Teaching English To Second Language Learners

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jieshi 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. I was a government primary school Chinese language teacher for 12 years before making the switch to an international school last year. During the period when I was teaching in the government primary school, I spent approximately six hours weekly teaching Chinese language one-to-one tuition to three other students. The Chinese language is a second language in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chaigou 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. It is a fact that there are dissimilarities between young and adult learners. A teacher responsibility is to consider all the factors such as educational background, motivation etc and also a teachers aim must be to maintain a proper learning. So the question is what separates these two unique groups of learners? One of the most noticeable differences is an autonomy...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Taoxia 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 haven’t been a teacher for very long, but I have noticed more and more, since taking this course that a classroom can succeed if a teacher knows that teaching isn’t just the passing of information. The teacher must understand that there are many different types of learners, that they must build a rapport with these learners, and they must tailor lessons based on...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wenchuan 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. There is an obvious difference between teaching one to one and teaching groups. Teaching one to one is focused on an individual student that he or she can get full attention from the teacher. While teaching groups is focused on the majority of students. Teaching activities can be differentiated based on the different levels of all students. Teaching One to One...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Beishi 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. All teachers want to be great, though, what are the skills, talents, characteristics of a great teacher? below I will go through what I feel makes a great teacher . Excellent Communication Skills – if a teacher has great communication skills are good, then they can or convey the lesson with better skill and results. Some examples of communication skills are...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiaozhuang 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. It is well known that language learners face a lot of difficulties when learning a new language so in order to successfully learn the target language, they make use of numerous learning techniques. Learners will obviously have different difficulties (this may sometimes depend on how similar or different the target language is from their native language) and as...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhenyuan 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. To begin with, I will like to explain what one to one teaching method is all about. One to one teaching is a method involving the teacher and a single learner. In this methodology, the learner has constant attention of the teacher since he or she is not competing for the teacher’s attention. While learning in a one to one method, strengths and weaknesses are...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Anning Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Liangshan 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. I have learnt from this unit the roles of a teacher that make him/her a good one and how they can change depending on many factors such as the learners themselves, their ages, their levels etc. In other words, i have learnt that while changing his/her role in the class such as being a prompter,organiser,tutor etc, a teacher should pay attention to the...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas We are moving closer to becoming a Global Village in this more inclusive and competitive world, the need to be able to communicate effectively becomes a real necessity. Communicating effectively is no longer a nice to have skill but it is now becoming essential. Due to historical facts and the current geopolitical situation English has become the language of choice to progress, it is particularly and increasingly used in business, tourism, and social media environments. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Shaun Y. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. English is a recognized global language whether it is a first language as in the UK or a joint first language as in Canada or...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liangshan 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. This summary will focus on the differences English teacher face when they are working with a class of young learners compared to a class of adult learners. First it is necessary to define what we mean by adult learners and young learners in the TEFL environment. An adult learner is defined as any student over the age of eighteen who engages in English language...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Caomiaozi 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. Lots of research have been carried out to show the relationship between learner's attitudes toward the second or foreign language and success in the second language learning. It is hard to determine whether positive attitudes cause successful learning or vice versa. Even though there isn't any clear evidence that positive attitude produce success in learning, there...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In the past, the emphasis on teaching a foreign language was, amongst other older techniques, Grammar-Translation, and is still used in some situation today. This method helped the student to learn ‘about’ the language instead of learning the language (ITTT Unit 3,3). Over time, and continuing today, more and more attention and research have been placed on the question of what makes a good language learner. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Cliff G. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. There are considerable differences in age, gender, motivation, attitude, and culture. Different students assimilate differently. The environment also plays a roll in learning. Some learn...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hongshan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jinzhong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. There are many problems facing learners of South Africa regarding English learning. I chose South Africa, as that is my home country and I can speak from personal experience along with research, as to why this country’s learners struggle when it comes to English learning. English is not only viewed as a lingua franca between members of different language groups...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qingguji 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. I. Introduction 1.1 Describing the Central Issue: What are Kinesthetic Learners? Kinesthetic learners are learners that learn through objects that they can touch and explore. They’re more fascinated by movements to be able to learn or they're the one who need hands-on learning. They learn quickly and permanently what they do as they're learning. They also learn best...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shahezi 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. Classroom discipline is the business of enforcing classroom standards and building patterns of cooperation from learners in order to minimize disruptions and maximise learning. Positive classroom disciplines’ aim is to respond to a learners’ negative behaviour in ways that will lead to long term success. Well-maintained and disciplined learners are normally...