Tesl And Tesol

  Next, a couple of issues surrounding the use of worksheets and workcards. Firstly, these types of materials can either be bought or they could be made by yourself. Very often many of the book series that we use will have workcards in their teacher resource book. Worksheets and workcards are very useful because they can act as a prompt to introduce an activity or topic. They can also be used for role plays and one of the things you need to be aware of when making worksheets and workcards yourself is that you need to make them durable. So whenever you create a workcard, if you put it on some hard backing and then put it inside some cellophane or covered plastic just to make them durable then those types of workcards and worksheets can last for years. So examples of worksheets and...  [Read more]

  The next thing we should look at is how our consonants are arranged for the top two rows we have P and F at the left side of our chart and G and J at the right side of our chart. They're arranged this way because if we analyze the way we speak we're using the front of our mouth to use these sounds as in ?p? and ?f? and I'm using my lips and my teeth to produce those sounds and as we move to the right on the chart slowly but surely we're making those sounds it towards the back of our mouth. We can use the examples of ?g?. The sound ?g? is produced further back in our mouth than ?p?. The next thing we'll notice about our chart is that some of our symbols are shaded. Notice that none of the symbols in the vowel sections are shaded but only a few are in the consonant section. The...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our video series on "Evaluation and Testing of Students". In this video, we look at practice and external proficiency tests. Practice tests are usually used for revision purpose before internal and external exams to prepare the students. There are three types of external proficiency tests that English learners can take. Find out which ones in this video. 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 convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. This was very technical unit. So...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our video series on "Evaluation and Testing of Students". In this video, we look at the diagnostic and progress test. A diagnostic test gives the teacher information about the students' current strengths and weaknesses, while a progress test is usually held multiple times during a course covering all the material taught up until that point to check understanding. 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 convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. In this unit, we covered...  [Read more]

These terms are commonly used in English language teaching to refer to periods during a lesson where the class is either teacher centred or student centred, as well as the relative importance of each situation. Times during the lesson where the teacher is the only person talking, such as when presenting vocabulary or grammar structures, are often referred to as ‘teacher talking time’. In contrast, sections of the lesson where the students are the ones doing the talking, such as when practising new language they have learnt in the lesson, are often referred to as ‘student talking time’. The relative importance of these two situations is a source of some debate in English language teaching, however, modern methodologies often lean towards more STT, providing this time is spent in a...  [Read more]

Situated learning theory has a particular relevance to teacher training. The concept of a Community Of Practice (COP) is important here. It suggests that if a novice enters a COP (school) by interacting with experts and by doing, they will learn in a more effective way than say by listening to lectures about how to teach.  [Read more]

These terms are frequently used in language teaching as a way to distinguish between a person’s first and second language. L1 is used to refer to the student’s first language, while L2 is used in the same way to refer to their second language or the language they are currently learning. These two terms are particularly prevalent in literature related to English language learning as they provide a simple way of defining the two distinctive categories of language.  [Read more]

These terms refer to two basic reading skills that students should practice during an English language course. Skimming refers to the technique used to gain an overall idea of the content of a document or article by quickly looking through it. In contrast, scanning refers to the technique used to find specific pieces of information from within a document or article without having to read the entire text. It is important for students to practice and master these reading techniques as they have many uses in the real world, as well as when taking exams and assessments. Also, simply learning that it is not always necessary to be able to read all the language you are presented with is somewhat of a relief for many students.  [Read more]

The four types of communication skills that are taught in an English language classroom are speaking, writing, reading and listening. These four separate language skills are also commonly referred to as the productive and receptive skills. Speaking and writing are known as the productive skills as they both require some form of language output, while reading and listening are known as the receptive skills. Alternatively, you may also find the productive skills referred to as the active skills and the receptive skills referred to as the passive skills.  [Read more]

The term materials can apply to virtually anything that a teacher uses to help the teaching process in the classroom. Common teaching materials include items such as worksheets, newspapers, pictures, text books and video recordings. These teaching materials are often classed as either authentic or non authentic depending on their origin and how they are used. ‘Authentic material’ refers to items that have not been designed or adapted for use in an English language classroom such as magazines, newspapers, video clips and song lyrics. In contrast, ‘non authentic material’ refers to anything that has been designed specifically to aid the teaching process such as worksheets, text books and instructional CD’s or DVD’S.  [Read more]

