Moving To A New Country Feelings

  The idiom "itchy feet" refers to the need to leave or a feeling of a need to travel, for example: Watching an airplane pass by is giving me itchy feet. 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 means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. This is another short unit that gets to the point. I do have some questions about the unit. I assumed teacher's taught out of a book and the lesson plans were already made so the students could pass an upcoming test. I feel like I would be lost making a...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Gate City 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: In this lesson I learned about the different methodologies used in teaching and how it can be used in different ways. The unit covered examples and ideas of an effective method of teaching called ESA which means, Engage, Study, and Activate. It covered ideas and different ways that you can teach. It also covered the difference between errors and mistakes and when to correct a student. It's important to not jump into correcting a student but rather only correct if it becomes a constant error that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lignite North 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 6 gave me information about Past Tenses. The past tense describes a past event or a state of being. The two most common past tenses in English are the Past Simple and the Past Continuous. We use the Past Simple tense in English to talk about events or situations that are finished. Normally we use a time reference. We also use the PS tense in English to talk about long-lasting events or situations in the past. Past Continuous Tense. We use PCT to talk about what was happening at a particular...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Farmer City 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 presented various aspects of planning a lesson, including examples of how to do it as well as the reasons why it is important. The information highlighted the benefits of having a record of what material the class has covered and how having a lesson plan will help keep the class (and teacher) on target. Lesson planning also helps to achieve goals in the students language learning. I learned how to construct a lesson plan and how I needed to be more detailed in the material that I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Stony Point 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 lesson is about the conditionals and the reported speech. It´s quite of a subject for non native speakers as per the amount of changes there are in the sentence. I personally had a terrible time learning this when I was a teenager as I saw it as a very messy way of changing sentences. The explanation given in the video makes the process very symple, I wish I had it taught like that when I was younger!!!! In reallity it´s all about being careful and paying attention to the changes of verb...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Somerset County 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: In this unit some useful points of teaching for the specific group of learners have been introduced. The material presented were not enough disused while the numerous questions asked in the test part. Like the previous section, some of the materials required to be searched through the internet which maybe intentionally organized for this course to increase the ability of the course takers in searching the secondary resources. I hope the ESA methodology in this section has been correctly answered...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Pound Ridge 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 lesson was about the past tense. It had a lot of helpful information on how to use the various tenses. I learned a lot, it is interesting that you can use parts of speak in your every day life and not really understand why you use them the way you do. So many things we learn in elementary school and high school and then forget them so soon after. I can see that I'll need to go over this lesson some more before I teach others though so that I'll have a better understanding of how to share with...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Westfield New 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 was all about classroom management. I think that this unit made me realize that there are many more factors that affect the way a classroom functions that I previously thought. This unit covered everything from eye contact, to gestures, to classroom size, to group work, and to discipline. Each section outlined strategies to either handle these situations or how to avoid them. I think one of the main concepts that I took from this section is that there is so much that a teacher can...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Willis 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 covered the topics of Conditionals and Reported Speech. There are 5 main Conditionals. The zero conditional is used to convey facts; the first conditional conveys a real situation in the future possible if a certain condition is met; the second conditional is used to express a hypothetical future consequence based on a condition unlikely to be true; the third conditional a hypothetical past consequence based on a hypothetical past condition; finally the mixed conditional expresses a present...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Dallas City 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: Before facing the students, the teachers should write a simple lesson plan in order to know which subjects to talk about and which goals the students have to achieve. The lesson plan is a sort of aid for teachers even for the inexperienced ones, because during the lesson gives something to refer about and it becomes a record of what has been done. But, teachers mustn't follow the plan strictly. The risk is to be too much rigid, create a boring atmosphere. The needs of the class must be satisfied...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Churdan 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 3 provides great insight into theories, methods, and techniques that have been used by teachers. The straight arrow ESA is one basic example that I really like because it requires getting the students involved and motivated early by asking thought provoking questions early and getting them to respond giving a clear picture of what they know and need to know. The Boomerang ESA lesson still uses the ESA but allows more flexibility to the lesson keeping it interesting. The patchwork ESA lesson is better...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lopatcong New 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 provided a nice example of a lesson plan and helped explain the process that results in an introductory LP. Personally, I think there should have been a section on backward planning. This kind of process helps change the perspective from teaching to learning, which initially might sound like the same thing, actually results in an entirely different plan. The shift towards learning means we take focus away from the teacher and place it on the student to ensure that learning has taken...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Stites Idaho 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 Chapter 16 I learned about the five conditional forms and their usage. I found it very interesting to get to know the differences between each conditional. Furthermore, the transfer from direct to reported speech was taught. When teaching this topic, it is crucial to maintain a slow voice due to a high number of time shifts. In my opinion, the correct student responses towards a direct question is a valid marker for their understanding of English language. Implementing the details taught...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Freeman Spur 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: An EFL teacher does not always have a choice what type of class to teach. There could be beginners, young learners, individual (one-to-one), professional or English for specific needs groups, and classes either of the same or different L1. Each type has its own advantages and disadvantages. For instance, a multilingual group does not have a common language, and thus, is forced to use English. But on the other hand, a different cultural background may create difficulties and even tension between...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Dummer New Hampshire 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 teaching one of the \"most neglected aspect of English language teaching.\" It is not hard to see why when it is very difficult to comprehend, let allow teach to someone who does not know the sounds. The thought of having to explain the difference between the \"s\" sound versus the sound \"z\" makes is intimidating. Moreover, there are sounds we change or drop without even thinking about the fact that we do. This unit taught me that I still have a lot to understand about my own...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Greeley 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: In Unit 5, the following content was covered: case studies, frameworking (input>process>output), Speech Act Theory, the use of computers in the classroom, and the implementation of games to use during lessons. The unit gave plenty of examples of business-based ESA lessons, and also examples of lesson materials. In addition, I learned that you must choose a lesson point before choosing a game to introduce, which now makes sense to me. When I first saw Monopoly as one of the games used, I thought...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Exeter New Hampshire 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 receptive skills, reading and listening. It highlighted the different skills utilized when reading or listening, such as scanning and skimming. It makes sense that these skills will assist new language learners to process and understand in context of reading and listening. I particularly found benefit from the section discussing the problems and solutions relating to teaching receptive skills. It explained how language, pre-teaching, and selection of materials need to be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Warrensburg 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: Going through this unit, I realized that a lot of the information on here holds true to when I was a student. As a kid in school I remember always feeling most comfortable working on my assignments when the teacher wasn't around (when the teacher was usually sitting behind her desk). However, when the teacher would walk around the classroom checking on peoples work, it made me feel a bit uneasy and kind of threw me off focus from my assignments. The teachers position in the classroom definitely...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Middlefield 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: I think that your own intuition, experiences and creativity in handling classroom situations will be far more valuable than trying to copy someone else style. Students should participate more in learning activities, such as class or small-group discussions, demonstrations, role-playing, simulations, or games. I think achieving your goals as a teacher we need to consider the following: 1. Make your course interesting by using a variety of instructional strategies. 2. Be fair in what you assign...  [Read more]