Careers For Teachers Outside The Classroom

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, a teacher is defined as one who teaches or ones whose occupation is to instruct. A good definition however in today’s society I believe that the teacher’s role has more meaning and is not that simple. And as the years go by it has continued to grow. Before starting my career as a teacher I highly agreed with the first definition but after spending a little over six months inside of the classroom I realize how much more a teacher role can be. The role of a teacher not only fosters the growth in students academically but also provides mentoring, role modeling and several other components. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Rorie-Ann H. Please note that this blog post might not...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shuiguo Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zaozhuang 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. Name: Renuka Palaniveloo Title: Why is discipline important in the classroom Discipline in the classroom is very crucial for students. Discipline is nothing but a set of rules that required us to adopt the proper code of behavior and practice of obeying rules. In a classroom, there are dozens of students enter bringing with them dozens of ways of functioning and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Fangcheng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tai'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. Despite English being included in the Thai public education system, the overall proficiency of English speakers continues to be low in Thailand. There remain several ongoing common problems encountered by Thai English learners. Here we will discuss their public curriculum, general problems faced by Thai learners, solutions for EFL teachers, and why “practical”...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dao 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. A teacher must assume many different roles as they perform the task of teaching both during the lesson and outside the lesson. By outside the lesson I am referring to the Lesson Planning, materials to be used set up and classroom organisation. During the lesson is of course the actual teaching of the students. As listed in Unit 2 there are 6 roles in total including...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Songyan 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. Why should one complete a Teaching English as a Foreign Language course is the question that will be addressed by using what I have learned taking the ITTT 120 hour course. This summative task answers this question by going into detail about how it can be used to do something worthwhile in your travels, learn a new skill, opens doors and new job opportunities and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhouyuan 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. Teacher confidence in the classroom is one of the most influential factors in developing a happy and engaged group of students who thrive in the learning environment. Most teachers do not start out strong and confident. Almost all teachers have fears, anxieties and more than a few butterflies as they begin their careers. Therefore, developing, increasing and...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences A teacher must assume many different roles as they perform the task of teaching both during the lesson and outside the lesson. By outside the lesson, I am referring to the Lesson Planning, materials to be used set up and classroom organization. During the lesson is, of course, the actual teaching of the students. As listed in Unit 2 there are 6 roles in total including Instructor, Facilitator, Mentor, Psychologist, Counsellor, and Policeman. These roles are true for all levels of teaching and are modified to suit the age and level of the students. In the case of teaching Younger Learners, it is very important to consider their age in terms of attention span, interests and sense of imagination and fun. Perhaps even more important is to consider the...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas 7 years ago, when I was just starting my career as a teacher, I asked myself: what my role as a teacher is. After all these years I could finally admit that I managed to define the most important teacher's role for myself. I’ve been teaching at international preschools and kindergartens as a Homeroom Teacher, and for me, the most crucial and broad role is to create a positive classroom atmosphere, which implies the standards, the mood, and attitudes, that make nurturing learning environment. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Mariia E. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Positive classroom atmosphere feels warm and safe, welcoming and encouraging students’ learning....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Anlinzhan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tai'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. This is a question that I have asked myself many times over the years. My experience in the classroom is important to me because it helps me to understand myself. What guides and motivates me? There are three 3 things that I have to learn that help mold me into the teacher I am. First and most important things I have learned is “Practice makes perfect”. A...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jinling Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zibo 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. Throughout a teacher’s career, he or she will undoubtedly run into many instances where students exhibit bad behavior. Such behavior will come in a variety of forms and be the result of a diverse set of circumstances. In these instances, the teacher must make crucial and calculated decisions: should he or she punish the student (or students) in question? Should he or...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Bukougang Guanli Weiyuanhui? Are you interested in teaching English in Weihai 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 following summary will look at how one can build a successful teaching career overseas. 　Just as with any career, be within your home country or abroad, there are a number of aspects that could affect one`s success.　　When teaching overseas, one can encounter periods of stagnant or monotonous routines that could demotivate and cause a lack of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhangying Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yuncheng 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. Many times I find myself thinking about my time back in school and about my teachers. Some of them I remember with great appreciation. They not only taught me what I needed to know, they also influenced me in a positive way and most importantly, they made me feel like they cared for me as a human being. That is the type of impression I want to leave on my...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Daping 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. As far as I can remember, I always wished to become a teacher in a foreign country. The most thrilling part about it was to convey knowledge and extend my cultural awareness and exposure. When I heard about that online course after graduating from university, I immediately thought it would be the best option for me in order to achieve one of my greatest dreams....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yuangong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Hanzhong 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. Children are vast storehouses of imagination, possessing at times complex thoughts and ideas, offering immense perspective through curiosity. Parents, who are considered to be not only caregivers but also a child's primary educator, have a fundamental role to play in helping their children process and analyze the information and data they gather on a daily basis....  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences My personal teaching experience is the reason why I love teaching and hopefully after this essay, you would understand why. Let me begin by giving you a short description of myself. I was born in South Africa, I had a normal childhood and I did not enjoy my schooling career. I am currently living in Turkey teaching English to kindergartens. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Cihan C. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. When I arrived in Turkey I realized that English was a need and a want by many people of all ages. Knowing this I chose to work as a welder because I did not have enough confidence to use my English as a tool to make a living. After some time I met a guy...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhujiazhuang 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. The eLearning industry has hailed online courses as ‘the future of education’. This is evidenced by the rising popularity of digital learning platforms. In US alone, more than six million higher education students enrolled in online courses last year(*1). Forecasts now suggest that revenues from the eLearning industry could reach $325 billion by 2025(*2). For...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Longyang 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. In the eyes of most Chinese parents, teacher is the most desirable and respectable job for a girl. So every parents tried their best to encourage their children to choose such career after their kids graduating from college. I was one of them. But the difference is that I rejected my parents' arrangement and finally worked in a trading company. As I was majored in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Heluo Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yantai 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. In order to be effective and efficient in a classroom, teachers need to have different skills. But among all of them, teachers definitely need one to make the best use of all the others: confidence. However, being in front of a live audience and having to deliver can be quite overwhelming and intimidating. No matter how skilled teachers can be, if they lack confidence...  [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]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hanjia 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. Establishing rapport in the classroom is essential if you are going to have a successful class. In this paper I will examine some of my classroom experience and compare my successful classes to my less-successful classes. In doing so, I hope to make an observation about “best practices” that I can implement in my English teaching. Along with using my own...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiaocun 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. What skills are necessary in the classroom? Throughout the course of this TEFL course, many factors were discussed that can lead to potential success or failure within the ESL classroom. One factor that was constantly highlighted was the teacher’s attitude and ability to build a good rapport with their students. Student engagement skills is vital for motivating...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tiandu 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. Every teacher needs a confidence boost, whether they are new or experience it doesn´t matter. It all depends on oneself to constantly develop and nurture one´s level of self-confidence at the classroom because being confident among the students is crucial as this is something transmittable. Your students always reflect your confidence level and this might affect...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences As far as I can remember, I always wanted to become a teacher in a foreign country. The most thrilling part about it was to convey knowledge to others and extend my own cultural awareness. When I heard about TEFL online courses after graduating from university, I immediately thought it would be the best option for me in order to achieve my greatest dream. After the completion of this course, I will move to Tokyo with the strong will to teach English to all different types of students, regardless of their age or current English level. Now that I am almost done with my TEFL online course, this post will take a look at my improvements and achievements so far. I will particularly focus on what I feel is the best thing I learned from this TESOL course. This...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Teaching is considered an activity of imparting knowledge, skills, attitude, and value from one person to another. The one who is more knowledgeable and skilled and imparts the knowledge, skills, philosophy, and value is the teacher, while the other person who receives the knowledge, skills, philosophy, and value is the learner. Teachers play some critical roles in the school, and below are some of them. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate George D. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. First and foremost, when we think of the classroom, we usually think of the instruction role of the teacher. The conventional view of the classroom teacher...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhuji 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. Each of the mentioned types of classes has its own benefits and drawbacks, and the approaches are quite different. Let me start with describing teaching one to one. I started my teaching career with working with individual lessons. It seemed to me very comfortable, as I could establish a good rapport, good personal connection with the students. It is easier to go through...  [Read more]

Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences The eLearning industry has hailed online courses as ‘the future of education’. This is evidenced by the rising popularity of digital learning platforms. In the US alone, more than six million higher education students enrolled in online courses last year(1). Forecasts now suggest that revenues from the eLearning industry could reach $325 billion by 2025(2). For students, there are many benefits including the convenience of being able to study from any location, the flexibility to choose when they attend class and the ability to set the pace of their own learning. But eLearning poses great challenges for both students and teachers. This essay will examine some of the key advantages and main challenges of online courses and assess its suitability for...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Through my experience teaching in both a classroom setting and in a less formal setting, for example, teaching swim lessons, I have noticed that age affects how you are teaching materials. Using the swim lessons example, teaching a five-year-old how to swim will be much different from teaching an adult how to swim. You will use different techniques and be required to have a different approach. This is the same as teaching English as a Second Language. Teaching children a foreign language and teaching adults a foreign language will require different skills and energy. Throughout one's teaching career, teachers will likely have to balance between teaching children and teaching adults. Throughout this essay, I will explore finding this necessary balance in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gongxing Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Chengdu 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. Here I am going to run threw a few of the many "Stressful Situations" that ESL students may face in the classroom. Learning is not always easy as most people will remember from there time at school, college, university etc This can also be heightened when learning a second language and here are some examples. Learning English as a second language might come to some...  [Read more]

1. Introduction 2. Requirements to teach English in Mexico City 3. Benefits of teaching English in Mexico City 4. How ITTT can help you become an English teacher in Mexico City Are you considering a career change or looking to start a new adventure by teaching English in Mexico City? Teaching English as a foreign language can be a rewarding experience, and Mexico City offers a vibrant and diverse environment for English teachers. In this guide, we will explore the requirements to teach English in Mexico City, the benefits of teaching in this dynamic city, and how ITTT (International TEFL and TESOL Training) can help you kickstart your teaching career. To teach English in Mexico City, you typically need a Bachelor's degree in any field, as well as a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign...  [Read more]

1. Introduction to Teaching English in Buenos Aires 2. Benefits of Teaching English in Buenos Aires 3. Qualifications and Requirements for Teaching English in Buenos Aires 4. How ITTT can help you Teach English in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, the vibrant capital city of Argentina, offers a unique opportunity for individuals looking to teach English as a foreign language. With its rich culture, diverse population, and growing demand for English language skills, Buenos Aires is an ideal location to embark on a rewarding teaching career. Teaching English in Buenos Aires comes with a multitude of benefits. Firstly, the city's high demand for English language teachers means that there are ample job opportunities available. Additionally, the cost of living in Buenos Aires is relatively low...  [Read more]