Completing Pronunciation

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences What Are the Advantages of Taking and Competing A TEFL Course There are many advantages for anyone to gain by taking and completing a TEFL course. There are also numerous English teaching jobs all around the world that need to be filled. Completing a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course will open up a whole new world if you ever wanted to live abroad and teach English. Most countries require an accredited TEFL certificate to get good English teaching jobs. Taking and completing a TEFL course will help prepare you with the proper skills to be a good English teacher, help others, and travel the world at the same time. Table of Contents Making a Difference in Other Peoples Lives Gaining New Skills for Yourself...  [Read more]

Our ITTT TEFL and TESOL Alumni Stories Common Problems of Russian Speakers in English Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their observations on some common challenges Russian students have when learning English. I’d Rather Teach Individual Students: Pros and Cons of Tutoring Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences This article is about the advantages and disadvantages of teaching one-to-one lesson. English as a Matter of Global Citizenship Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences This article covers the idea of English being a global language. Our graduate shares their thoughts on the issue. Top Tips for Teaching English to Younger Students Online Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences In this blog post, our TEFL...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina 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. Read my articles Stages of Child Development and Teachers’ Roles | ITTT | TEFL Blog Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Our TEFL graduate shares their opinion on the teaching role in child development. Teaching Skills in the ESL Classroom | ITTT | TEFL Blog Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas This blog post includes information on teaching skills important in ESL. Musings of a Young Teacher: Classroom Management, Involving Parents, and Engaging Students | ITTT | TEFL Blog Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our TEFL graduate...  [Read more]

Thu, 21 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Why I Decided to Take a TEFL Course Teaching and learning English are at high demand nowadays due to globalization factors, cross-cultural projects, freelancing, and a growing number of online jobs. Whether you are a practicing teacher of English or the one who makes the first steps in teaching, completing a TEFL course and getting a TEFL certificate will be an important step in your career as an English teacher. The program of certification provides you with all the necessary skills and knowledge about teaching methods, techniques, classroom management, lesson planning. TEFL certificates will open new opportunities for you all around the world. Table of Contents So, what is TEFL? You can complete this course on-line and...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina 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. Read my articles 3 Changes TEFL Teachers Need to Make When They Switch Between Individual and Group Lessons | ITTT | TEFL Blog Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their thoughts on teaching one-to-one and groups. Common Studies of the English Language Variants | ITTT | TEFL Blog Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate explains the differences between British English and American English. Why I took the ITTT TEFL course? | ITTT | TEFL Blog Elizaveta Pachina ...  [Read more]

Lesson Planning - Part 3 - What does a lesson plan contain?   Then, we have a set of objectives and aims. Here, the learner objectives relate to what we're hoping the students are going to be able to do by the end of your lesson and quite often, that can be a useful way of writing out what the objectives are. So, we would start the sentence "By the end of the lesson, students should be able to?" and then a list of two, three or four items that we're expecting the students to be able to do by completing this lesson. The learner objectives are different to the teacher aims the teacher aims are what you are expecting from that lesson itself. Now, when you first start teaching, quite a normal aim might be to complete the lesson successfully, to get through the whole thing without...  [Read more]

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences Why Should I Complete a TEFL Course? As a secondary English teacher, there is one question that I kept asking myself "Why complete a TEFL course?" I have had years of experience teaching English literature, figures of speech, the technical aspect of academic English which are the structure of sentences, different tenses, etc. However, Teaching English as a Foreign Language is different from teaching academic English subject. Completing a TEFL course made me realized that it is better for students to learn faster and understand better on how students will be able to communicate to the outside world using the English language. Table of Contents Learn a teaching methodology Gain confidence Lesson planning The importance of pronunciation Take...  [Read more]

