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  In this TEFL review, Laura from Romania talks about how she took the course because she wants to teach English in Japan and was recommended ITTT by a friend. Laura found the course to be great value for money and was happy that she was able to study the course at home in her own time. 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. A course book can be used in the class though it has disadvantages and advantages.Before the class,theachers have the responsibility to...  [Read more]

Ramon Perez Destinations China is a country where you can venture out and explore all it has to offer. The food, the culture, the people and everything else provide an exciting experience for those willing to challenge themselves. This country will allow you to grow in ways you never thought possible. However, some of these challenges can become a bit of an obstacle in our everyday lives. Don’t fret. There are tools that can help us overcome those obstacles and make our stay a pleasant one. In this blog, we will discuss a few apps that can aid in making our day to day journey a little easier. Start your adventure by taking a 4-week in-class TEFL course in China with ITTT. WeChat is a messaging app that most, if not all Chinese people use. Even though this app advertises itself as a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shengshuiyu 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. As we begin to learn a new and foreign language, our pronunciation tends to be effected by our mother tongue. Therefore the closer our native language is to the language of study in terms of phonetics then the better and more confident we will be at speaking the language. However, as the chinese language shares very little in regards to pronunciation, many native...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Sang 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. American vs British English From the time of the American revolution and onward, there has been a distinctive trend for American English and British English dialects to move away from each other. Whether taught in American English or British English, most people of either type will have little trouble understanding each other. Unlike the many dialects of China,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yingdianjie Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shaoxing 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 7 is all about teaching new language to your students.it provides different situations and how o approach them when teaching new language.it also touched some more on the ESA method and how it fits in to teaching new language.this is a very essential unit because it is important to teach new language well. Unit 7 is all about teaching new language to...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences From the time of the American revolution and onward, there has been a distinctive trend for American English and British English dialects to move away from each other. Whether taught in American English or British English, most people of either type will have little trouble understanding each other. Unlike the many dialects of China, English is a pretty ubiquitous language across the board, with a spattering of unique regional words. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Jeffrey G. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The 2 most prominent English dialects were intertwined throughout their collective histories because the British were a colonizer of the empty lands of...  [Read more]

Jon ITTT Destinations This ITTT TEFL article looks at the differences in cultural and behavioral attitudes in different countries in Europe. William Noble Destinations Teaching Ideas China is the largest EFL market in the world with more vacant positions than teachers to fill them with. If you want to teach English in China as well, it's a great idea to get a thorough understanding of the English speaking and writing errors made by Chinese students prior to coming to China. Mark Crocker Destinations Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Stepping into a ESL classroom as a teacher for the first time can be a scary prospect. In this post, one of our graduates explains how they would use their TEFL course knowledge to teach that first lesson in China. Elizaveta Pachina ...  [Read more]

Jon ITTT Destinations This ITTT TEFL article looks at the differences in cultural and behavioral attitudes in different countries in Europe. William Noble Destinations Teaching Ideas China is the largest EFL market in the world with more vacant positions than teachers to fill them with. If you want to teach English in China as well, it's a great idea to get a thorough understanding of the English speaking and writing errors made by Chinese students prior to coming to China. Mark Crocker Destinations Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Stepping into a ESL classroom as a teacher for the first time can be a scary prospect. In this post, one of our graduates explains how they would use their TEFL course knowledge to teach that first lesson in China. Elizaveta Pachina ...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Cuifeng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jinzhong 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 essay aims to deal with problems of pronunciation that are peculiar to Czech students of English. As a starting point I will look for the causes of the difficulties in the norms of the L1. I will also assume that difficulties not rooted in the norms of Czech speech are not L1 based problems - which is to say that they may occur to any student or native speaker...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who shares her experience with lesson planning and explains why it's vital to plan your ESL lessons beforehand. Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information Alumni Experiences This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who emigrated to the United States from China at the age of 18. The TEFL grad explains how their English learning experience helped them to become a successful TESOL teacher today. Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who answers the question "Should You Teach One-to-One or Student Groups?" and dives into the difference of the two class types. Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information Earning a TEFL certificate with ITTT will...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who shares her experience with lesson planning and explains why it's vital to plan your ESL lessons beforehand. Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information Alumni Experiences This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who emigrated to the United States from China at the age of 18. The TEFL grad explains how their English learning experience helped them to become a successful TESOL teacher today. Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who answers the question "Should You Teach One-to-One or Student Groups?" and dives into the difference of the two class types. Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information Earning a TEFL certificate with ITTT will...  [Read more]

