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Tue, 25 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Grammar: How to Teach Nouns Everyone and everything that exists in this world have what it is called or known by, and that automatically is the name of that person or that thing. We can then define a noun as a name given to persons, places, animals, objects, substances, qualities, actions, and measures. Table of Contents CLASSIFICATION OF NOUNS 1. COMMON NOUN: 2. PROPER NOUN: NOTE: 3. COLLECTIVE NOUN: 4. CONCRETE NOUN: 5. ABSTRACT NOUN: 6. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN: 7. COUNTABLE NOUN: Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate NICODEMUS U. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. CLASSIFICATION OF...  [Read more]

English Grammar Overview - Parts of Speech - Articles   And now we'll have a look at our articles. We can divide articles into these groupings: indefinite, using a or an, definite, using the, and oftentimes referred to as the zero article, is actually the absence of an article all together. With the indefinite article, we use it in a nonspecific way. "This is a pen," it's one of many pens. When using the definite article, we use it in a specific way. "This is the pen I'm using." We also use the indefinite article when mentioning something for the first time. "I have a boy and a girl." We use the definite article when mentioning that same thing an additional time or any additional times we mention it. So "I have a boy and a girl. The boy is eight and the girl is six." With the zero...  [Read more]

Sabrina Segal My name is Sabrina Segal I am a 22-year-old homeschooling mom of a trilingual three-year-old girl. I have a passion for doing yoga and am a certified yoga teacher. I recently got a TESOL certification and would love to teach ESL children. In my spare time, I love to read, watch documentaries, and play the piano. I am also really into health and fitness. Read my articles 5 Tips For Raising a Trilingual Child | ITTT | TEFL Blog Sabrina Segal Alumni Experiences Are you raising a bilingual or trilingual child? The following article showcases 5 great tips on how to raise a child trilingually.  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Different Way to Say "I Think" in English When debating and stating an opinion in English, "I think" is a very common phrase to use. However, there are many different ways of saying thoughts in English and you can use different phrases as you start speaking. There is a detailed list below.   Other Ways to Say I THINK In my opinion… In my opinion, the biggest challenge in today's world is global warming. I believe… I believe that you are telling the truth. I assume… I assume you always say this when you want to impress a girl. I would say… I would say that lady is very kind. In my point of view… In my point of view, it is not such a big deal.   Check out the list above for more ways to say "I...  [Read more]

Wed, 08 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Role of the Teacher: Jack of All Trades The one thing l liked most about teaching was the many jackets one gets to wear. To some l was a fashion icon, to others a role model, to others someone they could easily go to and talk about their life and personal challenges. Hence, the code of conduct for teachers stretches even to their communities and homes. Their mere being impacts the lives of the country's generations and helps build a nation, academically and socially. Table of Contents My Role Model Business Idea Source of Motivation Careful Parent Find your role as an English teacher abroad today! Related Articles: Listen to this blog post This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Trish A. My Role Model In 2002, l...  [Read more]

Companies Advanced TEFL Check out tefl tesol about Companies Advanced 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 A.W. - U.S.A. said: Classroom ManagementClassroom management style will vary for each teacher depending on class size, age and experience of the teacher. The teacher should develop a routine and establish a set of procedures as well as consistent attention getting signals so that the students will know exactly what is expected of them. Teachers will need to maintain discipline and order, especially in larger classes, and learn how to deal with those individual students...  [Read more]

Teach TEFL in Turkey - Istanbul Date posted:2007-02-05 | Writer: Private Family | Email: [email protected] ISTANBUL, TURKEY - Private LIVE-IN Teacher Required Very nice Turkish family looking for LIVE-IN female teacher. Family lives in a rural setting on the outskirts of Istanbul. Preference will be given to North American females with ESL teaching qualifications and experience, presently living in Istanbul and willing to move in with family as soon as possible. Must have an excellent knowledge of English grammar and of course, the ability to explain it well. :) 4-month contract which includes food and housing. Salary and holidays to be discussed. RESPONSIBILITIES: - lesson preparation and execution for one elementary-level businessman who requires 4-6 hours of English per...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Figures of Speech   A figure of speech refers to a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect. Below, we will take a look at the 10 most common figures of speech in English.   A figure of speech is used to make writing more interesting as it expresses something in another way than its literal meaning. Here are the 10 most common figures of speech in English. Metaphor A methaphor is a comparison between two different things, which share something in common. For example: The world is your oyster.   Metonymy This refers to a phrase that is replaced with another phrase with a similar meaning used to describe something in an indirect manner, such as: I remain loyal to...  [Read more]

