Tefl Certification California

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California Glendale 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: A successful teacher needs to be able to effectively assume and utilize a variety of roles in the classroom. These include the roles of classroom manager, organizer, assessor, prompter, occasional participant, tutor, facilitator, model and observer or monitor. Learners have different needs and characteristics depending on their age, motivation, previous scholastic opportunities and levels of success,and cultural circumstances. Adults will often have preconceived ideas about proper...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Glendale California 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 children or beginners would be the area I would enjoy the most, teaching English for business would be the most challenging for me. There are advantages and disadvantages of teaching groups and individuals. Discussions among the students can be done in groups but not individually. Yet the individual lesson the student in my opinion would grasp the lesson/ concept quicker as he/she would be the center focus all the time.This was an useful, but rather short, unit. However, the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Modesto California 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 reviews the usage of past tense in the English Language. Like the present tense, past tense has 4 aspects: simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous. Each has its purpose and is used in different contexts. Students often find it challenging to differentiate between the tense forms and to the right one. Especially when verbs have irregular past and perfect forms, it can be difficult for students to memorize. Finding the right activities that address the missing link in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs California Modesto 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 is a very significant unit. Very useful to be able to actually see the actions and behaviours exemplified along this course. On both lessons, one can see themes that were talked about mostly in unit 3, unit 5 and unit 9. How to structure a lesson, how to elicit responses from students, ideas for activities. The first lesson was also structured, in a different manner than the second, and not according to the ESA methodology. Also, the approach of the teacher can really make a difference,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Modesto California 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 Managing Classes, specifically it looked at the use of body language such as eye contact and gestures, as well as the pros and cons of different seating arrangements and classroom groupings. It provided an introduction into maintaining the correct balance of control and an open and relaxed atmosphere. It also provided an outline on how this might be achieved and the different factors that go into it.This unit contained a lot of information presented in a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs California Glendale 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 the four past tense verb structures. First is the past simple which is formed by adding ed to the end of the verb. Some verb forms in the past are irregular. This tense is used to talk about a completed action in the past at a set time frame. Past Continuous tense is used when a certain action was in progress at a particular time in the past. It is formed by using a form of was/were along with the present participle verb form. The past perfect tense is formed by using...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Glendale California 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 completing this unit, I feel that receptive skills are extremelly important in teaching a language. Before this unit, I was aware of receptive skills and quite often used them throughout my studies; however now I have a more in depth understanding of them. This unit shows us that both listening and reading are skills that have an equal importance in the learning process. Upon focusing on each skill individually, we discover the subskills that accompany them. For example, reading gives us...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California San Jose 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 I work in an international school, we have students from difficult cultural background. They have different learning intersets, learning styles. It is very dangerous that if all students are taught the same content in the same way . It is vital that we need to defferentiate to cater to students' learning interests. I am in faour of the point taht using pair work or group work to maximize students' involvement. It is very helpful for the students to gain confidence if they speak in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California san buenaventura 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 8 we talk about the two productive skills, speaking and writing. These skills are used to communicate. In many ways, writing is the more difficult skill and therefore is often neglected. Some of these difficulties include spelling, punctuation, handwriting, and layout. There are also some challenges that come with speaking. Unlike writing activities, in speaking we generally do not have much time to prepare what we want to say. We need to be ready to answer...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification San Jose California 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 by far the most information heavy that I've encountered yet. It feels like I'm learning brand new material rather than reviewing what I already knew. It's very exciting to start learning about methodology to use in the classroom, as it feels as though I'm starting to train to teach! As someone who has never taught or tutored, it had a lot of great information that I will probably end up returning to for reference.The 2 videos for unit 6 has taught me ways to act as a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Palmdale California 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: Again I admire the presentation of the topic related to the tense, as a student I hated tenses, I was believing that it is hardest topic, I could suggest to add a time line to visualise the time and action. So far, I'm extremely happy with the materials you offer, my favourite part of the tense related unit is \"Common student mistake\", I would like to see more examples, it gives a good lead where you should pay more attention.From this unit? I learn more about how to organize and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California Palmdale 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 more about productive skills and the difference and importance between fluency and accuracy. Fluency is how much one can be talking without interruption or stopping to think how to say it. Accuracy is taking into account the correct use of words, grammar and pronunciation. We can never say one is more important than the other. Both are necessary for each other. When teaching writing skills, the teacher has to take into account the penmanship, correct...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs San Diego California 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 think what helped me most throughout this unit was thinking about how I learned all of this material in Spanish, and the similarities between the two languages. Since my ultimate goal is to teach English to native Spanish speakers, I am always thinking of the way the minds of my future students work in their maternal language. I also think about how I learned a second language and the difficulties I had understanding certain things, like direct to reported speech. All of this experience...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Santa Ana California 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 more sentenced based, focusing on the different types of verbs; modal, transitive verbs and the passive voice. I found this unit particularly difficult, especially when it came to the transitive verbs as it was a little hard to identify which sentence belonged to which group. As a native speaker, it is common to use a sentence without understanding which word modifies what. We also take the different verbs and the impact they have on sentences for granted. Overall, it was...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs California Santa Ana 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: Firstly, this unit reflects on the EFL methodologies, advantages, and disadvantages of individual methodology. Even though every methodology in EFL has its own pros and cons, teachers should bear in mind the environment and student ability to absorb the language and decide which method is the best to use. Secondly, the unit mentioned about the ESA lessons and the importance of elicitation. Elicitation not only helps the teacher get the information on what the students already knew but also...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs California San Diego 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: Managing a classroom encompasses a variety of points to be aware of. The use of gestures, classroom seating, types of activities, teacher and student talk time, establishing rapport, and discipline issues are all a part of managing a classroom effectively. Gestures are important to use because they help give visual cues to students. Knowing how eye contact plays a role in keeping the attention of your students is something that can take practice. Even knowing how to ask questions of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Santa Clarita California 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 are advantages and disadvantages to various resources. Coursebooks provide tried and tested structure and methods but may not be up to date or contemporary. They may be better for beginner students as real life resources such as magazines films and newspapers may be intimidating due to the fluency of such materials. Real life resources may be more useful to give confidence to students to engage in real life English usage.This unit was a bit of a challenge having to remember...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California santa ana 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: A commond thread, or pattern should I say, that I found in this lesson was regardless of what it is you're teaching (vocabulary, grammatical structures, or language functions), the bottom line is, whatever the \"stage\" is (whether it be engage, study, or activate), the techniques are all around the same. In the engage stage, you are discussing the new concept or showing some sort of object or picture(s). In the study stage, you want the students to get a better grasp of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Santa Ana California 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 eleven I learned about receptive skills and how reading and listening is vital to a student's education. While productive skills are just as vital, this chapter covers reading and listening. I learned how to lead a typical lesson on reading and listening and the reasons for reading and listening. Also how I was given examples of problems which may arise with a reading and listening lesson and how to address it properly.The only problem with video lessons is that if you miss a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California Santa Clarita 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 a nice wrap-up to this course. It covered some of the problems that you might encounter that hadn't already been addressed and gave solutions. It emphasized the importance of establishing a good rapport with your students from the beginning and respecting them as individuals with individual needs and circumstances. Overall, I have learned quite a bit from this course and I already put it into practice with my students. The only additional information that I think...  [Read more]