Zhubei City Hsinchu County Taiwan

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Hsinchu Taiwan 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: As we can see fro the above, there are four thing that students need to do with new language:understand its meaning, be expose to it, be able to practice it and use it and understand how its contracted. We have to insure that students are introduced to new language in balanced and manageable way. The teacher have to be able to balance vocabulary, grammar and functions.Reading this unit, I found out that reading and listening are two out of four important skills in learning. This unit also...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Taiwan Hsinchu 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 a good introduction into the basics of part of speech in general. It is necessary to know all parts of speech in order to be a better teacher, and to be able to explain grammar points to students better. If a teacher understands parts of speech well, it will be easier to explain grammar rules to students as well as to be able to predict which potential problems students may make based on the target language structure differences. Although there are many parts of speech in a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Hsinchu Taiwan 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 discusses how to create an effective lesson plan. I found it a little confusing how it said to keep the lesson plan simple and yet the planning sheet was actually very detailed. In reality, it is much harder to get that many things done in one class and especially while keeping such a tight watch on the clock. However, I do appreciate the emphasis on flexibility as teaching requires a lot of improvisation, depending on the needs of the students.The teaching of Pronunciation and Phonology...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Tainan City Taiwan 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: hello, today I have learned about the modal verbs, the passive and the phrasal verbs which are very important and a little complicated, especially the phrasal verbs that we mix most of the time. it is not easy to make the difference between the separate and inseparable transitive . But now I know when it is separate transitive we can have VERB+ PARTICULAR +NOUN or v+Pronoun +Particle while inseparable transitive we can't separate the verb and the particleThis unit in regards to the receptive...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Taiwan Tainan 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: This unit was very useful as I learned that modal auxiliary verbs can be used to control or express different degrees of normality i.e. modal auxiliary verbs can change the formality and meaning of the main verb. I also learned that a modal auxiliary verb expresses the power exercised by the speaker in various degrees without changing form. I learned about passive voice and that in passive voice the subject receives the action of a transitive verb.If I was teaching low level student passive...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Tainan City Taiwan 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: English language learners are often confused by modal verbs because they are used differently than other verbs and in a wide variety of situations such as asking for permission and giving advice. This unit explains diffenerce between Modal Verbs and also gives clear explanation of passive voice. In this unit I would be happy to see more information about Phrasal Verbs.Understanding all of the different functions of each of the modal verbs is important. I didn't have a good...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Damascus 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 like how course material is suggested in this unit (and the other units), it makes lesson planning a lot quicker and easier. Suggestions about course books helps as well. I currently live in a non-English speaking country where I don't know the language, and one of my goals is to be able to read a menu, so I appreciate the use of authentic materials as learning aids.Accuracy activities are usually part of the study phase. Fluency activities are usually part of the activate phase....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Umea Sweden 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 13 was about teaching English to different groups. Those groups are beginners, young learners and people who need English for business (also 1-1 classes). Skill, motivation and attendance may vary from group to group and it's important to have special approach to different groups. This unit taught me some techniques and gave advices on teaching this or that group.This final unit is about dealing with potentially difficult situations. In the very first lesson of a class, it is extremely...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Sweden Umea 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 enjoyed studying the different methods of teaching English as a foreign language. I really like the different structures of the ESA approach, such as the boomerang and the patchwork method. I like how the structure is designed to get the students engaged and interested in the lesson and then follows up with activities to reinforce knowledge and studying to track/see progress. It is a very logical approach to teaching language and It is a great method for designing lesson plans. I also liked...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Latakia 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: The Past tense is described in this unit in details , with each form such as past Simple , past Perfect continuous, past perfect, and past continuous . For each form there are ways to identify them in a sentence . they have different usages . There are also different teaching ideas and methods that are discussed to make the students understand the various past tenses.This unit describes the theory,methods and techniques of teaching English. There are many methods of teaching and each has...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Bern Switzerland 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 teaches and talks about the production skills: speaking and writing. This unit explains what is the difference between accuracy and fluency activities. It describes if one skill is more important than the other. It also gives guidance when it comes to speaking in a classroom and what kind of activities could be given to encourage and interact with the students.Future tense is the eight unit of the course. I personally, are of the opinion that this unit presented tense much better...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Switzerland Bern 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 second last unit in our course dealt with teaching individuals who have special needs when approaching learning English as an additional language. These include beginner learners who have are approaching the acquisition of the language for the first time, individuals who are learning the language specifically for business reasons and also multilingual classes which are classrooms comprised of individuals from various nationalities. If I had to choose one area where I gleaned the most...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Switzerland Bern 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 covers conditionals and reported/directed speech. This is a tricky unit. The concepts in this unit cover many different verb tenses being used in the same phrases/conversations. I think this means that these concepts will be difficult to teach to students. Some of the changes in reporting direct speech require some thought to decide how to convey the correct meaning. Practicing different role play with the students should make them more comfortable with this. As well doing many...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Latakia 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: The use of multi-media would surely make the teaching of predictive skills much easier. Showing a piece of paper with something written on it will not elicit the same response and showing a video clip. The student swill undoubtedly be more engaged by a video presentation. Also, scanning a 5 minute news clip from TV will hold the interest of students much more than a newspaper article. Real effectiveness comes from a nice mix of print and electronic media.The unit on conditionals and reported speech...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Bern Switzerland 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 outlined the importance of course books, created materials and authentic materials. All have advantages and disadvantages and it is useful to mix and match these materials during a lesson by adapting the the different needs of the students. Course books can be very helpful to teachers, however they can also be the downfall of a teacher because it can cause them to become lazy and unmotivated to find extra interesting materials for the students.listening to an authentic audio source,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Syria Latakia 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 13 explored the very extensive subjects of Phonology and pronunciation. Providing some good foundational knowledge of the challenges and opportunities these subjects can present. The unit defined terms like intonation and stress and grouped subjects under each header to help understand how we can teach pronunciation. Intonation is the volume and pitch of a sentence and stress is where to place emphasis within a sentence and how changing that emphasis could potentially change the context of a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Syria Latakia 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 liked this unit because in my profession, I have had to prepare students for these tests and had to learn about each external examining body as I went along. This study is very useful as now when a student comes to me with a desire to begin preparation for a particular test, I will know what the purpose behind their desire to take an exam is. It will guide my preparation a whole lot more. Also, I did not know the difference between a placement and a diagnostic test. This study helped me...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Damascus 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: The future tense is the most complicated of the 3 tenses seen so far in this course. There are seven most common usages: future simple, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous, be going + infinitive, present simple and present continuous. Some games and role playing activities that are useful in teaching the future tense are talking about if you won the lottery, what would you do or predicting what the world will be like in year 3000.This unit is an introduction of teaching...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Syria Damascus 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 feel like this unit has cleared up a lot of what I have seen previously in the classroom. I like how it wasn't just about a specific age group or a particular group of people. It reminded me a lot about my own experience with teaching and got me thinking more about what students want from a lesson. Each student will have their own reason for coming to class (or no reason at all in some casses for younger learners) so to be an effective teacher one needs to think carefully about what to teach and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Umea Sweden 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 covered solutions to potential problems that arise in the ESL classroom. I feel that I learned the most from the section on reluctant students. The solutions presented were using pair work, controlled practice, role-play, and a tape recorder. I feel that all of these methods can be used in conjunction. For example, if controlled practice is used toward the end of the study phase, it could lead to a more successful role-play in the activate phase.There are two motives for reading and...  [Read more]