World TESOL Academy Study Guide 120
TESOL/TEFL Course.
TESOL
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
TEFL
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
ESL
English as a Second Language
Noun
person, place, or thing
Verb
action
Adjective
descriptor of noun
Pronoun
he, she, it
Preposition
to, from, at
conjuction
and, but, however
Types of Word
Noun, Pronoun, Conjuction, Verb, Adverb, Interjection, Adjective, Preposition, Determiner
Life as a Teacher
Traveling Teacher, Expat Teacher, Homeland Teacher, Online Tutor, Private Tutor, Non-teaching Career
Most common class types
public schools, cram school, universities, business campuses, private tuition
Adverb
usually describes verbs
, Interjection
!?
Determiner
?
Teach nouns with concrete objects or with images on flashcards
helps to build an association with the new word, and the object or idea which it represents
Proper nouns
usually taught after nouns, require additional instruction to capitalize first letter
often the first thing taught to English learners and are the most basic type of word
nouns
naming words and are used for things, places, people, or ideas
nouns
describe an action or the state of a subject
verbs
used to describe nouns, useful for adding accuracy, interest, deeper information and imagination to
communication
adjectives
Why do new learners often start by learning colors?
It gives a way to describe most objects and people.
used when students have an initial grasp of the language and when they can already form basic
sentences
Pronouns, adverbs, prepositions
words that are used in place of nouns, act like nouns and refer to something that was already
identified during the conversation
pronouns
used in place of people or things
personal pronouns
express relationships between other words, single words or prepositional phrases
prepositions
TESOL/TEFL Course.
TESOL
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
TEFL
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
ESL
English as a Second Language
Noun
person, place, or thing
Verb
action
Adjective
descriptor of noun
Pronoun
he, she, it
Preposition
to, from, at
conjuction
and, but, however
Types of Word
Noun, Pronoun, Conjuction, Verb, Adverb, Interjection, Adjective, Preposition, Determiner
Life as a Teacher
Traveling Teacher, Expat Teacher, Homeland Teacher, Online Tutor, Private Tutor, Non-teaching Career
Most common class types
public schools, cram school, universities, business campuses, private tuition
Adverb
usually describes verbs
, Interjection
!?
Determiner
?
Teach nouns with concrete objects or with images on flashcards
helps to build an association with the new word, and the object or idea which it represents
Proper nouns
usually taught after nouns, require additional instruction to capitalize first letter
often the first thing taught to English learners and are the most basic type of word
nouns
naming words and are used for things, places, people, or ideas
nouns
describe an action or the state of a subject
verbs
used to describe nouns, useful for adding accuracy, interest, deeper information and imagination to
communication
adjectives
Why do new learners often start by learning colors?
It gives a way to describe most objects and people.
used when students have an initial grasp of the language and when they can already form basic
sentences
Pronouns, adverbs, prepositions
words that are used in place of nouns, act like nouns and refer to something that was already
identified during the conversation
pronouns
used in place of people or things
personal pronouns
express relationships between other words, single words or prepositional phrases
prepositions
