Why Is So Difficult To Learn English

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ichikawa Japan 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: Reported speech and direct speech is a little bit tricky for me to understand (referring to question number 20, I did have a little difficulty in figuring out the answer) so I need to take it slow and familiarize the rules about it. Same goes to my future students, I would really understand if they'll get confused about it too. Persistence is the key! I know we can do it. It's in my hands that's why I have to learn it well in order to teach them this topic accurately and not in a confusing way.As...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about One Week 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: M.F. – U.S.A. said: As I went through the process of completing this certificate, people kept inquiring as to why it was taking so long to learn how to teach english. They kept saying that since I knew how to speak it already there can’t be that much to learn about passing it on to others; well, I don’t think they’ll understand how ridiculous those statements are until they take a course like this one. While the material itself wasn’t impossible, there is so much to learn. Growing up in an english...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mianyang 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 was much about basic grammar, which I studied many years ago. It was quite eazy for me to know how to do the grammar in itself, but it was much more difficult to remember how the different groups were classified. I can understand and speak with no problems without studying these grammar, but if I will teach English it is necassary to have a good knowledge of it. So I think it was a very good repetition for me.Tenses are difficult. Chinese doesn?t really have tenses, so I can only...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Olomouc Czech Republic 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: Wow. I can see why this is difficult to learn and why teachers must have good knowledge to prevent student confusion and keep them interested and motivated. I also see how focusing on tenses will actually create opportunities for student to use and learn the language. I find I have to work backwards, I know the correct sentence (and recognize the wrong one). I then have to figure out why it is correct/incorrect, based on the rules. I hope it becomes easier with more use and exposure. Again...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United Kingdom Ipswich 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: Grammar is the framework of language, so is important for a student to learn so that they will be better understood. Simple grammar can be taught to provide a student the basic sentence structures to convey simple concepts and give them an early sense of accomplishment. Understanding the 'why' of word usage can be empowering, as they will be able to build their own sentences. More complex sentence structures and word usage can be added slowly and using exercises or games, can provide a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Kerch Ukraine 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 had its challenges for me, especially with the phrasal verbs separated into the three basic parts. However, because I struggled with it I can know you to relate to students who struggle with it as well. Passive verb also has its challenges with me, but I'm glad we are going over all these things to review and learn how to teach it so others can understand.This unit contains information about basic English grammar. For a native speaker, it's difficult to explain why we follow...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Manns Choice 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: The conditional seems so complicated trying to figure out the different situations. Eventually it started to make sense - remembering that zero and first have to do with real situations and second and third with imaginary or hypothetical situations. I can see how students would have such difficulty with the verb placement and choice for each. I'm starting to understand better why the EFL students in my class make the mistakes they do. With reported speech, the changing of yesterday and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Brazil Sao Leopoldo 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 2 explained how each word in a sentence can be further classified, according to its purpose and the meaning it adds. I learned a lot about the \"formal\" rules when it comes to writing and speaking the English language. For example, being able to properly change the spelling for plural nouns, distinguishing when to use the indefinite or definite articles, and learning about the different types of adverbs and pronouns, just to name a few. Through this, however, I realized that a person...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Xiaoshan 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: There are many technologies available for teachers to use in the classroom. Teachers must be mindful of the purpose for each technology. In addition, teachers must be aware of the balance of resources and ensure that they mix up technologies so students do not become bored or understimulated when they see a certain medium. Anytime teachers are using technology they must test the equipment first and prepare a backup.Unit 13 Teaching pronunciation and phonology teach us knowledge and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Toluca Mexico 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: Use of conditionals requires to use different tenses in order to have a new meaning. Sometimes it is necessary to review the tenses that will used in the conditional to avoid any mistake at the time of using any conditional. Also, it is mandatory the use of each conditional so students can give the proper use. Variety of activities to practice can help students to learn this new topic.I found this unit unexpectedly challenging. I fell like the use of tenses seems obvious based on my...