Made To Teach

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Sawafuqi Muchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Akesu Diqu — Aksu? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Reflecting on unit three really made me think about how many different types of teaching methods there are, and how many ways I can use these methods. Each method is made to help the students learn in an effective way. This unit also brought to light the way in which corrections are accurately made. I fully hope to use the ESA method in my future...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Bonan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dali Baizu 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. Again, I feel like all of this stuff was kind of obvious yet at the same time really beneficial. I feel as though within my 18 years of being in a classroom, I have encountered every positive and negative way of teaching that was presented in this chapter. It was fascinating and helpful to actually understanding why my teachers might have made the choices...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yaosheng 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. To be a teacher is a great responsibility and it is often thought that once qualified, a teacher simply teaches and students do the learning. However, this is not the case as self-analysis can help a teacher to grow and improve their overall performance. Self-analysis should be a part of a teacher’s daily routine however this does not have to be formally...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Bingtuan Hongxingerchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Hami Dìqu — Kumul? 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 united went over the 4 major tenses and then broke it down a bit more with lots of information give to help us understand the differences. Knowing these differences, will make it easier to help learners understand the differences between these tenses. It also explained common mistakes that are made with each of these tenses and explained a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Sanjiang 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. HOW TO EFFECTIVELY CORRECT ERRORS? Correction is an essential part of the teaching and learning process. This area needs the best abilities of teachers and facilitators which are develop over time through teaching experiences and exposure to a diverse range of students. As a teacher, you'll have to correct your students when they make errors and mistakes....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yaoshi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Ziyang 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 learned about the different methods and structures practiced in an EFL classroom, as well as some sample activities to go along with these methods. The basic ESA (Engage-Study-Activate) approach was new to me. Though there are many modifications you can make to it and many different ways you can expand it, the principles it embodies are, in my...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Kirill K. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. A large number of people would agree that making mistakes stimulates them to do things better. Undoubtedly, the mistakes made by students play a pivotal role in improving language skills and acquiring the target language properly. Thus, an English teacher should know how to correct them appropriately. A teacher should be aware of the fact that not only does correct learners show that they have made something wrong, but also implies that the teacher is eager to help students and demonstrates how to put their mistakes right. Most importantly, the teacher should know that correcting her/his...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Baichihe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Weifang 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 all know, language is made up of sentences and sentences are made up of words. When I think about my experiences in learning languages, except my mother tongue, or recall memories from my classmates, I clearly find that in the beginning of learning, knowing even a few words gave us confidence to communicate. We tried to convey our meanings to others with that...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tangyu 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. Helping students improve their pronunciation can be challenging for teachers and students alike. For students, they may have a strong desire to sound fluent but might struggle in knowing what mistakes they make and how to correct them. For teachers, they may be aware of the mistakes but may lack tools to help students accurately and precisely correct them. Many of the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Beige 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. Should teachers punish students ? I think that punishment should be allowed. We all know that teachers have a tough job. They are typically dealing with 20 to 45 students in their class. Students WILL misbehave at some point. Even your perfect child. What should the teacher do when this happens? If they do nothing, then the other children may misbehave as well,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chenzhuang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zibo 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. An ESL course requires a lot of time and effort from both the teacher and the students. It is therefore essential to include evaluation and testing at the beginning and throughout the course in order to show that progress has been made from the original language level of the students. Placement testing helps teachers group students in classes of similar strengths....  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Phonology involves studying how sounds are organized in a language to create meaning. It differs in every language as sounds are organized to create words, which are then organized in sentences. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Jane M. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Phonetics involves understanding how sounds are physically made, what part of the vocal tract is used, and how air is used to produce sounds. It enables teachers to analyze how sounds are made which helps teachers to assist students in grasping new and or difficult sounds and help students with the production of these sounds. Specifically, when teaching English as a foreign language, a teacher can...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qingshui Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Liaocheng 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. God Depicts The Role And Man Plays The Role. World is exuberance with number of roles where each and everyone tries to play but only few succeeds. Though many roles are depicted in this world the mother and the teacher's role take the most important aspect of bringing up the future generation of the world. They should move their steps in a very careful manner. It...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Luobin 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. I taught my first class when I was 22 and just entering graduate school in upstate New York. I had graduated from college in 1991, took a year off and decided to go back for my Master's degree in Theatre in 1993. Looking back, it was one of the best choices I ever made. Not only did I get a full teaching assistantship but I was given the opportunity to...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Helping students improve their pronunciation can be challenging for teachers and students alike. For students, they may have a strong desire to sound fluent but might struggle in knowing what mistakes they make and how to correct them. For teachers, they may be aware of the mistakes but may lack tools to help students accurately and precisely correct them. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Kent L. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Many of the common methods to help improve pronunciation have their own shortcomings. A pure listen and repeat approach does not offer sufficient feedback on how to properly correct errors. Even a teacher well acquainted with phonology might...