Do Polish People Speak English

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences English as a Communication Method in Global Sense English is learned and spoken by a large number of people worldwide. In Shakespeare's time, the number of English speakers in the world is thought to have been between five and seven million. According to linguist David Crystal, "Between the end of the reign of Elizabeth I (1603) and the beginning of the reign of Elizabeth II (1952), this figure increased almost fiftyfold, to around 250 million" (The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, 2003). It's a common language used in international business, which makes it a popular second language for many. English as a global language has made it impossible for cultural diversity to develop.English is easy to learn, has a high...  [Read more]

Wed, 08 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences English, The Universal Language Over a hundred years ago, in the late 19th century, a Polish-Jewish eye doctor named Dr. Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof wanted to bridge the gaps and misunderstandings between different ethnic groups that he grew up around. Being from a Polish city that, at the time, was a polyglot, multi-ethnic mixture of Poles, Russians, Jews, Lithuanians, and Germans, he saw there was a great deal of distrust between each group, and he believed it was due to the language barriers that each imposed. To create a common ground between every group, he created an international, universal language called Esperanto (Yaffe, 2017). While it was a great idea to create a language that did not belong to any ethnic group and could...  [Read more]

Advanced TEFL Program Check out tefl tesol about Advanced TEFL Program 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.A. - Switzerland said: Peculiarities of the English Language More than 375 million people speak English as their first language and this probably makes it the third largest language in the world. If we then add the number of non-native speakers, English makes it up to second, if not even first place on the list of the world?s most commonly spoken languages. The estimated number of second language speakers varies between around 500 million to over a billion, depending on...  [Read more]

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences The Drastic Problems of Chinese Learners in English Language has always played an important role in communication between people. Today, in the globalization, the importance of mastering a foreign language has become increasingly prominent. English is the most widely used language in the world. Table of Contents English Status in China Reasons for Low Results in English Economical Challenges Differences in Two Languages Cultural Background Lack of Proper Study Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Xiao W. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. English Status in China In the 21st...  [Read more]

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Why Teaching in Groups Furthers Learning Learning a new language is intimidating, stressful, and confusing. Learning English feels the same way for our students. Teaching our students in groups is essential for their learning to progress. By grouping students they will be more confident in their learning experience, be able to teach one another, and more efficient for the teacher to monitor. Table of Contents Confidence Peer Learning Convenience for the Teacher Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Kendyl C. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Confidence One of the most...  [Read more]

TEFL jobs in Poland Since the removal of the Iron Curtain back in 1989, TEFL jobs in Poland have been on the increase year after year. Add the fact that many Polish people now work in the UK, or work within Poland with companies in the UK, and you can begin to appreciate the number of TEFL jobs in Poland. The pay is relatively high compared to the cost of living, but on an international scale, the pay is quite low. However, unlike other locations in Europe, such as Spain or Italy, the number of experienced teachers is much less and as a result newly qualified teachers can quite easily access jobs Teaching English in Poland.  Native Speaker Teacher Writer: Regent College International Schools | Email: [email protected] Regent College International Schools and Regent School of...  [Read more]

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 Erica Sunarjo TEFL Information Teaching Ideas 5 Great Ways to Make Online Lessons More Interactive Due to the way most businesses tend to operate and with the increasing rate of digitalization which has started over a decade ago, most schools are starting to catch up with the online teaching trend that private courses have grown used to. Table of Contents 1) Don't just speak 2) Use online apps and tools 3) Ask for feedback 4) Keep it short 5) Keep up with the trends in online learning Are you ready to teach English abroad or online? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! With the ever more growing population that is both teaching and learning over the internet, there is a need for efficient, fun and interactive...  [Read more]

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 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 05/04/2021 hello everybody uh welcome to the itt uh weekly live stream my name is lisa and today we are going to discuss um an extremely important topic which is related to english teaching as a non-native esl teacher and it's rather controversial because the field is pretty competitive so many people uh want to find out uh if it is possible to stand out um or not so um let's just quickly yeah change the slide so um the reason i decided to choose this topic is that uh one of my regular regular viewers watchers visitors asked me about how to actually stand out um as a non-native esl teacher especially online and i find it really important uh so let's discuss it today and um befo before we move on please let me know that you can hear...  [Read more]

