How Do You Teach Someone English

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Baogou 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. A classroom is the place where most individuals engage in attaining new information and interacting with others for a particular purpose. Stress, one of the major causes of various illnesses, can arise from both the teacher and the students within the classroom. Often times, when the stress level rises, the level of interest in the task ahead is usually reduced and...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas A classroom is a place where most individuals engage in attaining new information and interacting with others for a particular purpose. Stress, one of the major causes of various illnesses, can arise from both the teacher and the students within the classroom. Often times, when the stress level rises, the level of interest in the task ahead is usually reduced and the task remains undone or the individual simply quits. This end result can, however, be avoided as the purpose for learning in to eventually gain a greater understanding of the information being taught. The essay will, therefore, focus on ways to overcome stressful situations in a classroom. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Princesella C. Please note that this blog post...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Longxi 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. I can start off with why would we want to go abroad and teach English in a foreign country? I'm sure each of us have our own reasons, but I think mostly it is about the experience and to joy it brings to teach someone something new. Shouldn't it therefore be so easy for us to abide by the rules of a certain culture? We are embarking on a new adventure! To be able to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jietoumiao 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. British English vs American English When I started my ITTT classes, I wasn't totally sure of the difference between British English and American English. I knew there were accents and pronunciation differences, but it seemed like no big deal. Then I learned more about grammar, vocabulary, idioms, and spelling. When you speak to someone who has never spoken or has...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guangna 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. English is a global language. It is used in almost all the countries of the world, as an official language, as a second or foreign language. In many countries where English is a foreign language it has undergone some changes concerning the spelling, pronunciation, meaning. And as a result of this, English got different variations and dialects (e. g. Spanglish,...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Cultural sensitivity is important to bear in mind as we all face situations daily: whether in our working environment or on a personal level. Within the Western English speaking world, we can see that there is the presence of a dominant culture (such as European American, or Western Culture) and a secondary culture (such as African, Chinese, or Eastern European culture). It is always important to bear in mind that while the English language may be widespread over the globe, the differences in culture even between people living within the same country has a profound effect on how interactions take place. In the environment of the classroom, the same examples can be seen. Whether the students are of the same age group or live in the same area, there...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In our everyday life we try to teach someone something, as in life we use different methods to explain something to someone, it is the same for a teacher. We spend every day as teachers and learners. We don't have to be students to learn and we don't have to be teachers to teach. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Medha R. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The source of learning doesn't have to be one human giving a lesson to another; it can be something new we learned from a book, the internet, a newspaper, etc. However, we owe it to another human being that we have within us the capacity to teach, it can vary from a life skill to a life lesson. The way we deal with a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xinzhuang 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. First impressions can be a daunting topic for many, as they will generally set the tone for the rest of a relation and can be hard to revert. These first impressions will not only be key toward the ease of establishing rapport with someone, but also toward what the other party will expect of you in order to maintain an amiable relationship from then on. The amount...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huangbǎiyuan 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. From the days of Chaucer and Shakespeare to the present the English language has been filled with some amazingly peculiar and bizarre examples of speech and grammar. As the English sailed around the globe colonizing it to the extent the “sun never set on the British empire” the number of words that were adopted by the language could not help but grow. Along...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Changxing 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 English language is very strange. When it comes to understanding the English language, it can get quite confusing. Even people from the same English-speaking country can be confused by the speech of different regions within their country. For non-native speakers, one of the most challenging parts of the language is homophones. For native English speakers, it is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Licao 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. China, as one of the biggest counties in the world. There are over 70 billion people in China. I could say, China has the largest population who learns English. From the new born babies to the older people. It is a good news but if these students didn’t use the right way to learn English, that will be a big problem. Next, I will introduce some common problems in...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas There are a myriad of ways to talk about the future in English, so it’s important to have a variety of activities for students to practice what you’ve taught them. Here we’re going to focus on various usages for future simple and describe some fun teaching ideas that match them. One of the most common ways we use future simple in our day to day lives is to make spontaneous or unplanned decisions. For example, when choosing food from a menu, (I’ll have the fish please), or if you have to make a change of plan (a friend calls to say they can’t pick you up to go out and you might say “It’s ok, I’ll take a taxi”). A fun way to practice this is to have card prompts with scenarios on, and have a game of language tennis. Organise students into...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Daxin 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. I have learnt about roles of teachers, and when to use them i.e. when to have a dominating role and when to have a withdrawn role. I have also learnt about the learners and their stages with different abilities that they have regarding the understanding of the language and the ability of using it. Also until now, I only heard others and myself saying that a good...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gulin Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Luzhou 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. Overall i have learnt what makes a good teacher and good learner is. Role of being a good teacher is someone who cares and has a passion for their learning but most importantly caring more about the learning of their students. What makes a good learner is someone who has a will to learn and and ask questions. l have also learnt that there are different roles for each...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guandao 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. 