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Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! This Valentine's Day Activity Poster is perfect for your Valentine's themed lessons. Focus on love and friendship in your classroom with this interactive poster.   What does love mean to you? What is friendship to you? Have your students fill out this fun worksheet and present it to the class afterwards. Don't forget to let your students add some color to the poster.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas The simple past is one of the most important tenses in the English language. As it describes past actions, it's quite an easy tense to teach using a variety of fun and interactive activities. Here are 7 activities for teaching the simple past for the ESL classroom.Table of Contents 1. Preparations 2. Good Days and Bad Days 3. Charades Series 4. Dear Diary 5. Get Out and About 6. Accurate Endings 7. Double Duty Review Listen to this blog post Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related Articles: For more activities check out: 10 Exciting Activities for the Past Simple For this activity, the students think of significant accomplishments in their lives. After sharing with the class what they have accomplished, the students should describe what they did in...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas When the aroma of gingerbread and eggnog is in the air, you know it's time to translate your love for the most beautiful season of the year into your TEFL classroom with winter ESL activities!Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: 1. What makes the perfect winter day? 2. Write an article for a local newspaper 3. Make paper snowflakes 4. Read something about winter 5. Play a game of Taboo 6. Holiday Extravaganza! 7. If everything else fails: These worksheets do the trick! Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! While this is the perfect time to embrace winter in TEFL destinations with changing seasons, it's also ideal to educate your students living in places with...  [Read more]

Jon ITTT Teaching Ideas Grammar lessons can often be quite boring for students so it is important for us as TEFL teachers to have fun activities that encourage the students to use the target language creatively and foster high student talking time. Below is a list of 10 activities that can be used for lessons on the past simple.Table of Contents Matching pairs Diary Telling Stories Find Someone Who … When I was young Memory games Irregular verb bingo? What did you do (…)? Past simple battleships Good day/Bad day Listen to this blog post Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related Articles: The teacher creates a set of cards with present simple verbs and a set with the past simple form of the same verbs. The sets are mixed together and placed...  [Read more]

 Table of Contents Recognizing the Signs of Stress Implementing Self-Care Strategies Setting Boundaries in the Workplace Seeking Support from Colleagues Time Management Techniques Mindfulness and Meditation Practices Balancing Work and Personal Life Professional Development Opportunities Taking Breaks and Resting Properly Reflecting on Achievements and Growth Teaching English abroad can be a rewarding experience, but it also comes with its challenges. Recognizing the signs of stress is crucial for maintaining your well-being. Common indicators include feeling overwhelmed, irritable, or fatigued. By acknowledging these signs early on, you can take proactive steps to address them and prevent burnout. Teaching English abroad can be a rewarding experience, but it also comes with its...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In the early lessons of the course, I was able to better understand the components of the sentence, and the knowledge about word types was expanded. It includes a definite article, adjective, noun, verb, preposition, adverb, conjunction, gerund, personal pronoun.Table of Contents Tenses Conditionals The five main conditionals are as follows: Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Phuong P. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. In unit 4, we have started talking about tenses in English. I looked at the four present tenses; the present simple, present continuous (sometimes called the present progressive),...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas A lot of English teachers abroad teach English summer camps in a variety of formats at both private and public schools across the world. These activities for teaching English summer camp will help you create fun lessons your students will always remember! Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Use these 7 activities for the ESL classroom to teach the simple present to your students and help them understand the correct structure and usage of the tense both quickly and easily. Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Setting up your EFL classroom is a very important task for any teacher of English abroad. Here are the best tips on how to set up your EFL classroom the right way to maximize efficiency and fun with your students. Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Use these...  [Read more]

Date posted:2010-01-27 | Writer: Gibson School | Email: [email protected] We are a well establish school system with Gibson Youth Academy and Gibson Preparatory College with a tradition of top national exam results for 9 years in a row. We seek dedicated and qualified EFL teachers who are deeply committed to children for kindergarten and high school English courses. If you are interested in the wonderful culture and lovely children in Ethiopia, please contact us at the e-mail address given on the job heading. We offer a 10 month full time contract with benefits including housing, maid service, work permit, and 5000 birr with housing and 6000 birr a month without housing. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification...  [Read more]

