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What Is the Best Choice: One-to-One or Group Teaching? - TEFL Blog
Sun, 12 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
What Is the Best Choice: One-to-One or Group Teaching?
I have taught one-to-one through tutoring English students on several levels, from five-year-old young learners to teenagers and adults in the past. Though all of these were rewarding and have taught me a lot about my own skills, the different TEFL courses also allowed me to apprehend teaching groups and how it can differ from teaching one-to-one. The following is a summary of my take on this subject, based mostly on my experiences.
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Teaching materials
Classroom management
Comparing two types of classes
My personal challenges
Are you ready to teach ESL students?
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BilingualismThere is a general idea that each person has a mother tongue. This term is however problematic. Just think of the bilingually educated child who knows German best but says ?German is my father tongue.? Therefore, other terms exist such as native language, or cradle tongue. They refer to the language exposed to within a so-called critical period, i.e. the first few years in childhood. But, then, everybody knows of immigrant kids to the US... [Read more]
Is there TEFL certification near me? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Is there TEFL certification near me?
Our in-class TEFL certification courses are available in a variety of locations around the world, and there might even be one near you. This type of course is very popular as many trainees find it more productive to be taught in person by an experienced teacher trainer rather than having to work through the course materials alone.
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Is there TEFL certification near me? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Is there TEFL certification near me?
Our in-class TEFL certification courses are available in a variety of locations around the world, and there might even be one near you. This type of course is very popular as many trainees find it more productive to be taught in person by an experienced teacher trainer rather than having to work through the course materials alone.
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In-class TEFL course basics
In-class TEFL course trainers
In-class TEFL course teaching practice
In-class TEFL course accommodation
In-class TEFL course locations
In-class TEFL course locations in Europe
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Live Session With ITTT Alumna Brittany From 'The Life Of Brit' - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Live Session with ITTT Alumna Brittany from 'The Life of Brit'
Welcome to another live session this week and we're on at a different time this week. Usually we're a little bit earlier, but we have a special guest today, and that's because she's based in Germany. So we had to change the time a little bit. I’m Linda from ITT, you've probably seen me before, if you've watched us live and I’m here with Brit today.
Hi Brit!
Hi, thanks for having me, and painting your time to meet my schedule, and thank you so much for getting up early.I know it's early in Germany right now. just have my coffee and I’m good to go.That's awesome,where in Germany are you exactly? so I’m based near Trier, which is along the border with Luxembourg. So very close to Luxembourg?
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Live Session with ITTT Alumna Brittany from "The Life of Brit" - TEFL Blog
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 Federico Riva
Destinations Alumni Experiences
Live Session with ITTT Alumna Brittany from "The Life of Brit"
Welcome to another live session this week and we're on at a different time this week. Usually we're a little bit earlier, but we have a special guest today, and that's because she's based in Germany. So we had to change the time a little bit. I'm Linda from ITT, you've probably seen me before, if you've watched us live and I'm here with Brit today.
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That's cool, that's exciting. Have you been to Luxemburg?
Like I said, we have Brittany here today. We're doing a TEFL talk, sort of a casual TEFL talk today.
We are live on Facebook, and we're also live on YouTube. So please don't hesitate to ask questions.
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Live Event: The Best Ideas for Online TEFL Teaching in 2021 - TEFL Blog
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information Teaching Ideas
Live Event: The Best Ideas for Online TEFL Teaching in 2021
Hello everybody, I'm glad to see that some people have already joined me. My name is Liza, your ITTT TEFL friend and today we are going to talk about the most interesting topic from all of them I suppose. We are going to discuss online teaching and during this session I am going to share several ideas on how to enhance your online classes in 2021. I hope you enjoy it because it's something really cool to try and before we start let me quickly check if the equipment is working, if you see me clearly and if you hear me clearly please let me know in the comment section.