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification India Meerut 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 went through Modal Auxiliary verbs, Phrasal verbs and using the Passive voice. The phrasal verbs particularly can seem difficult but the suggestion to teach them as part of the vocabulary makes sense. Modal auxiliary verbs will be important for students to understand which context to use them in. being that there are so many of them this may be challenging for some students and really highlights the importance of knowing why your students are learning english. They will need to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Netherlands Geleen-Sittard 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 12 was about teaching the two productive skills - speaking and writing. I learned that, while speaking is WHY the students are there, writing is extremely important for them to learn to do correctly as well. For speaking, this lesson showed that learning how to do it properly is two-fold: accuracy (getting the language in correct form) and fluency (wanting students to become creative and comfortable with the language). Unit 12 also covered how to teach both these topics in an...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Jiutai 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: The topic of the unit is teaching pronunciation and phonology and it was so far the most difficult topic because I have never studied it so deeply, I always trusted my intuition. I leant a lot from the content however I must read it couple of times more to feel really comfortable to teach it to students. Also I understood that I have to prepare and test some activities to be able to teach this topic. Hopefully practice will do the job and in no time I will find out the best way for me and the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Burhanpur 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: In this unit I was able to recognize and recap the differences between the present simple, the present continuous, the present perfect, and the present perfect continuous, along with when to use it - making it useful for me to explain to second language learners. The typical student errors/mistakes section allowed me to identify mistakes I will often see in the future and how to effectively correct them.I took a Grammar course a couple of years ago at University, and this brought back a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Nijmegen Netherlands 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 shows you how to make a lesson plan and why it is important to do so. Because I do this course online it doesn't give me a lot of practical exercise. Writing my own lesson plan made teaching a little bit more real for me. It was nice to think about the best way to plan your lesson and how to make your lesson as interesting as possible while achieving your learner objectives.This unit showcases some teaching methods and how to use them. All of the methods are different, some...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Borujerd Iran 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 we learn how to make the most out of a teaching day. We learn of the different engaging techniques, how to make the absorbing of informations easier and more fun. We learn how and when to correct the students, and how to prompt them to express more. We learned about the Patchwork lesson, which tells us how to set up a lesson following the Engage-study-activate lesson and how to use the Boomerang lesson. We also learned what to do in each stage, and how to deal with mistakes and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Clifton Tennessee 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, we reflect on the correct ways of teaching not only vocabulary and grammar structures, but also language functions. What is interesting in this unit, is that we get to see the reason of why certain vocabulary words are more difficult to teach (for example, the student is Chinese, so the words will be a bit more difficult to grasp for that student than for a German student), we can also see that the way the grammar structures are introduced affect the way the student learns (if, for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Brazil Sao Gonzalo 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 so helpful. Having access to a lesson plan has given me clarity of how a lesson might look. I can see how having flexibility in a lesson is essential but I think I would also have to be careful not to go completely off topic. For this reason I can see the validity of identifying a clear learning objective and also reflecting on the lesson afterwards to make sure the objective was achieve, and if not, why? Planning a sequence of lessons makes sense as you can develop a nice flow to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Jinzhong 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: The four basic skills in any language is reading, listening, speaking and writing skills which are all four equally important. Thus to teach all four skills to the students, you as teacher needs to motivate and create an interest to the students to develop these skills, and to expose the students to more of the language, the more they will learn, but we also need to help them through the difficult areas of these skills.Unit 9 covers why and how to write a lesson plan. Having taught...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Adapazari Turkey 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 12, It talks about speaking and writing/games communication between people is a very complex and ever changing thing. In this unit we learnt the difference between accuracy and fluency activities. most importantly i have learnt that accuracy and fluency have the same importance . Speaking activities in class could be so difficult but it is a vital role in the study of every language as it helps to improve communication between teachers and students.This unit shows the benefits and dangers of...  [Read more]