Negative Silence

  For statements in the negative form, what we have to do is add the auxiliary verb 'to do'. For subjects 'I', 'you', 'we' and 'they', we simply leave 'do' as 'do', use the word 'not', and keep the base form of the verb now for the negative statements. However, for 'he', 'she' and 'it', we have to conjugate our auxiliary verb into 'does'. We still use 'not' and we still keep the base form of the verb. The pattern performing questions is very very similar to the pattern performing negative statements. However, what we've done is invert our subject and our auxiliary verb so that the questions read the auxiliary verb first. Of course, again, we use 'do' for 'I', 'you', 'we' and 'they' and use 'does' for 'he', 'she' and 'it'. In both cases, we've left our verb form as the base form of...  [Read more]

  This ITTT video examines the negative structure of the Present Simple tense. The positive and questions forms are covered in other videos. Negative: subject + auxiliary verb 'do' + not + base form of the verb I/You/We/They do not teach. He /She/It does not teach. It is always important to teach the contracted forms i.e. do not - don't, does - doesn't. In the negative form the auxiliary verb (also called the helping verb) doesn't has the s so the main verb doesn't need an s -- for example, He doesn't teach. ITTT's teaching courses equip graduates with the qualification and skills necessary to obtain teaching positions globally. Our graduates are in high demand because of the professional level of training and learning acquired on our courses. As a result of this our...  [Read more]

  "In terms of the things that are negative about it, we've already said that it doesn't develop speaking but perhaps the biggest negative point about this particular methodology is that it's very unnatural. Ok, so despite the criticisms of this particular method, and particularly the fact that is unnatural, this particular methodology was in use all the way through the 17th, 18th and 19th century and indeed it's still in use today. However, Gouin in the 1880s and Berlitz in the early 1900s decided that this particular methodology was so unnatural that they wanted to come up with something new. The method that they came up with, they called the direct method. You will also sometimes see it as the natural method. What these two people were saying is that if we wish to learn a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Russia Voronezh 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 teacher in the first video made a variety of mistakes. First off he seemed disinterested and was getting frustrated with the students. His appearance come across as rude and cold. He kept saying how easy everything was, which would make students reluctant to answer his questions because if they get \"easy\" concepts wrong they will feel stupid. He spent to much time writing and looking at the board. The moments of silence lasted to long. He built no rapport with the students, and simply sat in...  [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 Talihina 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: This lesson was really interesting to watch. It was helpful to watch the first video before the second. The second video showed a big improvement in atmosphere and comprehension in the students. It was amazing to see how a slight change in personality and focus can change an entire class. The first time the teacher taught he had a lot of dead silence during the lesson, but in the second video the class was very lively and seemed more enjoyable for the students to participate in. These two videos...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Seward 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: This unit focuses on the importance of using and teaching productive skills. Productive skills are speaking and writing. Both productive skills are of equal importance, but In many cases writing can often be overlooked because teachers do not want to spend valuable class time in silence. Therefor writing often gets assigned to homework materials and is easily overlooked. Writing is an internal part of fluency in learning any language and must be given the proper attention. Examples of how to engage...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Arkhangelsk Russia 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 12 i learned about the importance of productive skills which include both writing and speaking. Writing is usually left out or very limited because a lot of teachers try to avoid silence in the classroom and usually leave it as homework but it gets controversial because it can not guarantee all student will complete their homework, therefore, lacking the writing skill.Many different teaching aids can be used to make the classes more stimulating and motivating. Whiteboard,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Kyzyl Russia 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 discusses the benefits and drawbacks regarding the use of course books. It describes the positives and negatives, and methods a teacher can use to utilize and improve lessons with course books. It gives examples of different types of supplemental materials and games to use in addition to course books. I learned the difference between created and authentic materials.Unit 6 has taught me regular vs irregular verbs and how to use them in different sentences. I've also gained...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Hachinohe Japan 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 four forms of the past tenses take a good amount of time to understand and even more study and memorization to correctly teach. The past simple of irregular verbs will simply have to be memorized by students. Key to success will be the ability to convey differences like an action completed before another past action; an action in progress at a past time; a completed past action, and so on.Unit 12 focused on teaching productive skills such as speaking and writing. It was noted that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Winterthur Switzerland 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 challenging for me, it was a long unit to try and grasp and there was a lot to remember. I particularly battled with the phonetic script, and in this case feel like extra tutoring would have been beneficial. While I am still confident i would be able to teach pronunciation to young students, I feel like the rules in this unit would make it difficult.Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what peace there maybe in silence. Be on good terms with all...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification floridablanca Colombia 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 about present tense in the usage of the English language. I found it to be challenging. I learnt the differences between simple present tenses, present perfect tense and present continuous tense and how to use the tenses. The unit goes further by explaining the different usages of the 3 tenses and also how you can structure negatives and questions using the three different tenses in the present tense.This unit provided an overview of the four present tenses and their...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Pakistan Pakpattan 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: Knowing how to manage a classroom, and knowing alternative ways to work out solutions to problems with building rapport, is extremely useful. Breaking down the pros and cons of each kind of grouping and seating, and why using a varied mix of all of them helps keep the class interesting and the students engaged. I especially liked the section on the importance of STT and how to encourage it, versus TTT and how to avoid it unless it's absolutely necessary. One of the biggest problems in an ESL...  [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 Miles Crossing Oregon 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 was torture to watch the first lesson. It made me a little angry that he was so offhand and disrespectful to the students, repeating the word, \"easy\", and \"anyone can do it\" and waiting for answers that never came. That moment of dead silence is a nightmare for a teacher, as well, and he should have corrected his attitude and behavior right away to avoid the rest of the class going so badly. He had the students work individually in the first lesson, furthering the gap of misunderstanding...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Peru Huanuco 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: How interesting! This unit demonstrates effective and ineffective teaching methods involving: the importance of the teacher's attitude and behavior toward the students; how to make a smooth transition from one stage of the lesson to another, i.e. \"Now we have lots of words all to do with moving..\"; the use of mime and gesturing to elicit words from the class; the acknowledgment of each student by using his or her name and making sure all participate; the use of questions to involve the class in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Chile valdivia 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: These two videos provided an excellent demonstration of how much choice of tactics and attitude can affect the progression of a lesson. Part of the difference was in the lesson materials and activities themselves. For instance, the teacher using photos, drawings, and gestures to prompt students for vocabulary was much more effective in eliciting vocabulary and building student confidence than simply demanding answers with no context. The second lesson also did a much better job in delivering the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Taytay Rizal 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: We have four integrated skills in which listening and reading are reveptive skills and speaking and writing are productive skills. Some students may attach great importande to speaking, however writing is important alike. Teaching writing is more possible to get students feel boring and silence, we need more skills and funny games to avoid it. ESA lesson can go through all our classes, what we need to be clear are the learner objects and distinguishes amongst students.This unit provides a break from...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs MOnchengladbach Germany 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 one thing to study these methods, but to see them implemented is a completely different story. I have to commend the teacher in the second video; he did an outstanding job engaging the students, holding their interest, motivating them, and making his instructions clear. This was extremely helpful to see. Most interesting was the effect that the teacher's own personality had on the students. In video one, he intimidated them into silence. In video two, his attitude attracted them...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Kasukabe Japan 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 learnt about Productive skills speaking and writing. This is the most ignored aspect of learning English, because it is time consuming and teachers dont like the quiet time. But we as teachers need to make sure that students are developing their writing skills as well as speaking. Using many games and the ESA method, we can help students gain confidence in their writing skills. Pronunciation is also an important aspect where the teacher is controlling the activity like drilling.This...  [Read more]