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Which is the best age group to teach English?
Teaching English abroad can offer an array of age groups to choose from, depending on your destination. Choosing the right age group largely depends on individual preferences as every teacher has their unique teaching style. Some teachers might opt to work with younger kids, attracted by the high energy level and fun-oriented environment that typically characterizes this group. Conversely, others might gravitate towards adult learners who usually prefer a calmer, more scholarly environment.
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What are the different age levels you can teach English?
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Which is the best age group to teach English? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
Which is the best age group to teach English?
Teaching English abroad can offer an array of age groups to choose from, depending on your destination. Choosing the right age group largely depends on individual preferences as every teacher has their unique teaching style. Some teachers might opt to work with younger kids, attracted by the high energy level and fun-oriented environment that typically characterizes this group. Conversely, others might gravitate towards adult learners who usually prefer a calmer, more scholarly environment.
What are the different age levels you can teach English?
In English teaching, the student demographic can span from toddlers as young as 18 months to senior citizens, generally grouped into three main categories:
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The best countries For Teaching ESL in Europe - TEFL Blog
Fri, 27 Jan 2023 Federico Riva
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The Best Countries For Teaching ESL in Europe
Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) abroad is a great way to gain international experience, learn a new culture, and earn money while traveling. Europe is a particularly popular destination for ESL teachers, offering a wide variety of countries with different cultures and languages. In this blog post, we will take a look at some of the best countries in Europe for teaching ESL, including factors such as cost of living, job opportunities, and cultural immersion experiences. Whether you're a seasoned teacher or just starting out, these countries are sure to offer something for everyone.
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The best thing I've learned from my TEFL course from ITTT - TEFL Blog
Thu, 13 Dec 2018 Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
The best thing I've learned from my TEFL course from ITTT
I've been teaching English to children for about one year at a small language center. The whole experience is very positive and I really enjoy teaching kids. However, as I wasn't content with my teaching skills and the lack in lesson-planning, I decided to to improve my skills by taking a TEFL course from ITTT.
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Managing Lessons in EFL Teaching
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What is the best thing I have learned from my TEFL/TESOL course - TEFL Blog
Tue, 23 Apr 2019 Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
What is the best thing I have learned from my TEFL/TESOL course
The best thing I have learned from my TEFL course is the ESA method. I discovered this method in Lesson 2 of our course which, for me, is one of the best and useful lessons in the whole course.
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The Engage Phase
The Study Phase
The Activate Phase
ESA for the win!
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My Experience of Learning a second Language as an American - TEFL Blog
Thu, 28 Mar 2019 Mark Crocker
Alumni Experiences
My Experience of Learning a Second Language as an American
Second language acquisition in native English speakers from the United States is one aspect of American culture that is not widely discussed and seemingly overlooked in terms of its importance. Many factors contribute to the United States' largely monolingual culture despite have a "melting pot" of sorts with a population comprised of multiple ethnicities and nationalities. This culture of English speakers points to strong geographic features of its continental location and debatably its position in the world's economic index and political landscape.
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How language learning in Europe differs from America
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E.K. & J.S. - USA said:
LearningTechniques Part of being a good teacher is understanding how students learn and formatting lessons so that they appeal to the different ways students learn. Every day people use their senses to take in information. This intake of information is part of the process we call learning. Typically, one sense is dominant over the others. Because of this, people can be said to have different learning styles. These learning styles can be... [Read more]
Is The Western Parenting Style Better Than The Eastern Style? - TEFL Blog
Fri, 22 May 2020 Kavinna Batra
Alumni Experiences
Is The Western Parenting Style Better Than The Eastern Style?
There has been a long ongoing debate over parenting styles and about its critical impact on a child's emotional development, academic performance, self-confidence, and the ability to face life's challenges. The debate is mainly between eastern and western cultures.
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What would a new-age parent do?
Understanding parenting styles
Who is getting the benefit from an authoritative parenting style?
