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  This particular methodology is known as a straight arrow ESA lesson. If every single lesson that we undertook with our students was a straight arrow ESA lesson then it is quite possible that the students would be able to predict what is going to come up next and whilst this is good for the lower level students, then it could potentially become a little bit boring for our higher level students. So what Harmer did in his ideas about ESA, was to generate two other types of ESA lesson that we can use to try and generate a little bit more interest. So, the other two types of ESA lesson that we can follow: The first is known as a boomerang lesson and the second is known as a patchwork lesson and what we're going to do is to have a look at those other types of ESA lesson in a little bit...  [Read more]

The term TESOL is one that is often used in a general sense, although it does have a specific meaning. Generally the meaning of TESOL is some form of ‘the Teaching of English to people whose first language is not English’ and is often used interchangeably with terms such as TEFL, TEAL, TESL and many others. It is also generally used as the name of a qualification, such as a TESOL certificate, which relates to the result of a TESOL training course. Here we will look at the meaning of TESOL in these broad terms and also give its specific meaning, along with many other common acronyms used throughout the industry. The general acronym for the field of teaching English is ELT: English language teaching. This term applies across the board to teaching English, be it to American high school...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Cost Of 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. - Germany said: How teachers can increase their confidence in the classroomConfidence is a very important component in the teacher’s job. It’s connected with the faith a person has in himself, how secure he is with his/her knowledge, his decisions and abilities. How a teacher views himself reflects how the students see him. Why is it so significant to be a confident teacher? Can you imagine a teacher in front of the class, who is nervous, sweating and shaking, stuttering and making mistakes in his/her...  [Read more]

Linked to the production of speaking and writing. There are four generally recognized skills in learning a language. Two relate to students receiving INPUTS from reading and listening. The other two are OUTPUTS in the form of writing and speaking.  [Read more]

A description of how we acquire our first language without any formal teaching. This is usually contrasted with language learning.(see S. Krashen Second Language Acquisition theory for example).  [Read more]

Once you have completed a TEFL certification course you will have a wide range of employers to choose from in dozens of countries worldwide. The most numerous options are found in private language academies and state run schools, although colleges, universities, and international schools are also viable options. The type of employer you can expect does vary depending on the region, with the majority of jobs for foreign teachers in Europe and Latin America being in private language academies, while many countries in Asia and the Middle East also have great opportunities to work in state run schools at all age levels. Thanks to ITTT’s reputation for producing knowledgeable and motivated graduates over many years, employers of all sizes and types look to us to fill their vacant teaching...  [Read more]

