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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Turkey Van 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 describes methods to teach different types of students.I taught children, teenagers and business English in my previous language training school, which is great experience for me.I have a resonance in the content.I majored in Business English but lacked practical experience.When I gave business English classes, I had the fears of no experience in this field.My students were the supervisors of departments and in their company with different needs and English level.Every time I tried to dress...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Van 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: Pronunciation is a very challenging class to teach. It is dependent on drilling and memorization so creating engaging or challenging lessons is a challenge. I think it is ideal to teach pronunciation in isolated blocks within an oral English lesson. By itself students may find it trying. The phonetic chart along with forms and manner of articulation require intense repetition for students to understand. But serious learners of English value this skill.This chapter is about teaching productive skills:...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Van Etten New York 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 helped me to better understand some of the problems my students may experience. As a native speaker when I grew up speaking English it was indicated in my English classes that there are 3 tenses. However, from this unit I have learned that we have many more with many uses. In just the present tense alone there are 4 sub-categories that students need to utilize to better speak English that apply to many different situations. Because of this knowledge, I can now use the suggested student...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Estella Wisconsin 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 the productive skills of speaking and writing. The lesson gave examples of potential hang ups that might stifle student's engaging in the speaking portion of an English lesson. It also gave a framework of items to look at when it came to writing, reminding us specifically that not all students use the same alphabet as the English language. It once again reminded us not to correct everything at once, but to let students make mistakes. We should guide them on a path of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Freeman South 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: The unit explained what receptive skills are and how to best facilitate the learning of these skills. I feel that I have learned ways to teach these skills. For example, for beginner students, it is best to find either unauthentic text that's approved for their level of English or to find authentic text with easier words that will not discourage the children. In either case, I learned that there will be words that the students may need to pre-learn before listening to the reading. The examples of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Iron Hill Delaware 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 provided a great review of troubleshooting common problems in the classroom. These problems included first lessons, different levels, large classes, use of native language, reluctant students, and difficulties with listening texts. It's likely that teachers will come across a number of these common problems in the classroom, and this unit provided a lot of helpful tips for addressing them. It was emphasized that establishing rapport among students as well as between the teachers and the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Dresden 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: Unit 5 has been the most beneficial yet by explaining many facets of classroom management, which appears to me to be half the battle of teaching. Without control of your classroom how can you expect to teachieve a thing? The unit began by diving into appropriate eye contact, gestures and voice, all of which help clarify many things to a classroom. Apart from how to carry yourself in front of your students, I learned the pros and cons of grouping, pairing, and individual work of students. Classroom...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Kamas Utah 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 very simple unit about teaching new vocabulary, grammatical structures, and language functions. The new vocabulary section included how the teacher selects new vocabulary, what the students need to know about each new vocabulary word - meaning, use, grammar, interaction, spelling and pronunciation - and sample lessons. The grammatical structures section included what the students need to know about the form - meaning, use forms and patterns, and spoken and written forms - and sample lesson...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sea Bright New Jersey 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 grammar unit focuses on conditionals and reported speech. It provides helpful examples of the most common use of conditionals including zero conditions, first, second, third, and mixed conditional forms. As per previous units, the author included common mistakes that students are likely to make while studying conditionals. Knowing about typical errors and keeping them in mind when lesson planning will help the teacher remain focused on culling bad habits that may form. Playing fun games or...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Malatya 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: This unit discussed how to evaluate student progress and why it is necessary. It also discussed the various types of testing that is done in a language school. It discussed the difference in each of the different types of test. It then discussed the different very popular external examinations, such the TOEIC and Cambridge ESOL test. It was a relatively brief lesson.In this unit we were introduced to the various positives and negatives of drawing up a lesson plan, as well as given an idea...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Turkey Malatya 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 techniques for indicating and teaching intonation: nonsense words, by gesture, humming or singing, the board. Stress: the strong part that bears the principal emphasis in the sentence. Techniques for indicating and teaching stress: contrastive stress: a student can more readily perceive a sound that is voiced by playing it alongside a sound that is non-voiced. A rising questioning tone is easier to recognize when it is heard immediately before or after a falling tone. Stress on...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Vanceboro 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: Phonics and pronunciation are often left by the wayside in many English classes. This is unfortunate, as these are vital parts of spoken English. It is not particularly uncommon to encounter an ESL speaker with very good English, but whose pronunciation and phonology make then difficult to understand. In addition, pronunciation and phonics can be more difficult aspects of English to teach. For this reason, we learned various methods for teaching them in this unit. These included labeled diagrams...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Tarsus 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: When planning a class, there are 4 criteria to take into consideration, including appropriacy to the student, and to the task at hand, the frequency and application of the language, and the Teachability which depends on the level of the students in class. The ESA methods provide clear structure for the study of grammar and vocabulary as well as language functions and can be applied in their variations to make the class both interesting and appropriate.Unit eleven talks on listening and reading.In...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Wikieup Arizona 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 learnt about the efficiency and effectiveness of different teaching equipment and teaching aids. I learnt how and for what purposes they could be used in the class. They range from white boards and overhead projectors, Visuals and worksheets, Cassette Recorders and Video Players to Dictionaries and Computers. The teacher must use them from time to time in the classroom depending upon the teachers comfort and must be aware of the drawbacks of each and have counter strategies in case...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Malatya 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: This unit explained the various difficulties that arise when teaching tenses. English has three times (past, present, and future) and each time has four aspects (simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous). One of the most difficult aspects of learning verb tense is the fact that many past participles are irregular. Since the irregular past participles aren't formed according to a pattern, students have to memorize each unique past participle.This unit helped solidify the roles of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Slocomb Alabama 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 teaches introducing new vocabulary and grammar to students using the ESA format. This was a helpful expansion of the initial lesson on ESA and lesson planning. The lesson encourages teachers to think about vocab and grammar lessons in relation to student level and the usefulness of certain vocabulary words and grammar structures to students in everyday writing/conversation. One thing I am wondering is whether teachers should try to teach students words that are useful in their particular...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL McIntyre Georgia 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 taught many differing teaching techniques and theories. It covered the vast numbers of teaching methods including translation, audio, presentation, task based, silent, lexical, and suggertopadia. There was also the incorporation of the engage, study, and activate approach. Several engage phase games and activities were also mentioned including fizz buzz, introduction, partner share, alphabet relay, sevens, I spy, memory games, word linking, slow pictionary, anagrams, box game, sentence,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Fayette Missouri 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 Engage, Study and Activate methodology is what we will be using to teach English as a foreign language. During the Engage phase, it is important that we elicit the student to get involved in the lesson by using different techniques so that they respond to the learning experience. During the Study phase, we make sure the student focus on how the language is constructed, we will present the student with the language point and will perform drills to ensure correct pronunciation. Finally, in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Turkey Tarsus 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 has provided me a very well knowledge of that how some one can become good teacher? or what qualities should be available in good teacher and i totally agree with what has been told in this first unit. Different level of english are quite interesting which can help a lot to access student level of English. The role of teacher a very good enhancement in my knowledge .Teacher should motivate and encourage their students as i think its a main key that teacher can add to build student...  [Read more]

Also notional-functional syllabus, is a method of the communicative language approach, pioneered by D. A. Wilkins. It was later developed further for the Council of Europe by van Ek and Trim. The syllabus was a reaction to the question, “What will the language learners need the language for?” and the notions relate to time and space, whilst functions would be agreeing, disagreeing, etc.  [Read more]