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Check out tefl tesol about Accreditation Discounted 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: Z.N. – U.S.A. said: I have learned quite a bit from this course! My first experience with ESL was in South Korea. My girlfriend and I moved to Seoul where she had taken a job as an english teacher at a private kindergarten. I came to the school and watched the classes unfold - and I was terrified. I had yet to earn my degree, so I could not work as a teacher at that point. I was glad! I had no idea what to do. Some months later, an unexpected situation led the school to ask me to cover another...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Location TESOL 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: V.K. – U.S.A. said: I gained a lot of information from this course as well as motivation. With more knowledge comes renewed desire to implement this knowledge. I learned about better ways to teach grammar, to manage classes, to prepare for different (sometimes unexpected) situations. In addition to all this, I have a number of ready lesson plans for the main topics and the necessary skills to prepare new ones. I gained a lot of information from this course as well as motivation. With...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Shubra Al Khaymah Egypt 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 discussed different testing situations and methods, along with references to several specific tests for immigrants and people hoping to work in the field of International Business. I personally believe that many short quiz like progress tests are important for the student to understand what is expected of them so they do not fall too far behind, and as another chance to practice reading and writing.In this lesson I learn interesting things about troubleshooting what...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification India Naihati 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: Lesson planning is good for the teacher because it allows him/her to have a vision of what/how/why a lesson needs to be done, but also recording and monitoring how classes went is good to help the teacher remember how past lessons went, what were the problems... This is especially true for beginner teachers who have not faced that many \"real\" classes. This planning can take many forms depending on the needs, experience... As much as planning lessons are important for both teachers and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Peru chincha Alta 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 teacher should always pay attention to what the best material is to use. We should distinguish between authentic materials and created materials. Created materials have the benefit of being adaptable to different situations and skill levels. However, they are not always engaging. Authentic materials are taken from the real word and are often interesting and engaging to the students; it gives them confidence to use English in the real world. But authentic materials are hard to classify...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Benedict North Dakota 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: To me this Theories, Methods and Techniques is the most difficult teaching lesson as you need to acquire a lot of teaching techniques and experience, using it all fluently at the class. And even sometimes teaching experience is more important than teaching theory that we have learnt here. The reason is teaching-learning activities are changing always from time to time with some unexpected reaction situations (from students). Let say. You are going on the right way, suddenly some students raise...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Cheapest TESOL Cities 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.B. - U.S.A. said: Classroom ManagementIn any teaching environment, it is important to have all of one’s materials ready and available. Students need a teacher that is prepared to teach and that can handle situations as they arise. The teacher should be prepared for unexpected events, changes in plans, and students finishing earlier than initially anticipated. All of these topics revolve around one central theme: classroom management. Classroom management is not only the way that a teacher conducts the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Brooks Maine 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 a teacher, especially the one whose teaches different kinds of students, it?s normal that we will meet people who have different ages, backgrounds and nationalities and so on. Not like teaching in a high school or college, our students? class attendance will be from 1 to many. It?s always good to learn about basic theory to study more about how to deal with various class situations. Common knowledge offers teachers, especially new ones the skills and mental preparation to get ready for the real class....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Earning TESOL Certificate 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: K.A. - Korea said: Classroom Management While researching classroom management tips and skills, I came across an article from The Penn State Teacher II: Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn (1997), a handbook with practical advice for teachers. The article discusses guidelines for dealing with some unexpected, classroom issues, to include the following: tips for managing the classroom, handling disruptive students, availability outside the classroom, helping students who struggle academically, dealing...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Centre TESOL Online 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: B.W. – U.S.A. said: This course has helped me gain the basic building blocks for teaching a english as a second language. I do think experience is the only one true teacher but this has prepared me even more for problems that may arise during my teaching career or positions. It has also gotten me to evaluate my own expectations for the class room, and how to better prepare myself to make adjustments to those expectations without getting frustrated. The best asset that a teacher has is to prepared for the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Apex North Carolina 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 the smallest of the units in the course, but of course there are situations that do not fit into ideal scenarios. Even in those cases, planning ahead of time, especially to establish rapport to maintain control should unexpected problems arise, is essential. As mentioned earlier, planning doesn't necessarily involve sticking strictly to that plan, but to foresee points which may require adjustment, whether for class size, differences in ability, or other factors. Once planning has been...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Discounted TESOL Course 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: K. T. - U.S.A. said: Lesson PlanningYou’re 30 minutes in to a 45 minute lesson; the students have finished their final activity and are looking up at you expectantly. What’s a teacher to do? The well-prepared teacher anticipated this moment and came up with a back-up activity when she was writing out her lesson plan the day before. A word search, a game of hangman, a discussion of a story in today’s newspaper: all great ideas for keeping student talk time high and using up unexpected extra time. ...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Class Courses 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.C. - Canada said: New technology in the classroomThere are currently piloted learning studies being conducted in north america to determine the benefits of new technology being integrated in to the classroom. Although new technologies in the classroom seem to be a good idea at the moment, especially in north america, there are a few phenomena which should be explored before the integration can be applied to a majority of ESL classrooms. As with most changes in the classroom, integrating new things can take...  [Read more]

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This region, encompassing Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam offers a wealth of different experiences. Highly developed Malaysia and Singapore, stand in stark contrast to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, whom only relatively recently normalised their relationships with the US. You can expect Islam and Buddhism, communism and capitalism. It really is a fascinating region where you have to learn to expect the unexpected! The market for teachers is both phenomenal and varied in nature. Malays seek to send their children to university in English-speaking countries; in Singapore, English is the lingua franca of commerce, and dexterity is seen as a must. In Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam there is huge demand for TESOL teachers due to the inrush of western development capital, and the...  [Read more]

Japan can present the traveller with a bewildering combination of culture, manners, beauty, architecture and personalities. Whether one goes to Fuji San - mount Fuji, to admire it’s serene beauty, or one parties all night long in Roppongi - the nightclub district of Tokyo, one is constantly taken aback and presented with the unexpected. At times a shade frustrating, such as when you are on a train so crowded that you go three stops past the one you wanted because you cannot move. Hence, the ‘gaijin’, or foreigner learns to laugh about these things and accepts them as a part of life. A population of one-hundred and twenty seven millions is jammed into a landmass of one-hundred and forty five square miles. Indeed, the population density in the big cities is amazing. The official...  [Read more]