Bad Rapport

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Thu, 09 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences These 3 Simple Tips Will Help You to Become a Favorite Teacher Establishing rapport with your students is crucial for many reasons. Merriam-Webster's online dictionary defines rapport as "a friendly, harmonious relationship especially: a relationship characterized by agreement, mutual understanding, or empathy that makes communication possible or easy." This means that establishing rapport is like laying a foundation for understanding and communication. One of the most fundamental purposes of any language is to provide a way to understand and communicate with other people. Taking the time to establish rapport is simply the first step to laying a foundation for teaching and learning a language. A true teacher does not teach a...  [Read more]

Thu, 16 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences What Does Classroom Management Depend On? Classroom management is an important part of every classroom lesson. Due to the classroom complex dynamics having this skill is important to maintain discipline, to have an organized lesson, to create a friendly and positive environment to nurture the student's learning. Table of Contents Lesson Plan Understanding What Causes Problems Classroom Environment Rapport Are you ready to become a TEFL teacher? Related Articles: Listen to this blog post: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Oscar V. Lesson Plan As part of classroom management, maintaining discipline is important to ensure the class is effective and goes according to the plan in order to achieve the lesson's...  [Read more]

Sun, 19 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Establishing Rapport with Chinese High School Students Establishing rapport means to build a friendly, trustable and cooperative relationship between two parties. For teaching, it is an indispensable step to starting any satisfactory class. Having been a teacher for more than 1 year in China, I realize how important it is to establish rapport with the students before to ensure a successful class. Table of Contents Differences between teachers and students The challenges a teacher may face teaching teenagers Ways to solve possible problems Are you ready to teach adult ESL students abroad? Related Articles: Listen to this blog post: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Jia L. Differences between teachers and...  [Read more]

Wed, 27 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Establishing a Deep Rapport In The Classroom One of the most important aspects of becoming a great teacher is establishing a positive rapport with students. Even with all the technical knowledge of teaching theory in the world, a class will not be successful without creating beneficial bonds between the teacher and pupils. With a tactful and thoughtful approach to building a deep rapport with the students, these bonds can establish a learning environment in which the students and teachers can thrive. Table of Contents Icebreaker Learning Environment Positive Rapport Choice of Activities Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course today! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate James S....  [Read more]

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Why is establishing rapport important? Establishing rapport with students is important as it encourages higher motivation. Table of Contents Building Rapport is An Important Factor in Teaching A Good Rapport Increases Student Engagement Rapport Makes it Easier To Identify Weaknesses Identifying Rapport between the Students Are you ready to teach English Abroad? Related Articles: Listen to this blog post When students generally feel rapport with their teachers and feel that their teacher's personalities are similar to their own, motivation is higher. This will lead to an enhanced understanding and sometimes trust is necessary for rapport to develop. The teacher has a wealth of techniques and tools at their disposal to develop and...  [Read more]

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences How to Establish Rapport With Students in The ESL Classroom The relationship a teacher has with their students or clients is critical to their learning experience. It is often overlooked and deemed unimportant, especially compared to the lesson itself. However, the rapport a teacher establishes is the foundation on which the class stands. It affects how the students feel about the class and sometimes helps motivate them as well. Good rapport with the students makes teaching a lot livelier and learning a lot easier. Table of Contents Head of the class Good and bad examples The approach to relationships Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video...  [Read more]

Mon, 24 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Reasons Why Student-Teacher Relationships Are Important Learning a new language can be a daunting task. It requires a lot of studying, practicing, and participation in order to fully comprehend and be able to use a new language. That is why people who want to learn a new language prefer to take a class on it instead of trying to learn it themselves. Taking a class on the English language can help build a student's confidence and motivate them. It is especially important for an English teacher to develop a rapport with their students because English students need to feel comfortable with the person teaching them their new language skills. Table of Contents Student's Comfort Ways to Establish Rapport Do you want to teach English...  [Read more]