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yangcheng 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. One major issue in teaching worldwide is discipline in the classroom. Many teachers struggle with this and there are numerous books and journals about the topic. At present, I teach ESL, Visual Arts and other subjects in a school in China. Coming from an environment where physical abuse was outlawed in schools, it bothers me when teachers resort to physical and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chengjiazhuang 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. Grammar is an area of English strikes both students and teachers. Many students think that grammar is important when we need to pass the exams. However, it’s not like that. Grammar is very important in every aspect of English, speaking, writing, listening and reading. Why is grammar so important for English learners? Here are the reasons. First, grammar is...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences I taught my first class when I was 22 and just entering graduate school in upstate New York. I had graduated from college in 1991, took a year off and decided to go back for my Master's degree in Theatre in 1993. Looking back, it was one of the best choices I ever made. Not only did I get a full teaching assistantship but I was given the opportunity to teach--something I had never done before but something I definitely wanted to try. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Alyssa T. When I taught my first class (which was an acting class for non-theatre majors), I was not much older than some of my students. In fact, one or two of my students may have been older than me! I got around this hurdle by remembering something that a friend...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jiepai 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. One day I was watching some videos on YouTube. I found a video that Ryan made, and that's how I got interested in Japan. He showed us his daily life while he was walking to work, his apartment or the grocery store he went. I watched every single video he had to learn more about the country. I fell in love with everything I saw. I loved how everything was so different...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dalin Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Chengdu Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. During this course, we have learned that there are a variety of ways to teach the young learner. These variations ultimately provide for more or less motivation on the part of the student in the classroom. The teacher also has to be motivated, and the proper and timely use of games, singing, dancing appropriate for the targeted age group all contributes to the success...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Panlong 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. For the past year, I’ve worked in a daycare, working with kids from six weeks old to five years old. As might be expected, this job has shown me just about every behavior issue I could think of, and a few more on top of that. From social issues to emotional issues to some physical issues, I’ve seen most of it, and the job has made me realize that no behavior...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences I’ve been teaching for almost two years in China as an English teacher. At first, I was only assigned to teach preschool children, due to the sudden leave of their last teacher. I was nervous and didn’t know whether I would be able to teach them. They were very young and were absolute beginners. I had to teach letters with paired vocabularies every lesson. But as soon as I got to know them, all my worries disappeared. They were supportive and eager to learn. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate CONNIE L. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. I would start my class with the greeting part, by asking students their names and how old they are, then I drew a little figure...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Daidong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhoushan 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 it was made clear all the differences between the future tenses, and it also gave very good examples of how the specific tense should be used, the typical student errors that they gave examples of made me understand the rule a bit better. This unit also helped me realize the difference between the present continuous and future continuous tenses, as...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gandanquguo Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Lasa Shi — Lhasa? 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 most interesting thing I learned from this unit was a subtle but important detail about mistakes and errors. A mistake is made and there is awareness about it from the student or their fellows so the mistake has a better chance of being corrected. An error is made unknowingly and may need more help from the teacher correct. It also has an inherent...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xianbaibazha Zhen? 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 focused on the four present tenses; present simple, present continuous, present perfect and present perfect continuous. For each tense I learned about the form (affirmative, negative and question), common usages, typical errors made by students and ideas for activities to use in my lessons. This unit addressed many of the common problems...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dingjia 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. As the 60 hour TESOL course is coming to an end, I have started to think back to my first teaching experience. When I was a university student, I decided that it was a good idea for me to find part-time work as an English tutor or teachers assistant so I could get first hand experience in teaching. I began teaching a 9-year-old girl who attended local school in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shuozhou Shi Kaifaqu Guanweihui [Shuozhou Development Zone]? Are you interested in teaching English in Shuozhou 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 foundation of learning “Teaching English as a Foreign Language” or TEFL course can be made in either online or onsite. By online, it is a web-based learning whereas onsite is the traditional classroom-based learning. Both platforms are good resource of learning but in different ways; both facilitate an...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Louziying Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xinzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Why would I ever get a teaching certification? That thought lingered in my mind while one of my older co-teachers gave me career advice. I considered my 2 year-younger self one of the hardest working and dedicated online teachers in our small company. I tried my best applying everything I learned from company training: Be energetic. Smile the entire time. Correct...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yingpan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nujiang Lisuzu 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. Gestures, eye contact and voice are important aids that should be used well. Identifying these, examining each one for their pros and cons was useful. As were the benefits of class groupings and arrangement. I have used pairs and groups and found it to be difficult to monitor students since they fall back into their native language sometimes as was...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Bǎizi 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 lesson, it is made clear as to how a good teacher should conduct themselves. One problem that is mentioned quite frequently is how teacher focused learning needs to not be the main focus, but instead we should rely on student focused learning. Meaning a teacher should not be talking for 90% of the class, but instead model for the class good English...  [Read more]