What Is An Esl Classroom

  What mental picture do you have of an ESL teacher? Someone in formal clothes in a traditional classroom delivering English lessons to rows of uniformed children. Perhaps a ‘T-shirt and jeans backpacker’ at the beach discussing adverbs with a group of adults in a bamboo hut? Both exist, but which is in most demand?  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Minnesota? Are you interested in teaching English in Erhard, Minnesota? Check out our opportunities in Erhard, 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 looks at potential problems in typical ESL classrooms and different solutions that the teacher can use to help solve these issues, such as how to engage unresponsive students and how to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Iowa? Are you interested in teaching English in Buffalo, Iowa? Check out our opportunities in Buffalo, 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 many different kinds of ESL course books that are designed for students of all levels and ages. Therefore, the process of choosing the right course book for use in the classroom is a daunting...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Iowa? Are you interested in teaching English in Chariton, Iowa? Check out our opportunities in Chariton, 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 provided basic ESL pedagogy which centers around a threefold practice of engage, study and activate. Various examples of the engage, study, activate method where explained and sample lesson...  [Read more]

Check out TEFL TESOL about TESOL Tesl TEFL 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: A. L. - South Korea said: I feel I have gained much from this course. The grammar lessons gave me a deeper understanding of not only the mechanics of the english language, but also how to teach these mechanics to students. In general, each of the 20 units offered many interesting teaching ideas as well as other resources that are helpful to ESL teachers. Although I have been teaching ESL for nearly two years, before this course, I felt like I was mainly ‘winging it’ with my lessons. This course helped to...  [Read more]

Within the world of English language teaching there are many acronyms used to describe what type of teaching is involved in any particular scenario. EFL is one of the more common ones you will come across and it stands for English as a Foreign Language. You will find EFL is most commonly used when describing the teaching or learning of English in a non-English speaking country, such as Spain, Japan, or Mexico. It is very common for either of these acronyms to be used when talking about any situation where a student is learning English, however, there is a technical difference between the two. As previously mentioned, EFL is when the student is learning English in a non-English speaking environment, for example, a Japanese student learning English in Tokyo. In this scenario there is often...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Indiana? Are you interested in teaching English in Dunfermline, Indiana? Check out our opportunities in Dunfermline, 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 17 lays out a helpful and thorough guide to the various teaching materials that can be found/used in an ESL classroom. Teaching aids range from visual to audio, such as worksheets, DVDs,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in California? Are you interested in teaching English in Lincoln, California? Check out our opportunities in Lincoln, 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 is on classroom management ,As an ESL teacher you are a model and in control of your class ,you should be able to determine what ways to control learners to ensure a conducive...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Accelerated 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: B. G. - Korea said: I began this course because I wanted to improve my pay grade in the public school system while teaching in korea. Since this is not my first time teaching ESL, I thought this course would be too easy and redundant from what I had already learned. After completing the TESOL, I realized how much I did not know. There are so many different problems that the ESL students face, and I learned that I cannot teach Korean students like I was taught back home. I have also learned that it is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Pennsylvania? Are you interested in teaching English in Tonkawa, Pennsylvania? Check out our opportunities in Tonkawa, 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 section covered a number of possible issues/problems that may come up in a classroom. Teaching ESL is a little different because it requires understanding students needs which can be...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in North Carolina? Are you interested in teaching English in Kelford, North Carolina? Check out our opportunities in Kelford, 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! With this unit I am beginning to fully appreciate the true divergence between what I know and am comfortable teaching in English Composition to native English speakers, and what I will...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Minnesota? Are you interested in teaching English in Winnebago, Minnesota? Check out our opportunities in Winnebago, 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 looks at different types of equipment and teaching aides that ESL teachers could expect to use in their classrooms. Similar to what I had to say for Chapter 15, the unit on...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Washington? Are you interested in teaching English in Windsor, Washington? Check out our opportunities in Windsor, 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 is useful for learning about the typical types of materials that are sometimes used for teaching (coursebook/created materials). The list of advantages and disadvantages of course...  [Read more]

