Michael Keefer

Lewis believed in a different approach to that of teaching English as a set of grammar structures into which vocabulary could be placed. He shifted the emphasis through 180 degrees, suggesting that the basis of language should be ‘lexis’, i.e. groups of words which are naturally put together (collocations). By learning about the lexical chunks of language these could be used for real communicative tasks rather than striving for grammatical mastery.  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Broadkill Beach Delaware 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: Studying this unit has been very encouraging to me in consideration that I have only a short amount of experience in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. What I find most encouraging is the fact that the unit material includes a simple format for lesson planning. I realize that there are many important elements that go into planning. I find it necessary to get to class at least 20 minutes earlier than the students in order to review the lesson, make sure that the technology is in working...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL East Fishkill 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 teaches about the present tense;which is made up of the present simple,present continuous and the present perfect continuous tenses.It explains their forms that is the affirmative and nagetive forms as well as the question form.For example,the affirmative form of present simpple tense can be;I work,You work.The neggative form;I don't work,You don't work.The present continuous affirmative form is (subject + aux.verb ' have' + past participle). The negative of the present continuous form...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL West Alexander 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: Unit 5 which is a lesson on Managing class help me to become more sensitive as a future teacher.To be a teacher is not only knowing all your lessons to share to your students but also opening your heart to your students for not everyone can easily understand or pick up the lessons.Its a long patience and dedication to become a teacher.It is important that before entering to your class,a teacher is well prepared not only with the lessons but prepare herself/himself physically through her/his...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Philippines Mabalacat 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 a little off point in dealing with the subjunctive mood. Originally when I used the recommended reference The Practical Usage English Guide by Michael Swan I though his use of the subjunctive present and past as separate tenses made a lot of sense in teaching English as a foreign language. But in this unit they simply skipped over the entire issue in the discussion of the second conditional and said the use of the verb 'were' was more formal than the use of the verb was. I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL New Castle Delaware 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: Conditionals and reported speech are the topics contained in this unit. Conditionals are sentences that include the word ?if? and refer to past, present or future possibilities. There are five different conditional forms and the students may mix up or intermingle various forms. I think a good activity for teaching conditionals is ?chain conditionals,? because it allows the students to improvise and gets everyone involved. The second concept in this unit is reported speech. For example ?Kim said...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Frankfort 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: Unit 9 takes us from \"why should we plan lessons?\" to the understanding that planning can be a lifeline in the classroom. Students deserve this kind of planning because it is for their precious education and it is imperative that we, as teachers, continually self-check for success on all accounts. I recall making a frown face in the margin regarding timing because it was a great challenge for me. Falling short of my time frames I realized I had to plan differently whether my activity, or my age...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Turkey Osmaniye 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 mind opening to all the different teaching methods available for Business English lessons. Honestly I was surprised at how many different approaches there are and I will definitely come back to this unit to expand on the various methods. I really enjoyed case studies and frameworking as they give many different nuances to work with. For example, appointing a chairperson and having a time keeper to aid in keeping the students engaged in the lesson and feel like an integral part...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Milton 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: I Learnt about The Silent Way is a language-teaching method created by Caleb Gattegno that makes extensive use of silence as a teaching method. Gattegno introduced the method in 1963, in his book Teaching Foreign Languages in Schools: The Silent Way.[1] Gattegno was critical of mainstream language education at the time, and he based the method on his general theories of education rather than on existing language pedagogy. It is usually regarded as an \"alternative\" language-teaching method; Cook...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Minnesota Minneapolis 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 provides a closer look at the different past tenses. These are important for narrating a stories, recalling and recounting events, and explanations for past events. Past simple implies the addition of '-ed' at the end of the verb, although there are a number of irregular forms for words in the past tense that the students must memorize. Past continuous involves the use of 'was' and then the addition of '-ing' for its sentences. Past perfect tense indicates that an action that began...  [Read more]

