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What is the best thing I've learned from my TESOL course and how it reinforced my will to become a teacher - TEFL Blog
Tue, 26 Mar 2019 Linda Dunsmore
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What is the best thing I've learned from my TESOL course and how it reinforced my will to become a teacher
As far as I can remember, I always wanted to become a teacher in a foreign country. The most thrilling part about it was to convey knowledge to others and extend my own cultural awareness.
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"Teachers abroad need to be mindful of cultural differences in the classroom."
"You cannot create a culturally responsive classroom if you don't take the time to get to know your students."
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English as a Global LanguageOf the six billion people world-wide only 350-400 million speak English. Why then is English considered to be the single most important language on our planet Earth?
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Why complete a tefl course Completing a tefl course can make a teacher more capable and thus confident in their job which both improves a teacher?s prospects of getting a job, performing well and getting better jobs in the future. The teacher?s competency improves in a number of key areas. Perhaps most importantly, especially for native English teachers with no prior English education qualifications, the teacher?s knowledge of the English... [Read more]
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Y.T. - Japan said:
Cultural Sensitivity in the ClassroomCultural sensitivity in the classroom is one of the biggest factors in deciding the class' openess towards cultural differences, and whether the class can operate on an equal basis in a class of multicultural students. This issue is becoming more important as the globalization continues to spread, and students are more likely than ever to share a class with those of different countries and cultures in this world of... [Read more]
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Lesson PlanningTeaching English in a foreign city is not very easy as the students within the city already speak a different language and are accustomed to speaking that language to others. The students must make it a habit to practice what they've learned in English in order to learn the language faster. Although teachers cannot monitor the students daily routines to make sure that the students are actually practicing English, teachers can gauge the... [Read more]
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Comparative teaching methodologiesThe wide variety of methodological options and approaches is a prominent characteristic of contemporary second and foreign language teaching. New classroom practices and approaches to designing learning materials reflect a commitment to finding more efficient and more effective ways of teaching languages.
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Teaching EFL in a KindergartenFrom birth, humans have noticeable instincts. Newborns can actually support their own weight when they grasp an object ? perhaps a left over from our time clinging to our mothers back. If a baby feels an object pressing against their face, they will pull back from it. A newborn will actively search for their mother?s nipple. All of these instincts have ensured our survival over the ages. As we develop physically and... [Read more]
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