Tefl Spain

  TEFL International’s TEFL certification courses in Spain give you the opportunity to learn how to teach English in some of the most lavish and exhilarating cities in Spain. With Spanish music and dancing, great food, remarkable history, and exciting festivals, you can see why the Kingdom of Spain has acquired such a great reputation and is a leading destination for TEFL courses. For those interested in attending a TEFL in Spain, you will discover that the demand is very high for English language teachers year round and you are likely to be offered a TEFL position soon after completing your TEFL course. Opportunities teaching TEFL in Spain span from large cities to smaller towns. With our TEFL courses running year round at two diverse locations, we are confident of having a...  [Read more]

Home / CELTA Trinity Courses / Madrid Madrid has long been one of the most popular cities in Europe for teaching English abroad as there are always jobs available. If you are looking to find a good quality teaching position as soon as you graduate, then Madrid is the perfect choice for your CertTESOL training course. Studying and working in the Spanish capital is a real pleasure as it is one of the friendliest cities in the region and a true multicultural center where people of vastly different backgrounds live and work together. You will also find there are plenty of things to occupy your free time no matter what your interests. Art lovers can feast on dozens of famous museums and galleries, while at night you can enjoy the diverse entertainment options. Live music, dance...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Spain mlaga 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 Unit 6 went over past simple, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous tenses. I feel that I have learned that past simple is used for actions completed at definite times in the past. The past continuous tense could be used for interrupted past actions or a gradual development that took place in the past without a time expression. The past perfect tense represent actions that occurred before other actions in the past. The past perfect continuous tense is used...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Alcorcon 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: Tenses can be tricky and require a lot of practice and preparation. Present tenses seem to be the easiest to learn but still many errors can be made. Need to pay attention more to the frequent changes in tense during fluent conversation not to confuse students. I definitely learned more than what i was taught as a student and will continue to study and review materials.This section is really helpful with regard to the study of nouns, adjectives, articles, verbs, adverbs, gerunds,pronouns...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Bilbao 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: This unit covered teaching special groups such as children and students of business English. When teaching Business English, the lessons will be more concise, and catered specifically to individual needs within the class. On the other hand, when teaching children, they will be learning English as an entirely new language so you would need to cover everything. Also, business English would be a higher level of English and children would be learning the basics.Firstly, I used to be confused about some...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Spain Madrid 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 how to teach speaking activities in the classroom: controlled activities (drilling and prompting), guided activities (model dialogues and guided role-play), creative communication (free role-play, discussions, debates, simulations, communication games, information gap). Encouraging students to speak, students seem reluctant to speak in the classroom, the reasons including lack of confidence, fear of making mistakes, peer intimidation, lack of interest in the topic, previous learning...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Barakaldo 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: With the english language grammar tenses can be one of the most challenging things to teach given all the rules. I am glad I had a lesson and learned all about the future tense which gives me more confidence to teach it. Many times as a native speaker it is easy to just say \"that is just the way it is\" and not have an explanation as to why we speak in the future the way we speak and with this module I now am equipped to explain how to use the future tense.Probably what was most helpful in this...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Barcelona 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: If we want to manage classrooms effectively, we have to be able to handle a range of variables. These include how the classroom space is organized, whether the students are working on their own or in groups and how we organize classroom time. We also need to consider how we appear to the students, and how we use our most valuable asset - our voice. The way we talk to students - and who talks most in the lesson - is another key factor in classroom management.Unlike the Present and the Past Tense...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Spain Lleida 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 we looked the level of students from starter to upper-intermediate. This was compared to the Common European Framework. Understanding a students level is very important so you can place them in the correct group and therefore not overwhelmed or underwhelmed. We also need to perform a needs analysis to understand student's previous learning experiences and what they are looking to get out of the course. We also studied various versions of a syllabus and how to set one up. This will be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Spain a coruna 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 3 is about the course development. Here, it talks about topics about what to do in the first meetings, level testing, conducting needs analysis, types of the syllabi to use, and how to create one. I have learned that we need to do level tests for us to know the methods and strategies we can use before starting the course. We also need to know what specific needs do we need to focus on all levels of our students. Moreover, as a teacher, there is a need to use all the four macro-skills...