★What is TEFL?
Teaching English as a Foreign Language in countries which
English is not the official language.
Ex. TEFL － Japan, China, Russia, France and Brazil.
★What is TESL?
Teaching English as a Second Language in countries which
English is the official language.
Ex. TESL－ America,England, Australia and India.
★Questions to consider
How do you teach English for student?If you are teacher, how do you want to teach English?
What is a TEFL / TESL certificate?
A TEFL / TESL(Teaching English as a Foreign Language and Second Language) is an internationally recognized qualification that enables people/English teachers to teach English as a Foreign or Second Language.
★What is purpose of the TEFL and TESL?
To promote ability of English about leaning and listening as a second language and foreign language in teaching. The way of teaching is a lot. The teaching is partnership with its constituent provincial and territorial associations, and like-minded national and international organizations.
★TEFL
According to Davis, "an examination of the progress made in the teaching of English as a foreign language since World War Ⅱsoon shows us why people in this field have been able to make immediate use of linguistic research in meeting their classroom problems Indeed, much of the research in the structure of English has developedout of the needs of the TEFL classroom, so that linguistic research and application have often been synchronic. The result has been that the TEFL has usually been thoroughly indocrinated in the results of linguistic research" (274).
★TEFL courses
There are many TEFLcourses in England, U.S.A., China, Brazil and around the world. These courses help people to get qualified and find teaching work across in globe. And, there is a TEFL course which is called jobs abroad. This course is to go abroad to the country which English is not official language for teaching English. You can chose which country you would like to work and teach English (Teach English abroad).
★Questions to consider
Is this course usuful to train TEFL teacher?
What do you think the way to teach is different from each country?
★TEFL job interview questions
There are TEFL jobs available in countries all over the world. What separates you from that job is:
1. Getting qualified
2. Finding the right job
3. Passing the job interview
★TESL
This teaching methods are indifferent on the individual. But it is important for teachers to learn English as a second language is bring out the autonomy of the learners, used the suit methods. Teachers should teach not only their English knowledge but also their interest in them as human beings, their desire for them to learn. The important things for students to acquire the English are interest, fun, and easy to learn. It seems too simply, but It is most important things to learn English.
★The methods of teaching English as a second language
Phonics
Phonics
This educational method is used how student read the English in the English-speaking
countries. By studying the relations between the words of English and the pronunciation, student become pronounce correctly even if the unknown words because of guess.
Slight Teaching
This method is needed to the visual angle. For example, in the class room, there is no things which is not indicated the first language, that is every things are showed by use English. Therefore children learn the English unconsciously and they memorize the English as figure at first, then student become remember the English by associating the image of pictures and English. This is fun for students to learn English.
There are various methods of teaching English as a second language.
This website is stated a lot of methods related to this section.
★Question to consider
Do you think what the most important things for students to learn English?
If the students are reluctant to study English, what do you do?
If the students are reluctant to study English, what do you do?
★Key words
TEFL・・・・Teaching English as a Foreign Language
TESL・・・・Teaching English as a Second Lnguage
TEFL course・・・・TEFL course is to train TEFL teachers
★Useful links about TEFL and TESL
TESL http://www.tesl.ca/
★Works Consulted
Davis, A. L. "English for Foreigner and Native." College English: National Council of Teachers of English. 26.4 (1965): 273-76. JSTOR. Web. 17 Oct. 2013.
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