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Wed, 22 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The Appropriacy of Punishment in Younger ESL Classes Is it appropriate to punish younger children in an ESL classroom? No, there is no need for that. Punishment is such a strong word to use for children when trying to learn a new language. Learning a new language may be difficult for everyone. It requires patience towards the children you teach and patience towards yourself. Punish us not the word that I would use, discipline is. Table of Contents Misbehavior The Principles of Discipline Understanding Students' Challenges Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Kathrina M. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the...  [Read more]

Top 5 ESL Teaching Ticks for Your Online Classes in 2022   ESL Teaching Online 2022: Do you want to boost your online English teaching? Then this live stream is for you! Our TEFL expert Liza will share her online teaching experience and help to enhance your lessons in 2022! #TEFL#BestTEFL #TeachEnglishOnline Are you ready to teach English abroad or online? Click here and get started today: https://bit.ly/37gs5vO What is TEFL Certification? Where is it valid: https://bit.ly/36ma2Fg Check out our wide range of TEFL Courses: https://bit.ly/3ltqt73 Teach English online from anywhere you want: https://bit.ly/3ltqEPL Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Check out ITTT's Blog Posts  [Read more]

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The Benefits of Implementing Songs and Music in the ESL Classes For the summative task for this course, I decided to research the use of songs in the classroom. The use of songs interests me because it seems that this is a good medium to provide some variety in the classroom and develop interest. Songs and music can also be used with all age groups, although of course whereas singalongs may be more appropriate with very young learners, other activities such as lyric breakdown are still very useful for older learners. Table of Contents Motivation The 9 Benefits by Lynch Pronunciation Training Developing Language Aspects Using Songs with Older Students 6 Steps to Make a Song Accompany the Lesson Context Songs for Adults Do you want to...  [Read more]

Top 5 ESL Teaching Ticks for Your Online Classes in 2022 12/14/2021 hey guys it's liza here and it's been about two weeks since the previous live stream session so i am super happy to be back here and i hope that today's live stream will be helpful and you will find something insightful uh in my tips and tricks uh so today we will discuss uh five useful uh things you could apply to your online teaching classes in 2022 so this new year is coming and it is really important to make sure you can enhance your english classes somehow and i am here to share several tips that uh you can actually utilize uh so um stay tuned and we will discuss all of them right here on the screen you can actually see uh the topic of today's session uh but uh if you have any further questions related to the point...  [Read more]

Top 5 ESL Teaching Ticks for Your Online Classes in 2022   ESL Teaching Online 2022: Do you want to boost your online English teaching? Then this live stream is for you! Our TEFL expert Liza will share her online teaching experience and help to enhance your lessons in 2022! #TEFL#BestTEFL #TeachEnglishOnline Are you ready to teach English abroad or online? Click here and get started today: bit.ly/37gs5vO What is TEFL Certification? Where is it valid: bit.ly/36ma2Fg Check out our wide range of TEFL Courses: bit.ly/3ltqt73 Teach English online from anywhere you want: bit.ly/3ltqEPL Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Check out ITTT's Blog Posts  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Indefinite Pronouns - Grammar Quiz This grammar quiz is perfect for ESL students practicing indefinite pronouns in their ESL classes.   Are you interested in teaching English as a foreign language? Get your TEFL or TESOL Certification with ITTT. Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Check out ITTT's Blog Posts  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Adjectives and Adverbs Grammar Quiz This grammar quiz is perfect for ESL students practicing adjectives and adverbs in their ESL classes.   Are you interested in teaching English as a foreign language? Get your TEFL or TESOL Certification with ITTT. Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Check out ITTT's Blog Posts  [Read more]

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas What are the Different Techniques that Have Been Used to Teach Students a New Language? Throughout history, several different teaching approaches and methodologies have been tried and tested with some being more popular and effective than others.There are various teaching methods and techniques that are employed to help students learn a new language and this critique explains the advantages/disadvantages and effectiveness of some of the more important approaches. Table of Contents Grammar Translation The Audio-Lingual Method The Structural Approach Suggestopedia Total Physical Response (TPR) The Silent Way Task-Based Language Learning The Lexical Approach Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: ...  [Read more]

