Toulouse Academy

TESOL stands for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Other acronyms are often used within the English teaching world, such as TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language), and ELT (English Language Teaching). However, in terms of teaching English abroad, they are often used interchangeably. Many of the most popular countries for teaching English abroad require teachers to hold a TESOL certification in order to obtain a work visa or work permit. The recognized worldwide standard qualification for teaching English to non-native speakers is known as either a TEFL or TESOL certificate. Providing you are willing to learn and are over the age of 18 years, you are eligible to take one of our courses. All our introductory level courses...  [Read more]

Teaching English in Turkey with A Plus Academy is a great opportunity for once in a lifetime experience on professional as well as personal level. English is being taught throughout the country but few cities remain the centers of it. Istanbul, a fascinating city built on two Continents, divided by the Bosphorus Strait. This is one of the greatest cities in the world where you can see a modern western city combined with a traditional eastern city, it's a melting pot of many civilizations and different people. Also, Istanbul is an international city which attracts business from all over the world. Naturally, that business is conducted in English, making English a desirable language to learn and native English speakers a precious commodity. Besides Istanbul, living and teaching English in...  [Read more]

  Iban is currently living and teaching at an English academy in Pamplona, Spain. In his TEFL review, Iban tells us that he took the 120-hour TEFL course with ITTT. Iban appreciated the support he received from his online tutor throughout the course and the fact that he was able to put what he was learning into practice with his teaching job. Now Iban has finished the 120-hour course he is looking forward to taking the business English course as well the OTP course offered by ITTT. ITTT’s OTP (Observed Teaching Practice) course is a series of modules that allows you to gain practical teaching certification to supplement an online teaching certificate without having to attend a training center. It is an excellent way to boost your CV when applying for teaching jobs. Below you...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Toulouse France 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 provided an introduction to the phonemic alphabet for the English language, and gave several ideas on how to teach it to help mitigate confusion due to spelling differences. In addition, it also gave several helpful pointers for English teachers on intonation and stressed syllables--things that come naturally to native speakers of English, but can be difficult for second-language students to master.I noticed as with General English grammar and pronunciation, all receptive skills...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Toulouse France 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: Testing students probably very much depends on the character of their studies - language school, private lessons etc. In my experience, testing brings along motivation. So even in private lessons, it might be good to set a goal of passing a test, suited to the level of the student. Our children get little progress tests all the time, no big deal, very casual. I worked at a school with almost no testing at all.. Both have pros and cons, but in general testing is helpful, not only for the teacher...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification France Toulouse 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: Teaching Receptive Skills in this lesson is more about reading and listening are useful for the students and our daily lives because if you can read some instructions or steps or guidelines you will never lost and when you listening for example you just listening to your favorite singer or song or just you listening about what your friend's jokes these two are important too because if you can't read and listening you can't understand what is written on the paper and also in listening you...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Laurens Iowa 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 lesson planning, and the importance of flexibility and experience when it comes to lesson planning. As a new teacher, it'll likely be difficult at first for me to be able to accurately predict how long activities may take, or what issues may arise during a lesson, so my own flexibility with the lesson plan and the ability to take notes and review for the future will be of great importance. Lesson plans are important so I can know what I plan on teaching, what activities I'll use,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Partridge Kansas 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 Unit16 looked at Conditionals and Reported speech, which is very important to be taught in the class as part of English grammar. Conditionals can be called ``If clauses``, it's the result of something that might happen in the present or future or might have happened in the past but it didn't happen. This unit clearly explained five main Conditionals including their structures and usages. They are zero conditional, first, second, third and mixed conditional. It also provided some useful teaching...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Lyon France 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 two videos were taken in a real classroom to show how a teacher's teaching technique, approach, manner... affect the students' learning progress. To confirm the importance of the above qualities, it used the same teacher, same students, same lesson and same classroom to eliminate other factors. Viewers are expected to identify the errors in lesson 1 teaching method and why lesson 2 is much more effective.It was interesting to learn the different methods and techniques to teach a class. I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification France Lyon 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 not as complicated as the present tense unit for two reasons. Firstly, the past tense structures are very similar to present tense structures that I was reintroduced to in unit 4. Having worked my way through the present tenses I was able to see the similarities and successfully apply them to this unit. Secondly, having experienced such difficulties with the present tense unit I did some extracurricular research into the various tenses of the English language finding out how...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs France Perpignan 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 was an interesting unit for me because it gave me a new perspective on different methods of teaching. I believe a successful educator will incorporate all of these methods during each class. I also enjoyed reading about what motivates specific age groups. Although the reading suggest that post puberty is the most challenging of age groups, I believe it is also the most interesting because if an educator is passionate about the learners success they will have the opportunity to play the role...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Perpignan France 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 practice this is topic is easier than to do in theory, I feel to teach this effectively it would be important to engage students in hands on verbal practice. Games that can help understand the importance of getting these right for clear understanding and communication. I found this a bit tricky and wordy, although the table helped. So I would probably laminate and create a table for students to refer to.It was helpful to learn that there are two major approaches to teaching business...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification France Perpignan 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 summary, we use the simple present tense when talking about habits and general truths. We use present continuous tense when talking about things that are happening at or around the moment of speaking. We use the present perfect tense when talking about past events or activities that are connected or still have some bearing on the present (with more focus on results). We use the present perfect continuous tense when talking about incomplete and ongoing actions that started in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Perpignan France 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 focuses on pronunciation and phonetics. It covers how intonation and syllable stress can add meaning or even change the meaning of a word within a sentence, depending on the use of the speaker. The unit also covers the phonetic alphabet and techniques for teaching the pronunciation of individual sounds to a new learner. This unit is very useful, as a native speaker long ago learned the proper pronunciation based on regional uses of the English language, and this formal overview is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Lyon France 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's difficult differentating between the different parts of the ESA model. That being said, through reading the material a few times, it seems like the engage part is to actually engage the students ?.e. make them interested, with a pictures or small discussions. The study part sort observes the nuts and bolts of the language ?.e. the grammar, giving students the opportunity to see how it's structured. The last part, activiate, activates their language skills, giving the students the opportunity to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs France Lyon 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 a variety of methods one can use to teach such as Grammar - translation, The Silent Way, Task Based Learning, Presentation Practice and Production, to name a few, but the most effective, according to ittt, is the Engage, Study and Activate method. There are various ways to use this method, an example of the straight arrow ESA lesson is to engage the students in a new topic to get a feel for what they already know and what they need to know, as well as introducing new material. Then move on...  [Read more]