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The Best Ideas For Online TEFL Teaching In 2021 - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
The Best Ideas for Online TEFL Teaching in 2021
Hello everybody, I'm glad to see that some people have already joined me. My name is Liza, your ITTT TEFL friend and today we are going to talk about the most interesting topic from all of them I suppose. We are going to discuss online teaching and during this session I am going to share several ideas on how to enhance your online classes in 2021. I hope you enjoy it because it's something really cool to try and before we start let me quickly check if the equipment is working, if you see me clearly and if you hear me clearly please let me know in the comment section.
Okay. So it’s nice to see you guys and thanks for joining. I see several comments but I'm not sure what they are as there is something bad going on in the comment... [Read more]
TEFL Talk with ITTT Alumna Brittany from "The Life of Brit" - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
TEFL Talk with ITTT Alumna Brittany from "The Life of Brit"
11/27/2020
hello welcome to another live session this week and yeah we're on at a different time
this week usually we're a little bit earlier um but yeah we have a special guest today and that's why because
she's on base in germany so we had to change the time a little bit yeah i'm linda from itt you've probably
seen me before if you've watched our lives and i'm here with brit today hi brit
hi thanks for having me and painting your time to meet my schedule yeah and thanks so much for
getting up early i know it's early in germany right now oh yeah just have my coffee and i'm good
to go yeah that's awesome where in germany are you exactly
so i'm based near trier which is along the border with luxembourg so very
close to luxembourg... [Read more]
TEFL Brazil - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Job For Efl Teacher In Porto Alegre Brazil
Job For EFL Teacher in Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date posted:2011-05-08 | Writer: Instituto de Linguas | Email: [email protected]
Thank you for your inquiry and for your interest in my school. This program was developed by ASBI, a cultural exchange organization in the south of Brazil. It has been designed for native speakers of English who want to exchange ESL teaching for the opportunity to live in Brazil and become acquainted with its language and culture. This is the second time that my school is going to take part in it. TEFL qualifications are preferred but not required. Some form of ESL teaching experience is also advantageous.School semesters in Brazil last approximately from March 1st until July 20th and from August 1st to December 20th. Besides the regular semesters, I also... [Read more]
How to Develop Your Teaching Skills as a Non-Native English Speaker - TEFL Blog
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information Teaching Ideas
How to Develop Your Teaching Skills as a Non-Native English Speaker
Hello, nice to see you. I'm waiting for people to join me and if you are joining please let me know if you hear and see me clearly. Hello everybody, nice to see you guys, thanks for joining. Don't be afraid to write down your comments. Is the sound and picture okay because I want to make sure that this stream goes smoothly? There are many people joining today, that's awesome. It means that today's live session is going to be interesting and will hopefully be useful to many people. Let me remind you of the name of the stream today. We're going to talk about how to develop teaching skills as a non-native English speaker.
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How To Develop Your Teaching Skills As A Non Native English Speaker - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
How to Develop Your Teaching Skills as a Non-Native English Speaker
Hello, nice to see you. I'm waiting for people to join me and if you are joining please let me know if you hear and see me clearly. Hello everybody, nice to see you guys, thanks for joining. Don't be afraid to write down your comments. Is the sound and picture okay because I want to make sure that this stream goes smoothly? There are many people joining today, that's awesome. It means that today's live session is going to be interesting and will hopefully be useful to many people. Let me remind you of the name of the stream today. We're going to talk about how to develop teaching skills as a non-native English speaker.
If you are watching during the live session and don't have time to finish it with us, this video... [Read more]
How To Build Your Teaching Career As A Non Native English Teacher - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
How to Build Your Teaching Career as a Non-Native English Teacher
Hello everybody, my name is Liza and I am super glad to welcome you to my weekly live session. Please let me know that you can see me clearly and hear me clearly. Today's live session is going to be devoted to a really popular question in my direct messages. I've received several requests to talk about teaching career advice and I hope everybody will find something interesting in this live stream.
