Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!
Best International TEFL - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Best International TEFL
Check out tefl tesol about Best International 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.G. - France said:
Motivation in the Classroom Motivation is known as the force that drives humans to achieve goals. People are motivated to do things by different means. It can be either intrinsic or extrinsic. Usually motivation is extrinsic in children, meaning that an external factor has to be the reason to achieve a certain goal. Some children will show intrinsic motivation in things that are of interest to them. This works the same with adults, however, adults... [Read more]
Ways to Encourage ESL Students to Learn English - TEFL Blog
Wed, 02 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Ways to Encourage ESL Students to Learn English
To be able to answer this question, we need to think about what is the meaning of motivation. So motivation is the force that drives us to achieve our goals.
Table of Contents
What Does Students' Progress Depend on?
Motivation
Student-Teacher Relationships
Evaluation and Assessment
Parents Role
Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course!
Related Articles:
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Patrycja E. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
What Does Students' Progress Depend on?
Students' achievements depend on several factors such as students' learning opportunities, teacher's work, students'... [Read more]
How to Use Learners’ Internal Motivation - TEFL Blog
Thu, 02 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
How to Use Learners’ Internal Motivation
Motivating students is always a challenge and can, in fact, be one of the most difficult parts of education. There are countless ways to either encourage or intimidate a student into completing their work or participating in class but these external motivators have a limited effect. Encouragement and praise may only motivate a student while they are seated in the classroom. A teacher expressing disappointment on an uncompleted assignment may only encourage the student to avoid the subject or course work altogether. One of the best ways I have found for motivating students is to find a student's internal motivation.
Table of Contents
Finding Students' Future Goals
Setting Up The... [Read more]
Increasing Teacher’s Confidence - TEFL Blog
Tue, 03 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Increasing Teacher’s Confidence
For a class to be interesting and beneficial to both the teacher and the students, quite a lot of things have to be taken into consideration. Smooth sailing of the classes and success of the students in acquiring the English language can largely be attributed to the teacher's character and/or behavior. The confidence of a teacher has great meaning as it gives birth to students' confidence in learning English.
Table of Contents
What is Confidence?
Ways to Work On Confidence
Self-Education
Setting Up Goals
Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL Course Today!
Related Articles:
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Tendai K. Please note that this blog post might not... [Read more]
How Motivated Students Influence the Whole Atmosphere of the Classroom - TEFL Blog
Fri, 17 Jan 2020 Federico Riva
Teaching Ideas
How Motivated Students Influence the Whole Atmosphere of the Classroom
In any classroom, for students to successfully learn to the best of their abilities, they must be motivated to do so. If a student is not motivated to learn, they will not actively engage with the lesson, they will not focus on the information presented, and they will not retain the new material. This is why motivation is so essential for each student's learning experience. A large part of achieving student motivation comes from the teacher inspiring this motivation.
Table of Contents
Actions
Ways I Motivate Students
Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course!
Related Articles:
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Alexandria A. Please... [Read more]
Top Tips for Giving Feedback and Correction - TEFL Blog
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 Federico Riva
TEFL Information Teaching Ideas
Top Tips for Giving Feedback and Correction
Student feedback and correction are an integral part of our teaching methodology. In this blog post, we introduce some general concepts.
Table of Contents
Watch the video about this topic
Considering the teacher-student relationship
What is the goal here?
Peer evaluation and correction
One type of Mistake
Conclusion:
Related Articles:
Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials!
Watch the video about this topic
Many teachers either neglect giving appropriate feedback or they are not sure how to do so. In this blog I'm going to share some opinions and some data so that you can think about it and maybe implement some strategies of giving effective... [Read more]
What Drives Students in the Classroom - TEFL Blog
Thu, 26 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
What Drives Students in the Classroom
How can a teacher motivate an EFL classroom? Motivation is a major part of learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL). There is more to motivation in the classroom than knowing English is a useful language to learn.
Table of Contents
Importance of Motivation
Ways to Motivate
Types of Motivation
Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course!
Related Articles:
Listen to this blog post:
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Aaron F. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
Importance of Motivation
Students should be motivated to attend and pay attention in the classroom. Each student should be constantly... [Read more]
Organizations Short TEFL - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Organizations Short TEFL
Check out tefl tesol about Organizations 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
E.B. - Argentina said:
Enhancing the Learning Of all students in a Diverse ClassroomIt is a priority for all educators to provide an effective education for all of the students. This is often a great challenge especially in a diverse classroom environment. Diversity in student populations includes differences of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, and beliefs. Additionally, diversity amongst students can include a multitude of experiences and attitudes. It is important... [Read more]
The Secret Strategy of Developing Teaching Abilities - TEFL Blog
Thu, 06 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
The Secret Strategy of Developing Teaching Abilities
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate BUSAYO J. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
Table of Contents
Plan Your Teaching Backward from Authentic Performance Tasks
Steps to Take
Expect students to self assess their learning and performance and set goals based on assessment results:
Positive Results
Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course!
