Kimberly Wong

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Kimberley South Africa 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 really helpful as it provided teachers with the different teaching styles to adopt when working with different groups of students. I greatly enjoyed the detailed description of the different groups, especially between young learners and business English. All in all, this unit allowed me to understand how to effectively engage students in a classroom setting.This business unit goes into deals of where teachers will work and how they should go about selecting a country,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Kimberley 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 teaching listening and reading skills. In my case I had always thought that speaking skills (fluency, pronunciation and grammar) were more important than listening and reading were skills you learn in the way but never paid attention on how important this was. Now I understand that teaching English should be done as a whole. With this lesson I understood that there is a way to practice listening and reading along with the oral part. Sometimes reading can be a bit boring if the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Kimberley South Africa 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 provided information pertaining to building a positive classroom atmosphere. It is important for the teacher to take into consideration many different factors when organizing lessons such as the size of the classroom, ages of the students, etc. This unit was helpful because occasionally teachers tend to forget that students are not all the same, and it is sometimes necessary to personalize lesson plans depending on the personalities of your students.This unit has covered one of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification South Africa Kimberley 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 pretty useful because at the hagwon where I teach, we do not plan our own lessons. We just deliver the curriculum. Actually, I cannot use this material where I am now because of the hagwon rules, but I think I will make good use of it when I work at another school in the future and can plan my own lessons. I really appreciate the emphasis of this section on flexibility. That's what my school lacks right now. Even if I can see that there is some area where I need to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Allenhurst Georgia 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 cover pronunciation and in specific phonology which is further divided into area os intonation, stress, sound joining, articulation. It provides techniques for each of these along with examples to understand these areas. An area that was most interesting to me phonemic alphabet, because Its an area i have never been taught and despite looking up a dictionary didn't formally learn how to read, rather pronounce words. Although very technical in nature, the sections on stress & manner of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Beaver Pennsylvania 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 addressed the topic of classroom management. From this unit, I gathered numerous useful techniques, such as stating a student's name at the end of a question rather than the beginning. Personally, I think learning the students' names is very important. That said, many of my colleagues have expressed no interest in learning their students' names. Others have recommended that I \"make them\" wear name tags. Personally, I think reading name tags does not demonstrate any genuine interest...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Cameron Oklahoma 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: From this unit I learned about various media helpful in teaching English. Each form of media has its own purposes and advantages. Video can be used to help students assess themselves and also grabs students attention and engages them in the lesson. Cassette players are excellent to fine tune listening skills. DVDs can be used to fine tune listening skills also, it is helpful to show English movies in increments over the course of the class. Movies shown should have a purpose in the lesson, not just...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Baidoa Somalia 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 chapter was extremely useful for reviewing the parts of speech. I never realized how important the different parts of speeches are, in order to form sentences. Because of this, i will make sure my students have a clear understanding of how the different parts of speech work. Would there happen to be any useful websites to help students better understand this material?This unit about \"Conditionals and Reported Speech\" is mainly to improve our communication skills in English language....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Somalia Baidoa 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 my opinion it is vert important to make a plan lesson especially for inexperienced teachers to be able to be as flexible as this would require.So I try to make a plan less as I learnt in this section: Date 2017-05-07 Location Dayue Teacher Miss Li 课程 Big Fun-Unit2 Values Level Overview: Objective:1.To learn a value:Greeting one another 2.To use language to express a value 3.To exchange greetings 4.To revisit the value:Working together 5.To review parts of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Baidoa Somalia 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 explained how to teach vocabulary which included selecting which words to teach, what students need to know about a vocabulary item, techniques for vocabulary teaching and a typical ESA vocabulary lesson. It also explained how to introduce grammatical structures, techniques for presenting and practicing language structures and a typical ESA grammar lesson. Lastly, it explained how to teach language functions and provided a typical ESA function lesson.The four basic skill in nay language...