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Check out tefl tesol about Affordable TESOL Center 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.M. – China said: I have really gained a lot from this course. First off, it's been an incredible review of the english language. I have a college degree but somehow along the way forgot many of the basic building blocks of the language, even though I use them everyday. Also the teaching methods have been priceless. I've never really done any lesson plans in this manner before. It took me a while to get used to but now I'm getting much better at it. I feel so much more confident after this course...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Baicheng 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: Using course books can be beneficial, but we must not use them as a crutch. Nothing should stop us from preparing and being ready for each lesson. Taking time before hand to make our own created materials can be a good idea. Created materials are more focused to what our lessons are that day. Created lesson, while we create them ourselves, will allow us to think through or visualize our lesson and how we want it to flow.I sadly realise i have failed my average ,silly enough i though...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Qingtongxia 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 thought this was a good unit. Good receptive skills are definitely needed in order to learn well. Rather, I think the motivation and using your receptive skills well is what I meant to say. I think the majority of people have good receptive skills, it's mostly about where they focus at. There are a lot of cases where certain type of people who can cancel out other background noises. For instance, I'm sure a lot if not most of the populous of VN cancel out the background everyday noise...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Qingyang 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 found this unit to be a bit jarring because I should have already known these simple things. It reminded me of how easy a language is when you grow up with it. It also made me realize that English truly is one of the hardest languages to learn and I'm surprised anyone can fully comprehend it as a second language. I'm excited to move farther along in the course and learn to simplify these ideas for my future students.I appreciated that part of the unit was set on students' typical...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Highest TESOL Lessons 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: F.M. - Tanzania said: Despite not being extremely excited about having to do this course while traveling in Africa, now that I'm in unit 20 I can honestly say that I feel so well-equipped as I prepare to return to China in mid February to resume teaching at an international high school. This course has helped me to see why I've had classes that weren't successful and how I could have done things differently. If I had done this course 9 years ago, before I ever set foot in a classroom things would have been...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bazhong 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.F. - Korea said: I hesitate to write my reflections because I rarely make use of reading tasks in my lessons due to the nature of my specialization (oral English). However, I can observe that the ESA method here applies just as well to a reading as it does to any other activity and I think the Activate portion sounds particularly fun. I would choose Brad Pitt over Tom Cruise though! I'd also think a Star Trek, Next Generation activity could be fun, especially with more advanced students. This lesson inspired me to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Korla 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 learned about conditional and reported speech. There are five types of conditionals: zero, first, second, third, and mixed. There's no easy way to differentiate each of these, it's just a matter of memorizing each pattern. Reported speech was a little harder to understand at first. Like most of the grammar related material, I'm able to answer the questions naturally, not really understanding the rules behind my response. This is one of those cases. The 'direct speech' to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Baise 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: Ready-made course books and materials have always been a real temptation for any teacher.They help to decrease preparation time, contain a lot of supplementary materials and keys. A real paradise...But can't be compared to a creative lesson in the effect produced.Course books are indispensable, though.They give the feeling of planned steady progress and a source your students can always address in case they forget something.There's a lot in this lesson that I certainly have been using...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Gongzhuling 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 section had some of the most poorly worded questions I have ever seen. It would appear to me that the questions are created to purposefully create confusion as oppose to, you know, teaching. Number 8 has an option that I'm not sure is English, \"Be aware of the counter reading for the length of the extract being used.\" What?? First, nowhere in the cassette section does it mention anything of this nature. Second, the language is purposefully confusing. Who are you teaching by...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Zigong 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: Although I was familiar with many of these methodologies, a few of them were new to me, specifically suggestopaedia. I enjoyed the different examples of activities that could be used as both engaging activities and during the study phase. Many of them I use already, but some of them were new ideas that I'm interested in trying. Today, for example, I tried the \"I'm going on a trip. I put a/some ___________ in my suitcase.