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Tips for Polite and Diplomatic Language - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Tips for Polite and Diplomatic Language
As a teacher of English as a foreign language, it's a good idea to teach students polite words and expressions right from the start. While diplomatic language often includes difficult vocabulary, it's actually not that hard to add some polite spice to a simple sentence - even for beginner students.
Of course you can make sentences a lot more polite by using the two magic phrases "please" and "thank you". However, there are a lot of other ways to use more polite language when speaking to others.
For English leaners, the problem mostly comes down to the fact that words and expressions that are considered "kind" in one language, aren't always kind in another. English uses a lot of... [Read more]
7 Activities for Teaching Reported Speech in the ESL Classroom - TEFL Blog
Wed, 07 Nov 2018 Linda Dunsmore
Teaching Ideas
7 Activities for Teaching Reported Speech in the ESL Classroom
When teaching reported speech the potential for mistakes, errors, and the general difficulty is enormous due to the number of changes that are made with verb tenses, patterns, pronouns, questions, time expressions etc.. It's important to cover the subject slowly with lots of verbal practice at every opportunity. There are plenty of standard 'change the direct speech to reported speech' activities, but your students will soon tire of these if you overuse them. Here are some ideas which have worked well in the EFL classroom and will give your students a good amount of talk time in a variety of ways.
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Top Strategies for Effective Teaching of Grammar - TEFL Blog
Tue, 17 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Top Strategies for Effective Teaching of Grammar
Type in "teaching grammar effectively" into Google and the reader will be confronted with pages and pages of advice/frameworks/theories on how to effectively teach grammar.
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8 Do's and Dont's for Effective Grammar Instruction
8 things to avoid
Alternative Approach
Theory
Explanations
Examples
Exercises
Supplementing the coursebook
Carry-over
7 tips for effective grammar instruction
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Most of the content does acknowledge that there is no "golden rule" for effective grammar teaching before imparting their particular key rules or areas that should be incorporated into teaching grammar.
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English Punctuation Rules - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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English Punctuation Rules
Punctuation in English often differs in many ways from punctuation in other languages. This can be an issue, especially for non-native English learners all across the world. What is punctuation? Check out these useful punctuation rules in English below.
Here is our complete guide on punctuation rules and punctuation marks in the English language. Fnd out how and when to use different punctuation marks with useful examples.
Full Stop / Period (.)
This is the most popular punctuation mark because you simply cannot write a single sentence without using it. There are two main uses of a full stop: to indicate the end of a sentence, or to follow an abbreviation.
Comma (,)
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How to Decrease Teacher Speaking Time - TEFL Blog
Thu, 26 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
How to Decrease Teacher Speaking Time
Traditionally, education in the classroom has largely employed a teacher-centred approach. Focus is on the teacher who talks, rather than on the students, who exclusively listen and are discouraged from collaboration.
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Student-Centered Approach
The ESA Method
Peer Feedback
Corrections
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Student-Centered Approach
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TEFL Q&A for Non-Native ESL Teachers: Ask Us Anything! - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
TEFL Q&A for Non-Native ESL Teachers: Ask Us Anything!
11/25/2021
hello everybody uh it's another live stream with itttt and my name is lisa
uh i'm super glad to welcome you as usual uh it's been just a week but uh it
felt so long as for me uh because i really like going live and
being helpful and today's live stream session is actually going to be pretty simple
because um this is just a q a session um for non-native esl teachers
hopefully um you will find it useful and um maybe
you have some questions that concern you most so that's the time when you can
actually ask these questions so feel free to use the comment section
because i'm here for the next uh 45 to 60 minutes
uh right for that so let's have this nice and lively conversation
and to begin with um i think we can just share... [Read more]
Games as a Game-Changer in an ESL Classroom - TEFL Blog
Mon, 14 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Games as a Game-Changer in an ESL Classroom
There are many benefits to using games in the classroom, including the creation of an engaging learning experience for students, a positive learning environment, and the potential for students to practice real-life situations with instant feedback. Also, gamification of learning can use students' natural inclination for socialization, achievement, and award. Thus, games can be a great tool for teaching English as a foreign language.
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Reasons to use games
Ready-to-use games
Games in grammar and vocabulary teaching
Pitfalls of using games
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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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A.G. - China said:
Problems for learners in ChinaNowadays china is a highly developing country, with a huge amount with English learners, and the quantity is likely to rise in future years. So the subject of research is relevant.
Author tried to consider subject from different points of view, such as social, phonetic, grammatical.
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Availability of education.
