Teaching English In Switzerland

On account of its central-alpine location Switzerland is a fascinating synergy of French, German and Italian culture. It is also the worlds most prima face democratic nation, a land where the population regularly participate in referenda deciding matters of state. General tidiness and seamless efficiency abound in the operation of services and the maintenance of public spaces. For those who enjoy alpine pursuits Switzerland obviously offers amongst the best skiing in the world, not to mention hiking, Hang gliding and all the rest. If this doesn’t grab you, then you are at least guaranteed breathtaking scenery at almost every turn. German is the principal official language spoken by about 66 percent of the population. Next up is French spoken by 19 percent of the population....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Easy TESOL Lessons 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.G. - Switzerland said: At first I had my doubts about doing an online TEFL course, but now after the course I feel it was a good decision. I have learnt how to manage a class, what to teach, how to plan the lesson and how to teach it efficiently. It has been a revision course of english for me. Lots of tense that are not used daily or used unknowingly are more noticeable now. This course gave me the confidence that I needed to become a teacher. I can finally put my plans into action. I will put all that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Switzerland Geneva 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: Within this unit, professional development was covered. When searching for a TEFL job, it is important for an applicant to be clear and precise when writing their cover letter and resume, being sure that all relevant experience and certifications/diplomas are being clearly presented. When deciding on a job to apply for, applicants must also take into consideration the country that they will be teaching in and how to navigate the cultural differences of teaching in that country. This...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Zurich Switzerland 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 evaluation and testing of students. Exams and similar skill-testing activities are useful for assessing the level and progress of students. They also are very useful for finding gaps and weaknesses in their understanding. This information is important for future lesson planning and to prepare them for external tests, if that is their goal.Reported speech and conditionals were explored in this unit. As always, the ideas for teaching the principles is most...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Switzerland Lucerne 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 discusses ways to test the progress of students and is very useful as it touches on the points that, typically, even if teachers do not want to give formal exams, the schools or students expect them to. Many students expect tests as a way to judge their own progress, especially if they are going to take an sterna exam. Schools, likewise, also expect formal tests as a way to see the success of their teachers' styles and teaching methods. However, these types are tests are...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Bern Switzerland 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 teaches and talks about the production skills: speaking and writing. This unit explains what is the difference between accuracy and fluency activities. It describes if one skill is more important than the other. It also gives guidance when it comes to speaking in a classroom and what kind of activities could be given to encourage and interact with the students.Future tense is the eight unit of the course. I personally, are of the opinion that this unit presented tense much better...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Switzerland Lausanne 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: Well, what an interesting unit this is!. Intonation, Stress, Phonemes, articulation and sound production are all important components of pronunciation. Although some professionals may not give full emphasis to this area as being worthy of more significant contributions to the language development of ESL students, as a Phonetics specialist in my earlier teaching years working with very young children who were establishing their first language skills, I can verify that this is the singular most...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Switzerland Basel 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 emphasizes the importance of planning the entire lesson prior to teaching so that things go smoothly, the teacher has a guide to refer to as the lesson progresses, the lesson is presented in a logical order so the students remain engaged and to maximize learning. The lesson plan also serves as a record of the lesson taught that day. The second point of this unit is that a lesson plan is just a guide. During the lesson the teacher should continually adjust to meet the needs of that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Switzerland Geneva 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 19 gives a detailed analysis of teaching special groups and the different types of classes that a teacher may be required to teach. I am fortunate to have taught in most all of these scenarios over a forty year teaching span and would commend the usefulness of the indepth treatment of the topic in this unit. My teaching experience was not in language but science math based subjects but the same basic principles apply. I especially enjoyed the adult learners who took evening classes after a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Winterthur Switzerland 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 very challenging for me, it was a long unit to try and grasp and there was a lot to remember. I particularly battled with the phonetic script, and in this case feel like extra tutoring would have been beneficial. While I am still confident i would be able to teach pronunciation to young students, I feel like the rules in this unit would make it difficult.Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what peace there maybe in silence. Be on good terms with all...