Teaching English To Kids

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification India Mandya 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 specifies general learning patterns and theories (maturation, environmental, constructive and others), as well as explains language learning/acquisition process, student levels/knowledge, as well as reminds about the teaching methods (ESA, Boomerang and others). The student groups are divided by age (5-9 and 9-13) and it's explained what is interesting for students of both groups and what's better to avoid (e.g. singing for bigger kids or quiet and longer activities for younger...  [Read more]

Discipline in the Classroom Eight out of ten TESOL teachers who do not return after their first year of teaching drop out because they are unable to control their problem in the classroom. According to the researches, that have done recently, discipline ranked as the number one problem in the schools. What is discipline? According to the Webster’s dictionary discipline is the “training that corrects, molds, or perfect the mental faculties or moral character.” How can a teacher maintain discipline in a classroom? There will be many ideas to maintain discipline in the classroom. For sure those suggestions will be helpful, but first of all, teacher should know the main reasons for students’ misbehavior. The students have not learned the behaviors that are expected of them Good...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ogunquit Maine 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 quite interesting because it generally discussed on teaching different group such as teaching children, mixed group, business students, how to deal with company's clients and also how to discipline kids. from this unit, I have understood and known that how to make need analysis for business English learners and what to expect while teaching these specific groups. The other thing is that the important points illustrated on what to do and don't while teaching and disciplining kids....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Class TESOL Teaching 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.D. - Japan said: Large Classes Teaching large monolingual classes is truly a real challenge for a foreign teacher. Teaching large classes where students are of varying levels and sometimes an inclusion of a ‘special child’ (at least one in each class) can be quiet taxing. The responsibility that each student should be equally taught effectively and that those students will equally learn with the same amount of knowledge as the rest are quite a tall task. I am teaching an Elementary class in a public...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Gorakhpur India 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 get a lot of information about Classroom Management,Classroom Management is the skill of organising and managing the class,having a friendly,relaxed manner and maintaining discipline.we can use Eye contact,gesture and the voice?Teachers give kids some rules and let kids listen to orders.And,we also can divide into teams,students working together.And giving kids individual attention.there are a lots of ways we can use for classroom management,it can ensure a higher quality of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification United Kingdom Edinburgh 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: What I've learnt is that motivation and understanding are very important skills in teaching, especially when dealing with the youngest. First of all, this is due to the fact that kids are forced to go to school and learn new subjects, therefore they could percieve it as an obligation and then refuse to learn as an act of rebellion. In this cases it's up to the teacher to bring up new activities to encourage the kids' curiosity and learning desire. Second of all, every student has...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Daugavpils Latvia 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 4 which is all about present tense enrich my knowledge on the different forms of present tense and how to use it effectively in constructing sentence,including negative forms and constructing question in different forms of present tense and using it effectively in my everyday routines and in my career.That there are proper usage of present tense in every situation and every sentence.This unit was very for me to get some insight in the way to teach young kids. I will probably...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Nanchong 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 our teaching career we encounter different types of students. First of all we can grade them by levels. Teaching beginners we should put stronger students with weaker ones, be sensitive to students, praise and encourage a lot, explain our methods. We should not rush, have a book open all the time and overcorrect. Teaching individual students we can use short stories, articles from newspapers, horoscopes, idioms, personal history, photos. Teaching kids we must always use English as the language...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Augusta Kansas 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 beginners, children, and business English. Beginners are not always true beginners. Sometimes students can be false beginners(studied before but did not retain much). Adult beginners tend to be more motivated than young beginners. Teaching children has it`s unique points to keep in mind. For example, kids can become bored very easily so it important to keep the class fun with more short activities which change often. Positive encouragement and pointing out mistakes so much...