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How to Become an ESL Teacher - TEFL Blog
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 Elizaveta Pachina
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How to Become an ESL Teacher
In the world, there are many different professions that people dream of. If you ask someone to name some of them, they probably would say something like a doctor, teacher, singer, and so on. When I was a child, my dad wanted me to become a teacher. He thought that becoming a teacher was a great job. Not just him, but many other people also thought so. It has always been like that. Back then, I was too young to understand the reason. But now that I have become a teacher, I am starting to realize why my dad and everyone else liked it.
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When Do You Become a Teacher?
Many Responsibilities
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I am Elaheh Rezvani. I am originally from Iran. However, I was brought up in England since my dad was studying for his Ph.D. at the time, and also I spent some time in Australia (during my high school studies). Since English was a significant part of my life when it came to choosing my field of study in university, I obviously chose the English language and Literature. Literature gave me a different perspective toward life and the world we are living in. I continued my study as a master's student in English Literature. I graduated in 2018. Besides my studies, I started to work as a teacher when I was still a bachelor student (2013). I love teaching since I can share not only my English knowledge but also my perspective or my experiences with literature. Basically, in this... [Read more]
5 Ideas on How to Implement Stories into Your ESL Teaching - TEFL Blog
Fri, 05 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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5 Ideas on How to Implement Stories into Your ESL Teaching
Stories provide a natural and relevant context for the exposure to English language and storytelling built on the children's innate capacity for fantasy and imaginative play, making it an essential aspect to be integrated into language lessons. Beyond just language skills, students are also able to acquire critical thinking skills such as predicting, hypothesizing, categorizing, sequencing, and inferring meaning through various storytelling activities. Stories are also used to enhance children's concentration skills and develop moral and emotional intelligence by teaching students to empathize with the characters in the story. Storytelling can be extended to include... [Read more]
Confusing Verbs in English and How to Really Use Them! - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Confusing Verbs in English and How to Really Use Them!
Here is a list of the 15 most common confusing verbs in English any English teachers needs!
This handy infographic is ideal for explaining the 15 most common confusing verbs in English to your students.
MAKE
This verb is used when creating a physical object, an action/reaction, a sound/speech or food.
For example:
My dad likes to make furniture.
DO
"Do" on the other hand, is used for jobs or activities, with "anything" or "something", and it also indicated generic actions.
For example:
I need to do housework.
REFUSE
This verb is used to decline to accept/give something and indicates an unwillingness.
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How can developmental psycholinguistic research help foreign English students? - TEFL Blog
Mon, 05 Aug 2019 Joanna Dineva
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How can developmental psycholinguistic research help foreign English students?
Undeniably animals communicate in a variety of ways: bee dance for honeybees, bird song for aviary species, pheromones for ants, etc. However human language remains unique in its complexity and variety. Human language has the unique characteristic of being able to describe abstract concepts such as love and belief and temporal displacements such as past events or future plans. Even our closest evolutionary relatives are not able to acquire such complex language structures.
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Language is a Uniquely Human Cognitive Skill
L1 Language Acquisition and Selective Hearing for the Sounds of Our Native Tongue
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How Developmental Psycholinguistic Research Facilitate Learning of The English Language Phonology For Foreign Students - TEFL Blog
Wed, 10 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
How Developmental Psycholinguistic Research Facilitate Learning of The English Language Phonology For Foreign Students
Language is a uniquely human cognitive skill. Undeniably animals communicate in a variety of ways: bee dance for honeybees, bird song for aviary species, pheromones for ants, etc. However human language remains unique in its complexity and variety. Human language has the unique characteristic of being able to describe abstract concepts such as love and belief and temporal displacements such as past events or future plans. Even our closest evolutionary relatives are not able to acquire such complex language structures. Scientists have attempted to teach different ape species human language, and despite years of... [Read more]
How to Help Children Become a Strong Reader - TEFL Blog
Mon, 25 Nov 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
How to Help Children Become a Strong Reader
As language acquisition through immersion goes, reading is positively amazing. Where movies may help with attitude and tone, reading allows us to see the words, form visual connections between them, and familiarise ourselves with spelling, punctuation, and structure. The best results, of course, are seen in readers who do it for pleasure, and for whom the point of reading is not simply to be done with it. How, then, do we get our children to read for fun when most of them seem to dread it?