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Switzerland Bern 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 second last unit in our course dealt with teaching individuals who have special needs when approaching learning English as an additional language. These include beginner learners who have are approaching the acquisition of the language for the first time, individuals who are learning the language specifically for business reasons and also multilingual classes which are classrooms comprised of individuals from various nationalities. If I had to choose one area where I gleaned the most...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Geneva Switzerland 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 feel I learned about the intricacies of the conditional form of sentences. I had never before considered the different types of conditionals used in the English Language and am happy I did, as I'm sure it will be difficult for new students to grasp. The mixed conditional was particularly confusing as it seemed to break some of the rules the other conditionals follow.Being a teacher is not only about teaching the subjects or the lessons it's also about how you manage the class and how...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Basel Switzerland 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 compared authentic (newspapers, travel brochures) material with created material. Authentic material can be very useful and practical, but needs to be chosen carefully to ensure it is not too hard for students. Created material can be geared more to the level of students. Textbooks provide a good framework for language learning, but should be supplemented with created material to keep students interest and meet student language learning needs.Unit 14 deals with course books and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Zurich Switzerland 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 been a bit challenging for me, as I have never really learned the phonetic alphabet, so its been really great to go over that. Here where I teach in Indonesia pronunciation is something that is really very important to teach and often over looked. I have so far only had experience teaching speakers of Indonesian the English language, I know there are different aspects that need to be worked on in different manners depending on who you teach.This unit covered types of examinations...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Berlin 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: D.K. - Switzerland said: Teaching English to special groups is by far an uneasy task. So far as businessmen are concerned, having varied English levels (if speaking about corporate English classes, wherein several representatives of the company take part) as well as speaking/communicative experience, such students would love to take the most out of their language course and are very demanding; hence, a teacher has to be very flexible in satisfying the needs of every single student in a group. Besides, while being very...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Comprehensive 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: B.P.- Switzerland said: 1) - The importance of writing out a lesson plan: this will help me structure my classes and not lose focus – things can get scattered for me as I teach individual classes and no two students are at the same level or have the same aim! It can get very confusing. - As a beginning teacher having a good course book to help stay on course and make sure the lessons progress logically. - Make good use of the resources available on the Internet and other sources. - Use this TEFL...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Shulan 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. M. - Switzerland said: This unit has given me some useful material when thinking about how to structure a lesson. I found the beginning section which focused on various teaching approaches and their positive and negative aspects to be useful because it allowed me to recognize the larger scheme of ESL techniques before honing in on the technique that this course will focus on. These techniques gave me ideas of ways I do not want to teach. I also appreciated the example of how to carry out the engage, study, and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Dates Global 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. C. - Canada said: Cultural Sensitivity in the Classroom TEFL teachers are faced with different challenges in the classroom all the time and one of them is lack of cultural sensitivity. It is important to address this issue to ensure that the teaching instruction being delivered is not bias, discriminating or prejudice to the students. Being aware about the cultural differences of the students can help the teacher understand the learning approach of the student to the language. It is important not to...  [Read more]

Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are arguably the most westernised of the former Soviet Bloc states. Their proximity to their western neighbours has meant that they have developed relatively rapidly, and are all now full members of the EU. In Latvia you can enjoy costal resorts, medieval castles and scenic river valleys. In Lithuania you can trace back the cultural elements that once made this a super state with Poland, back in the days of the old Polish empire. In Estonia you can indulge in the potent local liquor, to wash down the famous blood sausage, along with bog walking, if that takes your fancy. In all three life is relatively inexpensive, and one can enjoy a tremendous cultural experience without putting too much of a dent in your wallet. Since 1989 the transition to a market...  [Read more]

If Italy’s combination of superb food and wine, and la dolce vita - the sweet life – doesn’t grab you, then nothing will. Italy proudly boasts fabulous art and opera, a magnificent array of ancient monuments, and history stretching back thousands of years. Whether you head for fashionable Milan, or ancient Rome in this relatively small country you’re never too far away from great beaches, verdant rolling hills or alpine skiing. Who could ask for more? The language primarily in use is Italian, however, it may be useful to note that Italians can understand Spanish. Outside the main tourist areas English is not widely spoken, and indeed the Italian education system is a little deficient on this front. This deficiency in the high-school education provision is one of the reasons that...  [Read more]