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Latvia Daugavpils 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 believe teaching pronunciation and basic knowledge of phonology is of great importance in English-teaching. One of the basic purpose of learn to speak a language is to communicate with others. However, I don't think phonetic alphabet should be taught to young kids without little English-speaking experience because there are abstract symbols which is too difficult for students to understand. Besides, I think pronunciation should be taught in every lesson, and one of the most efficient way is to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Fujimi Japan 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 14 goes thru the range and types of teaching materials suggesting there are positives and negatives to be aware of. I am a believer in created materials for the young kids I am teaching working parallel with the course books for structure. Authentic materials are wonderful for class interest levels and keeping subjects current, fresh and relevant is always a bonus. My older kids will bring up a daily news story on their phone to open class and get other classmates comments as an ice...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Batangas 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: The Unit 19 talks about the teaching of special groups; from those in early years like kids, up to adults. During the reading, I could notice that there are several categories within each specific group. So teaching English is more a question of adapt yourself to your public than having a recipe of ?how to do?. Often young teacher are looking for a formula on how to proceed when teaching, which it isn?t the best way, when trying to get the attention of their students.I have really...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Wickliffe Ohio 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: To know who we are going to teach and how we teach them are very important for the teachers. We cannot use the same methodology or same techniques to teach different kinds of people. We should differentiate the teaching ways and the teaching instruction. For me, when I am teaching the little kids in my school, we try to use kids' language to speak with them. Make it as simple as possible. We try to entertain them in different kinds of activities. They have a short attention span so we need to make full...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Yerevan Armenia 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: Classroom management is very important to me because the more efficient one can manage the class, the less time and energy is required or wasted. I find that some of the most unsuccessful classes are the ones that have poor classroom management and so, too much time and effort is spent on discipline rather than engaging interest and excitement for learning. I found the subtle uses of gestures (posture), voice, and use of eyes can be very powerful and effective without having to lose one's temper...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Konya 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: M.T. - U.S.A. said: At the moment I can only relate to teaching children and find that the things that were outlined in this unit is very true in a classroom setting. One of the toughest things to control for us is to minimize the amount of Japanese the children speak. Some kids are great but you get a few students who don't stop talking in Japanese. It might have something to do with classroom management and the fact that they know they can get away with it, however, I also think it has to do with the fact that they...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Xianyang China 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 tend to get a bit aflutter when imagining how my first lesson will go as an English teacher. Looking back at all the units for this course I realize that there's a lot of things you have to remember to take into account when teaching kids. This unit definitely helps to see how a first lesson on the first day of the job should be like and that establishing a good rapport with students is vital to helping kids learn.Some people are good at lesson plans and make them look easy. Others take...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Kinshasa 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: C.B. – New Zealand said: In many fields of learning,equipment are used to make understanding of what ever we are learning easier.So it is also with the learning the of the English language.In unit seventeen,i learned of the various equipment(teaching aid) and ways of using them to teach the English language along side English text books. Teaching aids as seen in unit seventeen,is used depending on the different schools and level of the learners.For example,equipment we will use for teaching kids will not be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Brazil Pelotas 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: So...Lesson planning is fun because you get to organize the different activities for each day and decide on what fun things you could do with the kids to create a fun learning environment. I also think that as long as there is enough time in the day without a teacher being stressed out prepping learning material is also quite fun and an integral part of lesson planning. Aside for it being fun, I also think it is really helpful in enabling an educator to stay focused on what they are teaching and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Angier North Carolina 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: Every teacher have his or her own choice of students to teach due to reasons best known to them. In this unit different types of classes were discussed. The methodology and techniques that is used in teaching different types of students and some possible problems the teacher might face were also examined. Above all, in my own opinion I think teaching children is more difficult and challenging than teaching adult, because when teaching children the teacher has to be very patient, children...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Chocolay Michigan 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 focused on teaching English to little kids, beginners, business professionals, and juxtaposed a multilingual and monolingual class environment. I want to focus more on teaching younger children, so what I took most away from this lesson was making sure that my directions are concise, clear, and that the activities are varied, interesting and short so that they stay engaged. Another valuable lesson that caught me a little by surprise was the suggestion not to over-correct. I thought that...  [Read more]