https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn Information about some of the more common types of English Language Courses en-us 2016-07-28 02:54:01 UTC 2016-07-28 03:06:00 UTC hello@padlet.com rpshays https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117113766 (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) An initial teaching qualification from Cambridge English Language Assessment. It’s frequently taken as a four-week intensive course, with input on methodology and assessed teaching practice.]]> 2016-07-28 02:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117113766 rpshays https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117113806 (English for Academic Purposes) Teaching English to people who are preparing to take, or are taking, a university course in English. The course will cover things like essay writing, note-taking, reading skills and academic vocabulary.]]> 2016-07-28 02:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117113806 rpshays https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117113842 (English as a foreign language) This is the subject of English when it is taught for work, study or pleasure. Learners may be studying in their own country or studying for a while in an English-speaking country before returning home. They do not intend to live permanently in an English-speaking country. EFL is the term used in European contexts.]]> 2016-07-28 02:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117113842 rpshays https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117113889 (English as a second language) This is the term used in the US and Canada to talk about the subject of English when it is not the learner’s first language. Learners may be in the US or Canada or they may be in their own countries.]]> 2016-07-28 02:57:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117113889 rpshays https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117113926 (English for Specific Purpose) English for people who need a very specialised type of English often for their jobs. Big sectors within this are Business English, English for Tourism and English for Medicine.]]> 2016-07-28 02:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117113926 rpshays https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117114412 Classes which aim to improve learners’ overall ability to communicate in English by studying the grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation of English and developing the skills of speaking, listening, writing and reading.]]> 2016-07-28 03:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117114412 rpshays https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117114428 (Teaching English as a foreign language) Teaching English to learners, both overseas and in the UK, who want to learn English for work, for study or pleasure but who do not normally live or work permanently in an English-speaking country. TEFL is the term used in European contexts.]]> 2016-07-28 03:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117114428 rpshays https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117114460 (Teaching English as a second language) The term used in the US and Canada for teaching English. It is used for both learners studying in their own country and those studying in the US or Canada and it refers to both learners who live permanently in the US or Canada and those who don’t.]]> 2016-07-28 03:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117114460 rpshays https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117114477 (Teaching English to speakers of other languages) The term which is used to cover all forms of English teaching to non-English speakers. The term is widely used in North America, Australia and New Zealand.]]> 2016-07-28 03:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rpshays/yi601sqigytn/wish/117114477