\" My more advanced students were getting the hang of it and enjoyed it. My...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United States Fayetteville 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: First of all, I'd like to mention that some of the options (like teacher's tattoo and entertainment venues)in the test itself are incredibly fun. Second, this unit is very useful from the point of view, that it gives us some sources to check the cultural background of the countries some of us might end up going for work. Also, seems important to mention, that, for example, before I didn't know that any other Asian countries except China have the concept of 'saving/loosing face', it...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Xintai 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: After watching both videos, one must realize as a teacher, your attitude and actions, can have a direct effect on your studentt's learning. It was heartbreaking to watch the first video, and unfortunately, I have been in those classrooms, as I'm sure many of us have too, over the years of our own educational careers. Ridicule and an impersonal environment is no place for learning. The most important thing you can do is make your classroom inviting. Right there, that creates an invitation for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Colombia Maicao 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 reminds me how I learned languages. I do speak four languages; Korean, English, Chinese and Spanish. When I learned Chinese in China, I focused on the grammar, vocabulary and the usage of them, because Chinese grammar is completely different my native language,Korean, It took a long time to get used to use new language structure. Moreover, I could guess Chinese words based on Korean words, so I was hard and fun at the same time to learn Chinese grammar and vocabs. Since I'm living in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Huangshi 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: One common problem for a teacher is what to teach in the first lesson. But that shouldn't be a problem anymore since the first lesson should be for building rapport between the students if it is a new group and with the teacher. Warmers are necessary part of a lesson to get the students in the mood for learning English. Reluctant students need to be given time to practice their language in a a less threatening atmosphere. They can also be allowed to pair with other students which will give them a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Esfahan Iran 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 did not focus on grammar or the nuances of the English language. Instead, it focused on more \"common sense\" information: namely, what the teacher can use in terms of supplementing learning material within the classroom. Though a good deal of the information in the unit was things I already know and have utilized in lessons, I found the pages with resource links particularly helpful. There was a great deal of information provided that I'm sure I'll be going back to again and again to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Puyang 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 once again have to say how much I'm enjoying this program. Everything about it from the context to the layout have made my learning experience exceptionally wonderful! It's been great diving into the parts of speech and expanding my knowledge of English. A few top takeaways from my notes are listed below: Nouns: Usage, A noun names people, animals, places, things, qualities and states. Main types include, common (no capitol) proper, compound, abstract, collective. Adjectives:...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Fenghua 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 covered all of the necessary equipment and resources that a teacher can use to present a lesson to their class. The unit covered boards, projectors, cassette players, cd players, DVD's and videos, visual aids, worksheets, and interactive white boards. The unit described the benefits of each one and the disadvantages if there were any in each piece of equipment. The unit then gives detailed lists of dictionaries, teacher worksheet and teaching resources, learning resources for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Zhalantun 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'm very glad to have learned the perfect balance between the course books and addıtıonal materıals. It is almost impossible to keep the interest in language using one textbook and workbook throughout a school year. Though most of the schools have their confirmed syllabus, foreign teachers have a chance to make their lessons brighter and more attractive to the students. It was useful to understand that the course books have a clearly identified set of achievement objectives which...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Chengzhou 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 15: Evaluation and Testing goes through the different ways you can evaluate a student in your class as well as what kind of testings there are for ESL students. Much of the evaluation is done in class as you can see your student's progress, but in order for an ESL student to put something on their resume it is important for them to have an external exam. Therefore, it is important to implement tests within your teaching lessons to well prepare your students. The only test I was...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Handan 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: The videos were helpful and a welcomed change from reading. The first video was torturous to sit through, clearly demonstrating an ineffective way to teach a lesson. I'm a native English speaker and didn't know what 'modal auxiliary verbs' were. The second lesson was enjoyable and demonstrated effective teaching. I've learnt that planning a lesson is important, including facial expressions, body language and tone of voice.In this unit. I learned the different methodologies. I will used what...  [Read more]