Why Did You Decide To Become A Teacher

  Teaching English in South Korea has become increasingly popular over the last decade and it is no secret that the country offers some of the best salaries for foreign teachers to be found anywhere in the world. English teachers in Korea can expect to earn between $1,500 and $3,000 US per month and it is certainly possible to save up to half of this depending on your lifestyle. On top of the basic salary you can also expect other benefits such as paid airfares, free housing and an end of contract bonus. Unsurprisingly, the high salaries and good benefits on offer have led to a high level of competition for the best jobs. If you have any teaching qualifications and experience in the classroom, you will find you have the pick of the available jobs. However, thanks to a continually...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nanjiang 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. Why ITTT course is important? If for some reason you decide to become an English teacher you should consider to take the ITTT course. This course includes all the basic stuff a teacher must know before he/she steps up in a class with the students. This online course is unique because it enables graduates to receive ongoing career support and teacher development and...  [Read more]

  In this ITTT TEFL review video Irina from Russia shares her course experiences. Irina was already teaching in her country but decided to complete ITTT's 120 hour online course in order to enhance her work in the classroom and to learn more skills. Thousands of people from all walks of life and from different backgrounds have become graduates of ITTT. Many of our trainees are practicing teachers who decide to complete one of our courses in order to become more effective in the classroom. 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...  [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 Shangzhai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Datong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The topic of lesson planning is one that attracts a lot of different opinions in the teaching spheres. Most people swear by lesson planning and they use it for all their lessons without fail. However, there is a select group of non-believers who are against this method of organizing lessons. They believe that creating and following lesson plans will take away some...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Doucun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xinzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Discipline in the classroom Taking in consideration the nature ofvthis essay, I felt compelled to start this essay by asking a few reflective questions: Why is it important to create an environment imbued with discipline in the classroom? Who are the protagonists that will create such an environment? To what extent does the teacher have a role to play? I will start...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hebei 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. Individual English lessons are taken by students for a variety of reasons. Some people like to get more out of their time and decide on a private class to have lessons centered around their needs and have more time to ask questions. Others need English for a specific purpose or have a particular area or skill they want to work on. Or a student meets a potential teacher...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences I’ve always wanted to be a teacher. In high school, I was inspired by my English teachers and the way they were able to make material interesting and motivating. I remember telling myself that I would not be the person who changes the world, but perhaps as a teacher, I would be able to inspire the person who would. From the beginning, my motivation was to help others in a meaningful way. My goal was to improve the lives of others. When I entered university, I found myself studying philosophy to become a professor in the future. However, the reality of being a university professor was a lot of presenting and publishing, with very little teaching. Because teaching was my goal, I decided to leave my Ph.D. program and pursue a job teaching English in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dachang 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. Most teachers will have to teach one to one classes at some time in their career. This is a unique and challenging context and is different than teaching small or large groups. There are some advantages and disadvantages when teaching one to one classes. • The students will have the undivided attention of the teacher, which means this can be much more...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huangzhai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Taiyuan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Many people may have pondered the question of whether teaching slang and idioms in a classroom is appropriate. Well, it is up to the reader to decide for themselves because this topic is quite subjective, and many people may have different views. First let’s look at idioms, these are phrases that in most cases have a completely different meaning that what the...  [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 Yixing 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. Topic: Ways to encourage ESL students Title: Teachers Roles in Encouragement Ganli Demyttenaere To learn a foreign language can seem quite daunting, for any language, but I would imagine that learning English may seem particularly daunting for students without backgrounds in romance languages, those based on ancient Greek or Latin. A good teacher, however, can ease...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tangxing Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Linfen 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. Some teachers love grammar, with all the rules and complications. Other teachers prefer to avoid this topic because it can confuse a lot of English as a second language students. From the student's perspective, you find similar view points: some students love grammar and are completely dedicated to understanding its intricacies, while others are more focused on...  [Read more]

