Tefl Weekend Course

Check out tefl tesol about Companies TESOL Weekend 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: J.M. - U.S.A. said: British english vs American EnglishIn england and America, both countries want to be the purism form of english. Now there are lots of differences when it comes to grammar, spelling, pronunciation, vocabulary, etc. A teacher has to take in the spelling differences for english whether it is the American or British way. Most of American spelling is the same as the way the British spelled before 19th century. Noah Webster supposedly influenced many of the spelling rules that Americans use...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Agency Weekend 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: J. F. - U.S.A. said: Lesson Planning The objective in the classroom is for the students to successfully learn and the teacher to successfully teach. For that to happen a careful planning needs to take place beforehand. Why is having an organized plan important? What are the important parts of planning a lesson? How can a teacher be sure to include them? And why are they important? In the following I wish to address these areas of lesson planning. For a beginner teacher a clearly detailed written lesson...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Dates Weekend 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: K. Q. - U.S.A. said: Dictionary TrainingA dictionary can be a powerful tool for a student. It can empower students to tackle the english language being less dependent on a teacher. Dictionaries are tools for discovering words’ spelling, definition, pronunciation, part of speech, and more. Including dictionary training into a course will teach students how to implement the dictionary into their language learning process. Dictionary training with ESL students may best be taught continually over the period...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Fee Weekend 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: K.E. - Canada said: Pronunciation Problems in BrazilThe purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the common difficulties native speakers of brazilian Portuguese have when learning to correctly speak english. First, a bit of context: Portuguese is a Romance language, coming from the same roots as french, italian and spanish. It is the sixth most commonly spoken language in the world, and has many different dialects. (Medeiros, 2006). It should be noted that Portuguese is almost entirely a phonetic language....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about College 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.H. – U.S.A. said: I have personally gained more insight into how to approach and work with english Language Learners - something I will definitely use if I decide to teach abroad but also if I decide to teach at a local high school here in Texas since there are so many people, especially recent immigrants, who are learning english. Additionally, as I am currently earning a masters degree in Education, it was interesting to see the different approaches and resources presented in the TEFL units in comparison...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Centre TESOL 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: A.S. –U.K. said: The contents of the course are very brief, but easy to understand and follow. Although I am an experienced english language teacher, I still learned different things that I had not known before. I learned how to teach the grammar in a simple but at the same time correct manner. The ESA lesson was totally new to me, and I think that it could work really well, much better than the lesson I used before. I am going back to my own country in summer and I will continue teacher’s career in my...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Companies Weekend 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: S.M. - India said: I have been a teacher for the past 9 years. I teach high school students i.e.13 to 16 year old children. Of course even before I enrolled in the course I had been trying to improve my teaching skills continuously using both conventional and unconventional methods. I had no idea what the course would be like but my expectations were pretty high from it. I can say for sure that the experience has exceeded my expectations. I hate being a monotonous teacher and I was in danger of being one....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Agency TESOL 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: M. H. - Turkey said: I have learned another format to write lesson plans and added many activities geared towards specific language aspects to my resource notebook, which can be used in a future classroom. Because of this course, I have refined my grammar knowledge and refreshed the many techniques and methods available to ESL teachers. I had already taken several TEFL university classes, since I have a minor in TEFL, and while there was a lot of review, I still discovered many new ideas and insights from...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lessons TESOL Tesl 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: J. C. – U.S.A. said: As someone who loves the english language, I was excited to take this course. I wanted the skills to be able to teach non-english speakers- english. What I gained was much more than I bargained for. This course really made me learn the bones of english, and learn how to teach something that just comes naturally to me. I admit this is a struggle for me, but it has forced me to grow as a person. I have gained a confidence with this course that I could actually teach an ESL class, and come...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about College Weekend 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: J.H. - U.S.A. said: 1st Language Acquisition vs 2nd Language AcquisitionStudies have shown that the innate processes for 2nd language acquisition (L2) are basically the same as for 1st language acquisition (L1). Therefore there is much we can glean in studying these stages in order to facilitate the L2 english learner. As with L1 learners, the time spent in each stage will vary. It is important to note that the learning process, be it L1 or L2, is not linear - rather is zig-zag in nature. Mastery takes time....