Pronunciation Difficulties

Check out tefl tesol about TEFL Good 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: M.K. - Japan said: Pronunciation problems for english language learners in japanProper pronunciation is one of the fundamental aspects of developing a new language skill. In the case of japanese learners of english (JLE), Ohata (2004) states that we must understand the phonological differences between japanese and english to best understand the difficulties for JLE. Through this paper we will examine the structure of phonemes, vowels, consonants, syllable types, rhythm and intonation to clarify how a learner will develop...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Minnesota? Are you interested in teaching English in Skyline, Minnesota? Check out our opportunities in Skyline, 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 TESOL 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! The one of the most important parts of teaching English is to help people to understand general statements of the language they study, especially if the students are kids or people who belong to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Week TEFL Courses 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: Z.H. - Greece said: Pronunciation problems in GreeceMy research article will take a look at the pronunciation problems that Greeks have with english. Greece is a country that has many english speakers, it is a compulsory subject taught in school from an early age, and for most students, in after school classes also. english is recognised as the primary bridging language for Greeks to the rest of the world. The standard of english is therefore relatively high, but not without its difficulties. Perhaps the most...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TEFL Course 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: J.V. - U.S.A. said: Problems for learners in South KoreaMany teachers going to teach english overseas in South Korea may wonder what problems learners in South Korea will face when they are being taught english by a Western teacher. Teachers may be concerned with what type of challenges they will encounter with their students. There are many hurdles that South Korean students will face, when learning the english language. The main difficulties for Korean students come from the essential differences between the english...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Nebraska? Are you interested in teaching English in Bushnell, Nebraska? Check out our opportunities in Bushnell, 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 TESOL 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! This unit exhibits the study of phonology with an emphasis on stress, rhythm and intonation as well as the use of the International phonetic alphabet. This unit also gives examples and tools to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Wisconsin? Are you interested in teaching English in Orienta, Wisconsin? Check out our opportunities in Orienta, 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 TESOL 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! This unit was about teaching pronunciation, something I find extremely difficult to do with my students. My third-grade students have a speech contest each year and I coach the students....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Northern Cape? Are you interested in teaching English in Groblershoop, Northern Cape? Check out our opportunities in Groblershoop, 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 TESOL 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! This unit covers teaching pronunciation and phonology. It addresses the challenges of insecurity and hesitancy around the topic, for both teachers and students; and the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Alabama? Are you interested in teaching English in Carbon Hill, Alabama? Check out our opportunities in Carbon Hill, 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 TESOL 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! This unit was very helpful in having more resources for teaching all aspects of English. I now have so many more resources to help with pronunciation issues, or reading and writing...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Ohio? Are you interested in teaching English in New Philadelphia, Ohio? Check out our opportunities in New Philadelphia, 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 TESOL 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! This unit was useful in explaining the difficulties student experience with pronunciation and why that is the case. There are too many exceptions which is why the rules are hard to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Minnesota? Are you interested in teaching English in Granite Falls, Minnesota? Check out our opportunities in Granite Falls, 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 TESOL 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! There are four main present tense forms to consider when teaching. These are present simple, present continuous, present perfect and present perfect continuous. Each have their own...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Case, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Case, 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 TESOL 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! Speaking and writing are the two productive skills. Each presents unique difficulties. With speaking, pronunciation can be difficult if the learner's language doesn't contain certain sounds. Writing is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Pennsylvania? Are you interested in teaching English in Hinton, Pennsylvania? Check out our opportunities in Hinton, 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 TESOL 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! I enjoyed this unit so much and learned a lot from phonemic symbols. Most in this unit are new to me such as sound joining which talks about four major ways. Stress syllables are also fun to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in New York? Are you interested in teaching English in Smithtown, New York? Check out our opportunities in Smithtown, 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 TESOL 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! In Unit Twelve I learned about the two productive skills - speaking and writing. Using the ESA structure, I learned different activities to use for Engage, Study, and Activate that would be...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Iowa? Are you interested in teaching English in New Hartford, Iowa? Check out our opportunities in New Hartford, 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 TESOL 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! It is evident that pronunciation is one of the most difficult parts of a language.Students face a lot of difficulties and most of the times the lack of confidence makes them unwilling to speak.It...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Oklahoma? Are you interested in teaching English in Addington, Oklahoma? Check out our opportunities in Addington, 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 TESOL 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! This unit was about teaching pronunciation, which is often a difficult subject for native speakers to teach because it is so varied and they often don’t think about how the sounds are made....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in New Mexico? Are you interested in teaching English in Pleasantville, New Mexico? Check out our opportunities in Pleasantville, 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 TESOL 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! Phonology is a critical aspect of teaching in pronunciation, for students especially beginners have difficulties in not only English but while learning other languages as well,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Massachusetts? Are you interested in teaching English in Pittsfield, Massachusetts? Check out our opportunities in Pittsfield, 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 TESOL 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! pronunciation and phonology are one of the most difficult areas to teach due to their difficulties. Phonics is a method of teaching students to read. as we know phonics works by...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Utah? Are you interested in teaching English in Springdale, Utah? Check out our opportunities in Springdale, 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 TESOL 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! This unit covered Pronunciation and Phonology. The main focuses of this unit were on stress, rhythm, intonation, as well as introducing the International Phonetic Alphabet. This unit was one of...  [Read more]

