Eliciting Examples

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dongdu 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. With so many words in the English language, teaching vocabulary can seem like a very daunting prospect. Many non-English language learners have a limited vocabulary bank, so many of them can greatly benefit from the strategies we use in the classroom. First, a teacher must think what a student may need to know about an item and below are a few examples: • What it...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Changjiangshequ? 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 for students to successfully learn English, they must be motivated, be exposed to English, and be given the opportunity to use it. These elements all contribute to the “Engage, Study, Activate” (ESA) methodology for EFL teaching. In our current society, technology is pervasive, and the classroom is no exception. This can present an advantage if online...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hushan Zhen? 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. As teachers, it’s important to understand the pros and cons of the various teaching methods available. Which methods we use will ultimately depend on the class, the level of language and how students respond to your teaching style. This paper will compare the differences between two popular methods, Presentation, Practice, and Presentation, versus the Translation...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lucheng 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. Planning the lessons is very important for the teachers and for the students as well. A lesson plan is a great tool that helps to have the course under control and to adjust the lessons to the different situations that might occur during the school year. A lesson plan is a working document that keeps the teaching process organized. Good teachers follow all the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiaqu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Naqu Shi — Nagqu? 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. Different correction methods, ideas to engage, study and activate students. And given me a lot of ideas of how to structure the class from beginner to advanced levels. The practical examples of games are particularly useful as is the stage by stage explanation of actions. More ways of eliciting feedback would be useful. Different correction methods, ideas to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dingchang 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 kindergarten children requires a lot of creativity since it is usually the first time small children are exposed to a new language, ie, English. To achieve this task you need a lot of pictures, video material, as it is easier to retain and absorb. Also songs are important as the children like them and makes the class more interesting. Starting the class...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas When you teach English as a foreign language it’s important to pay attention to details that we sometimes ignore when communicating with other native level speakers, either in spoken or written English. Some people have got into the habit of writing in uppercase/capital letters, use abbreviations, and don’t think much about punctuation. We also tend not to be too critical of people’s spoken English as long as we get the point across. ‘There’s a lot of cars on the road today’ is grammatically incorrect for example. We also tend to enjoy speaking when we should be letting others speak. This is a particular issue in the classroom when you should be maximizing student talk time and minimizing yours. Here are some thoughts about many things that you...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nancun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Datong 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. Grammar is fundamental and is a core to any language, grammar is often said to the tree trunk of a language By "Grammar" people mean a set of rules that provides structure for the language, systemizes it and gives people the basis for constructing their speech correctly. In ESL world teaching grammar is very important because knowing how a language works is very...  [Read more]

