Teaching English To Foreign Students

  Our next consideration is going to be how we actually group our students. There are perhaps three types of grouping arrangements that we can consider and within those we'll have a look at the potential positive and negatives of those particular arrangements. So firstly, what arrangements can we use? We could arrange our group as a whole class so all of their activities will be done as a whole class. They could be working as individuals and the final grouping arrangement we'll consider is that of small groups or indeed the use of pair work. So for each of these types of arrangements what are the potential positive and negatives with that type of arrangement? For the whole class certainly one of the main positive features is that it gives that class a sense of belonging. Secondly...  [Read more]

  It is very important that whenever we?re doing an activity that we use the students names wherever possible when we're asking for feedback and so on and so forth. There are a number of benefits to using the students? names and they can include helping to actually organize the class itself, certainly to acknowledge when a student has given the correct answer and so forth, to indicate who should respond, rather than just asking a general question to the whole class. By using the names we can ask an individual to respond to that particular question. One point to note here is that if you are going to ask an individual student it is very useful if you put their name at the end of the question. This is useful because if you start with their name then all of the other students know that...  [Read more]

  There are many different types of groups of students that you will encounter when teaching English as a foreign language. This video introduces you to the five different types of student 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 before moving onto the next. This unit was very useful for learning what the different type of present tenses are known as. I have always been confident at sentence structure and known how a sentence should look and sound, but never know the technical names...  [Read more]

  There are some other classroom management issues that we need to consider and they may include issues such as writing on the board, giving students individual attention, the use of teacher talk time, the way in which we should give instructions to our students, the building and maintaining of rapport with our students, and finally the one that perhaps most new teachers particularly spend a lot of time worrying and thinking about, is the issue of classroom discipline. So what we'd like to do is to take each of these in turn and look at some of the major issues surrounding these classroom management issues. 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...  [Read more]

  Our next consideration is that of giving instructions to our students. In order for those students to effectively carry out an activity, we need to make sure we have given clear and unambiguous instructions. It's also very important to check that the students understand the activity before you start. If you've done that work correctly then the teacher shouldn't need to say anything once an activity has started because the students are very clear about what they're supposed to be doing. So some ideas when giving instructions. As we've mentioned use simple language. Secondly, rather than trying to explain an activity, then do a demonstration which is visual. Thirdly, try to use wherever possible common words that come up within every activity. These would be things like ?look?,...  [Read more]

1. Introduction to TEFL Diploma in Ho Chi Minh 2. Benefits of Obtaining a TEFL Diploma 3. ITTT (International TEFL and TESOL Training) in Ho Chi Minh 4. How to Enroll in the TEFL Diploma Program Are you looking to kickstart a rewarding career in teaching English as a foreign language? A TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) diploma in Ho Chi Minh could be the perfect choice for you. With the increasing demand for English language teachers worldwide, obtaining a TEFL diploma can open up a world of opportunities for you to teach and travel simultaneously. There are numerous benefits to obtaining a TEFL diploma, especially in a bustling city like Ho Chi Minh. Firstly, a TEFL diploma equips you with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively teach English to non-native...  [Read more]

  Our next main issue is going to be that of giving students individual attention. Here many classroom management and leaving potential discipline problems can be avoided by applying some simple rules to giving your students attention. The first one is to think about the way in which you ask questions. Don't ask questions in a predictable order. If you just go around the class asking questions from one person to the next then the person at the end of the class will know that it's going to be some time before you actually get to them. So try to mix up the way in which you're asking questions. In terms of answers to questions don't allow individual students to dominate all of the answers. One of the things that we can do to help this particular issue is to use the students names as...  [Read more]

  Many people are unaware quite how accessible a career teaching English as a foreign language is while others are simply not aware that it is even possible to live and work abroad in almost any country in the world. Not only is possible but it is relatively easy to achieve in a short period of time. By following the 6 steps outlined in the video, you could be working abroad as an EFL teacher before you know it. 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 14...  [Read more]

