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2 Great Reasons for People in the D.R. of the Congo to Learn English - TEFL Blog
Thu, 11 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
2 Great Reasons for People in the D.R. of the Congo to Learn English
Change is something that does not come naturally to us human. It requires us to go through the process of learning. It is especially hard for us to assimilate anything that is not so much used in our environment. I grew up in the French-speaking country that is the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I have gone through the entire process of learning English not as a second, nor a third, but as a fourth one. And that is the case for most Congolese as well. Although it came quite naturally to me. Most of my classmates seemed to have been introduced to another world. It is easy to assimilate a new language when it is widely spoken in the area you live in. However,... [Read more]
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Z.K. - USA said:
British English American EnglishThere are myriad differences between English as it is used in the united kingdom and English as it is used in the united states. These differences have developed over centuries from a common root. While some may believe that American English diverged from British English, which has remained unchanged, this is not the case. Both dialects have mutated over the years and that is what accounts for their differences more than anything... [Read more]
Personal Experience in Teaching Multilingual Classes in the US - TEFL Blog
Thu, 06 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Personal Experience in Teaching Multilingual Classes in the US
Having previously been a small business owner, I began teaching an English conversation class as a volunteer at my local library just over two years ago to fulfill a community service requirement for my degree program. The experience of teaching English as a second language has been so personally rewarding that I am now pursuing it as a career change.
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Teaching Multilingual Classes
Anticipated Problems
Beginning of My Teaching Career
Students Feedback
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Why Should ESL Teachers Consider Teaching One-to-one? - TEFL Blog
Mon, 12 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Why Should ESL Teachers Consider Teaching One-to-one?
ESL teachers can find themselves in various classroom situations. An ESL class may be advertised or posted on signs for students to show up at a learning center on a particular night. When the students arrive, they are most probably tested and grouped according to language level. What happens if many students are at the same level, but there is one student who is on a completely different level and has different needs? Other scenarios may put teachers in a situation where they are teaching one-to-one. Possibly, there is just a desire to tutor English language learners in a more personal setting. What are the advantages and challenges of teaching one-to-one?
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Ways to Spur Students in ESL Courses - TEFL Blog
Wed, 05 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Ways to Spur Students in ESL Courses
As an English teacher, it is quite common to encounter high achievers, those who are so inspired and self-motivated in learning English, as well as low achievers, those who find themselves with no interest or goals in class. About the former group, there are always ways to encourage them in English learning, while for the latter, the teacher really has to think over and over before taking appropriate actions.
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Teaching Pronunciation First
Various Teaching Methods
Setting up an English-only Class Environment
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A.G. - France said:
Motivation in the Classroom Motivation is known as the force that drives humans to achieve goals. People are motivated to do things by different means. It can be either intrinsic or extrinsic. Usually motivation is extrinsic in children, meaning that an external factor has to be the reason to achieve a certain goal. Some children will show intrinsic motivation in things that are of interest to them. This works the same with adults, however, adults... [Read more]
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T.G. - United Kingdom said:
Online tefl courses vs onsite TEFL courses1. Abstract
This article is written for the partial fulfilment of 120 hours tesol Certificate online course. While commencing with the introduction of the TEFL, this article takes a form of a report which presents arguments to analyse features and advantages/disadvantages of online and onsite courses finally followed by a conclusion.
2. Introduction
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The Challenges of Teaching EFL as a Non-Native Speaker - TEFL Blog
Fri, 14 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
The Challenges of Teaching EFL as a Non-Native Speaker
The status of English as a global language or lingua-franca owes to several diverse factors. As the world has become increasingly globalized, the demand for learning and teaching English has increased drastically and continues to grow. People from all over the world come to seek opportunities in education in the EFL/ESL industry. In this essay, I will attempt to explore the challenges of teaching EFL as a non-native speaker. A further aim in this summative essay is to conduct a general comparison between native and non-native English-speaking teachers (known as NESTs and NNESTs). I will look at this from the perspective of the EFL classroom in Taiwan and will discuss the... [Read more]
How to Get Ready for Unforeseen Circumstances in The Classroom? - TEFL Blog
Tue, 14 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
How to Get Ready for Unforeseen Circumstances in The Classroom?
