Teach English in Yan-an-shi

Koreans take education very, very seriously, yet there are many problems for learners in South Korea

How we start to learn a language? - With words

Writing and Speaking: an Ideal Skills-pair? In the context of teacher-training, it is frequently argued that Speaking and Writing should be considered together: they are both productive skills

Introduction Technology helps make teaching and learning more meaningful and fun

Teaching is probably one of the most rewarding profession that can exist

The following essay is a summative task for my TEFL certification course

Introduction: Everybody knows that English is the most popular language nowadays, and it has been for centuries

A successful English as a Foreign Language course is dependent upon numerous factors

There are a few aspects which should be taken into consideration when teaching either one-to-one, as well as teaching larger groups

Well I'd like to start off out by saying that I chose this topic of interest because I am currently living and working as an ESL teacher in Shanghai, China

Though I have been an English teacher for a period of seven (7) years in two different countries including my home country, yet I spent hours trying to decide the most appropriate topic for my summative essay, I finally decide to choose “The best thing I've learned from my TEFL/TESOL course” Why? Because I genuinely learnt a lot during the course of my study and I will like to share my views, but I will discuss only two major points in this essay

First, let me explain what EFL means

Earning a TEFL certificate has the potential to lead a new teacher down a number of paths where the only uniform outcome is the title “English Teacher”

I cannot recall, at any time in my primary school years in Tunisia (1986-1993), a student being allowed to speak in class

Cultural sensitivity derives from the differences among different cultures throughout the world

Self-confidence has been seen as a major contributor to a person learning a language

CTBE Summative Task 83

Lesson planning has always been the backbone of my lessons

As a teacher – and it does not matter if you teach kids, toddler, teenagers or adults – you have to think about a wide range of things: the content of your classes, class troubles and discipline, the evolution of your students skills, time management in terms of your classes and in terms of the content development in a period of time, students assessment, schools/professional compromises (either if you work in a language school or if your area a private teacher), how to create a nice learning environment and so on

When teaching young learners, one must be prepared to face the challenge with an open heart and respect