What Are Tefl Courses Like

Check out tefl tesol about Accreditation What 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: S.D. – U.S.A. said: I have learned the basics to teaching english as a foreign language. Obviously, I still have a lot to learn but now I am prepared to begin and gain experience. Before starting the course I could not explain how english is organized or structured, but now I have a much better grasp on the rules that I had forgotten. It was refreshing for me to be reminded of the important rules of the language and how to properly use them. My understanding of english will continue to grow as I put what...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Taian China 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 teach a new language you must ensure the students are exposed to it, Understand its meaning, How it's constructed and be able to practice and produce it. Grammar, Vocabulary and functions are all important and only work together. The ESA methods helps to introduce a new language. Pictures, Debates, gapfills, and role plays along with other exercises are all effective ways to help the student to learn and progress.This unit about teaching special groups was interesting to me. I felt like...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Fukuoka 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.Y. - Bangladesh said: This unit described the different methodologies of teaching, focusing on the ESA method. It was very interesting to compare these methods (mainly ESA) to the way my professors in college taught their language classes. Reading some of the descriptions of activities reminded me of specific lessons from some of my classes. It has given me a few ideas about how I might go about teaching similar things. I really appreciate the many ideas for activities for the different ESA phases. As I was reading...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Philippines Iloilo City 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 felt this unit really covers what reading and listening pertain to. I liked how it starts out with what most people think of when they hear receptive skills of reading and listening. Most people assume that our sense of hearing and sense of sight are the only things we are using and therefore it doesn't seem as important as other skills like speaking and writing. The way each part of each skill, such as scanning, skimming, listening or reading for a purpose, etc was detailed and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Tanzania Mwanza 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 reported speech we usually report what was said at a different time, and so we change the tense to reflect the time which we are reporting. We normally “shift back” one tense. Direct speech: “I’m not playing football.” Reported later: “He said that he wasn’t playing football.” Sometimes the pronoun needs to be changed. Direct speech: Jane: “I don’t like living here.” (Jane is referring to herself) Reported speech: Jane said...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Comilla Bangladesh 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 the usages to be the most difficult section to learn and comprehend. It is easy to understand each form when a real-life sentence is used but the practice of the uses is something that I want to continually work on to be able to explain to the students. I like that there are simple and straightforward rules for each form and using the aux. verb in the forms reinforce the aux. verb. I found that helpful to tie in the previous unit. I was not confident before with everything other than...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Russia Kyzyl 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 is one that I feel pretty confident in. I have created many lesson plans before and sequences of lesson plans for whole units or for a whole year of curriculum. I have many of my own tricks and things I like to put in my lesson plans and it was nice to see many of them represented here. I liked seeing how to create a balanced language lesson that allowed the students to use many different language skills. I will definitely be very purposeful and thoughtful about that with my own lessons. I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Iraq Kut 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 a great refresher on the definitions of past tenses. I got a lot out of the teaching ideas in the video. I can't always picture what the activity is like when reading the notes. In the video it showed clear examples of things to do. I plan on using most of them in my grammar 1 class. We use a book for the study phase but I do struggle with fun activities for the activate stage. They are just primary 1 and 2 students, so all of these games that have pictures and cards are really helpful....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Erie 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 unit talked about the two different aspects of language usage and language learning. Receptive skills, which would be reading and listening, learning, absorbing, internalizing, and productive skills which would be speaking and writing, or externalizing. It also discussed about the different ways in which a person pays attention to whatever it is they are focusing on. Like depending on the level of importance that is held within the information, the receiver will pay more attention. I liked that part...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Guediawaye Senegal 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 never actually heard of using a video camera in a class room before, that would be an interesting experiment. I think a lot of these ideas are good, particularly the technology based ideas. Technology is intrinsically interesting for a lot of people, and things like OHP and tablets (in a small group) can make the difference between an average lesson and a great one.I appreciated the breakdown of the different, common TESOL tests used throughout the industry, particularly how...