There can be a lot of difficulties a teacher might face in the future lesson. You might have to manage a class without any help or you might have students from different nationalities, ages, interests or so on. I believe, however, that most of the problems you might have would be solved if you planned the lessons carefully in advance. There are some reasons to support my idea.
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What's your lesson goal?
You can manage your class anyways
Know your students
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How to Deal with Sensitive Situations in the Classroom - TEFL Blog
Wed, 15 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
How to Deal with Sensitive Situations in the Classroom
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) involves dynamic, cross-cultural English language instruction, requiring a level of intentional, service-oriented cultural sensitivity and awareness with new English learners that may not be so readily understood or relevant with native speakers from the United States of America. Beyond the memorization of rote grammar, language proficiency, public speaking, reading comprehension, and other elements of linguistic aptitude, there must first be a deliberate recognition of the unique challenges of a non-native speaker of the English language. While our units do not suggest that instructors allow learners to speak in their native... [Read more]
Cultural Awareness in TEFL Teaching - TEFL Blog
Fri, 03 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Cultural Awareness in TEFL Teaching
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) involves dynamic, cross-cultural English language instruction, requiring a level of intentional, service-oriented cultural sensitivity and awareness with new English learners that may not be so readily understood or relevant with native speakers from the United States of America. Beyond the memorization of rote grammar, language proficiency, public speaking, reading comprehension, and other elements of linguistic aptitude, there must first be a deliberate recognition of the unique challenges of a non-native speaker of the English language. While our units do not suggest that instructors allow learners to speak in their native tongue regularly, its... [Read more]
Common Issues for Chinese Learners of English - TEFL Blog
Tue, 31 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Common Issues for Chinese Learners of English
Over the decades, the English language has reached the status of a global language and is commonly known as the lingua franca around the world. It has become one of the most widely spoken language as a mother tongue, international communication as well as language taught in millions of schools around the globe. The use of the English language is widespread in many sectors in the global market as many organizations begin to adopt the language as an official language. In the economic world, the language plays a significant role in international trade/business between two of the most powerful global economic powerhouse mainly the United States of America and China.
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How Teaching Skills Influence Students Language Learning Results - TEFL Blog
Mon, 07 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
How Teaching Skills Influence Students Language Learning Results
In the process of teaching, teachers need to understand each of their students to manage the class effectively. for example, how to group students in a way that maximizes group performance or how to arrange reasonable class activities for students to understand the purpose of the lesson and achieve the main goal that the teacher given in every lesson.
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Required Skills
Resource Ideas
Results of the Course
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Why Do You Need to Use Songs in Your Classroom? - TEFL Blog
Thu, 16 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Why Do You Need to Use Songs in Your Classroom?
Sitting in a classroom can be such a boring and dull time for children if the teacher is not playful, fun, and creative with the tasks and activities he/she provides. I understand that teaching requires a whole lot of information to be imported into the heads of the students, but I honestly think there are very many paths to the same goal.
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Personal Experience
Ways to Explain the Materials
How to integrate
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This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Hristina M. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
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Using Songs as a Transition in the ESL Classroom - TEFL Blog
Thu, 02 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Using Songs as a Transition in the ESL Classroom
Sitting in a classroom can be such a boring and dull time for children if the teacher is not playful, fun, and creative with the tasks and activities he/she provides. I understand that teaching requires a whole lot of information to be imported into the heads of the students, but I honestly think there are very many paths to the same goal.
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My Learning Experience
Presenting the Material
Practical Implementation
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How Language Transfers Cultural Sensitivity - TEFL Blog
Wed, 31 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
How Language Transfers Cultural Sensitivity
As I've had to study several foreign languages, I've realized many things about what's necessary and helpful in studying foreign languages. And I think many of these things could come under the heading of sensitivity to the culture that the language one is studying comes from, as well as an awareness of one's own culture.
