Information Gaps

A communicative speaking (and reading) activity where students are presented with incomplete information, which they must complete by interacting with others who do have that information. Typically undertaken as a milling activity with all students interacting with all others.  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ukraine Chernihiv 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 lesson planning and how to teach new vocabulary or lesson structures, it didn't really go in to terrible detail, but instead revisited the esl teaching structures and what would be considered good ways to teach vocab and new structure in correspondence with the phase activate, engage, study. For example in the engage phase we could ask students to bring in a house to teach house vocab, we could have a discussion, we could do scenario building, we could use pictures, and more....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Turkey Siirt 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 covers a number of situations that may arise when teaching. Situations such as reluctant students, skills gaps, problems with listening activities, and use of the students native language. The unit also covers first classes, warm ups, and large classes. Each situation has unique considerations and solutions. The unit encourages the teacher to focus the first class on rapport and understanding the students and their level. Take the time early on to get an understanding of the students so...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Laohekou 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 new language, grammar, and functions unit provided great insights on building lesson plans for the classroom. Teaching vocabulary is very important to the students. Selecting vocabulary can be guided by the course but here are some tips: Appropriacy to the students/task, frequency and coverage, and tech -ability.The straight arrow structure ESA vocabulary lesson for lower level with a learning objective. There are important techniques for teaching and presenting language structures such as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Astana 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.L. - U.S.A. said: This unit guides the teacher on how to teach vocabulary, grammar and functions to his/her students. The ESA methods are easily used to introduce new language. Teaching vocabulary depends on a number of factors, including the spelling and pronunciation of the words, approriacy, similarity to the student's own language and to other English words. Students will need to understand the meaning of the words, and the usage, grammar, spelling etc. when dealing with grammatical structures, the teacher must...  [Read more]

  Once we're satisfied that all the students have been engaged and that they've been given the opportunity to say something, we can move on to our study phase. Here, it may be necessary or useful to actually pre-teach some gaps in knowledge that have been shown from the engage phase and those gaps in knowledge may include actual grammar structures or indeed useful vocabulary and it's very important that, before we move on to doing any forms of activity, we check their understanding of this material. So, we need to do some study exercises. It's also very useful if you leave this information up on the board through all that study period. Those study activities can just be the normal types of gap fills or matching activities and, as always, we need to demonstrate those activities,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Italy modena 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: Having English as my primary language, I have already been exposed to much of this information. I taught the parts of speech to my first graders, and know that making a complete sentence can be both exciting and scary at the same time. Using pictures, initially, when forming simple sentences stimulate many ideas at once; especially when the pictures are ones the students choose for the assignment. Speaking and writing grammatically correct not only fosters a good understanding between the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Zurich 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: In this unit, I learned about evaluation and testing of students. Exams and similar skill-testing activities are useful for assessing the level and progress of students. They also are very useful for finding gaps and weaknesses in their understanding. This information is important for future lesson planning and to prepare them for external tests, if that is their goal.Reported speech and conditionals were explored in this unit. As always, the ideas for teaching the principles is most...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Argentina Santa Fe 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: Accuracy and fluency are both important in developing speaking and writing skills. Speaking accuracy activities target correct production of language. Activities include repetition or choral production when speaking and prompting, which are part of the study phase. Speaking fluency activities target effectiveness and flow of language, and focuses on creative language. Fluency activities include role-play, discussions, information gaps and communication games. These are all part of the activate...