Why is English Important? Context!!!

Above we see a Alex U. setting up the context clues for his English lesson for the beginner English students.
He spends time telling an inconsequential story but dropping the key vocabulary words for the students to pick up and want to listen. The students gain an understanding through the context he draws and the words and pics he puts on the blackboard. He does this for about ten minutes, pointing to the objects and adding more slowly. This is called the Context setting, if you students doesnt understand the context, they will not have meaning to the lesson. This will cause chaos and the students will not feel like part of the lesson. The number one thing here is giving the students the context appropriate to their life, that way learning is important to them.

Alex U. drawing Context Vocabulary for a dialogue

The teacher Alex is setting up the lesson for the students to follow the dialogue. This is the first step of the basic and alternate lesson plans. By setting up the context it gives students an introduction to the lesson vocabulary and start them out with essential understanding. The is the basic and most important step. He is drawing and talking about the pictures, gives a little story dialogue.

TEFL English Lesson Picture Preview

Making Context setting for English Beginners
This is Hannah Z. doing an Alternate lesson plan we just learned.
She is doing the picture preview and going over the dialogue of the lesson this gives students clue to the new vocabulary she is introducing.

The TEFL School at Ban Phe

I have been studying here for almost 3 weeks now. The school is a grea location next to the beautiful beaches of Ban Phe, Thailand. It is a small town and mainly used for fishing and Tourism. Many People spend the weekends on the nice long white beach on Koh Samet Island. I have taken photos of the classroom and the school building itself.

Here at the school the offer the cheapest accommodation possible.
It is only 100$ per month for a room with Air conditioning and a toilet.
The school is government approved and therefore has a strong regulation of no Drinking Alcohol or Drugs on the premises.

If you would rather stay on the beach and rent a motorcycle to drive everyday it is an easy option. Some students come with partners who dont attend the school. These people get small bungalows along the coast for about$200 per month. The motorcycle can be rented for about $100 per month. The classroom size is very depending. This month they have 18 students from all parts of the world but most come from USA.
They have 4-5 classes available at the school and will teach classes of as small as two people up to about 25 maximum.
The office staff are very friendly and helpful. Mr. Nat and the others will look after any needs. We had a problem with the facet and shower head and Nat had them replaced with new ones that day.
The weather this time of year is very good too. Usually highs in the high 80's (F) or 32 Celcius.

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Teaching English as a Second Language

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We are currently enrolled as students in the ESL Certificate course offered in the lovely Beach town of Ban Phe Thailand.
Location
It is situated about 2 hours from the international airport on the coast of Thailand in the gulf on the eastern sea board. It is a lovely town, the boomed in the 1980's only to lose it tourism commerce due to the thai stock market crash. It is now a quiet beach from town, very inexpensive and mainly a shipping port for fisherman.
Multicultural Classroom
The Siam English Training School is the Thai name but it is a Thailand Government approved English teaching school. The school is just about 500 feet to the ocean down down the street. Each month a class is taught and they accept 2 native Thai government teachers for free but they must laready speak English well. The limit is two per class. The Classroom is a great multicultural classroom, with American's, Canadian's, Britian's, New Zealander's, and Australian's makeing up most of the Students. A few students also come from the Philipines and Eastern Europeans.
Class Size
The class size can vary from 2 to 24. but happens about once a month. It is a very intensive course of 9-5 classroom learning and Actual teaching experience to Begininer english speakers. Total 160 hour of class time, plus tons of homework can be expected. A grammar test and Phonology test must be passed to pass the class. It is an excellent oppturnity to tune up your teaching skills, brush up your grammar. And learn to teach non native english speakers. It is very enjoyedable and challanging. The classroom dynamics vary but is it a great place to come and take the course. Of all the places in the world. This has to rate at the top. It is a free peaceful country and the thai people are very nice. The school is run by an American named, "Bruce" and owned by his Thai wife "Lucky".
Reccomended
My wife and i have been teaching in Thailand for six year now. The first 3 years we were peace corps volunteers and since then we have taught in an English Progam with Thai students. We have enrolled in the ESL course in Ban Phe, Thailand dunring the month of school break as a self development tool. To improve our teaching skills. Even Though i have taught in total 11 years now i find this course challenging. We have learned simple ways to help students learn and many things of what not to do. This is a great cousre for anyone who wants to develop their teaching methods.
I highly Reccomend the course to anyone who wants to teach english to someone. It really gives you the basics for teaching beginers english and gets you into the classroom with many hour applying the method they teach. The ESL school office will also help you find a job in Thailand. It is an inexpensive life style. If you are retiring teacher soon and have a state license for teaching, they will hire you for a year contract. Provide you health care and give you starting $1,000 US in Thai Baht 30,000 a month. This is more then anyone needs as the average monthly expenses for 2 people are about 500$ or roughly 20,000 baht.
Accomidation
The school also has accomidation on campus and it is very inexpensive. If you really want to do well i reccomend staying at the school. Many hotels and Bungalows are available to stay in along the beach. The beach is very nice but from 9am to 5 pm you are in class and the less time you spend at the school on the beach the harder it is to pass and gain the Certificate.
THAI FOOD
Thai Food is delicious and very green and natural.. Local food is made fresh everyday and for sale everywhere in markets all over towns. In big cities the modern day stores like Carr 4, Robinson, Tesco, Big C, Makro exhisit, and many american style fast food is available if you like it or miss home. Pizza hut and Macdonalds, Dairy Queen, Swensen's, Dunkin Doughnuts are common in all the shoppig malls. The most common is 7-Eleven, i think my town has about 10 of these 24 hour stores.
Tranportation
In Thailand Public Tranportation is easy to come buy and a small scooter can be bought for only 500$ second hand! A motorcycle taxi is only 60 cents per trip and share buses are about 10 cents. Foreigners can own cars in Thailand so that is easy.
If you are staying temporirarily you may want to rent a new motorcycle for the entire month at $100.
Owning Property
Buying land is not an option for foreigners. However renting is available and the best option as buying land requires lawyers false companies front and more just simply put foreigners cannot own land in Thailand. Of course it's okay if you marry a beautiful Thai women and put the house in her name. A nice 4 story townhouse style homes in Ban Phe about 4 blocks from the beach is selling for about $25k USD. or 1million Thai Baht
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