Teaching Is Like

  The next example is going to be that of a boomerang lesson and remember the structure is like this. So, again, we're going to start with an engage phase and for our engage, the students are just going to have a discussion about jobs. What happens at interviews and so on and so forth. So, during that engage phase, what we'd hope to do is to elicit some useful language about jobs and interviews and the types of questions that are being asked. Then, we're going to move immediately into an activate activity and this is going to involve a role-play. So, we'll break the students into pairs. One will be an interviewer, the other will be an interviewee and they'll generate the language that that role-play will produce. What the teacher can do whilst that is taking place is to go around...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Taian 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: To teach a new language you must ensure the students are exposed to it, Understand its meaning, How it's constructed and be able to practice and produce it. Grammar, Vocabulary and functions are all important and only work together. The ESA methods helps to introduce a new language. Pictures, Debates, gapfills, and role plays along with other exercises are all effective ways to help the student to learn and progress.This unit about teaching special groups was interesting to me. I felt like...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Fukuoka 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.Y. - Bangladesh said: This unit described the different methodologies of teaching, focusing on the ESA method. It was very interesting to compare these methods (mainly ESA) to the way my professors in college taught their language classes. Reading some of the descriptions of activities reminded me of specific lessons from some of my classes. It has given me a few ideas about how I might go about teaching similar things. I really appreciate the many ideas for activities for the different ESA phases. As I was reading...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Big Spring Maryland 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 concentrates on more specialized group teachings. It takes away from the general adult English student and gives a broader view on the different groups. One student is not neccesarily exclusive to one category, but can be associated with more than one. The tips, methods and techniques given also prepares the educator on possible problems he or she might encounter. The teacher is given materials and planning options on the different levels, to incorporate into the lesson plan. I especially...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Conway Pennsylvania 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 appreciated this review of the present tense in this unit. I have learned them previously, but I always appreciate the refreshers. I really liked the applicable teaching ideas. I want to implement some of the teaching ideas--especially the one that has the students write different sentences and then has a different student write a sentence guessing what the student is talking about (the 1: \"I was crying.\" 2: \"Have you been watching a sad movie?\" example.) I feel like this would be a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Sweden Umea 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 enjoyed studying the different methods of teaching English as a foreign language. I really like the different structures of the ESA approach, such as the boomerang and the patchwork method. I like how the structure is designed to get the students engaged and interested in the lesson and then follows up with activities to reinforce knowledge and studying to track/see progress. It is a very logical approach to teaching language and It is a great method for designing lesson plans. I also liked...  [Read more]

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  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word "inculcate". This word is a verb and describes the act of teaching something through frequent repetitions. The word can be traced back to the Latin "inculcare", meaning "to tread on." Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. This unit is well prepared.It has sufficient information.Actually,it added to my knowledge.I liked the references that were attached in each part.the sections are arranged...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Iraq Kut 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 was a great refresher on the definitions of past tenses. I got a lot out of the teaching ideas in the video. I can't always picture what the activity is like when reading the notes. In the video it showed clear examples of things to do. I plan on using most of them in my grammar 1 class. We use a book for the study phase but I do struggle with fun activities for the activate stage. They are just primary 1 and 2 students, so all of these games that have pictures and cards are really helpful....  [Read more]

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  The idiom "elbow room" refers to having enough room to move in or having the ability to act freely, for example: The concert was so crowded that there was hardly any elbow room at all. This means, there were so many people at the concert that you could barely move. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. Unit 8 Future tenses, another unit rich with information and future predilection when we talk about our furure life. I actually liked this unit...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Maple Hill 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: Unit 19 discussed some of the different groups an ESL teacher might encounter. The unit covers teaching beginners, children, individual lessons and business oriented learners. Some aspects of teaching/lesson planning are similar with each group,i.e. determining levels of the learners, determining their interests. But, each group comes with its own special challenges and considerations. Some of these considerations could include motivation levels, age specific challenges or occupation specific...  [Read more]