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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Chicago 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: B.P. – U.K. said: There are many different methods that can be used during teaching. Presentation practice and production presets contents, demonstrates meaning, and drilling stage. Another one is CLL when students sit in a circle and decide what language and topic to talk about. Next, suggestopedia is low stress for the student. And, grammar translation is system of translation. I've also learned about the ESA system. Engage, study, and activate methods that can be either straight arrow or boomerang. These...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Courses Chicago 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: R.D. – Spain said: This unit is about teaching English to specific groups or individuals which can be beginner students of kids in school, company employee's in a business classes, individuals in tutoring or business classes etc. Each (age) group and teaching environment (school/company) has different needs and reasons for teaching English and thus requires the teacher to adapt their teaching approach, attitude, lesson plan and preparations and manner of interaction with students according to it. The unit...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Chicago Ridge Indiana 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 five seeks to train the teacher on a very important aspect, classroom management.The material to achieve this task has been well explained from eye contact through personality management to the moment the class is over. This unit has raised issues worth of note and proposed excellent sulotions.For example, the problem of a student's lack of will or effort. This particular problem is one that can ruin a smooth lesson to class.With the ideas I have gathered from this Unit ranging from using...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Chicago Heights Illinois 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 14 I learned that there are two different types of books/materials a teacher can use. Authentic materials are anything a native speaker would read or hear such as newspapers, radio, and brochures and connote be graded to the level of the students. Created materials are usually designed by the teacher and can be graded to the level of the students, such as crossword puzzles, gap fill activities, role-play cards and word search puzzles. I also learned that there are advantages and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL East Chicago Indiana 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 6 was a grammatical overview of the past tense. Having already learned about the present tense, this unit was an important step in continuing to learn in depth about the different tenses. This past tense is particularly important because it will be used and encountered throughout any English learner?s academic career. Not only is it commonly used in narrative settings, but is prevalent in academic writings in fields such as History. Although the presence of exceptions and irregular verbs make...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United States Chicago 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: Conditionals and reported speech can be difficult for ESL students. The structure of conditionals is complex and on top of that it uses the past tense to refer to the future in certain forms. This can be confusing for students and in fact was confusing for me when I actually thought about it. I am able to use this structure naturally without thinking but actually studying it put me in the shoes of an ESL student. The ideas for activities on how to practice this structure in class were...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Chicago 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: The seating arrangements for managing the class based on size and the outcome of those arrangements was informative, I have found that the horseshoe design worked well for small group learning and discussion. I agree with being prepared ahead of time to lower the amount of idle time for the students, the use of technology if possible can greatly assist a teacher and at the same time allow the teacher to draw attention to key areas of the lesson.This unit is about managing ESL classes. It...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Chicago 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 have learned a great deal about the engagement stage and ideas for interacting with students. The several different examples of ways to interact with students was extremely valuable, including all the games listed in the document. I also realized the importance of how to correct students; that encouragement is just as important as actually correcting a student.A teacher's presence in the classroom entails much more than simply his or her knowledge of the English language. Learners...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Portugal Almada 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 10 looked at real life examples of two very contrasting lesson styles. After watching both videos it really became clear how the attitude of a teacher sets the atmosphere of the entire classroom, either negatively or positively. I noted the fact that the engage phase in lesson two was much more enjoyable and didn't place pressure on the students. The teacher in lesson two used great examples and gestures relevant to the students that elicited better responses rather than in lesson one. Never...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification almada Portugal 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: Pronunciation is perhaps the most difficult skill to teach, and therefore it is often neglected. Students too find pronunciation difficult. Phonology, the study of the physical properties of sound, such as stress, intonation and rhythm, is used to help with pronunciation. Time spend with pronunciation helps the student learn how to accurately and clearly communicate in English.Teaching equipment, in this lesson it will help you to know what are the things that you are going to use in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Portugal Coimbra 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 2 was beneficial to me for 3 reasons. First, it has been several years since I have focused intensely on the parts of speech in English. It was helpful to go back and re-examine the 8-9 parts in order to refresh my memory. This will assist me in being able to better breakdown the parts of speech for my students. Secondly, the ideas for practicing adverbs were helpful in challenging me to begin thinking of creative ways to teach any level of ESL students. Lastly, even though I have had good...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Porto Portugal 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: Since I was educated at an early age in Canada, I did not learn the phonetic system growing up. So I learned a lot from this chapter. I did find there was a lot of material in this chapter to process, more than the other chapters. And I know that I still need a lot of practice using the phonetic system and I think teaching the material in this chapter will be quite a challenge.Teaching students about first, second, third, and mixed conditionals can be tricky at first. It's important to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Lisbon Portugal 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 a lot in this lesson. Most of these grammar rules are typically forgotten. There are a lot of key differences between these phrases. Students need to learn the differences because the meaning of the phrases change. There could be lots of misunderstandings if used incorrectly. Also, there are specific rules that need to followed in order for a phrase to sounds correct.This lesson was the hardest for me of all the lessons. I do not believe I ever learned this in school. I found my...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Portugal Almada 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 gives a definition of a classroom management which is important to know for making a class able to learn effectively and inspiring confidence in the students. Classroom management is a skill of organising and managering the class, having a friendly, relaxed manner and maintaning discipline. Classroom arrangements is an important part of the classroom management, so teacher needs to know how to seat the students, how to write on the blackboard without loosing attention and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Portugal Porto 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 gives an overview of basic sentence components and how they work together to give meaning. There were some basic points in this unit that I was aware of but never really understood, such as using much with uncountable nouns and many with countable nouns. As a native English speaker what I say comes naturally without much understanding of why. This unit was set out in a very clear and simple way which helped me understand my own English better. It was also very helpful to have a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Lisbon Portugal 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 sample lesson plan given on page 4 is very helpful in terms of what information to include and how to keep it flexible. I also found the Task 2 Materials helpful as they give concrete ideas about how to achieve learning goals in a specific way. In addition, the brief discussion on page 14 about the nuances between 'may' and 'might' was helpful, although I think the subtleties between them often pose problems for both native and non-native English speakers alike.Managing a classroom can lead...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Portugal Funchal 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 was quite a bit of information I learned from the video and text of this unit. I learned about modals, passive voice, relative clauses, and phrasal verbs. Modal auxiliary verbs are unique verbs. They do not change in form according to person. They are also used to express differing degrees of formality. There are nine true modal auxiliary verbs: will, would, should, shall, might, may, must, can, and could. Semi-auxiliary verbs include: have to, have got to, need to, needn't, and ought to....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Portugal Funchal 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, it is important to know which materials we are using in a classroom. There are two type of materials, in which are authentic materials and created materials. In authentic materials, we also commonly use books in the classroom. In using books, there are advantages and disadvantages. When we can't adapt to the materials the book provided, students sometimes can't find themselves to apply the targeted language in the books. However, when executed properly, students will...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Coimbra Portugal 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: Modal and Phrasal Verbs are quite difficult for some EL's to remember simply because \"came up\" and \"came down\" and \"came in/out\" are completely difference meanings despite looking the same. And adding transitive and intransitive only seem to increase the confusion when trying to implement Phrasal verbs. And the different meanings and how words could be used in Obligation, Possibility, Permission, Ability and Advice require memorization and practice to understand.This unit looks at the use...  [Read more]