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Learning Teaching Skills: What Does it Take to be an Effective Teacher? - TEFL Blog
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 Federico Riva
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Learning Teaching Skills: What Does it Take to be an Effective Teacher?
Two years ago, I found myself in a remote village deep into the Himalayan Mountains in northern India. I had traveled there with the intention of volunteering in a daycare center in a Thibetan village. When I got there, I was informed that the daycare did not need help, but would I be willing to teach English to the monastery's young monks? I was very nervous at first, as I had no experience with this! Seeing their need, however, I reluctantly agreed. So I spent the next three months teaching what I could, however I could, albeit in a very disjointed and unknowledgeable way.
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3 Reasons to Take a TEFL training Course - TEFL Blog
Tue, 30 Apr 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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3 Reasons to Take a TEFL training Course
"Why should I bother to complete a TEFL course?" is a question I personally had asked many times and a question I have heard many others inquire about.
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General stereotype
How can you benefit from the course
If you don't have a teaching qualification
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General stereotype
Since there are programs that allow individuals to teach English in a foreign country without TEFL or TESOL certifications, many see it as a waste of time. I will be honest and say that I was one of those people. I am current teaching in... [Read more]
Teaching English in Japan - Alumni Report by Gabriella S. - TEFL Blog
Mon, 07 May 2018 Linda Dunsmore
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Teaching English in Japan - Alumni Report by Gabriella S.
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF!
What is your nationality?
Hungarian
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What is your nationality?
What city and state are you from?
How old are you?
What is your education level and background?
Have you traveled abroad in the past? If so, where have you been?
Where did you study?
What made you interested in going to teach English abroad?
What were some of your concerns before teaching abroad?
Why did you decide to get TEFL certified and choose ITTT?
Which TEFL certification course did you take?
How did you like the course?
How has your TEFL training helped you in your current teaching position?
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Why Would Someone Want to Complete a TEFL Course? - TEFL Blog
Tue, 07 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Why Would Someone Want to Complete a TEFL Course?
There are many reasons why a person might be interested in becoming TEFL certified. Initially, I only really had one reason, is that it'd be an interesting way to start my career as a teacher and would determine if this was something I wanted to do with a big portion of my life. One of my major life goals is revamping the American education system and making it more efficient, especially on the public-school level. I've learned a decent amount about how education is handled in several countries outside of America and while no system is perfect, there are things we could be doing better. By finding a TEFL job in another country I'd be able to gain experience as a teacher as well as... [Read more]
ESL Teacher's Role Through The Lens of Their Contribution - TEFL Blog
Thu, 15 Apr 2021 Elizaveta Pachina
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ESL Teacher's Role Through The Lens of Their Contribution
'One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is necessary raw material, but warmth is vital for the growing plant and the child's soul.Carl Jung
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Teacher’s Opinion: Building Rapport is of Great Importance - TEFL Blog
Mon, 06 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Teacher’s Opinion: Building Rapport is of Great Importance
I would start by saying that talking about my own experience either as a learner or a teacher it is really important to love what you are doing. As a student, I like a teacher that may help me not understand the subject but also be so interested that I would start doing research and learn more about the topic. We as teachers have a lot of responsibility, we can make the difference between someone who has to learn the language only because of her or his parents told them to learn a foreign way to communicate with people from other places. I want to go further and make them fall in love with this language.
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E.F. - Italy said:
Why complete a TEFL courseLiving abroad is a very fun, and fulfilling thing to do in life. Many people dream of living abroad, finding work, and living as one of the locals. However, from experience I can say that moving to a foreign country is anything but easy. Challenges from learning the language, culture differences and probably the most important: finding a job. However, I had the opportunity to do some of my own research before I moved... [Read more]
Teaching English in Spain - Alumni Report by Julia E. - TEFL Blog
Fri, 01 Jun 2018 Julia Erbacher
Alumni Experiences
Teaching English in Spain - Alumni Report by Julia E.
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF!
What is your nationality?
I am American.
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What is your nationality?
What city and state are you from?
