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Top Online Lesson Plan Resources for New and Advanced Teachers - TEFL Blog
Tue, 12 Jun 2018 Mark Crocker
Teaching Ideas
Top Online Lesson Plan Resources for New and Advanced Teachers
For many new and experienced EFL teachers, one of the most challenging aspects of their career is coming up with lesson plans that are both engaging and effective. Even if your employer provides a specific textbook to follow as a curriculum, you will often find that this can be rather dull for the students unless you spice things up by adding in some fun and original ideas from an outside source. By searching online you will find a huge amount of sites offering all manner of resources of varying quality and relevance. To save you the hassle of searching through them all, we have listed our 5 favorite websites that you can use to find quality lesson plans free of charge.
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What Options do Business English Teachers Have? - TEFL Blog
Wed, 19 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
What Options do Business English Teachers Have?
This summative task essay will answer the question, "What options do business English teachers have?". This is topic number 14, "Options for Teachers." The different career options available for teachers of business English, as well as their unique benefits and challenges, will be discussed in the following.
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The number of options
Technological inclusion
Benefits
Individual work
Being employed
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2021 Online ESL Classroom: How I Plan My Online Lessons
In this Live Session, our TEFL expert Liza will share her experience of online ESL teaching. Do you want to start teaching online, or you need the inspiration to enhance your online classes? This webinar is for you!
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Strategies On Planning Grammar Lessons - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Strategies on Planning Grammar Lessons
Are you struggling to plan a grammar class? I've been there and can relate! Last week I took part in a teacher development workshop devoted to planning grammar lessons. So, in this live stream, I'll share my insights. If grammar drives you crazy as a teacher, don't miss it out!
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Lesson Planning: Why You Should Take it Seriously? - TEFL Blog
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Lesson Planning: Why You Should Take it Seriously?
As a teacher – and it does not matter if you teach kids, toddler, teenagers or adults – you have to think about a wide range of things: the content of your classes, class troubles and discipline, the evolution of your students skills, time management in terms of your classes and in terms of the content development in a period of time, students assessment, schools/professional compromises (either if you work in a language school or if your area a private teacher), how to create a nice learning environment and so on. These are only some of the things that a teacher – in the first years of his/her career or for an experienced professional – has to manage in... [Read more]
Why Completing a TEFL Course May Change Your Life - TEFL Blog
Fri, 10 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Why Completing a TEFL Course May Change Your Life
I have a very strong reason why i should complete a TEFL Course. In fact, i am taking 220 hours. Well, the base on my future plans i have the desire to be a tutor online. it's totally out of my line, i was once a registered nurse, i was a fashion designer and even studied Fashion Design at London and Singapore. I owned a wedding shop in the Philippines and catering to different clients worldwide. and fast forward i got married. But, since i tied the knot and settled here at California.
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My story
Challenges
Perspectives
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Where to Find Materials for Online English Lessons - TEFL Blog
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 Federico Riva
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Where to Find Materials for Online English Lessons
Hello and welcome to the weekly ITTT live session, my name is Liza and I'm glad that some people have joined already. I hope everything works smoothly here and you can hear me clearly and see me well, if not please let me know in the comment section so that I can fix it quickly. Today we are going to talk about the vital topic of lesson materials.
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Watch the live session here
Before Finding Lesson Materials
Types of Materials
Okay, and Louise from Italy says that she teaches b2-c1 levels and they are totally online. So Louise, what struggles do you have when you prepare for your online lessons? Let us know.
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Where To Find Materials For Online English Lessons - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Where to Find Materials for Online English Lessons
Hello and welcome to the weekly ITTT live session, my name is Liza and I'm glad that some people have joined already. I hope everything works smoothly here and you can hear me clearly and see me well, if not please let me know in the comment section so that I can fix it quickly. Today we are going to talk about the vital topic of lesson materials.
I know that many people struggle looking for resources and content for their lessons so this is something I want to look at today. While we are waiting for some more people to join us, please let me know where you guys are tuning in from. I'm located in the Euro region of Russia in Yekaterinburg city, it's pretty chilly today and it is also snowing so my plan is to go skiing right after... [Read more]
The Best Thing I've Learned From My Two TESOL courses from ITTT - TEFL Blog
Wed, 02 Jan 2019 Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
The Best Thing I've Learned From My Two TESOL courses from ITTT
The two TEFL courses I took with ITTT provided a comprehensive coverage of English teaching to non-native speakers. The 50-hour young learners course and the 120-hour TEFL course taught language points such as grammar and tense structure. The courses also went into depth on topics related to teaching English such as classroom management and lesson preparation. These aspects are very important to teaching English as well as mastering the English language itself. A skilled teacher must know how to handle different types of classes.
