Jessica Staton

  Jessica from Holland completed the 120-hour TESOL course with tutor support and videos. Jessica tells us in this TESOL review that she found the course to be very useful and felt that she learned a lot from taking it. Not only does the course come with useful teaching tips, graduates also receive lifetime employment support to help with finding a job on completing the course. Jessica recommends the course for anyone wanting to start a career in English language teaching. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Stanton California 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 the various kinds of groups that English teachers can end up teaching. The unit gives summaries of the different groups and what teaching each of these groups entail. It explains the difference in energy levels when teaching children or adults. Also, the focus of the class will be different depending on what type of group you are teaching. Since I am currently a teacher in a junior high school setting, I found the section pertaining to younger students more applicable. The tips...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Stanton Delaware 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 trouble shooting certain problems that may arise. Examples would be students having difficulties with listening texts, using their native language, or having a large group of students. I found this unit to be helpful as it reminded me that trouble can arise even if I have the \"perfect lesson plan\". I learned that \"common sense\" will go a long way as a teacher. I also learned that a course book is not the best thing to use on a first day (introduction and warmer games would be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Stanton Wisconsin 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: We compared two videos of the same lesson prepared by the same teacher. The first video was hard to watch because of the intention errors that the teacher has made to model a bad lesson. Students looked intimidated, confused, and a little frustrated. The lesson did not follow the ESA phases and the students had a hard time participating. The second video shows the flipside of teaching, using the ESA phases. The instructor was smiling and used names to build rapport with each and every student....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Stayton Oregon 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 the different types of special groups I might need to teach in my ESL career: young learners, English beginners (there are several sub-categories of this), business English students, students in a tutoring context (one-to-one teaching), monolingual classes, and multilingual classes. The groups that are of most interest to me are monolingual (since I plan on moving to an Asian country to teach EFL there), business English, and individual tutoring (which is what I would like to do here...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Fallon Station Nevada 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 14 covers topics regarding course books and lesson materials. It provides the guidelines and criteria in selecting and using books and materials at various levels of English classes. As I am new in the field, I would like to select well-tested books because they will provide a good base for completing the teaching points, suitable graded levels and continuity of learning progress. Meanwhile, I would like to utilize the books and materials wisely by omitting irrelevant parts and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL West Stayton Oregon 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 the conditional test and reported speech. I learned that there are 5 conditionals: zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional, third conditional and mixed conditionals. Conditionals occur most during reported speech, when a person reports a speech from one person to another. As noted in this unit, the potential for mistakes and difficulty is high because of the complexity and changing nature of time expressions, verb tenses' etc. For this reason, it is important for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Gravette Arkansas 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 based on the importance of assessing a students level of language and gaining feedback from the students. In order to assess a students language level, teachers can use tutorials, evaluation by students and tests. Placement tests are taken to determine the entrance level of students. Then at the beginning of the course diagnostic tests helps the teacher to extract what the students already do and do not know. Progressive tests are given to check if the student remembers what he has...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL James Town South Carolina 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 learnt several examples of behaviour that make for effective and ineffective lessons. The attitude of the teacher has a significant effect on the students. The teacher in the first video was unfriendly and kept enforcing that the lesson content is easy. This made the students feel intimidated and they participated less in class. The teacher in the second video was more friendly and offered positive reinforcement. The students were much more engaged and willing to participate. I also...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sheldon Wisconsin 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 chapter we study the techniques of teaching special groups. For example Beginners, individuals, young learners , Business English group or individuals , monolingual and multilingual groups in details. Different types of beginner student details is discussed. Dealing with young learners, children - age 2 -26 yrs, is discussed with the do's and don'ts in class room to be followed. Ideas of discipline is suggested .English for specific purposes is discussed with problems that may arise in class...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Wilmington Manor Gardens Delaware 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: Imagine that you enter your first class. Twelve pairs of eyes are fixed on you. Other than the nervous swallows you can literally hear the crickets chirping. The students don?t know you, they don?t know one another, and they don?t know the language. They?re tense and they?re not ready to learn, at least, not yet. You need to make the class fun, help the students relax, help them meet each other, and help them get to know you. This is accomplished with an icebreaker. There is no single...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hawarden 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: This unit about teaching equipment was much more simple than the grammar unit preceding it. Teaching equipment can include white/blackboard, interactive whiteboard (IWB), overhead projector (OHP), visual aids, worksheets and work cards, cassette recorder, CD player, videos and DVDs, video camera, dictionaries, course books, resource books, photocopier, computers and online resources. Boardwork can greatly improve the clarity of a lesson. Sectioning off parts of a board fro vocabulary, grammar and notes,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Phillips Heights Delaware 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: Lesson plan acts as an aid to planning, a working document, and also a record. It is important it to be simple, but at the same time flexible and open to adaptation. A lesson plan should include the following: learner objectives, personal aim, language points, teaching aids, anticipated problems, procedure, phase, timing, interaction, class level, number of students, date/time, teacher's and observer's names. A good teacher wants to monitor his/her quality of teaching, so that by focusing on...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Manila Utah 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 teaches about the use of phonology to help students pronounce English words correctly. Rhythm, intonation and stress, are areas of the English pronunciation that must be well understood before the student can truly master the language. Teaching the students to analyse the differences in voicing words, allows them to develop an analytical perception which will enhance their success in the correct use of English. As a teacher you can incorporate different exercises within the lessons, to engage the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Atlantic Mine Michigan 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, although are different in many ways, both are used for the same purpose- communicate.So they are known as productive skills. Accuracy and fluency are the two most important elements of speaking activities.The former one is used for the production of correct language without errors while the latter gives more scope for the students to be more experimental and creative.The concern is more on the effctiveness and flow.Both are equally important.the aim of the teacher should be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Oppenheim New York 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: Though unit seven was fairly short, it had a lot of great information packed into the lesson. It gave good advice on class structure and ideas for new vocabulary and grammar structure. For new vocabulary, it is important to remember and keep the class engaged and adaptable for every student. The students need to be exposed to the new language, understand its meaning, understand how its constructed and be able to practice and pronounce it. This lesson breaks apart the engage, study and activate...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Dallas Center 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: This unit uncovered the necessities of classroom management. As a teacher it is important to be aware of you voice, eye contact and gestures that are made while teaching. A voice should be projected so that all students can hear. Eye contact should be made to ensure that learning is taking place and to encourage students in their language learning (but not overly so that students feel uncomfortable). Gestures should be used to help students comprehend what is being said as well as to reduce...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Webb New York 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 focuses on 'parts of speech' in English language. The major categories were presented in the following order: nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, infinitives, gerunds, pronouns, prepositions and conjunctions. Within these specific groups, a more detailed explanation was also provided. For instance, in the pronoun group, there was a clear breakdown of personal, possessive, reflexive and relative pronouns. From this unit, I could again have a clear idea of the whole 'parts of speech' system and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Andes New York 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 covered the parts of speech. Parts of speech consists on each part of a sentence, what they are, and how they interact with each other. The parts of speech covered were nouns, pronouns, adjectives, articles, gerunds, infinitives, verbs, adverbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and auxiliary verbs. Some parts can be confused by students such as adverbs of frequency and adjectives. Gerunds are similar to present participle tenses of words. Verbs have many irregular forms that can only be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Macclesfield North Carolina 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 iterated the practice of maintaining student discipline whilst creating an effective classroom environment beneficial to learning. Reviewing the content has made me realise how these practices have been incorporated into my education for as long as I can remember; as a current full-time student, I can see how this is integrated with my daily classroom life and also how I was taught throughout high school: for example, horseshoe arrangements for seminars and rows for lectures. It...  [Read more]