Teaching English In Ukraine

  Lena is from Ukraine and recently completed our 120-hour online TEFL course. She took the course to pursue a teaching career in China. Despite prior teaching experience, Lena learned a lot taking the course and recommends it to anyone interested in teaching English abroad.  [Read more]

  This TESOL review is from Anastasia from the Ukraine. In her video, she says that despite having taught English in China prior to taking the 120-hour online course, she learned a lot of new information and teaching skills to create more interactive lessons. She now feels that her lessons are a lot more targeted to her students in encouraging them to speak English in a more interactive approach and she recommends this course to anyone thinking about teaching English abroad.  [Read more]

The Orange Revolution which saw free and fair elections finally bought to the Ukraine in 2004/5 has led to a great enthusiasm for change, and brought about a great sense of freedom. This is reflected in bold fashions and enthusiasm for partying and living the good life, where possible. The population of forty-eight millions fits snugly into a landmass of two hundred and thirty square miles. Ukrainian is the official language, but also Russian, Romanian, Polish and Hungarian are spoken. Religions observed include Ukrainian Orthodox, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic, Islam, Judaism and Protestantism. In other words, quite a mix. Since 1989 the transition to a market economy in what was the old Soviet Bloc has led to huge demand for English language skills. Everything...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Poltava Ukraine 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 19 titled ?Teaching special groups?, I learned the basics of teachings beginners, teaching individual students, teaching children, and teaching Business English or ESP. I also learned about the monolingual versus the multilingual class. In each division, I was given tips and suggestions, such as a ?needs analysis? worksheet which will help Business English students by allowing me to understand their purpose for learning English better.This unit covered the four aspects of the present tense...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Kirovohrad Ukraine 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 learnt to recognize ways to effectively manage a class to achieve goals and select appropriate material that the whole class would understand. I learnt techniques to make sure everything I put forward would successfully be achieved in the appropriate timeframe. I learnt what it was to effectively teach grammar, the hardest thing to conquer in the English language.I have learnt about the vocabulary, grammar and the language functions from this unit. I have also learnt how to select...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ukraine Chernivtsi 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 the different groups, including individual lessons that a teacher might come across in teaching. I found that the section on teaching children was quite interesting but very natural. The points suggesting where problems may occur and how to resolve such problems was straightforward and helpful. Instead, the information regarding teaching Business English was probably the most helpful part because sometimes when approaching Business English I feel nervous and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ukraine Luhansk 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 7 covers 3 major components of ESA; teaching vocabulary, introducing grammatical structures, and teaching language functions. When teaching vocabulary, a teacher needs to select words that are teachable and are appropriate to teach. Introducing language structures depends largely on the level of the class, but will also likely already be determined by a syllabus. Language functions include areas such as inviting, refusing, agreeing, disagreeing, suggesting, and others. A teacher...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Kherson Ukraine 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 new language is the main idea behind why I took this course in the first place, and these examples help greatly in improving my thought process as a teacher. Obviously teaching new language is not the entire reason we learn TEFL, but this continues to reaffirm the way in which we teach with different blocks for each section such as Engage, Study, Activate.I found this relatively easy to understand and grasp. I found it particularly easy to understand teaching younger students...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ukraine Ivano-Frankivsk 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 2 covers a wide variety of issues such as general theories about learning and development, and teaching methodologies for different age groups. It looks at native and foreign language acquisition and considers the importance of the learning environment for students. This unit also explores the productive and recetive skills that students are required to develop. The wealth of organised, concise information in this unit was mostly new to me but I was able to understand and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ukraine Kerch 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 provided a good framework on aspects a teacher should consider when introducing lessons of vocabulary, grammar, and functions. In teaching vocabulary, the teacher should consider a handful of criteria – including the appropriateness to the students – and evaluate what students need to know about new words. Similarly, I learned the importance of considering such criteria when teaching grammatical structures – what the language means and how it is used –...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mariupol Ukraine 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: Understanding the practical use of course books and teaching aids in a classroom setting. Knowing the advantage and disadvantages of different teaching aids. Knowing that student react differently to visual aids over written aids. Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of resource books in a classroom. Creating activities in the Activate phase of the lesson.The most beneficial part of this unit was the links to various sites for teaching material and ideas. I have been on both...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Kremenchuk Ukraine 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 covered the topic of teaching special groups. It highlighted the major differences between they types of students one could encounter, the do's and dont's for each group and practical guidance when teaching business English learners. It has helped me to see which situation I would enjoy - and for now I think it wood possibly be the business English category.I myself am a native english speaker taught with the british standard and i have never given half of this a thought. the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ukraine Kherson 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 covered lesson planning,it's important functions,basic principles and recommended list of what a lesson plan should include.Learners objectives,personal aims,language point,teaching aid,anticipated problems,procedure,phase,timing,interaction,class level,number of students ,date and time were recommended.A sample lesson plan using all recommendations above was presented.Montioring lessons by way of self evaluation was looked into , a sample form was provided.Lastly special issues...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Poltava Ukraine 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 chapter, we talked about course books and lesson materials. Before reading this chapter, I barely thought about the the disadvantages of the course book. Using course book is convenient for both students and teachers.I am one of the teachers who like course book. But this unit makes me to think about the disadvantages again while I was using the course book.Unit 1 BE 001 - Course Introduction - gives us detailed information about business English and teaching English. We can find...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ukraine Sumy 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 covered how to go about teaching english to different, more specialized groups. For example, there are many different categories of beginners. The unit provided some good tips for how to teach beginners. It then went on to describe other types of teaching scenarios such as individual students with on-on-one lessons, children, and business students or people learning english for a specific purpose. I have learnt the difference between each special group and how to best teach each...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Sumy Ukraine 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 tackles the teaching of pronunciation and phonology. In my opinion this is a very important part of teaching English because the techniques taught in this unit can be very helpful to visualize how the mouth should be shaped and how the sounds should emerge from it. I imagine in the beginning it is very hard to hear the fine differences between some sounds.This unit covered the range of common present tenses. From present simple to present perfect continuous it built the on the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ukraine Kiev 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: Grammar is n important part of teaching and learning the English Language. Model Auxiliary verbs have basic rules to follow. When reading through the chart presented in Unit 18 it is important to learn the uses, present/future and past. Teaching ideas include role play, the rules and signs. The passive and active voice can also become confusing for students. It is important to define and explain this topic carefully. The passive voice is the object of the active verb becomes the subject of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ukraine Bila Tserkva 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 lesson I learned intonation, stress, articulation, teaching techniques for the pronunciation of individual sounds and when to teach pronunciation. Intonation is generally considered to be the variation in volume and pitch in a whole sentence whereas stress is concerned with individual words. Articulation needs the speech organs. Human speech is an enormously complex area of study. There are place of articulation: velar,palatal,palatal-alveolar,alveolar,dental, labio-dental, bilabial...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ivano-Frankivsk Ukraine 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: Lesson proved effective in teaching the importance of teacher attitude. The teacher was unfriendly not happy back turned to the board bored of his job in the first video which intimidated the students. These students need positive feedback in order for them to understand the use of words and proper meaning in a conversation. The second video was upbeat and engaging.There are many mathods can be used to assist teaching such as using a board,interactive whiteboards, overhead...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Cherkasy Ukraine 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 given me a detailed understanding of teaching the productive skills of speaking and writing. The examples given will benefit my future lesson plans. I now understand the difference between accuracy and fluency. I also know the important points to focus on in 'writing' lessons. I like the game ideas presented in the lesson as well. These will be useful.Unit 16 focuses on grammar and more particularly on conditionals, which are sentences containing \"if\" or \"when\",...  [Read more]