Reverse Cultural Shock

Cultural Sensitivity in the Classroom The topic we have decided to address is cultural sensitivity in the classroom. Living in Toronto is extremely different from living anywhere else on this earth. One reason why, is the cultural diversity of Toronto. Even in today’s workforce there is a massive amount of cultural diversity that is why having cultural sensitivity in today’s classrooms should be a huge asset. Canada is a country that is now relying on immigrants coming to our country to help run the economy. It is an extremely good thing that people from different cultures are trained to speak English before they come to Canada or having them take an English learning course once they arrive in the country. By doing this, they are given an equal opportunity in Canada. Luckily we were...  [Read more]

We are presently seeking qualified teachers for private language school clients of ours throughout South Korea to begin within the next 1-4 months, year round. Our client-schools are all reputable and established private language schools through South Korea, who employ several foreign teachers at each location. * SALARIES, BENEFITS AND FACILITIES ARE OPTIMUM. * PREMIUM SALARIES FOR THOSE HOLDING A DEGREE IN EDUCATION * COUPLES AND SINGLES WELCOME Location: Various urban locations throughout South Korea. Salary: $2,200-$3,000/mth US (3% tax) + low cost of living and PERKS Teaching age group: kinder/elementary or Elementary/middle school School days of operation: Mon - Friday Teaching hours: 25-30 hours per week. Days of Operation: Mon - Friday Starting Date: Year round # Foreign Teachers...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lazy Y U Arizona 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 about teaching special groups. When teaching beginners, it is important to be as visual as possible. Instructions should be simple and clear, and revision should be done on a regular basis. When teaching individuals, activities such as short stories, and goal oriented activities can be used. I have learnt that the attention span of children is far less than an adult and adults are more motivated to leasrn a new language. In teaching business English, a needs analysis needs to be done to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Iran Sari 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 gives information on how to advance one's teaching career, such as resume and cv support. Also, the first section details things that should be considered with cross-cultural interactions, such as welcoming gestures and greetings. When making a resume, it’s important to keep it brief and list only relevant information in reverse chronological order. While writing the CV letter, make sure that you are not repeating too much from your resume. Allow the person reading your CV to see...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Italy foggia 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 details information to advance one’s teaching career, such as resume and cv support. Also, the first section outlines things that should be condiered with cross-cultural interactions, such as welcoming gestures and greetings. When making a resume, it’s important to keep it brief and list only relavent information in reverse chronological order. In drafting the CV letter, make sure that you are not repeating too much from your resume. Allow the person reading your CV to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Jiangyin 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: As we all know, Culture Shock absolutely can not be avoided in cross- cultural communication, if our students are from different countries, we have to pay more attention to cultural errors which could happen due to language differences. In this unit, I learnt many rules about this part. Firstly, I know I should find out as much as I can about the country where my student used to live by researching books. And then, I should use formal greetings until I'm quite familiar with them. What's more, I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bayard Nebraska 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 am very glad that I have approached towards the end of the course.This is a great unit that highlights things we need to be aware of when seeking, applying for and keeping employment opportunities. Cultural difference is probably the biggest barrier that every foreign teacher has to be confronted with when starting teaching in a new country.To get adapted to a new environment and to achieve a fruitful career, it will be better for us to err on a more conservative attitude to live through the cultural...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Centre Genuine 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. - U.S.A. said: Cultural SensitivityWhen going to a new country it is apparent that we will have to face a different culture from our own which is where the term culture shock comes into play. However, we as teachers in a foreign land need to be culturally sensitive in our daily lives but especially in the classroom when dealing with monolingual students. How can we as teachers bring cultural sensitivity to the classroom? “There are many ESL classroom and cultural sensitivity issues that teachers...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Taraz Kazakhstan 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 how to use cyborlink.com to increase my knowledge and awareness of cultures around the world. It's a handy reference to have, especially if you plan on making a move to another region or country. There were a few other references named in this unit like Lonely Planet and Culture Shock books. I have read some Lonely Planet books before. I have never read the Culture Shock series.I was particularly interested in reading about the ESA method, which I had not heard of. The method...  [Read more]

