Illinois Tesol

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL 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: G.Y. – U.S.A. said: The receptive skills are two of the four basic skills in any language and are reading and listening. The specialist skills needed for reading and listening is as below. i. Predictive skills: this is the ability to predict the content of a piece of writing or dialogue from the headline or introduction. An example would be when one decodes a headline on the news. ii. Specific Information: scanning while focussing on the particular piece of information we are looking for e.g. time...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Morrison 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: This unit was incredibly helpful in understanding classroom structure and layout. Understanding that students need to help each other, and hear instructions at a lower level than being taught was surprising to me and counter intuitive to what I came into the unit thinking. Doing more pair work, and not lecturing all the time will be something that I am going to put into practice. As a teacher, you feel like you have to impart learning on the students all the time. It takes training to understand...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Champaign 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: In this unit we learn about evaluating and testing students. It gives three ways to assess a students language level, they are tutorials, evaluation by the students and tests. It outlines four types of tests that can be given to the students. Placement tests which allow the teaches to place new students into the correct class depending on their language ability. Progress tests which gauge what language has been remembered or acquired and what language has been forgotten. Diagnostic tests which help...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ava 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: This unit looks at different strategies that can be used in managing and organising the classroom. There are many things for a teacher to consider when managing a classroom. A teacher should be knowledgeable about the proper use of eye contact, voice, and gestures. In addition, a teacher would also need to be considerate when deciding to group students and arrange the classroom, thinking about the goals behind the decisions. When writing on the board, it is important to reduce the time when the teacher?s...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Oneida 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: This unit discussed modal and phrasal verbs, as well as active and passive voice. Modal verbs were first introduced, along with a table for different examples of auxiliary verbs, and their uses and examples in the past/present/future. The difference between active and passive voice were then touched upon including teaching ideas, typical errors, and how to use them. The three clauses of independent, dependent, and relative were then introduced. Phrasal verbs were the final part of the unit, with the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mattoon 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: Past tenses follow the same format as present tenses, except of course, the verb is in the past, instead of the present. The past simple tense has regular and irregular forms, and unfortunately, students just need to remember the irregular forms, because there is no pattern to them. This can be an area of common error for students, but card games and matching games can help. The past continuous tense can easily be confused with past simple, but can be practiced using diaries or telling stories. The...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Grayville 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: As an english as first language speaker from Singapore, I'm not considered a native speaker of english. It was thus interesting to see the range and types of tests that prospective employers overseas would need from me. The Cambridge CPE in particular interests me. It has occurred to me that actually, teachers are also constantly being evaluated by the results of their students' tests. This could provide a rather stressful situation. While tests are an inevitable part of life, I feel that they don't...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Benld 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: I have learned that classroom management plays an important role in the teaching industry because it offers the students an ideal learning environment and makes ensures that both the teacher and the student feels more comfortable and safe.I have also learned that there is much more to classroom management as just to maintain the discipline.I have learned how eye contact,gestures and your voice can impact the learning environment.I have studied the art of grouping students and the different grouping...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Greenfield 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: This unit provides a detailed explanation on how to effectively teach productive skills. This unit describes the various activities and categorizes them to allow a more efficient use of the activities. Some of these categories include prompting, drilling, model dialogues and discussions. By providing a selection of activities in this unit it gives future teachers a greater selection of activities to work with and can help expand their way of teaching and make it more creative. This unit also...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Courses 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: H.S. – U.S. said: This unit deals with the kind of approach that a teacher should have in order to be a good manager of his/her classroom. I've learnt on this point that good eye contact and good use of gestures are essential, that the voice should always have the correct clarity, range, projection or variety because the greater the variation of the voice, the greater the effectiveness. Another aspect that emerges is that also the way the teacher organizes students has its advantages/disadvantages. For...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Herrin 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: This unit was helpful to understand how practical things like classroom size and grouping as well as the position of the teacher and students can provide the best opportunity for students to learn. I was very encouraged by the admonition not to shout and to treat al students with respect. This reinforces my experience in real life classroom situations. I found that showing respect up front led to fewer discipline problems down the road. In parallel I also found that, as mentioned in the unit,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Robinson 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: In this unit, managing classes was covered. This unit included how to use eye contact, gestures and the voice. Seeing how changing your tone of voice and using eye contact in different ways helped my realise some of the mistakes I have been making in class and now I can implement these in my own class. How students are grouped can also affect the class dynamic. Often I always group students by teams of 4 or in pairs, but now I have some new ways to cgroup stidents according to their levels and so on....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Collinsville 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: In this unit, I studied teaching special groups, including teaching beginners, individual students, children and learners of business English. It is important to note the advantages and disadvantages between teaching a monolingual class and a multilingual class and it typically depends on the location (i.e. multilingual class is usually taught in a country where English is the native language, whereas a monolingual class is usually taught in the students' home country). This is one key component...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL McLeansboro 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: In this unit we studied conditionals and their various forms. As with many uses of the English language, a large number of native speakers use these forms instinctively, but may not have the exact knowledge of their forms or terminology. However, an ESL teacher must understand their use to be able to teach them to ESL learners. We also studied reported speech, which is when one person is stating what a different person is saying or has said. It is also vital that an ESL teacher have a precise...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Cuba 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: in the first of two contrasting videos that have been filmed in an actual English language classroom students appear to have trouble with the lesson content. While watching this lesson you should take note of why you think the students are finding the lesson difficult, particularly focusing on things such as the teacher?s attitude, manner and teaching style, I think The attitude that the teacher comes into class with will have a profound effect on the success of the lesson and the lesson should be more...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Woodstock 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: The unit touches on strategies for introducing new language, breaking it down into grammar, functions and vocabulary, mixing and matching the best activities and phases for teaching each. The ESA method is once again used for this, with grammar and vocab typically employing the Straight-arrow ESA and funcions using the Boomerang or Patchwork ESA patterns. However, a teacher should be flexible and tailor the lessons to student needs and the activities that would most meet them. Vocabulary is an area...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mendota 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: This unit covered how teachers can learn what levels their students are at and what their students need. In general, the lesson focused on how best to provide the information students need for their courses. Conducting a variety of tests (needs analysis, diagnostic, placement, etc) is essential to figuring out how effective the course is. If you do not know what the student needs, then your course is bound to be ineffective for them. So if you do not conduct a progress test, then you will not know...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Wyoming 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: This Unit reflects on Past Tense. Past tense can be Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous. In general, Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous have very limited usage. Past Simple indicates that an action is completed in the past. Sub+verb(past participle) Past Continuous indicates that an action is in progress at a certain point in the past. Sub+was/were+verb+ing Past Perfect indicates a past action and related past action before that. Sub+had+verb(past participle)...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Chenoa 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: I find wrapping my head around the usages is hard. With this lesson, I found that my ability to remember the different structures of simple (past and present), perfect, and continuous is greatly improving. With the past, figuring out what happened or was finished first, and then if it is or may be continuing, or refers to a definite or indefinite time, can be mind boggling. I have to slow down and really read through the usage descriptions. When I think about my Asian students who have one verb for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Troy 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: This unit provided two very different video examples of a classroom. In the first video, the teacher was quick to scold the students. He would repeat: \"This is easy!\" over and over. This made the students hesitant to answer his questions in fear of being wrong. His harsh and hostile attitude did not encourage the students to engage in the class. In the second video the teacher was happy, and kind. He would encourage the students when they answered wrong or if they weren't sure of their answers. The...  [Read more]