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Jinhua China 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 focused on ways to teach receptive skills to students. Receptive skills are reading and listening and they are used to obtain specific information (for a purpose) or for leisure activities like listening to a song that one likes or reading a novel. There are times when these can be used for both - like learning about a time in the past that one is interested in. The unit also gave examples of how to identify useful and suitable course materials depending on the objective of the lesson and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Baiyin China 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 18 MODALS,PHRASAL VERBS AND PASSIVE VOICE 1- GRAMMAR -MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS BASIC RULES: THEY MUST BE USED TO EXPRESS IDEAS SUCH AS;OBLIGATION,ADVICE,ABILITY,POSSIBILITY AND PERMISSION 2- PASSIVE VOICE:THERE ARE TWO VOICES IN ENGLISH NAMELY THE ACTIVE AND THE PASSIVE VOICE. FORM:AUXILIARY VERB[BE] + PAST PARTICIPLE 3- RELATIVE CLAUSES:THERE ARE 3 CLAUSES NAMELY;INDEPENDENT CLAUSE,DEPENDENT CLAUSE AND RELATIVE CLAUSE 4- PHRASAL VERBS -INTRANSITIVE -TRANSITIVE SEPARABLE -TRANSITIVE...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Dunhuang China 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 is important because it allows the teacher to understand how to teach receptive skills and how they are important to the understanding and learning of the language. It is also important to understand the different kinds of reading and listening and how it helps to perceive different kinds of information. It is also important to understand how to help build confidence in students when learning the receptive skills.This unit was helpful in discussing how to organize the classroom...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Vilnius 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: E. R. – U.S.A. said: This unit discussed course books and lesson materials. It covered the advantages and disadvantages of using course books as well as created materials, and also the different benefits of created materials and authentic materials. I thought it was useful to think about how to choose an appropriate course book, and also how to employ the course book effectively by not adhering strictly to the book. I don't use a course book in my classes now, but I would like to remember these tips for the future....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Wafangdian 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 different types of lesson plans, such as- ESA(Engage Study Activate), Boomerang, Patchwork, and the Straight Arrow ESA lesson. As well as the difference between a 'mistake' and an 'error'. Mistake = Something the student(s) can fix by themselves. Error = The student(s) is not aware of it and the teacher will have to help them understand what the problem is. Something that I liked in the section of 'Simple Elicitation Techniques' was 'Gap-fill', it seems like it would be good for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Shaoyang 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 this unit I have learned that course materials range from student course books to workbooks that they utilize for homework, to the teacher's course book which helps with activities, syllabus, and security for the teacher, cassettes and videos, as well as other materials that may be useful like a dictionary. Authentic materials are what native speakers read and hear such as a brochure or radio interview and created materials are items that the teacher creates and depends on their level...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Arizona Scottsdale 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 chapter brought me back into the idea of teaching in the classroom. I like the fact that it gives us some practical advice on how to choose course materials and, I like how it explains the specific reasons why we might use one type of course material over the other. After reading through, I could clearly understand the benefit of integrating all the different methods and approaches into a lesson. In fact, I think that the ESA teaching style helps to make both lesson planning and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Rural Valley Pennsylvania 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 covered more nuances of English, focusing on things like clauses, passive tense and phrasal verbs and how they affects communication, since those things are not covered as much in traditional English teaching but many English speakers unconsciously use them. In fact, even though the phrasal verbs did not sound unnatural to me, it took some getting used to. I really liked learning about modal auxiliary verbs because I was never given any set of rules before on what each one meant...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Panshi 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.R. - Germany said: I would like to talk about some teaching ideas. 1.Present simple I would design a worksheet entitled \"Likes and dislikes\". This can be either an eclectic set of items or be categorized. e.g. food.The students would be instructed to circulate among themselves and engage in discussion asking questions such as , \"Do you like cheese?\". 2.Present continuous Classroom Olympics! Students will pick a sport at random from a box and mime that sport for classmates.Students will be encouraged to ask...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Big Spring Maryland 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 concentrates on more specialized group teachings. It takes away from the general adult English student and gives a broader view on the different groups. One student is not neccesarily exclusive to one category, but can be associated with more than one. The tips, methods and techniques given also prepares the educator on possible problems he or she might encounter. The teacher is given materials and planning options on the different levels, to incorporate into the lesson plan. I especially...  [Read more]