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Gijon 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: Of all the units done up until now, this one is the most experience-based one. It is good to read about teaching language, but in my opinion, it helps so much more to try for real, even just simulating teaching a class, but saying things loud and doing the timing right. But it is very good to match the content of this unit with what I have experienced working in a class.This unit was more work for me than the others but also the most interesting. I really like phonics even though most people...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Burgos 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: Again this unit was effective of providing me with a refresher of appropriate tense in a \"future\" context. Although english is my native language it can be confusing when you breakdown language to such detail. it again illustrates how difficult and somewhat confusing the \"english rules\" are for students learning english. Good resource unit that I will be sure to reflect on the same way as I plan to reflect on units covering present and past tense models.From this unit, i have learnt some...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Elche 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: This unit explores many different aspects of classroom management. Topics covered include classroom arrangement, establishing rapport with your students and how to use your voice effectively. I have learnt from this unit that classroom discipline is a complex subject. Rapport between the teacher and students (and between the students themselves) plays an important part.In this unit, the young teacher will be able to study the best ways to organize classes through details that may go...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Spain Barakaldo 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 about present tenses. Present Simple is subject + verb base. It's used for habit, facts, directions, and news. Present Continuous is subject + be + verb -ing. It's used for something in progress, temporary actions, habit, and stories. Present Perfect is have/has + past participle. It's used for things at indefinite times, experiences, finished things in an unfinished period, something from the past that's still happening, past actions with current results. Present Perfect Continuous...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Spain MOstoles 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 2 discusses parts of speech including: verbs, adjective, nouns, pronouns, and the variants of each. This was a review of content I learned many years ago as an undergraduate student, which I have since applied into my speech and writing; however the logical mechanics were often-times applied intuitively, as opposed to abiding by explicit rules. Therefore, it was surprisingly challenging to recall all of the parts of speech despite having a proficient working knowledge of its...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Spain albacete 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 gave contrasting examples between a good and bad teacher. Some of the differences included the loudness and clarity of the teacher's speaking and his attitude and kindness towards the students. The first lesson didn't seem structured with a lesson plan at all despite the teacher's frequent checking of notes and forms. The second lesson had a clear structure and direction as well as consistent theme. I think that the most impactful aspect of the second lesson was the teacher's...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Algeciras 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: This unit allows us to apply the skills we have learned up until now with special groups. I learned tips and techniques for teaching individual students, children, and business classes. There are many things to consider when teaching special groups. Some activities may not be appropriate for young children or for individual learners. Business curriculum may vary depending on the English level of the students and the English they need for their positions.Unit 9 covers the basic principles of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Mataro 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: Conditional sentences have a condition that relates to a consequence. Conditionals pertain to things that happened or exist, and at a certain time. There are two clauses to a conditional sentence, one clause you use with the words if or when, and then there's the main clause, the consequence. There are two kinds of speech, direct and indirect (reported) speech. Direct speech could be a question and reported speech could be a statement based on the question.To carry on our exploration of the English...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Albacete 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: From this unit, I learned that the two most important receptive skills are reading and listening, and that both are equally important. I also learned that there are several ways to actively engage the students using a mixture of both reading and listening. It's important to teach difficult vocabulary to students before expecting them to understand all of the materials.In Unit 16 titled ?Conditionals & reported speech?, I learned the conditionals grammar specifics. Specifically, the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mlaga 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: I do not plan my lessons in class as the students are all working at different paces. If it is a structured class I would do a lesson plan but have flexibilty to go over time. Sometimes the students can become vocal in response to things they enjoy. We would encourage student participation if this was the case. Having a lesson plan that is flexible would be advantagous.When planning a lesson, it is important to know how many students we will have in the class and the time the lesson will take...  [Read more]