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1. Introduction 2. Qualifications and Training 3. Finding a Job 4. Cultural Considerations Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in another country can be a rewarding and enriching experience. It allows you to immerse yourself in a new culture while helping others improve their language skills. Whether you are a recent graduate, a career changer, or a seasoned educator, there are opportunities around the world to teach English and make a positive impact on the lives of others. To teach ESL in another country, you will need to have the proper qualifications and training. Most schools and language institutes require a minimum of a Bachelor's degree and a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) or TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certification. These...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Maji 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. Nationality is the creative power of human culture, culture is the creative power of nationality. A. C. Cuza In our modern generation, it is sad to say but we are still facing the issue of having different nationalities around. It is natural for every person to have this kind of issue. We have to consider where the person came from, what culture he grew up with , and...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Learning a new language is intimidating, stressful, and confusing. Learning English feels the same way for our students. Teaching our students in groups is essential for their learning to progress. By grouping students they will be more confident in their learning experience, be able to teach one another, and more efficient for the teacher to monitor. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Kendyl C. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. One of the most important reasons for grouping students when teaching is that it increases a student’s confidence in taking risks. As mentioned previously, studying a new language can be frightening. These feelings can prevent a student...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Niuquan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Laiwu Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The English language, which has been accepted as a universal language, is of great importance in terms of commercial, economic, socio-economic, academic, educational and cultural aspects. In order to be able to master this language, people have experience in their own country and abroad. One of the language learning systems which consists of various methods is group...  [Read more]

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

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Renfeng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jinan 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 to any group of people presents multiple challenges, such as evaluating students’ level of English, preparing a lesson plan, bringing various visual and audio materials, maintaining discipline in a class, finding suitable authentic materials, attending to individual needs within a group, making sure students are motivated and encouraged, etc....  [Read more]

  Let's just consider next, when using these resource books, the student book, the workbook and the teachers resource book, what are some of the advantages and disadvantages of using those types of materials? Well, firstly, the main advantage perhaps of using these types of material is that it's quicker than actually creating your own. Secondly, the course books that you will get will be graded for a particular level. So there'll be a set of books for the starter level, a set of books for the elementary level and so on and so forth. So you know that the activities and materials in there will have been graded for level. The use of the book can also offer continuity so that the syllabuses have been covered in a particular way by the book itself and are presented in a logical order....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shaxi 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. There is a great range of cultures in the non-English speaking countries of this world. One is acceptable it one culture may be taboo or offensive in another. When traveling to another country to teach English, it is imperative to learn about the culture where you will be teaching. This will ensure that your students will be receptive to learning English as well as...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qiaotou 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. The successfulness of a class can be closely related to the rapport between the teacher and the students. Students are much more likely to actively participate in the lessons if they find the class environment relaxed and enjoyable. When the students get on well with their teacher, they are also more likely to work cooperatively in class and have higher motivation....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tai'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Why observation teaching is important. Observation is an important part of learning how to teach. I say this because I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in becoming a teacher. Classroom observation presents an opportunity to see real-life teachers in real-life teaching situations. Teachers are forever reflecting and making decisions, and when they...  [Read more]

