Teach English in Huaihai Zhonglu Jiedao - Shanghai Shi

Why Complete a TESOL CourseEnglish is an international language which is used by people with different nationalities to communicate with each other. Since it is very important in communication in the global setting, there is often a huge demand for english education, especially in non-english speaking regions such as Asia. As the economic power of China continues to rise, and the trades of China and South Korea with the rest of the world are growing at an unprecedented rate, english language will continue to play in a vital role in the development of the world economy. In order for a person to be a decent english teacher, a TESOL program is essential in preparing him/herself for the teaching role. One reason for completing the TESOL course is that it gives students and potential employers the confidence in the teachers. Since TESOL designation is internationally recognized, the completion of the course can be seemed as a quality assurance that those english teachers have met a certain standard that is respected by schools overseas. This standardization is particularly important and applicable to any native english speakers whose major in university is neither english nor education but want to teach english overseas. An example of how a tesol certificate provides confidence comes from the fact that almost all foreigners who wish to teach in the South Korean public school system would be required to have the TESOL designation, unless he/she majors in english literature or education in university and has prior teaching experience. Nevertheless, with assurance comes the trust in establishing teacher-student and teacher-school relationships, which in turn would enhance the students? learning experience and the schools? hiring experience. Another purpose for a TESOL course is that it can enhance teachers? language knowledge. During the process of learning english, both fluency and accuracy are important and should be focused equally in order to perfect the language. As native english speakers, we are very fluent in communicating with others (via speaking and writing) through our daily interactions with people. However, fluency does not equate with accuracy. That is, being able to express freely without difficulties does not mean that the underlying expressions or style are always grammatically correct for students to learn. With the TESOL course, it enhances teachers? language awareness through various units such as english grammatical and phonology systems. Each of those units would focus on a specific area of english, and it includes detailed explanations, examples, and exercises for teachers to practice what they need to learn. From TESOL, teachers could gain a solid background in the language, which would allow them to teach the students with proper knowledge. In addition, even though you might have mastered all aspects of english, your knowledge capability still does not infer to your teaching capability. In other words, knowing the language perfectly does not guarantee that such knowledge can be delivered in an effective manner in which student can understand. It is undeniably true that an important requirement for being an english teacher is to possess the language. However, what really distinguishes a competent teacher from the rest lays in his/her ability to convey his knowledge in a way that others can understand and absorb. In reality, english learners come from all walks of life; they could have different ages, ethnicities, language barriers, learning abilities, motivations and learning purposes. In order to deliver the content effectively to suit various students? levels and needs, teachers need to have certain level of skills and techniques to accommodate the variety of students. Without an education degree or any formal training in teaching, a person might not have those necessary qualifications to be a good teacher. But with the TESOL course, they would be able to receive training for those qualities. Either it is offered online or on-site, a TESOL course can provide theoretical and practical knowledge on various teaching skills and techniques for different language topics, and for students with different abilities and levels. In the case of on-site TESOL course, teacher interns could gain hands-on teaching experience with real-life evaluations by experienced teachers. With the online course, video viewing could give teacher interns a chance to see the potential problems or difficulties that may occur in a real-life classroom. Regardless, TESOL course is important in training anyone who wants to be a teacher with essential skills and techniques. Teaching english to students overseas is a rewarding experience because the job satisfaction a teacher can gain when students have significant improvements in their language skills is beyond the monetary value of the paycheques. And to gain that job satisfaction, the TESOL course would be a vital step in helping a responsible teacher to achieve his/her competency in teaching.