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5 Tips on How to Impress Business Clients as a Business English Teacher - TEFL Blog
Fri, 16 Aug 2019 Joanna Dineva
Teaching Ideas
5 Tips on How to Impress Business Clients as a Business English Teacher
Like it or not, ready or not, English is the global language of business. Globalization in business is widespread both in market globalization and production globalization. More importantly, more and more multinational companies are mandating English as the common corporate language—Airbus, Daimler-Chrysler, Fast Retailing, Nokia, Renault, Samsung, SAP, Technicolor, and Microsoft in Beijing, to name a few.
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1. Dress to impress!
2. Be professional.
3. Needs Analysis.
4. Provide a course success report.
5. Distribute a course evaluation at the end of the course.
But relax!
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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]
Where are the best places to teach English for LGBTQ+ teachers? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
Where are the best places to teach English for LGBTQ+ teachers?
While significant strides have been made in LGBTQ+ rights in many countries, teachers from this community planning to teach abroad may still face some challenges. Certain popular teaching destinations might not openly discuss sexual orientation and gender identity, and in some places, homosexuality is still criminalized. Therefore, it is important to familiarize yourself with the conditions in your preferred countries to ensure your overseas teaching journey is safe and fulfilling. Here, we highlight a few countries that stand out as welcoming places for LGBTQ+ English teachers.
Spain
Known for its liberal outlook and commitment to equal rights, Spain is a favored destination for teaching English abroad. Legalizing same-sex... [Read more]
Where are the best places to teach English for LGBTQ+ teachers? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
Where are the best places to teach English for LGBTQ+ teachers?
While significant strides have been made in LGBTQ+ rights in many countries, teachers from this community planning to teach abroad may still face some challenges. Certain popular teaching destinations might not openly discuss sexual orientation and gender identity, and in some places, homosexuality is still criminalized. Therefore, it is important to familiarize yourself with the conditions in your preferred countries to ensure your overseas teaching journey is safe and fulfilling. Here, we highlight a few countries that stand out as welcoming places for LGBTQ+ English teachers.
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Spain
Germany
Uruguay
Argentina
Thailand
Taiwan
Spain
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The 7 Biggest Myths About Teaching Abroad Alone as a Woman - TEFL Blog
Mon, 23 Jul 2018 Kristin Hoppe
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The 7 Biggest Myths About Teaching Abroad Alone as a Woman
At 25 years old, I heard Peru calling my name and could no longer ignore it.
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1. You'll Be Unsafe
2. You'll Feel Lonely
3. You'll Be Taken Advantage Of
4. You Should Never Go Out at Night
5. You Can Never Drink
6. You'll Have to Pay More for Lodging
7. You'll Regret Not Going with Friends
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Live TEFL Q&A: We Answer All Your TEFL/TESOL Questions - TEFL Blog
Wed, 05 May 2021 Federico Riva
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Live TEFL Q&A: We Answer All Your TEFL/TESOL Questions
Hi, I am back for another live session this week. My name is Linda from ITTT. I took a break last week, I was traveling a little bit in Korea, not too far but I got to enjoy the cherry blossoms. That's why there was no live session from me last week. But I'm back this week and I'm super excited. Today we're going to have a Q&A session, so you guys can ask me questions about TEFL and TESOL, teaching abroad, teaching online, whatever you want to know about. So something a bit more casual, let's have a chat. I would like to get to know you guys better and you can get to know me, ITTT and TEFL. If you can see me and hear me please drop a hi or something into the comment box so... [Read more]
Why You Should Take A TEFL Course Right Now Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Why You Should Take a TEFL Course Right Now - Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet
Hi everybody, thanks so much for tuning in. It’s Linda here from ITTT with my morning coffee, because if you've watched me before in one of our live sessions you will know that I am in South Korea and it's currently 10:00 a.m. on Friday morning. So I'm having my morning coffee and I'm going to have a chat with you guys. If you can see me and hear me, please drop a hi or something into the comment box, I would really appreciate it.
As you may or may not know, at ITTT we go live twice every week, me on Fridays or maybe Thursdays depending on where you're watching from, and my colleague Liza she goes live every Tuesday. Actually Liza went live on Tuesday and also on Saturday last week because she had a... [Read more]
Live TEFL Q&A: We Answer All Your TEFL/TESOL Questions - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Live TEFL Q&A: We Answer All Your TEFL/TESOL Questions
Hi, I am back for another live session this week. My name is Linda from ITTT. I took a break last week, I was traveling a little bit in Korea, not too far but I got to enjoy the cherry blossoms. That's why there was no live session from me last week. But I'm back this week and I'm super excited. Today we're going to have a Q&A session, so you guys can ask me questions about TEFL and TESOL, teaching abroad, teaching online, whatever you want to know about. So something a bit more casual, let's have a chat. I would like to get to know you guys better and you can get to know me, ITTT and TEFL. If you can see me and hear me please drop a hi or something into the comment box so that I know that everything is working well.