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The Consequences of Misbehavior: Punishment or Care? My personal opinion is that teachers should not "punish" students for bad behavior. That said, I also believe that if words or actions transpire in the classroom that is not allowed, or are inappropriate or disruptive, the teacher should address the situation to reduce the risk or likelihood of it happening again going forward - however, in a positive, constructive, solution-based way. Table of Contents Forms of Punishment How to correct misbehavior? So, what's a teacher to do, then, when bad behavior occurs? Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Lindsay G. Please note that this blog post...  [Read more]

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas The Benefits of Having Good Rapport with Students It is important to establish rapport with students within a classroom for a variety of reasons, it builds trust between students and teacher, insights confidence in students and allows for a fun learning environment. All aspects of teaching require a teacher to have some sort of rapport with students. Students will retain more information and do better in classes when the teacher is engaged and shows love for their job as well as an interest in their students. Most students will not learn well from a teacher who comes to class, does not greet the students let alone knows their names and just reads through the lesson without showing any interest whatsoever. It is far more beneficial for a...  [Read more]

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Principles of Teacher-Student Communication for Classroom Trust When presented with the dilemma to name the most important element of education, one has many options. A music teacher would comment that a student's willingness to express himself/herself rhythmically takes precedence over anything else-the role of the teacher is not heavily emphasized. An advanced math teacher would say that the students' motivation for learning the subject holds extreme importance. A kindergarten teacher might answer that keeping the students' interest is paramount. All of these scenarios are true. Table of Contents What is Rapport? How to Work on it? Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by...  [Read more]

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Troubleshooting in TEFL Teaching With the rapid development of the times, today's education is very different from the past. There are some new characteristics for the current education. Teachers are facing many new situations and problems. Teachers need to accept challenges and adjust their roles in time to adapt to the development of today's education. Table of Contents Why do language teachers encounter all kinds of problems in class? How to build rapport? Another difficulty we meet is the different levels of our students. 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...  [Read more]

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences What is Rapport and Why Should You Establish it? Anyone can be a teacher but not every teacher is likable or caring. I found in my experience as a student, especially as a child, I would find myself dreading the classes with the teachers that had bad attitudes and would look forward to the ones who not only kept the class interesting but showed true interest in the student's lives. The truly talented teachers would take examples of scenarios people had discussed from their personal lives and use it as a tool in their teaching strategies. Table of Contents Teachers' types Classroom environment Competence Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course today! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL...  [Read more]

Institute Comprehensive TEFL Check out tefl tesol about Institute Comprehensive TEFL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts C.M. - China said: Pronunciation problems in china Teaching English in any country will provide challenges in pronunciation and china is no different. student often do not learn from a native speaker and develop problems in their pronunciation early on and form bad habits. English has several trouble sounds for students and also chinese in particular. When these sounds are not learned correctly they become harder to correct as the bad habit is reinforced over...  [Read more]

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences 11 Steps to Teaching Confidence in the ESL Classroom The teacher with no experience or little experience can face issues like fear of teaching, lack of confidence, or empowerment. This can happen to the experienced teacher as well, especially in the situations of changing jobs, type of the group, institution, or topics he/she is accustomed to teaching. Table of Contents To gain more confidence during your lessons there are few tips and words of advice to bear in mind: 1. The teacher is the center of the lesson. 2. Work on your special 'teacher's' voice and intonation. 3. Find an online or offline course about developing effective presentation skills. 4. Be prepared for the lesson as much as you can, try to organize your material....  [Read more]

Wed, 15 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences The 4 Easy Things That Will Help You to Build Great Relationships With Any Classroom Establishing rapport in the classroom is essential if you are going to have a successful class. In this paper, I will examine some of my classroom experience and compare my successful classes to my less-successful classes. In doing so, I hope to make an observation about "best practices" that I can implement in my English teaching. Along with using my own experience, I will be talking with other teachers that I know and using the provided text that I have been given for this course. The three areas I will focus on are: Beginning the course, student participation, and being positive.Beginning the Course. Table of Contents 1. Determine the course...  [Read more]