  The dynamics of classroom interaction is often dictated by the arrangement of the classroom itself and the way in which the classroom is arranged could depend upon a number of factors and they might include things such as the age of the students, so for example we're unlikely to have the same arrangement for adult learners as we would have for young learners. It could also depend upon the actual physical space available. The physical space may determine how we have to arrange our classroom to maximize the opportunity for interaction and so forth. It will also depend on what material is available and by material in this case we're talking about the actual desks and chairs and so on and so forth. Perhaps the final thing we might put here is that it could also depend upon the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhanggezhuang 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. Firstly what is motivation? Is it really required or necessary for a teacher? What happens if we do not motivate the student? What happens if we do not understand the needs and expectations of a student? All of these,more of these, more than these,each and everything we will be knowing about the Importance and the role of Motivation which is playing a key role...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yingpan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shangluo 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 is a “student profile” and do we really understand the concept and what it entails? Pondering the question leads me to believe that the average teacher is oblivious to the wealth of information that can be obtained from such a profile, if compiled with care and with the awareness that each student should be treated and seen as a unique individual with...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dongfeng 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. In the world of teaching business English, teachers can either find themselves teaching individual students on a one-on-one basis or teaching an entire group of students in a classroom. This essay will discuss the advantages and disadvantages for teaching individual students in a one-on-one setting, how they differ from teaching a group of students in a classroom...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lingyuan 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. At it’s core, the same teaching principles and skills must be required and initiated for teaching one student or a group of 30 students. However, the key difference is time. An academic hour is 50 minutes, take 5 minutes warm up and five minutes cool down, and this leaves 40 minutes for a class of 30 students. If one was to speak directly with every student,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wangchuan 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. Globally students learn a second language for a variety of reasons, whether it is for personal satisfaction and the desire to take on a new challenge, or due to job requirements, or even as a result of an over zealous parent that wants their child to improve their cognitive abilities. As a teacher or a student you will be faced with two main types of lessons: one to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yingtou 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. While most of the preparation for future TEFL teachers is focused on teaching in a classroom setting, many teachers, while working abroad, will be faced with the task of teaching in a one-on-one setting, as tutors or during private English lessons. There are advantages and disadvantages to both classroom styles, for both the teacher and the student, and it is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guyi 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. The profession of teaching students is one of the most rewarding experiences I have had in my adult life. I have been a Title I Teacher and private tutor for over ten years. I teach special needs students in a private school setting. I mainly work with students who struggle in both literacy and mathematics. Inspiring confidence in my students who already feel unhappy...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Taiyangling Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Hanzhong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Discipline in the classroom can help or hurt any teacher's authority, organization, dignity, student performance, and so much more. Often, discipline is not a topic that likes to be discussed, however, that is not a good reason to neglect it as a topic. Discipline, thankfully, is not normally needed a lot, but without executing the proper way, a teacher will...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Longwu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huangnan Zangzu 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. The development of motivation in the classroom takes a crucial place in the process of education. Consequently, a teacher’s attention should not only be aimed at a student's learning, but also at how a student's personality evolves in the course of educational and cognitive activity. In terms of science, motivation is a combination of causes of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guolemude Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Haixi Mengguzu Zangzu 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. Regardless of what you are teaching, the outcome of a learning process for students will be affected deeply by how motivated they are. Motivation can initiate students to pay more attention, care more about what they are learning, and increase the time and efficiency on the mission at hand. In an EFL course, motivation will most likely be a...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Confidence - how many times we’ve heard about it. That it’s important, that we should have it, that we should build it, that we should help students or any other people develop it. But what does it mean? This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Iuliia S. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. It’s been always difficult to explain what is it, as it’s something that comes from feelings of well-being, acceptance of yourself, belief in your abilities, skills, your own experience. I would say it’s a ‘self-power’, that lets you move through any difficulties, helps you to grow and become a ‘someone’. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines self-confidence as confidence in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiadingjia Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yantai Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. What is the best way to motivate the student? This is a question that every teacher asks himself from time to time. The answer lies in the individual features of each student, in typical differences of classes, and also in personal qualities of the teacher. First of all, I would like to note that motivation is the creation of a favorable environment for the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shilou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Heze Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Having experienced campus life as a non-native English speaker and foreign student in Canada, I have learnt a few key aspects that affect the overall learning experience in a diverse classroom. The effectiveness and efficacy of the teacher primarily hinge on the teacher's ability to engage the students enough to maintain a reasonable level of motivation among the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Duoshi 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 it comes to class or group size in teaching, there are many differences between teaching one to one, teaching a small group, and teaching a large class. There are advantages and disadvantages to each. I have been a classroom teacher for over twenty years and have had experience in each of these settings. Teaching one on one has many advantages. The teacher can...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nancun 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. There are two types of student confidence that are important to consider in TEFL. The first is the confidence that is expressed in the moment of learning and producing language, which impacts on the student’s willingness to participate actively in the classroom. To a certain degree this kind of confidence varies naturally, according to personality: some people are...  [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]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xuecun 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. Management and discipline are two separate entities. Management is planning to prevent possible problems in the classroom in order to have an effective learning environment. For example, establishing a clear set of procedures in the beginning of the year is a good example of classroom management, since it is preventative. Discipline, however, is more of the reaction...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Houjia Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Weihai 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 topic on teaching English as a Foreign Language ranging from group teaching to one to one class facilitation has been an issue circulating among teachers of ESL for quite some time. As a matter of fact, I consider myself as one who currently under this teaching condition which this essay intend to discuss. First and foremost teaching in group offers various...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Fanjia 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. Motivating students is always a challenge and can, in fact, be one of the most difficult parts of education. There are countless ways to either encourage or intimidate a student into completing their work or participating in class but these external motivators have a limited effect. Encouragement and praise may only motivate a student while they are seated in the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dongcun 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. When teaching one to one, there are many advantages to this, although like most things, some disadvantages too. However, in my perspective, I think there are definitely more advantages to this type of personal attention. For older students or adults, learning a new language is perhaps a little more difficult than for young learners, as older students can't "soak" in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Maji Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Heze Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Difference between Teaching a Group of Students and Individually By: Hina Imran The teacher and students have a special bond among each other. However the nature of this relationship varies once a single teacher deals with a single students or a single teacher deals with multiple students or a group of students, especially if we keep in our mind that teacher’s job is...  [Read more]