Should
I get some English Teaching Training for
Thailand?
Will training in Teaching English
help?
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for ESL jobs used to say that you just needed to "come
on over and have a chat with your class." That was
true, maybe, 10-15 years ago. And in some places you
can still get away with doing a poor job of teaching.
But, more and more, schools are actually expecting
teachers to provide a lesson plan and/or to demonstrate
at least some skill in the classroom.
Employers in
Thailand these days will require a degree AND a TEFL
Certification. If you are unsure about how to find
the Best TEFL
Training for you - click on the link to go to
TEFL Program which is a website with lots of
information to help you evaluate and determine with
program is best for YOU. It was written by a
retired long-term EFL ESL teacher and teacher trainer.
Good stuff.
It's
only fair, isn't it?
Thailand's ESL
students pay, what for them, is a large amount of money
to be in the classroom with you. Wouldn't it be fair of
them to expect that you have some skills? To
expect that you might have some notion of the best way
to teach them English? That you have at least a
rudimentary knowledge of grammar and how to explain it
to them?
It's
Not Rocket Science
Okay, teaching
English as a foreign language is not rocket science.
Really, it's not that tough. But, organizing your
thoughts and abilities in a way to benefit your classes
- to help your students learn - DOES require some skill
that training provides.
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