Is Thai Easier Than Korean

Check out tefl tesol about Courses TESOL Colleges 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.W. - South Korea said: Pronunciation problems in It is common knowledge that Asian learners of english will run into many pronunciation pitfalls during their english learning experience. This is definitely the case when teaching english in the country of South Korea. Korean and english are about as different as two languages can be, and even when Korean tries to emulate an english word, it sounds very bizarre to the native english speaker. The main pronunciation problem that Korean learners face is that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Companies TESOL Courses 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.M. - South Korea said: Problems for Korean StudentsThe purpose of this research essay is to highlight some of the challenges of learning english that are unique to the Korean people. As a result, they should be of interest to anyone seeking employment as an ESL teacher on the Korean peninsula. These educational hurdles range from being as simple and straightforward as having different alphabets, to being as complex and abstract as having a rich, historical “culture of education” that is both...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Cost Accelerated 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: J.R. - Korea said: Problems for Learners in South KoreaThere are several main problems for english learners in Korea these are learning a new language, grammatical and sentence structure differences, word confusions, variety of english levels in a classroom, and lack of exposure to english. The first difficulty an english learner has to deal with is learning a new language. The english alphabet phonetic sounds have several sounds that do not exist in the Korean alphabet like ‘f’, ‘v’, ‘r’,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Class TESOL Diploma 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.D. - Canada said: Foreign Language ExperienceHaving lived in South Korea for almost 20 months, I’ve obviously had a lot of experience with the Korean language and Korean culture. I’ve learned a lot about how someone can effectively acquire a second language and how difficult it can be. The focus of this topic will be on how necessary having formal training is to acquire a foreign language. The Korean language is one of the hardest languages in the world to acquire. According to the united states...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Accreditation TESOL Online 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.Y. - U.S.A. said: Problems for learners in KoreaKoreans are highly disciplined with regards to their education and often times are strict and very serious about it. This in turn results in students being quite diligent with their work, but often times burn out rates are higher leading to loss of motivation and interest in learning. Despite this, because education is taken so seriously, children from Korea begin learning english as a second language early on in their primary years. The rate of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about College Diploma 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: J.G. - USA said: Pronunciation Problems for KoreanIn the past few months, I have been researching the Korean language in preparation for my eventual stay in that country, South Korea. There are many scholars who list it as a language isolate, and the language itself has resisted too much influence from China and Japan for about three thousand years. It is Altaic, so it has a few Siberian languages which share commonalities. But for the most part, it differs highly from chinese, which is tonal, and from...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Chongqing 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 reviewed modal auxiliary verbs, passive voice, and phrasal verbs. I am glad that this unit finally got into the concept of formality, because while there is not a distinct formal grammar, like in Korean, for example, there is a way of talking and putting together words that conveys formality. It may be harder to teach formality in English for that exact reason, but it is not impossible with practice. Similarly, phrasal verbs are something that many native speakers have trouble with,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mary Esther Florida 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 every I never knew about pronunciation and phonetics. It was honestly very overwhelming as it was entirely new and as a native speaker growing up in Canada, it was never taught in schools before. However, much of the information does make a lot of sense after giving it some thought - in particular the origins of sounds. It definitely made it easier that I had come across it previously while attempting to learn Korean. Overall, everything that the unit provided was new to me and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Complete TESOL Cities 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.P. - South Korea said: Classroom ManagementIt has been my privilege to be in management all of my professional life, whether it was with Wal-Mart as a retail manager, Steven L. Foulston, P.A., as a legal administrator and paralegal, Rubio’s Fresh mexican Grill as a restaurant manager, or UPS, as a shipping and receiving manager. It didn’t matter what type of business it was, I learned the importance of people and how to manage the company effectively. Basically, I learned all of the skills necessary...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Wonju South Korea 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: Once one begins to understand these structures it becomes increasingly easier to place the concepts together. I have learned to take far better notes than in the beginning and seems to be paying off. This is a tool that I will pass on to my classes when the time comes. I don't belief that I was taught this well when I was younger. I hope I can exceed that for others.This unit was surprisingly difficult compared to the present and past tense units. I found that I do not often use the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Atlanta 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: L.T. - Lebanon said: This unit outlined the all the different pronunciation guides and the methods of teaching them. I personally have put together several charts of my own to help my students understand a lot of the basic techniques to make English pronunciation easier. For example one of my most useful charts is one that puts the voice and voiceless letters next to each other. Many students may understand how to pronounce and s, but because there is no Z sound in Korean, pronounce it as a J. My chart helps them...  [Read more]

