Lillian Butler

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lillian Alabama 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 a number of types of assessments that should be conducted with your class. A placement test tells you and the student how much they know and allows you to place students in groups at similar levels. Diagnostic tests are smilier in that they tell you and the student what they do and do not know. This helps the teacher form future lessons and gives them insight into what the students will need extra help with. Progress tests should be conducted regularly to see the progress of the students....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lake Lillian Minnesota 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 learned about the different structures of lesson plans that can be used to help students learn a new language. This unit highlighted the difficulties that may present when trying to incorporate any one of these learning styles along with the advantages of each one. For instance, in the Straight Arrow sequence, the teacher may not be entirely sure which areas the students are having the most trouble with beforehand. However, in the Boomerang sequence, the teacher is able to accurately get a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Butler Alabama 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: Books and materials are tools used by teachers for the purpose of guidance when teaching students. However some teachers abide by them whilst other teachers despise the use of them because the make the process of teaching rigid and take away the creativity and flexibility. The unit also outlined the use of authentic materials such poems, newspaper articles, song, etc as they stimulate students and help them gain confidence because of their familiarity. This has taught me that for a teacher there is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Butler Indiana 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 felt this unit was a bit weak. I felt like some the worksheet examples were just repeats from other chapters whereas a list could have sufficed. I kind of understand why you didn't have textbook example (I'm assuming because of copyright) but I would have appreciated an example of course book materials for the teacher. I did like how this unit emphasized the happy medium of using both the course book and outside materials. Many teachers I know starting out just use the course book and do not use...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Butler 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: Once again, grammar was the focus of the unit and the content of this unit centres on modals, phrasal verbs and passive voice. Their forms, contexts/usages, common mistakes/errors and how to go about teaching them were all discussed in this course unit. Some model verbs and their forms/usages/tenses discussed include may, might, must, could, would, and so on. The course unit hammers on the importance of modal verbs in English language/communication. In addition, it covers phrasal verbs, the passive...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Butler 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 covered the different types of speaking activities including controlled activities, guided activities and creative communication. I learned the difference between accuracy focused activities and those designed for fluency. Both are equally important but generally come at different points in the lesson. The activate stage of the lesson is the best time for creative, fluency based activities. While teaching writing skills presents many problems, including handwriting, spelling, and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL New Kingman-Butler Arizona 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 discusses how to teach students a new language through grammar, use of vocabulary and teaching language functions. Each aspect is important as grammar is the foundation of a language whilst vocabulary and language function are the embellishments of it. EFL teachers should always consider factors such as appropriacy of the language to the students, how frequent will the students use the language aspects that are being taught and their level of teachability. There are also suggestions...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Scottsbluff 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: Each of the different methods has contributed new elements and has attempted to deal with some issues of language learning. However, they derived in different historical context, stressed different social and educational needs and have different theoretical consideration. Therefore, in teaching practice, in order to apply these methods effectively and efficiently, practitioners should take these questions in mind: who the learners are, what their current level ...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Fremont 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: Unit 17 is the reflection of equipment used within the classroom to further educate the children on lesson material. As well as a few examples to use to have the students be enthusiastic about learning, such as writing on a white board, watching a DVD in class. which is informational about the given topic. Overhead projectors and displaying visual aids. Worksheets and work cards allowing the students to work in pairs. More and more what seems to be prevalent now adays is the use of course books, resource...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Crab Orchard 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 was fairly difficult for me, but I learned a lot of theories, techniques and methods, which included many lessons. As I continued through Unit 3, I learned how important methodologies are in terms of teaching and which method to use depending on which level you are teaching. There are so many fun ways to interact with your students that makes the course quite interesting. Engage, Study, and Activate taught me many things, and I always thought it would be best to correct a person...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Salem 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: In this unit, I learned the history of different teaching philosophies and the pros and cons of each of these methods. Additionally, I learned about how I can apply elements from almost all of these philosophies simultaneously by using the ESA method: Engage, Study, Activate. The unit provided me with some examples on how I can apply the ESA method (for instance, showing pictures of models in magazines to learn colors and clothing types, utilizing role play to work on a lesson that was covered in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hiram Maine 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 future tenses. The future tenses are made up of the future simple, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous, and the 'going to' future. The future tense's simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous are similar to the present and past tenses in usage. The only difference is the time at which the even that is being spoken about differs. But the future tense has one tense that is categorized under the future tense, which is the 'going to' tense....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Chimney Rock 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: Unit 12 deals with teaching Productive Skills. RPoductive skills are Speaking and Writing. Speaking and writing activities focus on fluency or accuracy. Fluency activities are usually carried out on the Activate stage and allow the students to get creative with the language; accuracy activities are usually carried out on the Study stage and are aimed at producing the language correctly. There are three types of speaking activities: controlled activities, which are accuracy based and controlled...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Grand Coulee Washington 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 last lesson seemed to be a lot shorter, but it also had a lot of important information. I have a feeling that many students will struggle with the difference in all of the past tenses because they are all so very similar. I really liked some of the ideas to be able to incorporate fun activities into the lesson plans. I feel like it is a good start to developing a context for learning the lessons. Maybe the students could narrate a story. Also, in more advanced classes, it would be neat to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Arland 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: Unit 14 was about using course books, authentic materials and created materials. All of them are very helpful in the class and should be used accordingly. Course books are great because the content was carefull tried and tested on many groups of students. The books' content is methodological and well organised. However they are very stiff due to teachers should be more felxible and create some materials that would be more suitable for the students and their levels. Another great idea to use in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Point Blank Texas 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 similar to the earlier unit in that it goes through the different structures that the teacher can use to make learning more efficient. These include the past references to the structure of ESA, Engage Study and Activate. This unit, however, covers the use of Vocabulary, Grammar and Functions. Each of the topics can have the lessons in the ESA structure where the students can engage the material by introduction of pictures or other visual aids, followed by studying the structure and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bensville Maryland 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 phonology and pronunciation. I learned how important intonation is in speech to convey meaning. It's interesting to note how sounds can change from their spelling (eg, butter/budder); also how stress of particular words in an utterance affect meaning (eg, \"He didn't mean to kick that dog\" has several possible interpretations depending on stress. Another aspect was the importance of knowing the phonemic alphabet as this is a standard which both a teacher and student can work to....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United Kingdom St Helens 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 teaching pronunciation and phonology. In phonology, STRESS, RHYTHM, INTONATION AND INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABETS are considered. The various techniques for each are also detailed in this unit. I learned to teach word pronunciations through phonological item; 1. Stress: making the student feel the music of English language and add the stress naturally using the following technique: contrastive stress, gestures,choral work, the board and stress marks. 2. ...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jefferson 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 18: Unit 18 covered Modals, Phrasal Verbs, and Passive Voice. From the material covered, I was most interested in modals. A modal can be used when we want to say or give an approximation on how sure we are, probability. It can also be used to describe ones ability; I can jump to the second floor. Obligation is another way a modal can be an effective use of the English language. To make a polite reference to someone as in this example; Would you please pass the butter. Permission and habits...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Valle De Chalco Mexico 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 stressed the importance of implementing proper techniques when teaching pronunciation. Pronunciation is often overlooked, and this can cause difficulties to students learning a new language. This unit also gave some biological background on the parts of the body that are responsible for producing the sounds we make. Additionally, the way that English words sound when used in everyday speech is different from what they are thought to sound as illustrated with the \"butter\"This...  [Read more]