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Step One: Drop mandatory/standardized reading
Step Two: Make it social
Step Three: Accept differences
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Liza is a translator, freelancer and ESL teacher from Russia. She had been teaching in a Chinese bilingual school for more than two years and recently moved to Thiland to run her blog about teaching and freelance job.
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Common Issues for Chinese Learners of English | ITTT | TEFL Blog
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This blog post is devoted to the common problems of ESL students from China. Our TEFL graduate shares their thoughts and experience.
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In this blog post, our TEFL graduate shares their thoughts on the most common difficulties for Indonesian students learning English.
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Online Teaching and Interacting with Parents - TEFL Blog
Sat, 12 Oct 2019 Linda Dunsmore
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Online Teaching and Interacting with Parents
I've worked as an online tutor with VIPKid since 2017. I have also taught ESL in a traditional classroom setting. My experience dealing with parents in these two settings drastically differs.
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Parents in the Classroom: Over-involved
Parents in the Classroom: Under-involved
Parent Feedback
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When I made the switch to teaching online full-time, I needed to adapt to this new way of interacting with parents.
Some online teaching companies offer classes with multiple students. Working for VIPKid, however, I only have experience in the online classroom where the teacher is one-on-one with the... [Read more]
How Becoming a TEFL Teacher Can Help You Fulfill your Ultimate Potential According to Abraham Maslow - TEFL Blog
Wed, 19 Jul 2023 Ariella Libre
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How Becoming a TEFL Teacher Can Help You Fulfill your Ultimate Potential According to Abraham Maslow
One of my minors during my undergraduate studies was psychology. I started taking psychology classes in high school. My upbringing was extremely dysfunctional and it made me curious about people. As a psychology student, I was introduced to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a psychological theory by Abraham Maslow.
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Understanding Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: A Guide to Reaching Your Full Potential
Unveiling Maslow's Pyramid: The Path to Self-Actualization
Basic Needs First: The Foundation for Personal Growth and Success
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What are a Teacher’s Roles and Responsibilities? - TEFL Blog
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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What are a Teacher’s Roles and Responsibilities?
There is something special about a teacher. The role they play in a student's life and education is undeniable. Just think about your school days and the role your teachers played on the road you find yourself today.
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The many roles in the classroom
Personal qualities
Professional qualities
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The many roles in the classroom
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Child Development: How Do Children Develop Language? - TEFL Blog
Tue, 12 Nov 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Child Development: How Do Children Develop Language?
Child development may be defined as a gradual sequence of physical, language, thought and emotional changes that occur from birth to the beginning of adulthood. In this process, there is a progression in a child from being sorely dependent on the parent/guardian to be self-dependent. Such development is strongly influenced by the genetic factors emanating from the parents and similar events during prenatal life. According to Maria Montessori Theory, such a journey from childhood to adulthood the key principles to be borne in mind are independence, observation, following the child, correcting, need for prepared environment and an absorbent mind. In all of these, the aspect of speech... [Read more]
Reading Books in Early Childhood - TEFL Blog
Thu, 18 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Reading Books in Early Childhood
Stories are an important part of any culture, English speaking or not. They can be oral or written and can showcase how culture works and their history. Whether old traditional stories or new popular current stories, the tales we share with young children can shape their developing ideas and values.
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How can you and your students benefit from storytelling?
Stories in language learning
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How Working and Teaching English Abroad Will Influence Your Life - TEFL Blog
Mon, 20 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
How Working and Teaching English Abroad Will Influence Your Life
I was born in the United States in a big Italian family, where Italian customs and tradition played a key role and influence in my upbringing. My Mom and Dad were travelers of a different kind and would take many hiatus to exotic lands in far off places, leaving us children behind.
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How My Enthusiasm Helped Me to Become a Fearless Teacher - TEFL Blog
Tue, 10 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
How My Enthusiasm Helped Me to Become a Fearless Teacher
My skin, infused with a generous amount of sunlight, illuminated the atmosphere all about me. My body gleamed in its home-made oil, as my heart throbbed through the entire flight. I clung to the acid-washed denim jacket that I wore as I departed Boeing 737; being born and raised on an island it was my first time experiencing weather that was below 62 degrees Fahrenheit – I was freezing.