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shiliwang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dezhou 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 can be extremely satisfying and rewarding, but how we teach and the methodologies that we use should be adapted to teaching each specific learner or groups of learners. Let's begin with defining what is considered to be an adult and what is considered to be a young learner. According to regulatory standards, an adult is an individual over the age of 18....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jiangkou 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. Waking up very early in the morning and going home very late, past the regulated working hours. Preparing lessons, worksheets, and activities and after that completing certain forms or documents to be submitted to their respective superiors. In the school, trying to memorize and get to know hundreds, sometimes even thousands of unique individuals, trying to make a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gaoxing Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Rizhao 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. Does motivation differ between different learner age groups? Academic studies have investigated whether differences exist in the motivation levels of children and adult students, and, if they do exist, the challenges they present in the classroom. This research is particularly salient to teachers of English as a second language, as they are often called upon to teach...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Danzi 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. A teacher in her/his career may teach a group or give just an individual Tuition. Each one of them have some advantages and as well some disadvantages . Let’s start with the advantages to teach one-to-one. We can consider 6 main advantages. Three for the teacher and three for the Learner. First one is the adaptation of the level. Indeed, if there is only one person...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences If you're a native language speaker, you've likely heard the phrase, “You can't teach an old dog new tricks”. There has been little evidence found to support this claim, but the belief persists. Many adult learners believe that it is too late for them to learn a new language. If you are teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language you may find yourself teaching a class of adult learners. Adult learners differ in many ways from young learners, and one such issue you may encounter is a doubt from the learners that they are capable of picking up a new language now that they are no longer children. Though the style of learning and the issues encountered will inevitably differ from those of young learners, adults can learn English. This post was...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Linzi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dezhou 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 this task I have selected learning modes: Young learners v.s. Adults. When teachers are instructing students, they should first think about how to instruct them using the best methodologies to make learning best or what factors or aspects of learning they should consider for their classes, such as: student motivation, previous learning experience, language...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hanyang 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. Learning a new language can be a daunting step. When you actually think about your own language and all the facets that it is made up of it can seem almost an impossible feat to begin all over again, especially as an adult learner. A lack of confidence can be a big hurdle for an English language learner (ELL) to overcome The effective and positive integration of...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences This post will focus on the differences English teacher face when they are working with a class of young learners compared to a class of adult learners. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Rebecca M. First, it is necessary to define what we mean by adult learners and young learners in the TEFL environment. An adult learner is defined as any student over the age of eighteen who engages in English language tuition. A younger learner, therefore, is a student under the age of eighteen years old. There is a much greater variety within the young learner category due to the vast developmental changes that occur during this period. For example, a five- year- old is a very different type of learner than a fifteen- year- old. Because of this,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiaoli 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. Merriam-Webster dictionary online defines rapport as a friendly, harmonious relationship. The Cambridge Dictionary defines rapport as a good understanding of someone and an ability to communicate well with them. Rapport generally relates to perceptions of bonding, positive thoughts and feelings of closeness that lead to favorable interactions between those in the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jianglou 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. Listening is perhaps the most important part of learning a second language for foreign learners. (Rubin & Thompson/ 1994) suggests that listening give more input for learners to stimulate learning and teaching listening exercises to attract the learners’ attention to the new language they are learning. Listening has been regarded as a necessary skill in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yutian Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Liangshan 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. An insightful unit. I have learnt the characteristics of a good teacher. I have also learnt that a teacher has many roles. Each role that a teacher takes at any given time will be influenced by the type of activity being done and what the teacher wants his/her learners to achieve. I have also learnt about the qualities of a good learner. The unit also...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gongyi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Meishan 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 unit communicates that a good teacher should be learner-focused. The act of teaching is not an end in itself, but rather a mean to the end of helping students to learn. All the roles a teacher has, from Manager to Participant, are defined by how they related to the students. A teacher must know when to use assume these roles to ensure their students learn best....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Longkong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Leshan 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 relevancy of this unit was its focus and identification of the integral parts the learning process. It defined the attributes of a strong teacher and learner; bringing how the role of each is critical to a successful experience in learning a new language. The motivation of the learner was also explored. Understanding the motivation and the differences individual...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yunjin Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Luzhou 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 first unit “ Treachers and learners” was informative regarding the role of teachers and the role of learners. The key point is teacher and learners should cooperate together as they share the common goal. Teacher should treat everyone fairly and learners should be willing to learn more and and ask plenty of questions. The huge part of learning is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xuefang 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. There is no doubt that it is the Information Age people are currently living in. And it is cannot be ignored that online education is one of the fastest growing teaching and learning methods in recent years due to different reasons and needs, which takes the advantages of Internet, and save both teachers' and learners' time and energy that have been spent on the...  [Read more]