  Shanice from Jamaica talks about her experience taking the 120-hour online course with ITTT in this TESOL review video. Shanice thought the course was amazing with each unit building on the last and caused her to really consider what she was learning and how it would be implemented in the classroom. Shanice recommends the course to anyone thinking of teaching English as a foreign language abroad. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. I have learnt...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Nebraska? Are you interested in teaching English in Nora, Nebraska? Check out our opportunities in Nora, 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 TESOL 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! In teaching new language, vocabulary is very important early on because it is the basis on which students are able to formulate sentences and describe their thoughts/feelings/actions to others. Lessons...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TEFL Language Programs 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: M.P. - Australia said: Problems with learning english from a Thai person's perspective1. Introduction As a non-native english speaker who studied english in the Thai schooling system and only came to study in Australia in my late teens, I appreciate how hard it is to be on top of the english language. One of the factors that make it difficult for learners of different nationalities to learn english is because english, in comparison with other languages like french, is more complex with lots of exceptions to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Illinois? Are you interested in teaching English in Havana, Illinois? Check out our opportunities in Havana, 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 TESOL 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! This was the most interesting and informative unit yet. Most of it was new to me and here I was once upon a time using phonetics in a classroom - as well when teaching my own children at home! My...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Pennsylvania? Are you interested in teaching English in Patterson Heights, Pennsylvania? Check out our opportunities in Patterson Heights, 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 TESOL 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! Unit 4 is about the teaching of a new language and what that entails. Firstly, the teaching of vocabulary is introduced and the difficulties depending on the word's...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in California? Are you interested in teaching English in Grass Valley, California? Check out our opportunities in Grass Valley, 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 TESOL 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! In this 3rd Unit I learned some new things about the methodologies that a techer can use in the classroom, to train the student's understanding of language as well as pronounciation...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about The TEFL International 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.R. - Spain said: Problems for learners of english in SpainIn 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. Pronunciation Difficulties. The main problems arise from the difference between the two languages phonetics. spanish has 5 vowels and 5 diphthongs, while english has 12 vowel sounds and 8 diphthongs. Just the other day I was in class observing and...  [Read more]

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word esoteric. This word is used as an adjective and refers to something that is either intended for or can only be understood by a certain group of people with a special interest or knowledge. Synonyms for esoteric include abstract, abstruse and obscure. The word originates from the Greek word es?terikos. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. Really confusing and this is a hard lesson, i really...  [Read more]