TEFL in China

Learning a new skill can be difficult, and applying that skill can be even harder. Now teach that skill to someone else so they can adeptly apply it, and there might be people who become intimidated b

Online English teaching is relatively new in the field of EFL. As the joint product of technological advancement and globalization, it has gradually been taking over the market share of traditional EF

Reading is essential for students that wish to learn another language. By reading books in another language, the students are exposed to more complex grammar and vocabulary. It is crucial as a supplem

The teacher's ability to develop student-student and teacher-student rapport, utilize the various teacher roles appropriately, and effective classroom arrangement will dictate a teacher's ability to m

Here in unit 12,I have got the other basic skill of a language--productive skills:speaking and writing.There are many differences between speaking and writing,but they are used for the same purpose of

In order for teachers to manage a disciplined classroom it is crucial for teachers to be proficient and to maintain order in the classroom. Teachers today are expected to analyse student behavior in t

The future tenses are used to explain events that have yet to happen. For example future simple is used to explain predictions, spontaneous descisions, promises and threats.(I will be right there.) W

This unit explains the vast spectrum of learner types their specific needs. It also includes how each type is different, and therefore needs to be approached and treated differently. Business English,

I found this unti rather helpful and I quite enjoyed the visual aspect. I am primarily a visual learner so being able to see the steps and some of the techniques being put to use was helpful. I foun

This unit on lesson planning was helpful as I was not only introduced to how a lesson plan can be structured, but also see some good reasons for making a lesson plan. For example, having a lesson pla

Stress is something that everyone is made familiar with in their lives, and one of the earliest places it can be encountered regularly is in school. Teachers have the stress of planning, maintaining o

Discipline is an essential part of any classroom. It is the key component to effective classroom management. But how do teachers establish and implement a discipline plan for the class? The answer is

Unit 12 gives understanding of productive skills such as speaking and writing and shows ways how to teach them. Even writing and speaking are complitely different, both of them are using for communica

This unit gave clear guidelines to planning a lesson and was a good reminder that a lesson plan should be flexible and a working document rather than being to rigid and detailed. It took away the over

This unit discussed commonly used methods when organizing and instructing a class. It was an overview of the most effective methods used by teachers to efficiently lead a classroom. This unit gave exa

Unit 11 was about the two receptive skills - reading and listening. It outlined that there are two broad reasons for why we read and listen, either for a purpose or to be entertained. There are also d

‘In second language learning, as in every other field of human learning, motivation is the critical force which determines whether a learner embarks on a task at all, how much energy he devotes to i

I think the most important reason for teaching writing ,of course, is that it is a basic language skill , just as important as speaking . Students need to know how to write letters , how to put writte

In this unit there are two sample ESL lessons in video that well presented teaching in real-life situation. There are significant contrast on teacher's attitude in the two classes, and thus students r

Business language is often used to affect another person’s behavior. However, it should be stated early that it is critical that the language is used to help the other person. It should not be used

The unit three is a lesson based on how to manage a class according to the behavior of each student. This unit teaches me that there are several ways to behave in a classroom and that seem to be less

This unit, evaluation and testing, presented different ways of evaluating student's levels and progress, as well as some of the common external exams that we may need to prepare our students for. In f

For the inexperience and beginning teacher planning the lessons in advance is a good idea in order to insure the class has direction. While planning the lesson it is important not to sacrifice flex

Firstly, it is important to establish if parents should have a role in their children's education. The most obvious answer to this question is yes. Without any involvement from the parents there can

A hurdle for those learning English as a second language is the tendency of native speakers to disregard the rules of the language and its precision in meaning. For instance, a common slang term which

This Unit emphasized Writing and speaking to be considered productive skills where as Unit 11 spoke about to listening and reading as the receptive language skills. Speaking is the means through whic

This unit introduced teaching productive language skills in English -- speaking and writing. I learned the difference between accuracy and fluency-based learning activities, and when to focus on each

Beginner ESL student levels go from absolute beginners, false beginners, adult beginners, young beginners, and beginners without the Roman alphabet. When teaching individual students, one should maxim

The unit explains the uses of the lesson plans and gives an example of how it will be used with ESA method. Furthermore, it breaks down the lesson plan and explain the purpose of each categories. It i

Listening and reading are two vital skills in any language, without them it would be very difficult to become proficient in a new language. Native English speakers take for granted how difficult it is