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Flashcard Games for ESL Classrooms Most of the teachers in my school would say that the purpose of flashcards is to simply introduce grammar points, concepts, review vocabulary; and most likely, they would mention the joylessness of flashcards when teaching unmotivated students. In truth, flashcards are known for being one of the most boring ways to study. Nevertheless, there are reasons why teachers still choose flashcards for conducting lessons. Russian people say: "Repetition is a mother of learning." I can not argue with the Russians. Indeed, repetition is crucial, but it often changes the mood of the classroom to "boring." Normally, it happens when the activities with flashcards are poorly organized, or when there are no other...  [Read more]

TEACHING METHODOLOGY: What is CLIL, and how to apply it in online ESL classes? 06/17/2021 hey there it's lizzy here and i'm super glad to welcome you to today's live session um today i'm going to talk about um methodology and uh the reason i chose this topic is that um in my previous live streams many um viewers many um many of you who watched my uh previous live streams uh requested to dwell upon this point so i decided that it's a great topic to discuss over this live session uh and by the way um i am an online esl teacher uh so i always try to implement um this teaching methodologies uh in my online esl lessons so everything i try to deliver via these live streams is actually based on my personal experience um i also try to find some useful tips on the internet uh so uh it's it's not...  [Read more]

TEACHING METHODOLOGY: What is CLIL, and how to apply it in online ESL classes?   CLIL TEACHING METHODOLOGY: Do you want to offer your ESL students outstanding lessons based on modern teaching approaches? Then, come to this live stream and learn about CLIL. #TEFL#BestTEFL #TeachEnglishOnline Are you ready to teach English abroad or online? Click here and get started today: https://bit.ly/37gs5vO What is TEFL Certification? Where is it valid: https://bit.ly/36ma2Fg Check out our wide range of TEFL Courses: https://bit.ly/3ltqt73 Teach English online from anywhere you want: https://bit.ly/3ltqEPL Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Check out ITTT's Blog Posts  [Read more]

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Hanging on Every Word: The Importance of Cultural Sensitivity in the EFL Classroom The student sitting in front of his teacher was upset, unwilling-- perhaps unable-- to engage in the classroom activity taking place around him. The task seemed harmless enough-- a simple game of hangman to solidify vocabulary retention-- but had left this student paralyzed. The student's teacher, my friend Tom, did not press the issue but rather waited to have a conversation with his student until after class when all of the other students had left for the day. "Teacher, my brother died. The army hangs him." Tom was devastated. In his attempt to provide a playful opportunity for learning, he had forced a student to relive a trauma that had forever...  [Read more]

Tue, 05 Nov 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Teach English Through Movies: Best Tips to Make Your Classes Engaging Nowadays educators and CEOs are doubtful about the efficiency of the current educational contents and system. The question which keeps us alert about our performance as teachers is "Are we preparing our students to face the working demands of the century?" Table of Contents Reasons to Use Movies Ways to Become a Facilitator Working With Kindergarteners Working With School Kids Young Adolescents and Older Teens Preparing for The Movie Class During the Lesson Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Laura A. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the...  [Read more]

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas 7 Effective Speaking Activities for a Mixed-Abilities Classroom Speaking is one of the most important skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing). We do not only help students to understand, write and read it, but also speak it fluently. Teaching speaking skills for a mixed-ability classroom is not easy. Table of Contents 1. Pair or group. 2. Say things about a picture. 3. Speaking clocks 4. How many? 5. Disappearing text 6. I went to the shop and I bought 7. Word Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Huyen N. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. When we are teaching a class...  [Read more]

Tue, 24 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas 6 Striking Benefits of Games in the ESL Class Games are one of the most important components in the classroom. They include activities that have goals and rules at the same fun time. There are lots of benefits to playing games in the classroom. Students can practice important skills by playing an educational game in a small group or with a partner. Whole class games are great means to review skills for a test or at the end of the unit. When students need a brain break or during an inside recess, action games work perfectly. Games can be given for homework to provide fun, engaging and differentiated practice. Games can be played in all subjects and at all grade levels. Games are fun as well as beneficial. Here are important benefits...  [Read more]

