Teach Central

Setting aside Costa Rica and Mexico, which have separate entries of their own, central America offers a kaleidoscope of different climates, experiences, and peoples. Many of the countries in the region are now politically stable and are experiencing an upsurge in tourism. Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Guatemala all have a very different feel within a relatively small geographic area. Belize is so laid back it is hard to imagine doing anything but being laid back. El Salvador’s bloody civil war is now set firmly in the past. Tourists flock to Guatemala on account of its active volcanoes and Mayan ruins. Honduras is the place to get off the beaten track and get back to nature. Nicaragua boasts natural beauty that few can rival. Finally, Panama offers some of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Central African Republic Bangui 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 content of Unit 13 is Teaching Pronunciation and Phonology, where pronunciation is about the individual sounds and rise and fall of speech in a sentence, and phonology is the science and study of the physical properties of sounds. Intonation is the variation of volume and pitch in a sentence, and stress is the emphasis put on individual words. The Phonemic Alphabet with the symbols of the International Phonemic Alphabet chart is introduced, with exercise in its use. There is a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Bangui Central African Republic 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 final unit of the TEFL course covers some of the most common problems that teachers encounter in the classroom. It starts with talking about how to deal with new groups of classrooms. There are two types of classes that a teacher can encounter. An existing group where are the students know and are comfortable with each other, or a new group where the students need to familiarize themselves with one another. The final unit looks at how to start a new course effectively, as well...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Glen Elder Kansas 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 the use of created and authentic materials, with created materials being designed by teachers that either replace or supplement activities from authentic materials which are things that are used in everyday life eg. newspapers, songs etc. The advantages and disadvantages of using course books were also stated. Advantages included providing an outline for lessons and security for teachers and students. Disadvantages included the teacher becoming lazy and less creative and the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Tewksbury New Mexico 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 had learned from this section that there are other outside factors other than the teacher that need to be considered when conducting classroom management. The first thing to consider is the school's standards for discipline and conduct, along with abiding and practicing authority within school standards. Another consideration is student awareness, rather if they are going through peer pressure, challenges at home or other situations can signal the teacher where control and ease of control will...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Plymouth 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: Learning a new language takes exposure to the language, comprehension, construction of the words, practice and producing the language. Students will usually know more words than they can use and a number of factors will dictate how easy or difficult vocabulary comes to them. When introducing grammatical structures students will need to know the meaning, use, forms and patterns, and the spoken and written form of the language. Last but not least it is important students know the languages function...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood 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: This unit looks at conditionals of speech and reported speech. It looks at the five different types of conditionals, and their differences in structure and usage. Reading about these differences allowed me to think about the challenges students will face with recognition and usage, and the potential mistakes and errors they may make. The unit also covered the changes from direct speech to reported speech, especially focusing on the changes in tenses between the two. Again, this...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Central Northeast District Of Columbia 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 13 is the longest unit among other previous units and most difficult one in English. I mean teaching pronunciation and phonology to foreign students is a tough part of the English language. Because individual sounds in connected speech and stress within words are the foundation of language and act of communication. So before teaching students, the teachers should be well skilled about this methodology. This unit brings back memories of my English class that 15 years ago when...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Willard Kansas 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 provides a comprehensive overview of the present tense and its uses in English. The course notes advise that grammarians and linguists talk about there only being two tenses - present and past. The advice in the lesson suggest that it is more appropriate for teachers to think about there being three tenses: past, present and future, giving a total of twelve (12)tenses. The material covered includes all forms of the present tense: simple present; present continuous; present perfect and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Edna Kansas 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 see that so much of the Reported Speech structure depends on context. For example, question #18 above could be answered with response #1 if the report was immediately after Kate asked the question. However, response #3 would be appropriate if the report was long after the conversation between Kate and John had taken place. But given the very brief context provided, it's difficult even for a native speaker of English to know for sure. Regarding the conditionals also presented in the unit, it's very...