English As A Second Or Foreign Language

  The Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages or CertTESOL is an internationally recognized professional teaching qualification that is common in the field of teaching English as a foreign or second language. The course is an entry level course aimed at teachers with little or no experience in a classroom. CertTESOL courses can be studied in a number of locations as they are individually designed and organized by different language institutes around the world. These course providers are regulated and certified by Trinity College, London. The CertTESOL certificate is seen as equivalent to the CELTA certificate due to the similarities in the course syllabus. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL...  [Read more]

1. Introduction to ITTT 2. What is TEFL and TESOL? 3. ITTT Accreditation 4. Why Choose ITTT for TEFL and TESOL Training? International TEFL and TESOL Training (ITTT) is a leading provider of online and in-class TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certification courses. With over 25 years of experience in the field, ITTT has trained thousands of teachers who have gone on to teach English all around the world. TEFL and TESOL are certifications that qualify individuals to teach English to non-native speakers. These certifications are highly sought after by schools, language institutes, and employers worldwide. TEFL is more commonly used in countries where English is not the primary language, while TESOL is used in...  [Read more]

1. Introduction 2. What is TEFL? 3. What is TESOL? 4. TEFL vs TESOL: Understanding the Difference When it comes to teaching English as a foreign language, two popular certifications that often come up are TEFL and TESOL. While both certifications can open doors to exciting opportunities around the world, it's essential to understand the differences between the two to make an informed decision. In this article, we will delve into what TEFL and TESOL are, compare the two certifications, and help you determine which one might be the best fit for you. TEFL stands for Teaching English as a Foreign Language. A TEFL certificate is specifically designed for individuals who want to teach English to non-native speakers in countries where English is not the primary language. TEFL courses typically...  [Read more]

  CELTA is an internationally recognized teaching qualification in the field of teaching English as a foreign or second language. The course is aimed at potential teachers with little or no experience inside a classroom. CELTA courses can be studied in a number of locations around the world and are individually designed and organized by different language institutes. Although there may be some variety between individual courses, the fundamental specifics of the course are dictated by Cambridge ESOL, part of the University of Cambridge. 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...  [Read more]