Date posted:2003-05-06 | Writer: \"NIKA\" Foreign Language School | Email: [email protected]  ABOUT OUR SCHOOL ************ NIKA was founded in 1992 and now has 350 students learning English, Italian, German and French. We are proud of our positive, fun, family-like atmosphere and we have an excellent reputation in the community. We offer classes for adults, teenagers and young learners, and our staff includes 7 local teachers and one native speaker. We keep our classes small, usually about 5-10 students. We have good resources and a computer for you to use as well. ABOUT THE POSITION ************ * The contract is for 9 months, from Oct. 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004 * You will teach approximately 22 45-minute lessons each week * We hold classes Monday to Saturday, but...  [Read more]

Date posted:2013-10-16 | Writer: Goldstar Teachers | Email: [email protected] Goldstar Teachers are currently recruiting enthusiastic EFL teachers to teach young learners at modern language schools throughout Indonesia. Are you looking to develop your career in one of Asia’s most vibrant and exciting countries, working alongside an international team of teachers where every day at work you will be making a real difference? Candidates will use a variety of teaching methods along with their creativity and energy and a wide range of teaching materials and technology to engage students in a truly memorable and effective learning experience. The Schools: We are a truly global company, established in 1965 and now with over 400 centers around the world. We teach over 20,000 students...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Playing games is not only for fun, but we can use it to make students more understand about the topic of the lesson. Games also can build rapport between student-student and teacher-class. How a game is important to make students understand the topic of the lesson?Table of Contents Approach 1: Using games as an additional activity in the classroom is common for English class Approach 2: Using games for easing the material Approach 3: Accompanying the material for special groups Do you want to teach English abroad or online? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Umi H. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Destinations TEFL Information Teaching English overseas provides unlimited opportunities for English speakers from all backgrounds who want to live, work and travel abroad. Here are the best countries in the Middle East to teach English as a foreign language in 2018. Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Use these 7 activities for teaching the past progressive for the ESL classroom to teach the present perfect tense to your students and help them understand the correct structure and usage of the tense. Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Student placement is an important part of every classroom. Here are the best desk arrangements for EFL students that you should try out in your classroom! Linda Dunsmore Destinations Teaching English in Korea? Don't miss out and check out...  [Read more]

  Grammar lessons can be perceived as boring for some students, so it is important to have fun activities that encourage the students to use the target language creatively and foster high student talking time. Below is a list of ten activities that can be used for lessons on the past simple. Matching Pairs: The teacher creates a set of cards with present simple verbs and a set with the past simple form of the same verbs. The sets are mixed together and places face down on the desk. Students take turns to turn over two cards. If the two cards match, i.e. both forms of the same verb, the student has to make a sentence with the past simple form before they can keep the cards. If they cannot make a correct sentence, the cards are turned over and it is the next player's turn. The person...  [Read more]

Date posted:2005-09-05 | Writer: Idioma Internacional | Email: [email protected] Teach adults in San Jose, Costa Rica Good pay for Costa Rica. Full-time positions North American, certified, experienced minimum requirements: Bachelor's degree TEFL certification Experience Send resume, photo, reference contact information to [email protected] for more about us at Contact us 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.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas ESL teachers often encounter difficulties when teaching grammar patterns to students abroad. The following 7 activities for teaching the simple present for the ESL classroom will help your students pick up the tense in an easy and efficient way.Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: 1. Daily Routine 2. Cultural Norms 3. Classmate Interviews 4. ESP (Extraordinary Sensory Perceptions) 5. Where am I? 6. Present Simple BINGO Mingle 7. Weekend Party Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! This is a very good activity for when you start discussing the simple present and how it's used for routines and regularities. You can place the students into groups or pairs and have them...  [Read more]

Date posted:2009-05-11 | Writer: Advantage Centres for English | Email: [email protected] Advantage Centres for English (ACE) is a private school in Toronto that provides English language training for international students. We are proud of our reputation for excellence and are currently hiring friendly, enthusiastic ESL teachers who love teaching in a fun and dynamic work environment. TESL CANADA or similar experience an asset. Full-time and Part-time positions available. Send resume and cover letter to the e-mail address given on the job heading.  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...  [Read more]

