Tefl Course Japan

  Japan has been a popular destination amongst English language teachers for many years due to its widespread job opportunities, good salaries and fascinating culture. Whilst there are other countries in the region where the cost of living may be lower and the wages a little higher, nowhere provides such an incredible mix of modern development and ancient traditions as you will find in this extraordinary country. If you are looking for excitement and adventure, look no further than Japan. In order to work legally you will need to be eligible for a work visa. The good news is the criteria is not as tough as many other countries as you simply need to possess a degree in any subject. The only other qualifications you need are a fluency in the English language, a professional approach...  [Read more]

  Japan has been a popular destination amongst English language teachers for many years due to its widespread job opportunities, good salaries and fascinating culture. Whilst there are other countries in the region where the cost of living may be lower and the wages a little higher, nowhere provides such an incredible mix of modern development and ancient traditions as you will find in this extraordinary country. If you are looking for excitement and adventure, look no further than Japan. In order to work legally you will need to be eligible for a work visa. The good news is the criteria is not as tough as many other countries as you simply need to possess a degree in any subject. The only other qualifications you need are a fluency in the English language, a professional approach...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Japan Oyama 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 9 discusses how a TEFL teacher would approach lesson planning. Writing a lesson plan is great because it can serve as an aid to planning or to establish what you wish the students to achieve by the end of the lesson and all the stops to get to that point. It also will serve as something to refer back to during the lesson and as a record to keep track of what a class has done. Lesson plans should be simple, not scripted, and organized. A teacher should run through the lesson plan before the class...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Kyoto Japan 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 different ways of teaching a class, as well as their historical roots. Since I hate the \"classical\" system of education with a passion, I feel it is refreshing to think about giving classes in a way that actually teaches people something. The ESA provides a simple but (I think) effective framework to do so. I think I am more capable of structuring a class than I was before this unit. To summarize, I think I learned an alternative to \"the classical way\" to teach a lesson.I will...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Minoh Japan 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 contents of this unit helped me be prepared as a new teacher. Especially the importance of warmers stood out to me since I myself felt motivated when my teachers used some warmers at the beginning of the class. However, I wish there were more tips on how to deal with reluctant students. I had problems with some reluctant students when I was volunteering as a teacher in my community and I did not know what to do. So I think some examples in real education field would have been more useful.Unit 13...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Fukui Japan 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 7, we discussed the teaching of new language. We covered the teaching of vocabulary, grammar and functions. Within each subject, we discussed what was most important to convey to the students given their priorities. We also covered various activities that we can use during the various teaching phases (engage, study, activate) and patterned new sample lessons based on structures we've learned in previous lessons (examples of straight arrow lessons, patchwork lessons and boomerang lessons).There...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Itami Japan 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 reviewing this lesson and unit I feel more confident in what i have been doing on a small scale especially when it comes to dealing with a new set of students. I like to start the first lesson by getting to know the students and have them ask me questions. Where do they think I am from, can they tell me about my country, have they traveled outside their country. Let each of us become comfortable with each other and at the same time i can gauge the level of their English and understanding.This...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Kiryu Japan 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 is important for English teacher to study about tenses. As we know, there are three different times in English, such as the present tense, the past tense and the future tense. After studying this chapter, I ?m more familiar with the present tense. We should know how and when to use the present tense in order to explain it to the students more clearly. Moreover, understanding more about the present tense can help the students both in reading and writing which describe the present stories.I am...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Nara Japan 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 deals with the strengths and weaknesses between using authentic and created materials as well as looking at the same advantages of using course books and self created materials. This is important to the teacher because as a native speaker we seldom consider tasks from the view point of a non-native speaker and how they interact with different mediums and stylistic changes to writing.This has been a great unit as it has taught me the methods and styles of teaching I can incorporate in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Kobe Japan 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 recurring thought in my mind as I went through this unit was that it applies to all of us: \"I will be teaching English to speakers of other languages.