Indiana Tesol

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Randolph 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: In this very interesting unit I learned that teaching pronunciation is about more than just talking, and that it is often under-taught or lacking in ESL lessons. Intonation is a very important part of English speech, with each tone or stress on a syllable possibly bringing a different meaning to a particular word. As a native speaker from the UK this comes very naturally to me, but as a speaker from Scotland my intonation could be different from another speaker from the north of England and so the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL 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: F.H. - South Korea said: In this short unit an overview of the past tense was provided. The past simple tense was the first one covered. In this section the forms of regular and irregular verbs was detailed. For regular verbs there are three structures that make up the past simple tense, they are affirmative, negative, and question. For the affirmative structure an ?-ed? or ?-d? is added to the verb as a rule. For the negative and question one must add a ?didn?t? or ?did plus the subject? respectively before the base...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Broadlands 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 focused on managing classes. I learned about the pros and cons of whole-class grouping, solo working, pairwork and groupwork. There was important information about classroom arrangement : every details about the class needs to be taken into consideration (space available, type of chairs, age of the students, nationality, student personality). I learned different strategies about using the board. Asking students to write on it will make the class more interactive, and more interesting. ...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Olmsted 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 discussed present tenses. It explained that, as far as an EFL teacher should be concerned, there are 12 tenses: past, present, and future, and within those three, there are simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous. This unit provided a lot of information on mistakes that students will likely make, such as using long form instead of contractions. It also provided really useful information on how to teach the present tenses in a way that will make sense for the students- for example...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Decatur 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: As English is and still remains as the most common language used around the world, teachers might find the nationalities and ages of the students vary quite differently in a class. During the previous lessons of the course, we have focused on how to teach English to adult learners. However, once you have entered the teaching career, teachers might find themselves come across with a lot of students that have different backgrounds, ages and levels. Generally, we have sorted these specialized groups...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Nora 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: I found the information provided regarding the conditionals and reported speech to be very useful. i was familiar with the order in which we say and construct sentences however I was unfamiliar with the terms that were used and given to them. Zero conditional to mixed conditional, I never knew of before and it was interesting to read these details. I struggled to notice a difference between Second conditional and the future tenses however after trying the task sheet and reading a little more this helped....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Maquon 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: Communication is both receptive and expressive. Teachers must be skilled at listening to their students as well as explaining things clearly. Teachers need clarity of thought to present the material. They must be able to break down complex ideas into simpler parts and smaller steps to transmit to their students. They must be able to adapt their methods of communication to all students regardless of ability or learning style. They are able to \"read\" their students and adapt to the needs of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Roseville 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: In Unit 10, I learned about different evaluations and testing that can be used with teaching English as a foreign language. There are so many ways on how to asses students? English level, some of them are: Tutorial, Evaluations by students and Tests. I considered that evaluation by students is a very important technique to consider if a teacher would like to measure the learning and satisfaction of students in order to correct future lesson plans. When it comes to tests, there are a variety of tests...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bartonville 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: The unit covers different groups of students that could be interested/in need in/of learning English language. Those could be kids, multi- and monolingual groups of students, business English learners. Kids are most often less motivated and they need to be taken good care of - the teacher needs to be attentive, creative, fair, entertaining so that he/she doesn't cause boredom. Multilingual groups usually consist of visitors/migrants of the country, they want to learn the language and are quite...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Covington 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 gives emphasis on the functions of evaluating.Different tests are shown in Unit 15.We can easily get the differences between them.The functions of which also are introduced and what we will do to think carefully which one or two tests we are going to use to evaluate the students' skills and levels.Absolutely we must learn to be good at evaluating as it will help teachers to know if students really understand and grasp what they have already taught.After that teachers and students could know...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Brussels 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: Although I understood that English Language would cause some difficulties for a non native speaker, I had not considered the ways to address this, such as using mouth diagrams, using your own mouth to over emphasise parts of words and also peer diction, where a student reads out a sentence and the partner writes in down. As these are practical and easy to use I think they would be beneficial in the classroom. The intonation is also important and somethings I hadn't thought of when teaching English but...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hecker 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: The first part of this unit covers the topic of conditional sentences. The five most commonly used conditionals are explored in terms of structure and usage, accompanied with practical teaching ideas. The second part of this unit is dedicated to the difference between direct and reported speech. It is explained what changes in tense, time and place expressions, pronouns and subjects are necessary for the correct reporting of a direct speech sentence and how to avoid common mistakes students make. I was...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Johnsburg 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 introduces us to a number of different teaching themes. We get to use case studies and frameworking as teaching processes. We then go on to problem based learning before being shown how games can become part of the teaching process. In Computer Aided Language Learning we are taught how to use the internet for business related research and where to find templates for business letters etc. We are also shown that company reports and other authentic reading materials are available on line....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Smithfield 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 brings ESA back into focus and shows how a teacher can use this method to teach students new vocabulary and new language structures. When learning vocabulary and language structures, it is important to know how to use them, their meanings, how they interact with other words and structures and for structure in particular, its forms and patterns. Language function is also vital to teaching a new language. It teaches the students the appropriateness of the language in terms of formal,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Algonquin 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: The introduction of the main teaching technics such as Grammar - translation; Audio - lingualism; Presentation, Practice and Production; Task - Based; Communicative language teaching; Community language learning; The silent way; Suggestopaedia; The lexical approach. Learning about Engage, Study and Activate system. Engage part is the part, where the teacher willing to arouse the students' interest and get them involved in the lesson. Study part - learning point. The teacher should always elicit as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Palmer 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: Today i learnt about planning lessons. I learnt that normally new teachers will have a more structured lesson plan compared to experienced teachers although this may not be the case. It is recommended to have a plan but for it to be flexible so as not to base the lesson on the teacher so much rather the students. The writing of a lesson plan has some important functions three of these being; an aid to planning, a working document and a record. I learnt some good examples of how a lesson plan can be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sims 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 was about classroom management, the many factors involved in achieving it and the importance of it. It is a skill that requires organization and managing the classroom through a friendly and relaxed manner. Raising voices does not do any good, nor losing tempers. Eye contact, gestures and voice has both healthy and unhealthy or inappropriate ways to be used. There are pros and cons to whole class groupings, individual student time and pair work and it is important to know the differences. How...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Royalton 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: Many useful tips around classroom management are acquired by me in this unit. Firstly, I learnt about the various ways of grouping students and what works best in each setting. Then, I also learnt the different types of seating arrangement and how it affects the efficiency and productivity of a class. Next, useful information is acquired relating to how best I can build and maintain students' rapport and interest by using appropriate eye contact, gestures and varying my voice. I also find the section...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Butler 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: I felt this unit was a bit weak. I felt like some the worksheet examples were just repeats from other chapters whereas a list could have sufficed. I kind of understand why you didn't have textbook example (I'm assuming because of copyright) but I would have appreciated an example of course book materials for the teacher. I did like how this unit emphasized the happy medium of using both the course book and outside materials. Many teachers I know starting out just use the course book and do not use...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Attica 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: Unit 17 has shown wide range of useful ways for aiding teachers to use other materials than coursebooks. As students might get bored if they continue to be taught in a same style and the same book every time, they will lose their motivation and they will lack improvements. Using various ways to aid the lesson to be more effective and interesting, teacher should use different kinds of materials such as DVDs and computers to enhance the lesson. Teacher should be aware to manage and know how to use every...  [Read more]