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Denmark Oregon 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 feel that this Unit has been the most difficult to review just because it incorporates a lot of the past units within it. I also believe that the difficulty will transfer over to the students; however, that is why I am glad to have reviewed, practiced, and learned the material to properly teach them. The lesson goes through conditionals and direct and reported speech. It defines the different types of conditionals as mixed, zero, first, second and third. It also explains the change in verb tense from...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Pilgrim Gardens 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: In Unit 12 we learn about teaching productive skills, which are speaking and writing. Within the speaking skills we have both accuracy activities and fluency activities, and both are equally important. It makes sense that the accuracy activities would take place during the study phase, and the fluency activities would take place in the activate phase where they can get creative with the language they are learning. I like the lesson idea for writing because I can imagine it being difficult to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Winnipeg 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: I enjoyed watching the video's of both lessons. Lesson 1 made me feel very uncomfortable as the teacher was very abrubt adn not very interested in helping the students or really explaining the material very well at all. He was also ill prepared for the lesson and did not interact with the students much. Lesson 2 was very enjoyable. The interaction with the students and the fact that the teacher was prepared for the lesson made a difference. The students was also much more willing to interact...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Carrolltown Pennsylvania 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 8th unit explains the future tenses, speaking precisely, all possible ways to render one?s idea about the future. It is absolutely true that ?Future Tenses? may be considered as one of the most important grammar topic. Teaching ideas of this unit are absolutely a trove, especially I like ?Winning the lottery? for Future Simple and a great variety of songs students can listen, have fun and learn at the same time. Moreover, the suggested songs are the classics (i.e.?The Beatles?) which can...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Canada Saskatoon 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: There are eleven modal verbs in English. They are used to add meaning to a main verb, for example to indicate how certain or possible something is, or how frequently something happens, or whether a course of action is recommended or allowed.Unlike ordinary verbs and auxiliary verbs, modal verbs do not change their form depending on the Subject. For example, you say I must and He must.Modal verbs are made negative by putting not after them, as in She might not be happy, or You should not...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Saskatoon 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: Reported speech if the reporting verb is in the past tense,then usually change the tense.reported speech doesn't use quotation marks to enclose what the person said and it doesn't have to be word for word when reporting speech the tense usually change.Direct speech is a representation of the actual words someone said .A direct speech report usually has a reporting verb in the past simple.the most common reporting verb is said.This unit covers the subject of evaluating and testing of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Japan Komatsu 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 steady fluency progression of the student should be the central focus in designing any curriculum or lesson plan. Therefore, the approach and the choice of resources such as texts must support this central goal. A course textbook can be a foundational resource that students may use as a reference to keep the subject organized however the text must match the goal and be pedagogically relevant. Additionally, any resource can be enlisted to aid in the understanding and progression of the student....  [Read more]

  Enrol on an ITTT TEFL course in Uzbekistan and explore a fascinating culture in an underrated travel destination. Our TEFL courses in Uzbekistan give you the opportunity to live at the intersection of East and West and explore this incredible and often undiscovered Central Asian gem. Uzbekistan is rich in history and culture and forms the South-Central Asian Union with the other “Stan” states of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Since gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Uzbekistan’s economy has been steadily increasing. The country has also been boosting its tourism industry and counts more and more foreign visitors every year. The ancient city of Smarkand, known for its mosques, mausoleums and connection to the Silk Road, and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Texhoma Texas 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 deals with the techniques in teaching vocabulary, grammar, and functions. Vocabulary is central to language acquisition. Without enough vocabulary to use, students will not be able to express their ideas nor do they understand others. It is therefore important to bear in mind factors such appropriacy to the students and task, frequency of coverage, and teachability in selecting what vocabulary to teach. Teaching grammatical structures effectively is determined by the students? language...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Union Grove 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: This unit outlined how we read and listen as individuals. Some of the highlights include; predictive skills, specific information via scanning, general idea via skimming, detailed information, and deduction from context. Teaching reading to non native speakers can be a challenge. AS my of my students get stuck on the vocabulary. Some things I employ in the classroom is annotation of text especially words the students may not know. As they read they are encouraged to circle the words. Then after...  [Read more]