TEFL Reviews

Teaching reluctant students can be difficult, but I learnt some techniques in this chapter that can help...

In this unit, it provided a lesson on how to evaluate the students and the different kinds of testing conducted to know the knowledge level of the students...

As far as receptivity is concerned, it is the most common human trait, as with the birth itself; the child starts receiving various impressions through its senses...

the unit number twelve takes a look at the productive skills which are speaking and writing as they represent an important parts in english language ...

Unit IX provided very important information on the formation and execution of lesson planning...

Unit 7 clarifies some important points about teaching a new language: it shows how to be able to do a punctual, precise and effective improvement in students’ skills...

These two videos provided an excellent demonstration of how much choice of tactics and attitude can affect the progression of a lesson...

Unit 17 describes the various forms of teaching equipment available...

This unit was about conditionals and reported speech...

Authentic Materials: Just about anything a native speaker would hear or read can be described as authentic - programs, magazines, newspapers, songs, poems, brochures, menus, films on video, etc...

Unit four covers the present tense forms: simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous...

There is a clear difference in students that have been majorly exposed to the English Language and those that barely come into contact with it...

Basically, what we studied in this unit was mainly the two biggest parts of English Language...

Speaking and writing are active skills...

Students often have a vocalubary other than that of the classroom...

The writing of lesson plans has a number of important functions: 1) An aid to planning Writing down what you expect the students to achieve by the end of the lesson, and how you intend to make that possible, helps you to think logically through the stages in relation to available time...

As a teacher,we should use a variety of methods to teach different students according to their own characteristics and their own levels...

In this unit we will look at some of the most common problem situations that teachers can encounter in the classroom and also suggest ways of dealing with them...

From seating arrangements, maintaining discipline , giving instruction, to balancing TTT with STT, are all important components when managing a classroom...

This unit was all about how to organize and maintain a classroom environment...

This lesson is all about evaluation and testing...

This unit was about classroom management and mostly gave suggestions on different aspects of class management, the pros and cons of different arrangements and groupings of students, and strategies for avoiding and dealing with problem behavior...

Now, each ESL class is different, and they all have different goals, but no matter what their age or level, students must understand that they must at the very least try to speak as much English as they can, even if it is for simple greetings, requests or statements...

Unit 20 discusses common problems found in the EFL classroom and solutions to said problems...

The unit helped me to understand the wide variety of materials and course books that are available for use in an English language classroom and the difference between authentic materials (things used and prepared for general public use) verses non authentic materials, which have been prepared solely for use in the classroom...

Unit 7 covers teaching receptive skills, reading and listening, which are listed as 2 of the 4 receptive skills required to learn any language...

Unit 20 was a round-up of tips and reminders for beginning teachers...

Pronunciation is definitely an area I rank poorly in teaching methodically...

This unit is all about present tenses...

The content of Unit 13 is Teaching Pronunciation and Phonology, where pronunciation is about the individual sounds and rise and fall of speech in a sentence, and phonology is the science and study of the physical properties of sounds...

The two videos showed bad and good students-teacher interaction...

I realized in this unit that the ultimate goal in any classroom is for the students, themselves, to become competent enough to evaluate their own level and progress throughout the year...

In this unit, I've learned the different types of test given to students depending on different situations and those are as follows: Placement Test, Progress Test, Diagnostic Test, Practice Test, and External Test...

This unit dealt with teaching pronunciation and phonology, or the study of the properties of sounds...

What I enjoyed most about this section was learning about the various roles that teachers take on...

This unit was very useful as I was introduced to the 'Tense System' particularly the \"Present Tenses' and learned about'form', 'usages','typical student errors' and 'advanced stage teaching ideas'...

This unit was about evaluation and testing...

Unit 12 taught me about the different aspects to consider when teaching to speak and write English to foreign students...

This lesson demonstrates that the teacher's skill level and attitude has a profound effect on the amount of learning that takes place in a classroom...

This unit's purpose was to explain the differences and challenges teachers may face educating certain kinds of students...