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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Day New York 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 17 EQUIPMENT AND TEACHING AIDS 1-TEACHING EQUIPMENTS THE BOARD INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARD OVER HEADED PROJECTOR VISUAL AIDS WORKSHEETS AND WORK CARDS VIDEO CAMERA CD PLAYER DICTIONARIES RECOURSE BOOKS COURSE BOOKS PHOTOCOPIERS VIDEOS AND DVDs COMPUTERS ONLINE SOURCES 2-BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR THE BOARD WORK:ALWAYS MAKE SURE THE BOARD IS CLEAN.USE THE CORRECT WRITING TOOL FOR THE BOARD.CLEAN THE BOARD AT THE END OF THE LESSON 3-INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS:WHEN USING...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Canyon Day 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 very aptly titled \"troubleshooting\", for it talks about the most common problem situations that a teacher may encounter in the classroom (i.e. how to deal with a large class, how to motivate students who are reluctant to participate in class activities, how to teach first lessons, how to use 'warmers' to get students motivated at the beginning of a lesson, how to maximise the use of English in class, etc.) The section discussing how to deal with a large class is particularly...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Day Wisconsin 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 really enjoyed this unit, because the conditionals and the reported speech are 2 of the 3 things i like the most about english grammar, together with the passive voice. I am aware that those are probably the 3 most difficult units to teach to students that are below the upper intermediate level of English learning. When you live in a non english speaking country, it can be very difficult to know exactly when to use the conditionals or the reported speech, so it is going to be a good challenge for me...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification St Catharines Canada 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: Testing is very important for the teacher to see a student's progress. The different tests help teachers determine what level their students are on. I don't think testing should stress the students, it should be used to help see the progress they are making in each course. Placement testing is very important, it can help determine which level the student is at so they are not placed in a class that is too easy or too advanced.This unit gave a lot of insight and reminders into the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification St Johns Canada 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 parts of speech is one of the most important to focus on studies of English Language, although all of the parts speech are important the present tenses form is especial. The rules is quite confusing but its good to know. It is important that the students will know the rules of the present tenses form to create a good grammar. The teacher should explain to the students the difference of the present tenses from each other.In this unit I learned about the teacher's control in a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United Kingdom St Helens 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 focuses on teaching pronunciation and phonology. In phonology, STRESS, RHYTHM, INTONATION AND INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABETS are considered. The various techniques for each are also detailed in this unit. I learned to teach word pronunciations through phonological item; 1. Stress: making the student feel the music of English language and add the stress naturally using the following technique: contrastive stress, gestures,choral work, the board and stress marks. 2. ...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs St Petersburg Florida 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 a lesson plan is challenging for the new teacher, so does the experienced teacher. How to make an effective lesson plan can affect the process of the lesson and also can reach the learning objectives easily and properly. In this unit, it provides us some structures of lesson plan and also some advice to make it practical. For example, how to control the time, how to make sure the activities fit for the objectives, how to run the class smoothly and how to prepare the teaching...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Florida St Petersburg 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 3 gives an overview of the various theories, methodologies and techniques commonly involved with teaching English as a second language. It begins by giving an overview of the different methods available, before focusing on the ESA (Engage, Study and Activate) methodology that will be studied throughout this TESOL certificate. The unit defines individual elements of ESA method and offers practical suggestions on how to use these elements.The unit finishes with a suggestions on giving...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs St Helens United Kingdom 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 remember, that I was suffering a lot of troubles with the grammar topic which is called \"Passive Voice\", when I was at school. This unit reminded me about my school times and difficulties with English grammar. But I should say that I?ve find out how to use passive voice and now I?m able to recognize it easily. To top it off, I?ve repeated the information about: ?Modal auxiliary verbs?, ?Phrasal verbs? and ?Relative clauses?.In Unit 20, the chapter dives into a discussion of common...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL St. Francisville Louisiana 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, this unit featured the introduction in what to expect from this course, along with outlining what is required to be a teacher of Business English. For example, this unit looked at how this course works, its aims and objectives general terminologies that I should be familiar with, ESP's and employment prospects for TEFL teachers in the field of teaching Business English. I learnt some new general terminologies (acronyms) such as EOP-English for Occupational Purposes, FTBE-Further...