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My First Journey
Cultural Shock
What Inspires Me
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Classroom Management in an EFL Setting: Transcending Language to Enhance Learning - TEFL Blog
Tue, 14 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Classroom Management in an EFL Setting: Transcending Language to Enhance Learning
Educators have debated on the topic of classroom management since the first class began. In the same way curricula and teaching cultures vary, as do the intricacies of classroom management. A topic that is, in my opinion, not taught enough in the realm of TEFL, is finding ways to manage a full classroom of young students for an entire day. As the trend for "kindergarten" prep courses rises in China, the void for managing 20+ five-year-olds has been dark and silent. Because many principals in these prep centers refuse to allow Mandarin in the classroom and the fact that these students do not initially understand basic commands in English, this creates a... [Read more]
How Mom and Dad Influence a Student's Learning Path - TEFL Blog
Fri, 27 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
How Mom and Dad Influence a Student's Learning Path
Education is said to be the most important factor for a man's endeavor to build up his/her legacy as a contemplation of his /her achievements of existence. In this computerized millennial competitive world, proper education lots of way to go ahead in the future. It makes persons well prepare in terms of struggles of competitiveness and social integration with intellect skills of belongingness and sound judgment to persevere morally. Every parent tells their kids the value of education as the living legacy for them that cannot be stolen to anyone.
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Why do parents need to be Interested?
Parents' help as a tool
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English as a Driver of Future Results - TEFL Blog
Mon, 10 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
English as a Driver of Future Results
I chose to pass "teaching English as a second language" because In my opinion I have great experience and practice in my life and I would love to give knowledge to young learners after what they could open the whole world for themselves, because the English language is international, everywhere you go, you can communicate with others.
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Great Expectations
Opportunities
Learning Horizons
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My Foreign Language Experience and Why I Want to be TEFL/TESOL Certified - TEFL Blog
Wed, 25 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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My Foreign Language Experience and Why I Want to be TEFL/TESOL Certified
As someone of mixed heritage, I have always had an interest in learning about cultures other than the one I live in America. My father is Colombian and my mother is American, so growing up I felt obliged to learn more about the Colombian background I was fairly unfamiliar with.
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First-Language Background
Interest in Foreign Cultures
Work Abroad
English Teaching Plan
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Parents and Teachers Teaming Up - TEFL Blog
Thu, 02 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Parents and Teachers Teaming Up
When talking about children's education in ESL classrooms there is a lot of courses and resources available for teachers to get trained, skilled and qualified to promote and guarantee a good learning experience for younger learners. On the other hand, not so much is available for parents to do the same hence most of them are not aware of how they can help ESL teachers. The good news is that not only they can help but their help is essential to improve their child's language skills. Moreover, this essay will suggest three different ways that children's parents can help an ESL teacher to achieve the best performance for their child.
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Challenge and Engagement
Observations in Class
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Parents and Teachers Working as a Team - TEFL Blog
Fri, 24 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Parents and Teachers Working as a Team
When talking about children's education in ESL classrooms there is a lot of courses and resources available for teachers to get trained, skilled, and qualified to promote and guarantee a good learning experience for younger learners. On the other hand, not so much is available for parents to do the same hence most of them are not aware of how they can help ESL teachers. The good news is that not only they can help but their help is essential to improve their child's language skills. Moreover, this essay will suggest three different ways that children's parents can help an ESL teacher to achieve the best performance for their child.
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What are the Advantages of Reading Stories to Children When They are Learning English? - TEFL Blog
Fri, 29 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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What are the Advantages of Reading Stories to Children When They are Learning English?
Is it useful to read stories to my 3-years-old students? This is a question that many teachers ask themselves when considering reading in English in early childhood. Through careful self-assessment during my years of teaching experience, I have found out that reading stories in the classroom is a powerful resource when learning a new language. For starters, stories grab visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners' attention when seeing the images and connecting words and feelings. It is also worth considering that books enrich readers' vocabulary and strengthen their language skills. Last but not least, readers are motivated, influenced, and... [Read more]
Top 6+ Tips to Design Effective Lessons for Your Online Classes - TEFL Blog
Fri, 07 May 2021 Pritam Nagrale
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Top 6+ Tips to Design Effective Lessons for Your Online Classes
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world well into 2021 and shows no visible signs of ebbing, there's an additional burden that teachers have to face nowadays. And that pressure comes from designing effective lessons for online classes. The new normal, as we know it today, dictates that we stay at home and take every precaution to avoid the contagion.