Mon, 24 May 2021 Shirin Sophy Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Five Fun and Adaptable Games for ESL Classes Today's pedagogical approaches put considerable emphasis upon the importance of providing students with the opportunity to have a joyful educational experience through adding enough and well-located variety to the lessons. One practical way to do so is designing and adding aimful games to your plan in order to inject positive energy into your lessons, improve the mood of your class and make your lessons stick in students' long-term memory. Table of Contents Pizza game Hot seat Hot potato Spelling games Whisper chain Are you ready to teach English as a foreign language? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! Since not only young...  [Read more]

Wed, 11 Dec 2019 Federico Riva Teaching Ideas Rapport Building for The Most Enjoyable EFL Experience It is undeniable that rapport between the teacher and students and between students themselves makes the class successful and enjoyable. However, some teachers face problems trying to establish rapport with the students. Being an experienced EFL teacher, I keep facing the same problem: it is hard for me to create a relaxed atmosphere in the classroom and keep a balance between being students' reliable friend and their authority. Table of Contents Why Are Good Relationships Important? Interest in Students Outside of the Classroom Students' Private Life Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate...  [Read more]

2021 Online ESL Classroom: Top Tips for Planning Online English Lessons 01/12/2021 hello hello um if you guys join me please let me know in the comment section that you can see me clearly and you can hear this uh video uh so that i know that my equipment works smooth um so please let me know that you're here and you see and hear me clearly i'll be very very thankful for that um and um yeah to start with uh my name is lisa i'm an itttttt tefl expert and an online english teacher and today we will talk about one of the most important things in tefl teaching online lesson planning well we will talk about lesson planning in general but as long as i'm more specialized in online teaching i'll try to share my personal experience in planning online classes um hello guys thanks for joining me um...  [Read more]

Tue, 14 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas What is The Future of Technology in The Classroom? Twenty years ago as an elementary school principal in a large inner-city school district, the staff and I took great pride in creating what we considered to be an exemplary high-technology school. We believed that technology could serve as an excellent tool for children to develop critical thinking and deductive reasoning skills, deeper conceptual understanding, and the ability to communicate their understanding to others. This new paradigm was called inquiry-based information shifting teaching from a teacher-directed approach to a student-centered approach where the students acquired the skills necessary to access and use information. Of the many new initiatives, we started at this...  [Read more]

Sat, 11 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences How English Teachers Can Manage a Cultural Sensitive Class Today there is an increasing diversity not only in schools but also in other business aspects due to the result of globalization which in general dictates that we must develop more understanding of culture in order to exert true understanding among diverse populations which I believe is the base for maintaining a cultural sensitive class. But before I go in details, it vital to understand the true meaning of Culture, Sensitivity, and Culture sensitivity combined. Table of Contents What is a culture? What is cultural sensitivity? Approaches to manage a culturally sensitive class Advantages of Teaching a Multicultural class Disadvantages of Teaching a Multicultural class...  [Read more]

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Overcoming Stress: Classroom Challenges and How to Work on Them Before we dig in, I think it is very important to know exactly why we are doing anything that we do. Knowing the intention behind anything we do, gives us purpose and gives us the ability to see things from a bird's eye point of view. In this case, a person choosing to teach English as a foreign language needs to ask herself why do I want to teach English? Why do I want to be in a classroom with students from all sorts of different backgrounds? Table of Contents Students with different backgrounds Teacher's temper and attitude Role model Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate...  [Read more]

Shirin Sophy Shirin Sophy is an ESL teacher and a recent ITTT graduate with more than ten years of experience teaching to students of differing ages and ability levels alongside some professional teams and experienced teachers. Although Shirin enjoys working with various types of learners, she specializes in teaching English to young learners. She can use her positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage her students to work hard and succeed. Shirin lives in Iran and is inspired daily by her husband and lovely son. In her free time, Shirin likes to read, bike, and play with her son. Read my articles Five Fun and Adaptable Games for ESL Classes | ITTT | TEFL Blog Shirin Sophy Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Here are five fun and adaptable games for ESL classes that work in...  [Read more]

