Teaching Abroad In Scotland

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Randolph Iowa 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 very interesting unit I learned that teaching pronunciation is about more than just talking, and that it is often under-taught or lacking in ESL lessons. Intonation is a very important part of English speech, with each tone or stress on a syllable possibly bringing a different meaning to a particular word. As a native speaker from the UK this comes very naturally to me, but as a speaker from Scotland my intonation could be different from another speaker from the north of England and so the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Buga Colombia 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 chapter was really helpful because I haven't studied phonetics in any of my schooling. I plan to make sure I keep a printed copy of this chapter on hand to keep as a reference. I would never of thought to use diagrams while teaching someone the correct pronunciation so I found that a helpful tip. The different ways people use speech to enunciation their purpose was also helpful but I think I may have found it a bit different as I was born in Scotland and have a slight UK version of speech...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL New Scotland 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: Reading and listening are very important skills in learning a language. We read or listen for entertainment or for a purpose, to learn information. We use predicting skills with prior knowledge, scanning skill to seek specific information, skimming skills to get detailed information. When teaching a lesson you want to be sure to engage students with content in some fun or involving way with interesting topics, then pre teach the vocabulary you will be using and make sure you are not using too...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Belgrade 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: T.B. – Scotland said: I found Unit 9: Lesson Planning to be a great tool in what I believe to be an important aspect of teaching. I never though of using the lesson plans as a record book, but it makes complete sense to monitor the progress. Especially if another teacher were to step in, having the past lessons would be a great asset to ensure their success. I imagine that tracking lesson plans would also be a great sharing tool when working with other teachers. Comparing what others have done before you, and...  [Read more]

English as a Global Language In the last few months that I have been traveling, it has become even more apparent to me how important it is to be able to speak English to interact in the world today. Many of the people that I have been talking with over the last few months have not been native English speakers. And it became very clear to me that if they had not learned English, I would not be able to communicate with them, they have to learn a second language to be able to broaden their opportunities for travel, work, and general communication with people from other countries. As a native English speaker, you take this for granted. And as a result, many native English speakers only speak the one language. As a result of the Industrial Revolution, the British economic predominance in the...  [Read more]