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This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned:
Unit seven is about vocabulary,grammar and functions.After going through the unit,i clearly understand that non can go without the others.Here i learned that the ESA(Engage Study Activate)is the best because with the straight arrow approach, it will be easier for learners to understand.
The teaching of vocabulary, which is very important especially to beginners,needs different approaches.For example,the use of pictures,contrast,discussion, among other these will also depend on the spelling,pronunciation,similarity to learners own language, and so on.The unit also talked of study activities like,word search,gap-fills exercises,level of learners,course syllabus among others.The latter takes us to the grammar approach.
In the grammar approach,unit seven teaches us of the various ways of presenting and practicing language structures.Also on how to engage in discussions,prompting,using pictures,using intonation,pronunciation patterns,gap-fills,sentence building,games that will help in communication,role-play,among other ways to make comprehension of the lesson easier.
All the above methods of teaching both vocabulary and grammar,can not be achieve without the knowledge functions.Which include refusing,agreeing,disagreeing,learner`s native language, among other.When these methods are mastered including those we learned in unit three,teaching of vocabulary,grammar and functions will produce the best results.
