Teaching English http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 How would you explain the word “occasionally” to a class of ESL students? http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/how-would-you-explain-the-word-occasionally-to-a-class-of-esl-students/ http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/how-would-you-explain-the-word-occasionally-to-a-class-of-esl-students/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/how-would-you-explain-the-word-occasionally-to-a-class-of-esl-students/ esl
Alex asked:


I am supposed to think of the best way to explain the word occasionally to a class of ESL students, but I honestly am stumped. Would I use a picture? Mime it? Realia?

Thanks

]]> http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/how-would-you-explain-the-word-occasionally-to-a-class-of-esl-students/feed/ Is teaching ESL overseas a good career choice? Even if one wants to do it for life? http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/is-teaching-esl-overseas-a-good-career-choice-even-if-one-wants-to-do-it-for-life/ http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/is-teaching-esl-overseas-a-good-career-choice-even-if-one-wants-to-do-it-for-life/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/is-teaching-esl-overseas-a-good-career-choice-even-if-one-wants-to-do-it-for-life/ esl
3res2 asked:


Is becoming an ESL teacher just as good/better than teaching in ontario?

]]> http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/is-teaching-esl-overseas-a-good-career-choice-even-if-one-wants-to-do-it-for-life/feed/ What are some good recruiters for teaching ESL in South Korea? http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-are-some-good-recruiters-for-teaching-esl-in-south-korea/ http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-are-some-good-recruiters-for-teaching-esl-in-south-korea/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-are-some-good-recruiters-for-teaching-esl-in-south-korea/ esl
the_commish999 asked:


There are a ton of them out there. Some you can trust and do a good job. Some are primo bullshit artists who will bait-and-switch you and scam your ass the whole way. I’m currently working with 3 recruiters (Footprints, ESLStarter, ASK Now). I dropped two other recruiters (TeachKoreaNZ and ESL Planet) because they work exclusively with public schools.

Are there any other reputable ones out there to work with? If so, what are they?

]]> http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-are-some-good-recruiters-for-teaching-esl-in-south-korea/feed/ What is a good ESL book to help someone learn English? http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-is-a-good-esl-book-to-help-someone-learn-english/ http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-is-a-good-esl-book-to-help-someone-learn-english/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-is-a-good-esl-book-to-help-someone-learn-english/ esl
Sassy Shih Tzu asked:


I am hoping to help my mother-in-law brush up on her english. I was hoping if anyone knows of an ESL book(s) that are easy to use not only for her to learn from but also easy for me to help teach her.

]]> http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-is-a-good-esl-book-to-help-someone-learn-english/feed/ What degree or certifications do you need to teach ESL in Italy? http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-degree-or-certifications-do-you-need-to-teach-esl-in-italy/ http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-degree-or-certifications-do-you-need-to-teach-esl-in-italy/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-degree-or-certifications-do-you-need-to-teach-esl-in-italy/ esl
MV asked:


hi, i’m an american and i wanted to know if anyone knew what type of certification a person generally needs to teach english in an italian public school. I have a BA in linguistics with a minor in both spanish and french. I have tutored for ESL and french, and have taught english for a year in france. I speak some italian and have studied it for 2 years. can anyone give me some advice or tell me about their personal experience? thanks!

]]> http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-degree-or-certifications-do-you-need-to-teach-esl-in-italy/feed/ Is there an alternative forum to Dave’s ESL cafe, for teachers looking at international jobs? http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/is-there-an-alternative-forum-to-daves-esl-cafe-for-teachers-looking-at-international-jobs/ http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/is-there-an-alternative-forum-to-daves-esl-cafe-for-teachers-looking-at-international-jobs/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/is-there-an-alternative-forum-to-daves-esl-cafe-for-teachers-looking-at-international-jobs/ esl
Kate asked:


I’m trying to find information about teaching overseas during the summer. I thought Dave’s would be a good place, but I can’t seem to get permission to join because I am only interested in summer work and would prefer not to get a TESOL, (I am already multiply licensed). Apparently, Dave doesn’t want people like me on his forum!

Does anyone know of an alternative to Dave’s ESL cafe that would contain a discussion forum?

]]> http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/is-there-an-alternative-forum-to-daves-esl-cafe-for-teachers-looking-at-international-jobs/feed/ How does one become an ESL teacher? http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/how-does-one-become-an-esl-teacher/ http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/how-does-one-become-an-esl-teacher/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/how-does-one-become-an-esl-teacher/ esl
Who stole my Waffles? asked:


It’s a career I’m interested in, but many of the colleges I’m interested in do not have an ESL Education major. Would it be possible to major in regular education first, then get ESL certification? Are there any other options?

]]> http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/how-does-one-become-an-esl-teacher/feed/ What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of a intermediate esl class? http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-do-you-think-are-the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-a-intermediate-esl-class/ http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-do-you-think-are-the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-a-intermediate-esl-class/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-do-you-think-are-the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-a-intermediate-esl-class/ esl
aruk2008 asked:


I’m doing a research and I would like you to tell me about your own classroom’s experiences as an ESL teacher. Thank you!

]]> http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-do-you-think-are-the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-a-intermediate-esl-class/feed/ What adjustments could a teacher make to learning materials to make them comprehensible to ESL’S? http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-adjustments-could-a-teacher-make-to-learning-materials-to-make-them-comprehensible-to-esls/ http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-adjustments-could-a-teacher-make-to-learning-materials-to-make-them-comprehensible-to-esls/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-adjustments-could-a-teacher-make-to-learning-materials-to-make-them-comprehensible-to-esls/ esl
joe kotulak asked:


In other words what I mean is the Learning Materials that you provide ESL high school students and NOT the actual learning activities. So what I would like to know is what can you do with the learning materials for an ESL high school student in a case where independent readings contain concepts with multiple step processes which can be difficult and written assignments are difficult without considerable instructional support?

]]> http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-adjustments-could-a-teacher-make-to-learning-materials-to-make-them-comprehensible-to-esls/feed/ What are some different esl teaching methods? http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-are-some-different-esl-teaching-methods/ http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-are-some-different-esl-teaching-methods/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-are-some-different-esl-teaching-methods/ esl
…….. asked:


I would like to learn more about teaching English (ESL) and just wondered what are some different methods used to teach students of different age groups and language abilities?

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