Problems In German

Check out tefl tesol about Additional TESOL Diploma 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.K. - Germany said: Problems for learners in GermanyWhen teaching english to a monolingual class of German students in Germany, an EFL instructor will be confronted with problems that can be divided into five main categories, which I will describe in detail in the following paragraphs: Spelling, pronunciation, word order, numbers and last but not least “false friends”. Spelling: An EFL teacher should be aware of the fact that all nouns in the German language are capitalized which also applies to all...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Germany Jena 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 very helpful in explaining What important issues we should consider while holding a class and what various problems and needs do different student groups have, how to avoid problems while the class and important tips for teachers' behavior were mentioned. For me as a secondary school teacher, the part about teaching young students was the most useful one. I have a problem with using Chinese when teaching kids, and it sometimes hard to continue the class, because I have put...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Imabari Japan 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 a really nice unit because it gave me the majority of the common uses for the various present tense verbs we have in English. The biggest reason I appreciated this particular unit is because in some languages these tenses don't exist.For example, in German the present continuous tense doesn't exist and in Portuguese the present perfect tense doesn't exist so this gave me a lot of the information I needed to give simple easy to understand explanations of when and how to use these verbs.Unit...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Germany Solingen 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 Reading and Listening skills of any language. We read or listen to something either to achieve an aim or for entertaining. There are number of problems that can be encountered when teach or learn receptive skills. By using different techniques, these problems can be overcome. By referring this unit, I learnt what the receptive skills are, and what are the problems would be met while learning or teaching receptive skills and the techniques that can be used to...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Germany Nuremberg 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 entails various teaching themes including speech act theory, case studies, frameworking, problem based learning and the use of games in the classroom. It provides has 3 lesson plans as examples of how to teach transitive vs. intransitive verbs, modal verbs and how to agree and/or disagree. In reading unit 5, I have found that all themes can be quite useful, however it is most important to keep it appropriate. For example, using problem based learning in the first lesson could be quite...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Germany Munich 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 use of course books in the ESL classroom is very common because the course books have the advantages of being visually appealing, easy for the teacher to prepare, and the activities fits well into the timetable. However, from the researcher’s own teaching experience, there are several problems and issues with the course books such as uninteresting topics, repetitive activities, and not enough language exposure. This in terms may affect the student’s learning attitude and...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Jena 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: This unit gave me a good understanding of the many roles and responsibilities a teacher has towards his/her students. The unit also described the various types of students, their motivation and the advantages and the potential problems that may occur when teaching adults. We refresher our knowledge of the teaching skills (speaking, writing, reading and listening) and also looked at various teaching methods.This section shows teacher the wide use of course materials and teacher aid that are...  [Read more]

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