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Reasons for Effective Online Lessons
6+ Tips to Make Your Online Lessons Effective
Keep It Simple
Narrate Own Experiences
Engage Parents in Learning
Assign More Projects
Hold Online Debates on Lessons
Never Use Newsreader Mode
More Tips to Design Effective Online Lessons
In Conclusion
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Top Tips for Setting Up an EFL Kindergarten Schedule - TEFL Blog
Fri, 31 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Top Tips for Setting Up an EFL Kindergarten Schedule
The average four-year-old has an attention span of eight to 12 minutes. Kindergarteners typically range from four to six years in age so at best, an instructor has approximately 20 minutes in which to work when teaching kindergarten children. Teaching aids are critically important to maintaining the attention of this age group! When teaching four-year-olds their second, third, or fourth language, good teaching aids will keep the child's attention while also simultaneously teaching them critical content. This paper will explore how to create a schedule in an EFL kindergarten classroom. For simplicity sake and congruence of understanding, I will write from the perspective that the... [Read more]
Top Tips For Teaching Young Adults Creative Writing - TEFL Blog
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Top Tips For Teaching Young Adults Creative Writing
J. K. Rowling once said: "All a writer needs is talent and ink." I agree. But she might have forgotten a crucial factor that made Harry Potter forever etched in our mind ---imagination. It is always said that writing is natural, so a good writer is someone who can write without conscious effort.
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The Power of Imagination
Ask Yourself Questions
Let Your Imagination Flow
Decide What You Wish to Talk About
My Teaching Experience
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TEFL Hanoi - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL Vietnam ▷ ITTT course
TEFL Hanoi | TEFL Vietnam
There’s only a handful of cities in the world that truly deserve ‘must visit’ status and Hanoi is certainly one of them. While most people can only dream about a fleeting trip to Hanoi – if they’re lucky – ‘living like a local’ and working as EFL teacher in this magnificent city is a realistic proposition for anyone with a sense of adventure.
Hanoi is Vietnam’s capital city and the seat of government. It’s noticeably smaller than Ho Chi Minh City in the south, but the pace of life is similarly frenetic. While Ho Chi Minh City is often referred to as Vietnam’s ‘engine room’, Hanoi is more of a ‘grand old lady’.
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10 Alternative TEFL Destinations for an Off-the-Beaten-Path Teaching Experience - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
10 Alternative TEFL Destinations for an Off-the-Beaten-Path Teaching Experience
11/30/2022
Hello, everyone. Linda here from ITTT. Welcome to another live session this week. Thank you for joining and taking time out of your day to spend it with me. I'm very happy about that. Today, we have a very exciting topic. We are going to talk about teaching off the beaten path. 10 alternative TEFL destinations. I'm very excited always when I do live sessions about destinations. It's like a little bit of a virtual tour around the world. I really enjoy these types of live sessions. I thought we haven't had one of those in a while, so why not bring that on today. We are live on Facebook and YouTube. If you're watching this for the first time, very welcome. Welcome to join us. Maybe get a beverage, get... [Read more]
The Top Hiring Seasons for Teaching English Abroad - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
The Top Hiring Seasons for Teaching English Abroad
03/18/2021
hello hello hi welcome welcome i'm back again this week
for another live session for itt super excited to be here yet again um as
always uh it is friday 10 a.m where i am in south korea
and please let me know guys if you can see me if you can hear me um you know use the
comment section and just throw in a quick hi and where you're watching from
let me know where you are in the world um i would be super excited to know um
because we always get a very international crowd here and it's super exciting so please let me know where you are
right now what time it is there and um yeah just a high i would appreciate it
i am in south korea about an hour and a half south of seoul it is friday morning um
the weather it's it's kind of... [Read more]
10 Advantages of Taking a TEFL Course with ITTT - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
10 Advantages of Taking a TEFL Course with ITTT
09/11/2021
hi hello everyone linda here from itt back with another live session this week this
week at a very different time a time i've never been live before it's very exciting
um it is 8 p.m where i am right now in south korea on a friday evening and yeah
i thought why not give this time a try and see what happens i usually go live
like um 10 hours earlier so in the morning time for me but now i just thought let's
see what happens because we we're gonna switch some times up sometimes you know to
get other people in who maybe don't have a chance to watch it in the morning time so yeah hi and welcome if you can see me
if you can hear me please just leave a quick hello in the comments we are live on
facebook and on youtube at the same time... [Read more]