Teach Me In Japanese

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Lishui 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, I learned about the advantages and disadvantages of using textbooks in a class. This is very relevant to me because as an assistant language teacher, I work with Japanese English teachers who often stick strictly to the book because it is the usual Japanese teaching style. Since the books are approved by the government and made specifically for Japanese students, there's not much of a problem with material being unsuitable based on nationality. However, the material is often...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Nasiriyah Iraq 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 what to teach and when is very important when presenting new materials to students. Grammar can be a very difficult concept and it's necessary to plan which parts will be taught with which vocabulary. Activities are also vital to help students learn and cement the new words and their meanings and uses. This unit helped to refresh me on the Engage-Study-Activate steps and the task sheet was very great for me to think of my own examples through these steps and potential methods of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Digos City Philippines 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: Overview: Learning present tense. Comment: This section was very easy to me. In Japanese education system, we learn a lot about English grammars. What the problem is that most of the time in teaching English in Japanese school is dedicated to teaching grammars and a bit of reading. As a result. we, Japanese do not sufficiently practice listening, speaking or writing. I think these should be changed so that Japanese people can obtain effective English communication skills.this unit you have...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification London 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: Vocabulary, grammatical structures, language functions are essential parts of the language and this Unit gave a brief information about how these language parts should be taught. I found it interesting to know what students need and need not to know about new words and grammar patterns. Also the Unit reviews and gives an examples of ESA method in teaching these topics that makes you to understand the technique more thoroughly.Future tenses are one of the hardest things about English, in my...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Centre TESOL Refresher 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.A. - U.S.A. said: Problems for learners in a country of your choiceWhen teaching english as a second language in another country, there will always be some problems for the learners of that country. The problems will, of course, vary from country to country, generally involving certain grammar points, or even the writing systems. The problems may also be a result of the differences in culture rather than jsut the differences between the languages. Japan is one such country where the culture, which is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Ruzhou 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 while short was very helpful to me. In my own study of Japanese, one of the hardest things for me is to memorize the vocabulary words. How to memorize, what to look for, I was trying to self teach myself these things, but then after reading the textbook I have a better idea of how to memorize new words. This unit is especially helpful in terms of referencing to teach new vocabulary to preschool kids and elementary school students. A lot of preschool kids know the English word...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Horatio Arkansas 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 a long chapter on various important grammatical points. It was useful to learn about Modal Auxiliary Verbs, which was featured in the video lesson unit. The list of uses and examples in present/future as well as past tense made the lesson easy to understand, and put into perspective how many Modal Auxiliary Verbs there are. The Passive voice segment is one that I understood easily due to teach Japanese, as Japanese also features transitive and intransitive verbs. The Teaching Ideas was useful...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bedias 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 was a useful lesson in examining how I create my own lesson plans. With my Japanese high school students it often times can be very hard to elicit responses from them. There is a Japanese saying \"the nail that sticks out gets hammered back in\", this can translate into the classroom where students sometimes find it hard to volunteer themselves to give information. Usually in the warm up or 'engage' part of the lesson, I will have students in smaller groups so they feel they are among friends. This...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Cheaper TESOL School 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: A.R. -Japan said: This is my second year working within the japanese school system as an Assistant Language Teacher of english. I neither had a background in english nor in teaching when I started working in japan, and while working with my students, it became clear that to be effective I would have to try to understand the english learning process from an ESL perspective. For this reason, I have simultaneously worked to improve both my japanese skills and my knowledge of english. Completing this TEFL course...  [Read more]

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word captious. This word describes a person who likes to point out flaws and errors and enjoys raising objections to other people's statements or opinions. Common synonyms for captious can be critical, faultfinding, and judgmental. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. Unit 3 covers teaching techniques and classroom activities that can help to make lessons more interesting and productive.part of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Institute Comprehensive TESOL 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.A. - Canada said: I have learned quite a bit and have gained a large amount from this course. The first thing I gained was a deeper understanding of english grammar. Everything I knew on a passive basis, and couldn’t put a name on, I learned from a more actively. This gave me the ability to teach grammar more concretely, and gave me a vocabulary about english grammar that will be essential in teaching english. I also gained an understanding on how to teach. It taught me how to recognize certain...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Harbin 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: S.B. - France said: The unit focused on productive (writing and speaking) skills: what activities would work best to promote accuracy (typically in the study stage) vs. fluency (typically in the activate stage); what keeps students from speaking (peer intimidation, lack of confidence, fear of making a mistake, etc.); and what should be focused for either skill. For writing, for example, handwriting, spelling and punctuation need to be considered. Obviously, writing should be legible, but sometimes spelling or...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Beiliu 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: W.W. - U.S.A. said: Currently, I am studying Japanese, and it's very interesting to study a language (Japanese) and to be able to teach another (English). With this two in mind I can put myself in the position of both, and thus it allows me to have a better understanding of what it feels like to have the needs of a student, and also to be a teacher who must address it. A lot of the points provided in this lesson proved true to me, such as sometimes coursebooks can be quite drab and uninteresting but given the right...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Buffalo 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: The grammar in this unit was very specific and helped me tell the difference between the present tense that was in a former unit and the future tense. It was also helpful for me to note down which sections were commonly confused with the other and the differences between them. I particularly enjoyed the \"going to\" future in that it was not something I expected.This unit described the different forms of the future tense, with examples of each one. By understanding the differences...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification United Kingdom Newport 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 licensed ESL and Spanish teacher (who is also seeking Chinese and Japanese certification), i thoroughly enjoyed this unit as a well-organized review. It has been interested to return to the role as education student and review all the technical terms which have become second nature to me in my twenty years in the classroom. In fact, it has reignited my desire to become a teacher/seminar trainer again. The summary of each level of the European Framework were new to me; while...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL West Minquadale 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: When I was studying Japanese in university I often had personal issues with the lessons geared towards having us speak in class. This was due to confidence issues that came from self-imposed peer intimidation and a fear of making mistakes. As such I had issues with these sort of lessons that took me years to properly rise past. However, because of these experiences I am determined to help my future students avoid similar pitfalls. While there isn't much information given in this chapter on how...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Turkey Derince 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 pronunciation and phonology. I learned the different patterns of speaking and intonation differs depending on the type of message the speaker wants to get across. I also learned more about the phonemic alphabet. I've seen this in my students' textbooks, and can generally read it, but I've never independently learned about it. I learned about the places of articulation, which is extremely good for me to know. Now that I understand where the sounds are coming from, and can...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Accreditation Onsite TESOL 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: A.J. – Japan said: I have worked as an english teacher for 5 years now in Japan. When I began my position I had no qualification for teaching english as a second language other than the fact that I spoke english. My position was to teach oral communication but I soon found it necessary to be looking up the names of certain tenses and the usages of certain structures. This course has deepened my understanding of the tenses and grammar structures of the english language. It has especially helped me to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Troutdale Washington 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 focused on teaching smaller or more unique groups. As I am currently teaching at a middle school in Japan and may teach at an elementary school in the future, I found the section on teaching children to be particularly helpful. I learnt about the different ways to handle teaching English to children, and different techniques I may choose to employ to make a lesson smoother and catered towards young children. The teaching Business English section was also interesting and may be relevant...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Stronghold 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: This lesson covered pronunciation of English words and included linguistic terminology that I remembered from my linguistic classes. It's a shame most language classes don't go into linguistic studies as the way certain people pronounce certain words is an important study in linguistics (such as Japanese people omitting the \"l\" sound and pronouncing them with \"r\" sounds). Understanding and learning about linguistics will help me as an English teacher in a foreign country, as...  [Read more]