Teach English In Ghana

Ghana is renowned for the warmth and hospitality of its people. It enjoys an equatorial climate, and miles of unspoilt coastline. It is an inexpensive country to live in, and has much to commend it as a place to experience. The hubbub of the bazaars, and the liveliness of the street life are things to savour and enjoy. A population of twenty-one millions squeezes into ninety two thousand square miles. English is the official language; however, the native idioms of Ewe, Ga and Twi survive. The population is seventy percent Catholic, fifteen percent Muslim, and fifteen percent native African religions. Prospects are good for teachers, with it being perceived to be the case that, in any profession, one will need a good command of the English language. There is no shortage of English medium...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ghana Kumasi 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: Planning lessons was the major topic of this unit where different aspects of planning ‎lessons were accounted for. In detail, there are three important functions for ‎planning a lesson, namely, an aid for planning, a working document and serving as a ‎record. Having introduced these three functions, the following sections included: ‎aspects of writing down a lesson plan, practical steps that might help running a class ‎smoothly, components of a lesson plan (i.e. learner...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Accra Ghana 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 15 I have learned that there are various types of tests used for different purposes when learning English as a foreign language. Each test has a specific purpose and could be used before beginning a course, for example, or throughout the course to gauge progress. I learned about some of the different external examinations that are recognized at universities, colleges, businesses and by governments.The final unit covered several practical aspects of teaching, from building rapport with...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ghana Accra 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 fourteen talks of books and materials used by the teacher in the classroom.Materials are divided into two;Authentic materials and created materials.Authentic materials are materials like programs, magazines,newspapers,songs and poems.we have to know that they aren't designed for EFL students.There are reasons why we use Authentic materials;they are real, students gain confidence during talking what they see and think, they can be geared to the interest of a particular group of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ghana Tamale 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 15 covered different ways to evaluate students' level and progress of learning. There are many different kinds of tests to conduct for different purposes; a placement test is carried out to see what level of knowledge a student already got to guide the teacher on how to group the students. A progress test a effective tool to see what language that the students has remembered or forgotten and should include all the different skills; listening, reading, speaking and writing, plus already covered...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Tamale Ghana 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 course summarizes and provides solutions to potential problems in the classroom. Problems that I am likely to face in my lessons are differences in ability, and differences in age. I have learned techniques to deal with reluctant students. I often run into this issue with younger students. Keeping the attention of some of them can be difficult. Overall I have learned a lot from this course and am thankful for the resources that have come from it. I will be using them for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Kumasi Ghana 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 differ from one country to another and teachers will have challenges to face each time they need to choose the book for each class. Knowing which material needs to be balanced, added and adjusted will definitely help students to be more alive in class. Lesson could be much more interesting and informative if teachers could fill in the gap that the course books may have. Using additional materials from various websites designed specially for English teachers will also help the teachers...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ghana Sekondi-Takoradi 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 discussed the use or disuse of course books in different classroom settings. There are many factors to consider when deciding whether to use a course book or not. However, a key answer to this dilemma is to incorporate the course book material into the lesson. The teacher should also incorporate outside activities and learning goals into the lesson as well. This is to ensure students are not able to predict the material and therefore make learning more interesting. Although there...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Sekondi-Takoradi Ghana 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 speaking and writing. My students enjoy playing games in the classroom as well, and I find it a useful way to get them talking. Games I have adapted for my classroom include: Hangman, crossword puzzles, Pictionary (of sorts), 20 Questions, and some Charades. But I am always looking for new games and creative, fun ways to teach English and have the students talking. As far as writing goes, I had never thought of students doing a pair writing project, so that's...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ghana Accra 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 covers ways in which to evaluate students' knowledge level of the English language as well as their progress throughout the learning process. I learned that three of the basic ways to do this are tutorials, evaluation by students and tests. A placement test allows the teacher to measure the students language level or ability. Progress tests allow the teacher to track students' progress throughout the course of the semester or school year. These tests are meant to cover material that has...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Accra Ghana 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: Evaluating the student?s level and progress implicates a series of Tutorials, Evaluations and Tests. Though teachers may be able to assess their students throughout a teaching period, tests are commonly used at different stages in a course to offer an evaluation to both the teacher and the student. Various types of tests can be conducted internally (within a language school) to assess students throughout the course or to help them taking an external exam, such as the TOEFL, the IELTS or any other...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ulm Germany 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 11 highlights the importance of reading and listening, and teaches ways to teach receptive listening. I learned about reasons for why people read/listen, and the different ways people read/listen based on why they are reading or listening. I learned about how important it is to pre-teach difficult vocabulary before instructing students to read or listen to material with words they have not yet learned.This unit is an Introduction to Grammar/Parts of Speech in the English language. Nouns...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Germany Ulm 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 part, the four basic skills in the language are brought to my attention. Their analysis with the focus on how to teach them is mind-opening and worth considering when coping with the areas of reading, listening, speaking and writing as the subjects in classrooms. Since I teach Reading and Writing in one book and Listening and Speaking in the other one, I am very interested in how to incorporate those areas into my lessons efficiently. The reason why I feel comfortable about this unit...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Recklinghausen Germany 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 what got me most confused are the three parts under the phrasal verbs: intransitive, transitive separable and transitive inseparable. After taking the exercises I understand that for intransitive phrasal verbs, can not be followed by a direct objects. The difference between transitive separable and transitive inseparable is about whether the phrasal verbs can be separated or not. For example, turn on the radio can be written like turn the radio on. But get on with has to be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Germany Witten 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 described, in detail, four different present tenses. Student errors can often be easy to identify but difficult to correct, so is important for instructors to be able to differentiate between these tenses so that they can understand how to correct these errors. The four tenses covered are present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous. The present simple is easy to identify but the other three can be easy to mix up. The best way to tell them apart is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Germany Recklinghausen 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: After learning this unit,I've got better understanding of the methodolies and theories. There are a wide variety of techniques which I can nake use of in my future classes.ESA is a particularly useful teaching method.I like eclicitation techniques very much.Realia,flashcards and drawing are pretty visualized to help students understand the vocabulary.Mine is an interesting way that strengthen the interaction between teacher and students.Sometimes it's not easy to find a good way to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Regensburg Germany 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 usages of past tense has helped me immensely to identify them, and therefore apply them in a teaching environment. I had forgotten each usage and terminology of each past tense and am confident I will be able to teach the past tense to students. The activating stage teaching ideas are extremely helpful in applying and practicing these tenses to students who are willing to learn.This unit covered my own Achilles' heel as I always had some difficulties with...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ulm Germany 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 conclusion, parts of speech play an important role in English language grammar. This unit contains professional definitions and specific functions of different parts of speech involving nouns, verbs and adjective, and etc. Through learning this unit, I can identify the roles of the words in sentences. The systematical introduction in the unit lets me know where words should be placed and how words should be used in sentences. Now I have got a clearer idea of parts of speech and it will help my...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Germany Regensburg 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 12 covers the two productive skills students will develop in a language classroom, these are speaking and writing. Although, speaking and writing are both used to communicate thoughts and ideas they do face some different challenges. For instance, although, accuracy is always important to strive for it is even more important in writing because unlike in speaking errors cannot be immediately cleared up. Therefore, errors in writing could lead to more miscommunication. One...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Germany Ulm 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 special groups is the subject matter of this unit. There are a wide range of groups requiring special attention when planning your classes. The groups whose characteristics are described in this unit are: beginners, individual students, children, business people and multilingual classes. The main features of every group is explained in detailed so the unit provides you with an excellent overview of the kind of student any teacher is going to cope with. In this respect, I have benefited a lot...  [Read more]