Different Phrases In Different Languages

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jiangtuan 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. Understanding the use of slang in a different language is a benchmark for fluency. Once a speaker is able to navigate society by listening and speaking slang, they are better able to assimilate among native speakers. But whether or not colloquial speech has a place in English classrooms is debated among teachers. While formal English takes precedence in many...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guangming Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Aba Zangzu Qiangzu Zizhizhou —? 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 Vietnamese language is fairly simple grammatically, with every vocabularies are comprised from single syllable words. For example, the phrase in English “good morning class, how’s everyone doing” translated into Vietnamese would be “chào buổi sáng cả lớp, mọi người có khỏe không”. There are no vocabulary in the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wanghaotun 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. On the surface, "British English" and "American English,” are considered the same. The general population (even native English speakers) often think the only real differences are like those in the pronunciation of words such as "tomato" or "potato," for example. Or even, the difference between "color"and "colour". However both the UK and the USA have an enormous...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Imagine going back in time to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century in Great Britain. If the question of whether it is proper to teach slang and idioms to students were posed to a teacher in that period, I do not doubt in my mind that any proper English teacher would frown upon the notion of it. If you were to ask an English teacher today, you would receive a much different answer. The gradual globalization of the English language has been driven by various factors, one of which is business. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Allison S. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. There is no doubt that English is the world’s trade language, and thus, more and more...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Understanding the use of slang in a different language is a benchmark for fluency. Once a speaker is able to navigate society by listening and speaking slang, they are better able to assimilate among native speakers. But whether or not colloquial speech has a place in English classrooms is debated among teachers. While formal English takes precedence in many classes, teaching slang can be important depending on students’ reasons for learning English and their experience with the language. Incorporating slang can also be a motivational tool for teaching disengaged students. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Emma M. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. On the first day of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shahe 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. Slang and idiom are used in a majority of casual conversations, and create connections between people in those shared phrases. Often, slang and idiomatic phrases are specific to a certain country or region, and they contribute to creating a similar culture or understanding in that region. Language is constantly evolving and changing, just like people, and...  [Read more]

Mark Crocker Teaching Ideas Of the four language skills taught in an ESL classroom, listening skills are often overlooked as teachers can be unsure how to make these lessons interesting and relevant to their students. However, as listening skills are a fundamental part of the language learning process, it is vital that we give them the classroom time they deserve. The good news is that there are many ways to make listening skills lessons both fun and productive. Here are 6 ideas for livening up your lesson plans. One simple way to engage your students in a listening lesson is to use popular culture as a tool. Most students would much rather listen to music, TV shows, movies, or podcasts than sit through a dry monologue from a textbook. To add more complexity you can assign each student...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Grammar is the rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in a natural language. Simply put, grammar is the general rule of a language. Language is logical; grammar tells us in which order we say words. It’s about how words become phrases; how words and phrases become sentences and how sentences become language. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Yang S. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Some of these rules are acquired naturally in childhood while others are acquired in the learning process under the guidance of a teacher. While most of the time, people don’t know which grammatical rule they are following when speaking, they know that what they...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xieji 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. In old terms generally language rules were taught by the teachers. To replace traditional grammar practise, many new methodology are offered. First of all the teacher should motivate the students.The students should be conscious of the new language. The students should know where will they use these structures. As well as its meaning, its useful areas should be given to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Desheng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Bazhong 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. While it may be an obvious statement, the primary purpose for language is to communicate. Language is an integral part of any society. We use language to communicate with our families, pets, and even computers. Often, schools, tutoring centers and other educational institution focus on teaching formal language: Academic, Business, and “Dictionary “. While formal...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Teaching slang and idioms is essential for ESL students and should be an integral part of any ESL curriculum. Learning slang and expressions can help an ESL student understand better native speakers who will almost universally use some slang and some idioms in their natural speech. Studying slang and idioms can also help an ESL student speak more naturally, either compensating for a weaker English grasp or adding to a вstrong English base. The application of studying slang and idioms that have perhaps the most relevance in a classroom and to a teacher is that it can help to elucidate complicated grammar by showcasing how slang twists the language in creative and unorthodox ways. This post was written by our TEFL...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas I am currently living in India and I interact with many people with varying levels of English fluency. In a country like India, many people speak English as their first, second, third, or even fourth language. This can provide many benefits for students who want to learn English as you come in contact with many English speakers and get plenty of opportunities to practice speaking English in your home country. However, there can be many hindrances as well. The most common issue is the fact that most of the English speakers in India are also fluent in Hindi and other regional languages. A student trying to practice English can always fall back on their native language when they don’t understand. This bilingual scenario makes it harder to learn English...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Daxindian 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. Informal words or phrases generally used among a certain group of people are called slang. In the 21st century, some of slang words have become widely common among all speakers, such as computer technology slang or internet slang (geek, blog, photoshopped, etc.). Idioms are language units which are not meant to be understood literally but figuratively (e.g. to sit...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Bagong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jincheng 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. When I was in high school it was required of the students to take a foreign language for at least 2 years. I was excited about this opportunity as I have always had an interest in different cultures and thus different languages. My teacher, an American, gave herself a new title for this class - Señora Martín. The first couple of weeks focused on vocabulary...