Education is expensive. Average price of kindergarten with English language teaching is 400 yuan, with the... [Read more]
5 Ideas How You Can Use Your TEFL Certificate to Make Money - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
5 Ideas How You Can Use Your TEFL Certificate to Make Money
10/20/2021
hey guys welcome to a new live stream with
international tefl and tesol training my name is lisa and today we're going to
discuss a rather important topic how to utilize your tefl certificate
at one hundred percent to make more income uh and while waiting for some more
people to join us i would like to briefly introduce myself so let me
change um the slide quickly so here it is
if you don't know me yet here i am my name is lisa i am an esl
teacher i'm also an esl marketing
consultant and i work as a teflon tesol expert at itt
so these live streams are regular we uh deliver them twice a week i go
live uh usually on tuesday and my colleague linda goes live on uh thursday
or friday so if you want uh to get some uh... [Read more]
Where to teach English Online: Best Websites to Teach on for Both Native and Non-Native Speakers - TEFL Blog
Wed, 12 May 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information
Where to teach English Online: Best Websites to Teach on for Both Native and Non-Native Speakers
Hello everybody, Liza here and I'm super glad to welcome you to today's session. I'm excited that it didn't take long after the previous one and by the way if you didn't see the previous live stream I strongly recommend you do because last week we discussed teaching in China. I know that many people are interested in going abroad to teach and to discover new cultures. So if you want to know a little bit more about it feel free to check it out. Today we are going to talk about a slightly different approach to teaching which is online teaching. Today's session will take approximately 45 minutes. First we'll cover some of the teaching modes in... [Read more]
Ask a Non-Native TEFL teacher: Career, Motivation, Self-Development - TEFL Blog
Mon, 17 May 2021 Federico Riva
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Ask a Non-Native TEFL teacher: Career, Motivation, Self-Development
Hey guys, it's Liza here and I'm super happy to welcome you to our weekly ITTT live session. Today we are going to talk about some usual teaching stuff and if you are interested in anything related to TEFL teaching or career building, this is for you. Feel free to comment and I'll try to help you out with my thoughts and ideas, and maybe you'll find my suggestions useful. I have to fix my camera just slightly, I feel like it's moving down somehow. I hope that you can hear me clearly and see me clearly, please let me know where you guys are from. Also, let me know what stage of your career development you are at.
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Most Common Problems for English Learners in Spanish-Speaking Colombia - TEFL Blog
Thu, 16 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Most Common Problems for English Learners in Spanish-Speaking Colombia
For this assignment, I decided to research problems experienced by Colombian students learning English. I will be teaching English in Colombia and thought this subject would benefit me. My findings more generally reflect the difficulties of Spanish-speaking learners. The paper outlines the top ten difficulties for Spanish-speakers learning English (vocabulary, spelling/pronunciation, subject-verb-agreement, verb tense, dialects, subject omission, pronunciation, stress, slang, and literal translations) based on CCJK (2019). Where possible I relate this information to my experiences/examples and units in the TEFL course.
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Top Ten Questions to Ask Before Enrolling on a TEFL Course - TEFL Blog
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences
Top Ten Questions to Ask Before Enrolling on a TEFL Course
Hi and welcome to another live session. My name is Linda from ITTT and I'm back again this week, who would have thought? No, we're actually pretty consistent with our live events. So we are going live twice a week. Me once and then my colleague Liza once. I'm so happy to be here today guys, let me know if you can see me and if you can hear me, and also where you're watching from. Just drop hi I'm watching from so and so into the comment section, that would be really great.
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Okay, so let's get started with question number one of 10 questions that you need to ask before enrolling in a TEFL or TESOL course. The first... [Read more]
What Drives Students in the Classroom - TEFL Blog
Thu, 26 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
What Drives Students in the Classroom
How can a teacher motivate an EFL classroom? Motivation is a major part of learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL). There is more to motivation in the classroom than knowing English is a useful language to learn.
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Importance of Motivation
Ways to Motivate
Types of Motivation
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Importance of Motivation
Students should be motivated to attend and pay attention in the classroom. Each student should be constantly... [Read more]
What Should an Effective Lesson Plan Include? - TEFL Blog
Thu, 16 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
What Should an Effective Lesson Plan Include?
Over the last few years, Teaching English in a foreign country has become very popular for the younger generation in the United States of America and other countries where English is their primary language. The reason is that nowadays, many people want to travel the world to explore cultural differences, especially among the younger generation. However, not everyone could afford to travel the world due to daily expensiveness when traveling overseas. Many young people have chosen to teach English while they are traveling because it is a good and easy way to make a decent amount of money while they are traveling to different countries. Even though most of the teachers had completed the... [Read more]
Ask A Non Native TEFL Teacher: Career, Motivation, Self Development - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Ask a Non-Native TEFL teacher: Career, Motivation, Self-Development
Hey guys, it's Liza here and I'm super happy to welcome you to our weekly ITTT live session. Today we are going to talk about some usual teaching stuff and if you are interested in anything related to TEFL teaching or career building, this is for you. Feel free to comment and I'll try to help you out with my thoughts and ideas, and maybe you'll find my suggestions useful. I have to fix my camera just slightly, I feel like it's moving down somehow. I hope that you can hear me clearly and see me clearly, please let me know where you guys are from. Also, let me know what stage of your career development you are at.
