What Does It 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 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 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 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 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]

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]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Fenghuo 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. In everyone's life there is at least one person that can be called a teacher, and it doesn't matter who is it — our older neighbour living next door or the person standing at the blackboard in a classroom for hours, and trying to give you a piece of knowledge in some way. Anyway, we get something in result. The teaching profession is very difficult. Teachers 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]

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 Hukou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yan'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The personality of a teacher, their attitude towards teaching and their relationship with the students have a major impact on the motivation of the class to learn a foreign language. Being kind, patient, entertaining and with good subject knowledge are some of the characteristics of a good teacher. Their ability to interact with the class, to involve all the students...  [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 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]

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 Xuzhuang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zaozhuang 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. Teachers have the power to change their students' lives for the better. The best of them inspire their students toward greatness and show them what they are capable of. In order to be a great teacher, one must display enthusiasm, leadership, commitment, and compassion. By exhibiting these key factors, teachers will appeal to the schools at which they are applying...  [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 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 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 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]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Oftentimes in a classroom, the burden of managing a classroom is assumed to fall squarely on the shoulders of the teacher. The teacher is viewed as the source of knowledge through which students can learn and it is thus the responsibility of the teacher to share this knowledge in a manner that is both appealing, digestible, and feasible. Teachers may find themselves viewing students as potential obstacles to this role, as they must find a way to coax students into learning and taking part without disrupting a lesson. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Simon W. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The impulse a teacher may find, particularly in cases where there is a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Biaobaisi 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. Many language learners will have the difficulty of creating something new in the targeted language. Reading something written out loud is not as challenging or rewarding as reading your own work. When a language learner starts creating her own work, then she can start feeling productive and confident in the targeted language. There are many different ways of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Houzhenzi 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. Pronunciation problems in El Salvador is very common, as many knows Spanish is the main Language in this country, people in El Salvador tend to speak their native Language all the time because this is what they feel more comfortable with, as there is not any other dialect, other than Spanish, they are taught English in school,( English Is the only language taught in...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences I might not have realized it before since I was busy studying and just trying to achieve my short term goals but I believe that my mother has been an inspiration for me to become a teacher. I could remember seeing kids at home being taught by my mom and she used pictures to identify certain shapes and animals. My mom was a regular housewife then. She taught only for fun and to make my brother and I be more engaged in learning things with the company of our friends, our playmates. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Marie M. I remember how I strived hard to be able to be the best in my class when I was in elementary school. My mom would always prepare review lessons for me before my periodical tests. I was always the top 1 in my...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhongxing 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. This unit taught me the different roles a teacher can take in the classroom, qualities of both a good teacher and learner, as well as various factors which can affect a learner's ability to understand material. There are many different roles a teacher can take, all of which can have benefits and drawbacks. Many of the roles include positive qualities of a teacher,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Duoyue 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 covers the relationships between learners and teachers, what makes a good teacher and a good learner, the different language levels and how the different ages (adults and young children) differ from behaviour in the classroom to the motivation it takes to learn the English language. From this unit I learnt that there are certain aspects and ways of handling...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hekou Jingji Kaifaqu? 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. Teaching on a one to one is a real skill and one that takes many months and even years of experience to be able to become proficient at. In fact, it is true to say that no matter how long someone has been teaching on a one to one basis, they will always find new strategies to employ. So, how can one-to-one teaching be effective? As a learning support...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Mengmen 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. Games, when used correctly by a teacher, can be effective in helping students who are learning English as a second language. A game is an activity set up by a teacher that has a set of rules, competition, and an element of fun. When teachers use games for educational purposes, they engage the students, increase participation and motivation, encourage creativity, and...  [Read more]

Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas A teacher may be described as a person who helps people to learn. A teacher often works in a classroom. There are many different kinds of teachers. Some teachers teach young children in kindergarten or primary schools. Others teach older children in the middle, junior high, and high schools. A career may also be an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and opportunities for progress. Development may be looking at by first stating what it means to develop. To develop is to grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate. The process of creating or being developed or the state of advancement may be described as development. This post was written by our TEFL certification...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Luquantun 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. Being a teacher takes great responsibilities and in order for one to because a business English teacher takes a number of factors to be considered such as who will you be working for and what they expect from you, the type of environment in which you will be teaching as different places have different cultures and it is every teacher’s duty to know the dos and...  [Read more]