Related Articles:
Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials!
Plan Your Teaching Backward from Authentic Performance Tasks
Planning our teaching "backward" from desired performances on rich, authentic tasks helps teachers focus... [Read more]
5 Great Ways to Give Your Students Feedback - TEFL Blog
Tue, 02 Oct 2018 Linda Dunsmore
Teaching Ideas
5 Great Ways to Give Your Students Feedback
As a teacher, you should always give your students effective and meaningful feedback on their performance and progress. However, it is all too common for students to feel like they are being criticized by their teachers instead of being given constructive and useful comments. That's why we have listed these 5 great ways to give your students feedback.
Table of Contents
1. Tailor Your Feedback
2. Timing is Key
3. Balance the Feedback
4. It's All in the Details
5. Help Setting Goals
Listen to this blog post
Are you ready to teach English as a foreign language?
Related Articles:
1. Tailor Your Feedback
When giving feedback, you should tailor it to each specific student and base it on their... [Read more]
Moving Forward: My Personal Teaching Experience, Changing Careers - TEFL Blog
Mon, 11 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Moving Forward: My Personal Teaching Experience, Changing Careers
I've always wanted to be a teacher. In high school, I was inspired by my English teachers and the way they were able to make material interesting and motivating. I remember telling myself that I would not be the person who changes the world, but perhaps as a teacher, I would be able to inspire the person who would. From the beginning, my motivation was to help others in a meaningful way. My goal was to improve the lives of others. When I entered university, I found myself studying philosophy to become a professor in the future. However, the reality of being a university professor was a lot of presenting and publishing, with very little teaching. Because teaching... [Read more]
5 Simple Ways to Motivate Your EFL Students - TEFL Blog
Mon, 30 Jul 2018 Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
5 Simple Ways to Motivate Your EFL Students
Regardless of what you are teaching, the outcome of a learning process for students will be affected deeply by how motivated they are. Motivation can initiate students to pay more attention, care more about what they are learning, and increase the time and efficiency on the mission at hand. In an EFL course, motivation will most likely be a crucial factor in how fast and well a student may learn English.
Table of Contents
Knowing the Purpose
Engage the Students
Show That You Care
Encourage Your Students Frequently
Set Easy-to-Reach Goals
Listen to this blog post
Are you ready to teach English abroad?
Related Articles:
There are many ways to motivate students, and it may... [Read more]
5 Important Reasons to Start Planning Lessons Today! - TEFL Blog
Wed, 22 May 2019 Jon ITTT
Alumni Experiences
5 Important Reasons to Start Planning Lessons Today!
There are various thoughts among teachers on the use of lesson plans. Some believe that a lesson plan concentrates too much on the teacher and on what the teacher wants to accomplish and they think that this approach has the potential to neglect the students needs. On the other hand, some believe that a teacher should dictate what the students need most in a lesson. Personally, I believe that there needs to be a balance between a teacher being prepared by having a lesson plan but also have the flexibility to meet the students needs as the lessons progress.
Table of Contents
A lesson plan provides a framework
Lesson plans let you set clear goals
Planning your lessons shows students you... [Read more]
My Favorite Teaching Approach - TEFL Blog
Fri, 09 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
My Favorite Teaching Approach
I think to best address this question you need to know why I took this course. I am a USA certified teacher who arrived in China almost 6 years ago after a teacher in the Florida school system for 13 years. I was an ESE (Exceptional Student Education) certified, Middle School Math and Science teacher. When I first arrived, I assumed all the foreign teachers I worked with were also certified teachers.
Table of Contents
Listen to this blog post:
My Story
My Favorite Approach
What I Recommend to New Teachers?
Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course today!
Related Articles:
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Jennifer K. Please note that this blog post might not... [Read more]
What Are The Qualities that Make ESL Teachers Good? - TEFL Blog
Mon, 30 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
What Are The Qualities that Make ESL Teachers Good?
I would like to start by first explaining what means to teach, which by a vague definition is to cause the student to learn and acquire the knowledge that is taught in the classroom to meet all the objectives that are previously set by the institution and by the teacher. In other words, the process of teaching is formulated and organized in such a psychological and educational way for both the learner and the teacher to be able to attain some prearranged goals.
Table of Contents
Teaching Profession
Teacher's Uniqueness
Are there Good Teachers?