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sandown New Hampshire 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: Despite the fact that there are a number of tenses for the future, this unit has helped to solidify some of the patterns that have been emerging with previous tenses (past and present). I am finding it now quite a bit easier to identify the basic tenses (simple, perfect, continuous, perfect continuous) in all forms. However, again, as in previous lessons, distinguishing the nuances in usage continues to sometimes be tricky. I find it difficult to memorize which forms are used for predictions...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Occoquan Viriginia 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 focused on listening and reading skills. It addressed the importance of these skills and the way in which they are used. This was a particularly useful section. Teachers must encourage students and help them practice different types of listening and reading when teaching English. This unit went on to describe some of the problems that may arise in class. But it focused on ways to boost students? confidence when reading and speaking. I particularly enjoyed the suggestion of including...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL St. Matthews 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: This lesson was quite interesting because of the obvious differences in the two lessons. The first one seemed a bit exaggerated although it allowed to see the mistakes very clearly, especially I noticed that the teacher turned his back to the class and that his attitude was really terrible. In the second lesson I'd focus a bit less on the animal vocabulary, dedicate less time to this part and also chose not so exotic, complicated and difficult to pronounce animals. He also didn't mention that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Logan Creek Nevada 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 is about lesson planning. There are different theories about whether there should or shouldn't be a lesson plan. It is true that too much planning isn't always the right thing, but planning gives a teacher more security. Most teachers will find themselves between these two options. Is it definetly very important for a teacher to be very well organized ( he/she has to check all the equipment if it works, check for a lesson plan, has to be able to easily find his/her working materials..). A...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Eden New York 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 I learned a lot about classes and how to keep a nice atmosphere within the classroom. It showed how discipline can be both a good and bad thing, and that it needs to be used in a controlled manner so that it doesn't bother the class setting and the relaxing setting. It also talked about the rapport between students and teacher which is a very crucial part of the everyday classroom and the overall experience the students will have. For example in a classroom you should always keep in mind...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ozark Alabama 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 5 discussed classroom management. Having no knowledge or experience in teaching, this unit helped in giving me an idea of how to arrange the classroom setting that I will be teaching in. The set up and grouping of students might not be as effective if I teach students privately; however, the individual learning/teaching aspects of the unit are of great help, along with building my rapport with my student(s) and the use of eye contact, gestures, and my voice. I enjoyed the maintaining discipline part...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Rock Elm Wisconsin 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 how and why of evaluation and testing English for students. The most common ways to assess a student's language levels are tutorials, evaluation by students, and tests. For tutorials, they can take place with the whole group or individual student. For evaluation by students, it is very helpful to ask students to evaluate their course by means of questionnaire or guided discussion. As for tests, there are many different types of tests such as placement/diagnostic to find out...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Manteo North Carolina 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 about testing and students evaluation. I learnt that there are different types of tests such as: placement test (test that students take before the language course), progress test (to help teachers see progress of students, what they have learnt and what language has been forgotten), diagnostic tests(very similar to placement tests but more extensive), parctice tests (given for students to prepare for external examination) and also external examinations (include TOEFL, IELTS and so...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ashland New Hampshire 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 discusses the different future tenses. There are seven future tenses in the English language. They are future simple (FS), future continuous (FC), future perfect (FP), future perfect continuous (FPC), \"be going to\" (BGT), present simple (PS) and present continuous (PC). Here are the forms that each tense uses: future simple (shall/will + verb), future continuous (will + be + verb+ing), future perfect (will + have + past participle), future perfect continuous (will + have + been +...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Fountain Minnesota 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: To be able to evaluate a student is a sensitive and hard work, because we not only have to know their level, but we have to be able to take everything from them, a mean, all the knowledge they have from English language. We need to be creative, and perceptive in every detail, because the classroom atmosphere, the relation with the teacher, with the whole class will make the evaluation great or fail in evaluate the student. To learn how to evaluate them in different way is a powerful source, and...  [Read more]