These terms are used to define two separate types of exercises and activities that are used in the English language classroom. Controlled practice is used to describe exercises that are designed to re-enforce a specific language point and require a particular answer such as crossword puzzles, word searches and gap-fill worksheets. In contrast, free practice is used to describe activities that are designed to allow the students to practice the language point in an unrestricted manner, usually including the use of previously learnt language. Examples of free practice activities include class debates, role plays and class surveys. Controlled practice exercises are an integral part of the lesson as they strengthen the student’s knowledge of each individual language point. Free practice...  [Read more]

Honey and Mumford identified four distinct learning styles: Activist, Pragmatist, Reflector and Theorist. Although we tend to have a mixture of these learning styles many of us have one preferred learning style. Knowing which learning style is best for us can be a useful tool in designing our own learning methods. A simple questionnaire can be used to determine a preferred learning style.  [Read more]

This is a four-stage description of how a language is developed: (1) The first stage involves listening and gestures and is called preproduction, (2) Stage two involves short phrases and is called early production, (3) In the third phase long phrases and sentences are produced called speech emergence, and (4) Finally conversation is developed called intermediate fluency.  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Doboj Bosnia And Herzegovina 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 teaches a lot about classroom arrangement and the most effective ways to monitor and conduct your classroom while maintaining control. I found this unit very helpful. The most useful parts of this unit were those that explained the pros and cons of the different types of group study and classroom arrangements. It also provides many good reminders about how not to interact with your students. I find all of these things helpful because it will allow me to choose the best way...  [Read more]

  The acronyms IELTS and TOEFL are commonly used in the English teaching world. IELTS = International English Language Testing System TOEFL = Test of English as a Foreign Language Are you ready to live and teach abroad? Click here and get started today: https://www.teflcourse.net/?cu=YTDESCRIPTION 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 convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. Although a little confusing, I learned how many different tenses there is, which is something I had no idea about...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Bosnia And Herzegovina Mostar 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 14 reviewed various classroom materials than can be utilised during a lesson. Materials can be classified as authentic and created. Authentic refers to those created by native speakers for native-speaker consumption e.g. magazines, newspapers, songs, poems, brochures, menus etc. Created materials are those that are produced especially for the classroom e.g. coursebooks, flashcards, crosswords, wordsearch, picture stories, role play cards, games etc. Authentic materials are not...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Bosnia And Herzegovina Tuzla 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 the two of the four basic skills of any language. The first two (which this unit dealt with) are \"receptive skills\": reading and listening. The second two are \"productive skills\": speaking and writing. These are all equal in importance, and all should be included in some way during lessons, in a balanced way. Doing so creates an \"integrated\" skills lesson. There are essentially two wide-ranging categories for reasons/motives for reading and listening. ...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Bosnia And Herzegovina Prijedor 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 can't recall a single lesson that I'd conducted without the use of some kind of equipment or teaching aids. Well, of course the white board doesn't even count because, even though it's undoubtedly a teaching aid, none of my lessons have ever been without the use of it. Once every 3-4 lessons I'd make use of an OHP connected to a laptop when playing a DVD related to the topic. Almost every lesson I'll play audio files from the speakers connected to a laptop. I've not actually...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Bosnia And Herzegovina Zenica 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 covered the basics of the Past Tenses ( past simple, past continuous, past present , past present continuous). The continuous forms feature some form of the verb \"to be\" plus the \"ing\" form of the verb. With the perfect forms, they feature the verb \"to have\" AND a past participle form of the verb. Present simple has many irregular verbs, see, make, do, catch, come, drink, etc to name a few. Present simple adds -ed, did or did not, or did, depending on whether it is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Bosnia And Herzegovina Sarajevo 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: WE HAVE ALREADY STUDIED THE FUTURE TENSE. IN ENGLISH THERE ARE 7 DIFFERENT FUTURE TENSES: 1) FUTURE SIMPLE (SUBJECT + WILL+ VERB) IS USED TO MAKE PROMISES, PREDICTIONS WITHOUT ANY REAL EVIDENCE, FOR FUTURE FACTS,FOR SPONTANEOUS DECISIONS. 2) THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS ( SUBJECT + WILL+ BE+ VERB ING) IS USED FOR ACTIONS IN PROGRESS AT A TIME IN THE FUTURE; TO PREDICT THE PRESENT; TO MAKE MORE FORMAL QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS WITHOUT INFLUENCING OTHER DECISION. 3) THE FUTURE PERFECT...  [Read more]