\" And in doing so, the future tense forms are a very important part of the language. The future tense will be used to express the hopes and dreams of the students, and therefore are one of the most important subjects for people to learn.There are four aspects to learning a language: reading, listening, speaking and writing. The first two...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Japan Kure 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: Stress,rhythm ,intonation and phonetic alphabet are helps to student to understand the pronunciation of English. Intonation carries what the message in a sentence. It is the variation in volume and pitch within an entire sentence. the normal pattern of intonation in a statement is the rise&fall intonation. Nonsense words,gestures,humming or singing are techniques for teaching intonation. Strong part of the sentence is the stressed world. It can be word, adjective, adverb or noun....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Japan Naha 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 learned that a good teacher considers everything, starting with themselves and then moving on the their students. Students look towards their teachers as a blueprint as to what they should improve on or strive to become. A teacher should also be very observant as students give off tell tale signs that teachers should keep an eye on so they know how they should conduct the class and what would be most effective. A good and friendly study environment would also motivate students more and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Tokyo Japan 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 dealt with potential hurdles and difficulties we may encounter as teachers. It clearly lays out some tips for conducting a successful first lesson and gives examples of \"warmers\" or ice-breaker activities to get the students more comfortable with each other and establish a rapport with the teacher. The section where it addressed the problem was especially helpful because I think this is an extremely common problem that many teachers will encounter due to budgeting difficulties.Unit 16...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Higashiosaka Japan 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 two videos were great. They showed how a lesson plan is only as good as the teacher presenting it and the teacher's mood has a profound effect on that. It show some useful tips and techniques and the lesson plan in practical application. It also highlighted pitfalls like \"this is easy\", frowning etc. I enjoyed the video's and am so eager to see a real class, as a fly on the wall. Thanks.This section is about the use of different electronic devices as aids in the classroom when...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Oita Japan 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 some basic knowledge about teaching new vocabulary and grammar points. It is sometimes easy to follow the teaching procedures, but you might never know the reasons behind those activities, like why we have chosen this as the key words and structures to teach today, and what is more important to know about is that why students need to learn this and how they can master the content.Accuracy and Fluency are both very important language skills. I can understand how a learner would find...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Kakamigahara Japan 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 focuses on the teaching of productive skills (speaking and writing). Through this chapter we can see all the factors involved when two or more people communicate and why it is so important to take them into account when it comes to teaching. This unit also offers us different activities, games and also techniques to motivate the students to participate and to speak during the class.In this unit the various uses for lesson aids was given. It would still be up to the teacher...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ikoma Japan 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 was able to work through this unit very quickly and it was easily understandable. The section on encouraging students to speak was particularly pertinent to me. Getting students to speak without fear of making mistakes is something I've had to figure out with my classes and it was good to see a list of contributing factors and remedies. It was also great to see the list of games at the end of the unit. So many of them are simple, easy to understand and can be adjusted to the students' level.Present...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mito Japan 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 unit7 i emphasized the importance of using the sequence of the teaching a new language. How to present vocabulary? How to explain a grammatical structures and which of techniques to use on the at the early stages? This unit answered on all my questions and I realy hope it will be helpful for my job. This Unit has all information for supporting and for improving a teaching skills.This unit exposed me to the practice of doing a lesson plan ever for the first time in my life. I now...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Chiba Japan 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 very good exercise of planning following the ESA structure. The three aspects: vocabulary, language structure and language functions were presented emphasizing what students need to know regarding each of them. The task sheet was also a good exercise of planning vocabulary lesson and grammatical structure lesson. The three aspects of language have the same importance and even if they are mainly taught separately, they need to be combined in the process of teaching a new...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Japan Nara 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 taught me about the qualities of a \"good\" learner and a \"good\" teacher. I learned about reasons why students might be motivated to study the English language, the different roles that a teacher is responsible for knowing and taking when appropriate, the differences between adult learners and young learners, and the language stages/levels that students are usually grouped into. I liked this unit because it was a great first step into this course, as it provided an introduction to...  [Read more]