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Company TESOL Weekend 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: J.P. - Finland said: Common linguistic problemsEnglish presents a number of issues to non-native speakers. It is grammatically unlike other languages and has a number of irregularities. Some major problems ESL students have to face while learning grammar: Word order – In the english language the word order is more important than it is in most of the languages. Even though the basic pattern (subject – verb – object – place- time) is simple, keeping this order might sound unnatural for many students,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Fee TESOL 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: D.V. - France said: I have not done any studies for 23 years. I knew that studying after so long would be a challenge for me. This has helped me realise what a student will feel like learning something new for the first time. I have learned a lot from this course. Even though I speak and use english every day, I did not realise that the different usages of sentences and language all had names. I have learned some of them for the first time because we were never taught them in school. I have also learned that I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Location TESOL 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: V.K. – U.S.A. said: I gained a lot of information from this course as well as motivation. With more knowledge comes renewed desire to implement this knowledge. I learned about better ways to teach grammar, to manage classes, to prepare for different (sometimes unexpected) situations. In addition to all this, I have a number of ready lesson plans for the main topics and the necessary skills to prepare new ones. I gained a lot of information from this course as well as motivation. With...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lesson Weekend 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: R.W. – U.S.A. said: Taking this course has opened my eyes to the more technical aspect of teaching. I started my ESL career as a scholarship student in another country, so I had to learn as I went. That experience made me learn very quickly, but I was missing the fine elements of teaching that this course provided. Even now, as I teach the same students from before I took this class, I can tell that I am a more effective teacher and more aware of what I am doing in class. I know that this awareness will...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Cost TESOL 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: J.T. - USA said: From this course I have personally gained a refresher in grammar, an opportunity to be aware of my weaknesses both as a teacher and a language learner as well as a number of helpful resources and tips for classroom management and lesson planning. With that said, I plan to put what I’ve learned into the classroom and become as competent and effective a teacher as I can be. From this course I have personally gained a refresher in grammar, an opportunity to be aware of my...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about College TESOL 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: H.B. - Canada said: Prior to taking this course, my knowledge of english grammar was very limited and primarily gleaned tangentially from taking courses in other languages such as french and Mandarin. I have found this course incredibly useful for its comprehensive overview of basic english grammar as well as its introduction to strategies and techniques that can be used for teaching EFL in a variety of contexts. I plan put into action what I have learned in several ways. One of the reasons I took this course...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Companies TESOL Training 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: A.W. – U.S.A. said: Teaching english to a group of non-english speakers can be challenging but rewarding for the students and teacher. I have learned a few things about the english language I didn’t know before. My understanding of teaching english as a foreign tongue has expanded. I also have taken several ideas that I hope to implement in the future when I teach students english. Before taking this course, I was unfamiliar with the idea of reported speech. Speaking english my whole life and,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Organisation TESOL 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: K.C. - Spain said: The most important things for me personally have been the brush-up on grammar, the training in how to plan lessons according to a method that is tried and tested and known to be successful, and the help in learning to do that, and the general effort in thinking about all aspects of teaching english, both modeled in the course and required in taking it. Other things that have been helpful: the reminders that students must talk as much as possible, the mention made regarding certain...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Location 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: P.K. - Korea said: Overall, this has been a fantasy opportunity for me to learn, and reflex on the past seven years of my teaching career. The course has built up my teaching confidence in areas that I once felt were very weak, and has exposed me to new ideas, methods, and techniques that have proven to be effective in the classroom. Things I plan to do, and that am I doing now are ‘teaching grammar’. Six months ago, I would have never volunteered to teach grammar class. I am currently teaching low...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Class TESOL Weekend 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: R.D. - Japan said: This TEFL course has been extremely useful in honing and clarifying what I already know about teaching english in a foreign country, as well as offering a vast number of ideas and valid new points about teaching. Currently I am an ALT on the JET programme in Japan. As a result I began teaching english in a classroom with another teacher always present, but essentially learning on the job with little prior knowledge of TEFL teaching. As a result, some of the course content was familiar to me...  [Read more]