Tefl Course Assignment 1

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Changning Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xianyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. There might be many reasons why some students feel less confident about learning English. IT can be their previous experience at school or other courses, or simply the fact that they need to learn a new language. This course was about teaching Business English so I would like to focus specifically on students who come to me to learn Business English. My...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Emphasize the most critical concepts continuously. Reiterate these concepts in lectures and assignments throughout the course. Include questions relating to these critical subjects on every exam, thus rewarding students for learning, retaining, and, hopefully, applying this knowledge in a variety of contexts. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Maurine M. S. Provide students with a "visual aid" when possible to explain abstract concepts. A significant proportion of today's students are visual learners. For these students, a simple diagram, flashcards, videos or flowchart truly can be more valuable than a thousand words in a text or a lecture. This will motivate the students to elaborate on certain concepts. Also Read: How To...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Smethport Pennsylvania 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: Most teachers of today still feel the most secure when using the traditional, old-school methods of teaching but are concluding that this isn't effective. However, they feel nervous about integrating technology, which would spice things up, into the classroom. The challenge is how to get the kids to use the technology appropriately and monitor it. Also, for many teachers, technology is a learning curve that they don't have the time or energy to incorporate. The stark reality is that even though students are...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Richmond Minnesota 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: Cultural sensitivity is defined as “the quality of being aware and accepting of other cultures. This is important because what seems acceptable in some countries can be rude or derogatory in others”. 1 To be a successful teacher, understanding cultural differences is essential. Understanding and being sensitive to cultural differences can mean the difference between having an enthusiastic, participative, and motivated class, to having a de-motivated class where there is tension and disrespect. Everyone is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Baoji Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In my capacity as a Career & Technical Education (CTE) Teacher, I developed a 660-page Career Readiness curriculum and would like to share the course design and development process used. Career Readiness was created to provide a sequential, comprehensive and engaging curriculum for secondary high school through adult literacy students to prepare them to be...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas It is well known that the population of students in the same class is usually heterogeneous. In other words, all students have different learning abilities, talents, intelligence, interests, and maturity level. A teacher's task is to understand how to help each student to learn best. Educators use various teaching techniques, methods, and tools to reach students' needs. There are different ways to teach the classes with mixed learning abilities, and among them are the strategies that work well in the multilevel classes. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Aya A. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. To start with, a teacher needs to...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Motivating students is always a challenge and can, in fact, be one of the most difficult parts of education. There are countless ways to either encourage or intimidate a student into completing their work or participating in class but these external motivators have a limited effect. Encouragement and praise may only motivate a student while they are seated in the classroom. A teacher expressing disappointment on an uncompleted assignment may only encourage the student to avoid the subject or course work altogether. One of the best ways I have found for motivating students is to find a student's internal motivation. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Taylor O. Almost every student has a goal or image of what their life could be...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zezhang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yuncheng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Which activities can be used for teaching productive skills? Almost every language consists of productive and receptive skills. Speaking and writing are productive, active skills; information is produced in oral or written form. Listening and reading, on the other hand, are receptive abilities. These skills are used when we receive information. A good language...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas As a teacher of English, one may need to identify some areas that are essential in teaching even though the syllabus doesn’t mention them. For instance, what to teach is suggested but not how to do that. Having taken courses in pedagogy and didactics in Sweden (in the Swedish language) was and still is highly appreciated, but I may consider the TEFL and CTEYLS courses more satisfying when it comes to investigating ways and possibilities of designing a syllabus in teaching English. Another consequence of studying these courses is that it may as well result in better understanding and improving methods of preparing the French language as well. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Bassem F. Please note that this blog post might not...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences “Students who stop working at the first moment of perceived difficulty are even more perplexing because their lack of persistence is often confused with laziness. While it may be tempting to just advise students to keep trying, this advice seldom resolves the problem. (Julia G. Thompson)” Outlined in the article mentioned above are 28 different ways to build persistent and confident students. Below, I have summarized the 4 best ways to build confidence and persistence in students. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Nicholas R. The first suggestion was to activate prior knowledge to have the student relate to the lesson. This is a perfect example of the first step of the ESA lesson plan model. If the teacher is able to...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Slayton Minnesota 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: Throughout my course, there were multiple things that I wish I'd known before starting. The most poignant that I can think of are the following: ? When the school year starts for my ideal location ? That I could still practice/apply for a job without an actual certificate ? How time consuming it really ends up being All of these I feel could have helped me a lot more in the planning of my course work and my understanding of the course. Luckily, I still feel that I will be well-prepared to begin teaching when I...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences I work in two schools. I am an assistant language teacher at one commercial (low-level English) high school, and an integrated (high-level English) academic junior high and high school. I have had experiences with different kinds of students, Japanese-English teachers, and classroom atmospheres. In Japan, students take an entrance exam to get into high school. If they scored low on the entrance exam, then they are placed in the lowest ranking class. Each school has a certain number of classrooms for each grade. Both of my high schools have six classes total for each grade. There are usually around forty to forty-two students in each class as well. Teaching forty plus students in a crowded classroom is difficult. And unlike many stereotypes of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Quanlin Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jining Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Introduction: English for Specific Purposes, or ESP, is the methodology of teaching English for professionals in various fields, focusing on types of expressions, vocabulary, standard and formal structures that will be used most of all in a specific field, etc. The most common ESP is Business English; there are also e.g. English for law, English for medical purposes,...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Norman Park Georgia 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: Background: I am applying for the Peace Corps. I am told I will be located in Asia in a university setting. I have taught refugees, male and female, adult beginners in english, who escaped to the U.S. during the vietnam War. I currently teach conversational english to female students (intermediate level) who are spouses, mothers, or daughters of visiting professors, post-docs, or men getting their PhDs at Oregon State University in the U.S. I worked for 26 years for the National Aeronautical and Space...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Sacramento Kentucky 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: Background: I am applying for the Peace Corps. I am told I will be located in Asia in a university setting. I have taught refugees, male and female, adult beginners in english, who escaped to the U.S. during the vietnam War. I currently teach conversational english to female students (intermediate level) who are spouses, mothers, or daughters of visiting professors, post-docs, or men getting their PhDs at Oregon State University in the U.S. I worked for 26 years for the National Aeronautical and Space...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Orlando Florida. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Orlando Florida, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Orlando Florida. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL OrlandoCounty Seat Florida 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: Motivation in the classroom “Motivation in the classroom” is what I believe to be one of the most important areas a good teacher needs to focus on. From my own personal experience in school, I found that the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shuanghekou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Ankang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. **************************************Background Information******************************************* Assignment assumes a investment company expanding abroad is seeking a trainer to improve their business English communication. Company Initial Meeting HR - Students lack confidence to speak with foreigners to conduct everyday-tasks in the work environment, and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Ontario? Are you interested in teaching English in Ottawa, Ontario? Check out our opportunities in Ottawa, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Background: I am applying for the Peace Corps. I am told I will be located in Asia in a university setting. I have taught refugees, male and female, adult beginners in english, who escaped to the U.S. during the vietnam War....  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Once I arrived in Vietnam to teach the English language, I realized that poor pronunciation is common in Vietnamese students as well as teachers. These mistakes are similar, as it was obvious the Vietnamese teachers passed them to the students. In this essay, I am going to deliberate on the causes of the problem and suggest a few solutions. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Mohammad E. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. First, we will start with the problem origin. The Vietnamese language is monosyllabic. Vietnamese people are familiar with pronouncing monosyllabic words, thus it is considerably hard for them to pronounce multi-syllabic words, like English words. They...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas I have taught English before in an English tutoring institute in Korea on two separate occasions. I am American but I grew up in South Korea. For extra money, I started teaching English for the first time at age 19. I taught very young children, from age 4 to age 7. It was extremely difficult because there were probably about 20 students and at those ages’ children have such different mental capacities. Therefore, teaching was almost impossible as the older children picked up everything very quickly and would become bored and loud, while the younger children would be too scared to talk and practice anything. It felt much more like a daycare than any English class. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Michael A. Please note that this...