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Pronunciation Mistakes Made by Russian Speakers - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
The purpose of my essay is to outline some of the most frequently occurred pronunciation mistakes made by Russian learners and share some of the teaching ideas based on a few sources and my own experience of teaching and learning English as a foreign and second language.
State of the Problem
Russian Phonetics vs. English Phonetics
Choice of Activities
Vowel Sounds
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English Speaking and Writing Errors made by Chinese Primary Students - TEFL Blog
William Noble
Destinations Teaching Ideas
I have been an online ESL teacher to Chinese students for over 13 years, mostly with primary students but also with secondary and adult students. I am also a father and have homeschooled my daughter over her primary years. Like many teachers, I've enjoyed teaching at this level of education as it lays the foundation in English. As it set the foundation, my teaching helped students to overcome common errors in production skills, speaking and writing. Teaching both my daughter and Chinese students at the primary level also helped me also to understand the different expectations between first language and second language students.
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How Learning A Foreign Language Made Me a Better ESL Teacher - TEFL Blog
Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
I've taken four years of college Russian. Throughout my time at my university, I learned a few things about both learning and teaching a language that have helped me become a better ESL teacher.
Creating a Comfortable Classroom Environment
The teacher doesn't know everything.
Using a Variety of Teaching Aids and Materials
Always Be Respectful and Use the Right Language
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How Learning Chinese Made Me A Better English Teacher In China - TEFL Blog
Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
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.
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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Useful List of Informal Contractions in English - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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An informal contraction is a word made of two words that are put together and then made shorter, or simply making two words into one. Let's take a look at these below.
The word contract means to combine and make smaller. Therefore, a contraction is a word made of two words that are put together and then made shorter, or simply making two words into one.
Contractions are structure words that are reduced or shortened, e.g. I will = I’ll; can not = can’t.
In this post, we are focusing on "informal" contractions. These are words that people use when speaking casually. They are not exactly slang, but are grammatically not correct.
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These Are the Most Common English Pronunciation Mistakes Made by Italian Native Speakers - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Stefania F. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
Teaching English pronunciation to students of other languages is always a big deal.
One of the biggest challenges when teaching English to Italians is its phonetics.
I personally witnessed pronunciation difficulties when I taught English in Italy in high school last year.
Apart from Italian students, I also taught a small group of French, Latin-American, and Arabic migrants, recently arrived in Italy. Not only did they have a low level of Italian, but they were also beginners in English.
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How Studying Abroad in Taiwan Made Me Become An English Teacher In China - TEFL Blog
Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
The following blog post is about an ITTT graduate who shares his story on how he found a passion for teaching English abroad after studying abroad in Taiwan.
"What did I have to lose?"
"What do these developments have to do with my decision to pursue certification to teach English?"
"Teaching English in China seemed like a very risky move."
"I believe I will find no other career as fulfilling as teaching English."
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How My Passion For The Spanish Language Made Me Become An English Teacher Abroad - TEFL Blog
Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
As a native English speaker, my first major foreign language experience began in 8th grade, where I had the option of studying either Spanish or French. I chose Spanish, as I'd always been drawn to the language and Latin American culture, and hoped to one day live in a Spanish speaking country. I studied the language throughout high school, but in the years afterward, it wasn't much of a priority and wasn't something I used on a regular basis.
Our language classes were mainly structured around learning grammar and following the textbook.
I recognized a lot of the same lack of interest in learning as I saw during my own high school language class days.
I was afraid of making mistakes.
I learned from my mistakes the first time around.
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William Noble has an MA in counseling psychology. He is a homeschooler, counselor, writer, and an ESL teacher. He has taught ESL since 2004 to Chinese, Russian, and Korean students. In 2019, he is moving to China with his Filipina wife and daughter.
William Noble
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China is the largest EFL market in the world with more vacant positions than teachers to fill them with. If you want to teach English in China as well, it's a great idea to get a thorough understanding of the English speaking and writing errors made by Chinese students prior to coming to China.
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Christmas Mad Libs Printable - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a fun Christmas Mad Libs game that's perfect for ESL students of all ages to enjoy! Use for class parties or holiday get-togethers!
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Mother's Day Mad Libs - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a fun Mother's Day mad libs worksheet to share a laugh with your ESL students on this special day.
Hand the sheet out to your students. To play, have your students fill in the form with whatever words they like. When they are done, you can do a story time where every student can read one setence of the story and reveal the word they chose for the blank.
Mad libs generates a lot of fun and laughter in the classroom and also lets you students be creative and practice their vocabulary.
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Thanksgiving Mad Libs Printable - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Who doesn't love mad libs? This free printable is perfect to create fun stories around Thanksgiving. Hand it out to your students and have them fill in the gaps.
Hand the sheet out to your students. To play, have your students fill in the form with whatever words they like. When they are done, you can do a story time where every student can read one setence of the story and reveal the word they chose for the blank.
Mad libs generates a lot of fun and laughter in the classroom and also lets you students be creative and practice their vocabulary.
