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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Heerlen Kerkrade Netherlands 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 one of the most extensive and complex so far but also one of the most informative. It covered English phonetics and pronunciation, and their vitality in being taught to those trying to master English as a new language. A variety of topics fall under these subjects including stress, intonation (volume and pitch), syllables, sound joining, the phonemic alphabet and symbols, articulation, and of course how to incorporate all of this into your teaching methods.I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL München 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.V. – U.S.A. said: In learning about the four English tenses, I have learned that the English language has a lot more memorizing than I had ever thought. I have learned each of the present tense forms, including the present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous. The most difficult thing for me will be teaching something that I never had to learn; something that is natural to me. Patience and understanding will be the keys in teaching English tenses to students. Not only...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lewiston Minnesota 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 went over verbal phrases, passive voice, and modals. The verbal phrases are very important in every day speech and have multiple meanings depending on the tense. It is important to identify the best way to use them in order to express oneself appropriately. Also the passive voice, is something I have learned in Spanish and Portuguese and find that it is also very used. Because of that it was relatively easy for me to identify the uses and how to put it together. However I find the clauses...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Brazil lages 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 some of these concepts before when learning Spanish and still the material is complicated and hard to understand. Phonetic script and the diagram of the human head with all the different physical aspects that produce sound and where the tongue is place is a difficult issue to understand. Regardless pronunciation is important to learn, even though it does vary from person to person. The tone and level of someone's voice can give a greater clue to the meaning of what they are saying or...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Courses TESOL Lessons 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.W. - U.S.A. said: Learning GrammarLet’s face it – learning grammar is not fun! And english grammar is difficult! Though Teaching english as a Foreign Language (TEFL) gives a teacher one advantage, that is the students already speak one language; many TEFL classrooms may contain students with various language skills, educational backgrounds, and experiences that can make learning grammar difficult. But grammar must be incorporated into a TEFL classroom, regardless of level, to ensure that the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Courses TESOL Providers 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: This course has given me many creative ideas for TESOL as well as a structure to guide me in lesson development. One of my purposes for taking the course was to find more creative ideas for TESOL in order to reduce class preparation time. I feel like the course was a tremendous asset in accomplishing this personal goal. Working with a structured lesson plan has also been a good discipline to develop. I would want to at least begin this way for class preparation, at least until I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Best Online 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. L. - Italy said: British english vs. American EnglishTo have a bath or take a bath...that is the question. The differences between British and American english can be baffling to students and a real point of contention for teachers. I have gone or I went...color or colour...to have or to take. In many cases grammar forms, spelling, and pronunciation differ. So how can a student bridge the Atlantic ocean and come to terms and understand and learn correct english? In the following article I will discuss a few...  [Read more]

Pronunciation Problems for Chinese Students of English As a global language, English has been popularly taught as the second language in China for quite a few years. Now there are more Chinese people learning English on various purposes, such as applying for a higher paid job, studying and living abroad, or establishing business with western countries. According to my experience of learning and teaching English, it is harder to master English pronunciation than English grammar for Chinese students. Chinese grammar may appear quite simple compared to that of many highly-inflected Western languages (e.g. Russian, Latin, etc.), or even the low-scale verb conjugations, for instance, of English (e.g. "swim, swam, swum") because of the lack of inflections. Even though there are similarities...  [Read more]

There is such a tremendous amount of marked regional diversity in Spain that one is almost dealing with a mini continent. Life on the costas - Spain’s huge coastline - differs greatly from that in the big cities, which in turn differs from life in the thousands of picturesque rural villages, which is again different from the ski slopes of Andora or Granada. Dispirit locations and circumstances are united in a profound love of life, sometimes combined with a slight disdain for work. Spaniards work to live, they do not live to work. Hence it is very easy to get swept up in a seemingly constant round of fiestas and festivals, music and dancing - eating well and drinking well being all part of pursuing the good life in the best of all possible worlds. Despite the fact that practically...  [Read more]

Should Students Be Allowed to Use Their Native Language in the Classroom When I first began teaching lessons during the TESOL Course I found myself almost automatically saying to the students, “English please,” after all it is an English class. However, I began to question myself about whether or not this was “correct” practice or if the students should in fact use their native language to assist them in the learning process. After doing some research I found the TESOL Law Code of Ethics. The Law of Ethics provided many vague and open-ended ideas. It suggested things along the lines of, “The foreign language teacher shall direct her whole professional effort to assist the students to develop his/her second language speaking ability.” It also mentions that TESOL teachers are to...  [Read more]

Foreign Language Experience I come from a country, which is with high cultural values and great diversity. There are different languages spoken and different customs and traditions followed all over India. When I was in school, which was English medium school, we had Marathi and Hindi as our second language, Hindi was introduced from grade 3 and Marathi from grade 4, both these languages have almost similar script but there is a difference in the way we speak the language thus the difference in these two languages. It was easy for me to learn to read and write Hindi. It was very difficult for me to learn Marathi, my struggle worsened as my mother too was not able to help me as being from south of India she had never heard or spoke Marathi .It was compulsory in school to score same amount...  [Read more]

Problems for learners in a Country of your choice: Italy In this paper I will address the issues I face as a teacher from the context of living and working in Italy, as well as the common problems my students encounter while learning and speaking English. I also want to draw attention to the input culture and society has on language, and look at how these factors influence dynamics within the classroom. Of course, it is nearly impossible to view ones self outside your own given cultural perspective, so as a result of this I will also be discussing my own assumptions on how I "imagined" people might act, compared to the reality of the situation. Often I neglect to take into account these differences, simply because I was raised in America, where I am used to a different set of cultural...  [Read more]

If Italy’s combination of superb food and wine, and la dolce vita - the sweet life – doesn’t grab you, then nothing will. Italy proudly boasts fabulous art and opera, a magnificent array of ancient monuments, and history stretching back thousands of years. Whether you head for fashionable Milan, or ancient Rome in this relatively small country you’re never too far away from great beaches, verdant rolling hills or alpine skiing. Who could ask for more? The language primarily in use is Italian, however, it may be useful to note that Italians can understand Spanish. Outside the main tourist areas English is not widely spoken, and indeed the Italian education system is a little deficient on this front. This deficiency in the high-school education provision is one of the reasons that...  [Read more]