Tefl Course With Teaching Practice

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification India Ongole 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 discusses teaching productive skills, which is to say speaking and writing. With speaking, it is important to practice both accuracy and fluency. Usually, accuracy is practiced in the 'study' phase of an ESA lesson, while fluency would be practiced in the activate phase where students are being more creative and experimental with their language. For teaching writing, it is important to proper spelling, which in English regularly does not line up phonetically with the spoken...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification India Habra 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action what they learned: said: This unit provides us with several teaching methodologies, some of which are already outdated and many of which are still widely practiced. The approach espoused in this unit is the Engage-Study-Activate (ESA) approach. This involves getting the students interested at the beginning of the lesson, and then studying the concepts that will be introduced and discussed during the lesson itself. Finally, students are given a chance to practice what they learn through different activities. I believe...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Armstrong 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: This unit had very insightful information for managing a class and troubleshooting problems. Though short and concise, I deem all the information relevant, and personally look forward to putting it all to practice. I always say that I don't like teaching English based on my previous experiences with students lacking interest and being very rude, but having completed all the units, I can see I didn't like teaching English because I didn't know the best practices for teaching it and troubleshooting...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL West Turin New York 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 10 deals with the dos and don'ts of a teacher's classroom practice. It uses two videos of the same teacher and students, with the first highlighting the teacher's many incorrect and unhelpful practices and the second showing how the same lesson can be 'turned around' with the teacher adopting good classroom technique. While the teaching howlers of the first lesson are necessarily exaggerated, they do serve, by comparison with the better techniques and interaction of the second lesson, to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification coimbra Portugal 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 about methods for teaching vocabulary, grammar, and language functions. I learned about what should be considered when choosing vocabulary to teach. I also reviewed ideas for teaching the new vocabulary and grammar. This unit also reinforced the previously taught ESA method of teaching and provided good examples of using ESA while teaching these parts of language.Having a phonetic script to practice sounds is harder than it looks. I don't think I would be able to teach this...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Salzburg Austria 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 the various forms of evaluations and testing available to teachers. The purpose of placement/diagnostic tests is to gauge a student's proficiency in English; from here teachers can determine which level or course is suitable. Aside from practice tests prior to official exams offered by Cambridge, there are also IELTS or TOEIC which deal with english proficiency for study and the work place respectively. Also noteworthy is the use of peer evaluations which allow...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Musashino 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 summarises and explains the different types of teaching methodologies in English language teaching. I found this module very useful, as it breaks-down and simplifies the manner in which to structure a lesson. It additionally provides and explains key techniques and concepts of how to implement English language tuition to students. By deconstructing the process, it empowers teachers with more confidence, and provides them with an armoury of resources with which to undertake...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Algeria Jijel 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 lesson/unit is really important, because it teaches us about the daily life of a teacher. I could learn about many specificities that happen in my daily routine. The unit could give me many instructions and ideas about how I can use eye contact, gestures and my voice in more effective ways, in order to get more attention from my students and, consequently, helping me more to improve my teaching skills, the quality of my classes and activities: even the rapport with my students will be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Elderon Wisconsin 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 section reviewed productive skills which include writing and speaking. Some of the important parts in teaching writing is handwriting, spelling, layout and punctuation, and creative writing. All of these skills can create a productive writer. Combining multiple media, like pictures, can help students become creative and engaged in their writing. Speaking involves accuracy and fluency. Accuracy is usually practiced in the study phase of a lesson and concentrates on pronunciation and is usually...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Colatina Brazil 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 content in this unit showed how much preparation one needs to do to teach phonetic as it relates to sounds, stress and emphasis. It is further complicated by the mood factor. The international phonetic alphabet is an important tool for the teacher in this area. Students on their part need to be taught this material in manageable chunks so that they don't get confused. Phonetics help put the English course in proper perspective.Productive skills require additional emphasis and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Russia Samara 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 activities that would help with the actual understanding of written information and texts, and of heard materials. Practicing understanding is as important, if not foundational, to checking to see when students understand information. The skills that the type of activity practiced here (learning about Tom Cruise or Elvis Presley) can help students build their knowledge of vocabulary, practice understanding practical use of known grammar structures, and also how to read and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Elyria 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: Unit 8 focused on the productive skills speaking and writing. When teaching a speaking lesson, fluency and accuracy should both be practiced. During the engage phase, elicitation gets the students thinking in English. The Study phase is more accuracy focused. Students will learn new words and sentence structure. During the Activate phase, students will practice their fluency. Pair and group work will allow the students to freely speak, with low stress and high talk time. Writing lessons also focus on...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Longyan 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: I have planned many a lesson and have 18 years of experience in this area. I am enjoying learning a new set of vocabulary words in my own language to explain what I am currently doing with my students. It gives me a new way to think about it and gives me the opportunity to improve on what I do with my students every day. I am enjoying reflecting on my teaching practices and I look forward to implementing some new ideas.This unit covered the major evaluation methods of language learning and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Purnia India 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 9 I learned the importance about lesson planning especially for inexperienced teachers like myself. It gives us a sense of security having a lesson plan because during our early stages of teaching we tend to still feel nervous and we haven't develop a good sense of timing and we are still in the process of getting to know our students so its important for us to have a structure to follow. I also practiced making my own straight arrow ESA lesson plan as practice and was gifted a template to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs MOstoles Spain 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 17 reviewed the kinds of equipment and eating aids that may be available to EFL teachers in the classroom. In some ways, the equipment list struck me as old fashioned since things like overhead projectors are reminiscent of my own schooldays, decades ago. Still, I think any element described in this unit will be available to me at the discretion of whatever school I work for and the best practices suggestions will be valuable under those circumstances.The unit gives an overview of technical...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs New Haven United States 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's topic is the teaching of special groups. The most useful thing for me in this unit was the section about needs negotiation. I found this to be very useful, because it will allow me to work with students with various levels and jobs effectively. Using an needs negotiation allows a teacher to identify English skill levels and language gaps in the classroom. It also helps the teacher plan the lesson so that it is effective as possible.One could compare this unit to sports...  [Read more]