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word levigate. This word is used as a verb and refers to the action of reducing a material to powder or a smooth paste. The word originates from the Latin 'levis' meaning 'smooth'. 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. Unit 15 covers different types of ways to evaluate and test your student’s progress. Tutorials and evaluation by students are a couple different ways to check the student’s...  [Read more]

  In this ITTT TESOL review two students from America describe their experience during their TESOL/TEFL course in Corinth, Greece. They describe how the course has given them the skills and confidence to begin their careers as language teachers. ITTT's courses include 120 hours of professional training given by our highly qualified and experienced trainers who are all committed to providing the best possible tuition. During the course trainees are given 6 to 10 hours of observed teaching practice with real students. 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...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Our TEFL graduate shares their experience of working in Morocco. Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences MI Theory has been quite popular for many years already. How to implement it in your ESL teaching? Learn in this article. Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Our TEFL graduate considers English influence around the world. Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Our recent TEFL graduate shares their experience of teaching. Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences In this blog post, our TEFL graduate shares their experience of working with students from Laos. Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences There are many advantages to be TEFL certified. In this blog post, our TEFL graduate shares their thoughts. Laura Payne Alumni...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Our TEFL graduate shares their experience of working in Morocco. Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences MI Theory has been quite popular for many years already. How to implement it in your ESL teaching? Learn in this article. Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Our TEFL graduate considers English influence around the world. Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Our recent TEFL graduate shares their experience of teaching. Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences In this blog post, our TEFL graduate shares their experience of working with students from Laos. Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences There are many advantages to be TEFL certified. In this blog post, our TEFL graduate shares their thoughts. Laura Payne Alumni...  [Read more]

Laura Payne Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Finding authentic materials that fit your class’s needs may be difficult. However, authentic materials offer many benefits that created materials do not. Check out this post for 3 tips for implementing authentic materials in language classrooms. Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our TEFL graduate shares a very effective lesson plan structure. Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas This blog post is devoted to the problem of classroom management. Our TEFL graduate shares their ideas. Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas This blog post is devoted to ESL materials. Our TEFL graduate shares their thoughts and experience. Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The MI theory is becoming more and more popular. Our TEFL...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Kecheng 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. Note : some written things may not show up correctly because it has tables and symbols. please consider that. I wish it was possible to attach it as word or pdf file. How to teach reading? What was the first word you learned to read and how did you learn it? Most of us don't know what it was. In this essay, we are going to learn how did we learn to read then how do...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their experience of working with Japanese learners and tells about their challenges in English. Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences There are many advantages to be TEFL certified. In this blog post, our TEFL graduate shares their thoughts. Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas This blog post is devoted to two modes of teaching: one-to-one and group. Our TEFL graduate shares their thoughts on both of them. Minh Huy Hoang Destinations For an expat in Vietnam, the vast majority of work opportunities are tied to teaching English. These also happen to be among the best-paid jobs in the country. English is big business and teaching the language is a great way for an expat to earn a living in...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their experience of working with Japanese learners and tells about their challenges in English. Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences There are many advantages to be TEFL certified. In this blog post, our TEFL graduate shares their thoughts. Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas This blog post is devoted to two modes of teaching: one-to-one and group. Our TEFL graduate shares their thoughts on both of them. Minh Huy Hoang Destinations For an expat in Vietnam, the vast majority of work opportunities are tied to teaching English. These also happen to be among the best-paid jobs in the country. English is big business and teaching the language is a great way for an expat to earn a living in...  [Read more]

Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate sharing her thoughts on why it is important to take a TEFL course. Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who discusses pronunciation problems which are specific to Russian learners. Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who discusses teaching classes which contain a wide variety of ages. Laura Payne Teaching Ideas Writing is a large part of English language learning. This post looks at five different activities students can use to put their thoughts into writing. Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who shares his thoughts on the benefits of...  [Read more]

Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate sharing her thoughts on why it is important to take a TEFL course. Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who discusses pronunciation problems which are specific to Russian learners. Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who discusses teaching classes which contain a wide variety of ages. Laura Payne Teaching Ideas Writing is a large part of English language learning. This post looks at five different activities students can use to put their thoughts into writing. Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who shares his thoughts on the benefits of...  [Read more]