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Somalia Baidoa 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: Productive skills are those skills in which we havve to produce language, those skills are Writing and Speaking. Reasons for teaching writing: Reinforcement Lg development Learning style Writing as a skill Speaking is the skill by which learners are most frequently judged and through which they make and lose friends. It is the vehicle par excellence of social solidarity, social bonding, of professional advancement and of business. It is also the medium through which much language is learnt. Goal...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Cape Town South Africa 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 two videos in unit 10 were interesting examples, however the audio wasnt very clear and so it was hard to understand the teacher in some parts, the students even more so. I dont know if i have learned much, other than what not to do I guess, there were also some useful tips there and of course the general lesson was a good idea depending on the students english level.These two videos demonstrated many theories that we learnt in previous lessons. It clearly differentiated the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification South Africa Cape Town 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 really helpful in terms of understanding the difference between effective and non effective teaching. From this Unit I could learn that approach, attitude and simple gestures of the teacher really helps or encourages students to participate in the class. A well planned lesson can easily achieve the set objectives and goals. when teacher speaks slowly and clearly it helps students to understand the concept easily. I have also learned that teacher should involve all the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Cape Town South Africa 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 the different types of classes of beginners and outlined the various techniques that should be used for each group. It covered teaching individual students and which activities would be suitable. Also business english for specific purposes and what there needs may be and went over a needs analysis to dertimine such. We also learned difference between monilingual and multilingual classes and the general rules that should be followed for teaching.As in the previous sections,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Cape Town 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 now have a better understanding of the roles both a teacher and a student play in a class setting. There's a great deal of diversity with regards to what kinds of student may be present in a class, an important point to keep in mind. Depending on the age or the language ability of the learner, the approach to teaching required would seem to vary a great deal. Being introduced to the various roles a teacher must play was also enlightening. Based on what I read, I reflected on my own...  [Read more]

Multiculturalism In The Classroom In light of the increasing number of diverse people groups moving to the United States the complexion and complexity of our society is changing. Approximately 32 million people speak a language other than English at home (Nieto, 2000). The impact of this growing cultural and linguistic diversity is nowhere more visible than in our schools. More than 3 million or 7.4% of students in all public and private schools are limited in their English proficiency (Macias, 1998) and is a reality not just in the urban schools, but suburban and rural as well are experiencing this tremendous diversity. Based on the philosophy of Paulo Freire (1998) “to study is not to consume ideas, but to create and recreate them” (p.4). Educators and leaders of our society must...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Vancouver 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. – U.S.A. said: UNIT 8 FUTURE TENSES -THE TENSE SYSTEM THE 7 MOST COMMON FUTURE TENSES ARE AS FOLLOWS; 1-THE FUTURE SIMPLE FORM:AFFIRMATIVE{I SHALL/I WILL,YOU WILL,HE/SHE/IT WILL,THEY WILL}NEGATIVE {WILL NOT,SHALL NOT,WILL NOT}QUESTION{SHALL/WILL?WILL YOU?ETC}NEGATIVE QUESTION{WILL/SHALL NOT,WILL YOU NOT?WONT/SHAN'T I?}CONTRACTIONS SHAN'T/WON'T USAGES:PROMISES E.G I WILL SEND YOU SOME MONEY ON NEXT WEEK. 2-FUTURE CONTINIOUS FORM:AFFIRMATIVE{WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU}NEGATIVE {WONT BE SLEEPING 3-FUTURE...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Daejeon 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: This unit covers the importance of reading and listening as well as how to teach it. it also explains reasons why people listen and read. I personally don't like to read novels I would much rather read an instructional manuscript for pleasure(entertainment) as it might come in handy. so this unit does relate to me as my interests probably wont be the same as my students.This unit brought home the message that a teacher must create the need and desire in students to communicate. It...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lakewood Colorado 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 16: The material covered in Unit 16 was on Conditionals and Reported Speech. I found the Conditionals part of the lesson the most interesting, because they talk about what could, might have, and what we wish would happen. There are four types of conditionals; zero, first, second, third, and mixed. Zero conditionals are general truths or habits, First are likely or possible things in the future, Second are unlikely to happen, impossible things, Third are imaginary things that did and wont happen,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Russia Moscow 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 my opinion one of the biggest challenges in being an EFL teacher is having suitable materials. Some countries like South Korea have a wealth of materials, and budget to have a class. A country like Egypt or Saudi Arabia may not have as many materials. So it's important to utilize what you have. Often times teachers wont be able to pick out their course book before hand, due to budget constraints or course curriculum dictated by the administration of school. So creating appropriate non...  [Read more]