Teaching In Kenya

Kenya, regarded by many scholars as the cradle of humanity, offers fantastic opportunity for the adventurous spirit. Truly magnificent wildlife parks, unspoilt beaches and coral reefs are in abundance, not to mention a wealth of history in the ancient Swahili cities. The population is a shade under thirty-two millions, with a landmass of two- hundred and thirty square miles. The language is Swahili and religious observance is divided into thirty-five percent Protestant, thirty percent Roman Catholic, thirty percent Muslim and five percent Animist - so plenty of diversity to be found here. Kenya has a chronic shortage of secondary school teachers, and this adds up to a great deal of opportunity. English is the language of tuition in schools, and one can expect to teach English and…In...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Machakos Kenya 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 learned that conditionals refer to sentences that have two clauses : the \"if\" clause and the \"main\" clause. The \"if\"clause contains the condition that has to be satisfied before the action or state in the main clause can be realised. We have five main conditionals: the zero conditional, the first conditional, the second conditional, the third conditional and the mixed conditional.The past tense of English is not too different from othe tenses, but some language learners find it...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Nairobi Kenya 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: There was a lot of great material covered in this unit from teaching pronunciation and phonology to how to read the phonetic alphabet. One of the biggest things I noticed during this unit is that most people don't think about things like which part of a word to stress when talking, and that getting more exposure to a language can really help a student understand how to use these concepts.an educational setting, assessment, evaluation, and testing are all used to measure how much of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Nakuru Kenya 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 really liked this unit. It taught me various way to teach. It provided examples about ESA which is very helpful when teaching a concept. I liked the examples and will use them in my classes. It taught me the proper ways to correct students. Correcting students is an important part of learning because if it is not done correctly, it can interfere with learning and discourage the student.Phonetics is a big challenge to a lot of students, especially in Asian countries, I have a lot of friends...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mombasa Kenya 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 overview of this concept was the different types of methodologies that were presented both in negative and positive connotation. I learned that the method that this program incorporates is the ESA (Engage Study and Activate) Method. The activates that were taught within this program has also helped because of the qualities it present so that I can assist the students as mush as I can.learning about the methods used in language teaching was very useful. learning about the stages of an...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Eldoret Kenya 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 an overview on the difference in teaching method and the teacher. I've learned that your attitude as the teacher plays a huge impact on the student's attitude. When a teacher goes into the classroom they need to be friendly. They shouldn't assume a class already knows what a particular part of the English language is. They should start basic and see what the students know.This unit uses theories-principles to explain the subject.Methods-ways to approach the subject,using...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Kenya Nakuru 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 equipment is definite a blessing from God. An ESL teacher can do a million things in the classroom when technology is there to be used. Computers, overhead projectors, smart boards are just a few things to help you teach the best class ever. The downside to so much technology is the money problem. Not every culture, country or school has the funds to be able to afford all this. Teaching technology equipment for a classroom is expensive. They always need places where it all can function...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Kenya Mombasa 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: It was interesting to see in this unit the difference between controlled activities, guided activities and creative communication. Each one of these activities obviously lead into the next, but I hadn't realised this until I read it. I found the guidelines for a free creating speaking activity very useful as well. The fact that some students will have to learn to use a different alphabetical system was an aspect I hadn't thought of before. The teaching of spelling describes how English is not a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Nakuru Kenya 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 6 discussed the following past tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, and Past Perfect Continuous. In great detail, the material covered form, usage, and common mistakes often made concerning each individual tense. In addition, teaching ideas for the activate stage were covered for each tense. The video portion for this unit was a great help to me; the combination of text and a visual spoken lecture made me differentiate between the different past tenses more easily.The materials...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Nairobi Kenya 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 learned in the unit that the teacher's attitude towards students aides in the learning environment. If a student feels particularly threatened or like they don't have the opportunity to be wrong they wont want to participate or learn in class. In the first lesson we learned that if a teacher goes into an environment with the expectation that the students have the same attitude and knowledge of English as he does they are bound to spend the lesson confused and distant from the teacher.Now back to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Eldoret Kenya 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: After this unit, I can conclude that I would rather have a group of multilingual students in all of my classes because I believe it would cut the disruptive native language that always tends to happen, not to mention cut down on the time required to keep their focus. The unit did not actually ask that many questions on the likes of Business English, I would have preferred to look through a decent unit covering just that aspect of teaching simply because I believe it is often overlooked.Writing and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Machakos Kenya 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 learnt bout class management and how much of a role it plays in being able to teach efficiently and with less hastle.I liked this Unit because I have had problems with class management in my previous teaching job and I found that i would end up using up a sizable chunk of my lesson time on managing the learners.This unit helped me realize that there are different methods to help me manage my classroom quicker and more effectively so I can have more time to actually teach.I learned...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Genuine TESOL Programs 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.H. - U.S.A. said: Discipline in the ClassroomMy personal weakness as a teacher is to be too relaxed in discipline especially at the beginning, so the class can get out of hand quickly. I researched discipline in the classroom to improve my tactics as a teacher. In researching this topic I learned that if a teacher is prepared, consistent, firm, fair, and has high expectations they will have good classroom management. Initially, the teacher should have the rules written down and posted. By consistently...  [Read more]