Teaching In Finland

Vast tracts of unspoilt wilderness make Finland a top destination for trekkers and those seeking to get back to nature. The best remedy to bones chilled by the snow and ice is a nice long spell in a sauna; however, if you are going ‘native’ then during your sauna you need to go and have a roll in the snow or take a plunge in an ice hole in a nearby lake. Finland is home to a big hunting, shooting and fishing fraternity, but if this is not to your taste then coastal areas offer some excellent sailing during the season of the midnight sun. Finland has two official languages: Finnish and Swedish, the latter being spoken by about six percent Finland’s population of five million. English is widely spoken, particularly in tourist areas and in the capital Helsinki. Prospects for teachers...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Houghly-Chinsura 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: Separating accuracy and fluency was interesting way to approach productive skills. In my opinnion fluency should come first and accuracy will follow. For me this was important unit because here in Finland students know so well vocabulary and grammar, but when they should talk, it?s getting difficult for them. I hope that with methods of this unit I can help students to be more brave and use language.This unit explains how to approach teaching different types of groups of students....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Vantaa Finland 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 introduced several methodologies used in EFL classrooms. It then laid out the principles of the Engage-Study-Activate (ESA) method, which will be the primary method taught in this course. It described activities used in the Engage, Study, and Activate stages, as well as different ways lessons can be structured. This unit also touched upon feedback, such as who, when, and how feedback should be given.This unit introduces many different teaching and lesson planning styles, along...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Finland Vantaa 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, we learnt about other types of specific groups of students, such as young learners, business students, multilingual classes, among others. To each group, different techniques should be applied, in order to engage the students and help them learn English. Beginner students often intimidate young teachers, but most claim it's a rewarding experience, as they get to see the students gradually improving their English skills. Teaching Business English can also be intimidating, as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Kuopio Finland 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 helpful in understanding how challenging it can get to teach a new language. Also it offers a very good insight into a variety of methods available to present and best convey each different \"part\" of a new language. Some methods presented in this unit felt very contemporary, and I wish there were more teachers using them when I was younger and trying to learn languages I found challenging.The unit mentioned about teaching equipment and teaching aids. In the first part,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Finland Oulu 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 split up into how to teach vocabulary, grammar, and language functions. Each of the three main sections discussed how to go about teaching the corresponding topic. For example, the vocabulary pages talked about what activities could be utilized to engage, study, and activate students into learning English easier. The section also covered what helps students learn vocabulary easier and what students need to know about the vocabulary word in order to learn it. The grammar and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Oulu Finland 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 different testing methods. Testing is an important part of teaching English, since it allows the teacher to gauge what his or her students have learned and not learned. I imagine that any school I would teach at would have a testing system in place, so it will be important for me to find ways to check students' comprehension and retention around the formalized tests of the school.This unit was very well explained and informative.I have learned alot of new...  [Read more]

