Good Songs To Learn English

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Check out tefl tesol about Good 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: K.M. - U.S.A. said: Song in the ClassroomThe teachers of Hachigata elementary school recently spent an entire year studying the best ways to teach english to their students. Posters of english adorn all of the hallways, relaying the information concluded from the studies. As the students walk the halls they are constantly exposed to bilingual signs and posters. This elementary school is in a small town in Japan. The current education system in Japan does not yet include real standards in regards to how much...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Dates Online 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. D. - U.S.A. said: Teaching slangs and idiomsTeaching slangs and idioms are very important to students who are interested in using (and blending) in an english culture. They are also fun for students who watch english movies and television. In many ways teachers can’t avoid idioms and slangs- there is songs, television, and popular culture. An idiom is a phrase used that can’t be translated literally. An example of an idiom is “get out of here!” This doesn’t mean leave, but…”really! You must be...  [Read more]

Teaching beginner students The purpose of this article is to provide information about teaching English to beginner students. For the most part, the topic has been narrowed to young beginners. A person who is just beginning to study English has some disadvantages. They cannot read and study on their own. They will not understand English instructions. They will struggle to twist their tongues around the English sounds. But they have lots of advantages, too. Beginner students bring a very fresh, open mind to English class. They have no base or preconceived ideas about the language and their minds are ready to soak it up! They generally have no fear of mispronunciation. Nor does the teacher have to undo formerly learned bad habits or mispronunciations. They do not ‘face the mental shock of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Advanced TESOL Centers 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.L. - Spain said: Songs in the classroomThe use of songs in the classroom, in my opinion, is a subject, which merits greater attention and investigation by teachers. In our everyday lives we live constantly with music in varying forms yet we try to shut it out or off the moment we begin work or enter our workplace. All of us have musical hooks on which we hang our memories, associations with good and bad times, emotional situations or simply to recall a product advertised with a piece of identifiable...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Belington West Virginia 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 like playing with English grammar as for learner from Vietnam as well Asian countries we always learn by heart and do well grammar performance. That is our advantage. On the other hand, learners from EU or America have very good communication skills. I still remember when I studied at high school, I always got high score at writing but for speaking (interviewing) with Teacher I received bad marks, so did my friends. If you are good at English grammar, you could be a good translator and if...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Greenfield Iowa 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 have learnt from UNIT-14 ; - There are 2 materials : Authentic avd Created -Authentics : Songs,Poems,Menus,Newspapars... -Created : Flashcards,Picture Stories,Role-play cards,wordsearch,crosswords - Course books advantages: quicker then creating your own,offer continuety,students expected to use,good for new teacher - Course books disadvantages: shouldnt be used for the whole class,tend to be compromise,teacher or the students may not like the book. - Makin best use of course book : Create a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sumner Illinois 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: Part of being a good teacher involves understanding how Reading and Listening skills of students are big factors in student learning ability. Developing the student's receptive skills will help the teacher have effective lessons and the students will enjoy the lessons more. In order to develop receptive skills, few recommendations are made which include making the topic of the lesson as something fun and enjoyable that everyone can somehow relate to. This will make the lesson fun and working with...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Sweden Linkoping 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 course book and lesson material. We go over the difference between authentic materials and created materials. Authentic materials are things like menus, poems, songs, programs and magazines that can be used to teach a lesson. Created material are usually designed by the teacher and can be used to supplement course books. we also learn about the advantages and disadvantages of using course books. Some advantages include the balanced mix of grammar, vocabulary and skilled work,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Gumi South Korea 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, it talked about the productive skills with speaking and writing. Speaking and writing are important for learning a new language. If knowing how to read but not be able to speak the language, it will be hard to communication. I remembered when I was in High School, was learning a new language. The teacher in class always thinks of new games, or new songs relate to the language for us to learn. I remembered we all learned really fast at that time.Unit 6 is an overview of the form and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Russia Nizhny Tagil 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 have learnt from this unit that a course book has its advantages and disadvantages both for teachers and students. Sometimes even having a good course book teachers have to create their own materials for supplement tasks or replace some sections which are not suitable for the class in order the course to be more interesting for the students. It is possible to do it using authentic or created materials. Authentic materials include magazines, newspapers, songs, films on video,etc. Theachers...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Basel Switzerland 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 compared authentic (newspapers, travel brochures) material with created material. Authentic material can be very useful and practical, but needs to be chosen carefully to ensure it is not too hard for students. Created material can be geared more to the level of students. Textbooks provide a good framework for language learning, but should be supplemented with created material to keep students interest and meet student language learning needs.Unit 14 deals with course books and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ulanqab China 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: With careful planning and management a teacher can create a learning atmosphere that is friendly, relaxed and non threatening. Being aware of responses, voice tones and levels, gestures, class set up and discipline strategies are some of the areas that a teacher should be aware of in order to develop a comfortable and friendly environment for students. Developing a good report with students is pivotal to their learning also. When a student feels confident and relaxed they are more likely to grasp...  [Read more]

  This presentation is going to focus on the theories, methods and techniques of teaching and we're going to start with a quote. This is an interesting quotation because it contains within it a philosophical argument and it's a philosophical argument in the way in which we learn. Basically, this one is saying that the intelligence of their own children comes about due to a natural process. So this one could be said to be due to nature. This is exactly the opposite of this one, which is saying that they're teaching the environment that we create, creates that intelligence. So this one can be said to be due to nurture and this argument 'nature versus nurture' has been going on for thousands of years. These two viewpoints are two ends of a scale, or a continuum if you like, and every...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Minidoka Idaho 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: From this unit I have learnt that future tenses are one of the most complex areas of the English grammar. There are seven different tenses to form sentences containing future actions. Some of those forms are linking knowledge from previously covered units, espacially the present tenses. Usually there are different forms available for what somebody wants to say, but the \"be going\" + Infinitive and the present continuous form are the most frequently used. Also present tenses such as the present simple...  [Read more]

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  The term materials can apply to virtually anything that a teachers uses to help the teaching process in the classroom. Common teaching materials include items such as worksheets, newspapers, pictures text books and video recordings. These materials are usually classed as either authentic or non-authentic depending on their origin and the ways they are used. Authentic materials refer to materials that have not been designed or adapted for use in an English language classroom such as magazines, newspapers, video clips and song lyrics. Non-authentic materials on the other hand are anything that has been specifically designed to aid the teaching process such as worksheets, text books and instructional CD’s or DVD’s. Are you ready to live and teach abroad? Click here...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Chuxiong City China 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 enjoyed this subject, it didn't feel as difficult as the last. It was good to see examples of lesson materials. I also learnt that I can be creative with my materials and make my own to suit the needs and level of my students. I can see how a course book will be helpful for my students but I also need to make sure I am not relying solely on a course book. I will also need to have materials to supplement the course books..I learnt the exact definitions of future tenses and their...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Colleges TESOL Certificate 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. - Holland said: Teaching EFL in a KindergartenTeaching english as a Foreign Language (EFL) is a challenging task and teaching young children brings a whole new set of challenges. However it also often found the most rewarding of all student classes to teach. Teaching EFL in a Kindergarten would require a very different approach then teaching EFL to older children or adults. This is due to the limitations of their comprehension skills, their unique character and the special role the teacher plays...  [Read more]