Tue, 26 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Establishing Good Rapport Between Teachers and Students There are many important things to remember as a TEFL teacher if you're going to have a successful class and satisfied students, but perhaps the most important thing that could determine whether or not your class will fail or succeed and that is, of course, establishing a good rapport between you and your students the minute they walk in that door for the first time. It's very important that students feel comfortable, safe, welcomed, appreciated, encouraged, excited, and that they're treated with the utmost respect as their desire to learn will be greatly increased as they become more inclined to stay in your class and learn. There are several ways of achieving this that every...  [Read more]

Thu, 31 May 2018 Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information The 5 Best Ways to Build Rapport With Your TEFL Students Having a good relationship with your students has many benefits as a teacher. They will become more interested in your lesson, they will learn a lot more and it creates an overall comfortable classroom environment for both the teacher and the students. However, it's often easier said than done to build rapport with those in your class. So how do you do it? This article highlights the 5 best ways to build rapport with your TEFL students. Table of Contents 1. Learn the Names of Your Students 2. Be Energetic and Enjoy Yourself 3. Be Patient but Set Boundaries 4. Learn Something About Your Students' Personal Lives 5. Share Some Things About Your Own Personal Life Listen to this blog...  [Read more]

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Punishment in the Classroom: Is it Correct or Not? Since we should appraise students, we should punish them as well. I do not believe that the decision of whether or not to punish is up to us. Therefore, discipline is a key to success for both teachers and students. Thus, once we deal with a bad conduct case, there are strategies to use to overcome it. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: The Code of Conduct Rapport Physical Punishment Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Assane D. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Listen to this blog post: The Code of Conduct The main purpose of a code...  [Read more]

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Unique Challenges and Advantages of Teaching Beginner English Students Beginner-level students of English offer both challenges as well as advantages. As they are beginners, it is very easy to see quick progress, which is motivating to both the student as well as the teacher. Since they have little to no experience in English, it is you who is introducing them to the language; therefore, you can teach them before they learn bad habits. However, there are also disadvantages. One is that if you are not proficient in their language, it will be very difficult to communicate with them at all unless an assistant is used. Another is that it will be very easy for them to revert to their native language, given their lack of ability to use...  [Read more]

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Establish Rapport or Teaching's a Bore Establishing a rapport with my students has been the most 'natural' part of my teaching experience. When I started my teaching career about ten years ago, ideas like classroom management and lesson planning were alien to me. I struggled immensely trying to learn strategies to excel in that area of education. Establishing relationships with my students was easy and always seemed to just happen for me. As the years have passed, I've been able to reflect on my time in the classroom and I've discovered some common denominators relating to me why exactly students are drawn to me (and me to them!). I think other people can learn from my interactions with the students who have passed through my...  [Read more]

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Advantages and Disadvantages of Having a non-Native TEFL Teacher When you think of a TEFL teacher you immediately expect it to be a native speaker, but I think it will be surprisingly interesting to have a non-native speaker as a teacher. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: Efforts of Learning Rapport and Explanation Pronunciation Difficulties The Ability to Teach Do you want to teach English all over the world? You can do it! Take a TEFL course today! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Reem A. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Listen to this blog post: Efforts of Learning English is not their first language so in order...  [Read more]

Wed, 08 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Group Teaching or Private Lessons? First of all, there's a great difference between teaching one-to-one and groups. Some teachers prefer teaching one-to-one as it gives teachers a better opportunity to focus on one student rather than giving attention to many students. Also, there are differences regarding the classroom of each type. For example in teaching groups, classrooms are more formal. That's why there would be more discipline in classrooms of groups. On the other hand, in teaching one-to-one, the classroom can be anywhere either in the student's home if lessons are private or even in the teacher's home. Table of Contents Lesson planning Student-centered approach Establishing rapport Choice of activities Learn group and...  [Read more]