  Would you like to live and work abroad? With a TEFL or TESOL certificate you can work and live abroad, Teaching English as a Foreign Language or Teaching English as a Second Language. Check out ITTT's courses and start a new life with a TEFL or TESOL certification! 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. It is important to understand the methodologies and to teach and let the students understand them especially if english is not their first language. There...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhuangshang 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. Many people around the world may have asked themselves this question. What is the difference between learning the first language compared to the second? There are many theories on this topic that will be discussed in the following paragraphs. The first topic is relating to the acquisition of the first language which is learnt through necessity. The first...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tuqiao 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. Anyone who has tried to learn a language as a second language, is likely to express at some stage or another how difficult it is. We speak of absorbing our first language and having to work hard for our second. We will often look towards those who have learned more than one language at the same time, bilingual for example, as being lucky and that the path was easier...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Songjiang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Meishan 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 this lesson, I first learned the general roles of a teacher, in addition to some key characteristics that top teachers should strive to maintain. Second, student group types and defining motivation, experience, and behaviour for each group type were covered; lastly, general language levels were covered, from beginner to advanced. The Common European Framework...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Luxi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Mianyang 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 I have learned from this unit are the qualities, roles and responsibilities of teachers as an ESL teacher. There are some things that you have to posses. First, the teacher must know how to establish a good rapport. It is also necessary to be kind and patient to all the students. Second, the teacher must know how to gauge the students' level. Lastly, making sure...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Fengcun 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. Introduction The Collins English Dictionary defines someone’s first language as the language that they first learned and speak best. The dictionary emphasizes the use of first language especially when that ‘someone’ involved speaks other languages. The Cambridge dictionary defines first language much similarly to the Collins English dictionary as being the the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chaiping 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. There are a number of different languages in the world and according to statistics, there are approximately six thousand languages alive on earth and out of this six thousand languages only less than ten dominant. Almost all languages get extinct because their speakers get absorbed by the dominant languages. There are many reasons for this absorption, such as...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Aba-zangzu-qiangzu-zizhizhou? 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. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| The topic chosen for the summative task is number forty-three: establishing rapport One of the most difficult aspects of becoming a teacher is learning how to motivate your students The word discipline can be defined with a famous quote by Michael J...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Muwang 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. What does a Global Language mean? It means a common language for the world. People began to speak many centuries ago, and since then they have been speaking different languages. Every language reflects the soul, behaviour and temperament of each nationality. Peoples created their own alphabets and rules, but they always wanted to communicate with each other, to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Baihe Muchang? 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. Foreign language experience Speaking a second and third language, I believe gives me the knowledge to choose this topic. Originally learning to speak an Asiatic language had allowed me to think about my native language as the sounds it produces along with intonations and the subtleties within English. That being the Japanese have a syllable...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhuanggang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Linyi 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. It is well known that nowadays English is widely spoken throughout the world and has been referred to as a global language or lingua franca in many parts of the world. There approximately 7.5 billion people in the world and 1.5 billion of them speak English — that’s 20% of the Earth’s population. English is the official language in around fifty countries...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiangyang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Deyang 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. Unit 4 covers the use of materials. First, it differentiates the use of authentic and non-authentic materials and their sources. Second, it goes into lesson planning and how to develop the lesson plan. Third, it covers the book resources. Finally, it discusses the use of the internet and classroom management. I think for me the most important part is still lesson...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chengguo 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. When I first started teaching standardized testing abroad, I was the good cop and the teacher training me was the bad one. At the time, we shared students, so they were exposed to the routine that one frequently sees on crime dramas. I mention all of this, not to share my personal feelings, which would go against the stated instructions, but to discuss the ways in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Weizi 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. Bilingualism is increasingly common in today’s world. With the convenience of international travel, the rise of multinational corporations, and the emphasis on diversity in our society, many adults recognize the value of knowing a second language. However, they also lament the difficulty of acquiring a new language in adulthood. This brings us to the importance of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dashu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dazhou 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. Unit 2 covers the topic of teaching and learning. First, it covers the theories of learning and development theories. I liked the summary of maturation which is presented. The differences between native language and 2nd language acquisition is also explained. Following the Harper’s ESA model already learned in the TEFL course, this unit goes into adapting the ESA in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Luliang-shi? 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. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| Classes generally fall into two categories;Monolingual and Multilingual Classes When one looks up books on teaching skills for teaching English as a Second Language (ESL), many options will appear, showing the depth of research that has gone into the importance of teaching skills There is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qingjiang 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. In recent decades, the world has become more global with increases in international business and tourism and the demand and desire to speak two or more languages has significantly increased. As children, individuals begin to learn their native language, often referred to as the mother tongue or L1, and are generally fluent at a young age. Any language learned...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences What does it mean to learn a language? Generally, when we talk about learning a language, we mean a process that starts with a person not knowing a language but ends up knowing it, regardless of the number of languages a person might already know. Of course, this is an overly simplified definition, but it gives us a decent starting point. So why are our experiences and the mental image of acquiring our first language so different from one of learning a foreign language? In this essay, I will consider the perceived difference between first and second language acquisition. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Eszter E. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. When we say...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shima Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Mianyang 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 this unit, I learnt what a good teacher is and some teaching skills. First,I am lack of affecting the student's motivation and let the students speak more and ask more in my class,after this class,I know how to let the student take part in my class more. Second, I know how to teach different level's student effectively and how to motivate them. Third,I need to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liulin 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. TEFL is an essential certificate for native and non-native English speakers who want to teach English abroad. TEFL stands for "Teaching English as a Foreign Language". It is believed that TEFL courses are merely a precondition to teaching English abroad, but actually, a TEFL will open a completely new world of education and travel. Teaching English as a foreign...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jinding 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. Lewis (1993) claims that “Lexis is the core or heart of language” (p 89). Indeed, it is one of the basic steps of mastering a foreign language. Vocabulary knowledge is what makes verbal communication between people possible. Most teachers face problems when teaching new items. They feel the need to use techniques to have an effective lesson. Over the years,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Aqike Guanliqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Hetian Diqu — Hotan? 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 deals with the present tenses in four points that are: first, forms: which show if the sentence is affirmative, negative or question, in addition to the grammatical and fundamental rules. Second, usages: how and when do we use the present tenses. Third, typical student errors and how do we make the students pay attention to their mistakes and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xitieshan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Haixi Mengguzu Zangzu 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. Motivation is the foundation of all communication. During early language acquisition in infants, we can clearly see that children obtain language because of the motivation to express and request their needs to those around them. Conversely, we can also see during second language acquisition that a deficit in motivation can result in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dengzhuang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Linfen 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 born and raised in Albania, a small, but charming country situated in the Western Balkans, in Southeast Europe. As a result of one of the harshest communist regimes in Europe, which lasted for almost 50 years, the place was almost completely isolated from the rest of the world. After the collapse of the regime in 1990, democracy came, and Albania had to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xinzhuang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Linyi 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 got excited when i heard about the TEFL Certificate which enables non-natives to teach English worldwide. While taking the online course, having seen most of the adds require being native speakers, makes me think about if they have any rightfulness in their opt or not. The most important and explicit difference of a non-native ESL teacher is observed in teaching...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zonghe Nongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Yili Hasake Zizhizhou — Ili? 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. By studying unit five. I’ve learnt a lot about classroom management. This unit explores a wide variety of issues that are related to managing a classroom. First, ways to improving teaching, such as eyes, voice and simple gestures and so on. Second, the student group and classroom layout may affect the overall success of the class. Third, It...  [Read more]