While deciding upon which teaching aides to use may appear intuitive at first, it was helpful to be able to dissect the finer points of utilizing each. I had never heard of an IWB before, although I
For unit 17 we studied the use of teaching aids in the classroom. For most of the lesson, we listed specific visual aids along with their uses, weaknesses, things to take into account when using them
I learned in this unit that a teacher can create her own course book to benefit the students language development. Using a course book developed by an insititution is also beneficial due to the testin
Who can be an educator? What does it mean to be an educator? Is a great teacher born, or can a great teacher be made? Do I have what it takes to be a teacher?
These questions are important ones, t
In the late seventies when Howard Gardner was doing research on brain damage, he did not expect it to lead him to develop a theory that would alter the way people around the world approach education (
The public education system in Korea is unique in many ways. It is a system that reflects many of the traditional aspects of Korean culture as well as its modern dynamism. My three years of experien
While it is prudent to put effort into presenting oneself as a worthy candidate for hire, it is important that a candidate for an overseas teaching job learn about the company that he is interviewing
Motivation in the classroom is one of the major keys to both teacher and student success. A teacher's ability to motivate his students helps determining whether or not he is a good teacher, and studen
That course was a very valuable for me. I have improved my teaching skills and I've refreshed my grammar skills. I have knew a lot of teachers tips for English lessons. This course have been a very
This unit has been about classroom management. Management of a classroom involves many factors. One must take into account body language, such as eye contact, classroom presence, and tone of voice. Th
Korea is known as one of the most english loving country in the world. In South Korea, learning and studying english in their early age became essential. It is almost like learning english became an o
This unit gave me a wonderful insight in to what my previous teachers have done to make the instruction of my earlier education seem so effortless. As with most of the things we do in life there is a
Unit 11 is about receptive skills - reading and listening. Unit explains why we read/listen and how we do it. Teachers should know skills that readers and listeners employ to understand such as predic
Several years ago, I was studying computer applications at my community college. It was my last semester before graduating and I knew I did not want to immediately transfer to a university. I had ot
Classroom management plays significant role in maintaining discipline and providing appropriate learning environment during a lecture. Keeping good rapport with the students, being polite, always ther
This chapter focuses on the interaction within a classroom: the teacher's interaction with the students and the students' interaction among themselves. Classroom arrangement not only means the physica
In this unit we focused on different types of past tenses. When studying this unit, I felt that past tense might be one of the easier units to teach, the only difficulty being the irregular verbs as
There are number of ways to assess student's language level. The systematic set out of lessons ensures full coverage of lesson plans.Focusing on lesson approaches which are suitable using current aff
This lesson was helpful because it gives you more details about the usages of each tense. I feel that sometimes students get confused when they are doing different past tenses. For instance I have not
Pronunciation and phonology are very hard to understand, memorize and use. However, Intonation, Stress, and Articulation are very important things to teach. The way English is spoken is vital. Many ar
The content in this unit took a lot of time understanding compared to other units. As it confused me, I can understand how it could confuse a non-native speaker easily. I find that this subject is imp
I am actually very impressed on how much information the course provides, everything was clear and easy to understand, there were a couple of things I didn?t know about adverbs and nouns however, the
The unit is very interesting and full of valued information. It listed out the common methods and techniques used in teaching language. The most useful part of this unit is the ESA approach. Each stag
Phonetics consists more than just pronouncing the word correctly. You must be able to hear certain features of the word such as fall and rise of the speech. Areas of stress, rhythm and intonation ar
This section helped me to brush up on the phonetic alphabet, which I learned in my linguistics class in college. I always found it really interesting, and I think teaching high schoolers to read and w
This unit is about teaching pronunciation and phonology. It is but true that this is the most neglected aspect of the english language teaching specially to us non native speakers. I still can imagine
The unit 16 teaches the main grammar points regarding conditionals and reported speech which I consider to be one of the greatest problems, faced by students, while learning a second language. This tw
This unit was an in depth look at the receptive language skills (reading and listening.) Like most other skills, they are most easily learned when the students are both interested and able to understa
In my opinion, this unit was well explained. The tables helped me understand direct speech conversions.
Also, I did find the conditional explanation very helpful since this tense is one of the most
This unit looks at different ways of evaluating studentsÂ’ levels and progress, as well as some of the common external exams that students may need to be prepared for. There are a number of way to
In this unit, I learned about different types of materials a teacher can use in class. First, I learned about the advantages and disadvantages of using authentic materials. I then learned about and sa
This lesson was good because it gives teachers insight into what students are feeling when they are studying to learn a new language. Learning a new language is a very vulnerable activity that requir
Productive skills which are speaking and writing are both used for the purpose of communication. I agree that writing is probably the more neglected skill than speaking. I think students will genera
This unit discusses the difference between the four present tenses namely present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect simple. Present simple is used for something that ha
Unit 8 covers the future tenses, including the four forms seen in past and present(simple, perfect, continuous, and perfect continuous), as well as 'going to', and present tense forms given future mea
This unit explores the kinds of groups language teachers encounter. The different groups include teaching beginners, teaching individuals, teaching children, teaching English to business people and t
This lesson was primarily concerned with the various types of testing done for evaulative purposes in ESL, including placement tests, which determine a student's language level; diagnostic tests, whic
Evaluations in the classroom are the measuring tool for education. Tests tell a teacher what progress is/has been made by each student. Teachers can also reflect on these test scores and evaluate them
This unit provides a rather brief overview of the types of resources available to ESL teachers, as well as some of the advantages and disadvantages of all these resources. I anticipate utilizing a tex
This unit provides a huge knowlege about the tests systerm and its usage during the teaching (opening) English courses at the school or language centers. We also can see the difference between them an
The relationship between the teacher and the students is crucial. It could be the difference between a good and a bad experience for both parties. As human beings, we need empathy in order to communic
This unit was less of a challenge for me, as tenses come naturally to me. I, however was not aware of the fact that there are twelve tenses in the English language. Since there are this many tenses I
During this reading I had a hard time to remember all the specifics of the language. Also remember structures forms, etc.This section even though it was hard, it is true that it is very important to u
In unit five I learned a great deal regarding lesson planning. I did not realize that each phase of the lesson needs to be carefully positioned in sequence so that the lesson will first engage the lea
Conditionals and reported speech and be quite difficult and challenging concepts. I have recently learned about conditionals in South African Sign Language but it did not have as many forms as what En
Being a good teacher is not an easy task. A good teacher should have a certain range of abilities to make his/hers lessons interesting and attractive for students. The teacher needs to know how to man
It was very useful looking at the pros and cons of different visual aids and technology in the classroom. I knew that all of them had different advantages and disadvantages, but seeing them written ou
A good learner is followed by a good teacher so the teacher's role is very important. Teachers cannot be always perpect as it is a human but always try to be enthusiastin, motivating and encouraging l
This Unit explains the Present Tenses. What I have learnt is the technical terms for each present tense and their forms. As well as their uses and common errors/mistakes. I have focused mainly on the
Unit 1 covered the general basics of teachers and students. I have learned from this unit all the different types of roles a teacher can play and it's effects on the students. Also, the unit covered t