The Best Teaching Ideas for TEFL Teachers Establishing Rapport in Rural Japan Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their thoughts on how to establish rapport with students in rural Japan. Pronunciation Challenges of French Native-Speaking Students Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their thoughts on the typical challenges for French native-speakers in English. Online Teaching and Interacting with Parents Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information Teaching Ideas Are you looking to teach English online? Here are some useful tips for online teaching and interacting with parents. Many Shades of the English Language Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent...  [Read more]

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences Strong Reasons for Completing a TEFL Course Why complete a TEFL course? All the mainstream ads answer this question with, "Travel the World", "Work and Live Abroad" "Discover different Cultures", "Meet new People" and "Learn the local Language", all are great reasons. I had to ask myself this a few times. I have lived in many non-English speaking countries over the years and over these years have assisted many locals with their English homework or extra studies. I am a native English speaker, I know how to speak English; I have done it all my life so why would I need to take a TEFL course? Table of Contents You will learn a teaching method A TEFL course provides structured learning Improve your teaching ability with a TEFL course today!...  [Read more]

Is TEFL / TESOL Certification difficult to pass? Is TEFL / TESOL Certification challenging? How tough is the exam / course? A comprehensive TEFL / TESOL course parallels the depth of a university-level class, demanding a committed investment of time and effort. Through thorough review of course materials and adherence to deadlines, students typically excel. Most TEFL / TESOL courses offer flexible timelines, ranging from 6 months to a year for completion. If online TEFL / TESOL study feels overwhelming, ensure your chosen course includes tutor support. With this feature, experienced TEFL / TESOL professionals assist and guide you, ensuring clarity and comprehension throughout your learning journey. Table of Contents How challenging is the TEFL exam? Typical TEFL / TESOL online course...  [Read more]

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas An ITTT Alumna's Experience of Completing a TEFL Course I started my journey as a TEFL tutor by having classes online. I just tried my luck and applied for some random ad postings on social media. A few days later, I received a call and it turned out to be a phone interview. I got the job soon after that phone call ended and later that day I was introduced to my trainer. Table of Contents A right choice Career perspectives Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate John K. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. A right choice Next, I was trained for just one day about the tools, the...  [Read more]

Mark Crocker ITTT TEFL After leaving the UK to travel in the mid-1990s, Mark has to date visited over 50 countries across six continents. After completing a TEFL course in Phuket, Thailand, he decided to make it his base and has since worked as an online TEFL trainer and a freelance writer. Read my articles How Important are Phonology and Pronunciation in the English Language Classroom? | ITTT | TEFL Blog Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences There are many important areas of English language teaching, including phonology and pronunciation, but how important are they? In this post, an ITTT graduate looks at these areas from his own experience in the classroom. Why Teachers Need to Complete a TEFL Certification Course Before Heading Overseas | ITTT | TEFL Blog Mark Crocker TEFL...  [Read more]

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Problems for English Learners in Indonesia Indonesia is a developing country where the majority of its population uses their respective regional language. Indonesians only speak one language to unite the nation, that is Bahasa. In this country, learning English isn't an obligation, nor a requirement. In some less developed remote areas, English isn't needed at all. However, the demands from the education system and the government are making it more common for learners to understand and communicate in English. Also, the fact that English is a global language and a status symbol for many Indonesians, makes learning English increasingly more attractive. Table of Contents Investment English at University A Lack of Time and Confidence...  [Read more]

Global TEFL Language Check out tefl tesol about Global TEFL Language and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts C.J. - U.S.A. said: Learning Difficulties I narrowed the general topic Learning Difficulties to the Asian community. I expected to see more articles discussing the problems Asian students have learning English. And yet the emphasis was on how teaching methodology creates many of those problems. The articles would generally refer to pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Asian students have problems pronouncing certain sounds such as ?l? and ?r? because of the different...  [Read more]

