TEFL Reviews

Types of classes: beginners (the absolute beginners - students who have no English base, the false beginners - students may have studied or been exposed to English previously, but haven't retained much language, the adult beginners - will often have made their own decision about learning English and as a result will usually be highly motivated, the young beginners - often lack motivation as they haven't usually made the choice to study and can't see the benefit of learning the language, the beginners without Roman alphabet - need a lot of initial work on basic literacy skills + reading and writing practice is necessary), individual students (one-to-one lessons), children, business English (one-to-one, in-company group, in-school group)...

This unit covered the various methods and approaches to language learning, their pros and cons, and example activities...

Throughout this unit I finally started to get a grasp for what I should aspire to accomplish in each lesson I will give...

For every sucesful lesson in a class,there are usually many things that the teacher will be faced with such as establishing reports between teacher and students...

This unit looks at grammar in English...

Unit 18 regarded modals, phrasal verbs and passive voice with examples of how they are used in sentences...

I plan to look up every site on the list in this lesson in order to familiarize myself with what's contained on each...

When studying a language I believe that frequent progress testing is probably more productive than not...

I have learnt several examples of behaviour that make for effective and ineffective lessons...

Overall, this unit featured the introduction in what to expect from this course, along with outlining what is required to be a teacher of Business English...

The unit covers some common problems that may arise in the classroom...

Course books and lesson materials are covered in this unit...

Of the four basic linguistic skills, this unit covered the receptive skills reading and listening...

Receptive skills include listening and speaking...

This unit helped me to better understand some of the problems my students may experience...

I took Latin for seven years, so I've already had the chance to think about the ins and outs of English grammar...

Unit 13 provided a detailed coverage of the pronunciation including phonetic sound formation and construction...

This unit taught me some problem solving skills for problems that teachers will often face...

The most natural way to learn a language is to be living in the culture or society where the language is spoken, being immersed in the language as we are when we are children growing up and learning our native tongue...

This is in my opinion, one of the most useful Units in this course...

A teacher should inspire confidence within the students without being overbearing or leaving the students uncertain...

This unit covered some of the left over English grammar points that had not been covered as of late in this course...

This unit examined some of the difficulties teachers might face as they begin their new positions...

The purpose of this unit was to review the appropriate way to plan a lesson...

In Unit 5, I learned how to manage a classroom...

In this unit, I learned how to manage classes calmly and professionally...

Reading and listening is not just about eyes and ears but also heavily relies on pre-existent knowledge...

I feel that it is very important for a teacher to create an atmosphere that enables the students to feel comfortable and relaxed...

This unit covers various methodologies for teaching English...

I found this to very interesting to read and understand...

In this unit I learned how to teach vocabulary and grammar structures...

The first video was a bit painful to watch...

We had a chance to observe and compare two videotaped lessons with the same agenda...

The two videos in this unit allowed me to observe a stark contrast in the teaching methods presented by the teacher...

This unit talks about the different types of tests and assessments...

I thought it was very interesting to see these two classes compared...

This unit is about all the teaching equipment and tools a teacher can use, each in several ways and with different purposes...

Having student motivation for speaking in class is essential...

This unit was about the importance of using coursebooks and other materials to aid in making lessons more fun and teaching easier...

Teaching aids can be used to make lessons more interesting, effective, and less dependent on the textbook...