Tefl Course Korea

If you are interested in teaching English in South Korea, or are already teaching there, it is important that you read on for a few paragraphs... The largest employer of English language teachers in South Korea, the government sponsored EPIK program, is adding a new requirement for the upcoming August 2013 intake. Candidates who wish to work in the EPIK program in Seoul and Busan will now need to have completed a TEFL/TESOL course of at least 100 hours that includes a 20 hour in-class component. Please be aware that the vast majority of the EPIK jobs are located in Seoul and Busan but for all other areas of the country an online 100 or 120-hour TEFL/TESOL certificate is sufficient to meet EPIK requirements. In the past, thousands of our online course graduates have gained employment...  [Read more]

  What’s the attraction of teaching English in Korea? Well, apart from the opportunity to learn and explore a society steeped in history with its own unique culture, one of the reasons many people go to Korea is the money. A hardworking teacher can earn considerably more in Korea than they could in other countries in Asia, and with a lower cost of living than Japan, Korea gives you the opportunity to actually save. For people who see teaching English abroad as a way to pay their way while traveling, teaching in Korea could be the perfect option. Not only do you get to live in and learn about a new and fascinating country but you also have the ability to jet off to others in your holidays with places such as Vietnam or Thailand only a short flight away. Are you ready to live...  [Read more]