TEFL job in Leamington Spa, England Date posted:2017-09-19 | Writer: The Heart of England Language School | Email: [email protected] The Heart of England Language School has opportunities for TEFL qualified teachers who are able to teach students of all ages. We have a wide range of children’s English courses for students aged 5 to 17 years old as well as programmes for adult learners. We are a family-run business with an aim to provide high quality, carefully managed English language courses. We have offered creative and inspiring courses olds since 1993 and many of our students return again and again so, as you can imagine, we have high satisfaction scores. TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB INCLUDE: organising courses planning, preparing and delivering lessons preparing...  [Read more]

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas What Methods Can We Use to Motivate Students? As we all know, motivate students is a signature party of a teaching career. In the future, we maybe will teach the businesswomen/businessmen group, our pupil group. Motivate them and keep them studying is an expression of working ability. Here comes a question, what methods we can use to motivate students? Table of Contents Switching roles Speech patterns Body language Safety Competiton Choices Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Zixi Y. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Switching roles Above all, we need to change our roles from...  [Read more]

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Teaching Key Phonics Sounds to Early Learners A key barrier to achieving fluency for ESL students is a mastery of individual phonics sounds. My experience with ESL students from Southeast Asia has led me to focus on techniques for the particularly difficult L, R, M, and P phonics sounds. In this essay, I propose methods for using the straight arrow ESA lesson plan to introduce and drill phonics sounds with young learners. Table of Contents The Engagement Stage The Study Stage The Activate Stage Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Ethan W. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The...  [Read more]

Class TEFL Cert Check out tefl tesol about Class TEFL Cert and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts W.T. - Malaysia said: online tefl courses vs onsite TEFL coursesAmongst the many decisions I have made in my life, deciding to take a tefl course has been one of the best. Not only has in been an additional asset to my undergraduate degree, it has opened more doors for me in my career prospect. I hope that with this degree, I can go further in my life, whether in meeting different teachers or helping a student improve in their English language. When I previously looked up on information...  [Read more]

Providers Inexpensive TEFL Check out tefl tesol about Providers Inexpensive TEFL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts G.F. - U.S.A. said: ESAImagine going to a different country of your choice with the intent of either taking a sweet vacation or just enjoying the sites. All of a sudden a good friend of yours needs you to teach an English class in this country or asks a favor for the day if you could teach, would you know what to do? Or even imagine being at your workplace and your boss needs you to write a presentation. What form or idea do you have in order to make a lesson or...  [Read more]

Mon, 06 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences 1st Language vs. 2nd Language Acquisition: How and TEFL Instructors Must Learn from the First to Better Teach the Second The contrast between primary language acquisition and second language learning interests professional linguists, language pedagogues, and ordinary students alike. To say that the processes are distinct and involve very different learning processes, as well as even altogether different spheres of the brain is an understatement: these are indeed different functions (Limacher, Ute "Language Acquisition Versus Language Learning" ). Table of Contents Differences between the two types of acquisitions Language structure and learning process Personal experience The Consciousness of language acquisition Classroom...  [Read more]

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences From Taxi Driver to International Teacher - a Graduate’s Story Many people may think that the worst part of being an Uber driver are the belligerent midnight trips from downtown to the suburbs or the aggressive pre-coffee commuters or the fact that a five-minute drive can take thirty minutes because of gridlock. However, as an Uber driver of one year, I believe that the worst part about the job are trips to the airport. When I interacted with passengers going to the airport, I would think of all the new things they would get to try and the different cultures they would learn about. The problem with these trips was they were a constant reminder that the world is just waiting for us to explore it, but I was stuck leading a...  [Read more]

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas 5 Flashcard Games for Younger Students I have been teaching English to young learners in China for almost a year and I tried to make my lessons with and without flashcards. And I can say for sure, that it's really hard to teach children (3-12 years old) if you don't have prepared flashcards for your classes, but only an interactive whiteboard and some stuff to play games. Table of Contents There are some following advantages of using flashcards to teach children: The games I use in my classroom are as follows: 1. Flashcard raise 2. Basketball with flashcards 3. What's missing 4. Hit the FC 5. Find flashcards Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course today! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL...  [Read more]

