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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhuyu 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 approaching a new language, one must understand that this will be a challenging journey. Not an impossible one, but a learning process that, sooner or later, will require a great deal of motivation, passion and commitment. As educators, I think that our first duty is not only to realistically outline this journey for our students, but also to bring to life their...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Sudian Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Changzhi Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Having lessons all day must be very tiring for the students. They might not grasp all the ideas and the lessons that were given by their teachers. It must be very boring for them to just sit down and listen to what their teachers going to say. Studying almost 10 subjects everyday with different activities can exhaust the students mind because they might feel that...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhuotongjing Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Suining 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. Grammar is considered a prominent element in the learning of any target language, since it is the set of structural rules governing the language. It emboldens learners to speak more confidently and accurately. Personally speaking, I have found this unit very practical considering that it covered a very detailed overview of the basic English grammar....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Quejia Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nanchong 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. Grammar is considered a prominent element in the learning of any target language. It encourages learners to speak confidently and accurately. Personally speaking, I have found this unit as a kind of detailed overview of the basic English grammar. Particularly, parts of speech, commonly referred to as the classification of words into categories, is considered the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiaoshun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jinhua 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 unit covered how to introduce new material to the class as well as reviewing how ESA lessons types can fit with each category. From this unit I have learned how to prioritize and what types of activities should be used. Some of the activities carried over to the other categories, so this could be useful in determining which activities are more successful in the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Beimeng 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. When teaching a foreign language, the teacher must be aware of many different factors that affect their student’s learning experience. Experienced teachers are able to pick up on these factors and modify their teaching to best reflect these realities. One of the most crucial aspects the teacher must be aware of, is the age of their students. The age of the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shanhe 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. It is usually intimidating and scary at the same time for teachers to teach beginner students. Teachers may not know where to begin or what to do exactly in order to hit the ground running. I was once in this situation when I came to teach English language in China. During my 20 hour long flight from my country to China, my mind was all over the place trying to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Beizhang 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. One of the challenges for any English teacher is to keep the students engaged, and one of the best ways to do this is to include some classroom games to make learning more fun and exciting. By playing games, students can have fun and later on they will realize they also learn something from it. Games are also important to build rapport with the students. Games are...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas There are many resources for use in the classroom at the disposal of an ESL/EFL teacher. Broadly speaking, these are divided into two categories: authentic materials, and non-authentic (or created) materials. The distinction between these two categories is that authentic materials are those that have been produced in the world for a purpose that is not teaching, while non-authentic materials have been created expressly to teach language students. Authentic materials would include company brochures, advertisements, television and radio programs, realia, newspapers, and magazines, etc., whereas non-authentic materials include created worksheets (e.g., crosswords, word search puzzles, gap fills, etc.), flashcards, picture story cards/games, and role-play...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huangshanpu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Linyi 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'd like to begin with the saying that we all have been beginners - and we all remember how difficult it was - that is why the first thing that a good teacher should do — is to become understandable and sensitive. As we have got to know from unit 19 that beginners are divided by 5 categories : absolute beginner (it is a great present for teacher, because this...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences English teachers have a significant role to play in a classroom. They are involved in engaging students to maintain a focus on the language. However, the major roles of the English teacher in a classroom are classified into five premium categories. These categories involve their roles as a controller, organizer, assessor, participant, and a helper (Keller, 2016). This essay aims to highlight the role of English teachers in the classroom. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Priyanka B. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. As a controller of the classroom, an English teacher is the one who instructs the students that when they need to perform certain tasks such as study....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lanjiang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Suining 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 grammar rules are wide and varied often containing many exceptions. To teach them well to a student I must be knowledgeable on the rules and exceptions enough to answer any questions that are asked. I learned that while I know many of these grammar rules I need to work on understanding the many categories of each type of word type (i.e. noun, adjective,...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Words are an essential part of the structure of English sentences. If we want to speak English as a foreign language, we need to know new words and even progress. Considering a student who needs to know and learn new words as a teacher, we have to answer this question "What impressive ways do you have in teaching ESL vocabulary?" This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Yasemin A. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. First, they notice a new word with help; Secondly, they recognize the name at first with help, then later on their own; and lastly, they can both identify and produce the story. When we introduce or give new Words to students, we...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xue 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. It is important to note that regardless of which situation you may find you self in be it in a school, language center, teaching young learners or adults you will always be involve in some or the other in some form of testing or evaluation. These test/evaluation may include things that are done internally for the school such as homework, course unit test, or end of year...