... [Read more]
10 Pieces of Advice Every New EFL Teacher Needs to Know - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
10 Pieces of Advice Every New EFL Teacher Needs to Know
06/23/2022
hello hi everyone linda here from itt back
with another live session this week how is everybody doing hope you're doing fine thank you so much for tuning in and
spending um taking some time out of your day to spend it with me today as always
uh we go live and our live sessions take about 45 minutes sometimes even an hour
depends on how many questions you guys have at the end we always have a q a part so
this is a time where you can ask me your questions about teaching abroad about
tefl about tesol about our courses about anything teaching related that's on your
mind that you want to know and today's topic is dedicated to new teachers so i'm
going to be sharing 10 pieces of advice that you need to know as a new tefl or
efl... [Read more]
Live TEFL Q&A: Ask Us Anything! - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Live TEFL Q&A: Ask Us Anything!
03/31/2021
hello hi i am back for another live session this
week my name is linda from itt over here and um yeah hi i took a break last week
i was um traveling actually a little bit of traveling in korea not too far um but yeah i enjoyed the
cherry blossoms so that's why there was no life for me last week
but um yeah i'm back this week i'm super excited to be back and um yeah today we're just
gonna have a um you know q and a session so you guys can ask me questions
about tefl and tesol and everything uh teaching abroad teaching online
whatever you want to know about tefl and tesol and all that good stuff um so yeah that's what i'm here for
today so something a bit more casual um let's have a chat i like to you know uh get to know you
guys better you... [Read more]
Why You Should Take a TEFL Course Right Now - Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet - TEFL Blog
Fri, 14 May 2021 Federico Riva
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Why You Should Take a TEFL Course Right Now - Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet
Hi everybody, thanks so much for tuning in. It's Linda here from ITTT with my morning coffee, because if you've watched me before in one of our live sessions you will know that I am in South Korea and it's currently 10:00 a.m. on Friday morning. So I'm having my morning coffee and I'm going to have a chat with you guys. If you can see me and hear me, please drop a hi or something into the comment box, I would really appreciate it.
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We have a question from Rebecca. Do these certifications ever expire?
Anyway, why should you take a TEFL course right now, even if you are not leaving yet?
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Why You Should Take a TEFL Course Right Now - Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Why You Should Take a TEFL Course Right Now - Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet
04/18/2021
hi hey everybody uh thanks so much for tuning
in linda here from itt with my morning coffee
because if you've watched me before if you've seen me before in one of our lives you know i am in south korea and it's currently 10
a.m friday morning so i'm having my morning coffee and i'm gonna have a chat with you guys
so if you can see me if you can hear me if everything's working well please just drop a
hi or something into the comment box i would really appreciate it
hello hello back for another live session this week as you know or you might not know we at
itt we go live um every week twice um me on fridays or maybe thursdays
depending on where you're watching from and my colleague lisa she goes live... [Read more]
Master Your TEFL Interview Demo Lesson: Tips and Strategies for Success - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Master Your TEFL Interview Demo Lesson: Tips and Strategies for Success
11/10/2022
Hi, welcome Linda here, from ITTT. Back with another live session this week. And this week we're talking about the demo lesson and how to hold effective demo lessons for your TEFL interviews so you get hired. Yeah, welcome back, I'm back here again. You know we go live every week. I hope you know by now. Don't forget to like and subscribe so you always stay up to date, you never miss any of our upcoming live sessions. We usually go to go live at this time on this day so please stay tuned, give us a like, give us a subscription wherever you're watching from. We're actually live on Facebook and on YouTube at the same time, so whichever platform you prefer you can tune in.
Of course you can leave a bunch of... [Read more]
Teaching English in China in 2023: Requirements, Job Market, and More - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Teaching English in China in 2023: Requirements, Job Market, and More
10/16/2022
Hi, welcome Linda here from ITTT. Thanks for joining today. Thanks for taking some time out of your day. I know it's a little bit later than usually, but that's because we have a guest today which I'm gonna announce and introduce in a short while. So thank you guys for being here. Yeah, this is what we're going to talk about today, teaching English in China, what you need to know for the next year. A lot of things have changed because of COVID, because of the pandemic, and all those things. So that's why we invited Dan from Teach English Global, and he's gonna tell us all about it today. So, yeah, thanks for being here, and as always, please don't forget to like and subscribe so you never miss any of our... [Read more]
The Best Countries for Teaching English in 2021 - TEFL Blog
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 Linda Dunsmore
Destinations TEFL Information
The Best Countries for Teaching English in 2021
Welcome to another live session. My name is Linda from ITTT and you can find me on social media at @lindagoeseast. Thanks for tuning in, let me just see that everything's working. If you can see me and if you can hear me, please leave a comment as always.