Linda is a passionate traveler, language learner and TEFL teacher. After spending some time teaching in China, she moved to Korea in 2015. She now calls South Korea her home. Linda Dunsmore Destinations South Korea is a popular teaching destination that has one of the largest EFL job markets in the world. Whether you are interested in working for a public or private school, you will find great salaries and benefits in South Korea. Here are 5 reasons why you should teach English in South Korea. Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information Teaching English as a foreign language is a dream for many - but what do you do when the dream is accomplished? What's next? Here's how to advance in your EFL career! Linda Dunsmore Destinations TEFL Information Teaching English overseas provides unlimited...  [Read more]

Date posted:2006-03-20 | Writer: BENDA | Email: [email protected] THE BRITISH ENGLISH AND NEW DANCE ACADEMY. ENGLISH CONVERSATION TEACHER REQUIRED EARLY MAY 2006. We are a small culture school located on the southern tip of Honshu Island (Japan), about 40 minutes by train from Shimonoseki - across the Kanmon straight from Kyushu island. Our city is called Sanyoonodashi and it has a population of about 30, 000 people. We teach ''New Dance'' and ''English Conversation.'' At present we have 6 English teachers on our staff and 3 dance teachers. The dance teachers also carry out the day to day running of the school. University and College graduates from English speaking countries are offered a monthly salary of from Yen250, 000 - 270, 000 for a...  [Read more]

Mark Crocker Teaching Ideas If like many TEFL qualified teachers, you have moved your teaching online in recent times you will probably have found that it is much harder than you might have imagined. Although you spend most of your lessons sitting down on a comfy office chair rather than standing in front of the class, you still end the day more exhausted than you ever did in a normal classroom setting. If this sounds familiar, don't worry you are not alone as teaching English online is a tiring proposition for many teachers. Here we look at the main reasons why it is so tough and more importantly, what you can do to make things that bit easier.Table of Contents Reading your students through the screen Is there a solution? Online teaching is intense Is there a solution? It is hard to...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Teaching new tenses to students of a foreign language is often not as easy as you might anticipate, especially when the tense you are trying to teach them does not exist in their native language. The following 7 activities for teaching the present perfect for the ESL classroom will help your students pick up the tense in no time!Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: 1. Great Accomplishments 2. Have You Ever? 3. How Many Times Since? 4. Great Ambitions 5. Most Deprived 6. Bucket Lists 7. Since or For? Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! This is a great warm-up activity to make your students understand what the present perfect is all about. After teaching the...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Teaching grammar patterns often involves a lot of classtime and the more activities you have up your sleeve as a teacher the better. The following 7 activities for teaching the past progressive for the ESL classroom will help your students pick up the tense in no time!Table of Contents 1. Memory Challenge 2. People Watching 3. The Luck of The Draw 4. What You Didn't Do 5. So Much in Common 6. Strange Explanations 7. My Alibi Listen to this blog post Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related Articles: Pull up an image with a lot of actions going on, for example, people engaging in different activities at a park or another public place. You can either hand out printed images or show it to your students on an overhead projector or TV. After having your...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Schools are starting again and students and teachers flock back to the classroom. Check out these simple and powerful back-to-school ideas and your students will surely remember this first lesson of yours for a long time!Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: 1. Give a Report 2. Weekly Journal 3. Information Gap 4. My Dream Job 5. Our Class Policies 6. Give a Speech 7. Survey your Classmates Are you ready to teach English as a foreign language? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! Have your students write a short report (or let them do it verbally) about something newsworthy that happened in their neighborhood or town during the school break. Introduce a weekly journal to your students. The focus of this...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences The word 'grammar' is often feared by students and teachers alike. It has an image of being difficult to comprehend and hard to teach. However, with planning and a positive approach to the lesson, it can be a fun and interesting way to improve English skills. Also, students can often feel a true sense of accomplishment by being able to use the vocabulary and sentences structures that they have learned.Table of Contents Similar patterns Choice of activities The language level Consistent revision Jokes work best Master your grammar teaching skill with a TEFL course! Related Articles: Listen to this blog post: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Janet K. So where do we start? How to use verbs and the study of tenses is a perfect...  [Read more]