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Sian 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. Teachers need to evaluate students' progress and test them to see their level of understanding. It's essential to do this to give feedback to students and to understand their needs. You can conduct their evaluation through tutorials, evaluation by the students and tests. For more formal feedback there are also external tests that can be given. Tutorials are individual...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yangcun 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. Question: How can TEFL teachers successfully engage students in learning? Title: Using Various Learning Styles in the TEFL Classroom Learning a new language is hard work! Teaching a new language can be hard work as well! It becomes particularly challenging when one realizes that each person is different and has preferred methods for learning. A good TEFL teacher...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xinpingbǎo 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. In a English lesson, all students are more interested in learning through activities given by their teacher. Using flashcards ( FCs) is one of the most necessary and effective activity that can use for both adult and teenager leaners. According to wikipedia.org , a flashcard or flash card is a card bearing information, as words or numbers, on either or both...  [Read more]

  This video focuses on the difference between the usage of "bring" and "take". These two words often cause confusion, especailly for English learners. It is important to consider the direction in order to determine which word to use. The word "bring" describes the movement of something toward a specified location, such as in this sentence: Can you bring some snacks to the party tonight? The word "take" on the other hand generally describes the movement of something away from a location, such as here: Do you want to take any leftovers home? As you can see, it's quite easy to determine the correct word to use in a sentence when considering the direction you are referring to. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xianlin Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nanchong 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 helped me distinguish the differences between all the different types of categories on how we explain each word used in sentences and english. I never knew what a proper noun was before so the unit helped me to learn this. I didn't know the word gerund either which helped me understand the uses of the 'ing' and how to properly explain this. I can now use...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hukou 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. Unit 3 of the TEFL course textbook emphasizes the importance of engaging students through language exposure, teacher input, communicative tasks, individual language discovery, and access to comfortable environments. Games, especially in younger classrooms, offer an ideal way for students to exercise newfound language skills while remaining engaged and attentive. In...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Neijiang-shi? Are you interested in teaching English in Neijiang-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| In this unit I read about the basic grammar structures In this unit I read about the basic grammar structures In this unit, we learned the components of a sentence and the function of each type of word I feel like I learned the specific terms of some grammar rules I feel like I learned...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liangbaosi 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. Child development is an extremely complicated process that can be broken down into many different and well-defined stages. When attempting to further examine and analyze these, countless internal and external factors need to be taken into account. Child development forms a crucial subfield of psychology, and it provides an almost infinite amount of research...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tanxi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jinhua 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 language focuses to teach fall into the categories of; vocabulary, grammar and functions. For vocabulary students need to be taught the meaning of words and their uses, pronunciation and written form. For grammar students need to be taught the structure of the language which includes the meaning, form, patterns and use of words in the sentence. Functions...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guolou 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. My essay is devoted to teaching and learning the peculiarities of the English language. On one hand my choice is based on my teaching experience and understanding the difficulties of the subject. On the other hand when I was a student myself I got interested in Otto Jespersen´s bibliography and also in "The Adventure of English" by Melvyn Bragg. Keeping in mind both...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yangtun 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. One of the hell most ESL teacher face or scared of facing in their teaching career is beginner students, but why are beginner students difficult to teach? who are they? How many types of beginner students do we have? What is the best approach to apply in teaching them? These and some other questions will be addressed in this summative task. First who is a...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas I would like to introduce five flashcards activities which I found fun and practical to enhance a student's vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, listening, and speaking. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate MOHSEN H. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. This activity is designed to teach vocabulary as well as practice listening. It can be used for teaching various categories (animals, food, fruits, …) or a mix of them. The teacher gives each of the students a set of flashcards and asks them to show him/her the correct card when they hear the item spoken. For example: “Show me a pig” “Hands up if you’ve got a banana” “Stand up if you have the bread” This...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Danjingshan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Chengdu Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Why play? Like you, your students have come to class carrying baggage from their day. While their class time with you is just one component of their lives, it’s very likely an important one for them professionally and personally. Despite what great Aunt Sylvie may think, play time in class is not “wasted” time. Quite the contrary, games are perfect for...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shanchuan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Neijiang 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 feel this unit has done very well at refreshing my memory on the specific categories of words which i haven't had to think about since my own days of school. I feel this unit has done very well at refreshing my memory on the specific categories of words which i haven't had to think about since my own days of school.  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Licun 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. Learning a new language is always an advantage and it enriches your life. There is so many different ways to study and not every option suits everyone. How can someone with multiple intelligence learn a second or third language easier? What is multiple intelligence? According to Howard Gardner and his theory that humans have many varied type of intelligence. Garder sets...  [Read more]

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word "ingenuous". This word refers to an innocent or unsuspecting person or situation. Synonyms of ingenuous include naive, innocent and simple. The origin of the word is from the Latin word "ingenuus" meaning native or freeborn. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. This unit discussed the teaching receptive skills and the categories of reading and listening. The reasons for reading and listening and how...  [Read more]