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TEFL Barnard Kansas

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This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned:

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The english language is considered to be the universal language because of its great influence on global economy. Students have sufficient level of motivation to learn english. Consequently, they are trying to learn english and apply it wherever needed to keep pace with the rest of the world. Sometimes our learners are reluctant when it is the question of learning english Grammar. They tend to believe that grammar is an obstacle to acquiring english. According to them, english even as a second language can be acquired without learning grammar. By this they mean that a teacher must teach and facilitate a student to prefer the use of grammatical rules to the memorizing grammatical rules. teachers can bring a student's fluency of english first and then go for his/her accuracy. There comes the necessity of learning grammar. Based on this the definition of `english Grammar' by is very encouraging: "english grammar is a description of the usages of the english language by good speakers and writers of the present day." This definition has a universal validity. It always emphasizes the demand of the present time. It is flexible and it welcomes any new, valid and standard use of english. For examples: the use of tenses is no more confined to twelve categories or the use of powerful verb-words etc. Thus we can limit or standardize the use of english grammar but we can not eliminate its use totally, especially-for the people who use it as their second language. Teaching english grammar can be a fun if a teacher wants to make it funny and comfortable for the students. The teacher should draw attention of the students to the use of the rules by using interactive and participatory methods such as using fun, quiz type worksheets etc. The use of example is very important. She must always use something new to introduce any pattern of english sentence. For example, we have a very common tendency to use "He goes to school everyday" to introduce `3rd personal singular number' to the learners. We should use a name from the class instead, which involves an active participation of the students. We must take real life examples in the class so that the students can get enough food for thoughts to apply those rules and examples discussed in the classroom later in her real life situation. Level of motivation of the students to study grammar depends on the presentation skills of the grammar topic by the teacher or trainer. It is all about how she uses and applies her innovative, interactive and participatory tools of teaching grammar irrespective of all levels of the learner group (beginner to advanced). There should also be a balanced use of inductive and deductive approach to teaching english grammar. Learning english grammar is very interesting when it is facilitated in a cheerful environment. Learner can learn from what is present in the environment, even if their attention is not directed to it such as rules of using tenses, use of articles etc. can be displayed on and around the classroom wall. If learners trust and respect the teachers' authority, they will accept and retain information better. The teacher can ease students' fear and confusion with proper enthusiasm and positive environment. Errors must be corrected gently, not in a direct manner. Learning english grammar can be fun through role play activity. Effective english teaching for all four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) depends on the teachers' good teaching skills. To conclude this text, I just LOVE being an english teacher it is one of my greatest experiences in life.


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