75. Business English: What are three good reasons you should consider teaching Business English? When I started looking at teaching English as a foreign language, I first pictured myself in the classroom teaching university students. This was mainly because I’ve pretty much always taught university students—except for the programs I’ve done teaching seniors 55...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gaohong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Hangzhou 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. Past tenses are deceptively simple. They are easy for someone with English skills, however, this tense can be incredibly confusing for someone who does not understand that simply adding an "ed" will not always equal a past tense verb. I remember that Spanish classes did not have nearly the number of past tenses. I still am royally confused by past continuous. I now...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yuhuangmiao 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. It has been an interesting process undertaking the 120 hour TEFL course to teach English. I’m sure many would feel the same way, but what has made it all the more interesting for me is that I’m also trying to learn to speak French at the same time. The reason I’m trying to learn French which is also partly why I’m taking the TEFL course, is because I’m a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huoshaozhai 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. What is confidence? According to dictionary.cambridge.org confidence can be defined as “a feeling of having little doubt about yourself and your abilities, or a feeling of trust in someone or something”. Based on my current understanding, the key words are “a feeling of having little doubt about your abilities.” The next logical question that must be asked...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liangcheng 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. We must up our game as ESL teachers in the 21st century – both figuratively and literally. I use games to engage students and promote learning in my classroom for a wide range of learning objectives. Below is a short list of icebreaker games that I regularly use in my classroom, and I will discuss the learning target(s) that each game aims to facilitate and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhai 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. Why observation teaching is important. Observation is an important part of learning how to teach. I say this because I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in becoming a teacher. Classroom observation presents an opportunity to see real-life teachers in real-life teaching situations. Teachers are forever reflecting and making decisions, and when they...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences We must up our game as ESL teachers in the 21st century – both figuratively and literally. I use games to engage students and promote learning in my classroom for a wide range of learning objectives. Below is a short list of icebreaker games that I regularly use in my classroom, and I will discuss the learning target(s) that each game aims to facilitate and deliver as well as the context in which the game is used. Since I work with high school age and adult students, the games are geared for English Language Learners in these age groups. As learning communities become more globalized and data give more information on how people learn, one major challenge I find with gamifying learning in the ESL classroom is making the games that I use more culturally...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Anzhuang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Rizhao Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Now a days we live in a world where the society, especially, the young learners take advice from anyone that speaks out of their phones. What is even worst of this people so called, influencers, is that the majority didn't even finish their studies. Kids should be able to be taught and to be inspire by real influencers in their specific areas. There is this said...  [Read more]

Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Two years ago, I found myself in a remote village deep into the Himalayan Mountains in northern India. I had traveled there with the intention of volunteering in a daycare center in a Thibetan village. When I got there, I was informed that the daycare did not need help, but would I be willing to teach English to the monastery's young monks? I was very nervous at first, as I had no experience with this! Seeing their need, however, I reluctantly agreed. So I spent the next three months teaching what I could, however I could, albeit in a very disjointed and unknowledgeable way. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Char H. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Duoyue 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. This unit covers the relationships between learners and teachers, what makes a good teacher and a good learner, the different language levels and how the different ages (adults and young children) differ from behaviour in the classroom to the motivation it takes to learn the English language. From this unit I learnt that there are certain aspects and ways of handling...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Cilin 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. Imagine walking into a classroom, being greeted by name, by a teacher with a smile; the classroom is clean and neat, and the other students are interested and ready to learn. Or imagine walking in a cluttered room, the teacher hasn’t arrived yet, perhaps only some of the other students are there, and no one there even cares what your name is. Which class would you...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Mutan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yibin 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 found this unit useful as a means to understand the nature of class presentation and work layout, however I thought some of the examples were overly specific. Learning about the 'engage, study, activate, concepts interested me, however the different variants of combinations I found a little unnecessary. However it is very useful to learn about the importance of...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences From the days of Chaucer and Shakespeare to the present the English language has been filled with some amazingly peculiar and bizarre examples of speech and grammar. As the English sailed around the globe colonizing it to the extent the “sun never set on the British empire” the number of words that were adopted by the language could not help but grow. Along with this vocabulary growth so to did the number of expressions and grammatical rules that seem to make no sense when actually examined. One could say that English has been beating up other languages in dark alleys, then going through their pockets for loose grammar and spare vocabulary for centuries. This post was written by our ITTT graduate Jon C. English can be a confusing method of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Rongjiang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Lijiang 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 unit is reflected for classroom managing. I like this part that is classified according to group and individual teaching. Also like, `establish rapport ` I think This part is important for someone teaching. This unit is reflected for classroom managing. I like this part that is classified according to group and individual teaching. Also like, `establish...  [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 Jinbao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nanchong 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 unit was a great refresher on basic grammar that I use daily but haven't had to think about it in terms of specifics since I was in primary school. For instance, I didn't remember what a gerund was and wouldn't have been able to explain it to someone had I not reviewed the information in this unit. This unit was a great refresher on basic grammar that I use...  [Read more]