  Teaching English in South Korea has become increasingly popular over the last decade and it is no secret that the country offers some of the best salaries for foreign teachers to be found anywhere in the world. English teachers in Korea can expect to earn between $1,500 and $3,000 US per month and it is certainly possible to save up to half of this depending on your lifestyle. On top of the basic salary you can also expect other benefits such as paid airfares, free housing and an end of contract bonus. Unsurprisingly, the high salaries and good benefits on offer have led to a high level of competition for the best jobs. If you have any teaching qualifications and experience in the classroom, you will find you have the pick of the available jobs. However, thanks to a continually...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Guri South Korea 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: From this unit I learnt the differences between different types of tests. The unit also helped to structure information about international exams. In our university I prepared to pass TOEFL and now I know more about other exams. Maybe I?ll decide to pass some of them. I also liked the fact that in the unit we can see examples of some tests, for example a placement test.Overall, this unit cultural issues one should take into consideration. How to carry out ways in seeking, applying for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Daegu South Korea 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 8, focus on the future tense. The future tense formula is much like the other tenses. Excepting of course in that it inserts will/shall to infer future. In addition to the usual simple/continuous/perfect /perfect continuous forms, there is also the Going to future form. Which is used to express intentions, future plan and predictions based on current evidence. The Present simple and Present continuous forms also can be used to refer to future situations.This unit covered conditionals. It...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ansan South Korea 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've learned how teach a new vocabulary and grammar to students. Teaching new vocabulary and grammar could be both easy and tricky for language learners. That depends on similarities and dissimilarities of new word and grammar to learners' native language. When we are teaching new vocabulary we should use visual aids and try to give examples within the sentence or phrases. When we are teaching the grammar we should practice more with worksheets.I believe that this section was much...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Korea Busan 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 has taught me a lot about the different tests that can be done before and during the course, whether it is an additional course after school or if it is part of the school hours. As I am an english teacher for this year group I do find it very interesting to see the test and the way you calculate the results. Some of it I am a little familiar with, example to determine which level the child belongs in, but I also enjoyed learning about the needs analysis, which is something we do not...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Busan South Korea 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 about Evaluation and Testing was interesting. It was a concise and clear insight to the various types of tests and exams that students may go through. I learned about the differences between test types, and when to give them to students. For instance, the difference between placement and progress tests, mentioned in the unit, could prove valuable to me in the future. It was also interesting to read about the different types of external examinations.This unit is talks about the future...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Korea Daegu 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 illustrated through video the different outcomes a lesson can have based solely on the way that it is being taught. The first video the teacher had a bad attitude and did not care about his students. This was seen since he didn't introduce himself or learn the names of students, he intimidated them by calling the teaching point easy, and he kept repeating instructions instead of trying to say them in new ways. He also didn't follow an ESA lesson plan at all. He started with study...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Korea Ansan 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 have learned that students can be easily confused with the usage of the future tenses. But by having clues such as shall/will can help you to remember that it is future simple tense. Adding will-be-verb-ing to a sentence makes it future continuous. A future perfect sentence will always have 9( will-have-past participle ) in it, for example, (By the end of May, I will have completed this course ). For future perfect continuous you can use ( will-have-been- verb-ing. For example,(...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Gumi South Korea 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 know those teaching aids more than I expected. Such as CD/DVDs are both new to me. What I usually do in the class is the board, work cards. Especially, even I used the board before, but after this unit, I will know how to well utilised the board by underlining, circling with different colours instead of using Capital letters. Students may find it confused.This unit covers how to introduce new language to students, divided by categories of language. It uses the ESA lesson...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Changwon South Korea 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 course book Unit was interesting, to learn more about authentic and created materials. To learn more about the advantages and disadvantages of each one. Question 8-12 was difficult for me, the order of a Boomerang lesson and how I will explain it to a class is going to be different. How I interpret the questions and the correct answer is different. When questions are being asked about the Study and Activate phase I always get confused and switch them.This Unit was very interesting and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Daejeon South Korea 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 covers the importance of reading and listening as well as how to teach it. it also explains reasons why people listen and read. I personally don't like to read novels I would much rather read an instructional manuscript for pleasure(entertainment) as it might come in handy. so this unit does relate to me as my interests probably wont be the same as my students.This unit brought home the message that a teacher must create the need and desire in students to communicate. It...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Chungju South Korea 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 is quite helpful in thinking of ways to avoid some foreseeable problems in class. Having some ideas of activities that can be used to avoid problems in class dynamics, gaps in students' learning or different levels of students, reluctant students, and listening problems will make a teacher's task of creating a good class atmosphere and a good lesson plan easier.I learned really great methods on how to teach English. I read a lot of methods that were really helpful for me...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Cheongju South Korea 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 the second installation in the Present/Past/Future tense overviews. Although tense formations are not my favorite thing to study, it is necessary for native speakers because this was taught to us a long time ago and needs to be reviewed to show students HOW and WHY we use different ways to portray the past. Personally, the most valuable part of the lesson were the Sample Teaching Ideas, which I always write down in my notebook for future class ideas.Unit 19 discussed teaching...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification South Korea Bucheon 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: Conditionals and reported speech are notoriously troublesome areas of English grammar for learners and native speakers alike. Conditionals clauses are those that are introduced by \"if\" or \"when,\" and typically express some condition for a result. The structure of conditionals depends on the tense and whether the speaker perceives the condition and result to be a real possibility or an unreal hypothetical. A so-called \"zero conditional\" phrase expresses irrefutable direct...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification South Korea Cheonan 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 is all about teaching vocabulary, grammar and functions. There are many things to keep in mind when teaching this to a student. For example; Similarities to the students own language, spelling, usages, appropriateness and many more. Students need to know the meaning of the word, where it belongs and how it is pronounced. There are different ways to teach this for each phase. For example; in the engage phase discussions and pictures are a good idea. In the study phase it...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Korea Cheongju 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 have learnt about evaluation and testing. Evaluating students' performance is necessary for both teacher and learner. It gives an insight about the students' progress; if they are improving or not. There are many ways to assess students' language levels, however, the most common one is by giving a test. I have come across placement tests - given to place new students into the correct class according to their English level, progress test - given regularly to check students'...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Bucheon South Korea 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 understood there is a lot of future tenses in inglish language. some examples: the train leaves at 6:00 pm. this is the present simple tense and the one i understood more easily. the future simple also is easy to understand example: i will go to work tomorrow. all others are very complicated like the future perfect continuous and the future continuous. veeeery trickyThe use of verb in sentences has been a challenge to foreign learners of English. The presentation of verb and its...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Korea Changwon 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: Learning comprises two elements, the teacher and the learner.There are two things to put in mind to be a good teacher, it concerns about the personality and the relationship between the students and the teacher. And for the learner to have their own willingness to learn the language and to speak the language. To have a good classroom atmosphere the teacher should know his/her roles as one, the learning level of the students and on how to have a fun learning way of teaching the language. I...  [Read more]