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The Best Apps to Have on Your Phone While Teaching English Abroad - TEFL Blog
Thu, 24 May 2018 Linda Dunsmore
TEFL Information
The Best Apps to Have on Your Phone While Teaching English Abroad
In recent years, more and more classrooms have become more technologically advanced and more and more teachers are using digital teaching materials. However, you don't always need to hand out tablets to your students or have a fancy digital whiteboard to take advantage of recent advances in digital teaching materials. Here are some great apps to have on your phone while teaching English abroad that you can use to enhance your lessons and really engage your students in the classroom.
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Apps for Inside the Classroom
Educreations
Kahoot
Epic! Unlimited Books for Kids
Instructables
Apps for Outside the Classroom
Additio
Slack
Teacher's Assistant Pro
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6 Must-Have Apps When Living In China - TEFL Blog
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 Ramon Perez
Destinations
6 Must-Have Apps When Living In China
China is a country where you can venture out and explore all it has to offer. The food, the culture, the people and everything else provide an exciting experience for those willing to challenge themselves. This country will allow you to grow in ways you never thought possible. However, some of these challenges can become a bit of an obstacle in our everyday lives.
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WECHAT
Messaging
Wallet
Payments
Translation
ALIPAY
VPN
TAOBAO
GOOGLE TRANSLATE
DUOLINGO
Other Useful Apps
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Essential Apps for EFL Teachers ✅ - TEFL Blog
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 Mark Crocker
Teaching Ideas
Essential Apps for EFL Teachers ✅
Although teaching English as a Foreign Language can be a fun and rewarding job, it can also involve a fair amount of hard graft when it comes to planning and delivering high-quality lessons. With this in mind, why not use all the tools at your disposal to ensure your lessons are engaging and effective? The use of technology and online resources is a cornerstone of EFL lessons worldwide and using whatever means necessary to achieve the best results is generally encouraged by most forward thinking employers. Lesson planning is a major part of a teacher's life, so anything that can help the process along can only be a good thing. However, it is not only planning that can be aided by technology. In this day... [Read more]
Best Tips for Balancing Work and Family as a Teacher - TEFL Blog
Mon, 27 Jul 2020 Natasha Shetty
Teaching Ideas
Best Tips for Balancing Work and Family as a Teacher
Regardless of whether we're topmost executives or businesspersons, students or teachers, striking a proper work-life balance is extremely important. While everyone strives to strike this essential work-life balance, our success is usually limited.
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Maintain Strict Routine
Get Adequate Sleep
Delegate Tasks at Home
Use Learning Apps
Assign Family Hours
Learn Together
In Conclusion
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7 Easy Ways to Make Money Online as an English Teacher
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This blog post was written by an ITTT TEFL expert who shares 7 ideas on how to make money online as an English teacher. Online EFL market is boosting this year due to the global quarantine, thus, there are new ways to implement your skills and get profit sharing your personal EFL teaching experience.
3 Apps for Digital ESL Lesson Plans
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Liza is a translator, freelancer and ESL teacher from Russia. She had been teaching in a Chinese bilingual school for more than two years and recently moved to Thiland to run her blog about teaching and freelance job.
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5 ESL Classroom Halloween Decor Ideas | ITTT | TEFL Blog
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In this blog post, our TEFL experts share five Halloween decor ideas for your ESL classroom. Get inspired and create incredible atmosphere of this fun holiday.
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5 Great Ways to Make Online Lessons More Interactive - TEFL Blog
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 Erica Sunarjo
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5 Great Ways to Make Online Lessons More Interactive
Due to the way most businesses tend to operate and with the increasing rate of digitalization which has started over a decade ago, most schools are starting to catch up with the online teaching trend that private courses have grown used to.
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1) Don't just speak
2) Use online apps and tools
3) Ask for feedback
4) Keep it short
5) Keep up with the trends in online learning
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10 Tips for Adults to Learn English During Office Break Time - TEFL Blog
Wed, 29 Nov 2023 Minh Huy Hoang
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10 Tips for Adults to Learn English During Office Break Time
Learning English during break time at the office can be an effective and enjoyable way to improve your language skills.