We've got the chat box here and you basically can comment with whatever you want. As I have already mentioned my name is Liza and I am a TEFL expert and a former ESL teacher. I’ve been teaching online since 2020 because of the quarantine and because I just want to work remotely. I'm also a non-native English speaker and... [Read more]
How to Build Your Teaching Career as a Non-Native English Teacher - TEFL Blog
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 Federico Riva
Budget and Salary TEFL Information Alumni Experiences
How to Build Your Teaching Career as a Non-Native English Teacher
Hello everybody, my name is Liza and I am super glad to welcome you to my weekly live session. Please let me know that you can see me clearly and hear me clearly. Today's live session is going to be devoted to a really popular question in my direct messages. I've received several requests to talk about teaching career advice and I hope everybody will find something interesting in this live stream.
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Unfortunately, I'm not sure how to pronounce your name, but the question is, have you experienced talent-based learning?
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How to teach English in Europe - Top Tips to find Jobs! - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
How to teach English in europe - Top Tips to find Jobs!
04/23/2021
hello hello hi linda here from itt for another weekly
live session on facebook and youtube at the same time as always if uh you've watched one
of my lives before thanks so much for tuning in again and if this is your first time watching
hello and welcome thanks so much for being here today and um yeah if you are listening to this
as a podcast episode thanks so much for downloading the podcast means a lot to us we always turn our live sessions into
podcast episodes and you can find them on spotify google podcasts
uh itunes all those podcast places out there and um yeah welcome welcome today's
topic is teaching english in europe
so two weeks ago i talked about teaching english in asia and i focused on seven different... [Read more]
Live TEFL Q&A: We Answer All Your TEFL/TESOL Questions - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Live TEFL Q&A: We Answer All Your TEFL/TESOL Questions
Hi, I am back for another live session this week. My name is Linda from ITTT. I took a break last week, I was traveling a little bit in Korea, not too far but I got to enjoy the cherry blossoms. That's why there was no live session from me last week. But I'm back this week and I'm super excited. Today we're going to have a Q&A session, so you guys can ask me questions about TEFL and TESOL, teaching abroad, teaching online, whatever you want to know about. So something a bit more casual, let's have a chat. I would like to get to know you guys better and you can get to know me, ITTT and TEFL. If you can see me and hear me please drop a hi or something into the comment box so that I know that everything is working well.
... [Read more]
The Biggest Misconceptions about TEFL/TESOL - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
The Biggest Misconceptions about TEFL/TESOL
11/12/2020
hello hello and thanks for tuning in i'm just
checking if everything is working properly our stream and stuff so i think it's working
um if you can see me if anybody's there um hello thanks so much for tuning in we're
actually streaming live today on two platforms we're streaming live on facebook and we're also live on
youtube at the same time so wherever you're watching this from thanks so much for tuning in
my name is linda i'm a marketing and affiliation professional
at itt and i live in south korea i've been in south korea for five and a
half years now and if you're interested in you know teaching english in south korea and asia
you can check out my personal um social media you can find me on instagram
facebook anywhere and you... [Read more]
Where to teach English Online: Best Websites to Teach on for Both Native and Non-Native Speakers - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Where to teach english online: Best Websites to Teach on for Both Native and Non-Native Speakers
04/14/2021
hello everybody so lisa's here and i'm super glad to
um welcome you to today's session i'm excited that um it didn't take
long uh after the previous one and by the way if you didn't see uh the previous
lifestyle i strongly recommend you to do that because um last week
we discussed uh teaching in china and i know that many people are
interested in going abroad to teach and to discover new cultures so
if you want uh to know a little bit more about it um just feel free to check out the
previous life and today we are actually going to talk about
a slightly different approach to teaching which is online teaching uh it is also super
valuable and uh today's session uh will will take... [Read more]
The Dos & Don'ts Of Teaching English Abroad - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
