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Thu, 09 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Is Grammar Still Important in Spoken English? According to the Collins online dictionary, grammar is defined as "the ways that words can be put together in order to make sentences." The Oxford learner's dictionary defines grammar as "a person's knowledge and use of a language". If those two definitions were to be combined we could define grammar as the way we utilize the language knowledge we possess for the purpose of communication. In keeping with this definition then, it can be said that in order to communicate effectively, grammar is essential. Table of Contents A new approach to study No grammar is needed to communicate Common mistakes Master your grammar teaching skills by taking a TEFL course today! Related Articles:...  [Read more]

Provider All TEFL Check out tefl tesol about Provider All TEFL 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 F.M.- U.S.A. said: English as a global language Before English can be given the status of ?global language?, I think the term must be defined so we know the grounds to this statement. I don?t think that the term can be defined only by how many countries that use English as their mother tongue or how many people speak the language as their first. If that were the case, English could easily be compared to Spanish, Mandarin, and Hindi, which in fact have more native speakers of the...  [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]

Fri, 01 Nov 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas 3 Ways to Develop a Healthy Classroom Management Strategy To answer the question of what is effective classroom management it is firstly important to define what is meant by "classroom management". ITT defines classroom management as: "the skill of organizing and managing the class, having a friendly, relaxed manner and maintaining disciple" (page 2, unit 5, ITT course content – which is also referenced throughout the below essay) Table of Contents 1. Organizing and managing the class 2. The friendly and relaxed manner 3. Maintaining discipline (1) Preventing problem behavior: effective teachers can prevent problems arising by (2) Responding to problem behavior: effective teachers respond to problem behavior by Do you want to...  [Read more]

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas What Classroom Management Skills Can Teachers Develop to Contribute to the Success of EFL and ESL Learners? Classroom management skills are an important part of a teacher's profession. The success of EFL and ESL learners depends on the teacher's expertise in delivering an effective lesson in a well-managed classroom. Classroom management skills vary from one teacher to another. Classroom management skills are a trial and error process. They take time to build and come with experience. Every teacher has a different style. If the students are learning effectively in a classroom, then the teacher has succeeded in delivering a solid lesson with good classroom management skills. A successful teacher has a positive effect on students'...  [Read more]

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas What is Grammar and How to Teach it to ESL Students? Grammar plays a very important role in learning and teaching a foreign language. What is grammar? Crystal describes grammar as "the business of taking a language to pieces, to see how it works" (as cited in Bentsen, 2017). Table of Contents Definition of Grammar Explicit Grammar Teaching Williams believes that meaning-focused instruction Communicative Approach Nunan defines communicative language teaching as Larsen-Freeman's recommended that grammar teaching Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Meral B. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or...  [Read more]

Immediate Opening For EFL Teacher in Mexico Date posted:2012-09-26 | Writer: Lincoln English Center | Email: [email protected] Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Check out ITTT's Blog Posts Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching.   Since i grew up seeing my mother teaching, i noticed many common aspects between her...  [Read more]

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences English in The United Kingdom and in The United States of America When I started my ITTT classes, I wasn't totally sure of the difference between British English and American English. I knew there were accents and pronunciation differences, but it seemed like no big deal. Then I learned more about grammar, vocabulary, idioms, and spelling. When you speak to someone who has never spoken or has very little knowledge of the two, I can see how things get really confusing. British English is a bit more formal and follows the Kings English, where American English is a little bit more laid back. Table of Contents Defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary: Especially: Defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary: British English vs. American...  [Read more]

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Differences between Young Learners and Adult Learners in the TEFL Environment This post will focus on the differences English teacher face when they are working with a class of young learners compared to a class of adult learners. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: What are adults - what are young learners? Typical Qualities of Adult Learners Typical Qualities of Young Learners Behavioral Problems with Young Learners Which type of students do you prefer to teach? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Rebecca M. Listen to this blog post: What are adults - what are young learners? First, it is necessary to define what we...  [Read more]

