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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Almada Portugal 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 putting parts of sentences together will not be as easy when learning as a second language. There are many parts of sentences that i did not pay much mind to and now realize it is will be harder to teach to young learners. I have forgotten many things since grade school that I will have to better learn to be able to properly teach the English language. When talking in past tense or present tense, the structure of a sentence can greatly change in English.In this learning unit i have...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Portugal Almada 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 10 looked at real life examples of two very contrasting lesson styles. After watching both videos it really became clear how the attitude of a teacher sets the atmosphere of the entire classroom, either negatively or positively. I noted the fact that the engage phase in lesson two was much more enjoyable and didn't place pressure on the students. The teacher in lesson two used great examples and gestures relevant to the students that elicited better responses rather than in lesson one. Never...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Braga Portugal 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 conditionals and reported speech. most of it was about the grammar related to conditionals. Conditionals are sentences that have \"if\" or \"when\" and the past, present or future tenses. There are Zero, First, Second, Third and Mixed conditionals. They all have their own formula. It also covered verb tenses, and how direct speech changes to reported speech.I have learnt there are many different ways to teach different kinds of students bases on age and culture. I have...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Portugal Lisbon 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: How one motivates and inspires students to learn confidently and improve their English language skills, will draw from a very important strategy; classroom management. How the students are grouped, seating arrangements, finding the appropriate balance between Teacher Talk Time (TTT)and Student Talk Time (STT), understanding the right methods related to maintaining discipline, rapport building and boosting self confidence in the students; are all important factors of classroom management. It is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Porto Portugal 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 was educated at an early age in Canada, I did not learn the phonetic system growing up. So I learned a lot from this chapter. I did find there was a lot of material in this chapter to process, more than the other chapters. And I know that I still need a lot of practice using the phonetic system and I think teaching the material in this chapter will be quite a challenge.Teaching students about first, second, third, and mixed conditionals can be tricky at first. It's important to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Portugal Porto 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 gives an overview of basic sentence components and how they work together to give meaning. There were some basic points in this unit that I was aware of but never really understood, such as using much with uncountable nouns and many with countable nouns. As a native English speaker what I say comes naturally without much understanding of why. This unit was set out in a very clear and simple way which helped me understand my own English better. It was also very helpful to have a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Lisbon Portugal 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 sample lesson plan given on page 4 is very helpful in terms of what information to include and how to keep it flexible. I also found the Task 2 Materials helpful as they give concrete ideas about how to achieve learning goals in a specific way. In addition, the brief discussion on page 14 about the nuances between 'may' and 'might' was helpful, although I think the subtleties between them often pose problems for both native and non-native English speakers alike.Managing a classroom can lead...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Portugal Porto 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: A very technical unit with a lot of food for thought particularly regarding phrasal verbs as they are multi-word verbs and obviously something that I use continually in ordinary conversations but not something I consciously recognised until I studied them in this module. I appreciate why they might also present a challenge to a non-native speaker as well as I can imagine they might be tricky without continual practice and contact. I appreciated the inclusion of passive speech and how it can...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Porto Portugal 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: These tense usages were a bit more hard to grasp and I value the videos in times like these. Hearing someone say it aloud is much more helpful than trying to grasp understanding through reading and memorization. What helped was that the present tense had already been drilled into my head and I was able to recall the simple structures of each one. Reinforcement of the auxiliary verbs (do, be, have) in these units furthers my confidence when I can recall them right away.This unit covered the topic of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Portugal Braga 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 taught me that while there is no one way to approach a lesson, there are certain strategies and tools that can be used to promote the active engagement of students in the classroom. The “Engage, Study, and Activate” (ESA) method is significant because it uses elicitation strategies to gauge students’ existing knowledge while simultaneously allowing the teacher to plan a lesson according to the needs of the students. Engaging the students and drawing their attention and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs braga Portugal 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 introduces several topics on vocabulary, grammar and functions. I note that when it provides a list of the aspects that the students need to know about a vocabulary item, spelling and pronunciation appear at the bottom of the list. In my review, these items should be listed at the beginning. As spelling and pronunciation are just like the look and the sound of a word, which should be the starting points for students, especially EST students to learn a word.This lesson about teaching...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Portugal Coimbra 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 was a bit confused by question 11 Which of the following statements best describes the teaching situation denoted by the acronym TEFL. Choices 3 & 4 seem to stand out and if I chose no.3. ''Teaching English to native speakers in a non-English speaking country''...does that mean native speakers of English or their own language in that particular non-English speaking country? No. 4 '' Teaching English to non-native speakers in a non-English speaking country''. Well, that would mean...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification funchal Portugal 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 Unit is similar ti the Unit about Present Simple in its nature - the information is structured and organised in a way there can be the least questions possible. Common mistakes are reviews after each past tense paragraph, however I believe an experience in the classroom should be completely different and understanding of the topic by the learners should be analysed on spot.From this unit, I understood about the two kinds of receptive skills in detail. By accounting on how I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification amadora Portugal 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 discusses Modals, Phrasal Verbs and Passive Voice. It teaches Grammar, Basic Rules (Obligation, Possibility and Probability, Permission and Prohibition, Ability/Advice), teaching ideas, Active/Passive voices, usage, relative clauses, and Intransitive and Transitive Separable and Inseparable Verbs. It also discusses what a good grammar reference book should have in it.In this unit I looked at the most common problem situation that a teacher can come across and to troubleshoot...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification coimbra Portugal 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 methods for teaching vocabulary, grammar, and language functions. I learned about what should be considered when choosing vocabulary to teach. I also reviewed ideas for teaching the new vocabulary and grammar. This unit also reinforced the previously taught ESA method of teaching and provided good examples of using ESA while teaching these parts of language.Having a phonetic script to practice sounds is harder than it looks. I don't think I would be able to teach this...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Portugal Funchal 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, it is important to know which materials we are using in a classroom. There are two type of materials, in which are authentic materials and created materials. In authentic materials, we also commonly use books in the classroom. In using books, there are advantages and disadvantages. When we can't adapt to the materials the book provided, students sometimes can't find themselves to apply the targeted language in the books. However, when executed properly, students will...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Portugal vila nova de gaia 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 the different types of examinations and testing available for students and teachers. It highlights the benefits of progress tests for both the teacher and student to understand how they are performing with regards to what has been taught. It gives the teacher an understanding if there are things that they should revisit or if the work that they have been doing is too easy. It highlights the importance of knowing if your students will be doing an external exam...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Olsztyn Poland 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: As a teacher,during teaching career,we would partially have to adapt ourselves into teching a special group of students whose requirments are unique or different from general learners in term of ages,purposes,and levels etc.This unit mainly focus on the analysis of several common types of special learners and give the teaching guidelines in each type so teachers could refer to.This unit discusses course books and lesson materials. I learned the advantages and disadvantages of authentic and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Poland Olsztyn 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 Unit two, it talked about the differences in ages, and how teaching younger groups involves more activities, more play time and less concentration. Teaching smaller children requires moving around more, changing games, changing ideas and asking and involving all the students. Teacher the older group still requires games and fun, but less. They can concentrate a little more and learn more than the smaller ones. The seating arrangement also plays a big role in teaching the...  [Read more]