Class Short TEFL Check out tefl tesol about Class Short 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 W.P. - U.S.A. said: Common Linguistic Problems Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories: language form, language meaning, and language in context. English is an extremely complex language. Before students? can be considered truly proficient, they must not only master a variety of tenses and irregular verbs, sentence structure and parts of speech, but they must also work to understand and master lexical and...  [Read more]

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]

Wed, 18 Jul 2018 Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas How to Set Up Your EFL Classroom the Right Way Once you've decided on a proper desk arrangement (read the post if you haven't yet!), it's time to think about the set-up of the rest of the classroom, including the students themselves. This post explores how to set up your EFL classroom the right way to maximize efficiency and fun with your students. Table of Contents The Right Student Placement Placing Your Equipment Effectively Decorating Your Classroom Listen to this blog post Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related Articles: The Right Student Placement So you've got the desks arranged in one of the recommended set-ups and now you need to fill those chairs with your students. If you don't know the students or you are begining a...  [Read more]

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas 4 Super Easy Tips for Teaching Vocabulary to Young Learners When students hear 'vocabulary', they may expect to hear the word 'list' next. More often than not, we associate the word 'list' with 'boring'! We think of 2 daunting columns of black letters on white paper: one with the native language and one with the target language. But it doesn't have to be that way, and for teaching young learners, it cannot be that way. Certainly, teaching vocabulary will involve lists that help learners to receive language methodically and thoroughly. But what a teacher does with the vocabulary lists can be creative and fun and, most of all, memorable! Table of Contents Using Visuals - Loads of Them! Teaching Vocabulary Using the ESA Methodology Acting...  [Read more]

Teach English in York, England Date posted:2008-05-04 | Writer: Village Camps | Email: [email protected] Village Camps, York England operates at Queen Ethelburga’s College, an  extraordinary British Boarding School just outside of York.  Facilities at the College include language classrooms, a computer lab, tennis courts,  soccer pitches, a climbing wall, a small indoor multi-sports hall, an athletics track, playing fields, an arts and crafts centre, a theatre, a riding centre and an indoor swimming pool. Campers and staff members eat together (self-service) in the large dining room and sleep in very comfortable accommodations, all with private kitchens, internet connections and en suite facilities.  There will be 2-4 counsellors per room.  The Camp...  [Read more]

Female volunteer ESL Teachers in India. Date posted:2006-01-18 | Writer: Unity Charitable Trust | Email: [email protected] Volunteering, a very good way to teach, serve, care and help others has a meaningful, positive impact on a society and the volunteers too can have many benefits like getting practical knowledge of a country or a region with different culture and customs. Whether you teach kids, serve orphaned children, you'll experience the real world through hands-on work. You can use this experience to explore your major or career interests. Volunteering brings together a variety of people. Both the recipients of your volunteer efforts and your co-workers can be rich sources of insight. Volunteering has many other intangible benefits. It can help you give back to society, break...  [Read more]

Reasons to Take an English Level Test as a Non-Native English Teacher   Hi everybody wherever you are right now. I'm in South Korea and it's 10 a.m. Friday, so good morning. I'm back here again today, my name is Linda from ITTT 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 appreciate it. If at any time during this live session you have any questions, feel free to drop your comments in the comment section from whichever platform you're watching from. We are streaming live on Facebook and on YouTube at the same time. If you can see me and hear me just leave a hi in the comment box, that would be highly appreciated so that I know that everything is working well. For the first couple of minutes let's...  [Read more]

