Esol Tefl

There are five generally recognized levels of ESOL students worldwide and these are reflected in the curriculum materials available to students and teachers in the form of book series. The levels are often designated as follows: Note: Levels above these standard levels are typically called ‘advanced’ and are not generally taught in mainstream situations. It should be noted that some curricula cover these levels differently. An example would be the Touchstone series (from Cambridge) which uses a four level scale for their books. These four levels however cover the same content as a typical five level scale. Another popular series by the name “Cutting Edge’ has six levels, as there is also a book at advanced level as well as the five standard levels. For each of these levels we...  [Read more]

TESOL stands for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and is to almost all purposes the same as TEFL, Teaching English as a Foreign Language. As they are basically the same we will refer to just one from here on: TESOL Most TESOL teaching positions require a minimum qualification of a 120-hour certification. Throughout the industry there are three generally accepted routes to obtaining this qualification. These are through in-class courses, online courses or a combination of both, known as combined (or hybrid) courses. Here the trainee will travel to a location where the course is offered. There are training centers in most countries throughout the world where English is being taught to speakers of other languages. The main advantage of an onsite course is the possibility...  [Read more]

There are four main categories of English teaching programs that we will consider here: For each program, we will have a look at who they are for, what they generally involve and anything else of particular note. Who the program is for: This is the type of English taught in government schools and private language institutes throughout the world. What the program generally involves: The syllabus is usually defined for five levels of study using an established book series such as New Headway, ‘Let’s go’ for example. Of particular note: There are many millions of students learning general English worldwide. Who the program is for: English programs taught for students who need to show that a particular level has been achieved, either for employment or university entrance. Two of...  [Read more]

  http://www.teflonline.net For the teaching idea in this ESOL video students are given a set of pictures that feature events in a person's day. In pairs the students will need to put the pictures in an order of their choosing and then create a story about the person's day using the past simple tense. For example: She woke up and had a cup of coffee. She went to be at 9 o'clock. If you would like to become an ESOL teacher and travel the world experiencing new cultures while enabling people to improve their opportunities in life, then you should take a TESOL course. Taking such a course will give you the knowledge and skills needed to make you an effective teacher of English. Visit our site by following the link above for more information on the courses available to you. Are you...  [Read more]

  http://www.teflcourse.net The teaching idea for the future continuous covered in this video involves students picking a card with a picture of an activity on it and inviting their partner to join them. The other student then has to think up an excuse not to as quickly as possible in the future continuous tense. For example: Student A: Would you like to see a movie at the weekend? Student B: Sorry I can't, I'll be washing my hair. Ideas such as this are a great way for ESOL students to put the language they are learning to use in the classroom. Teaching ESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages) is a fascinating and highly rewarding career choice and one which has a growing number of opportunities at the moment. One of the best ways to become an ESOL teacher is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in India? Are you interested in teaching English in Gudivada, India? Check out our opportunities in Gudivada, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! In this unit it`s written that we can use evaluation by the students or use tutorials, it will work only with the adult students. With the younger learners it`s better to use tests or just pay...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Russia? Are you interested in teaching English in Omsk, Russia? Check out our opportunities in Omsk, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! A brief unit which goes deeper into the methods of testing and evaluating students. It describes what and why it is being done and how. The tests referred to are placement tests, diagnostic tests, progress...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Brazil? Are you interested in teaching English in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil? Check out our opportunities in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This short unit focused on Evaluation and Testing. The unit differentiated between different types of tests, from placement tests to diagnostic tests to progress tests...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Philippines? Are you interested in teaching English in Malolos City, Philippines? Check out our opportunities in Malolos City, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit explains about the ways in which students are evaluated for commencing a course and how different form of tests help teachers in drawing different inferences about the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Iran? Are you interested in teaching English in Masjed Soleyman, Iran? Check out our opportunities in Masjed Soleyman, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit deals with the various types of evaluation tools, from diagnostic and placement tests, to in-class progress tests, to external tests. It is understood that tests are necessary by...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in India? Are you interested in teaching English in Firozabad, India? Check out our opportunities in Firozabad, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! It’s very important for any teacher to evaluate his/her students periodically to know their knowledge level and if they have any kind of progress. There are two king of exams which assess students,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Italy? Are you interested in teaching English in Monza, Italy? Check out our opportunities in Monza, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! I have experience in teaching ESOL for level 1 and 2 adults. The school I work for spends a good amount of time evaluating students knowledge levels. This unit was helpful by defining the different levels so...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Algeria? Are you interested in teaching English in Batna, Algeria? Check out our opportunities in Batna, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit on evaluation and testing covers the framework and base knowledge surrounding ways for choosing tests for the appropriate situation, and provide an understanding as to when and how to implement...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Luxembourg? Are you interested in teaching English in Luxembourg, Luxembourg? Check out our opportunities in Luxembourg, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit explains the system of teaching pronunciation called phonology. It uses special symbols to represent individual sound, used to make up English words. These definitions of the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Brazil? Are you interested in teaching English in Varginha, Brazil? Check out our opportunities in Varginha, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit is on the different types of evaluation and testing. In a language school,placement tests is designed to place the student in to the right class.Progress test should be used periodically to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Japan? Are you interested in teaching English in Nagoya, Japan? Check out our opportunities in Nagoya, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Unit 15 discusses the need for assessment and evaluation of students' progress. Placement tests can be given before students take an EFL course to assess their current language level to ensure they are...  [Read more]

  This video covers the difference between 'desert' and 'dessert'. As these two words have a similar pronunciation and spelling, their usage is often confused. This is such a commen mistake made by both native speakers and English learners that we simply have to cover it. The pronunciation of the words is slightly different so most mistakes occurr in writing. Let's take a look at the two words. 'Desert' spelled with one 's' refers to a waterless, dry and empty area. A suitable example would be: Crossing that desert is dangerous. 'Dessert' spelled with double 's', on the other hand, has a very different meaning. It refers to the sweet course usually served at the end of a meal, such as cake or ice-cream. A good example would be: I had some ice-cream for dessert today. Keeping this...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in United Kingdom? Are you interested in teaching English in Solihull, United Kingdom? Check out our opportunities in Solihull, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Ways to assess students’ language level: tutorials, evaluation by the students and tests. Tests: placement test( in the beginning), progress test, diagnostic test, practice test( to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Poland? Are you interested in teaching English in Wloclawek, Poland? Check out our opportunities in Wloclawek, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Testing is an important part of English teaching. Some teachers believe that because they interact with students every day, they do not need to perform any formal testing to adequately gauge their...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Canada? Are you interested in teaching English in Moncton, Canada? Check out our opportunities in Moncton, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit is about evaluation and testing in the EFL classroom, as well as what external examinations students may take. As I've gone to college for elementary education and ESOL, I'm familiar in...  [Read more]