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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Boulder United States 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: Wow, what a tremendously difficult module. If this is one that I would keep packed away for review I would. I had to go on the internet to get a better understanding of this module, however I feel that it is under control now. I again will keep this module handy for review again and would also like to redo if given the opportunity. Very complex module for me.In this unit i learned about pronunciation and phonology and their importance i have not heard about intonation before so...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Spain Vitoria-Gasteiz 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: Since I am currently an EFL teacher a lot of these units are review or clarification for some things I already do. Of course I learn new things but a lot of times I feel like this is review. In this unit I took away that the way I lesson plan is alright. I don't need to write down a formal lesson plan, except for test and the application for a program like mine. I learned that it's ok to just jot down notes as I do. For me just writing out a formal lesson plan is too strict because seeing it...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Zeeland North Dakota 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: Learning about the different kinds of evaluations and testing was interesting, but also somewhat common-sense. Most of us who have been in school and language classes expect to take placement exams, diagnostic tests, progress tests, achievement tests, etc. Out of all of these, I think the progress and placement tests are the most important to make sure that the student is progressing in the class as well as to make sure they are placed in the right class for the right reasons. I also like the idea...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Savannah Georgia 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 goes over how to teach reading and listening in an ESL environment. I learned that there is a balancing act in terms of how much vocabulary you should review with students before they encounter the material. If you expose them to all the difficult words, then it takes away a chance for them to infer meaning through context clues as to the meaning of some unfamiliar words. I also learned that a teacher must refrain from using material interesting to him or her, instead choosing topics...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about College 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: J.H. - Germany said: Teaching ESL in a KindergartenThis article will outline the benefits of children learning a second language at the kindergarten level (in this case english) and review some of the recommended methods of teaching english to this age group: 2-6 years. There is an increasing trend for kindergartens to offer a second language. english is the primary choice. The benefits of having ESL at an early age is supported by quantitative and qualitative research and linguistic experts....  [Read more]

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Teaching beginner students The purpose of this article is to provide information about teaching English to beginner students. For the most part, the topic has been narrowed to young beginners. A person who is just beginning to study English has some disadvantages. They cannot read and study on their own. They will not understand English instructions. They will struggle to twist their tongues around the English sounds. But they have lots of advantages, too. Beginner students bring a very fresh, open mind to English class. They have no base or preconceived ideas about the language and their minds are ready to soak it up! They generally have no fear of mispronunciation. Nor does the teacher have to undo formerly learned bad habits or mispronunciations. They do not ‘face the mental shock of...  [Read more]

Games in the Classroom Teachers and researchers have moved away from the separation of linguistic skills as the best and only way to instruct students learning other languages. Today, more emphasis is being placed on purposeful games in the classroom which create a more carefree and fun environment for its learners. This method, when carefully chosen, produces confidence, creates competition and teammanship, and promotes a desire to win the prize...which is fluency of a 'once' strange language. In the end, everyone wins, since the goal is fluency of a foreign language with a teacher who becomes the hero, because she makes her lessons meaningful and entertaining at the same time. Games can be wonderful communicative device in the classroom setting and should be a central part of educating...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Fulltime TESOL Classes 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.G. - South Africa said: Managing equipment and teaching aidsThere are so many factors that contribute to understanding and effective learning. The teacher needs to consider and realize all these contributing factors and adopt various roles and methodologies to promote learning. Teaching students in a language other than their mother tongue presents a greater challenge for the teacher as he/she cannot rely merely on spoken words for explanation, but has to apply a more visual teaching approach. Thus the EFL...  [Read more]

ESA: A Teaching Methodology For many years Teachers of English have used the PPP model of Presentation, Practice and Production for the preferred model of teaching. It has worked well. The PPP model falls short however, in that it does not work well when teaching more complex language problems beyond the sentence level or when teaching communicative skills. Jeremy Harmer in How to Teach English (Longman Publishing 1998) proposed an alternative to PPP called ESA: Engage, Study, and Activate. In an article written in The Guardian Weekend, March 15 1997, Bridget Riley complained about the treatment she and her fellow students received at the Royal College of Art. “We were abandoned when what we needed and what we hoped for was help toward independence in teaching rather than having...  [Read more]

Online vs. Onsite Courses Becoming certified to teach English as a second language can be done onsite or online. On online course was the most efficient, economical and in many ways the superior way for me. This article explains my background and situation. It also touches on the process I went through to get to this, the final lesson. Online is not for everyone. It takes an open and creative mind to step into the world of computers and electronic tutors. An imagination and discipline were keys to my approach. Imagination was profound when I would take time away from class and Google some blogs about teaching English. Dave’s Café was just one of these places where you could find endless discussions on the joys and perils of teaching English in other countries. These stories were the...  [Read more]

Problems for learners in a Country of your choice: Italy In this paper I will address the issues I face as a teacher from the context of living and working in Italy, as well as the common problems my students encounter while learning and speaking English. I also want to draw attention to the input culture and society has on language, and look at how these factors influence dynamics within the classroom. Of course, it is nearly impossible to view ones self outside your own given cultural perspective, so as a result of this I will also be discussing my own assumptions on how I "imagined" people might act, compared to the reality of the situation. Often I neglect to take into account these differences, simply because I was raised in America, where I am used to a different set of cultural...  [Read more]

Should Students Be Allowed to Use Their Native Language in the Classroom When I first began teaching lessons during the TESOL Course I found myself almost automatically saying to the students, “English please,” after all it is an English class. However, I began to question myself about whether or not this was “correct” practice or if the students should in fact use their native language to assist them in the learning process. After doing some research I found the TESOL Law Code of Ethics. The Law of Ethics provided many vague and open-ended ideas. It suggested things along the lines of, “The foreign language teacher shall direct her whole professional effort to assist the students to develop his/her second language speaking ability.” It also mentions that TESOL teachers are to...  [Read more]