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Utilize Language Learning Apps:Use language learning apps like Duolingo, Babbel, or Rosetta Stone. These apps offer quick lessons that you can complete during short breaks.
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The Boom of English Language Education - TEFL Blog
Mon, 15 Apr 2019 Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
The Boom of English Language Education
Multiple researchers have shown that learning a new language is a healthy exercise for one's brain. In today's world where connection to each other has been made easy by technology, it has also become very important to be multilingual.
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English has become a must
Free language learning platforms
The ESL market has emerged
Physical language centers appear everywhere
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Best Online Opportunities to Teach ESL Online - TEFL Blog
Tue, 01 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Best Online Opportunities to Teach ESL Online
In a globalized world, information comes faster and faster, and just a hand-held mobile phone, a computer, or a laptop is enough to gain access to the latest and fastest source of knowledge and information: The Internet. Education needs to be more and more inserted in this environment, aiming to reach people flexibly and interactively, either in the classroom or in the comfort of home.
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Latest Research
Friends With the Same Interests
Social Media Overview
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How to Teach EFL Kindergarten
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In this blog post, our TEFL graduate shares their thoughts and experience on teaching EFL kindergarten ✅. If you want to start working with this age group, read this article to learn about it.
What is a Beginner EFL Student and How Do You Teach Them?
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Many first-time teachers, and some with more experience, consider that teaching beginner EFL students is the hardest form of EFL teaching. ✅ However, with the right approach to the preparation and delivery of your lessons, there is no reason why it should be any harder than teaching at any other level.
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Effective Classroom Management from Day One - TEFL Blog
Fri, 15 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Effective Classroom Management from Day One
Walking into a brand-new class, especially as a new teacher, can be very intimidating. Being prepared with the proper principles, tools, and attitude goes a long way when dealing with the first-class up through to the final exam.
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Principles of classroom management
Tools of classroom management
Rules for the class
Attitude for classroom management
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How To Start Your Own ESL Teaching Service - TEFL Blog
Mon, 05 Aug 2019 Bri Freeman
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How To Start Your Own ESL Teaching Service
The number one question I had to answer before deciding to start Practical English Teacher was "Do I want a new boss or to be my own boss?". I spent months asking myself this before I finally decided to do it. There's a lot of security and credibility that comes with working for a larger ESL company. And I'm not knocking anyone who wants to do that but if you're like me and you're looking for some advice on where to start with your own ESL Service, let's talk.
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Starting Out
Advertising and Expanding
How Do I Create a Platform?
Best of Luck!
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I’m Hoang Minh Huy from United States of America. I have been teaching in Vietnam for 3 years. Prior to Vietnam, I taught in Cambodia and Philippines. My first visited Vietnam in 2010, and since then I have traveled from PhuQuoc to Ha Long Bay, and almost everywhere in between. My favorite place is Da Lat City because of the cool weather, mountains, trees, and flowers. In my free time, I enjoy long rides on my motorbike, walking on the beaches, and traveling. I really enjoy teaching in Vietnam. The English language helps create opportunities for people for advancements and success in life.
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ESA Methodology - What Is It and Why Should You Use It in the Classroom? - TEFL Blog
Fri, 31 Aug 2018 Linda Dunsmore
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ESA Methodology - What Is It and Why Should You Use It in the Classroom?
ESA is a common methodology that teachers use when teaching students another language. It is also a large part of your TEFL certification course. By using the layout of the ESA method to plan your lessons, they will be more structured, organized and effective.
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What is ESA?
The Engage Phase
The Study Phase
The Activate Phase
Benefits of Using the ESA Method
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Mastering Error Correction: Strategies for Balancing Fluency and Accuracy in ESL Classrooms
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Discover effective error correction strategies in ESL classrooms! Balance fluency and accuracy, empower learners, and create a supportive teaching environment.
