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  Before looking at the methods or approaches themselves, there are some terms that we need to define. These are the approach, the method or the technique. Basically, these are hierarchical. The approach is an overriding set of principles that a method can actually make use of, whereas the technique are the things that we actually do in the classroom to approach that method. So, these three words are going to appear during the presentation. Again, for each of either the approaches all the methodologies we're going to ask four questions. So be it an approach or a method for each of those things: Where did it come from? What's its background? What does it involve when we're talking about actually in the classroom, in other words techniques? What is positive about it? What appears to...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Miles 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 defined parts of speech and explained the use or uses for each. In addition, it also pointed out common complications that students might face as some parts of speech in English do not have common rules or order regarding their particular application. Where these things may come naturally to a native speaker, it is important to be able to define and explain these issues to learners, if for no other reason than to be able to give them the reassurance that \"this does not make sense.\" That...  [Read more]

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The equivalent term to pedagogy, but applied to adults. The term originally coined in the first half of the 1800s has a few variations depending on which part of the world defines it. In the USA and mainly due to the work of Knowles it is defined as the art and science of helping adults learn.  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Bend 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: This unit offers a brief review of the different language levels established by ALTE, while explaining how to evaluate the students' level at the start of the course in order to conduct a needs analysis and to define a syllabus that is adapted to these needs. It defines the different syllabus types and the situations in which they should be used. The unit also gives an overview of the different examinations and assessments the students might pass during their course, and how and when they...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Course TESOL Centres 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.P. – Korea said: I have gained a number of things from this course: The first has been a revision of many challenging grammatical concepts that I learned in school. They are so easy to forget, and since I am teaching most of them, it is nice to be able to remember the technical reasons for speaking the way we do. This will be very handy in class, when some more challenging questions are asked! The second was learning about the different stages of lesson planning (ESA). This will be very useful in my future...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Local TESOL Schools 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. R. - Australia said: I have gained quite a lot from this course. It has not only consolidated my basic knowledge of grammar but it has also taught me many new concepts I was previously unaware of. I have also enjoyed grammar as it a challenging topic and is a necessary part of life. Most of my teaching career, I have taught Years 5 and 6 students, and have had a high emphasis on teaching them correct grammar. This course will now extend my knowledge that I can pass on to the students. I have thoroughly...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Concord 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 the speaking section of this unit, I found the delineation of focusing on accuracy during the study phase and fluency during the activate phase to be very helpful. However, I did not find the writing section to be particularly helpful - at least not what I was hoping it would be. Rather than focusing on a creative writing lesson, I wish this unit had focused on academic writing. Creative writing is more flexible, more relative than academic writing. Because academic writing is more exacting, I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Additional 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: I.K. - Spain said: Problems for learners in Spain‘’There’s never been a language that’s been spoken more as a second language than a first’’ according to english language expert, David Crystal and according to British Council, by 2015 about half the worlds’ population will speak english. spanish people have recently become very enthusiastic about learning english because their employment opportunities depend more and more on a person’s level of english. However, they are facing numerous...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Shubra Al Khaymah Egypt 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 lesson discussed different testing situations and methods, along with references to several specific tests for immigrants and people hoping to work in the field of International Business. I personally believe that many short quiz like progress tests are important for the student to understand what is expected of them so they do not fall too far behind, and as another chance to practice reading and writing.In this lesson I learn interesting things about troubleshooting what...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Portugal Coimbra 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 was a bit confused by question 11 Which of the following statements best describes the teaching situation denoted by the acronym TEFL. Choices 3 & 4 seem to stand out and if I chose no.3. ''Teaching English to native speakers in a non-English speaking country''...does that mean native speakers of English or their own language in that particular non-English speaking country? No. 4 '' Teaching English to non-native speakers in a non-English speaking country''. Well, that would mean...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Iran Urmia 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: Evaluation is very important to me and this unit covered some good content on evaluation. I learned good information on what external exams exist that students may be preparing for to gain credentials for their careers. I also learned about formal and informal ways to evaluate student progress, instructor effectiveness, and content balance of skills. I am passionate about good evaluation and I was hoping to read more in this unit on test creation, administration, and data interpretation. I am...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Louisville 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: Teaching special groups was an interesting unit, covering both being a good teacher and student, and also the class management units together with different age and language levels. Having been an EFL student for many years myself, the parts particularly about the young learners, were very interesting and informative. Similar teaching methods and discipline problems and management were used by our teachers quiet similar to the techniques mentioned in this unit, and it was very essential for me to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ciudad Juarez 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 was really tough for me. I found that understanding the examples given in the video and in the PDF notes were completely understandable, but during testing, where different variations of sentences were used, I was left feeling completely confused. I continued to read and watch the course materials a total of 4 times and I am now hoping that I completely understand this section.This unit went over the different past tenses in the English language. These included the past...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Rock Island 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: Troubleshooting common problem situations was an important final reminder of the possible problems in the classroom and how to find simple solutions for them or even not create such situations at all using the previous knowledge we've learned. As being a candidate teacher for the future, I was, and still i am intimidated by the idea of first time stepping into a classroom, especially full of teenage learners ready to devour me. The first lesson and warmers sections of this unit, poured some water...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Renhuai 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.B. – U.S. said: Unit thirteen is very interesting as it deals with two uncommon subjects, pronunciation and phonology.It deals not only with the theorical aspect of these two notions but also goes far by giving techniques to teach them. Phonology is define as the study, science, analysis, and classification of the physical properties of sounds, when phonetics is define as an area of knowledge that deals with the production of speech sounds by humans. These two terms are often used interchangeably but the term...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United Kingdom Aberdeen 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 content of this unit is about the roles of the teacher and students in the classroom. The unit addresses that the teacher has to perform various roles throughout the course of a class, such as being a facilitator, manager, organizer, and assessor. Students are also discussed as having various levels, as well as various motivation for why they are studying English. I particularly found the section of their cultural background to be important. I have experience teaching English in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mangalore India 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 presented a very helpful table for modals, the unit continued by then covering the passives, relatives, independent and dependant causes. I didn't feel very confident in this unit, but do feel I understood it to a degree. I had never heard of the three types of intransitive, separable and inseparable before so Imam hoping I have done ok in this unit as I did get slightly confused with these.This lesson continued to use the ESA lesson structure, combining it with an explanation...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Serra 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: We learned about all the different types of materials that teachers can use in their classrooms. We learned about each ones advantages and disadvantages. Some of the materials were overhead projectors, video cameras, dictionaries, cassettes, CD players, photocopies, visual aids, computers, DVDs, worksheets, resources books, interactive whiteboard and many more. Teachers are also encouraged to be creative and test out new sources.The future tenses were a jumbled mess when taking in account of...  [Read more]