Originally suggested as five basic needs of humans. Maslow’s basic hierarchy of needs is a motivation theory involving five needs, namely; from lowest to highest: psychological needs, safety needs, love and belonging, esteem and self-actualization. The hierarchical nature means the lower levels must be met before a person can attend to the higher levels. His ideas were later extended to include areas of curiosity and personal growth.  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Brentwood District Of Columbia 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 about qualities that is ?good? teacher and ?good? learner. It was driven enough for me both ?good? teacher and ?good? learner. Actually the meaning of a good teacher is an abstract concept. But this unit arranged about standard as teacher?s personality and relationship with student or criteria of what makes a good learner concretely. That is one of the guidelines that we can teaching very well. And also that unit was come up with my vision to life. my vision is healing to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Stronghold District Of Columbia 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 covered pronunciation of English words and included linguistic terminology that I remembered from my linguistic classes. It's a shame most language classes don't go into linguistic studies as the way certain people pronounce certain words is an important study in linguistics (such as Japanese people omitting the \"l\" sound and pronouncing them with \"r\" sounds). Understanding and learning about linguistics will help me as an English teacher in a foreign country, as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hillcrest District Of Columbia 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: During this lesson I got to look at all the different methodologies of teaching a new language. Learning about all the different methods, made me realise how many different ways there are, not only teaching, but to learn. Each method has its positives and negatives, while some focus on pronunciation, others will focus on grammar or spelling. If I were to focus on one teaching method to learn and teach a new language, I would focus on the Communicative Language Teaching method. It allows...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Woodridge District Of Columbia 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: Receptive skills are two (out of four) basic language skills, these are reading and listening. As all language skills are equally important, a teacher should choose a balanced integrated approach. However, there are a number of techniques and activities aimed at teaching receptive skills (for example, using realistic comprehension tasks which can build interest to the subject and will motivate students or incorporation of activated phrases into the text production tasks). ?How we read...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Skyland District Of Columbia 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 chapter was an interesting insight into conditionals and reported speech. These are two things that are definitely intuitive for native English speakers, but may be very confusing and hard to grasp for ESL learners. I realised just how complicated they can be: for example, the tense changes between reported and direct speech is surely something that will be hard for some ESL learners to grasp. Learning about the different rules of the conditional and reported speech patterns has been...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Woodland District Of Columbia 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 content of this course unit centres on equipment and teaching aids used in the classroom to help the students understand the course content better. There are several useful resources (the board, IWB, OHP, DVDs and CD players, video camera, etc.) that can be applied in the English language classroom, as explained in this unit, and these can help students to grasp the contents of the lesson effectively. The materials and technologies available for use and the ways to use them in order...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Burrville District Of Columbia 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: Technology in the classroom is wonderful when used appropriately. The technology should never be the focal point of a lesson. It should be a tool to facilitate the subject being taught. Using CDs, DVDs, cassette tapes, and video cameras can create more interest in a lesson. They should not be used for every lesson or they can lose their effectiveness. Teachers must be comfortable with the technology they are using and always have a back up plan in place should something happen to the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Kalorama District Of Columbia 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 helped me with better understanding teaching new language, vocabulary, grammar and functions. It helped me again with better understanding ESA lesson - \"whatever the level of the class, there are four things that students need to do with new language; be exposed to it, understand its meaning, understand how it is produced and be able to practise and produce it.\"§1490882424 4921862§87749§1117§"This unit broke down ESA functions into vocabulary, grammar and language...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Anacostia District Of Columbia 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 about different kinds of evaluations and their application regarding new English speakers. Most of the unit focused on testing both in the classroom and outside. The area of testing most commonly used in the classroom is progress testing, which can identify which language areas are retained and which might need some refreshing. These tests should be a balance of the four language areas and focus on the concepts being tested. The unit also gave an overview of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Chinatown District Of Columbia 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 receptive skills. You can read and listen for a purpose or for entertainment or for both. Reading and listening are not simply matters for eyes and ears, but also a matter of using our minds to understand words and process them. Teaching and learning receptive skills presents few problems: -language: usually reading is easier than listening because the students have the time to read the text more times and understand the unknown words from the context. We can...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Georgetown District Of Columbia 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 modals, phrasal verbs, and passive voice. I learned that modals greatly impact the meaning of a sentence. Phrasal verbs are very common and must be taught even if they are difficult to get right. Passive voice is a little easier to understand, but it isn't for certain English language learners and relative clauses are used differently in other languages. Many of these grammar points are hard even for native speakers to understand, let alone explain, so it's important...  [Read more]

ITTT has been operating in the teacher training industry since 1998. We have developed relationships with many leading individuals, institutes and schools in the English education industry and have established a very successful partnership program in 2013. Today, we are working with thousands of affiliates through many channels to strengthen each other’s position on the TEFL and TESOL market. In 2019, we decided to showcase our most trusted partners and their role in the global ESL World on this page. If you are interested in finding out more about our recruitment partners, please visit our TEFL Recruitment Partner page. Below are some of our most renowned partners that are operating very successfully under the ITTT affiliate program. If you are an ITTT partner and want to be named in...  [Read more]

The base form is the simplest form of a verb, which is a part of speech that describes an action, state, or occurrence. The base form can be added to in a number of ways depending on the tense or subject of the sentence. For example the base form of the verb ‘eat’ is in that form for first and second person, ‘I eat’, ‘you eat’, but changes when we use it for third person, i.e. ‘he eats’, ‘she eats’, etc.  [Read more]