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Cultural Attitude
How cultural peculiarities are transferred by a language
The importance of learning about a different culture
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Top 5 Ideas For Your EFL Digital Lesson Planner - TEFL Blog
Wed, 16 Sep 2020 Anastasiia Ovchinnikova
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Top 5 Ideas For Your EFL Digital Lesson Planner
Let's travel back in time a few months, when all schools and universities were closed and moved to teach their students remotely. Educators worldwide had to adjust their teaching methods to the new circumstances by moving their cozy, inspiring classrooms into the digital world. That was quite a challenge for many foreign language teachers to modify their offline routines to face the standards of distance learning and still be able to provide personal help and assistance to their students. This situation has proved that, unfortunately, teachers lack professional development and resources to address the challenges of distance learning.
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Teaching Online: ✅ Tips For Giving Video Homework - TEFL Blog
Mon, 07 Dec 2020 Anastasiya Akpinar
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
Teaching Online: ✅ Tips For Giving Video Homework
It has become usual for students and teachers to communicate only via computer screens for the last year. All of us have faced a number of problems when studying or teaching online:
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Overcoming the initial shock
Consequences
Old, Good, Forgotten
Make your own teaching videos
Creating your own project
Chain reaction
More Tricks
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Overcoming the initial shock
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Why is Child Development Important? - TEFL Blog
Mon, 18 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Why is Child Development Important?
In my summative task, I would like to speak about child development, covering some points why it is important to pay attention to the development of the kids while they are at the age of being taught.
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So during my years, I realized that child development covers the full scope of skills that a child masters over their lifespan including development in:
So, I concluded that child development is an important tool to ensure that children meet their 'developmental milestones'.
We know that development and learning are thoroughly connected.
Parents play the most important part of child development.
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The 9 Different Roles A Teacher Takes On In The Classroom - TEFL Blog
Wed, 27 Mar 2019 Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
The 9 Different Roles A Teacher Takes On In The Classroom
Being a teacher is my everyday dream since I was a child. As I believe that the future is mainly based on education and students, how they can make a progress and improve their skills. So I decided to take apart in this great cycle hoping that one day I can leave a mark in student's life.
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Nine Basic Traits of a Good Teacher
The Controller
The Organizer
The Assessor
The Prompter
The Participant
The Tutor
The Facilitator
The Model
The Observer
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120-hour TEFL course with tutor & videos(for teaching abroad) - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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ITTT’s 120-hour TEFL certificate with tutor is our most popular course as it offers high-quality materials and the support of an experienced online tutor.
Our 120-hour online TEFL certificate course is extremely popular as it includes high-quality course materials and results in an online TEFL certificate that is internationally recognized and welcomed by employers in all parts of the world. The course is also popular because you are able to work through it at whatever pace suits your personal circumstances and learning style. All graduates of this course will also have access to our unique career support services for the duration of their EFL teaching career.
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How to Keep Beginner Students Motivated Avoiding Their Native Language? - TEFL Blog
Tue, 07 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
How to Keep Beginner Students Motivated Avoiding Their Native Language?
How to maintain motivation and communicate instructions with beginner students, whilst avoiding their native language is definitely a difficult thing for teachers. First, we'll discuss how to motivate beginner students of the English language. Second, we'll see how to communicate instructions in a new or foreign language and the benefits of using the language you are teaching over the students' native language(s).
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How to motivate beginner students of the English language
How to communicate instructions in a new or foreign language
Benefits of using the language you are teaching over the students' native language(s)
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Problems for Learners of English in Italy - TEFL Blog
Wed, 31 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Problems for Learners of English in Italy
Learning a new language can be a wonderful experience. However, its success depends on several factors. Personal propensity above all. By this, I mean interest and passion for whatever language it is we have set our minds to learn. More often than not this propensity involves a sort of an innate talent which makes it easier for some students to master specific language skills. The right hint of motivation goes hand in hand with the environment. At a very early stage, this environment is represented by our teachers, masters, and tutors. Their ability to pass on the interest of another language will be crucial. How are we ever going to enjoy foreign language classes if they are carried out... [Read more]
Different Teaching Techniques and How to Implement Them - TEFL Blog
Tue, 04 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Different Teaching Techniques and How to Implement Them
Teaching techniques are a crucial aspect within the classroom and encompass all the different ways to take important information that a learner requires in understanding a specific topic and projecting it across a classroom/skype in a way that all the learners will listen, comprehend and apply. Teaching techniques come in many different forms. They can be in the form of simplistic games or the form of choral repetition.
