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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Independence Viriginia 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 ten offers valuable advice through the use of video clips. The two videos show first the incorrect and ineffective method the second shows a a much more enthusiastic,energetic and polished approach to conducting class. In the first video the teacher made several mistakes for example the instructor did not smile and did not take the time to properly learn the students name. Another couple mistakes the instructor made in the first video was turning his back while speaking and failing to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bandera Texas 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: Often the teacher has to create her own materials to supplement the course book or replace sections that are not suited for the class. For many students, the materials created by the teacher are more interesting. These materials can be divided into 2 groups: authentic materials and created materials. Authentic materials are just about anything a native speaker would hear or read while created materials can be crosswords, role play cards, gap-fill etc. Created materials can be graded unlike authentic...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Parksley Viriginia 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 learn how to manage classes. There are various ways to use eye contacts, gestures, and voices. Teacher use certain gesture to cut teacher's talk time and raising and lower teacher's voice may impact the class. There are also four types of groups to assemble the students during classes. The whole-class work, pair work, group work and individual work which has their own advantages and disadvantages. The way teacher assemble the class is also giving an impact to the students. For...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Clifton 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 covers special groups and their differences, such as teaching young students, versus teaching business english to adult groups, or a class of students of multiple nationalities. I found each of these interesting, despite the fact that I will be teaching young children most likely. But it did encourage me to think of future opportunities in teaching English to other groups as well. Reviewing all the techniques and methods that would be of help in the classroom with children was extremely helpful....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bamberg South 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: In unit 3 we learn about different teaching techniques and methods. Using methods like grammar translation can help teach English by using their language equivalent which can be handy. I also like the task based learning method using task completion. I think my biggest take away from lesson 3 is the section about Engage, Study, Activate (or ESA) for teaching. Motivation is key for learning and ESA is a methodology filled with motivation. I also enjoyed the tips on correction. I know as a child I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Perrysburg 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: This unit gives an overview of the grammatical structures, usage, and teaching ideas of the past tenses, including the simple past, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous. I particularly liked the card games lesson ideas for reviewing irregular verbs, and telling a story backwards for the activation stage for lessons on the past perfect. The card games make the rote memorization part of learning the past tenses of irregular verbs more interesting. The sequence of past events in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jenkintown 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: This unit presented some common problem situations in the classroom and provided some ideas for tackling those issues. The unit started with the first lesson and the advantages and disadvantages of starting with a new or an existing group. Some example ideas for warmers were also presented to get students in the mood for learning English. Some other problem situations include teaching different levels in the same classroom, teaching large classes, using native language of students in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Virginia Beach Viriginia 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: Whilst receptive skills are important for student's comprehension and level of understanding, productive skills are important for students to be able to actively communicate. This includes focusing on accuracy in speaking and writing, as well as fluency in reading and writing. Accuracy is important as the student will need to practice English without any flaws. Fluency requires more active participation and student influence on language output so that conversational adequacy is achieved....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Arlington Virginia 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 have learnt that the Conditional and Reported Speech are a difficult part of the English language and should be taught to students with care and patience. A lot of time should be spent on these areas as they can represent a lot of problems for those learning English. I have realised that this is not an easy topic and should be taught slowly to the students.This unit discussed effective ways to introduce vocabulary, grammatical structures and language functions. It is important to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification virginia Arlington 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: Modal auxiliary verbs, phrasal verbs, relative causes, and the passive voice were the main topics of Unit 18. As with previous units, there were charts given for the sections on modal auxiliary verbs and the passive voice. Throughout this course, I have found that the charts given are incredibly helpful as they break down the information in a way that makes it easier for me to remember. This unit was no different. There were also ideas offered on how to teach these particular subjects,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Virginia Arlington 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 short as this unit was, it was an important one. Clarifying how important the first day of a class is, that the first task of every teacher is establishing rapport and figuring out the individual needs of students, this is necessary to any teacher, TEFL or not. I actually really enjoyed reading through this unit, because, although some of it seemed too obvious or like re-hashed information, it stated simply the problems that may happen and gave plenty of solutions with which to work. For...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Matlock Iowa 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: Productive skills are those skills in which we havve to produce language, those skills are Writing and Speaking.The main goal of most, if not all, ESL students is to acquire language skills that will enable them to communicate effectively. necessary to be able to understand a person speaking to you, but if you cannot respond with a succinct, understandable answer, opinion, comment or question, there is rarely a point to engaging in the interaction to begin with. Whether these interactions are verbal or...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL West Virginia 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.W. – U.S. said: this unit deals with receptive skills which cover listening and reading. they are all very important because they help in receiving information. Reading could be done in many ways depending on your objectives. you could be reading for fun or finding a a particular information. you could also be reading in detail to have a good understanding of the material.All these also imply to listening. so many difficulties could be encountered by the teacher when trying to teach receptive skills....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Courses West Virginia 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. K. - Korea said: As we have learned in previous units, the use of multiple teaching aids is effective in the classroom. A good balance is essential, and a good thorough knowledge of the use of these items will be key. I personally would like to take advantage of dvd/cd lessons. As I feel that they will introduce many real life situations that can be used in combination with a communicative language technique. I do feel the use of a white board and/or IWB will be effective as well when needing to give...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Greenville South 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: Unit 21 discusses about conditionals and reported speech. Conditionals are grammar structures used when we talks about a condition or action and its consequence. Conditionals can be divided into 5 types: zero, first, second, third, and mixed conditionals. Zero conditional is used for a condition and its definite result while first conditional form is for an action that has a future implication, Second conditionals refer to a hypothetical or impossible situation while third conditional is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Caledonia Indiana 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 talked about the different types of tests, from placement tests, to diagnostic tests, practice tests and external evaluations. It also helped to differentiate between the different types of external tests, especially in terms of countries and the student's background and objectives. I learned the difference between a placement test and a diagnostic test, and I also learned more about the testing procedures in Britain. I liked the information on progress testing and tutorials, as I often...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Triadelphia West Virginia 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: At my workplace the usage of textbooks and proper curriculum has been an issue from before I started working. When I first started I was thrust into an environment where we had no lesson plans, no curriculum, and no textbooks. There's a separate paid class where the students study to pass certain English tests. In that class the teacher uses textbooks but doesn't rely on them 100% of the time. He uses a lot of supplementary materials that he makes himself and only uses relevant parts from the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sebastian Florida 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 7 explains introduction of new vocabulary, grammar structures and language functions. ESA straight arrow methods are used in lessons that introduce grammar or vocabulary. For example, in a lesson on clothing the Engage would have a discussion of new clothes the students received for Christmas; Study would possibly have Gap-fill exercises and drill on words students mispronounced during Engage; Then, Activate would possibly be a packing the suitcase for a trip game. Teaching language functions...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Indianapolis Indiana 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 learned teaching methods such as Grammar-Translation, Presentation, Practice and Production and Task-based learning among others. I also learned that the Engage-Study-Activate(ESA) Methodology is most effective for new teachers of English. I also learned the different activities that can be used in each stage of this methodology. The difference between a mistake and an error was also taught and the three(3)occasions when it is relevant to correct. These occasions are: If the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Edgerton Missouri 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 skill is one of the factors a teacher needs to have and practice frequently to be successful in his/ her teaching. Classroom management can be simply an eye contact, a gesture, or even a voice. By keeping an eye contact with the students, the teacher can show his/her attention to them and can know how much they have understood the lesson by reading their faces' expression. With gestures, the teachers can make their lesson more lively and attact more students' attention. Besides...  [Read more]