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Let's get right into it: The best countries for teaching English in 2021.
The demand for English language instruction.
300 million people are learning and speaking English and China alone.
50% of teachers teaching abroad stay a second year.
Why should you go to teach in China?
Does our nationality affect our chances of working in China?
So, this is a question that we always get... [Read more]
The Best Countries For Teaching English In 2021 - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
The Best Countries for Teaching English in 2021
Hello,
Welcome to another live session. My name is Linda from ITTT and you can find me on social media at @lindagoeseast. Thanks for tuning in, let me just see that everything's working. If you can see me and if you can hear me, please leave a comment as always.
I have been living in South Korea for five and a half years. I am about an hour and a half South of Seoul in a city called Cheongju. It's kind of in the center of South Korea. We are the only province that doesn't border the ocean but it's really great and it's actually snowing right now.
I’m excited to be here today as you probably already know what the topic is going to be about today the best countries for teaching English in 2021 because teaching English abroad is not... [Read more]
Answering the Most Asked TEFL/TESOL Questions - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Answering the Most Asked TEFL/TESOL Questions
06/03/2021
hi welcome guys linda here from itt for another
live session this week i'm so happy to be here today the weather is great today the lighting
is good uh if you were watching last week uh yeah it was pretty much like the end of
the world weather here and it suddenly turned super dark and i don't have a light or anything
like a ring light so um but today it's great i feel good i have my coffee
right here even though it's almost gone but um yeah so happy to be here if you
can see me if you can hear me please just drop a high into the comments we are live on
facebook and we're also live on youtube and if you're listening to this as a podcast episode
thanks for the download we really appreciate it we always turn our live
sessions into... [Read more]
Why complete a TEFL course: Why do you need a TEFL course, if you already know how to teach a foreign language? - TEFL Blog
Mon, 08 Apr 2019 Linda Dunsmore
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences
Why complete a TEFL course: Why do you need a TEFL course, if you already know how to teach a foreign language?
This is a question I've asked myself. I'm looking at it from the point of view of an established foreign language teacher.
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How well do you know English?
Get professional guidance
You'll be more successful with getting your students ready to speak in English.
Being a native speaker is not enough
Your credentials say a lot about you.
Are you ready to take a TEFL course?
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The Best Countries for Solo Women to Teach English Abroad - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
The Best Countries for Solo Women to Teach English Abroad
02/19/2021
hi everybody hello and good morning or good evening wherever you
are right now i'm in south korea it's 10 a.m friday and so good morning
um yeah i'm back here again today my name is linda from itt
um if you've been here before hi and if this is your first time watching
thanks so much for tuning in and taking the time we really really appreciate it um yeah so if any
if at any time during this live session today you have any questions feel free to drop your comments
in the comment section from whichever platform you're watching from so we are streaming live on facebook and
on youtube at the same time if you can see me if you can hear me just leave a
high into the comment box that would be really highly appreciated so that... [Read more]
TEFL Interview: The 15 Most Asked Questions They Will Ask You - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
TEFL Interview: The 15 Most Asked Questions They Will Ask You
02/25/2021
hello hello and welcome my name is linda thanks so much for
tuning in um yeah i'm back here again
like every week i guess um live with itt talking about
yet another very exciting and interesting teaching and tefl topic today and i
think especially this topic is going to be so useful um
and it's i think not talked about enough right we always talk about how to choose the correct tefl course
how to choose you know how to find jobs and all this kind of stuff but
not we're not going down into the nitty-gritty of the actual tefl interview and that's what we're
gonna do today so we are talking about the 15 most asked questions in a tefl interview
and hi guys thanks so much for watching i see we already have a couple of... [Read more]
Navigating the EFL Job Market in 2023 - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Navigating the EFL Job Market in 2023
01/16/2023
hi Linda here welcome back to another live session from ITT
um I'm so happy to be here this week again with another exciting topic so this week we are actually going to talk
about how to navigate the job market for English teachers in 2023 and I'm going
to talk about um all the things you need to know for finding a job for getting started as an
English teacher abroad and also online so if your plan is to start teaching
English in the near future this live session will be for you today and I hope you're going to learn something
um yeah right off the bat please don't forget to like And subscribe so you never miss any of our upcoming live
sessions we go live every week same place same time I'm right here and I
hope you will join me again so... [Read more]
Does Age Matter When Teaching English Abroad - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Does Age Matter When Teaching English Abroad?
You're never too old to teach English abroad or online! Although a large number of new TEFL graduates are in their 20s, it doesn't mean they are always the most sought after by employers. Let's explore this topic during this live session!
