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  There are some other classroom management issues that we need to consider and they may include issues such as writing on the board, giving students individual attention, the use of teacher talk time, the way in which we should give instructions to our students, the building and maintaining of rapport with our students, and finally the one that perhaps most new teachers particularly spend a lot of time worrying and thinking about, is the issue of classroom discipline. So what we'd like to do is to take each of these in turn and look at some of the major issues surrounding these classroom management issues. 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...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Sagamihara 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: The unit was about how to teach the different parts of a new language to students. It provided techniques and examples on how to use ESA to: teach new vocabulary, introduce grammatical structures, teach language functions. It contained a lot of practical examples for activities suitable for all ESA phases, which I found very useful. It gave me a better idea how to actually teach a language.This unit is covering the major techniques to deal with the stages of classroom management....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Vancouver Canada 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 important to understand how students are responding when assigned reading or given instruction. If students are to read or listen to instructions for the days lesson, they are using their receptive skills for a purpose. Pre-teaching difficult vocabulary that is necessary to understand the text is a great entry into the study portion. Doing this can build confidence in students and set them up for succeeding in the lesson.A balanced combination of tests, tutorials, and course...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Irvine 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: In this unit, i was able to learn the key points of classroom management. From classroom arrangements to giving instructions. For example, the arrangement of a class depends on space, age, nationality and even personality. Arranging a class is important for various reason such as maintain control o discipline and achieving the goal of the activity or lesson. Furthermore, I learned the correct ways to give out instruction that is clear and understandable for the class. For example, it is important to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Kure 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: The unit gives a list of equimpent for classrooms. It describes usage, advantages and dissadvantages of most common facilities. The purposes of visual aids, worksheets and work cards are also discussed in the unit. However the role of dictionaries, course books and resource books is stiil significant. There are plenty of up-to-date resources in the unit. What I learned from the unit is that students should be provided by instructions how to use dictionaries and \"how to get most from them\".In this...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Brazil Americana 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 unit explains the importance to develop productive skills (writing and speaking) at students. These two different kinds of skills are equally important. Speaking deals with accuracy and fluency, where accuracy ensures correct use of language and is more teacher-controlled whereas fluency is more creative use of language. Both of these skills are important and should be trained. To plan speaking activity the following factors should be taken into account: aim, problems, proper materials and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Courses Bonn 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.C. – U.S.A. said: Unit 5 was on classroom management. It discussed the importance of vocal tone and volume, as well as gestures. Ensuring that my voice tone and volume are appropriate will help convey my message to my class, and the use of gestures will help keep things interesting, as well as further solidify my meaning. This unit also discussed grouping, and how grouping the class differently can affect instruction, organization, learning, and student talk time. For example, in pairwork, students may try...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United Kingdom York 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 painful to watch because the students were clearly confused and frustrated that they weren't able to understand what was happening or give correct answers. The teacher assumed much in this first lesson, did not offer assistance, spoke too fast, was disinterested, and was not friendly. In the second lesson the atmosphere of the classroom changed dramatically. Because the teacher's attitude was friendly the students felt much more comfortable in the classroom. The teacher...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Minsk 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. A. – U.S.A. said: This unit discusses the different ways that teachers might consider managing their classrooms. Taking into consideration the personality, age, nationality, etc. of the students, the teacher must consider how to group them, arrange them, interact with them, and lead them. The most interesting connection I felt to this unit was, as a teacher in Japanese, the vast contrast between the content of the lesson and the way Japanese classes are usually conducted. Student class sizes are very large, and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Valley Park Oklahoma 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 not only gives some feeling to what the actual class setup would be like, but gives the teacher the opportunity to think about what \"type\" of teacher he/she would be. The subliminal methods of keeping attention was very interesting and makes sense. It would require the teacher to practice these methods of eye contact, gestures and using his/her voice to convey the classroom experience in a certain direction. All the other factors, siting arrangements, writing methods, how attention...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Jinhua 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 is a highly interesting topic focusing on how a teacher can organize and manage his class. It delineates the 4 different ways the teacher can group his students (whole-class, group work, pair work, and individuals) and the various classroom setups (horseshoe/semicircle, orderly rows, individual desks) dependent on student age, nationality and personality, physical space, and furniture available. On top of this, the pros and cons of each item is given. This gives me a range of ideas as...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Shahe 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 been helpful in providing me with knowledge on how to manage and organise a class successfully. It has shown me how to use eye contact, tone of voice and gesturing to deliver a successful lesson. It has also elaborated on the grouping of students during different activities. That you can group them as a whole class, as individual students, as pairs and as bigger groups. The unit has also shown various ways of arranging a classroom. Depending on students' age, the physical space available...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Zhangqiu 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.R. - Poland said: This final unit has gone over some potential problems a teacher might face. The unit not only gives examples of potential problem areas but ways to avoid problems before they occur and also suggestions for dealing with problems as they arise. Some common problems can come from students having varying level of knowledge. the class may have started at the same level but parts of the class may learn faster or slower, creating a gap in the class. With this case the teacher should be prepared...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Turkey Ankara 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 the focus is on a particular aspect of teaching: how to manage the classroom. It gives several suggestions starting from the eye contact, which is very important because it establishes good rapport with the students; using the voice in the right manner will allow the students to understand your explanations or instructions. Particular attention is given to the pros and cons of the different ways of working in the class: whole-class working, single student or working in pairs. We have to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Russia Ulan Ude 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 focuses on skills necessary in organising and managing the class. Examples of visual contact, well understood gestures, the voice, and how to use these aspects effectively are explained. The various ways teachers group students, how they organise their position and that of the students as well as the advantages and disadvantages of these are covered also covered. Practical tips are given on how to: - reduce the time spend writing on the board, - give individual attention to all...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Eola Oregon 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 5 gives us information about class management. Teachers do not need to be extrovert but must be able to inspire confidence in the students. It talks about using eye contact, gesture and the voice to give encouragement, making instructions clear, maintaining discipline and so on. It also talks about how to group students. Each grouping strategy has its advantage and disadvantage so it is important to know when to use which to maximize the effectiveness of their learning. Another important issue is...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs General Santos City Philippines 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: A teacher must know how to manage classroom.In managing a classroom teacher must be organised and be friendly to students so that you can easily manage them.As a teacher your voice must be clear and clean so that student will catch up for the for topic that your teaching,every teachers give instruction to his/her students,in giving instruction be sure that all the students are listening.A teacher must be fair to all the students to maintain discipline inside the classroom.This...  [Read more]