Experienced 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]

Check out tefl tesol about Fee TESOL Residential 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: S.A. - South Korea said: First of all, I would like to thank my tutor, Peter, for his strict recommendation and good leading skills. Being even experienced teacher, I had a good time with revising and refreshing some difficult grammar usage; discovered the new planning systems (straight arrows, patchwork, boomerang and so on); had a lot of practice to plan many lessons; clarified some special moments in teaching young learners (besides my students mostly are young learners), individual learners, got...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Company TESOL Teacher 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: A.H. – U.S.A. said: I have gained a great deal more from the course than I originally thought I would. I have learned the basics of teaching as well as the details of how to deal with a variety student/course/classroom situations, problems, and difficulties. I have learned how to prepare for and teach a class by using the ESA method. I have been given valuable tools to use in the classroom and many activity and exercise ideas, as well as ways to adapt everyday games, items, or resources to be suitable...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lessons TESOL Refresher 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. K. - Japan said: In total, I have learned to rethink purpose and variation in the classroom. As teachers, everything we do must be purposeful because it has an effect on the classroom environment, attitudes and motivation, effective understanding, perceived and/or real fairness, a balance between what skills are presented, how students understand their role and the teacher’s role, and participation. All of this affects learning. So, the teacher’s attitude toward teaching and interacting in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Dates TESOL Residential 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: S. L. – U.S.A. said: Perhaps the most striking piece of this course is how little I actually new about english grammar. To be sure, I speak english fluently and with relatively few grammatical errors, but, fortunately for me, all this were learned when my brain was young and pliable. Picking apart all of the pieces of the language during this course has certainly made me more aware of the daunting task of teaching english as a foreign language! While I have not given the particulars of english grammar...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Companies TESOL Teacher 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: S.C. - China said: From this course, I have revised and refreshed my knowledge of the english language. I have developed an understanding of how to create a lesson plan for a class and feel confident enough to be able to put the skills I have learnt into practice. I can now see how important it is to establish rapport with students and make the lessons exciting and fun to gain motivation and enthusiasm towards the class. I have also learnt that everyone learns differently, and it is up to the teacher and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Location TESOL Residential 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: S.B. - Spain said: My initial motivation to complete the TEFL course was inspired by obtaining a degree to work and live abroad. However, this course has turned my life upside down in many ways. To begin, this course gave me the prospect of an international career and living abroad. What is more, embarking on a career of teaching and doing the TEFL course enticed me very rapid with a teaching job in Spain and made me able to have that opportunity to get to travel abroad as a surplus. Secondly, during...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Agency TESOL Residential 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. I. – U.S.A. said: Personally I have grown from this course because I understand a lot more of how I am speaking. It has also given me an appreciation for other languages, and how hard the english language is to learn, study, and read. A lot of things in this course have helped me be a better teacher in general, like having the class repeat the same thing after me three times. That works for memorizing anything, vocabulary, a different language, or a phrase. Singing or humming to get the intonation and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about College TESOL Residential 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.W. – U.S.A. said: This TEFL course has taught me about english grammar and tools to use in order to prepare and manage a class. The knowledge of english grammar - from indirect speech to the simple definitions of the parts of speech - will be useful in the actual act of teaching. It is important to review all of this material before trying to teach someone. Aside from english grammar, I have learned about the ways to prepare and manage a class. I have learned about what a teacher needs to do before...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lesson TESOL Teacher 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: L.N. – U.S.A. said: I’ve learned a lot about english even in this basic class. It’s amazing to me everything I know, but don’t know why I know it. I would be very interested into studying english in more depth. I am looking forward to being able to put to use what I have learned: the stages of teaching, the lesson plans, interacting with the students, and feeling as though I am helping someone. Those are accomplishments I will take away from this class with pride. I’ve learned a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Cuba Sancti Spiritus 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 discusses the importance of having a lesson plan and the experience f teachers depends heavily on how these plans are constructed. The more expereinced teachers can gage and predict how long each part of the lesson will take. Less experienced teachers will have to consider the level of ability of their students as well as monitor the response of the students; enjoyable activities may take more time but will be good as students are more engaged. There are several ways to structure a...  [Read more]