Gamification in ESL Teaching: Tools, Platforms, and Benefits
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Foreign Language Experience in China - TEFL Blog
Wed, 13 Nov 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Foreign Language Experience in China
So, you have decided to become a foreign teacher and move abroad. Start a new journey and perhaps a new career or just using this experience to see for the world and take a gap year. But have you thought about all the other things that go along with going to another country?
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Communication Challenges
Budget
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Communication Challenges
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Learning Chinese While Teaching English as a Second Language in China - TEFL Blog
Thu, 23 May 2019 Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
Learning Chinese While Teaching English as a Second Language in China
While attempting to actively assimilate into a foreign language environment overseas, it has been an ongoing journey and challenging adventure in these previous three years. There have been a few noted observations and insightful discoveries indeed.
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Life in China as a Teacher
Language is a rich, colorful and multidimensional medium
Practice Makes Perfect
Teaching Business English
Lack of Exposure and English Proficiency
Having a lesson plan ready
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Reasons Why I Chose to Take a TEFL Course with ITTT - TEFL Blog
Tue, 11 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Reasons Why I Chose to Take a TEFL Course with ITTT
Only 13 percent of the world's population can speak English that makes it 983 million people according to Ethnologue. This means that there is still approximately 87 percent of the world's population as potential students/clients just waiting for an English teacher.
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Demand
Investment
Benefits of the course structure
Life-changing experience
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Demand
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The 5 Best TEFL Games for Adult Students - TEFL Blog
Fri, 08 Jun 2018 Linda Dunsmore
Teaching Ideas
The 5 Best TEFL Games for Adult Students
Most TEFL certified teachers abroad will come across adult students sooner or later in their career. While you might have already prepared a folder full of fun TEFL games that work like a charm for young learners, not all of them will be useful for adult students. That does not mean, however, that adults don't enjoy games in the classroom! Here are our 5 favorite TEFL games for adult students.
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Two Truths and a Lie
Jeopardy
Movie Trivia
How-To Game
The Great Debate
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Two Truths and a Lie
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"Has the Cat Got Your Tongue?": Teaching Slang and Idioms - TEFL Blog
Wed, 17 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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"Has the Cat Got Your Tongue?": Teaching Slang and Idioms
When studying a new language, a student needs to learn more than what vocabulary can be found in a dictionary. To have a better grasp of the new language, a student must be exposed to other aspects of that language as well, such as the use of slang and idioms in that new language. This is because languages, especially English, are particularly fluid with regards to the use of slang and metaphorical language. Teaching students of English some common colloquialisms would thus be useful, especially in providing students a more cohesive understanding of the language. Providing students with this knowledge is especially important if the student intends to seek opportunities in... [Read more]
Top 5 Icebreakers for New TEFL Teachers - TEFL Blog
Thu, 07 Jun 2018 Linda Dunsmore
Teaching Ideas
Top 5 Icebreakers for New TEFL Teachers
As you have learned during your TEFL certification course, a good lesson starts with an engage, or warm-up phase. This usually consists of a fun and interesting activity to get your students going and speaking in English. For new teachers, it's often these more casual moments of a class that are a challenge because of their lack of teaching experience. However, these top 5 icebreakers for new TEFL teachers will help you to get your class energized and ready for your lesson.
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1. Two Truths and a Lie
2. ABC Word Chain
3. Positive, Negative, Crazy
4. Would You Rather…?
5. Finish the Sentence
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Which online English teaching platform pays most? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
Which online English teaching platform pays most?
We have good news if you are interested in teaching abroad but are hesitant to settle down in one place: Teaching is one of the best-paying online jobs from home and one of the fastest growing career paths for remote workers.
The best part about online teaching jobs is that you can not only get paid to speak English, but you can also find opportunities to teach English online with no prior experience. If you want to travel while earning money for speaking English, check out the best-paying online teaching jobs that you can do from anywhere in the world using your laptop.
Teaching English online on Preply
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Why English is a Global Language - TEFL Blog
Wed, 15 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Why English is a Global Language
Learning a new language is very important in human life. Interesting in learning a language different from the mother tongue contributes to the acquisition of new language skills, as well as a range of other skills, such as educational and pedagogical skills, so many peoples have sought to learn new languages ​​that differ Many of the countries in the world have taught another language in their school and university curricula to become a second language besides the official language spoken within the country.
