Speaking Ideas Esl

  Before we move on to the planning of a lesson for speaking skills, something that we need to look at first is the idea of the accuracy versus the fluency of speaking. Accuracy relates to the correct usage of grammar and vocabulary, whereas fluency relates to our ability to continue speaking without any interruption. Now, ultimately within a whole ESA lesson or within language learning itself fluency and accuracy are equally important. Within an ESA lesson, however, depending upon which stage we're at in that lesson, then we're either focusing on accuracy or we're focusing on fluency. Remember in the ESA lesson, in the study phase, this is where we're looking at the target language where we're doing our language learning, so it's very important in this stage that we focus on the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Nankang 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.O. - U.S.A. said: We all especially ESL teachers should have known by now that the teaching of English involves about four main skills which (reading, listening, speaking and writing) and two enabling skills (grammar and vocabulary). Even though as successful ESL lesson makes use of the four main skills, the ideal ESL teacher may choseone of these skills as the aim skills for the day while from time to time using the other three skills in the course of the lesson. This unit therefore focuses two of these skills...  [Read more]

TEFL Lemon began in 2014 as an ESL blog on the WeChat platform in China, quickly becoming the biggest ESL blog on WeChat. TEFL Lemon provided English teachers with ELT articles to read and share, as well as free ESL lesson ideas, ESL games and fun speaking activities which TEFL teachers could use in their classes. English teachers in China could also download free ESL flashcards on a variety of themes. Following their success on the WeChat platform, in 2018, TEFL Lemon decided to build their own website to offer their ESL Flashcard Games for Kids, ESL Warmers, ESL games and speaking activities for teens and adults for free to TEFL teachers around the world. You can visit their website here. Not only do TEFL Lemon offer teachers brilliant ESL games and teaching ideas, but they also have...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Companies TESOL International 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: S.L. - Jamaica said: Personally, I have gained a lot from the course. Initially, I thought it would be somewhat easy, considering that I have been speaking english all my life. However, it has proven challenging and I am sure that I will develop into a strong ESL teacher because of the course. I have gained a renewed appreciation for tenses, something I took for granted. Learning how to write a lesson plan has also been very rewarding and has helped me to appreciate the effort of many of my past...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Sacramento California 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 can completely understand why, active and passive voices, phrasal verbs and clauses are one of the toughest topics to learn for a ESL students. I strongly believe that when a student reaches this level, means that he has gone through lots of English lessons. Fortunately, after having read the easy explanation given by unit 18, I can think of some really useful ideas that can help students get through these ?scary? topics.This unit discusses speaking/writing (including games),...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about Genuine TESOL Centers 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.H. - U.S.A. said: Motivating StudentsEven the best teacher has days when their students just won’t pay attention. Perhaps the whole class is anxious for summer, or perhaps a few students have a hard time listening. Students never seem to focus completely all the time. However, there are a few simple ways any teacher can motivate their students. Positive energy is a key for motivating students. Educator Barbara Gross Davis tells us that students respond positively to enthusiasm on the teacher’s...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs India Baleshwar 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 12 continued with specifying the skills the students will be learning, moving onto productive skills. What I liked most was the assertion that writing is just as important as the other three skills (reading, listening, speaking) even if can be harder to make more interesting. The importance of writing- not just scribbling formulaic sentences repetitively, but actual creative writing- was really made clear in the unit. Speaking skills are difficult in an completely different way, where more...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Araguaina Brazil 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 definitely had me thinking! It's funny how we become so accustomed to our own languages that we almost forget the nitty gritty of the language itself! It gave me a good idea of how difficult it might be to portray this information to a non-native English speaker. It really went into nice detail on how deep present tenses can go, and how to properly use them. Another great source of information regarding the English language.This unit is about teaching productive skills which...  [Read more]

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