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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Boksburg South Africa 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: Teaching pronunciation and phonology is very hard for language learners and very important for teachers to be able to help students in this part of the language. It is often neglected by teachers because teachers themselves lack confidence to teach it methodically and training. Phonology is the study of the physical properties of sounds. Stress, rhythm, intonation, and phonetic alphabet are all important to help students understand the pronunciation of English.As is usually with most things,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Bloemfontein 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: Language skills can be divided into two categories: productive skills and receptive skills. This unit focuses on how to teach receptive skills - reading and listening. The reason people read or listen is because they have a purpose, for entertainment or both. How we acquire these skills is by the use of our eyes, ears and the mind which plays an important to role because it comprehends the meaning of the words from a pre-existing knowledge. Important specialist skills that are well...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Boksburg 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: Materials created by teachers can be divided into two groups, authentic materials which can be geared towards the interest of a particular group of students and created materials. Course books provide a syllabus which is graded to a level suitable for students, provide security for students and teachers and offer continuity and progression. There are however, some disadvantages these include, it does not always fit the specific need and interest of all the class members, students may not...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Bloemfontein South Africa 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: Past tense is very similar to present tense. The Unit mentioned that future tense will also be similar. Grammar is probably the most challenging part of any language. As a teacher, it will be my job to communicate and give examples of past tense. The Unit does a good job of breaking it down and giving examples but I think I will have to continue my study in this subject. I am still struggling with the difference between Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous.In unit 19, it talks about...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Alexandra South Africa 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 learned that getting the students excited and enthusiastic about the lesson in the engage phase will help them learn more in the study and activate phases. It is important to put together a lesson plan that reiterates the topic utilizing a wide variety of exercises and activities to continue to motivate the students while improving their skills. I am learning that by keeping the lessons fun and different learning can occur without the boredom of repetition.Unit 17 on Equipment and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Alexandra 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 13 covered teaching Pronunciation and Phonology. Pronunciation is a neglected part of English Language teaching. Phonology is the study of the physical properties of sounds. Intonation is the variation of volume and pitch in a whole sentence. Techniques for indicating and teaching intonation include nonsense words, by gesture, humming or singing, and the board. The stressed part of a sentence is the strong word of the sentence. Stress can occur on the first syllable, on the last...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Benoni South Africa 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 composed of information on how to manage a classroom. It covers just about everything from classroom and seating arrangements, individual/group work, building rapport, and disciplinary measures. Although I feel that the informztion given in this unit is without a doubt incredibly beneficial in preparation to one as piring to be a teacher. I also feel that most situations are not quite as expected and require an in the moment sense of collaboration.The unit covers the common...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Benoni 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 an interesting unit, as I didn't realize that there were so many types of future tenses. There were subtle differences between them. For example: 1. Predictions with no evidence use the simple future. (It will rain tomorrow.) 2. Predictions based on evidence use the \"be going + infinitive\" tense. (Based on the forecast, it's going to rain tomorrow.) 3. Predictions of the present use the future continuous tense. (It will probably be raining in London by now.) 4. Predictions of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Kathlehong 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 12 looks at the productive skills of speaking and writing. Both forms are ways to communicate, but can vary with their grammar- like with speaking using contracted froms of words and also the vocabulary used - like with writing in certain situations the vocabulary changes to match the formality of the topic. Another clear distinction was made for me between accuracy and fluency and their meanings. Accuracy bases itself on students understanding of the topic through teacher controlled...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Botshabelo South Africa 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 which are mainly divided into listening and reading. I found it useful to learn the perspective of the learners on the matter. How various difficulties can arise while undergoing these phases of language learning can be quite tough to overcome. The adopted solutions such as pre-teaching vocabulary and a careful selection of texts which can inspire or spark the interest of students are indeed aspects not to be taken lightly.Since some of these...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Botshabelo 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 learnt so many things about the history of ELT methodology. I can now differentiate between an approach, a method and a technique. I have also learnt a lot about the positive and negative features in each method. From the Classical method (Grammar-Translation) to the ESA method. Moreover, unit 3 shows how to make use of the elicitation technique inside the classroom. It also explains the different parts and types of an ESA lesson. In the “Straight...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Kathlehong South Africa 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 has given a good foundation for teaching/introducing vocabulary and grammatical functions to the class. Some of the most important points to remember when introducing new language and structures is the level of the learners and the appropriateness of the information being presented. New, lower level learners need to have clear, basic vocabulary. The unit also gave practical application of the ESA Straight Arrow, Boomerang, and Patchwork techniques.Unit 9 outlines how to make an...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Pietermaritzburg South Africa 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 these two videos, we saw the teacher teaching the same class with different attitudes which yield different responses from the students. The first video shows the teacher being rude and not very interested in the teaching which result in the students feeling intimidated and afraid to participate. However in the second lesson, the teacher with a polite and positive attitude makes the students more at ease and participate more actively in the activities.This unit covers...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Kempton Park South Africa 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 18 on Active and Passive Voices, modals, and phrasals was very informative and again helped me understand a part of the english language I have never analyzed before. My suggestion for this unit and maybe other grammar units would be to include more examples of concepts. There are only several examples of Transitive Separable phrasals. I would appreciate more examples (10ish) just so I can get a better idea of how they are used in the english language.The content on this unit is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Kempton Park 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 the best part of this unit was the mass amount of resource material included towards the end! Having access to such a rich wealth of information would be useful when it's time to start planning lessons on a daily basis! I was quite familiar with a lot of the teaching aids covered in this unit but was happy to learn about them from some angles that I haven't considered before, such as how they change the classroom environment and some of the problems with teaching aid positions in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Johannesburg South Africa 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 helpful for coming up with activities that are appropriate for each stage of a typical lesson plan. I appreciated the example lesson plan and lesson plan frame, which will be helpful for my future lesson planning process. It was more difficult to match activities to their stage in the last few questions than to create my own ideas, so that was the most challenging aspect of this unit test. I will look back to this unit as a lesson planning guideThis unit was really helpful...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Pietermaritzburg 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: What makes a good teacher: This section discussed what a good teacher does, but more important is that a good teacher cares more about what the students get from the lessons that than the teaching. The role of the teacher: This broke down all the hats that a teacher wears while eaching. It was very helpful to have these broken down, so that you could really see how the roles are broken down and which role, should be used when. Learners: Understanding how and why...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Mangaung South Africa 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 15 taught me that assessments are necessary, but they do not have to be harsh exams. Depending on the type of English classes that one gives, and the goals of the students, one might never need to actually create an exam for assessment. Placement tests, diagnostic tests and progress tests are different. They help the teacher see what the students need from them. It was interesting to learn about the different English language proficiency tests that exist.Since the last years the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Mangaung 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 learned some of the major qualities a good teacher should possess, including patience, knowledge, love of teaching and a ability to motivate learners. A good teacher has many roles, including manager, organizer, assessor, and prompter. Good learners have different characteristics, including willingness to learn, to experiment, ask questions, and a desire to learn. Young and old learners have different strengths with regards to learning a new language, such as young learners...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Johannesburg 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: While speaking and writing are substantially different in many ways,they both are used for the same purpose-to communicate. In many ways,writing is the most neglected skill in the TEFL world,as many teachers don't like to see classroom hours being devoted to what is often quiet time.Writing,therefore,is often relegated to homework,which in turn is frequently not done and so the skill is never developed.It is true to say that most students prefer to focus on speaking skills but that...  [Read more]