The Dos & Don'ts Of Teaching English Abroad
02/27/2023
hi guys hey Linda here from ITTT back
this week with another live session thank you so much for joining me today and taking some time out of your day
today to be here with me and learn something new hopefully about teaching English and today we're going to talk
about the do's and don'ts of teaching English abroad sort of everything you
need to know you should know before you embark on this exciting journey of
teaching English abroad so yeah let me know if you can hear me if you can see me uh drop a hi in the comment section
oh perfect and also let me know where are you watching from today
I already see crystalline here Hi crystaline how are you doing good to see
you again awesome great where are you guys watching from today where... [Read more]
Live TEFL Q&A: We Answer All Your TEFL/TESOL Questions - TEFL Blog
Wed, 05 May 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information
Live TEFL Q&A: We Answer All Your TEFL/TESOL Questions
Hi, I am back for another live session this week. My name is Linda from ITTT. I took a break last week, I was traveling a little bit in Korea, not too far but I got to enjoy the cherry blossoms. That's why there was no live session from me last week. But I'm back this week and I'm super excited. Today we're going to have a Q&A session, so you guys can ask me questions about TEFL and TESOL, teaching abroad, teaching online, whatever you want to know about. So something a bit more casual, let's have a chat. I would like to get to know you guys better and you can get to know me, ITTT and TEFL. If you can see me and hear me please drop a hi or something into the comment box so... [Read more]
How to teach English in Europe - Top Tips to find Jobs! - TEFL Blog
Wed, 19 May 2021 Federico Riva
Budget and Salary Destinations TEFL Information
How to teach English in Europe - Top Tips to find Jobs!
Hello, Linda here from ITTT for another weekly live session on Facebook and YouTube at the same time as always. If you've watched one of my sessions before thanks so much for tuning in again and if this is your first time watching, hello and welcome. If you are listening to this as a podcast episode, thanks so much for downloading the podcast, it means a lot to us as we always turn our live sessions into podcast episodes and you can find them on Spotify, Google Podcasts, itunes, all those podcast places out there.
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Live TEFL Q&A: Ask Us Anything! - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Live TEFL Q&A: Ask Us Anything!
03/31/2021
hello hi i am back for another live session this
week my name is linda from itt over here and um yeah hi i took a break last week
i was um traveling actually a little bit of traveling in korea not too far um but yeah i enjoyed the
cherry blossoms so that's why there was no life for me last week
but um yeah i'm back this week i'm super excited to be back and um yeah today we're just
gonna have a um you know q and a session so you guys can ask me questions
about tefl and tesol and everything uh teaching abroad teaching online
whatever you want to know about tefl and tesol and all that good stuff um so yeah that's what i'm here for
today so something a bit more casual um let's have a chat i like to you know uh get to know you
guys better you... [Read more]
Top Tips for Teaching English to Young Learners - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Top Tips for Teaching English to Young Learners
02/18/2023
hi welcome Linda here from ITT back this
week with another live session I hope you're doing well thank you so much for joining me today I'm happy to see you if
you can see me and if you can hear me clearly if everything's working please just leave a high in the comment section
and uh maybe also let me know where you are right now where are you watching
from today what time is it there how are you doing let me know in the comments we are live on Facebook and on YouTube at
the same time and we also always turn our live sessions into podcast episodes so if you're listening to this as a
podcast thank you so much for the download and thank you so much for listening we really appreciate that
don't forget to like And subscribe um so... [Read more]
How To Teach English In Europe Top Tips To Find Jobs! - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
How to teach English in Europe - Top Tips to find Jobs!
Hello, Linda here from ITTT for another weekly live session on Facebook and YouTube at the same time as always. If you've watched one of my sessions before thanks so much for tuning in again and if this is your first time watching, hello and welcome. If you are listening to this as a podcast episode, thanks so much for downloading the podcast, it means a lot to us as we always turn our live sessions into podcast episodes and you can find them on Spotify, Google Podcasts, itunes, all those podcast places out there.