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The Main Principles of Teaching Beginner Students In this essay, I will give an introduction on how to teach beginner level students and I will not only outline how to approach the subject matter to teach first but I will also highlight techniques to create a positive learning environment to keep students motivated about studying. I will focus on teaching adults because young learners will need a slightly different approach. However, some common rules apply to both groups of students. Table of Contents Classroom Environment and Relationships The Culture of Making Mistakes Teaching Approaches So how do we start and get the students to speak from the very beginning? Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related...  [Read more]

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences 4 Reasons Why Using Songs in the Classroom is Important We all probably know, that music has no language. It is kindly welcomed by all nations equally, as well as all races, ages and cultures. So how can music or songs help us to teach English and to do it more effectively? Table of Contents Music aids memory Songs can teach vocabulary Music provides clear patterns to follow Using songs and music build rapport Do you want to teach English around the world? Related Articles: Listen to this blog post: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Alena A. Music aids memory Music lets us go deeper into conscious that anything else, it is much more memorable, so the words and grammar structures may be remembered much faster. It...  [Read more]

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Classroom as a Battlefield: Alumni Personal Experience One of the things we should remember about when coming to the classroom, that this place can become a battlefield: a battle can happen between students, between the teacher and students, with the English language, and the most difficult one - a battle with yourself. These were my thoughts when I started teaching. Table of Contents The beginning of the teaching career Working with younger students Teaching Attitude Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Yulia M. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The beginning of the teaching...  [Read more]

Teach English in Busan, Korea Date posted:2010-05-25 | Writer: Brown International School | Email: [email protected] 1. Desired Candidates : 2 teachers / Female or Male, Americans preferred. Experience with young learners and /or TEFL teaching qualifications are preferred.2. Start Date : From the 25th of June, 20103. Location : Located in Centum area, the busiest and highest area in Busan, 2 min walk to Shinsegye and Lotte Dept. and Subway Line #2, Exit #9.4. Students : Kindergarten, Elementary (age 4~13)5. Teaching Hours: M-F. Classes scheduled between 9:30 am and 6:30 pm.Schedules 30 teaching hours per week.6. The number of foreign teachers: 4 (English, Math, Science, Social studies,)7. Salary/Benefits: 2.1~2.5 million won per month(based on experience and qualification)+free...  [Read more]

Teach English in Busan, Korea Date posted:2010-05-25 | Writer: Brown International School | Email: [email protected] 1. Desired Candidates : 2 teachers / Female or Male, Americans preferred. Experience with young learners and /or TEFL teaching qualifications are preferred.2. Start Date : From the 25th of June, 20103. Location : Located in Centum area, the busiest and highest area in Busan, 2 min walk to Shinsegye and Lotte Dept. and Subway Line #2, Exit #9.4. Students : Kindergarten, Elementary (age 4~13)5. Teaching Hours: M-F. Classes scheduled between 9:30 am and 6:30 pm.Schedules 30 teaching hours per week.6. The number of foreign teachers: 4 (English, Math, Science, Social studies,)7. Salary/Benefits: 2.1~2.5 million won per month(based on experience and qualification)+free...  [Read more]

Tue, 14 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Group Teaching and One-to-one Lessons in The TEFL Teacher’s Practice There is a vast array of differences between teaching one-to-one and teaching a group. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. Table of Contents Pros of private lessons for a student Cons for you as a teacher Motivation Rapport in individual lessons Preparation Limited choice of speaking activities Are you ready to teach ESL students? Related Articles: Listen to this blog post: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Roshini R. D. Pros of private lessons for a student One of the biggest reasons for a student to want to have one-to-one instruction and tutoring would be the freedom of space in which to ask questions and have answers...  [Read more]

Organization TESOL TEFL Check out tefl tesol about Organization TESOL TEFL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts E. K. - Russia said: Classroom ManagementWhat is classroom management and why is it important? Classroom management is a process used by teachers to make sure the classroom lessons run smoothly. It helps teachers prevent any disruptive behavior of the students. Some of the teachers consider classroom management to be the most difficult aspect of teaching, because many of the teachers experience problems in the classroom, especially with young children and teenagers. Lack...  [Read more]