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Thu, 21 Mar 2019 Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences 4 Strategies for Building Cultural Awareness in the Madagascan Classroom "Teachers who are interested in fostering a cultural awareness in their classroom should actively demonstrate to their students that they genuinely care about their cultural, emotional, and intellectual needs. To this end, there are several strategies that you can use to build trusting relationships with diverse students." (Lynch, 2015) Table of Contents Show an interest in the ethnic background of your students Adopt a "facilitator" role as the teacher Be sensitive to different religious practices Be aware of cultural differences between major cities and rural areas Begin your journey towards becoming an Englsh teacher! Related Articles: Listen to this blog post ...  [Read more]

Job For EFL Teacher in Mexico Starting August 2020 Date posted:2020-06-09 | Writer: Colegio San Jose | Email: [email protected] Colegio San Jose is a private regular school providing PreK-7 instruction in content areas (English, Spanish, math, science, etc.), accredited by the State of Sonora, Mexico. A major goal is to have English class (ESL PreK-7) taught by native level speakers with TESOL training and experience.QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor degree in Education or EFL Certification or Teacher Certification, teaching experience in regular school.TEACHING DUTIES: Teachers are expected to work Monday to Friday, from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm. (class time, recess and students entrance and exit supervision, weekly class planning). Included in the time between 7:00 and 3:00 there...  [Read more]

Fastest TEFL Lessons Check out tefl tesol about Fastest TEFL Lessons 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.B. - Australia said: Promoting cultural sensitivity in an ESL classroomAn ESL classroom is perhaps one of the most culturally diverse learning environments. Cultural diversity involves more than different languages. Learners from different cultures have different ways to think, to act, to react and to express themselves. How can a teacher promote cultural diversity in an ESL classroom and ensure a respectful environment allowing students from different cultural background to...  [Read more]

TEFL in Hermosillo, Mexico Date posted:2004-05-21 | Writer: Universidad del Noroeste, A.C. | Email: [email protected] WHEN?. To be in Hermosillo in August the 30th, 2004. And start teaching: September 6th, 2004. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?. The Language Department at Universidad del Noroeste is looking for experienced teachers in EFL/ESL or related fields to be part of our six level program of instruction where English is mandatory for all majors in the institution, and elective English courses such as: Business English, Preparation for TOEFL, and Writing are offered. *We are looking for teachers who are willing to commit themselves for a minimum of one year. **Teachers with experience working with young adult students. Candidates with living experience in Latin America preferred. ...  [Read more]

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas My Vietnamese Experience: Challenges for English Learners in Vietnam I have traveled throughout Asia for some forty-five years, Vietnam is now my home. I always found the younger generations had a thirst for knowledge, particularly English as a second language. The difficulties of acquiring the knowledge under what was a repressive regime have diminished somewhat, but the major stumbling blocks to acquiring good English are the lack of experienced Vietnamese teachers, interaction with English natural speakers, and knowledge of the outside world in general. Table of Contents The Importance of English Elementary levels tend to be more difficult to teach, as they usually consider the class as a social event, more of a relief from a...  [Read more]

English Teaching Positions Available in China Date posted:2023-05-24 | Writer: Seadragon Education | Email: [email protected] We have a number of English Teaching Jobs to fill in Shenzhen China. TEFL Job China Public School - Middle/Primary School Positions – Shenzhen September 2023 IntakeSeaDragon Education (SDE) is sponsored by the Chinese ministry of education.We are hiring college graduates from all majors. To travel to China and gain international working experience as ESL (English as a second language) teachers for government schools in Futian District, Shenzhen.Intake: Interviewing For September 2023 Start DatesWe ensure a smooth candidate transition by supporting our teachers every step of the way from their very first interview until the last day of their working...  [Read more]

TEFL in Mexico - Hermosillo Date posted:2002-04-05 | Writer: Universidad del Noroeste | Email: [email protected] WHERE?: Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, ( 3hrs from Nogales, Arizona border) WHEN?: To be in Hermosillo in August, 1st, 2002 and start teaching: August 12, 2002 WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?: The Language Department at Universidad del Noroeste is looking for 4 experienced teachers in EFL/ESL or related field to be part of our six level program of instruction where English is mandatory for all majors in the institution, and elective English courses such as: Business English, Preparation for TOEFL and Writing are offered. Instituto Soria High School (IS) is looking for 1 full time teacher with EFL/ESL experience for the six level mandatory English courses and Writing class. ...  [Read more]

