I personally have gained a better understanding of what it’s like not only teaching students a second language, but also gotten a glimpse of what it’s like for students learning a second language...
I gained knowledge in grammar, lesson plans, classroom structure, approaching young and adult learners, teaching tools and equipment, in evaluations, about different levels, in course books, about creating activities and materials, and most importantly about the skills required to be an effective teacher...
The course has definitely been an awareness-raising and supplementary experience for me as a practicing teacher who has yet to obtain a tefl certificate upon the completion of this unit...
When I started this course I was not sure how much I would enjoy doing an online-course or how much it would even serve me to learn tefl, but because it was not very expensive I decided to give it a try...
What I have gained:
? I have first of all learned a methodology for teaching english as a foreign language that seems very practical and effective and I’ve got a lot of practice in making lesson plans and thinking practical around the implementation of this methodology and conducting of english lessons and english courses...
To begin with, the course took me longer than I thought it would take to complete, and I found myself really putting a lot of effort into completing all the worksheets...
From this course I have gained an understanding of basic english grammar and pronunciation, in addition to how to break it down and teach it to students...
This program definitely superseded my expectations, I learned a lot more than I thought I would because I had had a solid foundation of the english language and thought this would just be a review; however, I acquired knowledge through this training that I never thought I would and I'm very grateful for that...
Personally, I have gained from this course a developed understanding of teaching methods, an awareness of what problems students might encounter when being taught, and how I can address any problems they may have with what I have taught them...
This course has taught me to see the different ways to deal with students of all ages and that some students are learning english because they have to and others because they want to...
I've obtained a lot of knowledge about various student types which should be approached with careful appropriate way and the methodology to teach and encourage each them effectively, also how to deal with problems which might occur in the class, furthermore, for the future how I should prepare for the first class using the knowledge and carry on...
Personally I have gained a great deal from this course and wish I had taken it far earlier in my life, as I not only feel it has benefits in becoming a teacher but it also has benefits in being a better student...
Through completing this course I have gained a greater understanding of the english language and its grammatical components, which will help me explain the language to students in my classroom...
First of all I’d like to say that this course is well structured and in my opinion covers almost everything a teacher-to-be needs to know before entering the classroom...