Karen Duncan

  In this ITTT TESOL review video Karen describes her experience during her TESOL/TEFL course in Hangzhou, China. ITTT has training centers in over thirty different international locations. To find training center that suits you just visit our web site or follow the above links. 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 grips with each section before moving onto the next. The past tense is thankfully much like the present tense in breakdown. The auxiliary verbs and structures are very nearly the same so it...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Duncan Nebraska 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 an overview of the various equipment, tools, and teaching aids that are available to be used for optimal learning. It talks about the importance of having a board of some type and the role that it plays in the classroom. The board has multiple uses, and you are only limited by your imagination. This unit points out some of the do's and don't's such as do not use capitalize letters, etc. Having a board in the class is one of the most important tools to have in the classroom for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Duncan 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: I find the future tense form extremely confusing, but after this section I am becoming a little more comfortable. This unit introduced me to the idea of going to future which isn't something that I have necessarily learned about specifically before. The examples given of the different forms are set up in a way that I am able to visual multiple examples of the forms which helps me learn their differences. Most of the forms use a combination of will, have and been which causes me confusion, but I am...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Duncan 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: This unit shows the differences between authentic and created materials. Both of them are important and have their own merits and minus points. Authentic material may be more useful for students of higher llevels, as it provides the \"real\" language and may be more interesting for specific groups of students. However, with created materials we have many options to choose from. Course books provide us with more security and easier class planning, while it might also be very predictable and boring...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Madison New Hampshire 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 reading this section, it seemed to me like I was recapping everything that we just studied. In other words, the troubleshooting mentioned in the section is for teacher to find solutions to many issues or problems facing teachers. I feel this is important to know when teaching any English portion (whether grammar, spelling, pronuncition, etc) for the first time. I am sure, however, experienced teachers have faced similar issues in the beginning of their careers. But as a first time teacher, I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Salem West Virginia 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 very common problems we might have in the classroom, such as reluctant students, or students using their native language instead of English. It also covers some common situations that might cause a challenge for the teacher, such as large classes, and classes with students of various English levels. The unit provides many reminders to not give into common teacher pitfalls (like avoiding listening materials or assuming student intentions) and instead to find ways to overcome the...  [Read more]

  And now let's look at the future continuous tense. The future continuous tense is typically used to indicate an action in progress at a particular time in the future. To form this tense in the positive form, we have our subject, here we've used 'Karen', the word 'will', our auxiliary verb our helping verb 'to be' and then the present participle or the verb with 'ing', so 'Karen will be going'. In order to create the negative form, we keep with our positive form but add 'not' in between 'will' and our helping verb 'to be'. Finally, we ask a question by beginning with 'will', then we have our subject being sure to include our helping verb and the present participle: 'Will Karen be going?' Some of the more common usages for the future continuous tense are as follows. We can use them...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Gain 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: K.H. - U.S.A. said: Teaching Slang and IdiomsTeaching slang and idiom is not only important to allow students to be able to communicate in a real world situation, but it can have a positive effect on motivation because students have a desire to communicate with native speakers and, as Lieb states, ‘…it offers both relevancy and authenticity…If students feel that what they are studying is relevant to their everyday lives, and usable when communicating with native speakers, they will be more motivated to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Fastest TESOL Program 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.C. - U.S.A. said: Pronunciation Problems for spanish SpeakersWhen I first arrived in Spain, I was dozing during siesta and heard voices but could not make out specific words. In that semi-conscious state I felt as though the language had a shape. I could tell it was english: it sounded rectangular, compared to the roundness of spanish. I believe this feeling of shape was due largely to the rhythm but also the individual sounds, and perhaps the intonation. A native spanish speaker and expert in english...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Fee Weekend 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.E. - Canada said: Pronunciation Problems in BrazilThe purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the common difficulties native speakers of brazilian Portuguese have when learning to correctly speak english. First, a bit of context: Portuguese is a Romance language, coming from the same roots as french, italian and spanish. It is the sixth most commonly spoken language in the world, and has many different dialects. (Medeiros, 2006). It should be noted that Portuguese is almost entirely a phonetic language....  [Read more]

The Role of the Teacher If only the role of a teacher was as easy as being a ‘medium through which students learn’. In today’s day and age, no matter what country the role takes place in, a teacher is so much more than a resource for information. When I was young, I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up, simply because I wanted to write on the chalkboard! My teachers seemed to be the greatest printers, curving their letters just so, and I wanted to do it also! Now, after ‘higher education’, and three different career paths, I have come back to wanting to be a teacher, but my reasons have changed. I was fortunate in my years of high school, to have teachers that really cared about me as an individual, and I want to give this back. This is where the difference between...  [Read more]