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Who doesn't love mad libs? This free printable is perfect to create fun stories around autumn season. Hand it out to your students and have them fill in the gaps.
Hand the sheet out to your students. To play, have your students fill in the form with whatever words they like. When they are done, you can do a story time where every student can read one setence of the story and reveal the word they chose for the blank.
Mad libs generates a lot of fun and laughter in the classroom and also lets you students be creative and practice their vocabulary.
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This is a fun mad libs activity for your ESL students about New Year's resolutions.
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Top Reasons to Teach Vocabulary to ESL Students - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
According to David Crystal (1941), 'Vocabulary is a matter of word-building as well as word-using.' While this may be true and speaks to the fundamental usage of vocabulary in any language, vocabulary can also be seen as world-building. Vocabulary is 'the body of words used in a particular language' (Google, 2019). While the aforementioned clearly identify why it is important to teach vocabulary, this essay will try to explore it a bit further.
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Vocabulary and Communication
Vocabulary in Real Life Situations
Common Vocabulary Teaching Techniques
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8 Mistakes to Avoid When Applying to EFL Teaching Jobs - TEFL Blog
Federico Riva
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences
In this blog post, we will look at 8 common mistakes made by applicants in their applications for ESL teaching positions.
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We are going to look at eight of the biggest mistakes to avoid when applying for an ESL teaching job.
1. Follow the instruction given about how to apply
2. Proofread your Application before sending
3. Not attaching a cover letter.
4. Not addressing the letter to a person.
5. Applying in a country where you don't meet the requirements.
6. Applying for a job you're not qualified for.
7. Not providing proof of English proficiency if you're a non-native speaker.
8. Not attaching a photo.
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Top Qualities To Teach Kindergarteners - TEFL Blog
Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
One of the most rewarding times of my life is my career of teaching kindergarten for the last fifteen years. These young learners bring curiosity, energy, and enthusiasm to the classroom. Five and six year olds are still accustomed to needing help, and making mistakes; therefore, they are less self-conscious and are eager to learn in order for them to become more self-reliant. My husband and I are embarking on a new adventure to Indonesia where I will be working in a school in the early childhood department. The information I learned from my TEFL course will be very useful.
Create a Cheerful Environment
Be patient, kind, encouraging and observant.
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Changing Nouns from Singular to Plural - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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The majority of singular nouns are made plural simply by adding an S on to the end of the word. However, there are many different rules depending on what letter the word ends in.
A plural noun is a word that is used to indicate that there is more than one person, animal, place, thing, or idea etc. The majority of singular nouns are made plural simply by adding an S on to the end of the word. However, there are many different rules depending on what letter the word ends in. There are also many irregular nouns that don’t follow the rules and these need to be learned and memorized. The rules every EFL teacher needs to know so they can teach their students effectively are:
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How to teach English in Europe - Top Tips to find Jobs! - TEFL Blog
Federico Riva
Budget and Salary Destinations TEFL Information
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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Top 10 Things to Know When Moving Abroad to Teach English - TEFL Blog
Linda Dunsmore
Destinations TEFL Information
So you are taking the leap and moving abroad to teach English. That's amazing! It's definitely not an easy task to pack all your belongings into one suitcase and just leave - but working abroad, getting paid to travel and meeting new, like-minded people is definitely worth the hassle. Once you have all your necessary documents in hand, you can think about the actual moving part of the ordeal. It's definitely not the same as going on a vacation and there are many things you need to think about. Here are ten things you need to know when moving abroad to teach English.
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Reported Speech Worksheet - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a worksheet to practice reported speech (or indirect speech) focusing on the verbs and the change in the time words. Students need to be aware of what each tense changes into and the changes that must be made to the time words.
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How to teach English in Europe - Top Tips to find Jobs! - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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 countries the most popular countries in asia and today we're going to do... [Read more]
How To Teach English In Europe Top Tips To Find Jobs - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Are you interested in teaching English in Europe? TEFL expert Linda from ITTT shares the ultimate guide to teaching English as a foreign language in some of the most popular countries in Europe. #TEFL #BestTEFL #TESOL Are you ready to teach English abroad or online? Click here and get started today: https://bit.ly/37gs5vO What is TEFL Certification? Where is it valid: https://bit.ly/36ma2Fg Check out our wide range of TEFL Courses: https://bit.ly/3ltqt73 Teach English online from anywhere you want: https://bit.ly/3ltqEPL
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How To Teach English In Europe Top Tips To Find Jobs! - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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 Europe. Today I think I'm going to talk about eight countries... [Read more]
Review From Tesol Student In Phuket 4 - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Chase from the US joined the in-class TEFL/TESOL course in Phuket, Thailand, to start a career in teaching English overseas. He is certain he made the right choice in coming to Phuket and joining our in-class training center. He was very impressed with the local training staff and how quickly he picked up the different teaching methodologies and classroom management components. He also enjoyed spending a month in Thailand, one of the most exciting countries in the region. He is excited to apply for positions in teaching English overseas.
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