  This video focuses on the difference between the usage of "bring" and "take". These two words often cause confusion, especailly for English learners. It is important to consider the direction in order to determine which word to use. The word "bring" describes the movement of something toward a specified location, such as in this sentence: Can you bring some snacks to the party tonight? The word "take" on the other hand generally describes the movement of something away from a location, such as here: Do you want to take any leftovers home? As you can see, it's quite easy to determine the correct word to use in a sentence when considering the direction you are referring to. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Fee Week TESOL 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: C.N. - China said: Summary of what I learnt: 1). I have clarified, re- focused, reorganized more in-depth on different grammar points or basic language system. 2).I have developed an understand on theory of teaching, principles and method of classroom management, motivation and discipline. 3). How to write a lesson plan with standard plan format. 4). How to teach particular language points through different types of engage, study and activate activities. 5). Ways to handle special group and classroom...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jixi 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: S.B. - France said: The unit discussed the advantages and disadvantages to utilizing authentic and non-authentic materials as teaching aids during a lesson. Students often find authentic materials more interesting since they are real life examples, but they must be properly screened to make sure all the content is appropriate and relevant for the class. Although, it can also be difficult to use authentic materials because the language isn't graded for different levels either. Non-authentic materials are purposefully...  [Read more]

  Marija from Serbia, having completed a degree in English, wanted to take her TEFL course with ITTT to increase her employment opportunities. In this TEFL review, Marija tells us how she found the course to be very well organized and really appreciated the way the course showed her how to take the elements of teaching theory covered in the course and put them into practice. Marija recommends the course to anyone without teaching experience to enhance their knowledge of English language teaching and to gain confidence in the classroom. 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...  [Read more]