As for me, I'm a TEFL teacher. I used to teach in China several years ago but nowadays I'm almost... [Read more]
Where To Teach English Online: Best Websites To Teach On For Both Native And Non Native Speakers - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Where to teach English Online: Best Websites to Teach on for Both Native and Non-Native Speakers
Hello everybody, Liza here and I'm super glad to welcome you to today's session. I'm excited that it didn't take long after the previous one and by the way if you didn't see the previous live stream I strongly recommend you do because last week we discussed teaching in China. I know that many people are interested in going abroad to teach and to discover new cultures. So if you want to know a little bit more about it feel free to check it out. Today we are going to talk about a slightly different approach to teaching which is online teaching. Today's session will take approximately 45 minutes. First we'll cover some of the teaching modes in online teaching because there are actually a... [Read more]
Top Ten Questions To Ask Before Enrolling On A TEFL Course - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Top Ten Questions to Ask Before Enrolling on a TEFL Course
Hi and welcome to another live session. My name is Linda from ITTT and I'm back again this week, who would have thought? No, we're actually pretty consistent with our live events. So we are going live twice a week. Me once and then my colleague Liza once. I’m so happy to be here today guys, let me know if you can see me and if you can hear me, and also where you're watching from. Just drop hi I’m watching from so and so into the comment section, that would be really great.
I'm super excited to be here again today. Normally I go live on Fridays, well Friday mornings in South Korea. But today I'm going live on Thursday because we are actually going into the Lunar New Year holidays over here. After this I have to head off... [Read more]
New Trends in EFL Teaching: When Grammar is Not What Your Students Really Need - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
New Trends in EFL Teaching: When Grammar is Not What Your Students Really Need
02/13/2021
hello everybody is anyone there
so while um i'm waiting for uh more people to join
let me know if you can hear me clearly and see me clearly okay
so when you're joining please let me know if you hear me
well hello hello welcome to uh the weekly live session uh we're just
about to start but we need to wait for some more people to join us
and while we're waiting please let me know if you hear me clearly and see me
clearly so there is a chat box you can use for interaction with myself
so please um leave me a comment if you see me clearly
and hear me clearly so that i know that everything works smooth
okay and uh today's live session um will be devoted to some new trends
in efl teaching last week i took... [Read more]
How to Give Feedback to Your ESL Students - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
How to Give Feedback to Your ESL Students
09/01/2021
hey everybody it's lisa here and i'm glad to welcome you to a new itttt live stream
uh so i'm going to wait for a while for some more people to join us uh but while
doing so i'm going to change the slide uh just one sec
so that you could see it um bigger so i'm going to zoom in
and yeah i'm just going to present itttt right right straight away
uh so itttt is a leading tefl and tesol training and we provide high quality
tefl certification so if you are interested in becoming
a teacher and you are willing to build on um a successful career
tefl should be the first step uh in this journey uh so check us out
we are presented on various social networks uh and yeah just go ahead and subscribe to our
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How to Establish Rapport With Students in The ESL Classroom - TEFL Blog
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
How to Establish Rapport With Students in The ESL Classroom
The relationship a teacher has with their students or clients is critical to their learning experience. It is often overlooked and deemed unimportant, especially compared to the lesson itself. However, the rapport a teacher establishes is the foundation on which the class stands. It affects how the students feel about the class and sometimes helps motivate them as well. Good rapport with the students makes teaching a lot livelier and learning a lot easier.
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Head of the class
Good and bad examples
The approach to relationships
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How To Stand Out Online As A Non Native English Teacher - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
How to Stand Out Online as a Non-Native English Teacher
Hello everybody, welcome to the ITTT weekly live stream. My name is Liza and today we are going to discuss an extremely important topic which is related to English teaching as a non-native teacher. Because the field is pretty competitive many people want to find out if it is possible to stand out or not. Let's just quickly change the slide. So the reason I decided to choose this topic is that one of my regular viewers asked me about how to actually stand out as a non-native teacher, especially online. I find it is really important so let's discuss it today and before we move on please let me know that you can hear me and see me clearly.
