Spoken Activities

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Zagazig Egypt 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 we look into the vocabulary, grammar and functions. It looks at how to teach these three things, how difficult it is to teach them, what to teach, what students actually need to know, and techniques for teaching. It has specific ideas on how to Engage, Study, and Activate for all three of the sections and suggests activities for these as well which will be very useful for future lesson plans. I was not previously aware that we should emphasize the difference in written and spoken forms,...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Allensville Kentucky 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: When I received orientation training for my current position, something that was stressed in our training was the requirement for students to produce either spoken or written output. That should be the goal for each lesson. Both this unit and the previous unit seemed quite familiar to me because the position I hold use similar language for teaching English as TEFL does, such as controlled activities and guided activities. Learning about this in a skills development workshop a few months ago was...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs India Tumkur 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 recently read an article on receptive skills, which explained that the young children quickly learned to respond to the spoken language of other people as they begin to orient themselves to their own name and familiar voices, follow simple instructions, and identify a wide range of stimuli And events in their environment. Hundreds of everyday interactions with caregivers readily produce receptive language skills as children learn to select pictures in a book when an adult says the name of an item...  [Read more]

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  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word filibuster. This word can be used both as a noun and as a verb. As a noun, it refers to a speech that avoids the progress in a legislative assembly while not technically being illegal or unlawful. As a verb, it describes the action of acting in an obstructive manner in legislature. The word originates from the Dutch vrijbuiter meaning freebooter. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. The...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Tandil Argentina 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 outlines that there is vast difference between spoken English and written English. It was also emphasized that the TEFL course neglect the written aspect of English and focus more spoken English. The unit also explained the difference between fluency and accuracy of English. Therefore I have learnt that they are equally important and it is vital to have a good balance of both. I have also learnt that it is important to encourage students to explore the language through engaging them in...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs India Wadhwan 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 9 talks about the productive skills of speaking and writing, as well as considerations teachers have to keep in mind when they are working with those productive skills. I understand that both skills are equally important, but writing is a bit more difficult because written work tends to be more professional in the classroom setting. One must consider the students' spelling, handwriting, and punctuation levels. On the other hand, speaking activities can be cleared up whenever students make...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Sunnyvale 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: Course Books can be a very helpful tool in teaching language but the buck doesn't stop there. The teacher must supplement the use of a text book with engaging and fun learning activities that may be more topical that the current text book in use. If a teacher thinks of a new way to teach a concept, she should be free to carry it out. She should not rely on the course book for every lesson every day, but it is particularly helpful for a new teacher to have access to previously tried and true...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Fruita Colorado 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 went over conditionals and reported speech. It began by defining the conditionals - zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional, third conditional and mixed conditionals and their usage. It then differentiated between direct and reported speech - with direct being presently spoken and reported being relayed to a third person and the rules necessary to change these forms. Teaching reported speech and conditionals may be a bit tricky as the rules could get confusing so it is...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Guruvayur India 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 with the present tense verbs, it is quite strange to me to be going back in time and breaking down the language I have spoken my entire life and still learn new things. I was always indoctrinated into these rules and forms as opposed to being officially taught them, with the exception of continuous forms and helping verbs. I still marvel at how I will manage to convey this information to my students.This unit describes the different activities of a class; how to engage and activate...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Newport Vermont 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 focus of Unit 7 is vocabulary, grammar, and functions of language. It is important that all students be exposed to new language, understand its meaning, and how the language is constructed. It must also be introduced in a balanced and manageable way, such as, using the ESA lesson plan model and activities. When choosing vocabulary to teach, it is important to keep in mind that it should be appropriate to the student and task. Teaching grammatical structure should include: meaning, use, forms and...  [Read more]