What Courses Should I Take To Become A Teacher

  The simple answer is no, you do not need to have any knowledge or experience of languages other than English to take a TEFL course or to become an EFL teacher. The ability to speak other languages is not required as the vast majority of TEFL classrooms around the world rely on the communicative approach to English teaching that specifies that English is the only language used in the classroom. In multilingual classrooms where the students could have a dozen or more different first languages, being able to communicate in one or two of them would obviously be of no particular advantage. In monolingual classrooms you may also find that students are more inclined to revert to their mother tongue during the lesson if they are aware that the teacher can understand what is being said....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qingshui Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Liaocheng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. God Depicts The Role And Man Plays The Role. World is exuberance with number of roles where each and everyone tries to play but only few succeeds. Though many roles are depicted in this world the mother and the teacher's role take the most important aspect of bringing up the future generation of the world. They should move their steps in a very careful manner. It...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guotun 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. Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) is a certification course for obtaining a job, which entails teaching English to foreign students. TEFL certification is typically required for teaching in schools, institutions, or private English tutoring. Unlike some other certifications, the TEFL certification does not expire. Students completing TEFL certification...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qingshui 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. Why complete a TEFL course? for me there was never a question, never a doubt on why I should complete this TEFL course. I want to be the best teacher possible and with the help of the TEFL course, I know I can achieve my goals. Though no substitute can be given for actual classroom experience, what I Have found throughout this course is that TEFL shows and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Leba 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 an old saying in China, that is: "In ancient times scholars always had teachers. It takes a teacher to transmit wisdom, impart knowledge, and resolve doubts." Thus it can be seen that teachers have great influence on the educational setting, and there is no exception to this in modern times or ancient. For a long time now, public servants are the backbone of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Fengzhou 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. Where do I begin? I have learned so much from this course. I have learned about everything from what it takes to become a great teacher and of course what not to do in the classroom. I also learned a lot about what makes a student a great learner. I believe this is very important as well since good learners progress more rapidly in the class. That rapid learning...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Damatou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dongying 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. Designing the syllabus of a course is one of the greatest challenges a teacher has to face and undertake way in advance to the actual implementation of the said syllabus – and before the actual beginning of any language course. When a teacher starts to plan a syllabus, he/she may not even have an exact, clear and set idea of what is expected of him/her and the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tianjiazhai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xining 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 this topic because I have recently completed an onsite TEFL course and I am now taking an online course in Business English. It is the first time that I'm taking an online course and although the learning experience is better than I had expected, I think that apart from the obvious advantages of an online course (it is cheaper and you can work on it...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shuangqiao 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. Why complete a TEFL course In today's world English is the predominant language. It is estimated that more than 500 million people speak it in a native way, we must also add the fact that English–speaking countries are the most influential countries in our globalized world. This means that in order to be competitive in a modern globalized society a person should...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chaohe 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. When does Classroom Management Begin? As a new EFL teacher, this can be a perplexing question. One which we must consider and face prior to entering the classroom for that first lesson. Does it begin with the attendance role count? Or perhaps it begins with a conversation into establishing classroom routines and expectations of the students and teacher. The reality is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liangling 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. I believe that my mother has been an inspiration for me to become a teacher. I might not have realized it before since I was busy studying and just trying to achieve my short term goals. I could remember seeing some kids at home being taught by my mom. My mom used some pictures to identify certain shapes and animals. My mom was a regular housewife by then. She...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qingyangyi 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 are many reasons to undertake a TEFL course. Completing the 120-hour TEFL course allows you to expand your portfolio. The TEFL certification gives you an edge over other candidates when applying to certain jobs. This is not just one more qualification that will help you stand out in a global marketplace. Most countries around the world recognize what the...  [Read more]

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Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Until now, I have been an English teacher for 6 months. Before that, in 2016 I was a teaching assistant. That is my part-time job. And this is a journey even though I have not yet taken a TESOL class but I am still confident that I can become a teacher. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Tieu T. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. For the first half of the year, I was an assistant tutor for the preschool. I had very little contact with kids before so I was very confused at the time. I told the teacher that I couldn't make them obey. She is a master of special needs education. She told me to play with them and not to care about helping her. After a while, the kids...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Determining the best route to take to become TEFL/ESL certified can be a daunting task. A myriad of questions and doubts raced through my head as I researched all the different options. Will it be worth the money? Why is this one valued differently than that one? Which materials are the most up to date? Should I take an onsite or an online course? What is the big difference between the two!? It's a lot. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Tony D. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. However, I have no just completed the online course and have come to a revelation. I now understand the one big difference between an online TEFL course and an onsite course. And I know, one...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wanggezhuang 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. Many English language learners have different motivations, interests, and skills learning a new language. In a classroom with diverse backgrounds and skill levels, it’s very important that an teacher strives to understand each of their students to the best of their abilities and support them along in their journey to learning English. As we discussed in ITTT...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhouba 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. Although I have taken education theory courses before, having a refresher on traits of what makes a good learner and good teacher definitely helps with building a foundation on what kind of role I, the teacher, will play with certain tasks and assignments. I think one of the most important things I read in this chapter is the reminder that cultural differences are...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Ciqiu 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. Often people are asked what is more important for a student’s education: the home, the school or the society. It is crushing to see that society values home rather than school education according to some surveys. But who is really responsible for a child’s education? Teachers bear the burden of shouldering the responsibility for a child’s education. Home matter?...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Where do I begin? I have learned so much from my 60-hour TEFL course with ITTT. I have learned about everything from what it takes to become a great teacher and of course what not to do in the classroom. I also learned a lot about what makes a student a great learner. I believe this is very important as well since good learners progress more rapidly in the class. That rapid learning makes good learners and most of all more successful students. In turn that builds confidence in the teacher on behalf of the students. Of course, the teacher ends up with more confidence in their teaching abilities too. This post was written by our ITTT graduate Michael A. The goal is for the student is to learn English and I believe a good teacher is the most important part...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jutou 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. Creating Material for a Lesson Plan and likewise, a complete course is one of the most challenging tasks for a teacher, it is as equally rewarding. Admittedly the only experience I have to date is a 120 hour in course TEFL with eight Lesson Plans that I procured from scratch along with a 50-hour online Business English Teaching Certificate Course with four Lesson Plans...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chengqian 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. TEFL teachers hold many different roles which can depend on a variety of factors. These roles effect students differently and it is important for TEFL teachers to understand the impact of their roles to effectively utilize them in their teaching. These roles like manager, organizer, and assessor affect the class environment differently, and can have an impact on...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Longju 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. Education is an integral part of our society. A society cannot develop dynamically without transforming the educational system. Educated people are the main force of human development in the twenty-first century. Education in the modern world is the most important condition for the growth of social and economic well-being, a resource for the country's sustainable...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Fengxi 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. English is the most studied language in the world, so it is no surprise that many native speakers of the language want to start teaching it as a career option. The main issue that can arise is that, although the speaker is fluent in English, they may not know exactly how they are structuring their sentence and communicating with others, as well as not knowing what it...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guo 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 accepting a position as an EFL teacher, we seldom have freedom to choose if we want to teach groups or take one to one classes. It depends on the availability of students and the language school perhaps to give us a group or an individual for teaching. A group may not have the same competency level and it can get totally boring for an individual to take classes...  [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 Niuti 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. THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER By Martin Tierney Introduction What is a teacher? Is it someone who helps us learn about knowledge, values and being competent to communicate with other humans, this above all sets humans apart from all other life species known to man. Most people recognise teachers as school teachers but in every aspect of living , we as people are subjected to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Mingji Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Binzhou 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 believe the motivation of students is the most important way to get the best out of a student. It has always been an easy task but most teachers don’t take advantage of this because they do not know how to motivate, they aren’t aware of its importance and some teachers believe it takes so much time. There are two types of motivation. Extrinsic motivation which...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Daping 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. As far as I can remember, I always wished to become a teacher in a foreign country. The most thrilling part about it was to convey knowledge and extend my cultural awareness and exposure. When I heard about that online course after graduating from university, I immediately thought it would be the best option for me in order to achieve one of my greatest dreams....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Linjiang 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. As I scanned, read and internalized the materials, I've learned that a teacher should be responsible enough because being a teacher is not just a mere profession but a calling. Being a teacher takes a lot of efforts, understanding and patience, however with love and passion, these three will just be fair, easy and common things to deal with. When a person becomes a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shecheng 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. Throughout my college career, I had the opportunity to spend time in various high school classrooms as a college student mentor, also known as a volunteer teacher. My first experience was with a math teacher, who taught ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade students. Then, I was able to spend time with a teacher who taught Spanish and English for English Language...  [Read more]