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Please find below a selection of independent research articles written by our trainee English teachers. These articles were written while our trainees were completing their teacher training certification. Please click on any of the categories below to view individual articles in full.  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Solapur India 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 best way to think about past tenses is to relate them to their corresponding present tenses. Structurally, these types of sentences are very similar and will also language learners to related their knowledge from one context to another. The most difficult aspect of these tenses are the reasoning about if the action has been completed in the past and how it relates to other actions in the past.This unit covered the past tense. As with the previous unit, it was broken down into four...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ingolstadt Germany 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 particularly helpful regarding the Business English Section. It was not rare that I lost my students interest when they were studying English Related to Their Profession/ Studies. Usually it takes place when I try to teach to much grammar or speak to technically. I think the best way to improve the lesson would be to do more role play with specific vocabulary taught during the Study Part.The first part of this unit relates to conditionals. Conditionals are sentences...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Palmdale 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: Again I admire the presentation of the topic related to the tense, as a student I hated tenses, I was believing that it is hardest topic, I could suggest to add a time line to visualise the time and action. So far, I'm extremely happy with the materials you offer, my favourite part of the tense related unit is \"Common student mistake\", I would like to see more examples, it gives a good lead where you should pay more attention.From this unit? I learn more about how to organize and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Algiers 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.S. - China said: This unit discussed many methods for approaching teaching a language. The unit discussed the ESA approach in depth. In my own teaching experience, sometimes my warm up would be clearly recognizable as related to the target language of the day, sometimes, it would just be related to something I knew my students found interesting, but I would make them discuss it in English. I sometimes would feel that a warm-up not related to the target language might be a waste of time, but this unit suggested that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United States Clearwater 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 covers the dynamics that happen in a classroom and the reasons that they might vary depending age and cultural demographics. The relationship between student and teach might seem like common sense at times due to the fact that almost everyone reading this will have experienced learning in a classroom, but it does a good job of breaking down specific issues and different types of students and teachers in a way that allows for concentrated reflection on specifics rather than a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Iran Amol 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 present tense is used every time we communicate or ask questions about something that is related to the present. In chapter four we have looked at the different forms of the present tense. The present simple, present continuous, present perfect and the present perfect continuous form. Each of these four forms in used uniquely in the English language and it is very important to figure out the difference in each of these forms. The present simple form talks about actions that happen on a regular...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Russia Kolomna 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 is about the present tense in all its forms: simple present, present continuous, present perfect and present perfect continuous. It has been a refreshing reminder on the usage of each tense and the first time it was not explained with a time frame line. The first usage of the simple and present continuous tenses are very easy to understand but meanwhile the perfect tenses are more complicated since they both relate the past to the present and use the word for. Yet with the video it was...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Anaheim United States 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 system and structure of past tenses is not too different from present tenses,except that past tenses obviously relate to past time periods.After i read and assimilated the more detailed information contained in this unit,I understand how to use each usage of all tenses structure. And also it's very important this system to teach english for the young children to a good speaker in english language in the future...Thank you for this information!Teachers may face different kinds of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Bytom Poland 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: For me personally, I relate this section of past tenses and participles to the French language. In doing so, I find that connections to information or tactics that we already know can help us recognize and learn something otherwise unfamiliar. This technique would undoubtedly be very useful in a classroom situation, when it appears as though the students do not understand something new, but most likely would understand if it were related back to something already known.This unit expresses more parts...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Company Affordable 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.M. - U.S.A. said: Multiple intelligenceMultiple intelligences is a psychological theory suggesting that people have aptitudes or intelligences in seven areas. Though not set in stone the seven areas are linguistic, musical, logical/mathematical, spatial, body/kinesthetic, intra-personal, and inter-personal. The implications of this theory in education are abundant. If students have different intelligences, then teachers must teach their subject from each of these intelligences. The intelligences fall...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Limerick Ireland 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 order to manage a class, you need to create a relaxed learning atmosphere, but there are also times when you need to be firm. It's important to know what role you need to play in relation to the situation. This will help you keep a good rapport with your students. There are certain times where it's important for the teacher to talk, but it's also important that the teacher doesn't talk too much. This gives the students a chance to participate more and practice using the English they have...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Haysi Viriginia 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 unit I just completed focused on the past tenses family. I studied the four forms, which are : past simple, past continuous, past perfect and past perfect continuous. Each one of these forms has obviously a distinct usage : while the simple form simply expresses a completed action at a specific point in the past, the continuous form is used to express an action that was STILL in progress at a specific point in time. The perfect form is used instead to relate two past actions to each other, while...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Tarnow Poland 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 discussed phonetics, stress, intonation, and other things related to making sounds in English. It gave good examples of intonation and stress, some of which I want to use in my classrooms. The phonetic alphabet was a bit much though. I don't think my students would respond well to something like that, as many of them still write their letters incorrectly at times. I appreciate the mouth charts and will look for ways to incorporate more phonetics in my lessons.This was probably one of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Rizhao 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 covers teaching vocabulary, grammar, and language functions in a classroom and how the three relate to one another. Also detailed in this section is what students need to know about these three topics when they are learning, such as how it is written or pronounced, the usage, and how it relates to other parts of the language. The many sample lessons provided in this unit helped me learn just how to structure a lesson and what activity can be effective in each phase of the ESA...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Huizhou 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.S. - U.S.A. said: Unit 5 involves managing classes with an initial emphasis on eye contact, good gestures, voice control and student names. Class management skills involve organizing and managing the class in a relaxed and friendly manner while maintaining discipline. Grouping students involves various factors related to whole-class, students working on their own, pair work and group work. Classroom arrangement depends on factors such as space available, type of chairs and tables, age, nationality and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Rutland New York 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 lesson goes over the four different types of present tenses. Tenses are quite possibly the hardest topic an English language learner will come into contact with so it is important that the teacher has a strong foundation of the twelve different tenses that exist. Present tense can be thought of a spectrum with four different parts: simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous. It is important in each of these stages to provide students with relevant activities that give examples of each...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Corinne Utah 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 four present tenses. Present simple, this form is basic subject + aux verb\"do\" and base form + es or s to form 3rd person singular. Present continuous, it uses sub + verb to be + verb and ing. This form uses non progressive verbs= like, love, hate want, believe etc. The third is present perfect this relate the past to the present using sub + aux verb 'have' + past participle. There are many irregular verb that have to be memorized. And the last is present perfect continuous. This relates the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Paden Corner Delaware 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 section of the certification process included information about different types of present tense. There is simple present tense that entails a (subject plus a base form. Negative versions of these types of sentences include a subject plus a \"do not\" and a base form. The question starts out with an auxiliary verb plus the subject and ends with the base form. Present continuous is make with the present simple tense of the auxiliary verb to be and the present participle of the main verb....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Quilmes Argentina 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 GIVES A GOOD DESCRIPTION OF WHAT DIFFERENT TYPES OF GROUPS YOU WILL ENCOUNTER. I RANGE CAN AND WILL BE VERY WIDE. I HAVE TAUGHT 3 YEAR OLDS UP TO ADULTS. AND THE NEEDS ARE VASTLY DIFFERENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT MATERIALS TO USE ALONG WITH HOMEWORK, LESSON PLANS, ETC. CHILDREN LESSONS CAN BE MADE A BIT MORE FUN AND INFORMAL. THIS HELPS THE CHILDREN TO BE A BIT MORE RELAXED. ADULT LESSONS CAN SOMETIMES BE A BIT MORE FORMAL, AS THERE IS A CLEAR AND CONCISE GOAL IN MIND,...  [Read more]