English as a Subject
Learning Types
Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course!
Related Articles:
This post was written by our... [Read more]
How to Build Confidence in Chinese Business Students - TEFL Blog
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
How to Build Confidence in Chinese Business Students
Self-confidence has been seen as a major contributor to a person learning a language. As a teacher and a counselor, I agree with Jack Welch's quote: Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do because then they will act. Confidence exists of three realms: who I am, what I can learn, and what I can do. These are steps that can be taken to help Chinese Business English students improve confidence in these realms.
Table of Contents
What is self-confidence?
Who am I?
What can I learn?
What can I do?
Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course today!
Related Articles:
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate William N.... [Read more]
Overview of Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences - TEFL Blog
Mon, 06 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Overview of Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
The theory of Multiple Intelligences was developed by Howard Gardner. The theory postulates that there are many different types of intelligence, which involve different skills and ways of thinking. Gardner (1989) relied on that intelligence was divided into the following categories: linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal and intrapersonal.
Table of Contents
Linguistic Intelligence
Visual/ spatial intelligence
Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
Logical-mathematical intelligence
Musical intelligence
Interpersonal intelligence
Intrapersonal intelligence
Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course!
Related Articles:... [Read more]
How to Give Feedback to Your ESL Students - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
How to Give Feedback to Your ESL Students
09/01/2021
hey everybody it's lisa here and i'm glad to welcome you to a new itttt live stream
uh so i'm going to wait for a while for some more people to join us uh but while
doing so i'm going to change the slide uh just one sec
so that you could see it um bigger so i'm going to zoom in
and yeah i'm just going to present itttt right right straight away
uh so itttt is a leading tefl and tesol training and we provide high quality
tefl certification so if you are interested in becoming
a teacher and you are willing to build on um a successful career
tefl should be the first step uh in this journey uh so check us out
we are presented on various social networks uh and yeah just go ahead and subscribe to our
youtube channel or follow us on instagram... [Read more]
6 Tips to Be an Inspiration to Your Students - TEFL Blog
Thu, 09 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
6 Tips to Be an Inspiration to Your Students
Motivation in the classroom is necessary, and very important when learning. As it is always important to be improving your methods and strategies, as a teacher to be able to make the class interesting and be optimistically as possible. Even though making learning fun, enjoyable, is important, it should not be mistaken as to what the end achievement and goal is to be. By making it fun, enjoyable, simply takes the tedious choir out of it, and to be more inspiring to achieve the end result.
Table of Contents
1. Help
2. Reward
3. Refer to real-life situation
4. Make fun
5. Organize trips
6. Be caring
Are you ready to teach ESL students abroad?
Related Articles:
Listen to this blog post
... [Read more]
What is Motivation and How does it Influence Students? - TEFL Blog
Tue, 10 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
What is Motivation and How does it Influence Students?
A vast majority of people nowadays complain about motivation deficiency that does not allow them to progress in all spheres of life. They simply feel adhered to one spot and have no desire to act and realize goals and aims which later leads to frustration. This tendency also is quite cognizable among teachers, as they have to work with unmotivated students daily. The view that I tend towards is that to tackle a problem of motivation absence a competent teacher should comprehend several aspects such as what is motivation, why students do not have the enthusiasm to study, how to identify sources of motivation deficiency and finally, how to motivate and inspire students to study.... [Read more]
Methods of Teaching Adult Students Online - TEFL Blog
Mon, 10 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Methods of Teaching Adult Students Online
There is no doubt that the development of new technologies has a great effect on people's jobs and the ways they manage their work. It is also the case when it comes to teaching. At this step, one should understand that teaching English to kids and teens, especially in groups, might require a teacher's full presence and in-class participation. However, teaching adults is something that steps away from the methods used with children. In this work, several ways of tackling this issue will be suggested.
Table of Contents
Why is the online mode of teaching in demand?
Advantages of online courses
Drawbacks of teaching online
Ideas of activities for online classes
Do you want to teach English... [Read more]
How The Personality of a Teacher Influences Student Growth - TEFL Blog
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
How The Personality of a Teacher Influences Student Growth
The role and responsibilities of a teacher are very complex. Teachers are responsible for making sure their learners acquire the knowledge they need but also achieve their qualification by the end of the course in a safe learning environment, so they have the skills and experience they need to start their careers. To achieve that goal a teacher must be creative, professional, flexible and knowledgeable enough to deal with daily challenges and find different ways to help their learners' needs. Establishing a safe and stimulating environment for learners, creating mutual respect and set goals that stretch and challenge learners of all backgrounds and abilities.
