TEFL Courses in United Kingdom

For the first lessons the teacher is faced with meeting a number of new classes and it is vital that the teacher effectively establishes a solid rapport with the students to set a positive tone for th

ABSTRACT The article summarises various aspect teachers and psychologist try to achieve in their approach to teach children, young learners and adults in a more effective, orientated and specific way

Teaching english in france can be a challenging experience. They do not have a good reputation at learning languages and their accent is notorious. However, if certain problem areas are recognized and

It took me quite some time to digest this unit. All the situations that I faced in classroom are basically been mentioned here. The teacher Talking Time section is particularly worth pointing out. I f

Overall ITTT was a good quality on-line program, including well-presented, engaging, relevant and informative materials. • The course gave me a quite solid base for future teaching performance; •

I have really enjoyed this course and have learned a lot about teaching english to beginner and advanced learners. I enjoyed having a refresher on the different tenses and how to introduce them to my

First of all the acronym tefl stands for “Teaching english as a foreign language”. This is a certificate that can be obtained online or in a classroom with or without the help of a tutor. This ind

As I think about what I've learned during this course, the lessons on grammar stand out as offering the most knowledge. To be honest, I knew very few of the rules covered in this course prior to its

Although I have a university degree in translating and interpreting from english to Macedonian and vice-versa and experience in english teaching to children at lower levels, I found this tefl course v

Intro english is spoken worldwide, either as the mother tongue or second language. Consequently a substantial variety of different dialects exist in the english language. Two most widely recognised o

In this lesson i saw the variety of materials that teachers can use to aid and help his students progress in the classroom. It covers the differences between authentic and created materials and how to

There are many elements contributing to the success of a class, and establishing good rapport is obviously one of them. In a classroom where the students are motivated, feel involved and safe, their c

One of the most important points of refection from this unit is the understanding that different groups of people learn in different ways; one size doesn’t fit all and everyone doesnâ�

Teaching kindergarten can be very challenging but at the same time rewarding. Based on my experience I have found teaching kindergarten students to be very fun and enjoyable. I taught efl to twenty-fi

In this lesson I learned a lot about how to manage and prepare for an effective class. It gave many strategies on classroom management a discipline. It helped me to see that often the discipline prob

The tefl lesson planning module (module 9) provides a very good start to direct teachers on how they can increase their confidence while teaching in the class room. This module is pretty much directin

Throughout this course, I have refreshed my knowledge of english... and gained a broader understanding of the construction of my native language. With this deeper level of comprehension I plan to use

It is a very nice unit but it is not very much interesting compared to most of the previous units. It is not a totally new to me but I gave me a solid foundation on how to teach receptive skills to en

Unit 3 made me realise how important it is to design a lesson in a way that it involves all the stages necessary for language learning. The most useful and interesting part of the unit was the one dea

It is very important to know what resources you will have to use with your students and the role of each piece and how it can fit into the classroom is good to knowledge to have. Especially when it c

Evaluation and Testing is a recourse that is fundamental and necessary in the english language learning process. It not only serves the purpose of how much that student has learned and retained but I

I have learned a great deal from this course. I am currently teaching english in Taiwan, and it has been great increasing my theoretical knowledge on teaching english as a foreign language. This has w

I have been wrong the whole time that I thought as long as I have a good subject knowledge and I am able to deliver it to the students then I am a good teacher. I have learnt from the unit that a good

This course has been helpful in many ways. It has provided me with a refresher course on the english language, which I needed, and has given me insight into what teaching a tesol class is really like.

As someone with little teaching experience, I've learned a lot about lesson planning, teaching methods, various teaching tools, and am much more proficient in grammar. I have gained a lot of insight

Professional development is a term that is used widely in all professions and is very abstract in education. When teachers think about it, the first thing that comes to mind are hours of sitting thro

english, like most other languages, is a fairly difficult language to learn. All foreign learners, regardless of their cultural and first language background, face language hurdles when it comes to a

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 cult

It has been understood that most students prefer one to one teaching as opposed to being taught as a group. In recent years one to one lesson have become more popular than large groups . Students feel

Though we both are native english speakers, we were very aware that this course would certainly be difficult. Although we both speak and write in proper english (usually), we were not always fully awa

I feel that this article touches on the teaching style on translation, but also aspects of teacher/ student rapport as well. http://www.englishclub.com/tefl-articles/other-languages-classroom.htm Sh

I got a very clear and comprehensive description about which features I should have to be a good teacher and which qualities a good student has to have. This unit helped me distinguish the different q

This course has been valuable on many different levels: - This course was very well structured and covered all the subjects which are necessary to enter a classroom with the confidence to begin teachi

This unit provided some basic information about the importance of lesson planning. Most teaching situations will benefit from the teacher being well-prepared by having thought through what needs to b

It is clear to understand the four basic language skills. It is also clear that all are equally important in effectively mastering any language. One problem I am having is with ESA. The general unders

This lesson helps me to identify the areas where learners generally have problems with the three main tenses. This was a very tricky lesson. When learning chinese it's very simple to to learn grammati

Classroom management is the skill of organising and managing the class, having a friendly, relaxed manner and maintaining discipline. As english is the most widely used second and learning language i

I have been taking the ITTT tefl course on-line with tutor support since January 2012 and almost done with it. I am actually working on my final unit and I must admit that the whole experience has be

This unit focused on the teacher's role in classroom management. These tactics are used to reduce teacher talk time and increase student talk time. It is necessary for the teacher to make the students

This unit did a good job explaining the different kinds of learner and teachers. It was very thorough in its explanation because it provided both positives and negatives for each learner/teacher. For

I have personally gained a greater understanding of the most effective way to teach english to non-native speakers. I have been teaching english in japan for 2 years now, but, having no previous teach

Learnt" should be spelled "learned". When speaking english to a non-native english speaking person (As an aside Very well explained, i had no complications to understand thoroughly the unit, i would s

this is a great lesson demonstrating the need for the students to develop a strong ability to read and listen carefully to material. Its very important to make sure they are prepared by knowing the ha

This was a very interesting unit because I learned about many new study methods of which I was not aware . I find the ESA method a very natural way of conducting a class and I also think it keeps the

The Theory of Multiple Intelligences was conceived by Howard Gardner, a Harvard professor of education, in 1983. He proposed that the traditional theory of intelligence, measure by an IQ test, is too

I am a native speaker of english. I found this unit and video to actually be a bit difficult. It has been twenty years since I had an english class so remembering the rules was difficult. I think t

A much needed explanation of past tenses. This passage described how to use those past tenses and and what times it is appropriate to use them. Many teaching ideas were also given at the time that th

I have gained a great deal from this course. I have learned a huge amount about grammar, especially with regards to parts of speech, tenses and voices. It's a bit weird, since I'm a native speaker tha

This course has taught me a great deal about how to structure and plan a class. The curtains have been lifted as far as the methodology and strategy behind lesson planning, as I didn't even know what

This course has certainly helped expand my knowledge in teaching english as a foreign or second language. It has accomplished its aims to “provide a solid introduction to the world of tefl.” I wou