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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Waynesboro Viriginia 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 am used to thinking about the four skill areas; however, it is nice to see them broken down into different parts, and to have more detailed knowledge presented about each part. The terms \"authentic\" and \"non-authentic\" are new to me, but relate to what my previous academy (employer) practiced. We used novels (authentic) for some middle school students, yet condensed texts (non-authentic) for older elementary students. One activity that we used before in the Activate phase was to have...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Daejeon South Korea 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 the importance of reading and listening as well as how to teach it. it also explains reasons why people listen and read. I personally don't like to read novels I would much rather read an instructional manuscript for pleasure(entertainment) as it might come in handy. so this unit does relate to me as my interests probably wont be the same as my students.This unit brought home the message that a teacher must create the need and desire in students to communicate. It...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mayfield 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: The receptive skills are listening and reading, because learners do not need to produce language to do these, they receive and understand it. When planning for a receptive skill lesson it is important for the teacher to choose text which is interesting to the learner, make use of different materials and engage the students in interesting activities derived from the main text. The teacher can write new vocabulary from the text on flash cards and pre-teach the words. There is quite a variety of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Nandyal India 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 section focuses on the different kinds of evaluations that students may be required to take. I found this section very useful as it highlighted various ways to evaluate students prior to teaching them, as well as in the classroom to gage their progress. It also explained the various types of external examinations that students may have to take and how to best prepare them for these examinations.Receptive Skills. Reading and listening skills very important skills. They help us achieve...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Illinois Peoria 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: Speaking and writing skills must be developed for students to effectively communicate in English. When introducing productive activities the teacher must present a purpose and interest in communicating to keep the students motivated. Speaking activities can be controlled with a focus on accuracy, guided to encourage a bit more creativity or fully creative to focus most on fluency. Writing activities will address spelling and punctuation. It is important to introduce many different...  [Read more]

  Former trainee Pam completed her TEFL/TESOL training in Phuket Thailand. In this TEFL review video Pam talks about her experiences during the second week of her four week course. She outlines some of the input sessions of the course including the grammar and teaching skills components as well as the teaching practice sessions. 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. Learning that reading and listening are equally important receptive skills. I can...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Taranto Italy 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 14 is about course books and lesson materials. It could be difficult to choose the best support for a course. There is a great variety, but all books are not appropriate for all students. A teacher could decide to use authentic materials, such as films and novels, or created materials. For one as for the other, it must be chosen carefully. There are many criteria that defines what material is the most suitable for the students, like its price, its difficulty, the relevance of its topics,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Milan 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: C.M. - United Kingdom said: This unit discusses course materials, which fall into two general categories, authentic and created materials. Authentic materials are created and read/listened to by native English speakers. For example, newspaper articles, menus, radio programs, and novels are authentic materials. They were not created for language learners. This material, when chosen appropriately, can be really interesting to students and build their confidence in using the language with native speakers. However,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Kremenchuk Ukraine 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 definitely had a bit more information in comparison to the previous units on tenses that I have completed. Luckily, completing the other two in the order they were given helped quite a bit. It all sort of builds off of each other, and ending with the future tenses was a great idea because we ended up going over present tenses, with future meaning, and because of the order the units were done in, I was able to pick up the concept much easier.The use of indirect and direct speech gives...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Georgetown Wisconsin 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: For any language, there are four basic skills - reading, listening, speaking and writing. Reading and listening are receptive skills. Students will receive information or pleasure by practicing these skills through a medium such as a newspaper, novel, radio, etc. Speaking and writing are called productive skills. Students must practice what they learned or already know and relay information to their friends or the audience. However, there are often problems that prohibit or hinder students...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lilydale Minnesota 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: From this unit I have learned about receptive learning skills, which are reading and listening and productive skills which are writing and speaking. All four are equally important and should be treated as such when teaching English. I also learned about how to select material for the class depending on the intent of the lesson and skills you are trying to develop for the students. Examples of writing to use are directions to a place, a sports news article, a novel and a horoscope section of a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ossining 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: Reading and listening are known as receptive skills as opposed to speaking and writing, which are productive skills. There are a number of different reasons and purposes why we read or listen and different skills for each purpose. For example, reading a novel is reading for entertainment, and one would not likely use the skimming technique for this text. When choosing a text for students, it is important to choose a topic they will be interested in and one that is appropriate for their skill level....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Rocky Mount Viriginia 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: There are four basic skills in any language; receptive skills-reading and listening, and productive skills- speaking and writing.All are equally important and wherever possible we should try to incorporate all of into our lessons if we want to have a balanced approach.When we read instructions as to how to operate a video recorder ,our motives for reading are very different from when we pick up a novel by our favourite author.The basic keys to successfull receptive skill lessons are: choose...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mooresville Alabama 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 skills both hold the same level of importance for students comprehension. There are instances where a person reads or listens to material for purpose when they are aiming for a particular goal, such as reading instructions to build furniture or a recipe when cooking a complicated dish. Likewise, people use receptive skills for enjoyable tasks like reading a novel or play, or listening to the lyrics of a song. Regardless of the motive, having these two receptive skills allow a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Joliet United States 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 find phrasal verbs rather confusing and I do not feel confident about this section. Certainly I will need to review it again later. I can see that this will be a difficult subject to teach. I find the charts for usages of modal verbs very helpful. I think this part will require a highly structured approach. Keeping it engaging will be a big challenge as well.This section discussed the different types of students one might encounter during their time teaching English. It can vary in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Tanzania Dar Es Salaam 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 Teaching receptive skills which are reading and listening has shown me that there are many different reasons for how we read. For example to read a novel at bedtime helps a lot of people to relax and feel they are in the story whilst helping the reader to fall asleep. Reading for work or an important task we need to fully concentrate to get the task done! But if a person just wants to look for TV programme times in a newspaper, this can be done without reading a full newspaper...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ciudad Victoria 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: In Unit 6 I have learnt about the forms and usages of four past tenses (Past simple, Past continuous, Past perfect and Past perfect continuous), as well as I have practiced how to identify them in a sentence. Furthermore, I have read about the common mistakes that students make. Finally, some sample teaching ideas suitable for the Activate stage of a lesson for each tense were mentioned.Teaching receptive skills-reading and listening ,Reasons for reading and listening when we read...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Augsburg 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: In the first lesson it is important to establish a rapport. You can do this by getting to know the students and making them feel at ease. A few group games can \"break the ice\". Where there are differing levels in the class peer buddy system helps - a more advanced student working with a weaker student. Larger groups can be difficult so choral activities work well. So to, group work. Pair work helps those who are reluctant participants. It is also important to have additional activities ready...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Shiraz Iran 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 differences between tenses in reported speech is more complicated than I thought. In fact almost everything that this course has been teaching me has been more complicated than I expected to be. Because I naturally talk without thinking about the tenses and changes, trying to decipher which are which is difficult for me. There are so many tenses and this can be daunting to the English learnerUnit 17 is about all the different teaching aids and pieces of equipment that a teacher can...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mathias Michigan 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 introduced the concept of the four basic skills in any language; receptive skills (reading and listening) and productive skills (writing and speaking), this unit was a reflection on teaching receptive skills, reading and listening, to students of an L2 language (a language that is not their own mother tongue). Prior to the study of this unit, I did already have a great understanding of the reasons and motivations for reading and listening; for a purpose (for example, reading an instruction...  [Read more]