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Understanding your teaching target
Choral repetition
Games
Environment
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The Neutral Language: Why the lack of formal and informal language sets English apart - TEFL Blog
Tue, 26 Mar 2019 Mark Crocker
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences
The Neutral Language: Why the lack of formal and informal language sets English apart
For the last year, I have been learning Korean in my free time. Besides the obvious differences in alphabet, pronunciation, and grammar structure, one of the most striking differences between English and Korean is the use of formal and informal language. I was intrigued by the idea that a person speaks to different people in different politeness levels based on age or hierarchy, and was surprised to find that a majority of other languages also follow some form of this approach.
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Formal and Informal Language
Formal Language in English
The Lack of Rules
The Pros and Cons of Learning a Neutral Language
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Teaching Various Groups of Students: Young Learners vs. Adults - TEFL Blog
Wed, 17 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Teaching Various Groups of Students: Young Learners vs. Adults
Not all Teaching English as a Foreign Language is equal. Different types of groups of learners include beginner vs. intermediate/advanced learners as well as monolingual classes vs multilingual classes. Another set of distinctive groups and perhaps the most contrary groups to be aware of are groups of young vs adult learners. In the following comparison, the many ways to ensure success with both types of groups will be discussed, as well as reasons the groups can be both challenging and rewarding.
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Group success
Needs Analysis
Anticipated Problems
Benefits of working with both groups
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220-hour Master Package with tutor support - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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220-hour MASTER Package with tutor support
The 220-hour Master Package with tutor support offers three courses in one, all conducted online. The Master Package comprises of:
Part 1: 120-hour TEFL course
Part 2: 50-hour course in teaching business English (CTBE)
Part 3: 50-hour course in teaching English to young learners (CTEYL)
Part 1 of the package (the 120-hour TEFL course) has to be completed first, though parts 2 and 3 can be taken in any order after that. You will be given the choice of a single 220-hour certificate that encompasses the entire course package once all sections have been successfully completed, or receiving three individual certificates (at an additional cost) as you work through each course... [Read more]
Five Online Teaching Jobs That Don’t Require a Degree - TEFL Blog
Mon, 16 Sep 2019 Mark Crocker
TEFL Information
Five Online Teaching Jobs That Don’t Require a Degree
Online English language teaching is one area of the TEFL field that has grown rapidly in recent times and it is only going to become more popular. With this growth comes an increased demand for teachers which is a very positive thing for anyone who doesn't have a full university degree. While some online employers do insist on a degree, the two most important ingredients when applying for online teaching jobs are generally a TEFL/TESOL certification and in some cases being a native English speaker.
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Cambly
PalFish
SkimaTalk
Lingoda
Open English
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CELTA and Trinity Courses in Torbay - Inclass Courses - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
CELTA and Trinity Courses in Torbay
If you like to be close to the beach, the CELTA training center in Torbay could be the perfect choice for you. The nearest sandy beach is only a 10 minute walk away and you will also find many other attractions close by, such as go-karting, a waterpark, cinemas, and a range of cafes, bars and restaurants. If you want to explore the local area in your free time you will find some beautiful towns and villages, including the fishing port of Brixham, the popular tourist resort of Torquay, and the historic market town of Totnes.
Nature lovers are also in for a treat as the local coastline is as stunning as any in the country and the national park of Dartmoor is just a short drive away. If you prefer the hustle and bustle of city life then a trip to Exeter or... [Read more]
550-hour Expert Diploma Package with tutor support(TEFL/TESOL Certificate & Diploma-Young Learners & Business + Practicum) - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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The most comprehensive course option offered by ITTT is the 550-hour Expert Diploma Package with tutor support. It covers a complete spectrum of TEFL skills that teachers of English as a foreign language can use in most classroom situations. The 550-hour Expert Diploma Package fully prepares course graduates so they are ready to tackle a wide range of future teaching and management roles at home or overseas.
This extensive package consists of six course components
Part 1 of the package (the 120-hour TEFL course) has to be completed first, however, all the remaining parts can be taken in any order you prefer. You will be given the... [Read more]