Teacher Career Development Wikipedia® states that the study of career development looks at how individuals manage their careers within and between organizations and how the organizations structure the career progress of their members. This is alluding to the fact that professionals and organizations are in a partnership. This definition fails to mention the importance and influence of colleagues throughout the lifetime of a career. It is the freedom and support that is given to the teacher by her employer and colleagues throughout the lifetime of her career that can create the feelings of happiness, satisfaction and fulfillment, to not have this can lead to a career that is discarded only to search for something that may not be as rewarding. So what happens to teachers when the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification India Agartala 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 addresses the debate among teachers to rely on course books. There are various factors that I have derived from this unit to help teachers when considering the use of course books; are the teachers experienced enough, can they use the books to help them plan lessons and what is the general response from students when using these course books. The disadvantage and advantages presented in this unit can help a teacher deliberate this question. There are various lesson plan formats...  [Read more]

Teacher Self Analysis My early experiences of learning in the State education system of the UK clearly affected my career and attitude to education. In the main, I was taught by root, this had the affect of making me become bored and if I am honest, I did not take full advantage of my education. Later realising I still had some untapped potential I enrolled on a course in Higher Education. I expected the same teaching methods that I had experienced earlier in my life, but instead found a more progressive, student centered approach. My motivation was high and I achieved my Certificate in Education. I took these varied experiences with me when I entered teaching some ten years ago. I soon found that most learners at the college were I worked were poorly motivated, lacking drive and...  [Read more]

The Role of the Teacher If only the role of a teacher was as easy as being a ‘medium through which students learn’. In today’s day and age, no matter what country the role takes place in, a teacher is so much more than a resource for information. When I was young, I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up, simply because I wanted to write on the chalkboard! My teachers seemed to be the greatest printers, curving their letters just so, and I wanted to do it also! Now, after ‘higher education’, and three different career paths, I have come back to wanting to be a teacher, but my reasons have changed. I was fortunate in my years of high school, to have teachers that really cared about me as an individual, and I want to give this back. This is where the difference between...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about College TESOL Teacher 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. - U.S.A. said: english as a Global LanguageGlobalization has invaded almost every square mile of this planet. Hegemonic cultural norms that were once seen as “Western” have invaded nations at an extremely fast pace. Western cultures, ideologies and ways of life have become crucial for progress and success. It is no wonder why learning english is in such high demand. Markets for english schools have been popping up throughout the world in nations as far as Thailand to Costa Rica, with the need for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand 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: Cours books are typically a point of a huge discussion. In my experience I always had them chosen by a school rather than tacher, so it was not an example of having any other alternative for teacher rather than being creative himself or helself. I think it is a pity not to add your own activities and rely only on the already planned course book syllabus. It does not seem to be enough for a good class for me. Moreover, it seems to me to be unprofessional.This unit explains the lesson...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs India Madurai 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: My personal viewpoint of curricula comes from my own education around curriculum development. Despite how poorly constructed some textbooks may be, there is an order and reason for the design and set-up of these books. Teachers should only experiment with the restructuring or major supplementing of a textbook if they are an experience teacher or working within a group that contains experienced teachers. I have myself thought that an order to a book was incorrect and tried to switch up how things...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Italy Venice 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 about the qualities of 'good' teachers and learners, the various roles of the teacher, the major differences between adult and young learners, the six levels of language ability, and common reasons students are motivated to study English. What I found particularly useful was the break down of the different teacher roles and the levels of language ability. From personal experience, the section about the qualities of 'good' teachers and learners was accurate - I have seen those...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Colleges TESOL Online 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: C.G. – U.S.A. said: I feel that the course was very well structured and covered areas which are necessary to enter a classroom with the confidence to begin teaching right from the get-go. I feel like have personally gained confidence as well in myself with the english language at I am not a native speaker but at a native level. And I plan on further learn and deepen my english education at some point in the near future. As of now I plan to gain as much experience as possible in a classroom. I am not too...  [Read more]