Teach English In Africa

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Benoni South Africa 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 about teaching new language in ESL lessons, vocabulary, grammar and functions. It shows what is important for the selection of vocabulary, techniques for vocabulary teaching,gives examples for typical lesson plans. Besides I got to know about techniques for presenting and practising language structures and examples for typical patchwork and boomerang lessons.Unit 17 discusses the various tools and equipment that can be utilized in the classroom setting to effectively...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification South Africa Benoni 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 theories, methods and techniques within teaching a language are multi faceted. The key within all of the methods is that the students need as much exposure to the language as possible during the class, as well as outside. Teachers can provide the input but a majority of the narrative must come from the student. Creating a comfortable environment allows the students to reduce stress and feel at ease to participate. One of the most significant elements of this unit is the art of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Boksburg South Africa 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: Teaching English is one of the most challenging job.And specially when it is for a higher level.This Unit had different levels of teaching - Beginner ,Individual and Business.I have now highly gained knowledge as to how to cater to different groups.This unit was interesting to know about special groups.Looking forward to practice the techniques and activities in my class.n this unit I have learnt how to teach new vocabulary, grammar and other language skills effectively in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Alexandra South Africa 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 learned that getting the students excited and enthusiastic about the lesson in the engage phase will help them learn more in the study and activate phases. It is important to put together a lesson plan that reiterates the topic utilizing a wide variety of exercises and activities to continue to motivate the students while improving their skills. I am learning that by keeping the lessons fun and different learning can occur without the boredom of repetition.Unit 17 on Equipment and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Alexandra 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 covered teaching Pronunciation and Phonology. Pronunciation is a neglected part of English Language teaching. Phonology is the study of the physical properties of sounds. Intonation is the variation of volume and pitch in a whole sentence. Techniques for indicating and teaching intonation include nonsense words, by gesture, humming or singing, and the board. The stressed part of a sentence is the strong word of the sentence. Stress can occur on the first syllable, on the last...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification South Africa Boksburg 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: Both pronunciation and phonology is important for the students to understand in learning English. Pronunciation and phonology is actually related to each other where it is defined as pronunciation is phonology in action. Through this unit, it explained how important the intonation and stress are where using different type of intonation and stress on the same statement may have different expression of meaning to the listener. The explanation of the articulation in this unit also let...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Benoni South Africa 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 composed of information on how to manage a classroom. It covers just about everything from classroom and seating arrangements, individual/group work, building rapport, and disciplinary measures. Although I feel that the informztion given in this unit is without a doubt incredibly beneficial in preparation to one as piring to be a teacher. I also feel that most situations are not quite as expected and require an in the moment sense of collaboration.The unit covers the common...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Benoni 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 was an interesting unit, as I didn't realize that there were so many types of future tenses. There were subtle differences between them. For example: 1. Predictions with no evidence use the simple future. (It will rain tomorrow.) 2. Predictions based on evidence use the \"be going + infinitive\" tense. (Based on the forecast, it's going to rain tomorrow.) 3. Predictions of the present use the future continuous tense. (It will probably be raining in London by now.) 4. Predictions of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification South Africa Port Elizabeth 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 learn that teaching aids can make lessons more interesting, captivating and effective. Teachers that use teaching aids tend to be less dependent on their course book in their teaching. Turning to other resources to adapt, replace, or supplement the text book would often times make lessons more effective as it caters to the needs of the learners in a specific way. There are different types of teaching aids available. Some teaching aids are the white board, Interactive...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Durban South Africa 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: lesson planning is an important aspect in the art of teaching. It enable teachers to select and plan what to teach. Thus, lesson planning is an imperative to all teachers because it helps teachers to intentionally prepare or plan how the teaching and learning process shall unfold. It therefore, enables teachers to evaluate learners' and teachers' attainment of objectives.I have always felt we should teach English phonetically but after reviewing this lesson I can see just how...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification South Africa Durban 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 7 reviews techniques for teaching vocabulary, grammar, and language function. It discusses what type of ESA lesson format may be most appropriate for coverage of each: straight-arrow ESA lesson for vocabulary and ESA “boomerang” and “patchwork” lessons for grammar and language functions. It lists what elements of language are most important for students to know: meaning, use, pronunciation, spelling, interaction, forms, appropriateness, etc. I found...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mangaung South Africa 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 has helped me understand better on how to plan out a lesson and become more familiar with the ESA straight arrow teaching phases. It has taught me not to script my lessons or else it may become rigid but be more flexible when teaching my classes. The sample lessons in the unit is a very good example that I can refer to in the future when planning out my lessons.I realized that there are similarities with the aspects to consider in teaching young learners and adults,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Germiston 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 4 covers wide range of information regarding materials to be used during the lesson, which may be: worksheets, communicative activity sheets, drawings, pictures, charts, tapes and other audio aids, wide range of press units (newspapers, magazines etc). All the materials may be split to authentic and non-authentic. First have been produced to be used in real life; second - were produced specifically for classroom. Students should have certain English level to be able to use successfully...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Kimberley 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 teaching listening and reading skills. In my case I had always thought that speaking skills (fluency, pronunciation and grammar) were more important than listening and reading were skills you learn in the way but never paid attention on how important this was. Now I understand that teaching English should be done as a whole. With this lesson I understood that there is a way to practice listening and reading along with the oral part. Sometimes reading can be a bit boring if the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification South Africa Mangaung 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: Knowing how, when, and with what effectiveness to using teaching aids can result in the lesson being more interactive and will increase student participation. Overusing worksheets as a tool, for example, will result in lessons becoming predictable and boring for the students, so it has been helpful to overview the variety of potential tools I can use a teacher. The use of audiocassettes was something I hadn't previously thought of, but the exposure to which I can now see myself...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Germiston South Africa 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: Past tenses can be categorised as Past simple (subject + past participle, eg Tom studied English.), Past continuous (subject + auxiliary verb 'was/were' + verb+ing, eg Tom was studying English.), Past perfect(subject + auxilary verb 'had' + past participle, eg Tom had studied English before he went to bed.), and Past present continuous (subject auxilary verb 'had' + auxilary verb 'been' + verb+ing, eg Tom had been studying English when his girlfriend called.).This unit was about the first...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Kimberley South Africa 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 provided information pertaining to building a positive classroom atmosphere. It is important for the teacher to take into consideration many different factors when organizing lessons such as the size of the classroom, ages of the students, etc. This unit was helpful because occasionally teachers tend to forget that students are not all the same, and it is sometimes necessary to personalize lesson plans depending on the personalities of your students.This unit has covered one of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Cape Town South Africa 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 18 covered the different types of classes of beginners and outlined the various techniques that should be used for each group. It covered teaching individual students and which activities would be suitable. Also business english for specific purposes and what there needs may be and went over a needs analysis to dertimine such. We also learned difference between monilingual and multilingual classes and the general rules that should be followed for teaching.As in the previous sections,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Paarl South Africa 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: Direct and indirect speeches are used daily by all of us to refer to issues and stories that have happened and may happen. An important fact is knowing how to recognize the verb tense, adverb, and even the pronoun. Because they change depending on the type of speech made, being direct or indirect. Like many phases of grammar, this content needs practice and much research.Unit 15 covered the different kinds of evaluations that are part of the foreign language educational system and...  [Read more]