Lindsey Baker

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Baker Nevada 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 modal auxiliary verbs, passive voice, relative clauses, and phrasal verbs were discussed. Teaching ideas, in particular for the modals such as role play and guessing the meaning of signs, were especially helpful. In terms of the passive voice, I wondered if students in particular cultural settings would have difficulty speaking or writing in an active versus passive voice. That is, I wondered if there are cases in which a native language favors a predominantly passive or predominantly...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sweetwater 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: Reading and listening are receptive skills, and are usually performed either for a purpose or for entertainment. There are 5 areas that are important for either area. 1. Predictive skills, e.g. reading a headline and figuring out what a story is about; 2. Skimming, where one looks for a general idea about the subject; 3. reading specifically to gain detailed information; 4. Scanning for specific information; and 5. deduction from content, e.g. understanding not only the specific meaning, but...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Wheeling 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: The unit9 of the online 120-hour TEFL focused on Lesson planning. It states the importance of lesson planning, especially for the new teachers, how to plan a lesson and what is expected to be inside a lesson plan. It also gave an example of a lesson plan for a better understanding. With the Idea I have gathered in this unit, I can now plan a fun lesson without finding any difficulty. I also learned the importance of Effective demonstration, correction, and feedback during the Study phase, ?t...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Colcord 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 unit deals with some potentially problematic situations, such as reluctant students, large classes, use of L1, different levels, as well as giving some tips for the first lessons and warm up activities. Those are very useful since teachers are in these situations quite often (starting a new course or a new lesson). I really liked the ideas about hangman and pictionary which I could use also with younger students. I'm not so sure about dealing with different levels - pairing the strong and the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Millstone New Jersey 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 extremely detailed in its analysis of classroom aids and will definitely help me decide not only is right for me as a teacher but the students with whom I come in contact as well. Many of these aids, such as DVDs and interactive boards, were used by my teachers in creative ways over the years and lessons that mix it up a bit in such a way seemed to always be more effective. I had not previously thought about how important it is to check the equipment before a class, but I have seen...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Greenfield Illinois 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 provides a detailed explanation on how to effectively teach productive skills. This unit describes the various activities and categorizes them to allow a more efficient use of the activities. Some of these categories include prompting, drilling, model dialogues and discussions. By providing a selection of activities in this unit it gives future teachers a greater selection of activities to work with and can help expand their way of teaching and make it more creative. This unit also...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Evant 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: In response to the last unit, this unit was about the productive skills. The first part was dedicated to speaking and discussed the necessity for the teacher to create a need and a desire for the students to want to take part in the discussions. Activities, controlled when aiming for accuracy, free and creative for fluency growth or guided for both, must encourage the students to speak/interact with each other. In the second part, writing is detailed through the main differences between speaking and...  [Read more]

The Difference Between Teaching One to One and Groups In the words of one-to-one pioneer, Peter Wilberg, 'One-to-one teaching is different'. http://www.oxfordtefl.com/teacher_development_courses/certificate_one_to_one_teaching.htm(Teaching one to one: Mark Powell, oxford TEFL.) Most TEFL courses and language schools are geared towards teaching students in groups, so many teachers find it difficult to adapt there skills to one to one teaching. Many, perhaps most, of the personal and pedagogical skills we have developed as language teachers relate almost exclusively to working with groups. It has been suggested that most students prefer one to one teaching as opposed to being taught as a group. For teachers it can prove very challenging, as expectations tend to be high from the students...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Israel Netanya 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 is about lesson planning, not only for the benefit of the students but also the benefit of the teacher. One of my biggest struggles at the moment is organizing myself for the classes that I teach alone. I often don't know where to start with a proper plan and tend to go in with a half-baked idea, the outcome is 50/50 on success or failure. When the success happens it is because I was able to think on the fly and be flexible with my students and have fun improvising. When there is a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Bangladesh Barisal 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: A test or quiz is used to examine someone's knowledge of something to determine what he or she knows or has learned. Testing measures the level of skill or knowledge that has been reached. Evaluation is the process of making judgments based on criteria and evidence. Assessment is the process of documenting knowledge, skills, attitudes and beliefs, usually in measurable terms. The goal of assessment is to make improvements, as opposed to simply being judged. In an educational context, assessment...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Izmir 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: S.C. - Zimbabwe said: The receptive skills are reading and listening. People read and listen for two primary reasons. One is for ascertainment. The other is for the purpose of reaching a particular goal, such as reading to understand how to bake bread. There are sub sets of receptive skills. They include scanning a text in order to find specific information, skimming a text to gain a general understanding of the subject, deducting from the content in order to possibly change one's action. The various forms of ESA...  [Read more]