Today's topic is teaching English in Europe. So two weeks ago I talked about teaching English in Asia and I focused on seven of the most popular countries in Asia and today we're going to do the same thing for... [Read more]
The Top 10 Questions You Need to Ask Before Enrolling In a TEFL/TESOL Course - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
The Top 10 Questions You Need to Ask Before Enrolling In a TEFL/TESOL Course
02/14/2021
hi hi and welcome to another live session my name is
linda from itt and um yeah i'm back again this week um who would have thought no uh but
we're pretty consistent uh with um our live events so we are going live
twice a week me one time and then my colleague lisa one time
and um yeah so happy to be here today guys let me know if you can see me
if you can hear me and also where you're watching from just drop in um hi watching from
so and so into the comment section that would be really really great and yeah
um i'm super excited to be here again today
um normally i go live on fridays um well friday morning in south korea i'm
in south korea but today i'm going live on thursday um because we are actually... [Read more]
10 Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Teaching Abroad Job Offer - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
10 Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Teaching Abroad Job Offer
09/22/2022
Hi, welcome to another live session. My name is Linda and I'm here for ITTT. Today we are going to talk about 10 questions you should ask before accepting a teaching job abroad. You should ask these questions to your potential employer before you finalize things, before you sign the contract, to make sure everything is in order, to make sure you know what you're getting into and that everything is all good and okay. Basically, that's what we're going to talk about today.
We've talked a lot about how to find a job, how to find a job in different regions, how to find a job in Europe, how to find a teaching job in Asia, different teaching programs, all of that kind of stuff. We also talked about how, or no, we... [Read more]
Can I teach English abroad? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
Can I teach English abroad?
Almost anyone who has the desire to teach English abroad can make their dream come true. Although you will find some restrictions regarding teaching experience and academic qualifications in some countries, there are plenty of great destinations around the world where a TEFL certificate is all that is required. Whatever your background, work history, or age, there is the perfect teaching job waiting for you somewhere in the world.
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Can I teach English abroad without any teaching experience?
How do I teach English without knowing my student's language?
How will a TEFL certificate help me in the classroom?
Do I need a degree to teach English abroad?
Where do you need a degree to teach English abroad?
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Can I teach English abroad? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
Can I teach English abroad?
Almost anyone who has the desire to teach English abroad can make their dream come true. Although you will find some restrictions regarding teaching experience and academic qualifications in some countries, there are plenty of great destinations around the world where a TEFL certificate is all that is required. Whatever your background, work history, or age, there is the perfect teaching job waiting for you somewhere in the world.
Can I teach English abroad without any teaching experience?
Yes, you can start a new career teaching English abroad without any form of teaching experience. Due to a huge demand for English language teachers in countries all over the world, tens of thousands of English speakers head overseas every year to work in a variety of... [Read more]
Navigating the EFL Job Market in 2023 - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Navigating the EFL Job Market in 2023
01/16/2023
hi Linda here welcome back to another live session from ITT
um I'm so happy to be here this week again with another exciting topic so this week we are actually going to talk
about how to navigate the job market for English teachers in 2023 and I'm going
to talk about um all the things you need to know for finding a job for getting started as an
English teacher abroad and also online so if your plan is to start teaching
English in the near future this live session will be for you today and I hope you're going to learn something
um yeah right off the bat please don't forget to like And subscribe so you never miss any of our upcoming live
sessions we go live every week same place same time I'm right here and I
hope you will join me again so... [Read more]
Teaching English in 2022: What you Need To Know - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Teaching English in 2022: What you Need To Know
11/11/2021
hi hello welcome to another live session my name is linda i'm here for itt
international tevel and treat tesol training um yeah good to be here again today i thank
you so much for watching for tuning in i know i normally go live
on friday or thursday depending on where you are but today it's a day earlier than what i promised last time so i do
apologize for that um so i still hope that you are able to make it today those people
who were eager to watch this topic last week that you are also here today um
that would be really really great yeah if you can see me if you can hear me clearly please just leave a high
um in the comment section and maybe where you're watching from that will be really really cool
um i myself am in south... [Read more]