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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhongcun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jincheng 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. After obtaining my TEFL certificate, I plan to teach children ages 4-8 years English in my home. My target audience for English lessons will be local Chinese children, most of which have some exposure to English language, either in a local Chinese school or from their parents. I will keep the class size small- maximum 10 students- as I plan to teach largely by...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guoli 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. In a writing classroom, instruction in proper pronoun use is typically limited to a short lesson on pronoun agreement. The pronoun must agree with the antecedent in both gender and quantity. Apart from this, pronouns are not seen as worth much class time; they are assumed to be uncomplicated aspects of the writing process. Many teachers will overlook pronoun...  [Read more]

Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences When considering General English exams there are a number of organizations or companies that offer these types of exams. Perhaps the most well-known is the Cambridge suite of examinations. ### Watch the video about this topic Within the Cambridge suite there are five different examinations at five different levels. The entry level examination for the Cambridge suite is known as the Key English Test and it's often known by its acronym KET. This is actually an entry level examination and both this and the next level of test are really used to show that people are ready for the third level of the Cambridge test suite. Moving on from the key English test, the second level is known by the name PET and that stands for the preliminary English...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tianxing Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dazhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In this unit is about course development and consist in: - Level testing and needs analysis: - Level testing; - Level descriptions ( Starter, Elementary, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-intermediate) - Needs analysis; - Limiting factors: - Employer; - Time constraints; - Resources; - Cultural issues; - Students. - Syllabus design: - The structural syllabus; -...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences In a writing classroom, instruction in proper pronoun use is typically limited to a short lesson on pronoun agreement. The pronoun must agree with the antecedent in both gender and quantity. Apart from this, pronouns are not seen as worth much class time; they are assumed to be uncomplicated aspects of the writing process. Many teachers will overlook pronoun disagreement in student writing with the assumption that there are writing errors that are more urgent than instruction in the finer details of pronoun agreement (e.g. the “correct” pairing of the singular “everyone” with the singular “he/she” rather than the colloquial-singular “they”). Pronouns are assumed to be easy to ascribe to others and something rather inconsequential in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiayu 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. The role of the teacher is of course to teach. And I am sure you’ll agree with me that teaching is a respectable profession that started from very early in time. And if you look around, you’ll find many many teachers around us. A mother is a patient teacher who teaches her children to crawl, to walk, to feed him/herself, to be independent, to smile, to find...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jinzhongzi 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. How can parents help an ESL teacher? The role of the ESL teacher was discussed widely throughout the texts in this course. In contrast, the role of parents and homework was not touched on. When considering the extreme competitive requirements of results driven counties such as China, it becomes apparent that a few hours of English lessons with a foreign teacher...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gaoyang 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. Keeping students motivated to learn can be one of the biggest challenges a teacher may face. Without motivation, the students can become bored and complacent; they may even start to act out and disrupt the class. A few ways a teacher can keep their students motivated are by participating in games and physical activity, reward and praise, and having a good attitude as...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhongtan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dazhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In this unit I learned there is a 5 level scale of testing: Starter, Elementary, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate and Upper-intermediate. Compared to the Common European Framework (CEF) levels, this would translate as follows: A1 Breakthrough (Starter), A2 Waystage (Elementary), B1 Threshold (pre-intermediate and intermediate levels) and B2 Vantage (upper...  [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]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dasha Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dazhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. HI , how are you? This unit has some good refresher elements and also some great Young Learner items. It is useful to be able to split the behaviours of the young learners up into age groups so as to plan lessons accordingly. The tables provided for young learners from CiLT and ALTE are fantastic and a tool I will draw on often. Thanks, Cheers, Pete HI , how are...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wan'an Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Deyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Hi, how are you? The ESA class in this test was an excellent example and have noted it down for future reference. The lesson planning examples and structure was also again very useful, I noticed the term practice being used also as opposed to activity. It is clear young learners need fun materials that interest them for a lesson to be successful. Thanks. kind regards,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yandai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Ganzi Zangzu Zizhizhou — Garze? 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. Hi, How are you? I am a big believer in the use of materials and especially tailoring these materials to the lesson. So, I found this entire unit very useful full of more ideas and greater direction on what will work well with younger learners in different age groups and at different levels. Excellent tools provided as a solid resource for future...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas While slang and idioms may not be essential to clear communication, especially when their meanings are very different from their packaging, they do communicate something more subtle: ‘I’m trying to observe the nuances of your language to better connect with you’. Slang lets you come across as casual, intimidating, clever, or whimsical in ways that straightforward language can’t. FluentU English Educating Blog puts it this way: “Teaching Idioms Is Teaching Fluency”. Communicating your personality is easier when you are more fluent, or at least when you have more idioms under your belt. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Bailey N. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Mimou 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. Him how are you? It was good to gain some insight into the course ahead and also to have better clarity and understanding of what is considered to be a young learner. To have a quick reference point now to find what I am looking for and for tips on what I should be working towards is very useful, as were the long list of acronyms. Thanks. Cheers, Pete Him how are...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tuxi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dazhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Hi, how are you? Great tools for testing and understanding how students are progressing and where more time needs to be spent. Most of the concepts in this unit I am already familiar with, but the young learner syllabus development is particularly useful. Again a great refresher with some new tools and concepts. Thanks. Cheers, Pete Hi, how are you? Great tools for...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tushan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Guangyuan 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. Hi, how are you? A few new concepts and a number I recall from other courses. Great refresher again and also reminder to do a great deal of research before applying for roles and then teaching in the new country. I believe this is important in both teaching face to face and also teaching online. I really enjoyed this course. Thanks. Cheers, Pete Hi, how are you?...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xue 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. It is important to note that regardless of which situation you may find you self in be it in a school, language center, teaching young learners or adults you will always be involve in some or the other in some form of testing or evaluation. These test/evaluation may include things that are done internally for the school such as homework, course unit test, or end of year...  [Read more]