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The Language of Study and Business Relations
Communication
Popular Culture
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English: Roots and Relevancy - TEFL Blog
Wed, 02 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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English: Roots and Relevancy
English has its origins in Britain and, as the history books will show, their colonization across a large part of the world brought the language to foreign lands. With their power and influence spread over more of the world, in turn, their language was also widely introduced. In that time, English was taught to those who now found themselves under British rule. Formal education was also taught in English, so it was necessary to know the language for the locals to verse themselves in the culture and enter into trades.
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History of English
Cultural Relevance
Social Media
Modern Importance
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Jobs Teaching EFL in China
Date posted:2019-10-07 | Writer: Teach in China Agency | Email: [email protected]
Teach in China Agency are a Chinese-based UK Recruiting Agency working in partnership with Chinese educational institutions to provide quality English language education to Chinese students. Our schools are modern and well equipped, staffed with professional teachers and administrative staff, and well regarded in the Chinese community. These prestigious institutions attract good quality students who are hardworking, dedicated and a pleasure to teach. You will have the opportunity to expand your international TEFL experience, work in a stimulating cross-cultural environment, and be at the forefront of the growth of global education in China.
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Why Do Parents Need to Learn English too? - TEFL Blog
Thu, 25 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Why Do Parents Need to Learn English too?
In my opinion, a parent should learn English too. Learning English is a long trip for every kid. Taking China, for example, Chinese parents let their kids accept English language education when they are two or three years old even earlier. Chinese parents want their kids to get more vocabulary, fluently speaking, and get familiar with the English-communication environment. But this situation only happened in language training school which has foreign teachers(English native speakers) and use English during the class. It means that parents pay a lot of money to let their kids have the environment. But most kids only have one-hour of the environment per week. How does the environment work? How... [Read more]
Which online English teaching platform pays most? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
Which online English teaching platform pays most?
Among the top-paying online English teaching platforms are VIPKid, Lingoda, Cambly, and Preply. The online teaching industry not only offers competitive compensation but is also one of the rapidly expanding sectors for remote professionals, allowing educators the freedom to teach from anywhere.
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Teaching English online on Preply
Teaching English online on VIPKid
Teaching English online on Lingoda
Teaching English online on Cambly
Teaching English online on Italki
Teaching English online on Synthesis School
Teaching English online on English First
Teaching English online on Englishhunt
Teaching English online on Palfish
Teaching English online on Preply
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The Positive Effects of Technology in the ESL Classroom - TEFL Blog
Tue, 02 Apr 2019 Mark Crocker
Alumni Experiences
The Positive Effects of Technology in the ESL Classroom
Within the past 20 years we have seen great advancements in technology. Mobile phones and laptops that are thinner than a short novel, voice activated software systems, robotics, high speed internet etc. Much of the world is now technologically developed, but often the ESL classroom is less so. However, in many areas there has been a gradual introduction of newer, more educationally oriented forms of technology in the classroom. From the introduction of the overhead projector and cassette players to modern day equipment such as Smart Boards and laptops. So what has been the effect of this technology in language learning?
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Seven Effective Ways to Motivate Students in a Diverse Classroom - TEFL Blog
Mon, 20 May 2019 Mark Crocker
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
Seven Effective Ways to Motivate Students in a Diverse Classroom
Having experienced campus life as a non-native English speaker and foreign student in Canada, I have learnt a few key aspects that affect the overall learning experience in a diverse classroom. The effectiveness and efficacy of the teacher primarily hinge on their ability to engage the students enough to maintain a reasonable level of motivation. I have observed a few ways that would increase the motivation of the students, especially within a classroom full of students from diverse cultural backgrounds and language levels.
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1. Stay Relevant
2. Stay Connected
3. Stay Competitive
4. Stay Hi-Tech
5. Stay Hi-Touch
6. Stay Tuned
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