A Teacher Recently Retired At Age 63

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  Yatunde is working as an English teacher and just recently completed our 120-hour online TEFL certification course. She saw immediate improvements in her teaching skills and is now able to effectively teach her adult classes around the globe. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. I found it useful thinking about all of the different visual aids, technology and teaching aids that are available. I think that using aids helps to keep students engaged and...  [Read more]

  Eugenio is working in Japan as an English teacher and recently completed our 120 hour TEFL course. He enjoyed the course and was able to try the new-learned techniques in his classroom. He also worked closely with his tutor and was able to finish the course within a few weeks. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. I think that this first unit was a great introduction to the ESL classroom. I have limited experience as an ESL teacher and this unit was able to...  [Read more]

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  Mary is an assistant English language teacher in Tokyo, Japan, and she recently completed the 120-hour online TEFL/TESOL course with ITTT. She enjoyed the course a lot and had fun completing all 20 units. In her TEFL review, she also says that she enjoyed the flexibility the course gave her to complete the course in her leisure time. She recommends the course to anyone interested in teaching English and finds the course to be great value for money. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jiazhai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Liaocheng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Why complete a TEFL course? Why become a TEFL Teacher? Maybe you’ve recently graduated and want to try teaching career, but you won’t be ready to go back to school right away for an education degree. Maybe you are wondering if teaching is even right for you. Or maybe you have no idea what you want your career to look like at all! If this is the case, then TEFL...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jietou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Rizhao Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Teaching groups Teaching has traditionally been done in a room full of students where one teacher does all the talking, this is known as a teacher centered approach but recently many teachers have moved away from this approach and adopted a more student centered approach which is often whats preferred when teaching groups. Student centered teaching is valuable because...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dazhai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jinzhong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I was fortunate when I began this course to have already had many years of teaching experience. In 2011, after graduating from university, I was unsure of my life goal and had a friend who was planning to go to South Korea for a year to teach English. At the time, they were taking in a lot of teachers, even those who had low qualifications. Since I was eligible for...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Sehepu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shangluo Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Often, English language classes will have a range of ages, most likely, coinciding with different levels of English proficiency or fluency. A beginner class may contain people who study English in their free time or at home, along with people who know no English at all. Lack of staff or resources may result in intermediate students being placed with beginner or...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yaozhan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dezhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The Cambridge English Dictionary defines the word “hindsight” as “the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened.” That is why people tell you that “hindsight is a perfect science.” So with the benefit of hindsight and looking back after completing some 220 hours of TEFL training, I see that there are, indeed, a number of...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Destinations TEFL Information The international EFL market is increasingly looking towards hiring seniors. This means it’s a now-or-never chance for many people of 50 and older around the world to change their lives completely. Take a TEFL course in an exotic location (or at home online) and start your teaching career abroad. Yes—You can teach English abroad when you’re 50’s+ Years of career and life experience is an incredibly valuable asset and many EFL employers worldwide prefer to hire teachers who have plenty of knowledge to share with their students. While it’s true that a lot of programs target those fresh out of college, there are no age restrictions for teaching English overseas. All you need is a TEFL certification, dedication and the courage to take...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dongxia Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xining Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The past two weeks while learning the TEFL course has given me a more well rounded perspective on what it takes to be a great teacher. It has taught me how to be effective in the classroom using different teaching techniques such as the boomerang and straight arrow methods. Ive also learnt how to use different tests like the diagnostics test that can help assist me...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lingcheng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jining Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. How to teach beginner students English is a very complicated task. First, the students must be given a placement test to find out what level of class they should be placed in. The test should be very comprehensive; starting off relatively easy and escalating as the test progresses. It should include multiple choice questions, fill in the blank questions, and oral...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Grammar, more often than not, has been a subject of great scrutiny and dislike amongst students of all ages and all levels, either because they find it complicated or simply not fond about it because of the memory that the exams in school were always difficult or it was easy for the teachers to correct and put the students on the spot for being unable to differentiate between the tenses. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Roberto I. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. For myself, I believe that grammar is an important piece of oneself in their personal growth to be able to communicate properly, courteously, and professionally in any environment and with everybody. We all...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liandaowan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yan'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: MY EXPERIENCE AND OBSERVATION As an EFL teacher I have come to realize that the social environment, age, perception and more, play a vital role in teaching English. This was evident as I taught the kindergarten section of the school. It required more efforts because of their language background ie. Non-English speaking country. So, the...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Online TEFL courses versus Onsite TEFL courses? Which is the best choice? In this essay, I will define what is an online course and onsite course, listing the advantages and disadvantages of both, and at the end giving my opinion on which I feel from my experience is the best choice. First, let's look at what is an online TEFL course. An online course is defined as a course that uses information and communications technology (internet) for learning TEFL. Online courses are very popular these days because they allow for a greater degree of flexibility for students. Some people will not agree but let us look at some of the advantages and disadvantages. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Timothy H. Please note that this blog post might...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Malinggang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Heze Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Due to the booming of freelance jobs, the amount of adults learning new languages to live and work in other countries, or to work in their home has increased: It is not the same teaching a young student than teaching an adult, but that does not mean that adults cannot learn a second language, despite their age or native language. A second language can be acquired as...