Interesting Things In Japan

Check out tefl tesol about Location TESOL 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: K.D. – U.S.A. said: I have gained an incredible insight in the way of teaching. Before I took this course, I had prior teaching experience, but I didn’t really know what I was doing. If only I’d had this course before I went to teach on the JET program in Japan. I was never really good at grammar, but this course gave me a greater understanding of all of that. Now I can go into a classroom and have the proper confidence to teach things like grammar and correct tenses. Confidence is a good thing to have...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Troutdale Washington 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 teaching smaller or more unique groups. As I am currently teaching at a middle school in Japan and may teach at an elementary school in the future, I found the section on teaching children to be particularly helpful. I learnt about the different ways to handle teaching English to children, and different techniques I may choose to employ to make a lesson smoother and catered towards young children. The teaching Business English section was also interesting and may be relevant...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Japan Ikoma 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 have learned many different parts of grammar with different sets of rules, as well as different exceptions to rules. As a native English speaker, you do not realize all the things of English grammar. I did not realize that there are five different types of nouns: proper, common, compound, abstract, and collective. Also, when speaking and describing something. It was interesting to find out that there is an order of adjectives that native English speakers usually put them in. ...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Murwara 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: I found the breakdown of methodologies very interesting. It was fascinating to look at the acquisition of language in a different manner from the usual philosophies taught in the basic foundations of education like Piaget, Bloom's taxonomy, Gagne or Bronwell. Your selection was much more practical. I particularly liked the ESA structure definition. While I have used this method in an informal way, the actual naming of activities will help me add structure to the thought process when formulating...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Tuticorin 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: As a skilled audio/visual technician, I know the basics for setting up presentation technology and preparing such equipment for the classroom. This unit is tremendously generous with online sources, most of which look interesting, especially The Many Roads to Japan. It's good for a training teacher to become acquainted with a variety of sources and equipment brands, but the helpful note when exploring these avenues are to stick to what you know, so that a well-founded teaching method doesn't go...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mishima Japan 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 covered authentic material verses course books. Course books are a good guide but the teacher needs to add to the lesson with creative activities and materials. Authentic materials can be very interesting to students. They can aide to the course material to keep the attention of the students. Authentic materials can be geared towards a specific age group or specific interest.This unit covered the teaching of 5 special groups, from individuals, business English learners and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Kakogawa Japan 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: Speaking and writing skills are as important as listening and reading skills and depend on each other. If students need to improve their writing skills it is useful to increase the reading. By increasing reading and writing skills speaking mightt be easier or more fluent as well. Therefore lessons should always focus on different skills and be aware of the interaction of the different skills.This section was a little more difficult for my to grasp as past, present and future tenses of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Nanchong 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.C. - Japan said: I have learned the different teaching aids that can be used to make lessons more interesting effective and less dependent on the textbook. E.g. White/ black board Overhead projector Visual aids CD player Worksheets and work cards just to name a few. Board can be use for many things; writing,drawing,sticking things on,projecting overhead etc, Boards draw and hold the attention of the students very effective. I also learned the basic principles for board-work e.g. Start with a clean board Use...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Niigata Japan 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 productive skills, speaking and writing, are the focus of the unit twelve. This unit illustrates accuracy and fluency activities and explains writing skills and speaking activities in the classroom including controlled, guided and creative activities. Moreover this unit also provides an example of a typical creative speaking/writing activity ESA lesson, as well as guidelines for such activities. In addition unit twelve talks about games in the classroom and provides some useful examples.This...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Toyama Japan 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 present tense is an extremely important lesson since it challenges students greatly. In summary, the present simple discusses habits, routines, and facts. The present continuous discusses actions in progress at the time of speaking, temporary actions around the time of speaking and a changing/developing situations. The present perfect discusses completed at an indefinite time/general experience, past actions that continue at the time of speaking, and past actions with present results.In this...