Laura Payne Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Finding authentic materials that fit your class’s needs may be difficult. However, authentic materials offer many benefits that created materials do not. Check out this post for 3 tips for implementing authentic materials in language classrooms. Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our TEFL graduate shares a very effective lesson plan structure. Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas This blog post is devoted to the problem of classroom management. Our TEFL graduate shares their ideas. Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas This blog post is devoted to ESL materials. Our TEFL graduate shares their thoughts and experience. Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The MI theory is becoming more and more popular. Our TEFL...  [Read more]

  Moving down our list of parts of speech, we have our verbs. The first big difference between verbs that we need to look at is whether it's an action verb or a state verb. Our action verbs, as the name suggests, mean that we typically can see these things in action. We can see people working and we certainly see people going to various places. Now, we have our state verbs. These are basically indicating a state of being. Two examples would be "seem" and "have" or "own". We have a sentence such as "He seems angry." and "I own my house." You can't actually see the action happening, even though those words are used as verbs. A very big differentiation between the two here as well is, state verbs typically don't take the progressive or continuous form. That form is the verb "+ing". As...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who talks about 6 peculiarities of the English language that are mind-boggling for English learners. Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who talks about the best thing he has learned from taking two of ITTT's most popular TEFL courses. Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who shares his point of view on the difference between teaching adult students and young learners in the ESL classroom. Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who shares her experiences on the most common learning techniques she observed while teaching...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas This story was written by one of our TEFL course alumni who shares the five most important skills a teacher needs to set their students up for success. Laura Payne Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas As an EFL teacher abroad, you might not only encounter monolingual local students in the country you are teaching, but also multilingual students who are not only learning English but also the language of the country they live in. Here are the major differences in teaching monolingual and multilingual EFL groups. Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas This story is written by one of our TEFL course alumni who shares their thoughts on the most useful corrections techniques in the EFL classroom. Federico Riva Alumni...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information Alumni Experiences This article was written by an ITTT TEFL course graduate who shares her experience with our TEFL certification course and the benefits of taking the course. Gaia Oliviero TEFL Information Teaching Ideas Do you want to know what it's like to teach English online? In this blog post, an online teacher reveals her secrets, sharing everything you need to know about starting your own career in teaching English online! Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information Whether you are looking to earn a living, find adventure, help the needy or simply enjoy your retirement in a new country, these ideas should help inspire you to earn a TEFL/TESOL certificate. Jon ITTT TEFL Information Are you interested in volunteer teaching abroad? Here is our...  [Read more]

Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas As ESL teachers there are many things we can do to make our lessons both productive and enjoyable. In this post, an ITTT graduate discusses the benefit of games as a teaching tool. Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas By taking a TEFL certification course you will learn about many different areas of teaching the English language. In this post, one of our graduates takes a look at classroom management. Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Evaluation and testing are important areas of an English language teachers day to day job. In this post an ITTT graduate looks at what these terms actually mean and how to use them in your classroom. Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas In this article, an...  [Read more]

Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas As ESL teachers there are many things we can do to make our lessons both productive and enjoyable. In this post, an ITTT graduate discusses the benefit of games as a teaching tool. Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas By taking a TEFL certification course you will learn about many different areas of teaching the English language. In this post, one of our graduates takes a look at classroom management. Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Evaluation and testing are important areas of an English language teachers day to day job. In this post an ITTT graduate looks at what these terms actually mean and how to use them in your classroom. Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas In this article, an...  [Read more]

Christine Thompson Visa and Legal Destinations The Czech Republic is an exciting country with prospering career opportunities in English language teaching for many around the world. Here's our step-by-step guide to legally teaching English in the Czech Republic. Katie and Jake from Untold Wanderlust Destinations Are you interested in teaching English in Vietnam? Here are 5 important things to prepare you for teaching English in Hanoi! Laura Payne Destinations TEFL Information Are you interested in teaching English in Japan? The JET Program is a popular option for many English teachers coming to the region. In this guide, you'll find out exactly how the JET Program works and how you can apply to teach English in the exciting destination of Japan. Linda Dunsmore Destinations...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas This story was written by one of our TEFL course alumni who shares the five most important skills a teacher needs to set their students up for success. Laura Payne Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas As an EFL teacher abroad, you might not only encounter monolingual local students in the country you are teaching, but also multilingual students who are not only learning English but also the language of the country they live in. Here are the major differences in teaching monolingual and multilingual EFL groups. Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas This story is written by one of our TEFL course alumni who shares their thoughts on the most useful corrections techniques in the EFL classroom. Federico Riva Alumni...  [Read more]