The state of Massachusetts is the most populated state in New England, the northeastern region of the United States. Due to its border to the Atlantic in the east, Massachusetts is also called “The Bay State”. This geographic location makes Massachusetts an exciting vacation destination for many. Mountains, valleys and some of the finest beaches in America make the state unique, and a paradise for adventurers and outdoor lovers. On top of that, Massachusetts has a deeply rooted impact on the history of the United States, as it is the location where the famous Pilgrims first landed in 1620. Massachusetts truly is a historic hotspot and the perfect destination to explore nature to the fullest. Not only does Massachusetts attract millions of American and foreign tourists because of its...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hefeng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Deyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Lots of good information in this unite on Course Development. I was given ways to develop a course for young and elementary students, Saw the level of Starter, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Upper Intermediate, what their qualities of each level was the Diagnostic and Need Analysis to determine what level of students there are. Was given information on...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Kaizhang 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. Discipline is very important in every system of education and needs to be handled with care. In this task, I will focus on the topic: How to maintain discipline in the classroom. Before looking at the techniques on how to maintain discipline in the classroom, I will first of all mention some of the disciplinary problems most teachers of English as a foreign...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liulou 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. Motivation in the classroom flows from the teacher out to each student in the class. It can be positive or negative and can impact the student for many years to come. Respect, authenticity, honesty, vulnerability, genuine concern and communication are vital when seeking to motivate ESL/EFL students. Creating a safe and fun atmosphere in the classroom is conducive to...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Keeping students motivated to learn can be one of the biggest challenges a teacher may face. Without motivation, the students can become bored and complacent; they may even start to act out and disrupt the class. A few ways a teacher can keep their students motivated are by participating in games and physical activity, reward, and praise, and having a good attitude as a teacher. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Victoria O. Also read: Top Online Lesson Plan Resources for New and Advanced Teachers Games and activities are a good source of motivation because they are fun. Students are usually excited to play games, especially younger students. Games get students physically involved in a lesson. Getting up and moving around...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas There are many benefits to using games in the classroom, including the creation of an engaging learning experience for students, a positive learning environment, and the potential for students to practice real-life situations with instant feedback. Also, gamification of learning can use students’ natural inclination for socialization, achievement, and award. Thus, games can be a great tool for teaching English as a foreign language. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Tassyn M. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Games should be used with a direct purpose and should be monitored carefully to see if the intended results are achieved. When following the Engage, Study,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yujiawan 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. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY RAPPORT? WHAT ARE THE PRACTICAL WAYS TO HELP ESTABLISH RAPPORT? Rapport means a close or harmonious relationship in which the concerned people understand each others feelings and communicate in a better way. Inside a classroom, establishing rapport between the teacher and students is very much important. It plays a very crucial role in...  [Read more]

Shirin Sophy Alumni Experiences Despite the rising parents' education attainment and the high level of awareness, they show towards their offsprings' nurture, students' misbehavior is still a controversial aspect of pedagogy. As teachers, what we are dealing with today is supposed to be a generation of well-brought-up juveniles craving for personal development, but the truth appears to be slightly different. Even though some believe that teachers are simply losing their authority as a result of lax school discipline approaches, many reasons hidden behind students' misbehavior can easily be recognized and dealt with. There is, of course, a very wide range of reasons for students' misbehavior, but we're going to go through some of them and try to come up with some remedies. The majority...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zaogoutou 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. This is going to be a short essay on the role of phonology in teaching English as a foreign language. What is phonology? The definition of phonology as a field of study is “The branch of linguistics that deals with systems of sounds (including or excluding phonetics), within a language or between different languages.” We, as ELF teachers, however, are more...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas What motivates young students to learn a new language? That’s the question many teachers have when teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). Many children learn English because their parents or teachers dictate it, not necessarily by choice. Additionally, often there is no immediate real-world application of English outside the classroom (Noamen, 2009). For many students, the thirty to sixty minutes in class may be the only language exposure they’ll have. It is therefore critical for ESL teachers to motivate students to learn English by creating a communicative learning environment where students engage in real language experiences and by utilizing a variety of fun and purposeful activities to get students involved in the learning process. This...  [Read more]

Jon ITTT TEFL Information Teaching Ideas TEFL teachers both new and experienced will benefit from having a range of course books to draw on for their lessons. General English course books for young learners differ from those for adults in a number of ways. Obviously the types of topics will be geared towards the interests of younger people but there are also differences in the way the language is presented. Course books for adults will generally have sections with explicit presentations of a grammar point,whereas books for young learners do not usually cover grammar in detail. There are several publishers involved in producing general English course books for young learners. The main publishers are Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Pearson ELT, and Macmillan. These...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yabǎi 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. What motivates young students to learn a new language? That’s the question many teachers have when teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). Many children learn English because their parents or teachers dictate it, not necessarily by choice. Additionally, often there is no immediate real-world application of English outside the classroom (Noamen, 2009). For many...  [Read more]