How old are you?
What is your education level and background?
Have you traveled abroad in the past? If so, where have you been?
Where did you study?
What made you interested in going to teach English abroad?
What were some of your concerns before teaching abroad?
Why did you decide to get TEFL certified and choose ITTT?
Which TEFL certification course did you take?
How did you like the course?
How has your TEFL training helped you in your current teaching position?
Which city and country did you decide to teach English in and why?
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How Learning Chinese Made Me A Better English Teacher In China - TEFL Blog
Wed, 27 Feb 2019 Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
How Learning Chinese Made Me A Better English Teacher In China
The following blog post is about an ITTT graduate who shares his story on how learning Chinese helped him to become a better English teacher in China.
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What do you call someone who speaks only one language?
"My insights into their language and culture were incredibly helpful."
"Many Chinese are anxious about speaking English with natives - more so than is to be considered normative."
"The best ESL teachers are the ones with experience with the native language of their students."
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Why Should We Teach Our Children Through Stories? - TEFL Blog
Wed, 04 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Why Should We Teach Our Children Through Stories?
As a teacher, we often find ourselves daunted with the task of capturing our students' interests and also equipping them for the future. Not only do we seek to train better students, but we also want to produce better citizens, workers, and future teachers. Teaching is still held the same purpose throughout all these years: bettering our future through the lives of our students.
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Teaching Methods
Benefits of Using Stories
Easy to Remember
Higher Level of Engagement
Relative
Storytelling
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The Importance of Phonetics when Teaching English - TEFL Blog
Wed, 15 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
The Importance of Phonetics when Teaching English
For the longest time, people have separated teaching English from linguistics, which tends to include all their subcategories. However, phonetics, in particular, plays an incredibly integral part of the teaching of the English language. Why is an understanding of phonetics important in aiding the teaching pronunciation, articulation, and intonation? Being able to demonstrate how one changes the shape of their mouth, or the placement of their tongue can be the difference between someone speaking correct English and sounding as close as possible to a native speaker. Without at least a basic knowledge of this concept, how can we as teachers properly explain and display the way our... [Read more]
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Interesting vs Interested - English Grammar - Teaching Tips
This video covers the difference between 'interested' and 'interesting'. As these two words have a similar pronunciation and spelling, their usage is often confused. 'Interesting' describes the people or things that cause the feeling of interest to someone, for example: Today's lesson about world history is very interesting. 'Interested', on the other hand, describes how someone feels, such as here: I am very interested in learning another language.
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. This convenient, highly structured design... [Read more]
The Effectiveness of Online English Learning For Young Children - TEFL Blog
Fri, 21 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
The Effectiveness of Online English Learning For Young Children
A lot can be said about the connections teachers make when coming face to face with their students for the first time. Eye contact and smiles are tools teachers should use to immediately create a welcoming environment. There is nothing better to put a nervous child at ease, especially when spoken words are not an option. Can these same tools be effective through a computer screen? Can a child, half a world away, learn from a stranger they can't understand? Is it possible to convey warmth and a desire to teach through a screen? Is it possible to teach a language?
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5 Strategies of Teaching Mixed Ability Classroom - TEFL Blog
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
5 Strategies of Teaching Mixed Ability Classroom
Although students may be in the same class, they may not necessarily have the same ability level. This can be seen in all classes; however, this can become very noticeable in a class designed to teach a language to someone who is not a native speaker. It is up to the teacher to notice these differences in ability levels and restructure their lessons accordingly. There are a few different strategies that will help with gaps in ability levels, which consist of the use of different materials, providing the same materials with a different task, paring weak and strong students together, and even doing nothing.
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Rapport as a Center of Teacher-Student Relationships - TEFL Blog
Thu, 29 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Rapport as a Center of Teacher-Student Relationships
In my life, I had the opportunity to work in several different jobs. I use to work as a physical education teacher, swimming coach for kids, fitness instructor, supplement salesman, and many other roles. In all those jobs and also in personal relationships establishing and building rapport was from the critical importance, and being an English language teacher and establishing rapport with the students is no different.