If you don't know me my name is Liza and I am an ITTT TEFL expert and I'm super glad to... [Read more]
How to Stand Out Online as a Non-Native English Teacher - TEFL Blog
Fri, 21 May 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
How to Stand Out Online as a Non-Native English Teacher
Hello everybody, welcome to the ITTT weekly live stream. My name is Liza, and today we are going to discuss an extremely important topic which is related to English teaching as a non-native teacher. Because the field is pretty competitive, many people want to find out if it is possible to stand out or not. Let's just quickly change the slide. So the reason I decided to choose this topic is that one of my regular viewers asked me about how to actually stand out as a non-native teacher, especially online. I find it is really important, so let's discuss it today and before we move on, please let me know that you can hear me and see me clearly.
Table... [Read more]
How to Work in China as a Non-Native English Teacher After the Pandemic - TEFL Blog
Tue, 11 May 2021 Federico Riva
Destinations TEFL Information Alumni Experiences
How to Work in China as a Non-Native English Teacher After the Pandemic
Hello everybody, Liza here and I'm super happy to welcome you to this ITTT live session. It's a bit of an unusual time to meet because my sessions are usually on Tuesdays and today is Saturday. Anyway, I'm super happy that you could make it. Today's session is going to be slightly different because we are going to talk with my good friend about teaching in China. I know that many people are interested in this topic, so stay tuned because in a moment he will join me to talk about working in China and stuff like that. If you guys have any questions, feel free to ask them via the comment section. As for the timing for today, we are... [Read more]
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College Best TEFL
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A.O. - U.S.A. said:
Problems facing different nationalitiesSpeakers of other languages have various difficulties learning English that differ based on their native language. The more different the native language is from English, the more likely there will be various difficulties.
Speakers of korean, a non-European language completely different from English, have their own unique set of challenges when learning English as a second language. As the two languages have no similar... [Read more]
How To Build Your Teaching Career As A Non Native English Teacher - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
How to Build Your Teaching Career as a Non-Native English Teacher
Hello everybody, my name is Liza and I am super glad to welcome you to my weekly live session. Please let me know that you can see me clearly and hear me clearly. Today's live session is going to be devoted to a really popular question in my direct messages. I've received several requests to talk about teaching career advice and I hope everybody will find something interesting in this live stream.
We've got the chat box here and you basically can comment with whatever you want. As I have already mentioned my name is Liza and I am a TEFL expert and a former ESL teacher. I’ve been teaching online since 2020 because of the quarantine and because I just want to work remotely. I'm also a non-native English speaker and... [Read more]
Top Tips For Teaching English As A Non Native Speaker - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Top Tips for Teaching English as a Non-Native Speaker
Hello! Liza is here and if you are guys getting on this stream, let me know if you hear and see me.
We are about to start. Today's live session is devoted to teaching English as a non-native speaker.
Okay, let me check if anyone is here. Hello! my name is Liza, and today we will talk about teaching English as a non-native speaker. Let me show the name of the session. Hello guys, if you are watching right now, write down a couple of words. I can see your comments, and let me know where you are from? I'm curious. And let me introduce myself quickly. I'm now staying in my hometown in Russia. It is called Yekaterinburg. It's pretty cold today, but the day is so sunny, so I had to close my blinds because my home office space is... [Read more]
The Top 10 Questions You Need to Ask Before Enrolling In a TEFL/TESOL Course - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
The Top 10 Questions You Need to Ask Before Enrolling In a TEFL/TESOL Course
02/14/2021
hi hi and welcome to another live session my name is
linda from itt and um yeah i'm back again this week um who would have thought no uh but
we're pretty consistent uh with um our live events so we are going live
twice a week me one time and then my colleague lisa one time
and um yeah so happy to be here today guys let me know if you can see me
if you can hear me and also where you're watching from just drop in um hi watching from
so and so into the comment section that would be really really great and yeah
um i'm super excited to be here again today
um normally i go live on fridays um well friday morning in south korea i'm
in south korea but today i'm going live on thursday um because we are actually... [Read more]
How to Build Your Teaching Career as a Non-Native English Teacher - TEFL Blog
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 Federico Riva
Budget and Salary TEFL Information Alumni Experiences
How to Build Your Teaching Career as a Non-Native English Teacher
Hello everybody, my name is Liza and I am super glad to welcome you to my weekly live session. Please let me know that you can see me clearly and hear me clearly. Today's live session is going to be devoted to a really popular question in my direct messages. I've received several requests to talk about teaching career advice and I hope everybody will find something interesting in this live stream.
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Unfortunately, I'm not sure how to pronounce your name, but the question is, have you experienced talent-based learning?
Moses says, I don't have any teaching experience but I have a bachelors in... [Read more]