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  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word petulant. This word refers to someone being rude in speech or behavior. Synonyms for the word petulant include grumpy, snarky or tempered. The word comes from the Latin petulant meaning to go to and attack. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. So many good ideas for teaching. And also good advise how to use them. To and check all the web pages i need more time for that. I checked them very...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Best Recognized 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. - U.S.A. said: How teachers can increase their confidence in the classroomFor teachers just beginning the profession, one of the scariest thoughts is the idea of getting up in front of a class of students and holding their attention for any length of time. But following the three P’s can assuage many of the fears of public speaking: Preparation, Practice and Presentation. The first thing any teacher should do is prepare for their class and for their lesson. For TEFL teachers, the first steps...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Accreditation 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: H.P. - Canada said: Volunteer TeachingThere are many reasons to begin a career teaching english as a second or foreign language. As with any job, many individuals go into the field for the purpose of sustaining a lifestyle or securing a paycheck. However, over the past years a new trend has been emerging and growing worldwide: the practice of volunteer teaching. While it may seem absurd to spend time and effort teaching for free, there are a variety of reasons people choose try the non-profitable...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Algeria Guelma 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 TESOL teacher needs to know how to adapt to an unfamiliar country/environment, since teaching English is an international job. This is expecially true in the field of Business English. It is a teacher's duty to study and understand as much as possible about the new country before undertaking the job. This is done to minimize cross-cultural errors. There are some rules that are valid throughout the world and are common sense rules, for example it is never a good idea to bring sensitive topics to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mezhdurechensk Russia 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: Even though the system and structure of past tense is not too difficult from present tenses, teachers have to focus on past tine periods when they teach as it is related to past tenses. It is very important unit because students will be able to express their action after they learn past tenses. It might be good to hold a lot of activities to use past tenses after the lecture.Unit 17 - Equipment and teaching Aids. In this chapter, there are a lot of useful information for the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Talcahuano Chile 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 explains clearly on Teaching equipment and Teaching aids. Many different aids can be used to make lessons more interesting, effective and less dependent on the text book. Usage of Wite board, IWB,OHP,Visual aids, Worksheets, CD/DVD Players, Dictionaries,..ect.. has been presented very clearly. Many different web site has been given for online lessons,exercises, Literature and poetry..very useful and good references.From this unit, I have learned in details and very well about...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about College Inexpensive 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.G. - Thailand said: 1st language vs 2nd language acquisitionThe differences between how language learners acquire their first language and learn a foreign language should be a topic that gets more attention, as it could help clarify why students struggle with new languages. In order to discuss the similarities and differences, we need to define some of the major lexicon associated with the topic. Generally speaking, someone’s first language (L1) is their native language. But are first and native...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Centre Easy 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. S. - U.K. said: Lesson Planning As a beginning teacher, it has never occurred to me to define my role as a curriculum developer – I had always seen myself as a curriculum implementer, separating curriculum from instruction (Phelps, 1990: 252). Of course, some of it may have to do with the organizations I have worked for. Even so, my approach to lesson planning has always been focused on the individual lessons as opposed to the entire course. One of the challenges to the approach of a curriculum...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United Arab Emirates Sharjah 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 learnt extended list of resources which could be greatly useful for any teacher in the world. I found basic principles of those resources that could help to figure out the correct usage of those resources. I liked that there were a lot of web links to online resources provided in the seventeenth unit. I looked through each website and filtered the most wonderful where I found a huge amount useful materials such as games, activities etc which could be helpful for a teacher in making...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Saint-Denis Reunion 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 explains the many different present tense forms used. It explains their usages, how to form sentences, and also gives us some sample exercises to use with our students. In this lesson we review Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, and Present Perfect Continuous. We learn how to form each tense in the positive/affirmative, negative, and question form.Again Unit 6 the business English world was helpful with resources, examples and general info. I got some...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Shuangcheng 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 is devoted to an overview of countless ways and means of assisting the teaching process. A lot of fundamental tips are provided for every type of equipment and device. The section of links to different web resources is a golden mine for information on teaching, learning and improving different skills as well as getting authentic content. The main idea of using any resource or equipment is to train and double checking everything before using in class. As a teacher it's important...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Reims 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 tells us about the types of materials that can be used at the lessons, how they can be created or adapted and how they can be used. We learn what authentic and non-authentic materials are. We see an example of a lesson plan made according to the ESA methodology. There are some book resources are given as well along get with some Internet Web sites that can be useful at finding necessary information.Past tense can be very confusing for students and teachers. It takes practice to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Institute 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: K.S. - U.S.A. said: Classroom ManagementA teacher must maintain classroom management in order to effectively and efficiently teach students. The teacher should maintain a positive role-model position while at the same time enforce discipline or punishment when necessary. In addition, maintaining classroom management involves inspiring, organizing, and managing the class. The teacher must play many roles to facilitate success in the classroom. To enforce classroom management on the very first day of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Cajamarca Peru 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 learnt about advantages and dissadvantage of authenic and created materials. What is it and how we can use it. besides, I have learnt about advantages and dissadvantages course books. By the way, I learnt how can the teacher use course book to maximum effect. Also, I understand how can teh teacher use authenic and created materials to maximum effect. How the teacher should complete his/her lessons and I have learnt web site where I can write my own created materials.This unit analyzes the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Choloma Honduras 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 nice to learn that reading and listening are equally important skills in language acquisition. The section on the challenges pertaining to teaching and learning receptive skills is useful as I learnt how to mitigate, if not, overcome the problems associated with acquiring the receptive skills. It is also good to know that comprehension tasks should promote understanding, not just check understanding.Unit 14, Course Books and Lesson Materials, seemed short. The unit discussed...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Walden Vermont 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: Using authentic materials is one of the mainstays of an imaginative and motivating higher level course, but rarely features at levels lower than intermediate. There are several reasons for this, primarily a kind of fear that students will panic when faced with language that is largely unfamiliar, and a feeling that to prevent this the language should be edited to the students' level. This is an unnecessary fear, as using authentic materials can be rewarding and stimulating for both teacher and...  [Read more]

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word kismet. This word is a noun and means fate or destiny. The word comes from Arabic ?ismat meaning 'division'. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. Tenses are usually difficult for learners, and this unit helps to refresh the memory about Past tenses, like: Past Simple, Past Continious, Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continious. The most useful point about it is written common mistakes of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Seconsett Island Masachusetts 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 appreciate all the links to useful websites for ESL. I think that resources in schools tend to be minimal. The internet has opened up a world of resources to the teacher. In my opinion I think the unit should be updated. I'm not sure cassettes are even available anywhere anymore. I feel that it makes the material seem a bit outdated. There also seems to be quite a focus on worksheets for the study phase of the lesson. I would like to point out that for young learners with a very...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Hama Syria 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 from this lesson about the four forms of present tense. Present simple does not need the aux verbs to assist in sentence structure. Present continuous utilizes \"to be\" to form its' sentences. Present perfect utilizes have and present perfect continuous uses 'have been'. I have learned that the requirement of irregular past participles being utilized creates difficulty for English language learners because they have to memorize those verbs.This unit's content includes samples of lesson...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Indonesia Magelang 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: Speaking, as I mentioned in the overview of the previous unit, is one of the most difficult parts of the learning any foreign language, because it depends on the student's personality, previous studying experience and so on. As for writing, I believe, it is difficult even for the native speakers or one or another language. Can't really judge about native speakers of English, as I only get to see the short messages on social media or other web resources, where it can be corrected automatically...  [Read more]