Teaching English As A Second Language

Teaching English As A Second Language

Teaching Abroad: How To Improve Your Odds Of Landing A Job
While opportunities for teaching abroad abound, there are far more of them for individuals who have been certified through specific teaching programs. Most of the opportunities are available for those qualified to teach linguistics, communications, and cultural skills. Native English speakers who would like to start teaching abroad can increase their chances of finding jobs by completing the TEFL—Teaching English as a Foreign Language program; Read More...
Importance Of English In China
Due to its increasing population, the Peoples Republic of China is currently an important provider of labor force, as well as technology. The need for international acceptance is not so easy to satisfy; this is the main reason why English is one of the most important foreign languages taught in China. The estimation is that the Chinese willing to learn English are more numerous than the actual English native speakers. This is why the chance of te Read More...
Teaching First Words
I was enjoying a cup of coffee the other day, talking to a friend about teaching English to non-English speakers. He was speculating as to how I could presume to teach someone without knowing their language? Surely some knowledge of the students’ own language makes it easier? How can you do it without being able to give them the words in their own language? Hang on a minute! They are already at native-speaker level in that tongue, and they’re Read More...

Having Fun as an English Teacher in Japan
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Lining up to learn
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