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Okayama Japan 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 about a variety of different teaching styles. I had no idea that there were such a large amount of teaching styles - and knowing that this list only scratches the surface. It was interesting to learn which teaching styles are arguably more effective than other forms of teaching. I also find it interested that lectures where the teacher takes up 90% of the talk time are incredibly less effective than other forms of teaching that involve conversation and interaction with classmates.This unit...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ashikaga Japan 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 was able to establish some ground rules for teaching my students. Discipline can be one of the hardest things to deal with in the classroom. I have learned to establish good rapport immediately to set the tone, but at the same time letting the students understand I am in control. I have really enjoyed learning more about teacher talk time. I feel that this can be a big issue with motivation if not balanced correctly. An unmotivated student will never achieve his greatest...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ageo Japan 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 gave an overview of pronunciation and phonology in the English language, both of which can be problematic for new English speakers. It is an area of the language often taken for granted as things such as intonation and different stresses come so naturally after using them for so long. I found the international phonetic alphabet a bit challenging but the examination of how all the different sounds are made by the interaction of the six speech organs extremely interesting and informative.If...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Kiryu Japan 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 English teacher to study about tenses. As we know, there are three different times in English, such as the present tense, the past tense and the future tense. After studying this chapter, I ?m more familiar with the present tense. We should know how and when to use the present tense in order to explain it to the students more clearly. Moreover, understanding more about the present tense can help the students both in reading and writing which describe the present stories.I am...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Japan Matsubara 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 what it takes to be a good teacher. It doesn't depend on just one thing. You need to know a lot about the subject, so students feel like they can really learn something and can ask every question that comes to mind. Other than that, it is very important to be patient and kind, being able to motivate students and making sure there's a safe learning environment. In the end, I think the most important part about teaching is caring about your students and their learning...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Duisburg 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.H. - Japan said: It makes sense that writing and speaking go hand in hand in the learning process because if one action is being preformed wrong then it will carry over into the next. It also is interesting that in this learning process there are certain times when correcting a students mistake will not be beneficial. If it is looked at from a student standpoint when learning a new language it is difficult to grasp everything at once. Some things are easier to understand, so when a student is showing their...  [Read more]

Japan can present the traveller with a bewildering combination of culture, manners, beauty, architecture and personalities. Whether one goes to Fuji San - mount Fuji, to admire it’s serene beauty, or one parties all night long in Roppongi - the nightclub district of Tokyo, one is constantly taken aback and presented with the unexpected. At times a shade frustrating, such as when you are on a train so crowded that you go three stops past the one you wanted because you cannot move. Hence, the ‘gaijin’, or foreigner learns to laugh about these things and accepts them as a part of life. A population of one-hundred and twenty seven millions is jammed into a landmass of one-hundred and forty five square miles. Indeed, the population density in the big cities is amazing. The official...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Maebashi Japan 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: Learning about all the different types of examinations in Unit 15 was interesting. However, I tend to agree that while assessment is vital to determine progress and revise strategies, tests should not be the foundation of a class. I will be sure to assess my students on a daily basis using a variety of methods. I do not see myself as a heavy test user. I will however, encourage my students to use the practice tests, to test themselves and will offer opportunities to review one-on-one with me.This...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lessons TESOL Refresher 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: J. K. - Japan said: In total, I have learned to rethink purpose and variation in the classroom. As teachers, everything we do must be purposeful because it has an effect on the classroom environment, attitudes and motivation, effective understanding, perceived and/or real fairness, a balance between what skills are presented, how students understand their role and the teacher’s role, and participation. All of this affects learning. So, the teacher’s attitude toward teaching and interacting in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Agency TESOL Teacher 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: J. F. - Japan said: Motivation in the ClassroomMotivation in the classroom is an essential factor for classroom effectiveness and school improvement that involves “RESOURCES/TEACHERS/STUDENTS' ABILITY” Teacher motivation has to do with teachers' desire to participate in the education process by imparting knowledge to his/her students because he genuinely cares for his students. Motivation is not completely a new term/word. What is interesting about it is that it is commonly assumed to be a good thing...  [Read more]