  "In terms of the things that are negative about it, we've already said that it doesn't develop speaking but perhaps the biggest negative point about this particular methodology is that it's very unnatural. Ok, so despite the criticisms of this particular method, and particularly the fact that is unnatural, this particular methodology was in use all the way through the 17th, 18th and 19th century and indeed it's still in use today. However, Gouin in the 1880s and Berlitz in the early 1900s decided that this particular methodology was so unnatural that they wanted to come up with something new. The method that they came up with, they called the direct method. You will also sometimes see it as the natural method. What these two people were saying is that if we wish to learn a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Beijiazao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Datong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I have taught in kindergarten and in primary school. In addition, during this time what I have learned is that kids master the most from the vocabulary. Vocabulary is the easiest way to prepare kids for the future. It is very important we teach students vocabulary every lesson. While, there is no way that they know all the vocabularies with meanings. With my...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qiujiadian Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tai'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Learning difficulties can arise when the student fails to understand what is being presented because the information is too complex, there is too much information being disseminated at one time, the proper foundations for building on the lesson have not been established first, or the way the information is presented is not clear. These issues can be particularly...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Baiqiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jinan 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. When the internet was first created, it had the simple task of helping share text information between a handful of colleges. Fast forward a few decades, and the revolutionary idea has springboard into a whole new platform for far more than just communication. While cat videos, restaurant advertising, and social medias consume a large portion of users time online,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chengguan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Baoji Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The kindergarten is the starting point of the children’s formal education. The kids are usually around 3 to 6 years old. At this age, the children have not fully developed their capacity for focus yet. As a result of this, their attention span is very short. Moreover, they are not goal oriented, so their source of motivation are the activities they are doing at...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jinsheng 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. Regardless of occupation, every industry uses teaching or instruction in one form or another. In proper teaching skills require a level of communication, management, assessment, and development. These are important skills to apply to any occupation, but most importantly they are necessary for any aspiring teachers. These skills will make teaching much more...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Minzhu 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. Sensitivity to cultural issues is vital to creating an effective and comfortable classroom experience. When we make the choice to teach in another country, a lack of understanding or observance of local cultural customs, taboos, and etiquette can create a host of problems, including embarrassment on the part of the teacher and the students alike, resentment of the...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas As teachers, one of our biggest goals while teaching English to a class or individual is to keep them engaged and motivated during the lesson while also making them feel comfortable and confident as they learn. There are three critical ways in which playing games in the classroom can help effectively promote speaking English. By playing "warming" games, students can become more comfortable around teachers and students, making them more likely to participate during lessons. They can also keep students motivated and play a significant role during the "Engage" and "Activate" phase of the ESA approach. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Johnathon B. Please note that this blog post might not...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Longquan 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. I have chosen one of the suggested topics from the list, which is item number 3, teaching one to one. The reason why I have chosen this topic is because obviously I feel that this is a subject which I find most interesting and also one that I have personal experience of. Firstly, I have one taken a course for a foreign language in a one to one setting, and it was both...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhaidian 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. English is considered a global language. But what is a global language actually? Aren’t Chinese and Spanish global languages too? First there is no official definition of ‘global’ or ‘world’ language, but it is commonly agreed to refer to a language that is learned and spoken internationally. It is characterized not only by the number of its native and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Bajiao 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. Anna Toews ITTT: TEFL Online 8 July 2019 Did you know that there are more than 6,000 spoken languages in the world today? Can you think of a more important form of comprehensive communication with another human being than through the use of vocabulary? If you have ever found yourself in the predicament of being in a foreign country and not knowing the language, you...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Language is the main part of our identities as human beings. It provides us to connect to another person, learn about our roots from the written and unwritten side in the world. Historically, language has been linked to culture, customs, and beliefs. Also, people need to get in touch with each other to communicate and continue their social world. Therefore, they use the language. From the past to today, one of the biggest effects on language is that technology which brings people closer and creating the global world. For instance, emails, digitals photos, e-texts, video files. A person who lives in Dubai can send a message to another person who lives in İstanbul or vice versa. Another example is that internet chat rooms are significant to exchange...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hetoudian Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Qingdao 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. Creating materials is important to do as a teacher as well as individually as a student and as a class. In my perception it improves students’ learning time frame because they can see and create materials that they might use in real life. As a teacher, creating interactive materials for my students such as pictures, worksheets, videos etc. could help improve my...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guanshan 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. A language is a particular form of communicating information, feelings, or ideas. Words and speech change depending on the country, area, or social group. Language belongs to the Culture 's Universe and Culture is undoubtedly evolutionary. So does language. Thus, when one has to put in touch people with different mother tongue, from different countries, different...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiaoxie Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tai'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Teaching is an experience not afforded to many; however, teaching English as a foreign language is a rewarding experience. I have been teaching English as a foreign language for the past two years during the summer at a university. Although I have taught English and Reading for many years, some may argue that teaching students whose second language is English has the...  [Read more]

  In this TEFL review video another group of trainees share their experiences during the TEFL/TESOL four-week in-class course in Corinth, Greece. They talk about the challenging and rewarding aspects of the course. ITTT's in-class course covers grammar, phonology, teaching methodologies, and lesson preparation techniques. You will also be given the opportunity to teach real students. Our course will give you the confidence to stand up in front of a class of students, we will also teach you how to plan lessons and help you to create and select activities and teaching materials that will make your lessons interesting and productive. 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...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Miandian Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Honghe Hanizu Yizu 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. Eye contact, gestures, and voice of the teacher are highly important. Eye contact can be used to make students feel involved in the lesson, to ensure that students know what they need to do, to indicate who is to speak, to encourage contributions, to hold attention of students not being addressed, to maintain discipline, to signal to students to...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Teaching speaking skills is an important part of an ESL class. Sometimes, entire conversation classes are established that focus solely on speaking. Here are 7 great games for your ESL conversation class. Write down the names and key points about five celebrities and assign them to the same amount of students in your classroom. One by one, a student enters a “party” with another student playing the host. The host must then find out the identity of each guest by having a conversation with everyone. Have your students stand in a circle. Choose a specific grammar point and have the first person asks a question using the grammar structure. The student then throws a ball to another student who answers the question making sure to use the correct grammar. If...  [Read more]

  In this TEFL review video another TEFL/TESOL student shares some of her experiences as a student with ITTT completing the four week in-class course. Gaining a TEFL certification from ITTT is the first step towards an exciting and rewarding experience teaching English overseas. During your training course you will have the opportunity to meet and study with people from all over the world. Our trainees come from a variety of backgrounds and age groups. 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...  [Read more]

Tamara Jennings Teaching Ideas While there is great value in learning a second language, it can also be quite time-consuming. It also requires a good amount of patience and determination. Thanks to technology, the bright side is that learning doesn’t always have to feel like work! Continue reading to find out ways to use media to your advantage in assisting students with enjoyable ways to gain their target language skills. I love Spanish, and when I set out to really learn the language in 2019, I started by taking two college-level courses. These classes gave me a wealth of information on vocabulary, rules, and conjugation, but I still had no idea how to really use Spanish. I felt those classes didn’t really do much to teach me much about how to “operate” the language. Another...  [Read more]