Does the authoritative parenting style always work?
Do the history and the culture of a country affect the parenting style?
Raising a child in the Eastern Hemisphere
Can both styles work?
What is Changing in the Age of Social Media?
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7 Best EFL Teacher Fall Outfit Ideas - TEFL Blog
Tue, 08 Sep 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
7 Best EFL Teacher Fall Outfit Ideas
You are already back after the summer vacation and students should be excited to start a new semester full of interesting activities. But how to impress them from the very beginning if they barely know you? The answer is this: choose one of these stylish outfits and sway into your TEFL teaching like a superstar!
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1. Classy
2. Trendy
The 2020 Fall trends include:
3. Sporty
4. Comfy
5. Everyday
Make sure you have:
6. Artsy
7. Vintage
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H. Gardner’s Theory Multiple Intelligences - TEFL Blog
Thu, 23 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
H. Gardner’s Theory Multiple Intelligences
TEFL teacher can incorporate the nine intellectual intelligences that determine to learn styles into the lesson plans for young learners and adults. These include the use of drawings and pictures for visual learners, math and logical games, for students who learn best using logic, music for learners who learn best when music is somehow incorporated into the lesson, kinaesthetic for students who learn best through psychical movement, students with an interpersonal intelligence, one on one dialogue can be used, intrapersonal, diaries cane used, naturalistic intelligence natural objects can be used in the lesson and existential intelligence can be considered when developing a lesson plan... [Read more]
An Overview of The Most Popular Teaching Styles and Methods - TEFL Blog
Mon, 27 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
An Overview of The Most Popular Teaching Styles and Methods
Teaching styles can vary drastically and no one style is king. Over time and in different parts of the world different styles have risen to prominence while others lose favor. The effectiveness of a teaching style depends on the students, their need, the language they are being taught, the language they are being taught in, and many other factors. Effective teachers will be familiar with different styles and the various methods introduced in each style. They will be capable of creating their own unique style based on what is most effective for their situation. The following methodologies of teaching all have their strengths and weaknesses, most are found to be outdated... [Read more]
Teaching Styles and Methods - TEFL Blog
Thu, 02 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Teaching Styles and Methods
Teaching styles can vary drastically and no one style is king. Over time and in different parts of the world different styles have risen to prominence while others lose favor. The effectiveness of a teaching style depends on the students, their need, the language they are being taught, the language they are being taught in, and many other factors. Effective teachers will be familiar with different styles and the various methods introduced in each style. They will be capable of creating their own unique style based on what is most effective for their situation. The following methodologies of teaching all have their strengths and weaknesses, most are found to be outdated or overly flawed but we can still... [Read more]
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A.P. - U.S.A. said:
Teaching StylesSince beginning this course I have given a great deal of thought to where in the world I might like to teach. However, I have also become increasingly interested in the various styles of teaching. There are as many different styles of teaching as there are practicing teachers, but these many approaches can be divided into a few distinct categories, each with its own advantages and drawbacks.
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How to Teach Students With Different Learning Styles - TEFL Blog
Wed, 15 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
How to Teach Students With Different Learning Styles
Jeremy Harmer, in his book How to Teach English, discusses different learning styles of students. He states that everyone responds to stimuli like photos, pictures, sounds, music, and movement, but that some things stimulate student learning more than other things do. Harmer cites Richard Bandler and John Grinder's neuro-linguistic programming theory which states that everyone has a preferred stimulus (e.g. visual, auditory, or kinesthetic) which they respond to above all others. Students who have a visual preference will remember things better if they see them. Those with an auditory preference are more likely to recall things they hear. Kinesthetic learners are influenced by... [Read more]
The 5 Main Types of Teaching Styles - TEFL Blog
Thu, 09 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
The 5 Main Types of Teaching Styles
The activity of any teacher necessarily has its own style. This is a permanent set of techniques that manifests itself with varying degrees of intensity depending on the situation. The stylistic pedagogical activity depends on several factors, both on the activity itself and on the students. The style is very much due to the individual characteristics of the teacher's personality. There are five main types of teaching styles.