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Why Rapport is Important?
Ways to Establish Rapport
Personal Opinion
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3 Points to Consider When Designing a Course Syllabus
Mon, 10 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
3 Points to Consider When Designing a Course Syllabus
Good day, today I want to talk about syllabus design. During 3 years of intensive teaching experience in China. I noticed that all students have different behavior and activity in the classroom. At first, I associated it with different climates in families. But many children who were bad in some of the activities have good families. I want to remind you that I work with the first group of young learners.
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Anticipated Problems
Multiple Intelligences
Types of Activities
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Teaching English in South Korea and China - Alumni Report by Linda D. - TEFL Blog
Mon, 23 Apr 2018 Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
Teaching English in South Korea and China - Alumni Report by Linda D.
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF!
What is your nationality?
American and German
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What is your nationality?
What city and state are you from?
How old are you?
What is your education level and background?
Have you traveled abroad in the past? If so, where have you been?
Where did you study?
What made you interested in going to teach English abroad?
What were some of your concerns before teaching abroad?
Why did you decide to get TEFL certified and choose ITTT?
Which TEFL certification course did you take?
How did you like the course?
How has your TEFL training helped you in your current teaching position?
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Building Confidence in Speaking English in a Non-Native Speaking Country - TEFL Blog
Thu, 16 Apr 2020 Mary Blancaflor
Alumni Experiences
Building Confidence in Speaking English in a Non-Native Speaking Country
I have been teaching English to local and foreign students and for the most part, I noticed that no matter how much the learners would like to polish their English, some things hinder them to accomplish their goal in speaking the language. Studying a foreign language in a non-native speaking country requires more discipline and motivation. Learning a foreign language is not acquired overnight. It has to undergo a specific type of training and the amount of time to learn. For this reason, I came up with a list of why students find it hard to learn a foreign language and what they must do.
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How Becoming a TEFL Teacher Can Help You Fulfill your Ultimate Potential According to Abraham Maslow - TEFL Blog
Wed, 19 Jul 2023 Ariella Libre
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How Becoming a TEFL Teacher Can Help You Fulfill your Ultimate Potential According to Abraham Maslow
One of my minors during my undergraduate studies was psychology. I started taking psychology classes in high school. My upbringing was extremely dysfunctional and it made me curious about people. As a psychology student, I was introduced to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a psychological theory by Abraham Maslow.
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Understanding Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: A Guide to Reaching Your Full Potential
Unveiling Maslow's Pyramid: The Path to Self-Actualization
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How to Become an ESL Teacher - TEFL Blog
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 Elizaveta Pachina
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
How to Become an ESL Teacher
In the world, there are many different professions that people dream of. If you ask someone to name some of them, they probably would say something like a doctor, teacher, singer, and so on. When I was a child, my dad wanted me to become a teacher. He thought that becoming a teacher was a great job. Not just him, but many other people also thought so. It has always been like that. Back then, I was too young to understand the reason. But now that I have become a teacher, I am starting to realize why my dad and everyone else liked it.
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When Do You Become a Teacher?
Many Responsibilities
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A.A. - Korea said:
Why Complete a TEFL courseWhy should one complete a tefl course? Well, that is a question I asked myself, off and on, for the last few years. I have been teaching in south korea since 2007, and with my Master?s Degree, my pay was better than most esl teachers. I really didn?t see the need for it. Also, as a former distribution center manager and trainer, I had no problems organizing myself, speaking to others in large groups, and lecturing/presenting... [Read more]
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EFL Teacher Needed in Brazil
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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.
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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.
In unit 10, I can now see how to use the ESA Methodology correctly. The first video showed what not to do in... [Read more]
Pronunciation Mistakes that Brazilians Make While Speaking English - TEFL Blog
Fri, 05 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Pronunciation Mistakes that Brazilians Make While Speaking English
The origin of many non-native English speakers can be recognized by their accents. For instance, Indians, French, and German people are easily identified by their accent. However, there are accents that are not easily recognizable, and one of them is the Brazilian accent. We can recognize Brazilians while he or she speaks English by 6 mistakes in the pronunciation that only Brazilians make.
