How To Teach English To Non Native Speakers

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shuanglong 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. "Who is the non native English speaker?"We can give different kinds of definitions for it. Non native English speakers mean that they are studying and speaking English as a child or an adult. Native English speakers are speaking and Learning English as a baby. It means if a person speaks English as a foreign or second language he/she can be introduced as a non...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qishan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yantai Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In a globalized world, where people come and go easily from country to country for different reasons, English has become the first spoken lenguage. Considering this fact, it’s still shocking how not being a “native” has such an impact by the time of applying for a job or hiring someone for it. As a non native speaker who has studied English since a very young...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Cuifeng 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. 30. TEFL for non native English speaking teachers As a non native English speaker I was very scared of teaching English or even thinking about teaching English in the beginning of my teaching career. But some months later I realized that I have a huge advantage compared to the native speakers: I still remember the difficulties of learning English and I know what might...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhuanmiao 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. There has been a big discussion in the teaching world about differences in English taught by native speakers and English by non-native speakers. Most people express skepticism about the viability of the successful implementation of the language by non natives and have specific concerns, too. It is very understandable, since natives speakers have more advantages...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huoshaodian 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. As an English teacher, if you have passport of one of those 7 countries, then you will be considered as a native English speaking teacher. Those countries are America, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom. For those teachers who aren’t from any of these 7 countries above, you will be considered a non- native English...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Maying 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. Like many other English teachers out there, I am a non native English speaker. In this summative task I would like to discuss some of the disadvantages, but more importantly, some of the often overlooked advantages of teaching as a non native speaker. Let's start with some disadvantages. When assessing the work of students and correcting them, a non native speaker...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Nowadays there is an increasing tendency of hiring more and more native English speakers as ESL or EFL teachers. Being a native English speaker and belonging to a certain number of English speaking countries is a required qualification for teachers or graduates who want to work abroad, especially. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Irina P. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Of course, nobody can contest that a person who is born or lives in a certain country has the chance to possess accents, pronunciation or intonation that a foreigner cannot have mastery of. But a language teacher is more than a person with a native accent. One should have a University degree and a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Monan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yuncheng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The world has got so many languages but English has become the main language that has taken over the world, if you visit any non-native English speaking country in the world you will discover that you will meet one or two persons that can communicate very well in English without mistakes that’s because non-natives countries such as Asia and the Middle East turn to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qingyun 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. In the Philippines, English is one of the main subjects in schools. It is divided in two parts, 'Reading and Language'. It even takes more time in learning it than our mother tongue, as other main subjects like Maths and Science were strictly in English, and as we move to higher level of education almost all subjects were in English. This is why...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiangyang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Taiyuan 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. PECULIARITIES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . What are the Peculiarities of the English Language that makes it so difficult to learn ? Well, with its Homographs, Homophones, English English and American English, Pronunciations, Synonyms and Grammar, no wonder its considered difficult to learn. Most native English speakers have been taught tongue twisters like,“She...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liancheng 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. Hello, My name is SAMAR, I'm an Egyptian lady (non native speaker) and I'm an English teacher in China for young learners I'm going to talk about TEFL and how it helped me a lot in my career I used to be an English teacher in my country Egypt then I moved to China with my family because of my husband work, and when I wanted to apply for a job an English teacher,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Baotai 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. Teaching English in general for native speakers and non native speakers was never the easiest of tasks and is honestly overlooked by the majority of people. however, it is in my humble opinion one of the most rewarding and satisfying jobs out there; but, as everything in life it does have some benefits and drawbacks, which will be discussed from my perspective as a non...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas I have chosen this topic as I am not a native English speaker myself, and before getting into the course I wasn’t sure if it was a good idea for the debate there is between native vs non-native English teachers, and for future jobs opportunities. I have been looking for a teaching opportunity for a few months and all the adverts say "native speakers only”. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Sandra P. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The native speaker vs non-native speaker argument continues and it seems it will always be. However, non-native English teachers empathize more closely with their EFL students. Because they have been through the process of learning the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Caoxianshaozhuang 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. A global language is a language spoken internationally, the most popular one being English. It is learned by many people as a second language. A big part of the lexical units in the English language were taken from German, Latin, French and other European countries. People think that languages have a strong relation between dominance and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guojiadian 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. According to Cambridge dictionary, formal language is often used in situations that are a little serious such as meetings or conferences and it also involves people that we don’t know that well while informal language, on the other hand is used in moments that are more relaxed and involve people that we know very well. For easier understanding, formal and...  [Read more]