  What are ESL games? ESL games are games that can be used in the classroom to practice certain language points and encourage active and creative communication between your students. There are many different games created specifically for use in the English language classroom that can be found online or in any number of resource books. But we are not limited only to those games designed for the class. The majority of games that we played as children or still play as adults can be adapted and used in lessons. Whether games are co-operative or competitive, they provide students with a goal and in the English classroom this goal can only be reached by using the English they have learnt. Common Misconceptions about games in the classroom. "Games are fun but are not suitable for the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Minnesota? Are you interested in teaching English in Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota? Check out our opportunities in Hoyt Lakes, 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! Wonderful opportunity to observe first hand what a bad lesson and a good lesson looks like when compared to each other. This unit showed in a very good taste what a bad teacher would be...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in New Mexico? Are you interested in teaching English in San Ysidro, New Mexico? Check out our opportunities in San Ysidro, 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 a variety of challenges ESL teachers may come across in the classroom. One of the best tips for a first class is to avoid using the textbook and focus on group activities...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Kansas? Are you interested in teaching English in Luray, Kansas? Check out our opportunities in Luray, 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 main goal of most, if not all, ESL students is to acquire language skills that will enable them to communicate effectively. What is communication, however, if it is merely one-sided? It is, of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Louisiana? Are you interested in teaching English in Midway, Louisiana? Check out our opportunities in Midway, 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! Certainly, this unit tells about the advantages and disadvantages of teaching special groups. it also points what should we do and not which are very useful for us as ESL teachers. It is always...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Wisconsin? Are you interested in teaching English in Arthur, Wisconsin? Check out our opportunities in Arthur, 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! Motivation in the ESL/EFL classroom is easily one of the most important factors, Most of my students are teenagers and have low motivation to learn English. In addition to that, while most of them...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Connecticut? Are you interested in teaching English in Canton, Connecticut? Check out our opportunities in Canton, 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! As a teacher, I believe that there is more to teaching students what they need to know in order to be successful in the course of study they are taking as far as the subject matter is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Locations Registered TEFL 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: L.S. - Trinidad and Tobago said: Teaching VocabHarris and Hodges (1995) describe vocabulary as all the words of a language. A more explicit definition is given by Neuman and Dwyer (2009), referred to by Bintz (2011), who stated that vocabulary is: the words we must know to communicate effectively: words in speaking (expressive vocabulary) and words in listening (receptive vocabulary). Mei-fang (2008) suggests that if language structures make up the skeleton of language, then it is vocabulary that...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Nebraska? Are you interested in teaching English in Belden, Nebraska? Check out our opportunities in Belden, 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! What resonates with me are the different roles that a teacher plays when addressing the needs of an ESL classroom and how the teacher can be the motivating force in the classroom as well as a mentor...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Corunna, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Corunna, 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 teaching theories, methods, and techniques presented in this unit are laid out very thoughtfully and clearly. At various points in my teaching career, I have either used or been exposed to all...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Nebraska? Are you interested in teaching English in Wilsonville, Nebraska? Check out our opportunities in Wilsonville, 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! Sentence structure is important to understand as a teacher to model correct spoken English for beginners and to explain the subtleties of the English language to higher level learners. As a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Programs Professional TEFL 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: L.F. - Philippines said: In this course, I have learned that teaching EFL/ESL requires the right methodology. I realized that there are many different ways to approach certain lessons such as the straight arrow, the boomerang and the patchwork approach. This only goes to show that teaching foreign language learners requires the teacher to be flexible and resourceful. There cannot only be one method. This lesson made me more flexible and understanding since there is no single way of doing things. In...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Delaware? Are you interested in teaching English in East Side Village, Delaware? Check out our opportunities in East Side Village, 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 helps define the different teaching techniques required to encourage students to engage in speaking and writing tasks in the classroom. The ESL layout of a class...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Best 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: R. H. - U.S.A. said: British english vs American EnglishYou say either and I say either. You say neither and I say neither. Either! Either! Neither! Neither! Let’s call the whole thing off. The joke only works in this song when hearing Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong singing it. The tune is about a couple who cannot make their relationship work because, among other reasons, one of them pronounces the word either as “ee-ther” and the other says “ahy-ther”. Silly? Yes, but relationships can...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about 1 Week TEFL 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: P. H. - U.K. said: As a native english speaker I have never studied grammar to such an extent before. I certainly feel a lot more confident about my ability and I would feel comfortable explaining numerous grammatical principles whereas before I wouldn’t have been able to. This has not only given me confidence to teach english as a second language, but it also ensures I can teach any part of an ESL syllabus effectively. While I have had some experience in a classroom before, this course has certainly helped to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Rates TEFL Weekend 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: S.S. – U.S.A. said: I am very grateful that it was this program that I connected with. I have longed to teach, but I am not a traditional person. ESL was an avenue I felt would pull my strengths and best meet the needs of a classroom. This class, along with my welcomed critiques have given me confidence to walk into a classroom of monolingual students and given me the tools to develop a vibrant curriculum that will meet the needs of the students. I will never forget the “CD”, and I will use the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Pennsylvania? Are you interested in teaching English in Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania? Check out our opportunities in Sandy Lake, 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 lesson covered teaching the productive skills which are speaking and writing. it covered the differences between accuracy and fluency and which one is more important. the chapter...  [Read more]