Pronunciation Problems for Chinese Students of English As a global language, English has been popularly taught as the second language in China for quite a few years. Now there are more Chinese people learning English on various purposes, such as applying for a higher paid job, studying and living abroad, or establishing business with western countries. According to my experience of learning and teaching English, it is harder to master English pronunciation than English grammar for Chinese students. Chinese grammar may appear quite simple compared to that of many highly-inflected Western languages (e.g. Russian, Latin, etc.), or even the low-scale verb conjugations, for instance, of English (e.g. "swim, swam, swum") because of the lack of inflections. Even though there are similarities...  [Read more]

Discipline in the Classroom Eight out of ten TESOL teachers who do not return after their first year of teaching drop out because they are unable to control their problem in the classroom. According to the researches, that have done recently, discipline ranked as the number one problem in the schools. What is discipline? According to the Webster’s dictionary discipline is the “training that corrects, molds, or perfect the mental faculties or moral character.” How can a teacher maintain discipline in a classroom? There will be many ideas to maintain discipline in the classroom. For sure those suggestions will be helpful, but first of all, teacher should know the main reasons for students’ misbehavior. The students have not learned the behaviors that are expected of them Good...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Hamhung North Korea 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: Equipment and teaching aids are a critical part of the teaching process.This helps to make lessons more interesting, effective and less dependent on textbook.Some students may not be able to afford their texts and some may just keep forgetting tot take it to class among other issues. Therefore these aids serves a a way to ensure no one gets left behind because of the availability of textbooks.Some students also find it easier learning by using these aids rather than text books.This unit...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ansan South Korea 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 lesson I learned about the 7 forms of the future tense, 2 of which are normally used in the present tense but apply to the future tense as well. I also learned the uses of all tenses so I can more easily recognize which form is being used. This unit gave me clear explanations and great teaching ideas to make teaching students this information easier in the future.It seems that teaching a larger class would probably be much more difficult for new teachers. With the larger...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Changde 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: T.R. - South Korea said: This unit focused on the role of the course book in a classroom. It also examined the roles of authentic and created course materials to supplement and enhance lesson plans. After defining and explaining the value of both types of materials, the unit then offered samples of created materials. This is a great reference for teachers who may have difficulties thinking creatively. I thought this unit was much easier and more obvious than past units. However, I did find it informative for my own...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Institute TESOL Cert 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: R.H. – South Korea said: From the previous 19 units and over the duration of this course I have been enlightened to many aspects of teaching and english grammar that I had either forgot or didn’t know quite how to teach. For example to teach students how to understand present, past and future tenses are neither easy nor enjoyable to teach. However the course gave concise points that I was able to understand and use in my classes. Many of the grammatical topics can be difficult for the students to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Cuttack 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: C.P. - Korea said: This unit covered a bunch of difficult situations that teachers might encounter. I didn't agree with many of the recommendations though. None of the \"warmer\" activities, for example, seemed all that communicative. In hangman, all you do is say letters, and not even very quickly. I much prefer using games from the First Lessons section as a warmers for every class. Pass the ball is great, for example. With a big class, I can set them up in two lines, and they can exchange some sort of pleasantry....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Korea Ansan 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 that students can be easily confused with the usage of the future tenses. But by having clues such as shall/will can help you to remember that it is future simple tense. Adding will-be-verb-ing to a sentence makes it future continuous. A future perfect sentence will always have 9( will-have-past participle ) in it, for example, (By the end of May, I will have completed this course ). For future perfect continuous you can use ( will-have-been- verb-ing. For example,(...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ansan South Korea 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've learned how teach a new vocabulary and grammar to students. Teaching new vocabulary and grammar could be both easy and tricky for language learners. That depends on similarities and dissimilarities of new word and grammar to learners' native language. When we are teaching new vocabulary we should use visual aids and try to give examples within the sentence or phrases. When we are teaching the grammar we should practice more with worksheets.I believe that this section was much...  [Read more]