Katie and Jake from Untold Wanderlust TEFL Information Teaching English abroad is a thrilling and self-fulfilling job, not to mention the benefits it has upon your students. However, leaving the comforts of your hometown can be quite a difficult thing to do but luckily teaching as a couple helps iron-out those small worries before leaving. Here I have put together an article of my experience of teaching abroad as part of a couple. It was never my aspiration to become an ESL teacher. Back in England, I was well on my way to becoming a police officer. My better half, Katie, who has experience working with children and troubled youth, longed for an adventure far from the mundane lifestyle she was used to back in the UK. Before being bitten by the travel bug, I was content with my life at...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dayang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Linfen 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. Online courses and programs are not something new nowadays. Modern lifestyle allows us to have remote jobs, travel more and get an education without moving to another city or attending traditional educational institutes. For many people, getting it online became a lifesaver and the only way to receive a relevant diploma. The market for online learning is expanding...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhangjiatan 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. Lesson planning is at the heart of being an effective teacher. It is a creative process that allows us to make our understanding of second language acquisition and language teaching pedagogy with our knowledge of our learners, the curriculum, and the teaching context. It is a time when we foresee the learning we want to occur and analyze how all the pieces of the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Taer 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. Teaching English has never come to my mind. Math is my favorite subject when I am a student. From what I observed and a common thinking in my country if you are good in Math, you are definitely poor in English and vice versa. All of my job experience deals with Finance such as a bank and a money transfer company. This has given me doubt if I should go and try to become...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Banqiao 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. The main reason for doing this TEFL course was to improve my teaching skills and to use them to teach business English. Even though I studied business and economics, I cannot know everything in this field or other fields like hotel management or IT. But I can help my students to improve their vocabulary and to speak more fluently at meetings. It is important in the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shangluo-shi? 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. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| When I looked at the choices of where and how to take the TEFL course, there were two factors that played into my decision-making process In addition to having the attributes of a good teacher, to understand what role an effective teacher can employ it is important to firstly identify...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Duandian 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. Whether you are looking to supplement your travel on a short term basis or looking to start a completely new life in a far off land English as a Global language could be the answer, the key to it all if you will. All around the world from South America to Asia at a Beginners level all the way up to University level there are opportunities for Teachers of all levels...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in JinquZhen? 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. I founded an English training center in China in 2017 and have been teaching a wide variety of English classes since then. I teach both one to one and groups, and I found them to be very different. Prospective TEFL teachers may want to consider: which kind of class fits you best? Below I would like to compare my experiences in teaching and managing these two types of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guandi 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. Business English is the type of English used as business contexts as a global language, it is often used in workplaces, in the office, university etc. Nowadays, most people in the world decided to study Business English as a language skill to face different business and work situations with confidence and efficiency. Business English has two types, type one is English...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wutun 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. When I was younger, I had a dog that played fetch, walked to the park, and learned new tricks with me. Over time, we created a bond that was irreplaceable and unconditional. One day my dog passed away and three weeks later, my family and I decided to get a new dog. This new dog was friendly at first but hardly wanted to learn anything new. However, I was quite distant...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas As we all know, English has become a global language spoken as the official one in many countries around the world. Because of its importance, nowadays English is taught at school to children from a young age because it is a skill that it is looked for by many employers and will be very useful in the future. At the moment it is very important to speak and understand the English language, especially because it gives you the ability to travel, work or have connections abroad in different fields and be able to communicate in a language that it is not your mother tongue with colleagues, clients, or customers. For this reason, I think that studying and knowing English will help and enhance a person’s life and career. This post was written by our TEFL...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Lesson planning is at the heart of being an effective teacher. It is a creative process that allows us to make our understanding of second language acquisition and language teaching pedagogy with our knowledge of our learners, the curriculum, and the teaching context. It is a time when we foresee the learning we want to occur and analyze how all the pieces of the learning experience should fit together to make that learning a classroom reality. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Eddy P. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. There are several benefits to writing a lesson plan. First, lesson planning produces more unified lessons It allows teachers to think deliberately about...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tieyupu 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 would like to briefly present myself before answering this question. My name is Shannon. I am an American, a mother of five and currently living in Italy. For the past 12 years, I have been approached several times about becoming an English teacher. I never took these requests seriously because my children were my only priority at the time. Now that my children...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Renfeng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jinan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Teaching English to any group of people presents multiple challenges, such as evaluating students’ level of English, preparing a lesson plan, bringing various visual and audio materials, maintaining discipline in a class, finding suitable authentic materials, attending to individual needs within a group, making sure students are motivated and encouraged, etc....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jishan 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. When I decided to design a lesson I wanted it to be as coherent as possible. The purpose of every lesson plan is to communicate. Every single lesson plan guides the teacher in organizing her material and herself for the purpose of helping her students to attain the intended learning outcomes. Your lesson plan must not be interpreted in many ways; otherwise it will be...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jingcun 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. Being a teacher is my everyday dream since I was a child. As I believe that the future is mainly based on education and students, how they can make a progress and improve their skills. So I decided to take apart in this great cycle hoping that one day I can leave a mark in student's life. The teacher's responsibility is not only about teaching students and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xinpu 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. After graduating college, I wanted to dive head first into the teaching field, and to help in developing the next generation of young minds. When I came to North America, I was placed in school and soon after into the ESOL program. This experience had a real impact on me as a child and has stayed with me all my life. Because of that experience, I looked into teaching...  [Read more]