The Best Teaching Ideas for TEFL Teachers The Importance of Grammar and How We Teach it Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Is grammar the most important aspect of ESL? The answer to this question is given by our TEFL graduate in this article. The 3 Typical Problems For ESL Students from Different Countries Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Some problems in English are typical to a particular nationality and other challenges are faced by students of different nations and cultures. Our TEFL graduate considers them in this essay. How Can English Influence a Student’s Future Career? Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas English is now an integral part of many people's lives. Our TEFL graduate considers different ways of how this language can influence students' future...  [Read more]

Great ESL teachers required! Date posted:2024-03-15 | Writer: Maximo Nivel | Email: [email protected] Maximo Nivel is looking for great ESL teachers to join our teaching team in Costa Rica.  Maximo Nivel is a leading language training center and we are very well known for our “Native English Program.” The Native English Program is clearly defined by our dedication to excellent teaching, professionalism in everything we do, and great client service. Maximo Nivel is a hard-working and professional group—and these are the kind of teachers we look for. Tasks ESL teachers teach 30 contact hours per week, Monday – Friday. Class size is strictly limited to 12 learners. Most teachers teach a range of levels from Basic to Advanced. The majority of our learners are young adults...  [Read more]

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The Skills and Mindset of an Effective Teacher This unit tells us about how to be an effective teacher, what are the skills and characteristics that the Teacher should have and responsibility that is putting on to their shoulders. Table of Contents How to define a good teacher? Teacher's roles Classroom manager Organizer Assistant Prompter Participant Tutor Facilitator Observer Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Joan G. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. How to define a good teacher? The very first question that you will probably read about is, what makes a good teacher? Here...  [Read more]

Part-Time English Teacher Wanted in France Date posted:2022-01-16 | Writer: Fénelon - Notre Dame | Email: [email protected] The Filière Internationale of the Fénelon Notre Dame school has an opening for a qualified part-time teacher of English at the primary level as well as at 6th to 10th grade levels. Job Summary- Provide a welcoming, safe, and supportive learning environment-Assume responsibility for the planning and effective delivery of courses, in relation to the curriculum objectives-Evaluate, monitor, and record student progress and achievement-Establish a positive and dynamic environment that encourages participation-Collaborate with other teachers and participate in team meetingsInform parents of students' progress by way of report cards, conferences, and...  [Read more]

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas How Materials are Incorporated in Teaching English Online Online English teachers are divided into two groups. The first group is online ESL teachers that work for an education company. The second group is online ESL teachers who freelance. I will explain the two types of teaching materials, authentic and created materials, and how materials are incorporated in teaching English online to students. The focus of this article will be young learners as that is my personal career goal. Table of Contents Authentic Materials Created Materials Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Dora E. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily...  [Read more]

TEFL in Bangalore, India Date posted:2008-02-24 | Writer: Spectrum Consultants | Email: [email protected] Spectrum Consultants India Pvt Ltd seeks Language Specialists for a 1-year contract in Bangalore, India, to grow its current team of 25+ Language Specialists. As a successful candidate you will work full-time as a Spectrum staff member within a Fortune 500 company’s training department. You will monitor quality of service calls (primarily with respect to Language) and deliver effective learning solutions for intercultural and language learning needs. Requirements: • TEFL qualification (SIT TESOL Certificate, UCLES CELTA, or equivalent) • Bachelor’s degree • 2+ years ESL/EFL teaching experience • Intercultural sensitivity and effectiveness in a work environment...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina 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. Read my articles How English Grammar Can be Acquired More Effectively by ESL Students | ITTT | TEFL Blog Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our TEFL graduate explains the ways of acquiring grammar. How Can Knowledge of First Language Acquisition Aid Successful Second Language Acquisition? | ITTT | TEFL Blog Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas This blog post contains information on language acquisition. How Can Reading Influence Language Acquisition? | ITTT | TEFL Blog Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas This article overviews...  [Read more]