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Is It Normal To Praise Students? We all love to be told when we have done something great, completed an assign tasked or even given a simple compliment such as a good job or well done. Within any teacher-student relationship, praise is of course quite normal and very important as it will not only help to motivate and encourage the student to try harder but also will help them to relax and get more out of the lesson given. Table of Contents How does praise work? Disadvantages of praise Motivation Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Liza I. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT....  [Read more]

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. Table of Contents Required Skills Resource Ideas Results of the Course Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Van Le T. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Required...  [Read more]

College TEFL Residential Check out tefl tesol about College TEFL Residential and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts A.R. - United Kingdom said: Why complete a tefl course Completing a tefl course can make a teacher more capable and thus confident in their job which both improves a teacher?s prospects of getting a job, performing well and getting better jobs in the future. The teacher?s competency improves in a number of key areas. Perhaps most importantly, especially for native English teachers with no prior English education qualifications, the teacher?s knowledge of the English...  [Read more]

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The Importance of Including Songs into the Classroom Activity To call oneself a good teacher is not only about knowing the most efficient teaching methods - creativity is very crucial for maintaining the learner's interest through the lessons. Teaching languages there is all different kind of learners and each with variating motivations and reasons. Characteristics that should be highly considered especially for the selection of your creative tasks. But there are two facts: First, music is something most people like and feel connected to – no matter which country they are from or if they are old or young. Second, songs indeed can be very helpful for learning languages. Apart from exemplifying the use of vocabulary and grammar...  [Read more]

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas A Step-by-Step Guide to Teach Productive Skills The productive skills are Speaking and Writing, They are also known as active skills. While speaking and writing are substantially different in many ways, they both are used for the same purpose to communicate.In many ways writing is the more difficult skills, requiring a greater degree of accuracy. When speaking, any misunderstandings can be cleared 'up on the spot', Whereas this is not possible in writing. Table of Contents Speaking activities in the classroom 1) Controlled activities: 2) Guided activities: 3) Creative communication: 4) Hand Writing: 5) Spelling: 6) Encouraging students to speak: Techniques to encourage interaction: Guidelines for creative speaking activity: 1) Before...  [Read more]

Mark Crocker ITTT TEFL After leaving the UK to travel in the mid-1990s, Mark has to date visited over 50 countries across six continents. After completing a TEFL course in Phuket, Thailand, he decided to make it his base and has since worked as an online TEFL trainer and a freelance writer. Read my articles How to Keep Students Motivated When Teaching English Online ✅ | ITTT | TEFL Blog Mark Crocker TEFL Information Teaching Ideas Teaching online offers a great deal of freedom and flexibility that many teachers find refreshing in comparison to a regular in-class job. ✅ However, it can also be a tough environment to work in if you approach it in the wrong way. Take a look at these simple tips for maintaining motivation when teaching English online.Are you teaching English online...  [Read more]

Accredited TEFL Centers Check out tefl tesol about Accredited TEFL Centers and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts A. S. - U.K. said: The value of observed teaching practice Although I had had some teaching experience in 1-2-1 lessons while studying journalism many years ago little did I know those first attempts would develop into some great potential of opportunities later on in my life. And, as it happens only so often, it would take me aback and by total chance. Two years ago I decided to follow my biggest dream and come to italy to study Italian. That decision (`Life offers you...  [Read more]

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Which Option is the Most Favorable for an ESL/EFL Teacher? The very moment I started thinking about the TEFL/TESOL course, many options came up in my mind that's an online TEFL course or on-site course. Another thought I had in mind was after completing the course should I teach English in a classroom or online? Although both options have pros and cons, there are several distinct differences between teaching English in a classroom and teaching online. While undergoing my TEFL/TESOL 120-hour course with ITTT, considering both options, I think classroom teaching will be suitable and important to my lifestyle. There're factors which I took into consideration which are listed below: Table of Contents Preparation Teaching Time Flexible...  [Read more]