English Language Classroom Teaching Strategies For New Teachers
Many newcomers to teaching become a little overwhelmed when they suddenly find themselves thrust into a classroom for the first time, with 50 or more kids to teach!
Yes, it’s true many teacher training programs fail to mention this when you’re taking their courses. Depending on where you work and who you work for, your classes could be anything from 20 up to a whopping 60 kids!
I myself have had experience of both ends of the scale and I can tell you right now, I prefer the 20 odd end of it!
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8 Tips on Learning the Thai Language
1. Thai uses a simple sentence structure: Subject, Verb, Object. If the subject is a pronoun, you can leave it out if the context is clear:
I live in Rayong –> live in Rayong –> yoo tee Rayong.
2. Adjectives ALWAYS follow the noun, no exceptions.
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Language Teaching For Backpackers in Asia
Teaching languages as a foreigner in Asia is really popular these days. Many backpackers from Europe really fall in love with Asia and ends up spending many years there, often doing jobs like language teaching. There is something special with Asia that makes you really not want to go back to work in boring Europe or the US again.
Anyways, most of these young backpackers end up becoming English teachers. There are several countries in Asia that you can teach English in, Thailand, Korea and Japan being the most common. I have also met people teaching English in Cambodia, Laos and Singapore on my travels in Asia however, and almost all of them seem to enjoy their job. There is a high demand for English teachers in Asia as it is often very hard to find local people that speak English well enough to be able to teach it.