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Top 5 ESL Teacher Strategies for Your Online Classes In this blog post, we will look at five strategies you can use t boost your effectiveness within the class and also as a general way of increasing your online business. Ideas covered include the use of gamification and individualization. Table of Contents Watch the video about this topic Gamification Individualization Charting your course Strategies of content delivery Narrowing down your niche Are you ready to teach English as a foreign language? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! Watch the video about this topic Gamification This idea isn't new but not many teachers appear to try to apply it to...  [Read more]

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 Hadassah Roberts Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas How to Teach the Growth Mindset in the ESL Classroom Having a growth mindset can be life-changing. As an English teacher, you can teach your students to have growth mindsets, and this will undoubtedly be very helpful to them for the rest of their lives. Table of Contents What is a Growth Mindset? Why is it Important for Students to Learn a Growth Mindset? How to Teach Students the Growth Mindset Conclusion Over to You Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! I used to have absolutely no idea what a growth mindset was, but when I learned what it actually is, I realized how much I had been missing out on. I put what I had learned into practice, and my life started to...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Types of Articles: Definite Article & Indefinite Articles   Let's take a look at the different types of Articles in English! Learn article definitions and how to use definite and indefinite articles in sentences with the ESL infographic below.   Article Definition An article is defined as a word that modifies or describes a noun. Adjectives are used before the noun to show whether it refers to something specific or not. So, in a way, articles can also be described as a type of adjective as they also tell us something about the noun, just like adjectives. There are two types of articles in the English language, they are indefinite articles (a, an) and definite article (the).   Definite Article Definite...  [Read more]

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Is Teaching Slang and Idioms Important for ESL Students? Slang and idioms are often omitted from the formal education curriculum. According to the Cambridge dictionary, slang is defined as a "very informal language that is usually spoken rather than written, used especially by particular groups of people" and an idiom is defined as "a group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own". This essay will suggest possible reasons why slang and idioms are often excluded from formal English lessons, and posit that it is important to teach them to certain groups of ESL students namely, students who have moved to an English-speaking country with little or no prior...  [Read more]

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Multiple Tenses: Boon or Bane for ESL Students Tenses- Usually it creates tense for many ESL students during communication. It defines and differentiates the situation by time. Is time important in communication? Yes, it is. The wrong usage of tenses changes the exact meaning of the situation, what the speaker is trying to convey. So focusing tenses in grammar is more essential than others. Still, the proper usage of tenses is a complicated and confusing task for many high-level students in competitive exams. Then, what about the ESL students? Table of Contents Teaching tenses: Single tense at a time: Multiple tenses at a time: Why it is difficult? Suggestions for teachers: Teaching activities for multiple tenses: Do you want to...  [Read more]

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences How Language Learning Motivation is Affected by Young French-Canadian Students As a bilingual country, Canada has a considerable population of French speakers. Most of them live in the province of Quebec. A large number of Quebecers have always believed (and some still believe) that learning English as a second language will impede their proficiency in their first language. They are worried that future generations will not cherish French as much as they do because of the growing influence of the English language in Quebec. In a certain way, they want to preserve their French identity and the province's identity as intact as possible. This mentality becomes problematic in an academic environment when parents transfer their...  [Read more]

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences How Adults’ Learning Differs From Teenagers’ and Children’s Learning? ESL teachers must acknowledge that it is not equal teaching English Lessons to children, teenagers, and adults, there are some wide differences between the practices used in each case, classroom, population, levels, and country where English is taught, on this paper we will check how an ESL lesson may be affected by these variables, and how we could overlap them on the practices used in teenagers and adults English lessons. Table of Contents Basic concepts Self-concept Personal Experience Adults learning process Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Javier V....  [Read more]

