Linzie Baker Arkansas

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 Arkansas 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: G.A. - South Korea said: This unit covered past tenses. It discussed how each form of past tense can be used. These forms include: past simple, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous. Like the previously covered present tenses unit there are rough/basic rules for these tenses. For example, perfect simple tenses contain an attached past participle to the verb, therefore the basic formula is this: I(subject) work(verb)ed(past participle). However, as was previously discussed in the unit on present...  [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 Jersey Arkansas 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: As is written in the unit, reported sentence structure is rather difficult to wrap one's head around initially. As such when teaching it one must be very careful. I liked the ideas for practice that were listed, especially the one regarding intermediaries. I believe that that is a solid way to help students understand the basic concepts behind reporting the words of others. The activity could easily be tied in to other activities, such as the phone role play from chapter 14. One student could help...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Horatio Arkansas 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 was a long chapter on various important grammatical points. It was useful to learn about Modal Auxiliary Verbs, which was featured in the video lesson unit. The list of uses and examples in present/future as well as past tense made the lesson easy to understand, and put into perspective how many Modal Auxiliary Verbs there are. The Passive voice segment is one that I understood easily due to teach Japanese, as Japanese also features transitive and intransitive verbs. The Teaching Ideas was useful...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Springdale Arkansas 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 whole content of this unit/chapter are the theories, methods, or techniques a teacher would use to help the student learn better. There are multiple methods of teaching that teachers should keep in mind. The most effective method known and used by new teachers would be ESA (Engage-Study-Activate). When we engage the students, we would want their full attention and interest so that when we go on to study they are will to learn and absorb what they are being taught which will let them enjoy the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hoxie Arkansas 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 fourteen is focused on books and materials used in the class room.In an ideal world course books and materials are readily available but the reality is different,reasons why teachers must be creative enough to make recourse to other materials that could help his students have a better grasp of the course.Furthermore,the unit makes clear differences between authentic and created materials.Authentic materials are those given by the school,meanwhile created materials are materials designed by the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Burlington Arkansas 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 explains the various methods teachers can use to get best results from their learners.They include grammar translation,audio lingualism,presentation practies and production,task based learning,communication language teaching,community language learning,the silent way,suggestpaedia and the lexical approach.However,it is difficult to say clearly which of the method is the best because in reality, all the methods have pluses and minuses. The second part of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lavaca Arkansas 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 speaking and writing, accuracy and fluency are of equal importance when it comes to teaching productive skills. Speaking activities for the classroom consist of creative communication for fluency based activities (free role play, discussions or debates), For accuracy based activities controld and guided activities (drilling, prompting and guided role play). The differences between written text from speaking is the grammar, vocabulary, spelling, hand writing, layout and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Guy Arkansas 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 have learn't about the different tests used and what they are used for. I have also learn't about the different Cambridge exams that students can take that can help them in different aspects of their life, such as general English, English skills for life and English skills required for business purposes. Something that I found very useful to me is that you should evaluate your students progress regularly, as this will allow you to see what they are struggling with. I like the idea of asking...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Gravette Arkansas 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 based on the importance of assessing a students level of language and gaining feedback from the students. In order to assess a students language level, teachers can use tutorials, evaluation by students and tests. Placement tests are taken to determine the entrance level of students. Then at the beginning of the course diagnostic tests helps the teacher to extract what the students already do and do not know. Progressive tests are given to check if the student remembers what he has...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bellefonte Arkansas 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 teaching styles and methods. In the first lesson the teacher appeared uninterested, condescending and talked very fast, this had an instant effect on the students in that they didn't understand what he wanted, felt clearly uncomfortable and this led to poor participation and engagement. The teachers approach shut down the student's ability to learn from the very beginning. In the second lesson the teacher introduced himself, got to know the students names and put them at ease from...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sidney Arkansas 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: It is important to provide opportunities for me to get to know my students and for them to build a rapport with each other. This is especially vital at the beginning of a course. Building rapport can best be done through ice breakers, and pair/small group work. When planning each lesson I must consider the seating arrangement and make sure that my activities can be carried out easily within the space available. It is important for students to be given ample time to practice speaking with each other. A...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Faircloth Arkansas 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 introduces theories, methods, and techniques that can be used in TEFL. There are many methodologies and approaches; each has its advantages and drawbacks. Depending on the situation and nature of the class, the teacher can pick and choose. However, the most effective method to teach a new language should always i: (1) maximize students' exposure to the language, (2) provide helpful feedback and general guidelines while allowing students to take initiatives whenever possible, (3) minimize...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jacksonville Arkansas 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 an overview of pronunciation and phonology (including the phonetic alphabet) and techniques and methods of how to teach them both. This unit shows us that there is a lot that goes into the making of the sounds to pronounce language well and correctly-- knowing not only how to formulate the sound with the mouth, but how that sound is physically produced, how to produce it and to check correct production (such as if we can feel the vibration in our throats or not), and what a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Leslie Arkansas 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 topics related to teaching different special groups of English learners. These groups are beginners, young learnes, one-on-one lessons, and business English courses. Each of these special groups can be rewarding but require some extra work on the part of the teacher to make the lessons most effective. For example, young learners do best with short, varied activities, and business English students have very specific aspects of English they want to learn for their jobs. When doing...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Brookland Arkansas 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 tense system consists four aspects; the simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous which gives us the Present simple, past continuous, the future perfect and etc. Even though I learned this way back in my grade school years then recapped in my high school years, I still find this topic quiet confusing if you are not familiar with the forms and usage. I think it's okay to relearn things, for us to refresh our memory and to better understand what it truly means. Especially that I will be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lepanto Arkansas 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 have learned how to distinguish between the different past tenses in the English language. I have learned what to look for, how to construct the different tenses in a positive, negative, or question scenario. It is very much like the present forms but in the past. I did learn that are many different irregulars and it will simply take lots of memorization, and probably be one of the hardest parts of English for foreigners. Many irregulars do not have a pattern that follows so one simply has to...  [Read more]