Vacancies For TEFL Teachers in Rayong, Thailand Date posted:2010-08-02 | Writer: Rayong St. Joseph School | Email: [email protected] Rayong St. Joseph Catholic Girls' school requires native speakers of English for full time teaching positions. Salary starts at 30,000 baht per month, and will increase upon a successful 3 month probationary period. Experience and TEFL / TESOL qualification is preferred. Ideally you will already be in Thailand. The school will assist with the work permit. Rayong is a nice city to work in and is located on the coast. We currentlly have 19 international teachers on staff. Send your CV and recent picture to the e-mail address given on the job heading. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification...  [Read more]

Accreditation Authorized TEFL Check out tefl tesol about Accreditation Authorized 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 T.B. - South Korea said: Creating materialsAttempting to and creating materials has been both frustrating and rewarding at the same time, First you have to come up with a theme; after you have decided what your lesson is going to be about you have to decide what you are going to teach, and how much you want to delve into that specific topic, basic or really advance depending on the levels of the students, You have balance the lesson in such a way that its...  [Read more]

Teach TEFL in Pakistan Date posted:2008-12-01 | Writer: The Kaghan Memorial Trust | Email: [email protected] The Kaghan Memorial Trust (KMT) is a non-profit charitable organisation established following the earthquake of 2005 that devastated northern Pakistan. KMT is looking for qualified female teachers from around the world who will commit for a minimum of one year and preferably two years to teach at the charitable Kaghan Memorial School. As teachers, they will come and live in the beautiful Kaghan Valley in North Pakistan in one of the areas worst hit by the earthquake. The Kaghan Memorial School has been established by KMT to provide quality education, free of charge, to children, boys and girls, from this earthquake devastated region. Even prior to the earthquake, the people of...  [Read more]

Job Teaching English in Belize Date posted:2018-04-15 | Writer: Projects Abroad | Email: [email protected] Volunteering as a teacher in Belize with Projects Abroad is a great way to gain practical TEFL work experience while giving back. You do not need to have any previous teaching experience to participate. As a volunteer, you will have a positive impact on the lives of the children you teach, whether you are a gap year student, career breaker, or simply looking for a meaningful way to contribute during a vacation. The educational system in Belize is based on the British system, and education is compulsory for children between the ages of 6 and 14. Although primary education is free, there are a large percentage of children who are not receiving an education because of the...  [Read more]

Volunteer TEFL Position in Colombia Date posted:2015-08-19 | Writer: The Santa Maria Foundation | Email: [email protected] The Santa Maria Foundation works to empower young girls in Colombia who have had difficult pasts, to restore their self-esteem and provide them with a platform and confidence to advance in life and fulfill their potential. We are looking for 3 volunteer EFL teachers who are available for a minimum 3-4 months.   Your duties will include, but not necessarily be limited to: •Assisting with overseeing and implementing all elements of the English programme including welfare, activities and academic programme. •Collaborating with the management team. •Overseeing all day-to-day activities Qualifications: The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, reliable...  [Read more]

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Teachers Never Stop Learning - A TEFL Alumna's Thoughts on Being a Teacher My teaching experience began in a whirlwind. I graduated from college a semester ahead of my class, married, lived with my husband in my sister's basement for two months, and moved to South Korea. We had no idea what to expect. Sure, we'd read the blogs, talked to the director of our school, and even talked with people we know who had lived and taught in Korea. It still didn't fully prepare us for what to expect, how amazing it would be, and how hard. We lived in South Korea for 19 months teaching three through seven year olds daily and first through third graders several times each week. Table of Contents Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related...  [Read more]

Mon, 24 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Reasons Why Student-Teacher Relationships Are Important Learning a new language can be a daunting task. It requires a lot of studying, practicing, and participation in order to fully comprehend and be able to use a new language. That is why people who want to learn a new language prefer to take a class on it instead of trying to learn it themselves. Taking a class on the English language can help build a student's confidence and motivate them. It is especially important for an English teacher to develop a rapport with their students because English students need to feel comfortable with the person teaching them their new language skills. Table of Contents Student's Comfort Ways to Establish Rapport Do you want to teach English...  [Read more]