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xincheng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shuozhou 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. Someone who teaches English as a foreign language in a TEFL or TESOL course may wonder if it is necessary to include slang and idioms in lesson plans. When considering this, it is important to remember that one of the main goals of teaching another language is to make sure students will be able to communicate effectively in their target language upon completion of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Renhekou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Ankang 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 a part of my TEFL course in Prague, I attended a two-session, 3-hour long Farsi language lesson to experience how students might feel learning a completely new and foreign language. As complete beginners in Farsi, we were not required to learn the Persian script. Instead, we were taught the basics using romanised alphabets. Although this was meant to simplify the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Laomiao 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. English as a spoken language has become the international standard for people as a first or second language, whether it be for business, science, or just recreationally. This of course means that a great deal of people are learning the language as a second language. For anyone who knows English as a native language, you know that it has many difficult learning curves...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zijiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Binzhou 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 with all living languages, English is constantly evolving, slangs and idioms is an example of that. Slangs and idioms are an integral part of written and spoken English; often it is employed by native speakers and have a deeper meaning than the literal phrase. Some might argue that slangs and idioms are not ‘proper’ English and should not be part of the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gaogeng 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. We aren’t in the 1900s anymore! The English language has evolved from what it once was, like everything in the world; language grows and shed its skin. Some words can now take on double, triple, quadruple meanings and depending on how it’s worded in a sentence, it can mean something totally different. Depending on how old the student is slang could be very...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Ganjing 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. The Effectiveness of Using Games to Educate Mehreen Buksh International TEFL and TESOL Training February 17, 2019   Over the span of time, many educators from around the world have been using different techniques to encourage and productively teach students about any topic at hand. Oftentimes, various games or activities are incorporated, along with academic...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Angou 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. American Football and peculiarities in the English language. Why does the English language break all its own rules and have so many words or phrases that simply make no literal sense? How does one learn such a language as this? Football in most countries is a game that where a ball is kicked around with one’s foot. In American English, this sport is called soccer....  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Drilling is a simple yet effective teaching technique used to practice and master language skills. The teacher models a word or a sentence, and the learners repeat it. It is a way of developing a standard pronunciation of the language and introducing a language easily. Drilling started about 70 years ago when the armed forces used it to teaching language. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Sunita T. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Drilling was called the Audio-Lingual Method or the Army method, where soldiers were taught language in the same way they were taught to march, by constant repetition. A sports coach or a music teacher's competence would be...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Some form of Slang language is universally used all around the world. Almost all countries have words and phrases that could be identified as ‘slang and so, when is it appropriate to use this type of language? Is it a good idea to let students be exposed to slang language whilst they are studying English at a formal level and as a non-native English speaker? There are many instances where some slang form of English should and should not be used, here are a few examples with discussion. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Samantha Jane K. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. In one’s place of work, there will be those to whom speaking formally would be more appropriate,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Sidu 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. Stepping onto my flight from Miami to Santiago, Chile, I was confident in my Spanish skills. After all, I had taken nearly seven years of Spanish classes in middle and high school. However, when I landed I found, not only did I not understand 80% of what my host family said to me, they couldn’t understand me either. Over the course of my two months there, I came to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Muyi 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. In 2016, I was given the amazing opportunity to teach English in the beautiful country of Brazil. I worked for a man named Danny Charao, who was a manager of the TopWay English School in a town called Jaragua do Sol. In my first few weeks there, I learned how to teach by observing a professional instructor at the TopWay School and then practicing in front of my new...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tuoshi 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. There are many learning techniques and the course covered four major groups – constructivists, maturationists, environmentalists, and others. The fundamentals of the maturation theory is the natural biological process humans go through. There is a natural sequence of events that take place despite external stimuli. The fundamentals of the environmental theory is the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Linquan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Luliang 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. School. For me, the word school invokes memories of guiding teachers, heavy books, crisp stationery and bubbling chatter with classmates. One of my favorite university experiences was working as a molecular biology teaching assistant for two years. Teaching felt natural. Soon I realized that I wanted to support and teach students in other countries, so I sought an...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chinan 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. Today there is a worldwide trend that parents want their offspring to be able to speak English and they hold the notion that the earlier kids start learning the foreign language, the more impressive results they will receive. The advantages and disadvantages of teaching English to very young students will be discussed in this paper. On the one hand, small children...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences English as a spoken language has become the international standard for people as a first or second language, whether it be for business, science, or just recreationally. This, of course, means that a lot of people are learning the language as a second language. For anyone who knows English as a native language, you know that it has many difficult learning curves along the way to the true understanding that make for many difficulties in how new learners communicate. This essay will touch on a few examples that people undoubtedly run into when learning English, and why it's so difficult to master. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Kelson l. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dingwu 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. Sometimes problems may be encountered when teaching students from different nationalities due to varied reasons. When teaching English to students that are culturally and linguistically different from ones own, the teacher must take great care to prepare and identify the specific problems one may encounter as well as be attentive to the problems that occur in real...  [Read more]