Federico Riva TEFL Information Teaching Ideas Here we're going to consider the use of visual aids in the classroom. Visual aids can include examples such as, real objects (which we call realia), the use of pictures and photographs and also the use of models. So let's consider some of the ideas surrounding the use of visual aids. First of all the use of a visual aid can reduce teacher talk time (TTT) which is always desirable. It is much simpler to just show a real object than to try to describe it, so that we could just ask the students, “what is this”? and they would say, “that is a pen” rather than trying to actually describe the pen. Again if we were eliciting names of fruit and vegetables, rather than to try and describe them, why not use the real thing (or a model) and this...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shuidian'erchu? Are you interested in teaching English in Akesu Diqu — Aksu? 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 unit covers the teaching method that this course employs, Engage, Study, and Activate (ESA). This technique is used because it motivates students to want to learn the language, exposes them to it, and gives them a chance to use it. In the Engage step, students are warmed up for the lesson and ready to engage with English through games and activities,...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Motivation refers to a psychological process that gives purpose and direction. Motivation in the classroom helps students to be interested in learning. It's a process involved in the arousing and orientation of someone towards achieving a given goal. As a teacher, motivation in the classroom has a lot to do with my personality. I have to be a role model, a good leader and a good example for the students to follow. I have to listen to each and every student with keen interest, making sure I understand them and give them the attention they deserve. I'll also need to apply discipline as well as compassion. All this will help to maintain and ensure self-confident within the students. In addition, there are certain things to take into consideration to better...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qusong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shannan Shi — Lhoka? 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. Unit three deals with teaching methods and techniques. There are manay different methods and techniques used for teaching a second language. Some of them are more widely used than others and using a variety of techniques adds interest to a lesson. The Engage, Study, Activate method (ESA) provides students with motivation, exposure and opportunies to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gaoban 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. A short guide to teaching children online. To begin with there are a few differences between teaching online to teaching in a classroom. Distance is an obvious one, you will more than likely be in a different time zone to your student. Your classes will be small,either one to one, or a group of three or four. Lesson time will be shorter, thirty minutes to an hour....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Beisong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dongying 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. “If you talk to a man in the language he understands, it goes to his head. If you talk to a man in his own language, It goes to his heart.” This is an allusion to the effect of language to individuals especially when it has to do with eliciting emotions. One’s first language (L1) will always have a very big effect on how we react because it goes down to our...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Phonetics and phonology may seem like advanced or ‘bonus’ aspects of teaching the English language, but they are essential and fundamental to successful English communication for English students. While teaching and practicing concepts like pronunciation, intonation, stress, and articulation may be difficult (or seem outright impossible!), there are several methods and tools which English teachers can employ to help their students master them. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Max T. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Grammar and vocabulary are key components of effective communication, but their impact is greatly reduced without the ability to pronounce them clearly...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yuchan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xi'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. Motivation refers a psychological process that gives purpose and direction.Motivation in the classroom helps students to be interested in learning. It's a process involved in the arousing and orientation of someone towards achieving a given goal. As a teacher,motivation in the classroom has a lot to do with my personality. I have to be a role model,a good leader and a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Bamiao 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. Games are defined as fun evoking activities with set rules and an objective. Conventional and unconventional games may be used as an effective tool for teaching purposes and may also be adapted for educational purposes. Depending on the age group, a game’s academic level may be adapted for the suited age to ensure the appropriate educational challenge is...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas “If you talk to a man in the language he understands, it goes to his head. If you talk to a man in his language, It goes to his heart.” This is an allusion to the effect of language to individuals especially when it has to do with eliciting emotions. One’s first language (L1) will always have a very big effect on how we react because it goes down to our innate desire to reach out. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Isiaka O. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Today, it is generally acknowledged that English has become native to so many countries even when those countries have other spoken languages. In 2015, there were 67 sovereign states and 27 non-sovereign...  [Read more]

Shirin Sophy Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas In this article, some basic tips that can make online teaching a more convenient experience for both teachers and students are discussed. Federico Riva TEFL Information Teaching Ideas The receptive skills of reading and listening, generally get less attention than the other skills of speaking and writing. Here we look at some of the reasons they are avoided and why e should overcome these fears. Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas What are some of the considerations needed for students to complete a writing lesson? Here we outline some of the types of activity you can produce and major issues to be aware of. Mohammad Jabary Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Are you an English teacher? Check out...  [Read more]

Shirin Sophy Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas In this article, some basic tips that can make online teaching a more convenient experience for both teachers and students are discussed. Federico Riva TEFL Information Teaching Ideas The receptive skills of reading and listening, generally get less attention than the other skills of speaking and writing. Here we look at some of the reasons they are avoided and why e should overcome these fears. Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas What are some of the considerations needed for students to complete a writing lesson? Here we outline some of the types of activity you can produce and major issues to be aware of. Mohammad Jabary Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Are you an English teacher? Check out...  [Read more]

Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences In this blog we will look at the ever popular ESL exams known as the Cambridge suite. It has exams at five levels, we will look at each and relate them to our typically ESL teaching group levels. What should you expect when teaching for these exams? Shirin Sophy Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas In this article, some basic tips that can make online teaching a more convenient experience for both teachers and students are discussed. Federico Riva TEFL Information Teaching Ideas The receptive skills of reading and listening, generally get less attention than the other skills of speaking and writing. Here we look at some of the reasons they are avoided and why e should overcome these fears. Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni...  [Read more]

Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences In this blog we will look at the ever popular ESL exams known as the Cambridge suite. It has exams at five levels, we will look at each and relate them to our typically ESL teaching group levels. What should you expect when teaching for these exams? Shirin Sophy Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas In this article, some basic tips that can make online teaching a more convenient experience for both teachers and students are discussed. Federico Riva TEFL Information Teaching Ideas The receptive skills of reading and listening, generally get less attention than the other skills of speaking and writing. Here we look at some of the reasons they are avoided and why e should overcome these fears. Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hongxing 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. Topic: What outdoor activities can help with teaching English? (Option 122) Title: Using nature to nurture: enhancing EFL learning by educating outside L M Pincott Introduction Dreary-eyed students, staring out the window instead of focusing on your thoughtfully prepared lesson. This is something many teachers have experienced at some stage in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lijinxian Jingji Kaifaqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Dongying 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 understand personality traits and their influence in your classroom, we should take a look at Trait Theory first. Trait theory is an approach to the study of human personality by categorizing certain behaviours and/or habitual patterns into different traits, which are defined as characteristics that can be inherited or adopted through...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Sanjing 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. There are several benefits to incorporating the use of flash cards into the classroom. The following activities I will be discussing are for young learners from the ages of 5 to 9 years of age. They can be of use in any part of the ESA teaching method. Not only are they ideal for the ‘activity’ part of the method, but eliciting words and studying vocabulary or...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jinsuoguan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tongchuan 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. For the teacher, songs can be a wonderful starting point and can fit in well with topics, skills, language and cross-curricular work. Songs is one of the best and most motivating resources in the classroom, regardless of the age or background of the learner. Its universal appeal helps children get moving, get through the rough transitions, to teach children new...  [Read more]

Federico Riva TEFL Information Teaching Ideas In this blog post, we will consider some examples of visual aids, such as real objects. We will then look at ways in which thay can be useful in the classroom, such as for eliciting information. Asia Ridley TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Are you interested in teaching English in Japan? Working as an Assistant Language Teacher in a Japanese school is a great way to get move to Japan. This article gives an in-depth look into the life as an ALT in Japan. Mohammad Jabary TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Course books are an essential part of any English language class. But did you know that using course books too often can actually harm your class? Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas In this...  [Read more]

Federico Riva TEFL Information Teaching Ideas In this blog post, we will consider some examples of visual aids, such as real objects. We will then look at ways in which thay can be useful in the classroom, such as for eliciting information. Asia Ridley TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Are you interested in teaching English in Japan? Working as an Assistant Language Teacher in a Japanese school is a great way to get move to Japan. This article gives an in-depth look into the life as an ALT in Japan. Mohammad Jabary TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Course books are an essential part of any English language class. But did you know that using course books too often can actually harm your class? Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas In this...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Caocun 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. My Summative Task (89. The best thing I've learned from my TEFL/TESOL course) The best thing I have learned from my TEFL/TESOL course is the ESA method. I discovered this method in Lesson 2 of our course which, for me, is one of the best and useful lesson in the whole course, it is very informative, and the longer lesson in our course. In my previous experience, I had...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas The best thing I learned from the TEFL course cannot be explained in one thought or topic sentence because it was significant. However, for this essay, I will narrow it down to one concept. I am an experienced licensed teacher from the United States, but there is always more to learn. In the United States, I would have one or two students in my class each year that were not native English speakers. So, the idea of teaching a classroom of students where all the learners are not native speakers is new to me. I was unfamiliar with ESA's acronym (Engage, Study, Activate) until I took this course, and I appreciate this concept the most. ESA was the best thing I learned from this course. This post was written by our TEFL certification...  [Read more]