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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mianyang China 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 much about basic grammar, which I studied many years ago. It was quite eazy for me to know how to do the grammar in itself, but it was much more difficult to remember how the different groups were classified. I can understand and speak with no problems without studying these grammar, but if I will teach English it is necassary to have a good knowledge of it. So I think it was a very good repetition for me.Tenses are difficult. Chinese doesn?t really have tenses, so I can only...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Cost Legit 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. - England said: Child DevelopmentI chose this topic because i have some experience of child development when i taught in a kindergarton and also adults in Wuhan, China for one year. First all of the job satisfaction when teaching english to children was great, and those children having the exposure of an native english speaking teacher helped the child's development further. In addition because i could not speak chinese to children, they had no choice other than to try to communicate to me in english I also...  [Read more]

  Hong Kong is a city bursting with life and energy. From the hustle and bustle of the backstreet restaurants to the wheeling and dealing in the soaring skyscrapers, Hong Kong is an eclectic blend of East and West, old and new. Our TESOL course in Hong Kong will give you the chance to experience all this wonderful city has to offer. Hong Kong’s population is predominantly of Chinese descent and Cantonese is widely spoken throughout the city. As you would expect in a city that has long been at the forefront of global financial business, the locals are sophisticated and well educated. English teachers in Hong Kong are held in high regard and the ability to speak English is highly valued by the local population. As such, English teachers can earn a higher salary in Hong Kong than in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Globally Accredited 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: K.L. - U.S.A. said: Foreign Language Experience Growing up in the Philippines, I have acquired three languages --- Filipino, english, and Bisaya fairly well. I speak all three languages fluently, although there is a lot of mixture of the three languages in the way that I think and communicate. But these languages were not the only ones I was exposed to as a child. I went to a chinese school that incorporated in its curriculum learning Mandarin chinese. I spent my primary and secondary education in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Course TESOL Universities 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.W. - Canada said: english as a global languageThis paper shall ask the question "Is english a global language?" The question will be answered by comparing and contrasting two seperate articles on the subject, which take opposing viewpoints on the subject. The first article is 'Why a global language?'. This article is actually the first chapter of a book entitled 'english as a Global Language.' by David Crystal. The second article is entitled 'What Global Language?', and was written by Barbara Wallraff....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Distance 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: K. Y. - Hong Kong said: Teaching EFL in a Kindergarten in Hong KongTeaching EFL in a Kindergarten in Hong Kong is an exciting opportunity to introduce young learners to english. Firstly, it is important to understand that in Hong Kong, local chinese children usually start nursery school by the age of two years. Even in the pre-kindergarten years, the nursery school curriculum is generally quite structured, and includes bilingual lessons in both english and Putonghua (Mandarin or Cantonese). Outside of the school...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Dates TESOL Training 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: K. Q. - Spain said: english as a Global LanguageIn our modern world we can definitely point out that it's main trait is it's ever growing globalization of every aspect of society: politics, culture, technology, economy, business etc. We are connected and interdependent. Past technological revolutions have made this phenomenon possible, and today we can connect with all sorts people all round the globe in an instant. So if we are all heading towards similar directions, we need to communicate at the same level....  [Read more]

China is not so much a country as a huge world in its own right. The ambition of the nation is to be the world’s largest economy, and most educated observers expect that it is only a matter of time before this aspiration is met. But it is not simply the economic dynamism and the strange contrast of cultures that draws the traveler. Thousands of years of history, philosophy and culture are clearly evident, and in a sense all of the political events of the 20th century, are merely a grain of sand on the beach of Chinese history. Cantonese and Mandarin are the official languages; however, in a country of around one point three billion spread over nearly four million square miles, there is a cornucopia of different dialects and idioms. The reality is that Cantonese will serve you well in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Fast TESOL Programs 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: K.B. - U.S.A. said: english as International LanguageSince World War II, the english language has emerged as the the new international lingua-franca “auxiliary language,” taking the previous place of languages such as french, Latin and greek before it. Although english is not the most widely spoken language in the world (It is fourth behind chinese, Hindi, and spanish), it has definitely cemented its importance as the common, international second language for many. International languages are adopted for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Accreditation Distance 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: H.P. - China said: english as a Global LanguageWhat factors encourage the emergence of a Global Language? Is it simply when the largest amount of people can speak the language, whether as an official language or a second one? Currently there are 6909 known active languages throughout the world, with 473 on the brink of extinction.[1] The english language is actually third in the number of people who can speak it, behind Mandarin chinese and spanish.[2] So why hasn’t spanish or Mandarin emerged as the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Advanced TESOL Programs 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: I.M. - Poland said: english as a global languageDuring my trips around the world the question I’ve asked the most was ‘Do you speak english?’. And it didn’t matter if I was in Oslo exploring their breathtaking landscapes, on St. Mark Square in Italy, in Marocco, or while trying to take the train in Germany, there always were somebody around who would answer ‘ Yes, I do!’. I imagine that the same response I would get by the Great Wall of China, or Taj Mahal in India. english – you can hear it...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Inexpensive TESOL Lessons 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: K.R. - U.S.A. said: Is english the New RussianIn 1963, at the height of the Cold War between the united states and the former Soviet Union, I was ten years old and my older brother a junior in high school. As a young man keen to study politics when he got to university, he elected to study Russian to fulfill his foreign language requirement. The Soviet Union seemed a genuine threat to our economy and our military, indeed to our very existence, and thus it was felt by many educators and national leaders...  [Read more]

