Learning English Is Difficult

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Valencia Philippines 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 specific methods and strategies that work well for particular groups of English language students. These special groups are children, individuals in a one to one setting, beginners and those learning English for business. I learned how important it is to identify goals, needs and wants of students in order to best serve the limited time spent in class. This unit is filled with lists of teaching ideas that I am certain will be immensely helpful to me.This chapter is an...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs cuiaba Brazil 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 the review of the often neglected area of learning English by native speakers: Grammar. From Nouns to verbs to prepositions, hopeful teachers must remind themselves of the rules behind the grammar rules that seem to come naturally. This was a particularly difficult unit for me, despite my having majored in English in University, as the study of grammar has taken a backseat to the study of literature. This unit was a great review of basic grammar forms as a native speaker while also...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL May 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: This final unit highlights challenges teachers would face in the EFL classroom, depending on the size of the class, the difficulty level of material and students behaviour towards learning. I have also learned about the different introductory activities that can be utilized to build rapport in class among students and teacher alike. It stresses the importance of the teacher's approach, method of teaching and proper planning for effective and fun learning. With this being my final unit, I have gained so...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Langford South Dakota 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 believe that I understand how to identify modal verbs and use them. In addition, I understand the usage of the passive voice and how to construct passive voice sentences accurately. I can correctly construct sentences using phrasal verbs. However, I am having difficulty distinguishing between the three basic types of phrasal verbs. I found questions 18, 19, and 20 very difficult, and I am uncertain as to the accuracy of my responses. It was a relief to read the course suggestion that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hetland South Dakota 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 13 focused at length on English pronunciation, stressed syllables, intonations, articulation, and phonetic script, as well as as how to teach students pronunciation of English words. This lesson was extremely informative in teaching me the basics of English pronunciation, stress, intonation, and articulation, as these are intricacies that never cross a native speaker's mind, but may be difficult for students learning the language to grasp. The section of the lesson that included ways to teach...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Iran Khoramshahr 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 quickly discovered that my knowledge of simple parts of speech was lacking. It has been nearly 15 years since I have studied the parts of speech in English. The format in which the unit is broken down and explained in length using examples made my learning expression far easier. I have in the past had difficulty writing papers an even my dissertation in university needed to be assessed multiple times due to grammatical errors. I had no idea there were syllable rules for comparison...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Puno Peru 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 seems to me the most interesting and at the same time is difficult. In order to distribute the stage of \"learning\" into three stages, I had to spend two hours. Because I think to choose between a discussion of the countries that students have visited and the writing of the design depends on the level of the students. Because if the level of the students high, they the design is already familiar to and easier to perceive and pursue the stage of \"engagement\".Learning the correct...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Chiniot Pakistan 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 7 I learned more about the Grammar, Vocabulary, Functions that one does not appear or missing so appealing and attractive without the other parts are not so effective or useless. And this Grammar and Vocabulary is more impact to our student because they will understand how to pronounce and understand what is the meaning of the word. And this unit gives me again what kind of ESA will I can use and some tips to how I will easy share my idea or knowledge to my students.Unit 13 was a mind...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Probolinggo Indonesia 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 goes over the different variations of the future tense. It goes over the basic kinds (that match up with the same variety of past and present tenses) as well as the present simple, present continuous, and \"be going\" varieties. This unit helped me better understand the intentions behind different kinds of future tense structures. For example, it's particularly difficult to explain that the present tense can be applied to the future, but this unit helps give the precise reasons why...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Harrisonburg Viriginia 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 believe that this session will be quite challenged for many learners. So the role of a teacher is very important in these areas of teaching. The teacher obviously needs to encourage the student but also needs to respond very carefully in each time of teaching. Through this session, I actually learnt something new that some of the students would have the difficulty of learning in handwriting because of a big difference in the appearance of the letter between mother tongue and English. For me,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Huadian China 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 very informative for me because I have not studied the parts of speech since high school. I am very happy I took notes while working my way through this unit. I believe grammar related lessons are the most difficult for teachers and students alike. It's hard to make learning grammar interesting for even native speaking students. Students may ask questions that the teacher may have difficulty answering. As a learner, it takes time and practice to fully grasp the rules and concepts to a...  [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 TESOL Jobs Ajmer India 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: One of the most daunting things about teaching is planning the lesson, and this unit helped organize three different factors (grammar, vocabulary, and function) and showed how to lay out a successful lesson for each. It is helpful to know which types of the ESA framework work best for each one. Thinking of the grammatical structure as the trunk and the vocabulary and functions as the leaves is a useful analogy because they are very important but would be nothing without some grammatical structure to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Corby England 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 some more grammar; namely the modal verbs as well as the passive voice and phrasal verbs. I thought these were useful topics and nice to see explicitly discussed. When to use which modal will help students greatly to become better at English. I have learned that it is actually rather difficult to translate from knowledge you know as English speaker to teachable, bite-sized bits of information.Grammar is can be considered the backbone to the English language. It is not...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Yima China 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 testing and evaluation. Evaluation and testing can provide the feedback for the teacher. A good teacher can use this information to adapt and adjust the lesson plans by adding new grammar or vocabulary. In other words, testing and evaluation help a teacher to tailor the course to particular needs of the students. Cambridge assessment tests are taken by those who wish to live and study in the U.K.The unit covered the past tense as the previous unit did the present tense. The...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Monrovia Liberia 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 method and format of class tests should be chosen depending on the context of the class and the learning levels of each student. Testing procedures measure to effectiveness of the teacher's curriculum and how well the students learned the material. The results of such tests determine whether any adjustments should be made in teaching style or whether student motivation is high or not.It has been a long time since I have learned about tenses and this unit reminded me how complicated...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Germany Wurzburg 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 receptive skills and the different forms they contain. I learned from this section that it's very useful to teach any difficult words that will be used prior to the activity that will use them because this will make the activity smoother, plus help the students to gain confidence because they will get through the task with less difficulty. Also I learned that authentic texts can be useful as a means for higher level students to learn from and boost their confidence....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Linyi 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 focused on three important grammar points: modal verbs, phrasal verbs, and the passive voice. Additionally, the text provides specific information regarding the different types of relative clauses, defining and non-defining, the different kinds of phrasal verbs, intransitive, transitive separable, and transitive inseparable, and the differences in nuance between the various modal verbs used in the English language. One thing that I took away from this lesson is that learning the subtleties...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs san juan Puerto Rico 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: Receptive skills are very important for students to develop. This lesson was pretty interesting to go through. It had a lot of good information. lately, I have been wondering about good ways to integrate American culture into my lessons. The structure of this type of receptive activity lesson is a great idea for having students think about famous celebrities and learning some key listening and reading skills. I hope to try to use some of these ideas in my classes soon.It is extremely...  [Read more]

  In this TEFL review video, Nikki from South Africa talks about she is constantly travelling so an important criterion for her when choosing a TEFL course was that it should allow her to study while on the move. ITTT’s online courses provide the flexibility to study online wherever and whenever you want. Nikki was impressed by the range of courses and prices that ITTT has to offer and has now completed the main TEFL certificate course and an additional Certificate in Teaching Business English course. 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...  [Read more]