esl teachers, especially those who are certified in tefl rather than tesol course, work with students who come from and are based in places with cultural contexts that can differ extremely from a cultural context derived from an english-speaking national background...
Other than being an essential requirement in order to teach english as a foreign language, doing a tefl course teaches you a number of valuable skills...
There are many reasons why a current or future teacher of english may complete a tefl course-- to become more a more effective teacher, to advance their career, and to build confidence are just a few...
Other than being an essential requirement in order to teach english as a foreign language, doing a tefl course teaches you a number of valuable skills...
In spain the problems that arise from teaching english can be divided into pronunciation difficulties, vocabulary, grammar, spelling and punctuation as well as the cultural and geographical differences...
“If it is accepted that games can provide intense and meaningful practice of language, then they must be regarded as central to a teacher’s repertoire” (Wright, Betteridge, & Buckby, 1983, pI)...
Each year more and more people are seeking teaching jobs abroad, from those coming right out of college to others that would like to seek a career change later in life...
The playing of games as part of a lesson is a very effective tool in different ways: It helps students practice their english skills and it helps create a fun and relaxed learning atmosphere in the classroom...
In 1977, Tracy Terrell, a teacher of spanish in California, outlined "a proposal for a 'new' philosophy of language teaching which was called the Natural Approach" (Terrell 1977; 1982: 121)...
For me the motivation for taking a tefl course started as a dream to be able to someday retire and take my wife back to her home country of cambodia...
One challenge english teachers will face when teaching japanese students english, and in particular pronunciation, is the distinction between the r and l sound...
Vocabulary is extremely useful to students, especially during the early stages when students are motivated to learn the basic words they need to get by with the english language...
It will be difficult to categorize non-native english speakers, some learn english as adults, and some studied english in formal academic settings, some through informal immersion after arriving in english Speaking countries...
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This is a really interesting question that we need to consider because teaching young learners or adults are completely different jobs, requiring very different skills, approaches, attitudes and personalities...
In this ever evolving technological world we live in it´s not surprising that teachers can find more and more uses for technology in the classroom environment...