TEFL

Task Based Learning
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Task-Based Learning

March 1, 2022April 4, 2022 Classroom Management & TEFL Techniques, , , , , , , , ,

Task-Based Learning (TBL) Task-based Learning offers an alternative to PPP for language teachers. In a task-based lesson, the teacher doesn’t pre-determine what language will be studied; the lesson is based around the completion of a central task and the language studied is determined by what happens as the students complete it. The lesson follows three basic…

Speaking Lesson
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Speaking Lesson Plan

February 15, 2022April 4, 2022 Teaching Speaking, , , , , , , ,

In the example, which follows, we will look at a speaking lesson plan which has been prepared around what students like best and least about friends. This kind of lesson allows a logical sequence from one activity to the next leading to a pre-determined objective. The teacher should have predicted any possible problems which may…

Teaching Materials
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Websites for Teaching Materials

April 1, 2017September 30, 2021 Uncategorized, , , , , , , ,

Best EFL Websites For Teaching Materials  Like any field of proficiency, being a teacher and teaching requires a whole lot of learning experience, and a teacher must be constantly learning so as to be updated with the new trends and provide what is needed in the education sector. As an EFL teacher, the mandate to…

Placement Testing
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English Levels & Placement Testing

March 12, 2017September 30, 2021 Assessment & Testing, , , , , , , ,

Levelling & Placement Testing When a new student arrives to join the school, the school will need to test his English ability to better understand which group would be best suited for him/her. To do this, the school normally starts by giving the student a grammar test. It’s known as placement testing. The test covers…

Seating
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Seating Arrangements for the Classroom

March 7, 2017January 9, 2020 Classroom Management & TEFL Techniques, , , , , , , , ,

Seating, Communication & Control in the Classroom Most seating arrangements designed for the TEFL classroom have two clear objectives – to help support communication and to help the teacher maintain control. Objective 1- supporting communication At the end of the day, we learn a language to be able to communicate in that language. Whether that is…

Making Corrections
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Making Corrections in the Classroom

March 5, 2017September 30, 2021 Classroom Management & TEFL Techniques, , , , , , , ,

Making Corrections Don’t be fooled, making corrections is a fundamental part of being a teacher. The essence of a TEFL teacher is to be able to teach new stuff as well as to practise the stuff they should know and to make sure they are using it and saying it correctly. The first thing you…

Listening Lessons
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Ideas for Listening Lessons

February 28, 2017September 30, 2021 Teaching Listening, , , , , , , ,

Listening Lessons & Resources Listening lessons have advanced drastically over the last few years. The idea has finally taken hold that what students need isn’t standard English, the Queen’s English or simple English. What is most important is that they hear natural English. That means giving them the opportunity to listen to the variety of…

Reading Resources
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Ideas for Reading Lessons

February 28, 2017September 30, 2021 Teaching Reading, , , , , , , ,

Reading Resources There are no limits to the resources you could use for your reading lessons. Just always remember to apply a little common sense when deciding what is suitable. The hardest thing to start with is that, as new teachers, you are not yet fully up to speed with being able to look at…

Checking student understanding
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Checking Student Understanding

February 26, 2017January 9, 2020 Classroom Management & TEFL Techniques, , , , , , , ,

Checking student understanding in the TEFL Classroom Checking student understanding is important so that the students understand what we want from them. Naturally, we want to simply ask the question Bad example: “Do you understand?” but the problem is that many students feel that they are to blame or are embarrassed if they don’t understand so…

Brazil
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Teaching English in Brazil

February 12, 2017September 30, 2021 TEFL Employment Articles, , , , , , , , , , ,

English Teaching Jobs in Brazil Brazil is a very large country, stretching from the Amazon Basin in the north to vineyards and massive Iguaçu Falls in the south. Rio de Janeiro is famous for its busy Copacabana and Ipanema beaches as well as its enormous, raucous Carnaval festival, featuring parade floats, flamboyant costumes and samba…