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How Japanese as a Native Language Causes Problems for Students Learning English in Japan - TEFL Blog
Tue, 28 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
How Japanese as a Native Language Causes Problems for Students Learning English in Japan
This essay seeks to explain how the Japanese 'Katakana' and 'Romaji' alphabets cause barriers to the introduction of English education in Japanese elementary schools. It will look at how these alphabets affect the pronunciation, writing, and reading abilities of Japanese students.
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The Japanese language arguably has four different alphabets.
Chart 1: Examples of Katakana and Romaji
English word(s)/ English pronunciation/ Katakana/ Katakana pronunciation/ Romaji
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Pronunciation and Phonology in the EFL Classroom - Issues with the International Phonetic Alphabet
There are two issues that need to be stressed when working with the international phonemic alphabet. First is the fact that we are no longer concerned with how a word is traditionally spelled. Additionally we need to stress that we are only concerned with the sounds needed to correctly produce a word. So rather than numerous spellings, which can often be pronounced in different ways, we have one symbol representing one sound. Once we can isolate a sound, rather than juggling various spellings, we can work with our students on how to say that sound. Doing that successfully is related to manner and place of articulation, which will be covered shortly. To get a better understanding of... [Read more]
Phonological Awareness for Developing Language Abilities - TEFL Blog
Thu, 13 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Phonological Awareness for Developing Language Abilities
Phonology involves studying how sounds are organized in a language to create meaning. It differs in every language as sounds are organized to create words, which are then organized in sentences.
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Understanding both phonology and phonetics is important when teaching language to others.
The English IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) utilizes symbols to represent single sounds.
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Problems for ESL Learners in Turkey - TEFL Blog
Thu, 05 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Problems for ESL Learners in Turkey
I have started teaching English in Turkey, since 2018. If you are planning to start your teaching career here, I would like to mention several pros and cons and problems of learning English for the speakers of the Turkish language.
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Expectations
Syntax
Usage of the First Language
Students' Efforts
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Expectations
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7 Non-Trivial Online ESL Games - TEFL Blog
Tue, 15 Sep 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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7 Non-Trivial Online ESL Games
There are many famous games used by TEFL teachers that students know like the back of their hand. If you want to change up your online lessons and bring even more fun in your teaching, check out these seven non-trivial online ESL games to help you in every stage of the TEFL class.
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1. Connect The Dots
2. Simon Says
3. Online Word Chain
4. Catchphrase
5. I Went to The Market and Bought
6. Don't Say Yes or No
7. Would You Rather?
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Why The World Speaks English - TEFL Blog
Tue, 24 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Why The World Speaks English
English is called the global language because it is used as an official language throughout the world. People from different countries and cultures, who speak various languages, communicate with each other using English. It is the first language in use in countries such as the United States, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and New Zealand. English is the official language of the United Nations and is used to communicate with leaders of different cultures and nationalities.
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Reasons for English Global Status
Convenience
Online Communication
Business and Career
Tourism
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7 Ways to Teach Reading - TEFL Blog
Fri, 04 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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7 Ways to Teach Reading
The above is a topic that I want to particularly used to teaching reading to young learners. There are some points given below, they are.
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1. Use songs and nursery rhymes to build phonemic awareness
2. Make simple word cards at home
3. Engage your child in a print-rich environment
4. Play word games at home or in the car
5. Understand the core skills involved in teaching kids to read
6. Play with magnet letters
7. Harness the power of technology to keep your child engaged
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Inspiration to Create Teaching Materials - TEFL Blog
Tue, 27 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Inspiration to Create Teaching Materials
Teaching is a creative enterprise and creating your materials is very satisfying. There are many positive reasons for a teacher to create their materials. Purposely created materials are inexpensive, tailored to specific grammar and language topics, adaptable for different language levels, specific expansions on the course resources, culturally sensitive and correct. From my perspective, among the most important reasons for creating your materials are that it adds a personal touch to your class, and it enables you to have a sense of ownership in the curriculum.
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Topics to discuss
Online resources
Printed materials
Second-hand materials
Life-learning
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Common Problems for English Learners in the Philippines - TEFL Blog
Fri, 19 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Common Problems for English Learners in the Philippines
The Philippines is one of the countries in Asia that is known to be the largest English speaking nation when published by an English council a few years ago.
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English as an official language in the Philippines
English in Early Childhood
Discrimination as a Problem
English Curriculum
Grammar
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Top Reasons Why Rules of Pronunciation are Extremely Important for Teachers - TEFL Blog
Fri, 24 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Top Reasons Why Rules of Pronunciation are Extremely Important for Teachers
Many ESL teachers have never even heard of phonetics or phonology, yet they use these aspects of speech naturally when they speak. Phonetics and phonology are two areas of linguistics that study the sounds of language. Phonetics focuses on individual sounds, while phonology studies the features and combination of sounds (McMahon, 1-3). There are two reasons why ESL teachers need to know phonetics and phonology: first, it helps them to conceptualize English in a way that their students can understand; and second, it helps them to address their students' difficult pronunciation problems.
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Why Students Suffer from Pronunciation Issues?
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The International Power of English - TEFL Blog
Wed, 26 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
The International Power of English
Today, the big planet earth has become a small global village and the sovereign barriers seem to have disappeared. Technological innovations have left no stone unturned in converting the dreams into reality, where people from any part of the universe can come on a common platform to interact and chat with each other. But, no communication of this magnitude is possible without a common medium of conversation. Therefore, as global communication expands, so does the need for a common Global Language. The term "Global Language" can be better described as a language, which is spoken internationally and is the prime medium of instructions universally.
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Top Tips for Teaching English to Young Learners
02/18/2023
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