TEFL Reviews

This unit makes it more clear to identify different methods, how they are different from each other, what they aim individually, that they all have their negative and positive sides and where ESA method stands...

In unit twenty I learnt more about typical problems during a lesson...

The future is very tricky, even for a native English speaker...

I was interested to learn about the different methodologies and approaches which have emerged over the years...

The course book is a precious help for the teacher and the student, but sometime, it is necessary integrate its with extra lesson material...

Again, The Grammar and Tense units are challenging...

This unit covers the types of tests that EFL teachers may give students as well as those external exams that might be helpful to students in receiving credentials for working or studying in English-speaking countries...

It seems obvious but the tip to not be sarcastic with students b/c it may not be understood is a good one...

This unit showed the differences between two styles of teaching showing that the style in the first video proved to be ineffective while the style in the second video was quite effective...

Unit 1 was a great start to the course and becoming an English teacher because it gave great examples of how to be a good teacher and help your students be good learners...

From this unit about coursebooks and lesson materials,i finally know that materials can be divided into two groups, they are authentis materials and created materials...

This session explains the different types of tests that are used to evaluate student's language levels and how much info they have retained during the course...

We watched two demo classes where the content and the students were the same, but the teacher changed the way he presented the lesson to show the impact it had on the students' ability to follow the lesson and engage with the grammar point...

Teaching productive skills: speaking and writing...

In Unit 10: Video Lessons, two videos are provided that show a teacher teaching a lesson properly, and the teacher making deliberate mistakes in teaching the lesson...

Unit 14 discusses the use of coursebooks versus created material and also the use of authentic material...

Planning a lesson is an important part of a teacher's work...

This unit covers the topic of professional development around the world...

Good teachers should be passionate, knowledgeable, interesting, motivational and supportive...

This unit has been difficult...

This unit covers what teachers encounter when they first start teaching a new class of students...

This unit is about receptive skills reading and listening and productive skills speaking and writing ,the question is ,how can the teacher achieve this ,The teacher needs to make sure the learner get the correct pronunciation and meaning of the word ...

This unit covers the seven different tenses that may be used with future meanings...

This unit highlighted to me that some of the present tenses can have future implications and can thus be used as kinds of future tenses...

There are often problems that teachers will face in the classroom that can fortunately be mitigated with simple corrections, careful planning, and frequent self evaluation...

This unit went in-depth about the qualities of good teachers and students, the possible roles teachers can undertake, and the type of students one may encounter...

In Unit 9: Lesson Planning, the content describes how to create a basic lesson plan...

Through the video lessons, I learnt that a teacher’s attitude towards his or her students can have profound impact on the success of the class...

I have a better understanding of the roles of both teacher and students, not only in general but in more specific class time occasions...

In Unit 17, I learned about various teaching resources that can be used for teaching English, such as: course books, dvds, online resources, etc...

This unit covered parts of speech...

The fundamental structure of the English language is the sentence...

This unit covered the teaching of productive skills...

This unit was very useful, in demonstrating effective and ineffective teaching methods...

This lesson taught me a lot about the different activities to include in a lesson...

This unit covers teaching vocabulary, grammar, and language functions in a classroom and how the three relate to one another...

This unit gives an overview of productive skills—speaking and writing—which are used to communicate...

Course books have advantages and disadvantages, and consist of a set of materials, including teacher's book and student's book, workbook but also audio tapes and other materials...

This unit while short was very helpful to me...

A theme throughout this course has been the importance of the student-teacher relationship...