Ahmed Taha TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas As an English teacher, who is best? Native speakers of English or non-native speakers? Given the widespread belief that native speakers make better English teachers than non-native speakers, Jennifer Jenkins writes, "we will begin by analysing why this should be true." Is it true that native speakers make better teachers by definition, or just that they have a better understanding of English as a second language? To begin, here are two researchers who argue against the notion that a native speaker is a better teacher: Teachers of English are expected to teach English as a subject, not as a broad linguistic phenomenon, but as a subject that stands alongside history, physics, geography, and other subjects on the curriculum....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yuexi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Neijiang 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 non native speaker, unit two was a challenge for me. Since i am lacking a bit in written grammar. But making up for it in pronunciation. The section was beautifully constructed, full of good information, yet easy to understand and go trough, so far this lesson gave me the most knowledge. As a non native speaker, unit two was a challenge for me. Since i am...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xian Linchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Kashi Diqu — Kashgar, Kaxgar? 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 review of all the basic grammar. We can read the structures and applications of each tense. As a non native English speaker, I understand how difficult it might be for students to learn the difference of usage between tenses. I do use grammar formulas as you did in this unit, so I found it quite easy. This unit was a review of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Daheyanzi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Bo'ertala Menggu Zizhizhou — Bo? 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 child of an immigrant family I have witnessed first hand the mistakes that a non native English speaker makes. The lesson plan correctly lists the common errors. For example I have heard my father many times mistakenly say "Where lives you friend?" I understand now that what he was doing was merely translating the form in which he would...  [Read more]

  http://www.tesolcourse.com The trainees who complete an ITTT course come from a wide variety of backgrounds, age groups and countries. Ages range from 18 to people in their sixties and occasionally even older. Some have come straight from school, college or university. Others can be teachers who want to update their teaching credentials and then there are people from other professional and non professional backgrounds. We accept trainees who are native English speakers as well as fluent non native English speakers. We do not require trainees to have any previous teacher training experience. Our courses will provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to begin your career as a qualified English language teacher. To find out more about our TEFL TESOL courses check out the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Changlin 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. A language is called and genuinely gets a global status when it develops a special role that is recognized in every country. A language is truly called a global language when it is taken up by countries around the world and they decide to give it a special place within their communities. It can be done in two main ways. Firstly a language can be made the official...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jinping Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Pu'er 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 6 was focused solely on past tense of verbs. The four forms past simple, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous were explained and examples were given as to the rules and formation of each of the different forms. Teaching exercises used to develop the rules and practice past tense are given and I believe much time will need to be spent with...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Linyi-shi? 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. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| When it comes to teaching, there is a variety of skills every teacher must know in order to educate their students successfully I'd like to begin with the saying that we all have been beginners - and we all remember how difficult it was - that is why the first thing that a good teacher should...  [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]

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word "hobbit". This word was invented by J.R.R. Tolkien for his 1937 novel "The Hobbit". Today, the word is widely known because of the immense popularity of J.R.R. Tolkien's books and the movies made from them. 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. I have learned the importance of paying attention to sentence structure format. This will make it easier for me to prepare lessons for my non native English...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wucun 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. Teaching English as a Foreign Language or TEFL certificate is a basic requirement for native and non native speakers of English interested in traveling or living abroad while teaching English either as part time or full time job or as volunteering teachers.There are two ways to get the certificate,completing an online course or completing an onsite course.In the next...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lijinshitang 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. The difference between formal and non formal grammar is very apparent both in every day life and during ones time as a teacher of foreign language. These differences, I believe, play an important part in why many language learners find it so difficult to understand and become fluent. As a native English speaker and an ongoing learner of Spanish I find myself...  [Read more]

  This is the second part of Linda’s video journal of her 120-hour TEFL course with ITTT. In this TEFL review video Linda has just finished unit 2 of the course. This unit covers parts of speech and is the first grammar related unit in the course. While unit 2 is a little longer than unit 1 she found that it was not too much work for her to cope with. In the next video we will find out how Linda coped with unit 3 of ITTT’s 120-hour TEFL course. 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...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chafang 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. Grammar refers to a set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses,phrases and words in given natural language. As a grammar or an English teacher, i will carry out a number of issues concerning the language so i know where to start. The english teacher who wants to teach must ask students the following questions and see if theY respond fluently for...  [Read more]

Federico Riva TEFL Information There are a number of ways Native and non native English speakers can build their careers. This blog will cover some examples. This blog post is going to discuss some of the ways in which you can build your teaching career as a non-native English speaker. This is really important to discuss because many people who take a TESOL course are not aware of how to implement this experience after the course. Here I will share my personal experience and give some advice on how to build your own teaching career. To give some quick background information, I have been teaching online since 2020 because of the quarantine situation and I am also a non-native English speaker. I have been studying English for 20 years. Here I discuss some challenges that online ESL...  [Read more]