Tefl Universal

The UG hypothesis suggests that all languages have some underlying similarities which are considered fundamental to language itself (see Chomsky). Noam Chomsky suggested that humans are born with an innate ability to learn languages. His theory posited that exposure to language alone could not account for the fact that almost everyone learns their Native language without formal instruction.  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ambrose Georgia 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 terms of grammar and usage, I did not learn anything new I'm afraid. However, I did learn some concise new ways to explain the tenses to students and I get some practical hints on how to further students' practice of the tenses through activities. I feel this section, like the one on the present tense, are good primers for 1) new teachers who are native speakers of English but do not know how to explain grammar and 2) instructors who are not native English speakers. In my work of the last five...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL French Settlement Louisiana 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 demonstrates examples of 2 different classrooms, where the ESA method is utilized but with different approaches. The teacher in the first lesson was ill-prepared and carried a less than positive attitude. While the lesson plan involves Engage and Activate Activities, the way the teacher facilitated these activities, half-hearted and without proper instructions, did little to help the students get involved. On the other hand, in the second lesson, the teacher spoke clearly and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL West Pelzer 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 this unit I learnt about phonics and its pronunciation. I learnt the phonemic alphabet and what they sound like. This unit covers pronunciation of words how to pronounce words using the universal phonemic alphabet and how to recognize the symbols used. It also covered the stress in a sentence where it is placed and how the sentence should be interpreted depending the placement of the stress. Later in the unit I came across examples of ways I could teach phonics to my students. There...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Gun Plain Michigan 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 are forms of a verb that show the time, continuance or completion of an action or a state that is expressed in connection with the moment at which a statement is made about it.Tenses are form of verb-based method used to indicate the time, and sometimes the continuation or completeness, of an action or state in relation to the time of speaking. We cannot talk of tenses without considering two components: time and aspect. Time Expresses: present ? now, or any time that includes now ...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Philippines Angeles City 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: Our penultimate unit covers various classroom scenarios that you may encounter in your teaching career. It looks at techniques and activities that can be used when teaching specific groups such as beginners, young learners and business students * The first of the six key strategies is vocabulary and language development, • The second strategy is guided interaction. • The third strategy is metacognition and authentic assessment. • The fourth strategy is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Kokomo 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: Unit 6 shows us two contrasting examples of how a teacher's attitude and demeanor could affect the class positively or negatively. As the saying goes, a picture speaks a thousand words; Watching a video recording of a good and bad example of how a teacher can impact the class is more effective than studying endless worksheets. Building a rapport with a class of new students can be difficult at times, especially if one does not speak the native language and the general class has a weaker command of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Demarest New Mexico 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 extremely informative, useful and contains the information on methods and techniques of teaching foreign language to students. We get to know several methods\\techniques such as grammar-traslation, audio-lingualism, etc. There is no universal way of teaching and teacher`s choice depends on individual circumstances. Also some methods\\techniques are outdated but can be used to achieve some goals at lower levels. There is also presented very effective method called ESA. It consists of 3...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Glassmanor Maryland 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 helps to understand the advantages of lesson planning. We can consider it a real universal remedy, especially for inexperienced teachers, because writing a lesson plan helps with the whole planning process, represents a support and a guide we can refer to during the lesson and acts as a record of what the class has done. Therefore it should be thought and written in a simple and flexible way. A classic lesson plan should include elements such as: teacher's name, date, level and number of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Philippines Binangonan 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 little detail oriented. As planning is an exercise that requires a lot of thinking, searching, researching and consolidation of everything. In my opinion planning is very important because it provides a teacher with a framework and keeps the lesson on track as planned. However, flexibility is inevitable. Sometimes to foster learning and understanding of the topic changes in the plan must be made in the best interest of the students. The lesson planning sheet...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Thailand Udon Thani 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 13 focused on teaching pronunciation and phonology. Due to many English teachers’ lack of confidence and training, pronunciation is the most overlooked aspect in English language teaching. After reading this chapter, I understand why teachers may be uncomfortable with tackling pronunciation because this material was difficult. Teaching and learning pronunciation is complicated because native speakers of English pronounce words differently than how they are spelled due to linking,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Russia Penza 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 quite a lot from this unit personally. It has provided for me the opportunity to learn very much regarding different types of aids that can used in the classroom. For instance, visual aids can be used to help teach new words and concepts. Furthermore, visual aids are accepted by students as an easier means of learning because visual components are universal in language. Worksheets and workbook aids are likewise beneficial in the classroom for grammar exercises and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Russia Novosibirsk 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: A \"good\" teacher should be able to step into many different roles and sometimes multiple roles at the same time. The same can be said for the qualities of a \"good\" teacher. One must be able to ascertain which qualities and roles are needed at any point in time during a class. There are many more language levels than the basic beginner, intermediate, and advanced that I was familiar with. It was also interesting to read about the different motivations between young and adult...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Indonesia Cirebon 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 a various information about phonology and phonetics. These areas of language often neglected by teachers. There are several areas that can be taught: intonation, rhythm, articulation, stress and phonemic alphabet. Phonemic alphabet is the Universal for any English language system of sound symbols which includes 44 sounds. Each symbol represents only one sound and can be spelled by a combination of different letters. It is useful because the written English is often...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Locations TESOL Diploma 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: H.L. –U.K. said: As a native english speaker growing up in england, I was not formally taught all the grammar and rules around the english language. These were picked up and nurtured throughout school and work. This course provided me an insight to the english language as a second language, how sounds are formed and sentences are constructed. I am able to explain more confidently to my friends, whose english isn’t their native language, why english is spoken and/or written the way it is. english is the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Villavicencio Colombia 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 found this unit to be very straight forward with the method of evaluation used in the placement, progress and eventual success of the students. The various testing used as benchmarks seems to be universal in nature. It was informative to see the different types of certificates offered by the main institutions that we as teachers can take advantage of on our journey to becoming the best ESL teachers we can be.A reflection of what i have learnt about this unit was theories and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Roodepoort 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: Phonology is the study, science, analysis, and classification of physical properties of sounds. Stress, rhythm, and intonation are the 3 main parts. Stress focuses on individual words, whereas intonation focuses on volume and pitch variation in a whole sentence. Rise and fall is the standard intonation for most sentences. Fall and rise is used in sentences where a response or information is required. A third type is flat, which conveys boredom or something similar. In terms of stress, only...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Korea Inchon 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 4 covered materials a teacher may use in the BE setting. Beginning with authentic materials (those that have been produced other than for classroom use) and non authentic (materials produced to be used in a classroom - for example, materials produced by an educational company). Both types of materials have their advantages and disadvantages, with authentic probably (depends on lesson being taught) being the better choice especially in the BE environment. Again, lesson planning is a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification cartagena 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 agree that having lesson in a fun way will make the lesson more productive, when I was a student often the lessons were boring, with a pattern like read, listen and answer, that seemed boring for me. Most of the games I saw in current unit, I never heard about, seems curious to me, I believe that games are universal and very efficient way of presenting the information.Unit 4 looks at the types of (authentic and non-authentic) materials that are available for assisting in instruction....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Jiujiang 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 units gives us an insight in the evaluation methods of the language capabilities of students and the various tests that the students may need to be prepared for. The language levels of students may be assessed inn a number of different ways, tutorials, evaluation by other students and tests. There are many different tests which can be employed at various stages and for various uses, placement tests are used by the teacher to put the student in the correct class based on their...  [Read more]