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Shiyan 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 ninth unit contains a very helpful material for unexperienced teachers. Here a brilliant lesson plan is represented which I can use as an example while planning my own lessons. All the required information is given there. But not only the well- organized structure is observed. The plan contains a wide range of pieces of advice for young teachers of how to vary the lesson and make it more interesting for the pupils. However, I fully agree that a lesson plan give a so-called skeleton of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Vicente Lopez Argentina 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 provides information about evaluation and testing. It is essential to assess students' level before their course begins and keep tabs on students' progress. Good assessment can direct students' learning and help them to become more effective and motivated lerners. One of the most common method of assessment is testing. It is used to determine student's knowledge and mastery of skills, indentify gaps and tailor teaching approach.Unit 13 deals with the teaching of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Zhoushan 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 12 tells us about the peculiarities of teaching productive skills (Speaking and Writing). Both of them are of equal importance, though, writing is usually the most neglected skill as it takes a lot of time during the lesson. So, to avoid this ‘quiet’ time, teachers leave writing practice for homework. The purpose of speaking as well as writing is communication. To achieve the effective result, 2 types of activities are applies: accuracy activities (on the Study phase), fluency (on...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs France Dunkerque 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: It is important for a teacher to provide students with feedback as they learn. It is equally as important for the teacher to assess the student's knowledge and growth over time. This is why evaluation and testing are another vital role in education. In providing continual feedback you are helping students by providing information necessary for them to evaluate themselves and grow. We can evaluate student's knowledge through tests. For example placement tests and diagnostic tests are typically...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ashmore 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 this final chapter on grammar, I learned about modal auxiliary verbs and passive voice, for the most part. Along with phrasal verbs as well. It really filled in the gaps of the information I already knew as a native speaker. I learned that modal auxiliary verbs can be used for expressing degrees of certainty, as well as obligation, or ability. I also learned that there are conjugation rules to be aware of when going into past tense, or future tense. I learned that with passive voice, we are putting...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Canada Vancouver 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 7 covers teaching receptive skills, reading and listening, which are listed as 2 of the 4 receptive skills required to learn any language. While not covered in this unit the other 2 skills of speaking and writing are noted as being equally important, as is the need to teach a balance of all receptive skills in any given lesson. I found the information regarding why and how we read and listen very interesting, as it’s not something I have thought about in detail before. I am...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Algeria Chlef 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 explains how to teach vocabulary, grammar and function to students. It said it is useful to apply ESA methods to introduce new language. To teach and select vocabulary, we need to consider appropriacy to the students and to the task, and teachability. Also I need to teach them what they need to know about it; meaning, how to use, where it belongs etc. in addition to it instruct techniques for vocabulary teaching using ESA methods. I’d like to use the ESA methods to introduce...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Georgia 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: M.L. - France said: This unit explains the importance of teaching Productive Skills, i.e. Writing and Speaking. Encouraging speaking: An ESL teacher needs to ensure participation of all students in class, which could be especially challenging if some students lack confidence, are afraid to make mistakes or simply lack the interest. Participation & interaction can be encouraged by changing the classroom dynamics, pair-work, grouping and allowing students time to think before they speak. Challenges w.r.t....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Homer Alaska 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 learned how to decide what vocabulary is important and to teach that certain vocabulary through teaching methods like boomerang, straight arrow, or patchwork teaching structures. The most important thing to remember in my opinion is that In the engage phase we are Discussing, scenario building, prompting, question and answer,. While in the study phase it may be good to use information gaps. In the activation phase it is best to use debates, games, role play and story building to drive home vocabulary...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Itapetininga 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: This unit presents a broad spectrum of techniques that can be used in various ESL situations. The different theories/methods gives a bit of background as to how teaching has evolved and how it's not bound to a fixed method, but is rather interconnected and lead to the ESA method. Event hough there are several guidelines/rules towards this teaching method the teacher is still left to fill in gaps to make the method their own. The realistic examples made it easier to understand the different...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our ESA Methodology series. The ESA methodology consists of three stages. In this series, we look at the individual purposes of each stage and typical activities for each stage. This second video introduces the study phase of ESA. The purpose of this phase is to cover the actual teaching of the lesson and to check the understanding of that material.The second stage or phase of the lesson is known as the study phase and really the purpose of this phase is to cover the actual teaching of the lesson and to check understanding of that material. Typically in an ESA lesson, the study phase will have two parts. The first phase of the study is to cover the actual teaching component in what's known as the board work and what we try to do in the board work phase is to...  [Read more]