Table of... [Read more]
How Self-Analysis and Reflection Can Help a Teacher Improve - TEFL Blog
Thu, 27 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
How Self-Analysis and Reflection Can Help a Teacher Improve
The CEO of a multi-million-dollar company I worked for once told me, "Change or change will change you." This motto has stuck with me since the day I heard him say it. It's part of the reason why I decided that I want to be a teacher. I know it's going to bring me out of my comfort zone and force me to do things that I otherwise would never do. A teacher can never stop learning; one has to constantly improve. Otherwise, what's the point? Some of the most important ways to ensure that one improves as a teacher are to self-analyze and reflect. It's fine to use these tactics at one's own pace and discretion, but they are of utmost importance.
Table of Contents
Revision and... [Read more]
How to Teach English Grammar Communicatively - TEFL Blog
Tue, 28 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
How to Teach English Grammar Communicatively
In today's emphasis on quality education and the development of communicative competence in English, "English grammar "seems to be a big taboo when talking about English teaching. Most English teachers feel comfortable teaching a conversation lesson or a lesson that integrates other skills such as listening, reading, or writing. They show creativity in those lessons and include various ideas to help students improve their language skills. how ever this, however, more difficult when teaching a grammar topic.
Table of Contents
Goals
Steps
The last activity in the grammar lesson is a communicative activity, this is really the culmination of the lesson.
Do you want to teach English abroad?... [Read more]
3 Tips On How to Set Up a Friendly Environment Where Students Do Not Get Along With Each Other - TEFL Blog
Thu, 04 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
3 Tips On How to Set Up a Friendly Environment Where Students Do Not Get Along With Each Other
Learning is a process that can take place even in ''non-friendly'' environments. Everything can be made out to be a competition between students and mistakes can be the shame of the ones making them. Group work and pair work can be replaced by a teacher talking time and individual work. English language lessons though as all language lessons are important for communication and this need and will for communication first take place in the safe environment of the class, so that later on, it can extend out of the classroom, in real life.
Table of Contents
Listen to this blog post:
1. Work on the same goals
2. Work on the class dynamics
3.... [Read more]
Lesson Planning as a Matter to Self-Organization at The Beginning of Your Teaching Career - TEFL Blog
Wed, 15 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Lesson Planning as a Matter to Self-Organization at The Beginning of Your Teaching Career
Lesson planning is very important for all teachers but is especially useful for a teacher at the beginning of his/her career. A lesson plan is an aid for teaching, a working document, a record, and a guide for what should be included in the lesson or entire subject during the term.
Table of Contents
Understanding the goals
A record of work
Structure for the lesson
Are you ready to teach English as a foreign language?
Related Articles:
Listen to this blog post:
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Costas P.
Understanding the goals
Aid to planning will help the teacher decide what he/she wants the students to achieve by... [Read more]
Helping Students to Become Confident - TEFL Blog
Mon, 10 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Helping Students to Become Confident
Being an educator means more than just simply teaching your students their daily lessons. To a large extent, children develop self-confidence in their abilities through their academic environment and that is developed on a daily basis since it does not happen overnight. When students acquire healthy levels of self-confidence, they are better equipped to face the stress of school and college education. Students with self-confidence pay more attention in class, get along better with their peers and generally have a more focused and inquisitive attitude. As a teacher, one can use a variety of activities and techniques to promote self-confidence in your students.
Table of Contents
Feedback
Goals... [Read more]
Top 5 ESL Teacher Strategies for Your Online Classes - TEFL Blog
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]
Answering the Question on Why Motivation is Necessary for the Classroom - TEFL Blog
Fri, 13 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Answering the Question on Why Motivation is Necessary for the Classroom
What is the key objective of a teacher? It is simple: ensuring students learn well and don't forget what they were taught a few minutes after a course ends.
Table of Contents
Teacher's proficiency
Research in the field
Proof of the findings
First impression
Useful recommendations
1. Teacher's personal attitude
2. No boredom in the ESL classroom
3. Realistic goals
4. Classroom environment
5. Self-assurance
Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course!
Related Articles:
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Cinzia G. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
Teacher's proficiency... [Read more]
The Roots of Motivation to Learn a Second Language - TEFL Blog
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
The Roots of Motivation to Learn a Second Language
Motivation has long been a major concern for most English teachers. There is no doubt that it is a potent force in language acquisition. Motivation, both intrinsic and extrinsic, is a key factor in the success of students at all stages of their education, and teachers can play a pivotal role in providing and encouraging that motivation in their students. All students are motivated differently and it takes time and a lot of effort to learn to get a classroom full of students enthusiastic about learning, working hard, and pushing themselves to excel.
Table of Contents
Reasons for Learning
Teaching Materials
Choice of Activities
Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course!... [Read more]