In the area of poststructuralist theorists, two well-known names would be Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida. However these two theorists did not specifically apply their work to the field of education. Deborah Youdell has applied post structuralist thought to the field of education and is the author of a number of useful books in this area. See for example: Youdell, D. (2006). Diversity, inequality, and a post-structural politics for education. Discourse: Studies in the cultural politics of education.  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Centre TESOL Diploma 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: A.S. – U.S.A. said: This course has been extremely valuable to me in many regards. I have learned many new aspects of the english language that I had previously understood only on an inconsequential level, such as all the tenses and their various methodologies. I've gained valuable insight about myself as a student, specifically what kind of student I was and what kind of teaching benefited me the most. I can certainly use this insight throughout my lifetime when I engage in new experiences. In addition,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Flexible TESOL Centers 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: K.E. - India said: Motivating studentsThere are many ways to motivate students to learn and participate in the classroom leading to increased students success. Each student is different and requires different forms of motivation. What works for one student, may or may not work for the rest of the class. When I asked students in India why they wanted to learn english, some of the answers I received were; “because I want a better paying job” or “because I want to speak with the shop keeper at the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Companies Respected 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.M. - Korea said: Games in the classroomIntroduction: This article will attempt to point out the positive effect of games and how to use them in the E.S.L. classroom, but will also show some of the pitfalls that can and should be avoided. I will also focus more on a Kindergarten environment specifically. Games…in class? The classroom has traditionally been an area of serious study. Although numerous teachers through history has been exceptional, they all have this in common – they capture the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Good TESOL School 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: K.M. - U.S.A. said: Song in the ClassroomThe teachers of Hachigata elementary school recently spent an entire year studying the best ways to teach english to their students. Posters of english adorn all of the hallways, relaying the information concluded from the studies. As the students walk the halls they are constantly exposed to bilingual signs and posters. This elementary school is in a small town in Japan. The current education system in Japan does not yet include real standards in regards to how much...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Complete TESOL Schools 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.P. - U.S.A. said: Songs in the classroomThe connection between music and human communication is thick as well as ancient. In addition to the nonverbal language of melody and rhythm, verbal data integrated into music and songs can serve to communicate extremely complex ideas and emotions. Music and speech are closely related and indeed share many characteristics like using variations in tone, pitch, intonation, timbre, rhythm, and stress to produce meaningful sounds. Sometimes the line between the two is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Cost Teaching 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.S. - U.S.A. said: Building confidence in studentsConventional school assessment system has failed to achieve its initial objective as a gauge of students’ performance and of providing teacher with data to revise lessons so as to accommodate the development of students. It has been utilized predominantly to pigeonhole students and intimidate the under performers. Alternative assessment system, consisting of student-involved assessment, student-involved record keeping and student-oriented communication, is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Fee Recognised 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: K.D. - Ireland said: British english vs American EnglishEnglish is the first language of over 375 million people, most of whom live in great britain (61 million) and America (215 million). It is the official second language in many countries, and these States have always looked to British or American english for their standards. However there has at times been resentment against American english importations into British english. American english differs in numerous ways, from pronunciation to points of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Company Recognition 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.O. - Cyprus said: Games in the Classroom The use of games is growing within classroom environments, as is highlighted in the memoirs of Katharine Birbalsingh, a teacher from an inner city school in London. In her comments, Birbalsingh suggests the use of games is negative as it is taking away from ‘proper teaching methods’. In this research article, I shall attempt to disprove Birbalsingh’s comments. Using the theories presented by Augusto Boal and other lead thinkers in the field of applied...  [Read more]

Creating Materials In my experience of teaching English, I think the most fun I and my students had was with created materials, or realia, used in conjunction with the planned lessons in the text. As a photographer, I had a number of images that could be printed out and used in games, for vocabulary lessons and also as a basis for dialogues created by the students themselves. An article about realia by Stefan Chiarantano (2005) describes using plastic fruit, toy animals, Christmas cards, maps and other items to introduce new vocabulary to his young students. Cultural items, such as the Christmas cards, can also be used to teach students about customs in other nations. They are often very curious about other customs and their very curiosity will improve their attention spans and help them...  [Read more]