Kentucky Tesol

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Kentucky 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: I.C. - Taiwan said: This unit introduced the four basic skills needed when learning a new language. These skills can be divided into two categories; receptive ( reading and listening) as well as productive ( speaking and writing). And though productive skills were briefly introduced the majority of this unit focused on the importance of receptive skills, how they're used and the kinds of problems students face when trying to employ them. There are a few different ways that this unit classifies how receptive skills...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mayfield Kentucky 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 receptive skills are listening and reading, because learners do not need to produce language to do these, they receive and understand it. When planning for a receptive skill lesson it is important for the teacher to choose text which is interesting to the learner, make use of different materials and engage the students in interesting activities derived from the main text. The teacher can write new vocabulary from the text on flash cards and pre-teach the words. There is quite a variety of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Raywick Kentucky 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 discussed the four types of present tenses: present simple, present perfect, present continuous, and present perfect continuous. Each have different forms: affirmative, negative, and question. Depending on which form is being used there are different ways to construct a sentence with them. Not only are there three different forms for each of these four types, there is also different usages under which they are used. Because there are so many factors going into the use of present tense verbs,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Corydon Kentucky 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: Testing and evaluation of students? performance (language skills and proficiency) are essential components in the teaching and learning process. Common evaluation given to students are tutorials (group or individual) and/or evaluation by students themselves. Tests given, on the other hand, can either be placement test(gauges students language level), progress test (measures what the students remembered/acquired from the previous lessons), diagnostic test (measures what the students already know and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hanson Kentucky 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 is about evaluating students. students can be evaluated for many reasons. The first reason should be about the placement of students. so when you have new students you should evaluate them to know their level and know in which level to place them. The second reason is to check the progress of the students and to see how to check their level and how know what majors to take to help them. The third reason is to diagnose the problems the students can be facing so that you know how to help...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Carlisle Kentucky 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: When it comes to testing students in any subject there are those who freeze under the pressure and those who will test well no matter what. In a foreign language class these test takers may start to merge because the material being presented is not as familiar. In a language class the purpose is not to trick them, but to make them confident in what they do know and give them the opportunity to focus on what they do not know. It may be helpful to give out worksheets in preparation for an exam during...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Pikeville Kentucky 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 four Present tenses in the English language: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, and Present Perfect Continuous. I learned the ways in which all four of these tenses are used to describe the Present. Each section contained how that tense was used, as well as the sentence structures for affirmative statements, negative statements, and questions. I also learned common mistakes made by students, so I can more easily identify and correct in the classroom....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ghent Kentucky 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: Grammar is the mother of English language in the sense that the formation of sentences,language awareness and use of terms is fully explained in the highest effective and understandable level.The unit better explains the subject content and use of different types of proper grammar words inconjuction with errors to ensure that the learners can differentiate on a wide scale of terms.Grammatical use of words is very important for written,spoken and general use of English language hence it is vital for the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Louisa Kentucky 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 lesson was about conditional and reported speech. A conditional contains two clauses, one of which contains the words if, when or similar expressions. The ?if? clause of the sentence must be met in order for the other clause to be true. There are five main conditionals which can be identified by their parts of speech patterns and their usage. Reported speech is also called indirect speech. Instead of quoting exactly what a person said, we can shift the verb tenses and pronouns to refer to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Erlanger Kentucky 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 have shown the methodology on how teachers can introduce new language in various ways. Base form of ESA will still be useful but making sure that \"straight arrow\", \"boomerang\" and \"patchwork\" system should always be used in different situation. Teaching new vocabulary will ensure students to learn the meaning, usage, spelling and how it is pronounced. Introducing grammatical structures will show students the meaning and the usage, as well as forms and patterns of the language. As for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Booneville Kentucky 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 the different methodologies a teacher uses to teach their class. There are many different methodologies and all of them have their uses depending on your style of teaching and your schools? ideas of teaching. ESA lesson looks like a great way to get your students excited to be in class because it appears very student centered. The teacher is merely a facilitator for the students learning. By letting the students freely engage in the early part of the lesson they feel...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Dycusburg Kentucky 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 discusses the factors involved in teaching and presenting a new language, vocabulary, grammar and function, in addition to specific techniques for presenting and practicing language structures. It uses the ESA templates of the patchwork, boomerang, and straight arrow lesson plan to effectively illustrate how new language structure, vocabulary, as well as previously known past and present grammatical forms and tenses can be taught to all class levels. I have definitely learned much from...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Island Kentucky 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: Reading and listening are considered ?receptive skills,? and these are skills to be taught and nurtured. In general, we read or listen for a specific purpose or for entertainment. If students can be taught to recognize the purpose of a reading or listening activity, they can then adapt their focus and approach. For example, if the purpose is to gain a general understanding of a document, a student will practice skimming the document for main points. It is important for students to practice hearing...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sanders Kentucky 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 conditionals and reported speech. Conditionals are sentences containing \"if\" which refer to the past, present and future possibilities. There are five main conditions. Zero conditional refers to actions and fact that are irrefutable. First conditional talks about a real station in the future that is possible, probable or even certain. Second conditional communicates a present or future unreal, hypothetical situation that is presently not true and is unlikely ever to be true....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Thornhill Kentucky 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: There are four basic skills in any language which are equally important; reading, listening, speaking and writing. They are divided into two categories that are receptive skills and productive skills. Unit 11 is about Teaching Receptive Skills that is reading and listening. It focuses on the reasons and motives of reading and listening, how we read and listen, the problems with listening and reading, the solutions to the problems, language (reading versus listening) challenges and suggestions,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Pleasureville Kentucky 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 18 covered modal verbs, passive versus active sentences, clauses and phrasal verbs. The modal verbs chart included true modal as well as semi-modals. At first it seemed overwhelming but, as a native speaker, I realized the uses made sense since it is how I?ve heard the modal verbs used. It was interesting to put a name like ?past ability? or ?formal request? to the uses and have example sentences of the uses. Clauses and passive/active sentences were also clear. I had the most...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sacramento Kentucky 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 module, I learned about teaching special groups, e.g children, beginners, and Business English groups. I learned about the different types of beginners, and was provided with tips on how to work with them. I learned about teaching children, and the advantages of working with them, e.g they are naturally curious. I learned how to hold their attention in class. I learned about how to work with students one on one. I also learned about how to work with multilingual versus monolingual groups,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Carrollton Kentucky 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 highlighted the fact that the present tense is a lot more complicated than it would seem to the native English speaker and it requires learning and practice to put into use. However, it also showed me that there is a formula to it all which, after having been learnt and mastered, makes sense and can be figured out, which in turn will become second nature after doing this process time and time again. As a native English speaker I actually found this a lot trickier than I expected but got...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hustonville Kentucky 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: Good lesson. I like that we used the Boomerang ESA lesson as opposed to the traditional straightarrow. Good list of advantages vs disadvantages of using a course book. Great use of examples, I think I would feel more comfortable in the beginning using the course book with a mix of my own authentic or created materials. I don't particularly like/understand how in the quiz section for all the ESA lessons, the questions focus on first or second \"part\" of a phase (ex Study or activate). I don't...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mackville Kentucky 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: Testing unravels an inserting side of teaching because the vision of the classroom environment shifts from community to each individual. Communicating with each student becomes more imperative and for some vital based on progress. The implication of progress tests should intensify the connection between the student and the teacher. An example of this is how college professors make themselves available through office hours to meet one-to-one with students before major tests. Ultimately, the students...  [Read more]