Using Drama to Teach English as a Foreign Language This brief article will highlight what is meant by the term ‘drama’ before moving onto look at why drama is a ‘…very effective weapon ‘(Boal, 1979:ix) in the classroom. It will then add to this information a number of influential factors that will demonstrate why drama should be considered as key strategy in teaching English as a Foreign Language. Drama holds an array of interpretation and definition. For the purpose of this article I refer to drama as a process of learning and adhere to Booths description that ‘In its broadest term drama covers a wide range of techniques which incorporate interaction, movement, vocal action and mental concentration’ (Booth). In this sense ‘Drama’ is not about creating a spectacle or...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Company Easy 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.N. - Australia said: english as a Global LanguageEnglish holds the top spot in the hierarchy of world languages. That doesn't mean it's spoken by the most people – that gong goes to China – but english is the most influential language in the world, and at present is the only language which can claim to be the global language. My first glimpse of this phenomena came while speaking with an austrian visitor to Australia, and discussing his native language, German. I thought to ask him what language he had...  [Read more]

English as a Global Language In the last few months that I have been traveling, it has become even more apparent to me how important it is to be able to speak English to interact in the world today. Many of the people that I have been talking with over the last few months have not been native English speakers. And it became very clear to me that if they had not learned English, I would not be able to communicate with them, they have to learn a second language to be able to broaden their opportunities for travel, work, and general communication with people from other countries. As a native English speaker, you take this for granted. And as a result, many native English speakers only speak the one language. As a result of the Industrial Revolution, the British economic predominance in the...  [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]

Problems for learners in a Country of your choice: Italy In this paper I will address the issues I face as a teacher from the context of living and working in Italy, as well as the common problems my students encounter while learning and speaking English. I also want to draw attention to the input culture and society has on language, and look at how these factors influence dynamics within the classroom. Of course, it is nearly impossible to view ones self outside your own given cultural perspective, so as a result of this I will also be discussing my own assumptions on how I "imagined" people might act, compared to the reality of the situation. Often I neglect to take into account these differences, simply because I was raised in America, where I am used to a different set of cultural...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Fastest TESOL Center 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: K.B. - U.S.A. said: Phonetics PhonologySound in human language is produced by the regulation of airflow from the lungs through the throat, nose, and mouth. This airflow is altered in various ways by different aspects of this speech system. The first major segment of the speech system is the subglottal system. This subglottal system comprises the lungs, diaphragm and trachea. The lungs are basically a pair of balloon-like sacs that inflate or deflate by the action of the diaphragm, a muscle just under the...  [Read more]

business English The study of business English relates specifically to learning and improving English ability for use in international trade. It is studied by non-native speakers who wish to communicate with companies in English speaking countries. In addition, it is used between non-native speaking companies who communicate using English as a shared second language. In principle, the same structures are used to teach business English as other areas of TESOL teaching. However, the contexts and vocabulary will differ. Areas of vocabulary will vary depending on the needs of the student but will generally fall into the region of general business vocabulary, trade, finance and international relations. Besides specific vocabulary, there is often a focus on communications skills...  [Read more]

Bilingual Education versus English Only Models Over the years, many debates have arisen in regards to second language instruction (L2), giving prominence to two main models: English Only versus Bilingual Education. English Only uses solely English as the medium for instruction, whereas Bilingual Education, as its name implies, uses both English and the student’s native language. While there are several aspects to the debate, this paper will briefly cover a certain few: cultural sensitivity, accuracy, and segregation. Proponents of the English Only model claim that the use of a student’s native language creates a “cycle of native language dependency,” meaning that the student, to some extent, gets “tethered” to his native tongue. Using solely English in the classroom, advocates...  [Read more]