Thu, 07 Nov 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas An ESL Student’s View on The Global Status of English Yes, in my opinion, English is for sure a global language. Even as a little girl I was simply intrigued by that language. I like it so much, that I even tried to make up some words. It seems to me that it's a kind of language that can easily go through your ears. It's elegant and very special, al least that's how I see it. Nowadays, it's a world spread language that is taught in schools around the globe. English is everywhere. We can find it to be the main language in computers, mobile phones, video games. Meetings are being held in English, there are restaurant menus all around the world, written in English, there are street signs in English. Youngsters communicate in English...  [Read more]

Wed, 02 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Montessori Approach to Teach Reading to ESL Students Reading and writing are sometimes taken for granted by adults who have mastered the skills-but looking at them from a toddler's perspective in Montessori classroom, they are skills of extraordinary difficulty. Literacy is a complicated, challenging process that includes the association of symbols with sounds, sounds with words, and words with ideas. Table of Contents Description of the Way Further Steps Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Abuduxukuer A. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Description of the Way The...  [Read more]

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences How Working and Teaching English Abroad Will Influence Your Life I was born in the United States in a big Italian family, where Italian customs and tradition played a key role and influence in my upbringing. My Mom and Dad were travelers of a different kind and would take many hiatus to exotic lands in far off places, leaving us children behind. Table of Contents Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Rosella P. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. However, one year when I was just a little girl, my parents decided it was time to take the entire family on an 8 months travel...  [Read more]

Sun, 05 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Comparative Teaching Methodologies This is my teaching experience so l will tell it in the form of a story. In 2011, l sat for my Advanced Level final exams and then applied for a post of temporary teacher at a school in an area called Date. Beginning of 2012, l traveled to Date from Harare to begin what l call a character building turmoil. I was an inexperienced 20-year-old girl who was about to take on a class that would be sitting for its final exam come to the end of that year, with half the class being my former primary school classmates and the other half not thinking much of me. Table of Contents My Experience Building Confidence The Importance Of Communication Conquering Doubts And Fears Choice Of Assignments Being...  [Read more]

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Coursebook Review There are thousands of English coursebooks nowadays, and one might get confused while trying to choose a coursebook for the students. I have faced this problem as well, trying to choose the coursebook for private classes with a 7-year-old student who has already learned some English before. Table of Contents Oxford Resources and Materials Coursebook Contents Feedback Structure Revision Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Elena K. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Oxford Resources and Materials As far as I am concerned, Oxford University Press is known to be...  [Read more]

Accredited TEFL Centers Check out tefl tesol about Accredited TEFL Centers 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. S. - U.K. said: The value of observed teaching practice Although I had had some teaching experience in 1-2-1 lessons while studying journalism many years ago little did I know those first attempts would develop into some great potential of opportunities later on in my life. And, as it happens only so often, it would take me aback and by total chance. Two years ago I decided to follow my biggest dream and come to italy to study Italian. That decision (`Life offers you...  [Read more]

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences How Important is Personal Teaching Experience in Russia? Five years ago, I didn't have the experience, nor the knowledge to teach English. However, I have the skills to speak like a Native Speaker. Table of Contents My First Classroom Self-Study Test Group My Surprising Observation Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course today! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Amina C. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. My First Classroom At first, I have 3-4 students between 2-3 years old. I was given lesson plans to follow and instructions on how to teach this group and I simply followed it. Teaching 2-3 year's old non-Native...  [Read more]

Institute Global TEFL Check out tefl tesol about Institute Global 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 C.M. - France said: Pronunciation problems in ChinaPeople usually think speaking and understanding are as natural as breathing. They just take the ability of speaking for granted. But they often forget that the ability of speaking English embodies the correctness of pronunciation and intonation. Actually in china adult English learners are facing a real challenge. This article is about the common pronunciation difficulties of adult learner and some factors influencing...  [Read more]