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Teacher as an authority
Teacher as a demonstrator
Teacher as a facilitator
Teacher as a delegator
Teacher as a conductor
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The Characteristics of Teaching Styles - TEFL Blog
Mon, 30 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
The Characteristics of Teaching Styles
It refers to the reasonable combination and application of skills and skills formed by a teacher in the long-term classroom teaching practice, reflecting the consistent and stable psychological quality of teaching. Each teacher has her or his unique style, that developed through time. Throughout teacher users' different teaching styles to make an expression on their students and hope for his or her students to learn the best of knowledge.
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Specifically speaking, classroom teaching style has the following basic five characteristics:
Rational
Emotional
Humor
Skill type
Natural type
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My name is Queeny Kavinna Batra. I have been teaching English since 2015 and I am certified in TESOL(Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), also CTBE and CTEYL. I teach students from the age of 3 up to working adults. I am very passionate about teaching since my students are my biggest inspiration. In addition, I totally agree with Gail Goldwin that "Good teaching is 1/4 preparation and 3/4 theatre." My enthusiasm for teaching is what keeps me going!
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How and When Should a TEFL Teacher Adjust Their Teaching Style? - TEFL Blog
Sun, 14 Apr 2019 Mark Crocker
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
How and When Should a TEFL Teacher Adjust Their Teaching Style?
English is one of the most common languages in the world. Knowing English can help people communicate with others from different countries and seek opportunities to have a better job or life. English can bring benefits to everyone, no matter how old they are. Therefore, English is becoming essential in many areas and more people, from kids to adults, are learning it as a second language. To help people learn English effectively, teachers play a significant role in their learning progress. There are many types of students and depending on their needs, ages, and personalities, teachers must learn how to adjust their teaching styles accordingly.
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Teaching Skills as a Central Point of Your ESL Career - TEFL Blog
Wed, 24 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Teaching Skills as a Central Point of Your ESL Career
Over the years of teaching, I have had the experience to work with many teachers from all over the world. I have worked with teachers in music, English, art, and other fields in education. Because of this, I have been exposed to different types of teaching styles used in the educational field. There have been styles that are excellent in delivering a lesson that students learn and understand. I have also seen teaching styles that are not the best and it has left many students confused and in the disarray of the lesson they just sat through. Through the level of experience I have been exposed to I concluded that it is highly important that teachers study and continue to learn... [Read more]
Learning Modes: Young Students vs. Adult Students - TEFL Blog
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Learning Modes: Young Students vs. Adult Students
In the past, the emphasis on teaching a foreign language was, amongst other older techniques, Grammar-Translation, and is still used in some situation today. This method helped the student to learn 'about' the language instead of learning the language (ITTT Unit 3,3). Over time, and continuing today, more and more attention and research have been placed on the question of what makes a good language learner.
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Differences between youngsters and adults
Differences between learning 1st and 2nd language
Levels of expertise
Approaches to teaching young students
Approaches to teaching adults
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Classroom Seating Setups - TEFL Blog
Thu, 04 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Classroom Seating Setups
Classroom seating arrangements are just as paramount as any other an aspect of teaching and lesson management. An effective classroom seating arrangement or lack thereof can easily be the difference between an optimally performing class and a mediocre class. As a teacher, one needs to create a synergy between the chosen classroom setup and the teacher's style of teaching, the students' personalities, the classroom furniture and the classroom space itself. A host of factors influence the most effective classroom seating arrangements and some of which shall be discussed in this summary. It is also important to note is that some of these influential factors are so dynamic (may even change with every new day or... [Read more]
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T.D. - U.S.A. said:
Teaching StylesBeing an English Teacher in a foreign country, there are several teaching styles that can be used. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages in its own right. A teacher needs to look at each style carefully to determine which method is the best for his/her class or if a mixture of both should be applied.