  This video breaks down the difference between "among" and "between". The word "between" is used to refer to two or more things that are distinct. A great example would be: "Choose between the red and the green socks". Here, we use "between" as the socks are clearly different and separated. "Among", on the other hand, is used to refer to things that are part of a group or mass, such as in this example: "Choose among all your socks" here we use ?among? because we are talking about all of the socks. Let's take a look at two more examples to make the difference even clearer. "I am walking between Baker Street and 5th Avenue." Here, we are talking about two separate streets and use 'between'. "I am walking among my friends." In this example, we're talking about more than two people...  [Read more]

  The state of Oregon is an exciting destination on the Pacific Coast. Often nicknamed “The Beaver State”, Oregon is blessed with unique natural scenery, including a relaxing coastline, abundant bodies of water, volcanic mountain ranges, and lush forests. Oregon has a history of millions of years and was populated by various tribes of Native American before the first explorers arrived in the area. Today, Oregon is America’s ninth largest state and one of three to have a Pacific Coast on mainland USA. Visitors especially enjoy the many historic and natural wonders the state has to offer year-round. You will have to get out and about to fully explore all that Oregon has to offer. Get out of the car and hike the hidden paths to embrace the beauty and tranquility of the region. Mt....  [Read more]

Japan can present the traveller with a bewildering combination of culture, manners, beauty, architecture and personalities. Whether one goes to Fuji San - mount Fuji, to admire it’s serene beauty, or one parties all night long in Roppongi - the nightclub district of Tokyo, one is constantly taken aback and presented with the unexpected. At times a shade frustrating, such as when you are on a train so crowded that you go three stops past the one you wanted because you cannot move. Hence, the ‘gaijin’, or foreigner learns to laugh about these things and accepts them as a part of life. A population of one-hundred and twenty seven millions is jammed into a landmass of one-hundred and forty five square miles. Indeed, the population density in the big cities is amazing. The official...  [Read more]

Teaching one-to-one Teaching English as a foreign language can be done one of two ways: teaching a group of students or by teaching on a one-to-one basis. It’s estimated that up to 40% of TESOL teaching is done one-to-one, however teachers find it increasingly difficult to find relevant material, advice and assistance on the method. Nicola Meldrum argues that teaching one-to-one “unfortunately is not covered much in ELT discussion” and that ‘It is somehow assumed that teaching English as a foreign language means organizing huge groups of students, while the reality is that one to one is a normal and significant part of our teaching lives”. Teachers are in effect left to their own devices; however this doesn’t stop the concept of teaching one-to-one being an effective and...  [Read more]

Situated within the east of the country, Tashkent is the Republic of Uzbekistan’s capital and largest city. It is also Central Asia’s most populated city with a population of about two and a half million people. Tashkent was made the capital of the country when Uzbekistan became independent after the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991. Tashkent is a fascinating and dynamic capital where the long history and rich culture of Uzbekistan can be seen in the city’s interesting architecture, in particular the exhibition halls and metro stations. One of the best ways to experience the way of life in Tashkent is to pay a visit to one of the many local markets which serve as social centers for the local population. Tashkent has an excellent public transport network that makes it possible to...  [Read more]