Archives for January 2023 The Best Countries For Teaching ESL in Europe Federico Riva Destinations TEFL Information Explore the best countries in Europe for teaching ESL: from job opportunities to cultural immersion experiences, find your perfect destination to teach and travel. The Importance of Speaking English in Today's World Hoàng Minh Huy TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Speaking skills are crucial for language learners. Learn the benefits of fluent speaking in a second language & strategies to improve your English speaking skills in this informative blog post. Top 5 ESL Teacher Strategies for Your Online Classes Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas In this blog post, we will look at five strategies you can use t boost your...  [Read more]

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Advantages and Disadvantages of Teaching Large Classes Once classes are considered, their sizes are the first item that comes to mind since they are held in different sizes and scales. As a definition, Class size concerns with how many students are present in a classroom learning session. However, in terms of several students in a class, it may range from just one student, such as one-to-one individual classes, to 100 students. The average student number in a class is somewhere around 20 to 30 students per class which are different across the countries. As mentioned, the number of students in a class has always been variant but even from Socrates' time up until now the importance of student population in the learning process has...  [Read more]

3 Best Tools to Gamify Your Online Lessons 12/14/2021 hi again everyone this is another live stream session by itt and my name is lisa i am happy to welcome you to this livestream session and today we're gonna discuss um three interesting tools you might utilize to make your lessons uh interactive and engaging because these uh things will help you to gamify to gamify your classes so in my previous live stream i actually shared uh several trends uh like 10 uh trends for 2022 that you have to think about to implement in your online classes and today i will dive into this idea of gamifying lessons and share several tools that you might actually use to help your students uh get excited and engaged into your content and i hope that you will love these ideas uh these are going to be actually um...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Debate Cards about Technology These are some fun cards you can use to practice debates in your ESL classes. Cut out the cards, students pick the card and should give their opinion on the statements written on it.   Are you interested in teaching English as a foreign language? ​Get your TEFL certificate with ITTT. Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Check out ITTT's Blog Posts  [Read more]

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas 3 Apps for Digital ESL Lesson Plans Being an ESL teacher is not an easy task, especially if you work as a freelancer TEFL teacher online. In this case, you have to be even more organized to provide better services to your students. This blog post offers you 3 apps for digital ESL lesson plans that will save you a lot of time. Table of Contents Why do you need a digital lesson planner? Evernote Some more essential features will work accurately for your digital ESL lesson plans: Pricing Trello Pricing Notion Pricing Do you want to teach English abroad or online? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! Why do you need a digital lesson...  [Read more]

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas How to Use Videos in Online ESL Lessons Watching videos is an effective way to switch between different activities or time fill. Modern students are more likely to watch videos or look at images than to do worksheets or read. Videos are also excellent sources of audio-lingual information that develops listening and speaking skills. Table of Contents Goals and Exercises Why use video-listening activities? Student's Level Video Length Exercise Ideas What activities to prepare? Video Resources for Online ESL Lessons For younger students: Vocabulary lessons: For teenagers and adults: Are you ready to start your own teaching adventure? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many...  [Read more]

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas The Importance of Diagnostic Tests in an ESL Classroom For teachers of English to speakers of other languages, a diagnostic test is a valuable resource that can be employed to help both the teacher and the student. A diagnostic test is given at the beginning of the course, and is intended to assess the student's current knowledge and mastery of the English language. Diagnostic tests are similar to placement tests, however, a diagnostic test is generally used to assess more areas of the English language as a whole. Diagnostic tests are important as they assist the teacher in preparing lessons and materials, can help gauge the level of the student and whether the course is a good fit, and can help students know what...  [Read more]

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 Federico Riva Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas 2021 Online ESL Classroom: How To Plan Effective Online Lessons Hello guys, please let me know in the comment section that you can see me clearly and you can hear this video so that I know that my equipment works smoothly. I'll be very thankful for that. To start with my name is Liza and I'm an ITTT TEFL expert and an online English teacher and today we will talk about one of the most important things in TEFL teaching, online lesson planning. Well we will talk about lesson planning in general, but as I'm more specialized in online teaching I'll try to share my personal experience in planning online classes. Table of Contents Watch the live session here Do you use the same method when teaching a group of students?...  [Read more]