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Although courses may vary in length, subject matter, level, or approach, a systematic process, a syllabus is essential to plan and structure a course to achieve instructional goals effectively. Teachers will need to design, modify, revise or evaluate a syllabus or rethink and re-examine their syllabi throughout their career. Being a systematic process, syllabus design follows a set of steps and requirements, as outlined in the following paragraphs. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Soundous D. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Before starting the syllabus design, teachers need to collect some information to help them in this process....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Weixing Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dazhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. To create and develop a course for young learners first we have to check their level of English. Usually level tests are graded: 1. Starter, 2. Elementary, 3. Pre intermediate, 4. Intermediate, 5. Upper intermediate. Next what have to be done is needs analysis, to know about students previous estimate learning experiences, what they will use English for and what area...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Laozhai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jining Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. As I began my examination of syllabus design I found it instructive to peruse definitions of the word syllabus. The different definitions contained a similar thread of thought that a syllabus is an outline of the subjects in a course of study and is for those either taking or teaching the course. These definitions are in line with the Latin root which means list....  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Grantville Georgia 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: When learning a new language, naturally you're going to make mistakes. As an english as a Second Language teacher it is hard to know when and how to correct those mistakes. Kenneth Beare of About.com suggests there are four different kinds of mistakes a student is likely to make. These are mistakes in grammar, pronunciation, meaning, and in writing. Mistakes made in grammar include using incorrect verb tenses and other parts of speech. Mistakes in pronunciation include mistakes with word stress, basic...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Many factors can impact students’ motivation such as social, psychological, educational, economical, etc. However, a teacher can still play an important role to keep the students motivated. In Afghanistan’s educational tradition, students are often compared to each other, and they are ranked based on tests and exams throughout the course. Additionally, the teacher corrects every student’s assignment. Notice the word “correct” has been used instead of “mark” or “assess.” The teacher will try to point out every single mistake or error. Having six years of English language teaching experience, plus observing my colleagues’ and students’ behaviour, and studying the methods of foreign language teaching , I have realized that teachers can...  [Read more]

Laura Payne Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas I am currently working as an Assistant Language Teacher in Japan. Before I began this job I assumed that because Japan has a largely homogeneous population, all of my classes would be monolingual. However, I was wrong in this assumption. In addition to my Japanese students, I have many students who are Brazilian or Filipino. These students largely do not use Japanese as their mother tongue and have to learn both English and Japanese as a second language. This diverse student population, in addition to my work experiences and studies, has taught me a lot about working with both monolingual and multilingual classes. In the few monolingual classes that I teach, it is fairly easy to anticipate and resolve problems that students might have with...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas What qualities should a teacher have? Personal or professional qualities, and which ones are more important? For example, is it possible for a teacher to be charged with a duty to love children, or is it enough that he treats them with respect and good knowledge of his subject? Should a teacher be an outgoing leader? Which teacher is better - kind or strict? This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Alla S. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Nobody will argue that the desire to learn from a professional who knows the subject is natural. Every English teacher must know the language. It would seem obvious! However, the simple truth is often neglected. People, who have decided to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lengdixia Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Baoji Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Teaching one to one When teaching one to one you must come up with your own material. There are not many resources available for you to use so you will have to adapt. Here are some ways in which teaching one to one is different from teaching groups. Classroom management. Other than deciding where you and your student should sit and how to best manage physical...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gegangou Muchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Yili Hasake Zizhizhou — Ili? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Classroom management is the topic for this unit. What makes a good teacher? What is the best way to arrange students in class? How to engage as many students as possible and reduce TTT? All these questions have been thoroughly covered in this unit. I learned about: 1. Using of nonverbal communication with students such as eye-contact, gestures,...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Hanchuan 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: R.A. – U.S.A. said: In the past 4-5 years I have had several short term experiences of teaching esl. I volunteered to serve with a group from my church to lead a one week english Camp in Taiwan for three summers. Last year I volunteered to help teach a community esl class in my community. So I taught one class a week for about 9 months. I had studied some on my own, but I had never taken a formal certification class for esl. As a result of taking this class here is what I have gained: 1. A good beginning grasp of grammar that...  [Read more]