some teachers don't receive training on how to use it or since the smart whiteboard is a now a computer, make sure it works before the lesson and to have a backup.Types of classes Beginners Beginners is the most...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lee Acres New Mexico 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 the teaching equipment. There are many materials the teacher can use to make his lesson. The choice of the equipment depends on the teacher?s goal and the lesson?s point. Much visual equipment such as videos, CDs and DVDs, etc. are useful to make the students familiar with authentic pronunciation and with authentic life of an Anglo-Saxon country (through movie sequences for instance). Using different materials in class is important because it will attract the attention of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Edinburg 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: This unite is about teaching material and books.I learned that course books usually come in a set of three,student book,workbook and teacher book.There are some advantages and disadvantages in using course books.Some of the advantages are,it is less time consuming for the teacher,it is well graded,it covers all skills.The disadvantages might be,it might make the teacher lazy,the teacher or students might not like it,it is not designed for needs of particular students and it might become boring.What a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Kempner 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: This unit discussed troubleshooting. It went over teaching a course and the difference between teaching a class that has just come together versus a class that has an existing relationship. The lesson continued on to discuss warmer activities that the teacher can use to establish a rapport, along with getting a feel for the differentiating level of each student and how to appeal to each. The lesson continued on with how students should mostly refrain from using their mother tongue, and how the teacher...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Samarinda 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: B.B. - U.S. said: This unit discusses assessing students' language levels. This can be done through tutorials, evaluation by the students, and tests. Tutorials can be done individually or as a group. Evaluation by students can be done through written questionnaires or in a guided discussion as a class. There are a few different tests discussed in this unit. Placement tests are done prior to the course to place students in groups according to their language levels. Diagnostic tests are done at the beginning of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Overland Missouri 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: Authentic materials :Books, Magazines, Newspapers, TV, Radio, Internet, Videos, Audio, cassettes, Course books, CDs, Libraries.Most of these sources are readily available even in remote or poor regions of the world. In more highly ?developed? regions, they may all be potential sources of materials for the English language learning classroom. Created materials: Crosswords, Word search puzzles, Role-play cards, Flashcards, Gap fill activities, Picture stories. Course books usually consists of a set of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Birchwood Village 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: In learning a new language there are 4 things students must achieve: being exposed to the new language, understand it, understand the construction of that language and the ability to practice and produce it. Lessons need to cover areas such as vocabulary, grammar and function i.e. agreeing, inviting, disagreeing, suggesting etc. Word difficulty depends on the similarity of the word to a student's L1, Similarity to english words already known, spelling/pronunciation and appropriacy. The ESA...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Beiliu 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: W.W. - U.S.A. said: Currently, I am studying Japanese, and it's very interesting to study a language (Japanese) and to be able to teach another (English). With this two in mind I can put myself in the position of both, and thus it allows me to have a better understanding of what it feels like to have the needs of a student, and also to be a teacher who must address it. A lot of the points provided in this lesson proved true to me, such as sometimes coursebooks can be quite drab and uninteresting but given the right...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mineral Wells 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: Course books and materials are the crucial parts of any lesson which both teachers and students would rely on.But one might ask, are all the course books and materials out there would be suitable for teachers objective and learners expectation? This unit provides an opportunity for teachers to choose and prepare their books and materials based on elements and standards that are required for an efficient and student centered class. All the course books and materials are useful for students, but...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Oldham 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: Writing and speaking skills are equally important but at the same time very different on the way they are approached and taught during class. In this unit, we leanrt that speaking is most of the time more creative and the teacher shoudn't intervene all the time during a student's speech. Whereas writing requires more accurancy and the teacher has more time to correct it (teacher should also check spelling and punctuation besides the content). Additionaly, many students from other cultures have...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Argentina tandil 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 two areas of the English language that, although they are very important, are often overlooked by many teachers, such as, pronunciation and phonology. In the first one, the phonetic alphabet is explained and shown th ways it can be useful for students and teachers, such as, how and where we articulate the different sounds in our mouths (Place of Articulation); the way we articulate those sounds (Manners of Articulation) and as usual some exemples of techniques that can be used...  [Read more]