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How to succeed at teaching English to young children
Developing Lesson Plans for Young Learners
The study phase for young... [Read more]
How Taking a TEFL Course May Help to Find Your Mission: Alumni Story - TEFL Blog
Thu, 19 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
How Taking a TEFL Course May Help to Find Your Mission: Alumni Story
I have a very strong reason why I should complete a TEFL Course. I am taking the 220 hours. Well, base on my plans I have the desire to be a tutor online. it's totally out of my line, I was once a registered nurse, I was a fashion designer and even studied Fashion Design at London and Singapore. I owned a wedding shop in the Philippines and catering to different clients worldwide. and fast forward I got married. But, since I tied the knot and settled here at California. everything has changed.
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Game-changing case
Getting a clue
Teaching Methods
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4 Essential Tools For Teaching ESL Online - TEFL Blog
Thu, 04 Jul 2019 Chris Rush
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4 Essential Tools For Teaching ESL Online
Do you dream of using your TEFL certification to teach online? Online teaching is booming, and it's an amazing opportunity, but working for an online teaching company also has its pitfalls: it's hard to tell which companies are legit, wage information can be scarce, and you can be treated like a number rather than a person. The internet is unfortunately full of online teachers' horror stories of being treated like replaceable commodities. To make matters even more confusing, social media is crawling with recruiters and teachers posting referral links to work at their companies. It's hard to know who to trust!
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Where to Find Materials for Online English Lessons - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Where to Find Materials for Online English Lessons
02/02/2021
hello hello welcome to the weekly ITTT session my name is
lisa and i'm glad um that some people have been joining
already so um i hope everything
works smooth here and you can hear me clearly and see me well if not
if anything goes wrong please let me know in the comment section uh so that i could fix it quickly
and i'm happy to j uh i'm happy to welcome you here today thanks for coming
to this session today we are going to talk about a vital topic of lesson materials
i know that many people still struggle uh looking for resources and
contents for the lessons so um this is something i want to dwell upon
today and uh just while we are waiting for some more people to join us please let me
know where are you guys tuning in from... [Read more]
Which platforms hire online English teachers? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
Which platforms hire online English teachers?
In the modern age where working online has become a common way to make a steady living, the opportunities for qualified English teachers have further branched out into what we call the ?virtual classroom?. There are countless online platforms and providers that offer English lessons online allowing students from all over the world to learn how to speak English from the comfort of their own home.
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The best employment options for teaching English online
The most popular teaching platforms for teaching English online include:
The best employment options for teaching English online
There are two main options for online English teachers. The first option is to set up your own teaching website. This allows teachers to be... [Read more]
Games in the Classroom: What are EFL games? - TEFL Blog
Thu, 07 Feb 2019 Linda Dunsmore
Teaching Ideas
Games in the Classroom: What are EFL games?
ESL games are games that can be used in the classroom to practice certain language points and encourage active and creative communication between your students.
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Common misconceptions about games in the classroom
How to use games in the classroom
Good resources for games to use in the EFL classroom
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Get creative and have fun while teaching English abroad!
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There are many different games created specifically for use in the English language classroom that can be found online or in any number of resource books. But we are not limited only to those games designed for the class; the majority of games that we played as children or still play... [Read more]
Which platforms hire online English teachers? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
Which platforms hire online English teachers?
In the modern age where working online has become a common way to make a steady living, the opportunities for qualified English teachers have further branched out into what we call the ?virtual classroom?. There are countless online platforms and providers that offer English lessons online allowing students from all over the world to learn how to speak English from the comfort of their own home.
The best employment options for teaching English online
There are two main options for online English teachers. The first option is to set up your own teaching website. This allows teachers to be completely independent and free to set their own hours. However, it can take quite some time to find regular students and setting up a professional-looking... [Read more]
What Personal Qualities are Important for an English Teacher - TEFL Blog
Tue, 15 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
What Personal Qualities are Important for an English Teacher
A teacher's personal qualities play a huge role in the success of their students! One of the best things I learned from this course was what makes a good teacher, and what a good teacher needs to be aware of when teaching EFL. Depending on whom you ask or what website you look at, you will get different thoughts and opinions on the qualities an English teacher needs to have. In this essay I am going to talk about the personal traits I believe are the most important and why.
