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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Greenwood Arkansas 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 content in this unit is very specific and also quite detailed. The content teaches us which words within a sentence are classified as nouns, adjectives and so on. The content in this unit breaks down any standard sentence and teaches us which words are classified as what and why they are classified as what they are. There are multiple types of nouns, verbs, adjectives and within these parts of speech there are specific cases that do not always follow the rules. It can be very tricky and often...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Windsor Washington 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: Today i learnt about speaking, writing and games. Speaking and writing are called productive skills and are equally as important as each other.I learnt that teachers shouldn't neglect writing skills and palm them off as homework to often as sometimes students fail to do their homework.I learnt about accuracy and fluency activities and the difference between the two.I learnt some valuable speaking in classes activities and why sometimes students do not like to speak and ways to encourage them. I...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Pune 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: Following the previous unit, this unit focused on teaching productive skills which include speaking and writing skills. Both skills are necessary for communication. There are different approaches and activities that are useful for encouraging and improving speaking and writing skills. Some of these activities may focus on accuracy (the study phase) while others focus on fluency (activate phase). Furthermore, this unit provided a few examples of classroom games that are useful for enhancing productive...  [Read more]

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