Check out TEFL tesol about TESOL Certification Helsinki Finland 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 had honestly never seen or maybe never paid attention to a phonetic chart before. I picked up the dictionary and sure enough, that?s what those symbols mean. I can?t ever remember a teacher or anyone ever explaining what those were in a dictionary before. Once with a grasp on what each sound symbol the indicator stands for, it will make it much easier to decipher what a word is supposed to sound like.Reading and listening require receptive language skills. These skills are vital for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Colleges Discounted 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: JP - Finland said: It’s been a great experience studying TEFL these few months. It was challenging, instructive and rewarding. The ESA process introduced me a completely different way of teaching from the one I have used as a math/science teacher. Over all I find the “TEFL-way of teaching” very encouraging, interesting and flexible. The grammar lessons helped in clarifying how to explain the use of the grammatical rules in practice. I printed out all the lessons and worksheets and arranged to two...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Turku Finland 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: Pronunciation is going to be one of my most challenging yet most fun areas to teach. It will be equally challenging for me to attempt to correctly enunciate Korean words, which I am eager to try. I think the techniques of holding your neck gently to feel the different vibrations that different sounds make will prove helpful. Also, when teaching what syllable to stress, tapping my foot will illustrate via audioThere are many areas to learn in English grammar. One of those is Parts of Speech....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Lahti Finland 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: Listening and reading are importand scilles when it comes to language lerning. The unit were gathering information of how we can help our students to lern to listen and read bether. The subjetkt of the lesson matirial is very importand, on it is based the intrerrest the pupils will have to the lesson. Maby its a good idear to make a lesson about hobbys once to learn about the topics pupbils are interessted in.This unit covered the different equipment and teaching aids that can be used in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Espoo Finland 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 how and where to find effective equipment and teaching aids. There are many ranging from the most important such as good quality (meaning, pronunciation, usage), appropriate dictionary to new and continually developing technology such as computers and programs. However, the target and focuses are similar. All are used to motivate interest, flow of lesson, quality communication of language points and talk time opportunity. All equipment and materials should be used properly, prepared...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Turku Finland 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 talks about the different types of teaching materials, and how to use them effectively, adjusting and adding the content if necessary in order to meet the the learning goals of different types of student groups. Unit 14 provides useful advices as well helpful set of sources for creating teachers' own materials for supporting the course book materials, or authentic materials. I learned the importance of teacher's own creativity when it comes to using course books, as using a course book might...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Vantaa Finland 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 an English teacher, you have a variety of ages and language levels that you have to teach. Teaching English to a business person is a whole lot different than teaching a child. It's important to know how to go about teaching these different types of students. A lot of students are beginners, and the beginner students fit into a lot of different categories of beginner. It's essential to follow the techniques provided in this unit for teaching these beginners so that each student will learn...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Jyvaskyla Finland 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 explains the past tenses of the English language. The explanation conveyed in the unit helps the teachers to be able to teach different types of past tenses effectively in their classes. The explanation about the regular and irregular verb forms is essential and will serve great benefit for the teachers in their explanation in order to help the students in using varieties of verb forms correctly. Teachers will feel more confident in teaching these tenses after they are exposed to the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Courses Atlanta 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. - Finland said: Creating a lesson plan in the skeleton of teaching. It organizes everything you know as a teacher and helps you explain and teach in a way that is as productive as possible. Being organized reduces student confusion. This is a great way to ensure that you are not only using the ESA structure (or some form of it) but also getting the most out of it. What I like most about the lesson plan is the personal aims. I think that it is easy to forget as a teacher that you are continuously learning...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Lahti Finland 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 grammar unit was focused on passive voice and different types of verbs and verb phrases. I learned a lot from the phrasal verb section. I have been asked before why we cannot always just interchange pronouns and nouns with each other for every instance. The passive voice is another that I have a hard time making interesting for learners. I only introduce it to the advanced learners. As always I think the most helpful parts are the teaching ideas. I always want to have some sort of activity...  [Read more]

  Jaakko from Finland took the 120-hour online TEFL course with tutor support with videos from ITTT. In this TEFL review video, Jaakko talks about his experience on the course and the things he learned. Jaakko found the course to be well structured and overall very good. Initially he felt that it focused too much on the basics but after completing the course and reflecting on his teaching he realized the importance of studying these basics to the way he approached teaching English. The great thing about ITTT’s online TEFL course is that it caters for both inexperienced and experienced teachers alike. Whether you are completely new to teaching or have already been teaching for some time, you will benefit from taking a course with ITTT. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Huaiyin 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. - Finland said: This unit was more brief than most, but contains good information and examples of different resources and materials that could be used in an English classroom. Course books often have a stigma about them and many teachers dislike the idea of using a course book, while other teachers swear by them. There are many positive advantages to using course books, such as offering new ideas to inexperienced teachers and providing a good balance of exercises in grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills. Some...  [Read more]

The brazilian TESOL course is in the amazing city of natal. Aptly known as the "City of Sun", Natal enjoys a pleasant 360 days of sunshine a year, with a comfortable average temperature of 28°C. Natal is one of the closest spots in Brazil to both Europe and North America, receiving direct flights from a number of European cities. Natal is also famous for having the best air quality in the Americas and is blessed with more than 20 incredible beaches with crystal clear waters and coral reefs along the coast - a spectacular destination for your TESOL course. Every year, thousands of tourists are attracted by the gorgeous dunes, balmy weather and calm ocean, making Natal one of the most visited places in the northeast of Brazil. If you prefer your water just as wet but not as wild, try one of...  [Read more]