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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Modesto California 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 Managing Classes, specifically it looked at the use of body language such as eye contact and gestures, as well as the pros and cons of different seating arrangements and classroom groupings. It provided an introduction into maintaining the correct balance of control and an open and relaxed atmosphere. It also provided an outline on how this might be achieved and the different factors that go into it.This unit contained a lot of information presented in a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs California Glendale 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 four past tense verb structures. First is the past simple which is formed by adding ed to the end of the verb. Some verb forms in the past are irregular. This tense is used to talk about a completed action in the past at a set time frame. Past Continuous tense is used when a certain action was in progress at a particular time in the past. It is formed by using a form of was/were along with the present participle verb form. The past perfect tense is formed by using...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Glendale California 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: After completing this unit, I feel that receptive skills are extremelly important in teaching a language. Before this unit, I was aware of receptive skills and quite often used them throughout my studies; however now I have a more in depth understanding of them. This unit shows us that both listening and reading are skills that have an equal importance in the learning process. Upon focusing on each skill individually, we discover the subskills that accompany them. For example, reading gives us...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Santa Clara California 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: Reading and listening is always within the activities we always do, but never taken the real value of it. It all depends on the context, the purpose of it, language level, channel, etc. While teaching, reading is not always the most interesting activity to do, so to make the lesson more interesting, it's good to carefully choose the best topic to keep the students motivated. Nothing flows if proper encouragement is not applied.I thought it was very interesting that writing is such...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Sacramento California 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 completely understand why, active and passive voices, phrasal verbs and clauses are one of the toughest topics to learn for a ESL students. I strongly believe that when a student reaches this level, means that he has gone through lots of English lessons. Fortunately, after having read the easy explanation given by unit 18, I can think of some really useful ideas that can help students get through these ?scary? topics.This unit discusses speaking/writing (including games),...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Santa Clarita California 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: There are advantages and disadvantages to various resources. Coursebooks provide tried and tested structure and methods but may not be up to date or contemporary. They may be better for beginner students as real life resources such as magazines films and newspapers may be intimidating due to the fluency of such materials. Real life resources may be more useful to give confidence to students to engage in real life English usage.This unit was a bit of a challenge having to remember...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California santa ana 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 commond thread, or pattern should I say, that I found in this lesson was regardless of what it is you're teaching (vocabulary, grammatical structures, or language functions), the bottom line is, whatever the \"stage\" is (whether it be engage, study, or activate), the techniques are all around the same. In the engage stage, you are discussing the new concept or showing some sort of object or picture(s). In the study stage, you want the students to get a better grasp of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California Sacramento 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: Course texts can provide predictability and a successful track record to emulate in the creation of a course syllabus. The teacher may choose to omit, supplement or substitute material provided by the textbook. Appropriateness to the students' level of understanding, relevancy of content and attractiveness of the text as well as cost and availability are criteria to consider in the selection of the course book to be used in the class. Real life authentic material can be introduced...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Santa Ana California 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 eleven I learned about receptive skills and how reading and listening is vital to a student's education. While productive skills are just as vital, this chapter covers reading and listening. I learned how to lead a typical lesson on reading and listening and the reasons for reading and listening. Also how I was given examples of problems which may arise with a reading and listening lesson and how to address it properly.The only problem with video lessons is that if you miss a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California Santa Clara 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 18 covers the last of the grammar, focusing on modals such as may, might, could, can and so on, the passive and active voice, and phrasal verbs. The phrasal verbs were quite difficult to get a grasp on, so I think I have learnt a lot about what they are. I also learnt much about clauses, and what makes them dependent, independent, relative, defining or defining. The tasks were in-depth too, and helped to solidify my understanding. Although there was much information, the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification California Santa Clarita 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 nice wrap-up to this course. It covered some of the problems that you might encounter that hadn't already been addressed and gave solutions. It emphasized the importance of establishing a good rapport with your students from the beginning and respecting them as individuals with individual needs and circumstances. Overall, I have learned quite a bit from this course and I already put it into practice with my students. The only additional information that I think...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Sacramento California 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 helped me revise the different types of conditionals and the tense changes when switching from direct to reported speech. There are 4 types of conditionals which are used depending on whether the sentence is hypothetical or a real fact. One can also use a mixed conditional form by combining second and third conditional. When using reported speech, it is important not only to change the tense, but also to change the reference to the points in time when the event happened (i.e....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Santa Clarita California 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: Classroom management is the skill of organizing the class to maintain discipline but have a relaxed, friendly manner when working with students. This is done by making good eye contact in order to involve and encourage students in the lesson, and establish good rapport with students. Establishing good rapport means giving clear instruction, allowing student talking time by pairing or grouping students effectively, and planning lessons that reflect students' interests. Teachers can prevent...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs San Francisco California 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: It is important, as a teacher, to better understand proper teaching methods. This represents the action system of the guide and students as ways and modes to organize optimal educational and cognitive action towards established goals. Sometimes content and objectives are well selected and organized, but when it comes to determining the 'how to teach, educate and learning methods', the process becomes a challenge. Without having a comprehension of the process of teaching the task becomes...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs California Sacramento 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 was introduced to English grammar. Unit 2 began with an overview of basic sentence structure then moved on to explanations and examples of nouns, adjectives, articles, verbs, adverbs, gerunds, pronouns, prepositions and conjunctions. As a native English speaker I have never had to study English grammar to this extent so it took a while for me to absorb some of the information. I came into this unit with only a basic understanding of sentence structure, nouns, verbs, adverbs,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs California Pomona 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 it is pointed out that there are 4 things students need to do with a new language; that is; be exposed to it, understand its meaning, understand how it's constructed and be able to practice and produce it. Vocabulary, grammar and functions will assist the student in the four requirements for the language. Vocabulary is especially important at the early stage of learning a new language when the students are still motivated to learn new words that they need to get by in the language...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Pomona California 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 was focused on the most important parts of speech that every teacher will need to conduct quality English classes. All ages of students are going to require the basic parts of speech to create complete sentences. This Unit not only covered all the basic nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, comparatives, superlatives and definite, indefinite and zero articles. The unit also clarified the different types of nouns, verbs and other parts of speech. Sets of rules were given to help clarify the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs California Santa Clarita 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, I learned about the difficulties and nuances of teaching pronunciation, which a majority of English learners view as the most difficult aspect of learning English. I learned about the importance of intonation and the different types of intonation such as the rise/fall and fall/rise patterns, as well as techniques for teaching intonation, including gestures and nonsense words. I learned some typical patterns for stressing different syllables in English phrases, such as how...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs California Moreno Valley 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 feel I have a solid understanding of testing and evaluating, although I don't give many tests to my students. I think practice tests for external exams are an important part of preparation for students, yet I prefer a tutorial style of evaluation. I do like to conduct placement and diagnostic tests, but in a laid back atmosphere in which I aid the students. I feel like a lot of adult learners are stressed out in a new learning environment and feel vulnerable when taking in a second, or...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Moreno Valley California 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 main things I have picked up from this unit are the official names of these tests that non-native English speakers take in order to officially be recognized as being able to use the language within perhaps a work or study environment for example. A little confusing as to whether diagnostic or placement tests most appropriate time to be implemented should be, but I do realize that certain contexts would have to be taking into account such as the school the teacher is working for, and...  [Read more]