This form is similar to lecturing. Lecturing is teaching by giving speech on a specific subject in the classroom. Lecturing is... [Read more]
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A.O. - U.S.A. said:
Teaching StyleI think that one of the most important aspects of teaching English to a class is the style the teacher decides to portray towards the students. It is one thing to just drill your students on a bunch of material they are not familiar with. However, this may not be enough to get the students engaged and actually learn to love English and school in general. Every teacher will have their own way to go about teaching and maintaining a class.
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Teaching Children With Varying Learning Abilities - TEFL Blog
Fri, 21 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Teaching Children With Varying Learning Abilities
I started teaching children and youth ten years ago. Most of these children are diagnosed with learning difficulties, and I am teaching them in a class of four or five students. My students have different learning abilities even though they are all enrolled in the same class of a year level. These students have a session with me twice-a-week, one hour per session, which I feel is not enough to help them catch up with their academic lessons.
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What's Important?
Strategies
For strong students:
For visual learners:
For auditory learners:
For kinesthetic learners:
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Implementing Music in an ESL Classroom
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
This blog post is devoted to the problem of music in ESL settings. Our TEFL graduate shares their thoughts on why it is important to use songs and music in class.
The Benefits of Lesson Planning in the Long Run
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
How to design a perfect lesson plan and use it effectively our TEFL graduate explains in this blog post.
The Value of Lesson Planning
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
What are the principles of lesson planning and how it can enhance your teaching? This blog post is devoted to this problem.
TEFL Course as a Part of Professional Development
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TEFL Shanghai | TEFL China
Our TEFL course in eastern China is located in downtown Shanghai, 'the Paris of the East.' It is the largest, most prosperous and populous city in China. Shanghai is a popular tourist destination renowned for its historical landmarks such as The Bund, City God Temple and Yu Garden as well as the extensive Lujiazui skyline and major museums including the Shanghai Museum and the China Art Museum. It has been described as the "showpiece" of the booming economy of mainland China.
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The Three Main Types of High Schools in Japan
Etienne Van Rooyen
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences
There are three types of senior high schools in Japan. Each senior high school (grades 10, 11, and 12) has a different purpose and students attend it. Understanding this helps us learn how English language learning in Japan is differently yet similars each school. With this knowledge, as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) you can adapt your lessons plans, materials and style to fit your school/s.
Nightly Reading Homework: Best Practices in 6 Steps
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5 Great Ways to Make Online Lessons More Interactive - TEFL Blog
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 Erica Sunarjo
TEFL Information Teaching Ideas
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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Why Is the role of the Parents Most Significant to a Child’s Achievement? - TEFL Blog
Thu, 19 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Why Is the role of the Parents Most Significant to a Child’s Achievement?
Education is a core part of our life through the socialization process from birth to death. It affects a person's capacity and thinking about defining what is right and what is wrong and also provides us to criticize the information which is taught by the community, family, school and so on. Moreover, there are many alternative paths to get an education at every age. We will examine the child's age and the effects of the parent's role in developing themselves.
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Learning style
Apart from school
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The Theory of Multiple Intelligences as an Integral Part of ESL Teaching - TEFL Blog
Tue, 28 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
The Theory of Multiple Intelligences as an Integral Part of ESL Teaching
Every child is born with an immense capacity for learning, with an innate sense of curiosity and creativity that are of vital importance for the learning process to become a truly exciting journey. However, as a child grows up he is immersed into the world of formal schooling that tends to be downright tedious at times. As a result, most often the child feels pressed because of the attempts to fit in the way he is being taught. Memorizing, chasing results becomes a habit, while ingrained personal strengths remain barely discovered. Hence, a huge realm of human inborn potential remains unrecognized. But what if the idea of multiple intelligences would be... [Read more]