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Troubleshooting TEFL is the most interesting, culturally challenging, and socially difficult there is. It is as much a cultural and social exercise in communicating with and managing people, as it is an intellectual exercise in simply conveying language skills to academic students enrolled in an institution of learning. Furthermore, it is more complex and varied due to age differences, cultural diversity, and discrepancies in the motivation of students enrolling in TEFL classes. A teacher who teaches her/ his native language to native speakers of the same language, in her/ his native country will have it significantly easier when troubleshooting problem situations because such a teacher will know what’s going on in those students’ minds. Such a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Penggong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xianyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. A common theme that has been present in the 120-hour TEFL course, the 50-hour Business English course and the 50-hours Young Learners course has been that different age groups of students have different expectations of their teacher. Adult learners, for example, have fixed views on teaching and learning styles that they have built off of prior learning...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences The Cambridge English Dictionary defines the word “hindsight” as “the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened.” That is why people tell you that “hindsight is a perfect science.” So with the benefit of hindsight and looking back after completing some 220 hours of TEFL training, I see that there are, indeed, several things that I wish that I had known before starting the course, both on the positive and the negative sides. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Desmond V. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Let me start with the positives. First and foremost, I wish that I had come across TEFL or TESOL a lot earlier than I did. Let...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Setou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Changzhi Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Teaching classes with a wide variety of ages has its advantages and disadvantages to both the students and the teacher. It is a situation which is not commonly found in traditional schools except to some degree in higher education. A mix of ages, however, is more likely to exist in a TEFL setting. The first advantage to teaching in a mixed age class would be, in my...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chongning Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Weinan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Teaching English as a foreign language in a kindergarten can be a dynamically different experience than teaching students in older age groups. Teaching in a kindergarten has advantages such as motivation, smiles, and the ability to learn the material in short bursts. It also has disadvantages, such as; short attention spans, diapers, and tantrums. Teaching young...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Taoxia Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Weinan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I haven’t been a teacher for very long, but I have noticed more and more, since taking this course that a classroom can succeed if a teacher knows that teaching isn’t just the passing of information. The teacher must understand that there are many different types of learners, that they must build a rapport with these learners, and they must tailor lessons based on...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In my years of teaching, the experience of teaching high-school and university students can be somewhat similar. This is because as students who are learning English as a foreign language, all students, regardless of their age group, are likely to face similar struggles in the basic skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking, albeit to varying degrees. As such, there are teaching strategies that can be used for these disparate age groups, but with some changes in the level of complexity to account for the ages of the students in question. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Sher L. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. That said, the experience of teaching English to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Fenggeling Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Baoji Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Early child development is a holistic process that all humans experience when start growing and gaining different skills and abilities through a certain period of time. The best way to understand this, could be by going back to the early fresh days of newborns and observing some changes once they start growing up and interacting with their families, and friends in...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas As an EFL teacher, I have come to realize that the social environment, age, perception and more, play a vital role in teaching English. This was evident as I taught the kindergarten section of the school. It required more efforts because of their language background ie. Non-English speaking country. So, the effective method of knowledge transfer to this group of kids must be interactive, demonstrative and fun based. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Rebal D. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Recent studies have shown that there is an increasing demand for learning English in preschool all over the world. However, in this part, some parents have become skeptical about...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas A common theme that has been present in the 120-hour TEFL course, the 50-hour Business English course and the 50-hours Young Learners course has been that different age groups of students have different expectations of their teacher. Adult learners, for example, have fixed views on teaching and learning styles that they have built off of prior learning experiences. Young learners, on the contrary, typically are open-minded to new learning experiences and teaching methods. Young learners are typically not as motivated to learn English because they may not realize the direct benefits of learning English due to their lack of life experience. To specify, young learners, are anyone between the age of 2 and 13. Young learners ages 9-13 are typically more...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences This summative task topic personally attracted me due to my very recent experience with teaching. To begin with, I, myself is a 22-year-old fresh university graduate in Hong Kong who undertook Business Marketing. To add to that, I also planned on pursuing a career in the business industry. During my university days, I would take up different kinds of part-time jobs for two simple reasons; to make use of my skills and hobbies and earn some cash from it. These hobbies included babysitting, arts & crafts and more. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Nyx E. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Just at the beginning of this year, I came across a post from someone in need...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yancun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Weinan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. As the term “beginner students” refers to the level of students’ knowledge, I have decided to focus on beginner level in different age groups. Therefore, this essay will be divided into teaching beginner young students and beginner adults. My definition of a beginner student is the following: regardless of age, this is a learner with very little or no previous...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dujiacun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xinzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. “You’ve Got to Move it, Move it” Whether I am teaching English, Science, Social Studies, or Math, the more we move the ore we learn and remember. During the first 13 years of my education career I was a special education teacher. Just about every IEP (Individual Education Program), I ever wrote, included some form of the phrase, “New information should be...  [Read more]