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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]
TEFL TALK: Open Q&A Session about all things TEFL & Teaching - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
TEFL TALK: Open Q&A Session about all things TEFL & Teaching
01/21/2021
hello everybody hello and welcome
we're actually also going live on instagram today so i'm gonna check that out as well
so when i look here hi this is on instagram and when i look here this is on facebook
and youtube so hopefully everything will be working fine
i hope everybody can hear me well and can see me as well so this is the first time that
we're actually live on instagram and on facebook and youtube at the same time so i have a lot of
screens here in front of me hello there i see somebody tuned in on instagram and a couple of people here as
well on facebook and youtube so
i hope everything is going well today hi great okay so unfortunately if you're
watching on instagram um you won't be able to see... [Read more]
Top 8 Resources for Researching Teaching English Abroad - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Top 8 Resources for Researching Teaching English Abroad
06/17/2021
guys hello linda here from itt hope you are doing well today um
thanks so much for joining today's live stream and as you can see today we're talking
about this way top eight resources for finding the right teaching destination
that's the topic for today i hope um you're going to enjoy it it's probably
going to take about 30 to 40 minutes and then as always at the end there will be a q a part
so you will be able to ask your own questions at that time but also feel free to just leave your comments
as we go we are live on facebook and on youtube at the same time and if
you can see me if you can hear me if you are there please please just leave a quick hi in the comment box that would really
mean a lot and then i can see... [Read more]
TEFL TALK: Open Q&A Session about all things TEFL & Teaching - TEFL Blog
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
TEFL TALK: Open Q&A Session about all things TEFL & Teaching
Hello everybody and welcome. We're actually also going live on Instagram today, so I'm going to check that out as well as the usual Facebook and YouTube. Hopefully everything will work fine. I hope everybody can hear me well and can see me. This is the first time that we're actually live on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube at the same time, so I have a lot of screens here in front of me.
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I see there's quite a lot of questions coming in on Instagram, I need to check that out. One of the questions was: is your institution recognized internationally?
Another question on Instagram. Is the... [Read more]
TEFL TALK: Open Q&A Session About All Things TEFL & Teaching - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
TEFL TALK: Open Q&A Session about all things TEFL & Teaching
Hello everybody and welcome. We're actually also going live on Instagram today, so I'm going to check that out as well as the usual Facebook and YouTube. Hopefully everything will work fine. I hope everybody can hear me well and can see me. This is the first time that we're actually live on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube at the same time, so I have a lot of screens here in front of me.
Hello there, I see somebody tuned in on Instagram and we have a few people here on Facebook and YouTube already. I hope everything is going well today. Unfortunately, if you're watching on Instagram you won't be able to see the screen and maybe some of the questions that I'm popping in there but that's all good, you can still... [Read more]
Live TEFL/TESOL Q&A: Ask Us Anything! - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Live TEFL/TESOL Q&A: Ask Us Anything!
Welcome guys, Linda here from ITTT for another live session. I'm so happy to be here today, the weather is great today, the lighting is good. If you were watching last week it was pretty much like the end of the world weather here, but today it's great, I feel good. If you can see me and hear me please drop a hi into the comments. We are live on Facebook and also on YouTube and if you're listening to this as a podcast episode thanks for the download. We always turn our live sessions into podcast episodes and you can find them on all major podcast platforms like iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts etc. It's called the TEFL and TESOL Podcast by ITTT.
I see there are some people already here. Hi Gwen, thanks for joining today. We also have... [Read more]
10 Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Teaching Abroad Job Offer - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
10 Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Teaching Abroad Job Offer
09/22/2022
Hi, welcome to another live session. My name is Linda and I'm here for ITTT. Today we are going to talk about 10 questions you should ask before accepting a teaching job abroad. You should ask these questions to your potential employer before you finalize things, before you sign the contract, to make sure everything is in order, to make sure you know what you're getting into and that everything is all good and okay. Basically, that's what we're going to talk about today.
We've talked a lot about how to find a job, how to find a job in different regions, how to find a job in Europe, how to find a teaching job in Asia, different teaching programs, all of that kind of stuff. We also talked about how, or no, we... [Read more]
Teaching English in 2021: Setting Realistic TEFL Goals - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Teaching English in 2021: Setting Realistic TEFL Goals
01/07/2021
hello and welcome to another live session from itt my name is linda and yeah it's so good
to have you here if you can see me and if you can hear me please leave a comment that would be really
really helpful so that i know that everything is working well because i think sometimes
there is an issue with my mic i don't know what's wrong today um but oh okay somebody already said hi
or hey hey mansi thanks for joining that's awesome okay so i guess you guys can hear me you
can't see me so it's great perfect
hello hi tiana cool
so sometimes my mic kind of turns off i don't know why that is weird but at least i get a notification
and i just have to turn it back on i'm so sorry about that don't know why that keeps happening... [Read more]