Teaching English in 2021: What You Need to Know 12/30/2020 hello welcome thanks so much for joining me i'm linda from itt here for another live session this time on a thursday morning for me in korea and maybe wednesday evening wherever you are i'm normally doing my lives on friday morning so actually i'm a day early but tomorrow is um new year's day how exciting is that and yeah i'm not gonna be here so yeah we're doing this today um but yeah can you believe it it's the last day of 2020 um just crazy i don't know where this year went honestly and it's been a roller coaster ride right so yeah thanks so much for joining me and as you can see this is what we're talking about today teaching english in 2021 all the things you need to know trends predictions tips all that kind of stuff so i...  [Read more]

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 Federico Riva Destinations TEFL Information Teaching English in 2021 ✅ What You Need to Know Teaching English in 2021. A few people have told me about their teaching journey already, so keep letting me know what your plans are in terms of teaching English abroad or teaching English online. Somebody said they're interested in teaching online, so that's really cool. Someone new has just joined us from Laos, hi there. We have Margaret who is also teaching online, very cool. I'm going to talk a little bit about teaching English online in this presentation. Juliana says hi, I think you've watched before as I recognize your picture, thanks for tuning in again. It's really good to see new faces and old faces in our TEFL family today. Table of Contents Watch the live...  [Read more]

How to teach English in Asia 04/08/2021 hi everyone hello here's linda again from itt and today we're talking about something really really interesting and exciting teaching english in asia and all you need to know how to get to asia the best countries in asia where to teach with the highest demand and also the best sort of recruiters and teaching job platforms where you can find the best jobs for teaching english in asia and i'm super excited about this topic today um i myself i've been uh pretty much based in asia since 2012 2013-ish and um i spent some time in china and um i also and now i'm actually in south korea and i've been here already for a while so it's gonna be six years soon and um so i'm so excited to share my experience with you guys and hopefully maybe some of you can...  [Read more]

Tue, 25 May 2021 Federico Riva Destinations TEFL Information Alumni Experiences How Much Money Can You REALLY Earn When Teaching English? Hi guys, my name is Linda from ITTT, nice to see you again. If you can see me and hear me just say hi in the comment section, it would be really nice. Yeah, back this week with another exciting topic, how much money can you really make teaching English? Very interesting topic as we all need to know how much money we can make if we want to go and teach English abroad. I'm also going to cover how much money you can make when you teach online, so very important topics that we are covering today. Table of Contents Watch the live session here Hi Brad, welcome back. I have a question from Clint, he asks how is dating there? Allain says, I follow you and...  [Read more]

Teaching English in 2021: What You Need to Know   Hello and welcome. Thanks so much for joining me, I'm Linda from ITTT and I’m here for another live session. This time it's on a Thursday morning for me in Korea and maybe Wednesday evening wherever you are. I normally do my live streams on Friday morning so actually I'm a day early, but tomorrow is New Year's day. How exciting is that? Can you believe it's the last day of 2020, just crazy. I don't know where this year went honestly and it's certainly been a roller coaster ride. Thanks so much for joining me, what we're talking about today is teaching English in 2021. All the things you need to know, trends, predictions, tips, all that kind of stuff. I see that a lot of people are already watching so please let me know if you can...  [Read more]

Study Abroad vs. Teaching Abroad - What's Better? 02/28/2022 hello good morning or good evening good afternoon good good whatever wherever you are hi my name is linda i'm from itt um welcome to another live session this week i'm super excited to be here today um and to talk about this interesting topic and before we jump in as always a short intro um please don't forget to like and subscribe if you are interested in interested in teaching english abroad online all things tefl and t-saul i highly recommend liking and subscribing um we are live on youtube and on facebook at the same time so if you haven't liked our page if you haven't subscribed to our youtube channel yet now is the perfect opportunity you're already here you have nothing to lose and we share a lot of interesting and...  [Read more]

Teach with no Degree Is a degree required to teach English? Teaching English in schools and language centers is an extremely popular way to earn a good living while experiencing life in different parts of the world. In recent years more and more people have also taken advantage of the huge worldwide demand for the English language by teaching English online from within their home country. Whether you would prefer the adventure of teaching overseas or the convenience of working from home, Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is a realistic option for anyone who has a good standard of written and spoken English. If you have already conducted some research regarding teaching English abroad or online you might have come across the suggestion that a full degree is required in order to...  [Read more]