The certificates gained by completing a training course with ITTT are the only 100% online TEFL/TESOL certificates available that are validated, accredited and credit bearing from an internationally-recognized university. The higher education institute known as the Paris University of International Education is recognized as degree-granting by the Paris Academy. The Rectorate of the Paris Academy is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Education and Youth and Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. The credits earned from PUIE have been transferred successfully to universities all over the world. In the US, credit evaluation services consider PUIE to be in the same bracket as a US regionally-accredited university. Paris University of International Education...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Waynesboro 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: I am used to thinking about the four skill areas; however, it is nice to see them broken down into different parts, and to have more detailed knowledge presented about each part. The terms \"authentic\" and \"non-authentic\" are new to me, but relate to what my previous academy (employer) practiced. We used novels (authentic) for some middle school students, yet condensed texts (non-authentic) for older elementary students. One activity that we used before in the Activate phase was to have...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Kempton Indiana 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: Receptive skills are the two of the four basic skills in English, as known as reading and listening. In this short unit, the ideologies of receptive skills and the varieties of teaching keynote are being explored. Combining the video and the unit text, I have discovered lots of profound content, for example, in the video, the academy Director presented several lessons structure, and explain each detail as the lesson structure progress. in the end of the video, he demonstrated several examples of games...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Cuttack 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: As I mentioned earlier, at the academy where I am currently employed I primarily teach speaking and writing classes. This unit was particularly helpful to me in terms of being a welcome review for things that I already know as well as giving me insight into things that I did not. I also liked the ideas for each part of \"Engage, Study, and Activate\" and am interested in working them into classroom time.In this unit when it comes to all the tenses break down affirmative and Negative, to my...  [Read more]