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Care
Motivate
Manage
Organize
Ask
Treat and Encourage
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Role of the teacherThe role of the teacher will be important for each individual student whether they are are young and impressionable or old and set in their ways. As technological advancements have changed many facets of our society in the first 11 years of the 21st century, the relationship between a teacher and student(s) remains as it alwayswasthe basis for a productive learning experience. This is due to the nature of passing knowledge from one human to the next... [Read more]
Teaching English in Hong Kong: What Options Are There? - TEFL Blog
Tue, 03 Nov 2020 Gianluca Costa
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Teaching English in Hong Kong: What Options Are There?
Hong Kong has a lot to offer if you are looking for an English teaching job because Hong Kong has a very active and diverse education system. If you live in Hong Kong and want to start a teaching career or plan to move to Hong Kong with the idea of teaching English, this blog post will help you understand what to expect and covers three main options for teaching English in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong's NET scheme
Teaching in a learning center
Come and teach English in Hong Kong!
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How The Location Influences Your Teaching Resources - TEFL Blog
Mon, 24 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
How The Location Influences Your Teaching Resources
One of the many challenges I will face as a new teacher will be the uncertainty of the location where I will be teaching. The location and educational environment will impact the resources which will be available. Regardless of the location, however, in light of the rapid expansion of the internet, and vast array of websites, I think it is likely that students will be anticipating and expecting some use of the internet. As a member of the baby-boomer generation, I grew up and was educated prior to the development of the internet and when computer use was in its infancy. I am very accustomed to the traditional classroom with large class size, the teacher in the front of the room... [Read more]
3 Important Reasons to Complete a TEFL Course - TEFL Blog
Thu, 04 Apr 2019 Jon ITTT
Alumni Experiences
3 Important Reasons to Complete a TEFL Course
A few weeks ago, I was pondering on what was required for me to have a successful TEFL teaching career. I came to the conclusion that I needed to start from the beginning and complete a TEFL course. There were many different TEFL courses being offered on several websites. I compared several different TEFL courses and finally decided on the TEFL course offered by the International TEFL and TESOL Training (ITTT), as it appeared to provide the best overall value in terms of quality, rating, resources, and cost. For a beginner TEFL teacher, I think there are several advantages for completing the TEFL course. First, it provides me with the essential teaching tools and materials that I will need to... [Read more]
Why take a TEFL / TESOL course - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Why Take a TEFL / TESOL course
There are many reasons to take a TEFL course, not least because it is the best way to enable you to work almost anywhere in the world as an English teacher. While there are still some countries and employers that do not require teachers to have a formal TEFL/TESOL qualification these places are gradually becoming few and far between and the days where simply being a native speaker of English were enough to guarantee a teaching job are mostly long gone.
Increasingly, those hoping to teach English as a foreign language are required to have a certificate of at least 100 hours if not 120 hours. Therefore having a TEFL certificate opens up far more employment opportunities than would be available without one. Taking the time to study and complete a course... [Read more]
How to Create Lessons Based on Videos - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
How to Create Lessons Based on Videos
06/03/2021
hey there it's lizzy here and i'm super happy to welcome you to
our weekly live stream uh so this live stream is provided by
um itttt international tefl and t soul certification uh training
um if you haven't watched our recent live streams please feel free to
go to one of our social networks and check out the previous videos
because we usually try to give you some value and uh we share really useful topics um
on the regular basis and today's live stream is going to be devoted to um creating
uh lessons based on videos and uh i'm going to change the size of the
slide right now let me know guys if you see and hear me
clearly there is a comment section uh in the live stream
uh so feel free to um write down type in any words any um
i don't know... [Read more]
2021 Online ESL Classroom: How To Plan Effective Online Lessons - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
2021 Online ESL Classroom: How To Plan Effective Online Lessons
Hello guys, please let me know in the comment section that you can see me clearly and you can hear this video so that I know that my equipment works smoothly. I'll be very thankful for that. To start with my name is Liza and I’m an ITTT TEFL expert and an online English teacher and today we will talk about one of the most important things in TEFL teaching, online lesson planning. Well we will talk about lesson planning in general, but as I’m more specialized in online teaching I'll try to share my personal experience in planning online classes.