English (ESL) Teachers Needed Immediately in Costa Rica! Date posted:2023-09-20 | Writer: Maximo Nivel | Email: [email protected] Maximo Nivel is a leading language training center and we are very well known for our Native English Program. The Native English Program is clearly defined by our dedication to excellent teaching, professionalism in everything we do, and great client service. Maximo Nivel is a hard-working and professional group and these are the kind of teachers we look for.Maximo Nivel:-- A professional organization with institutes in Cusco, Peru; San Jose, Costa Rica; and Antigua, Guatemala.-- Has been in Latin America for more than 20 years and offers you stable, safe employment.-- Provides full curriculum, textbooks, quizzes, exams, and all teaching materials.-- Offers...  [Read more]

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Peer learning: Is it Useful in an ESL Classroom? What is peer learning and is it useful in an ESL classroom? Let's first define what is peer learning. "Peer learning essentially refers to students learning with and from each other as fellow learners without any implied authority to any individual, based on the tenet that 'Students learn a great deal by explaining their ideas to others and by participating in activities in which they can learn from their peers' (Boud, 2001)" (Gwee, 2003). Table of Contents Language Level Grouping within the class Communication between students Disadvantages Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Soo Parra...  [Read more]

What is a TEFL exam? First we need to define what TEFL means before looking at the various ways in which it can be examined to provide a teaching certificate. There are various locations in which a TEFL exam can be taken and different methods of instruction, these will also be considered. What does TEFL stand for? The acronym TEFL stands for Teaching English as a Foreign Language and it can be used in any situation where the English language is being taught to non-native English speakers. Technically speaking, TEFL refers to teaching English in countries where English is not the native language. It is a term used mainly in the UK and is used interchangeably with the equivalent USA term TESOL. As with any profession, teaching has a series of exams at different levels. Within the world of...  [Read more]

What is a TEFL exam? First we need to define what TEFL means before looking at the various ways in which it can be examined to provide a teaching certificate. There are various locations in which a TEFL exam can be taken and different methods of instruction, these will also be considered. Table of Contents What does TEFL stand for? What does the TEFL certificate involve and how is it examined? Where can I take the exam? Which type of TEFL exam does ITTT offer? What does TEFL stand for? The acronym TEFL stands for Teaching English as a Foreign Language and it can be used in any situation where the English language is being taught to non-native English speakers. Technically speaking, TEFL refers to teaching English in countries where English is not the native language. It is a term used...  [Read more]

Wed, 06 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences What Challenges do Chinese Learners of English Face in their Studies? Teaching English in China has become very popular for ESL teachers and many are looking for job opportunities in China. Finding a teaching job in China isn't too hard but working with Chinese students can be quite challenging. Table of Contents Grammar Challenge Pronunciation Challenge Environmental Challenge Cultural Challenge Generation Gap Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate VIKTORIIA H. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Grammar Challenge Chinese grammar is very different from English and many Chinese...  [Read more]

TEFL Jobs in Costa Rica  ESL Teacher Writer: Centro Cultural Costarricense-Norteamericano | Email: [email protected] Work with Centro Cultural Costarricense-Norteamericano Costa RicaWe are excited to offer you the opportunity to teach English in virtual and face-to-face scenarios with an established institution with over 78 years of service to the country. Centro Cultural Costarricense-Norteamericano is a non-profit language institute and cultural centre declared to be of public interest by the government of Costa Rica. We serve the needs of thousands of English learners from around the country through our consolidated language programs and innovative learning materials. Our teachers are true educational professionals who plan and deliver high quality learning experiences for...  [Read more]

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Confidence Increasing Strategies: an Effective Tutorial For ESL Teachers Since I am still relatively new to teaching, I felt it was important to reassure myself on why I choose this career path as well as my efficacy in the role. Self-monitoring is extremely important in both our personal and professional lives. Self-regulation leads to personal growth and that is invaluable in our lives. I believe that the teacher needs to be a student first. As a teacher begins to develop more experience in their role over time, naturally follows comfort and sometimes comfort can lead to complacency. I believe that students cannot benefit from a complacent teaching professional because the world around us changes frequently. Students need to be...  [Read more]