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Additional Sounds
Sound Replacement
Say as it is Written
Difficult Sounds
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Why Complete a TEFL Course? - Is it really helpful? - TEFL Blog
Tue, 21 May 2019 Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
Why Complete a TEFL Course? - Is it really helpful?
For me, the decision to take a TEFL course was one that I had not planned on at any time in my life until recently. English to me was never my strongest subject in school. As an American growing up I found my personal education experience to be fairly mundane and unrewarding. The courses that I enjoyed more were math and science, especially physics. These topics seemed to hold my interest better. Traditional school was never a priority to me, but an understanding of how things work and why is what captivated my interest.
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T.P. - U.S.A. said:
Common Linguistic ProblemsWhen is comes to learning new languages there are many common linguistic problems. I am currently Studying Spanish as a middle aged adult. I never thought learning a language would be so challenging. I had always wanted to learn Spanish, and figured it would be easy. I have been learning Spanish now for almost 18 month, and I feel like I will never learn the language completely. I plan on moving to peru to help me learn and... [Read more]
5 Things Teaching English in China Taught Me - TEFL Blog
Wed, 21 Oct 2020 Anastasiia Ovchinnikova
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5 Things Teaching English in China Taught Me
It's already been a year and a half since I said goodbye to my young English learners at a small bilingual kindergarten in Beijing and packed my suitcases to start a new life chapter in Spain. The memories of this time, 10 GB of pictures and videos on my hard drive, and a little notebook with local recipes still warm up my heart. The life of an expat is not that easy, but it's worth it in so many different ways. This blog post talks about the most important things that I've learned after almost three years of living and teaching English in China.
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2. Get familiar with the... [Read more]
The 3 Most Important Parts of Classroom Management for ESL Teachers - TEFL Blog
Thu, 21 Feb 2019 Jon ITTT
Alumni Experiences
The 3 Most Important Parts of Classroom Management for ESL Teachers
Classroom management is one of the most important aspects of teaching and is the key to students' successful learning. Consequently, how to effectively manage and run classroom becomes the central theme and sometimes the biggest concern for English teachers, especially when facing young learners. There are a variety of settings with different scenarios but since I currently teach in Japan, here I would like to focus on the class setting in which all students are Japanese, i.e., of a single nationality who learn English as a foreign language.
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The classroom environment
Student behavior
The importance of building trust in the classroom
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Why Teaching English in Chile is Awesome and Will Change Your Life - TEFL Blog
Thu, 05 Mar 2020 Ron Borland
Alumni Experiences
Why Teaching English in Chile is Awesome and Will Change Your Life
When I think back to my time teaching English in Chile, I can say that it has been an awesome experience for me because of how wonderful it can be to share one's native language with someone else. Probably the best thing about it was to see the others in gaining their experience overall in adapting to the new way of thinking. I know I had my troubles as I had to teach sometimes in Spanish what the rule was in English. For that, I relied on the help of other teachers to help with some of the grammar.
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"I am very thankful for the TEFL course from ITTT"
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A.C. - U.S.A. said:
Foreign Language Experience Clear Communication in the ClassroomI had been serving as an English Teacher in a foreign country for nine years without having completed a tefl course. I wanted to study a tefl course from the time I began teaching at the school I am currently teaching at. However, there were no courses being taught here locally. I then began researching universities in the U.S. that offered tefl courses, but that would have meant leaving my students... [Read more]
Pronunciation Challenges Students Face in China - TEFL Blog
Wed, 08 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Pronunciation Challenges Students Face in China
Every learner of a foreign language may face pronunciation problems now and then. Languages that belong to one language group have more in common in phonics and are usually easier to learn to pronounce correctly. But such languages as English and Chinese are so different, that Chinese learners (and I bet English speaking learners of Chinese too) often have many difficulties in pronunciation.
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State of the problem
Common pronunciation errors
How to correct pronunciation problems
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