Thanks for joining me, I hope that you are having a great time especially after your long winter holidays. Let me know where you are from. I’m located in beautiful... [Read more]
Personal Teaching Experience: Practice in Shanghai - TEFL Blog
Mon, 17 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Personal Teaching Experience: Practice in Shanghai
Growing up I always had an interest in learning and teaching a language. Of course, English was my best subject and I always made sure I was part of the drama club playing one of the big roles. During my kindergarten days, our teacher used to play musical chairs as we waited for our parents to come to pick us up. It's interesting that now as a teacher I really love using it for my lessons and have tried to upgrade it just a little bit more.
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Settling into the new "home"
Decorating My Classroom
Demo Time
Improving As A Teacher
My Bundles of Joy
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2021 Online ESL Classroom: How To Plan Effective Online Lessons - TEFL Blog
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 Federico Riva
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
2021 Online ESL Classroom: How To Plan Effective Online Lessons
Hello guys, please let me know in the comment section that you can see me clearly and you can hear this video so that I know that my equipment works smoothly. I'll be very thankful for that. To start with my name is Liza and I'm an ITTT TEFL expert and an online English teacher and today we will talk about one of the most important things in TEFL teaching, online lesson planning. Well we will talk about lesson planning in general, but as I'm more specialized in online teaching I'll try to share my personal experience in planning online classes.
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Online Workshop: How to Create Lessons Based on Videos - TEFL Blog
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information Teaching Ideas
Online Workshop: How to Create Lessons Based on Videos
Hey there it's Lizzy here and I'm super happy to welcome you to our weekly live stream. This live stream is provided by ITTT, International TEFL and TESOL Training. If you haven't watched our recent live streams please feel free to go to one of our social networks and check out the previous videos, because we share really useful topics on a regular basis. Today's live stream is going to be devoted to creating lessons based on videos.
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Watch the live session here
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What I Have Learned About Teaching Business English in Brazil - TEFL Blog
Mon, 25 Mar 2019 Mark Crocker
Alumni Experiences
What I Have Learned About Teaching Business English in Brazil
Business English is a powerful tool that can build bridges and connect individuals or groups of people to help them reach common goals. Having one common language as a means of communication is also a great help when starting or building a project. However, teaching business English is a specialism within English language teaching and thus requires a great deal of forward planning and some specific knowledge and skills. Here are the most important things I have learned during my time teaching business English in Brazil.
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Know Your Students
Planning
More Planning
Even More Planning!
Assessment
Go the Extra Mile
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Ask A Non Native TEFL Teacher: Career, Motivation, Self Development - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Ask a Non-Native TEFL teacher: Career, Motivation, Self-Development
Hey guys, it's Liza here and I'm super happy to welcome you to our weekly ITTT live session. Today we are going to talk about some usual teaching stuff and if you are interested in anything related to TEFL teaching or career building, this is for you. Feel free to comment and I'll try to help you out with my thoughts and ideas, and maybe you'll find my suggestions useful. I have to fix my camera just slightly, I feel like it's moving down somehow. I hope that you can hear me clearly and see me clearly, please let me know where you guys are from. Also, let me know what stage of your career development you are at.
As for me, I'm a TEFL teacher. I used to teach in China several years ago but nowadays I'm almost... [Read more]
Online Workshop: How To Create Lessons Based On Videos - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Online Workshop: How to Create Lessons Based on Videos
Hey there it's Lizzy here and I'm super happy to welcome you to our weekly live stream. This live stream is provided by ITTT, International TEFL and TESOL Training. If you haven't watched our recent live streams please feel free to go to one of our social networks and check out the previous videos, because we share really useful topics on a regular basis. Today's live stream is going to be devoted to creating lessons based on videos.
I'm going to change the size of the slide right now. Let me know if you can see and hear me clearly. There is a comment section in the live stream so feel free to write down any greetings there so I know that someone is there and someone is watching. It's always easier to communicate with the... [Read more]
Where to teach English Online: Best Websites to Teach on for Both Native and Non-Native Speakers - TEFL Blog
Wed, 12 May 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information
Where to teach English Online: Best Websites to Teach on for Both Native and Non-Native Speakers
Hello everybody, Liza here and I'm super glad to welcome you to today's session. I'm excited that it didn't take long after the previous one and by the way if you didn't see the previous live stream I strongly recommend you do because last week we discussed teaching in China. I know that many people are interested in going abroad to teach and to discover new cultures. So if you want to know a little bit more about it feel free to check it out. Today we are going to talk about a slightly different approach to teaching which is online teaching. Today's session will take approximately 45 minutes. First we'll cover some of the teaching modes in... [Read more]