  Our TEFL course in South Korea gives you the chance to complete your teacher training in one of the most popular destinations for EFL teachers in the world placing you right at the heart of one of the world’s largest markets for English language learning. South Korea is a country of contrasts; it is highly urbanized with half the population living in high rise buildings yet you are never too far from the natural delights on offer. Beautiful mountains rising out of densely forested national parks give great opportunities for hiking in the summer and skiing in the winter. Remote islands are home to friendly fishing villages where you can sample the day’s catch at local cafés and restaurants. South Korea is also technologically advanced with a highly educated population. It has...  [Read more]

  Our TEFL course in South Korea gives you the chance to complete your teacher training in one of the most popular destinations for EFL teachers in the world placing you right at the heart of one of the world’s largest markets for English language learning. South Korea is a country of contrasts; it is highly urbanized with half the population living in high rise buildings yet you are never too far from the natural delights on offer. Beautiful mountains rising out of densely forested national parks give great opportunities for hiking in the summer and skiing in the winter. Remote islands are home to friendly fishing villages where you can sample the day’s catch at local cafés and restaurants. South Korea is also technologically advanced with a highly educated population. It has...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about List 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: B. U. – U.S.A. said: From this course I have gained an understanding of effective language teaching and insights into english grammar that I did not have prior to taking the course. The ESA methodology and general teaching methodology of the course have shown me that the teacher does not always have to be the one talking in order to teach effectively and that actually the reverse is true as the goal is to get students to use the language on their own. The course will help me to find the proper balance between...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Russia Zhukovsky 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: Creating lesson plans gets easier and faster. Ideas come more naturally and quicker, I don't have to think about them as much as before and they are also varied, meaning I don't always use the same ideas. This unit helped me a lot for future comprenehnsion exercises. It helped how to choose, how to prepare myself and how to prepare students (!) for the listening/reading exercise they are about to complete. So far I've done it in the reverse way, namely students read the text and then we discussed...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Georgetown Guyana 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: Overall from what I have learned from this unit is that there is 4 present tenses in the english grammar, and that there is diffrent rules for using these. To be more detailed about the tenses, when you are doing a sentence, you should know where to put subject, helping verb and main verb. I have also learned how to use these tenses in activities for the students, depending on which level you are teaching.This is the aspect of learning (and teaching!) English that I find most daunting....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Yichang 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 talked about the future tenses and I learned that there are many more future tenses than I realized. Having used the future intuitively, the notion of seven tenses should not have come as as a shock, but it did. This is important because as a teacher I can see how confusing it might become for the learner, and the need for the teacher to help distinguish one tense from the other along with its correct use.This unit covered reported and conditional speech, explaining the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs India Arcot 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: A part of speech is a class of words based on their function and the way they work in a sentence. Some parts of speech are adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, nouns, interjections, prepositions, pronouns and verbs. Noun: a person, place, thing, or idea. Verb: a word that shows action or state of being. Adjective: a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. Adverb: a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Pronoun: a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Whigville Delaware 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: Case studies can be used in the classroom providing they are explained well and relevant to the class objectives. It can be difficult for students, so giving them a framework and helping them with vocabulary before hand is very important. However, they can be a great source of material. Additionally, the use of a framework is a handy tool to have when teaching students as it breaks down the material in an easier way. The section on games is particularly handy because it makes the key distinction to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Armenia Gyumri 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 dealt with pronunciation and phonology. Intonation and stress were discussed in relation to pronunciation. Intonation is the tone over a sentence where stress relates to individual syllables. Intonation is used to make meaning clear. The normal pattern of intonation is rise and fall but to seek an answer, express surprise or show that you are still speaking, your pattern will reverse to a fall/rise pattern. A flat pattern shows the speaker has little interest in continuing the...  [Read more]