Date posted:2015-05-13 | Writer: GEAD Language Community | Email: [email protected] GEAD Language Community is an institute that works with various businesses around the metropolitan area providing English classes to their employees. We have a strong communicative approach and want to recruit professional energetic EFL teachers for the opportunity to work full time with eager students. Requirements: 1. University degree 2. TEFL certification 3. At least 1 year’s experience teaching English as a foreign or second language 4. Experience teaching with adults is preferred 5. Experience teaching abroad is preferred Description: 1. Teaching business and general English to adults in their workplaces around metropolitan Santiago, Chile 2. Teaching individuals and small group classes...  [Read more]

Date posted:2012-02-28 | Writer: Fluo Institute | Email: [email protected] TEFL qualified teacher needed at a friendly, relaxed, private language school based in Makassar on the island of Sulawesi in central Indonesia. Join a team of 7 native English speaking teachers, teaching classes to students aged 6-adult. Creativity, the ability to work in a team, and a good-nature are essential!Requirements:Native speaker (UK, US, Canada, NZ, Aus, ROI), hold a 3 or 4 year bachelors degree, TEFL qualified or equivalent. Experience favoured but not a requirement.How to apply:Contact us via e-mail at the address given on the job heading.    Fluo Institute    Jl.G.Latimojong    Makassar    90157   ...  [Read more]

Laura Payne Teaching Ideas Much of language learning comes through language experimentation; steering away from examples and formulas and attempting to arrange your own ideas into words. No matter what a student's goal may be in learning English, they will eventually have to do this by leaving the classroom and using English on their own. Activities like creative writing are one method to encourage the practice of experimentation and expression in ESL students. In this post, we're going to look at five different activities students can use to put their thoughts into writing.Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: 1. (New Year's) Resolutions 2. Letters to the Future 3. Cultural Ambassadors 4. Travel Itinerary 5. Reactions Take a TEFL course and start teaching English around the...  [Read more]

Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas The job of an English language teacher involves a great deal of forward planning and one area of this is classroom layout. In this post, an ITTT graduate looks at the four most common ways to arrange your classroom. Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas As ESL teachers there are many things we can do to make our lessons both productive and enjoyable. In this post, an ITTT graduate discusses the benefit of games as a teaching tool. Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas By taking a TEFL certification course you will learn about many different areas of teaching the English language. In this post, one of our graduates takes a look at classroom management. Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Evaluation...  [Read more]

Date posted:2008-04-08 | Writer: Tyndale Education Group | Email: [email protected] Positions include •General English teaching to adults and children of all ages. Start date : MAY 2008 Job requirements for teaching positions . Native English speaker . Recognised Degree . TESOL, TEFL or equivalent . Minimum of six months experience We offer . Commitment to professional development and high teaching standards . Working visa . Accommodation and the school subsidises most of the bills . Vietnamese lessons . US$ 1,000 per month and bonus for completion the contract ( Living costs in Hai Phong are 300-400USD per month. Class contact hours are a maximum of 20 hours per week. Teachers work five days a week. Sunday and one other day off per week and are free from their duties during...  [Read more]

Date posted:2005-02-11 | Writer: PETS | Email: [email protected]   P.E.T.S. (Pornsirikun English Training School) is looking for an enthusiastic, energetic and team working TEFL qualified teacher to start 9th May in time for the new term. Applicants must be TEFL/CELTA/TESOL qualified or equivalent, and have a degree (for work permit purposes). Newly qualified teachers are encouraged to apply, as we are a great place to start a teaching career! We have lots of resources and lesson plans already made, and offer ongoing training in teacher development. Teaching hours aren?t usually more than 18 hours a week, and class sizes are small. There are currently six teachers from England and Canada on staff, and there is a friendly atmosphere in this small, fully air-conditioned...  [Read more]

Dana W TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Online learning has become extremely popular over the last several years. Many people take college courses and several other types of learning classes online, especially now during this global pandemic. If you're considering online learning, you may have questions. What makes it different from taking a class in a language school? Are online teachers just as qualified to teach me? Will I learn the same information as I would face to face? I'd like to provide some clarity on what to expect when learning a language online.Table of Contents You'll Receive Personal Attention You'll Learn At Your Convenience You'll Learn Exactly What You'd Learn In A Language School You Can Start Learning Right Now! Or are you ready to be an English...  [Read more]