Tue, 10 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Ways to Improve Cultural Sensitivity in the Classroom Culture is ubiquitous. Today, a lot of people, especially teachers, are aware of how culture plays a major role not only within the educational realm but everywhere. Indeed, it takes an astute observation and deep understanding of cultural sensitivity in the classroom. It is noteworthy to claim that cultural belongings shape our communicative skills and thoughts, which in return enable us to sympathize with people having different cultural backgrounds. To promote cultural sensitivity in the classroom, teachers should at least be culturally knowledgeable, adaptive and celebrating diversity. Table of Contents Cultural Awareness Adaptation Praise and Compliment Build Relationships Do...  [Read more]

TEFL Position in Iwate, Japan Date posted:2012-02-28 | Writer: Active English Academy | Email: [email protected] Active English Academy has openings for dynamic EFL Teachers, individuals who relish the challenge of teaching in various settings, i.e. not only in-house at our various schools, but also in the public school system in Oshu, Iwate, Japan. This combination affords you the wonderful opportunity of meeting and learning about life in Japan from students and colleagues of all ages and backgrounds. ACTIVE also runs an international kindergarten in Morioka, the capital city of Iwate prefecture where you can help out at fun events like Christmas Concert, etc. ACTIVE first opened its doors in 1992 with a handful of students and has in the last 20 years, grown to serve 5...  [Read more]

TEFL Job in Japan (2) Date posted:2012-06-06 | Writer: Active English Academy | Email: [email protected] Active English Academy has openings for dynamic EFL teachers who relish the challenge of teaching in various settings, i.e. not only in-house at our various schools but also in the public school system in Oshu, Iwate, Japan. This combination affords you the wonderful opportunity of meeting and learning about life in Japan from students and colleagues of all ages and backgrounds. We also run an international kindergarten in Morioka, the capital city of Iwate prefecture where you can help out at fun events like Christmas Concert, etc. Active first opened its doors in 1992 with a handful of students and has in the last 20 years, grown to serve 5 communities in our...  [Read more]

CELTA and Trinity Courses in Darwin Located in the tropical far north of Australia, Darwin is a laid-back, tight-knit community that is proud of its casual, stress-free lifestyle. Due to the climate, much of the local entertainment and cultural events revolve around the outdoor lifestyle that is typical in this part of the country. The cooler evenings are especially popular, as are the spectacular sunsets. Although the city is small in size, it is home to a multicultural population and an extremely rich indigenous culture. Located in the lush surroundings of a major university, the Darwin CELTA training center enjoys a close proximity to the popular Casuarina beach and nature reserve where you can relax in your free time. Transportation is also sorted as the institution known as ‘The...  [Read more]

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 Anastasiia Ovchinnikova Destinations TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas 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. Table of Contents 1. Build friendships with a local community 2. Get familiar with the...  [Read more]

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 Mark Crocker Destinations The Top 5 Places to Teach English in Brazil As one of the world's largest and most populated countries, Brazil offers a wealth of opportunities for TEFL certified teachers. In recent years, the country's rapid economic development has fueled further growth in the job market with a huge increase in business-related English teaching jobs in particular. Positions can be found in all major towns and cities throughout the country, but the following 5 areas are where you will find the biggest selection of teaching jobs to choose from. Table of Contents Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Florianopolis Salvador Brasilia Listen to this blog post Are you ready to teach English in Brazil? Related Articles: Rio de Janeiro Rio's international fame as a...  [Read more]

TEFL Position in Yogyakarta, Indonesia Date posted:2009-09-30 | Writer: Real English Yogyakarta | Email: [email protected] We are currently seeking General EFL teachers and a TOEFL teacher to start work in October 2009. We are a small friendly school which has always encouraged professional development among our teachers while delivering the highest educational standards within the classroom. A number of our new teachers have been promoted within the school; others have gone on to take on management positions in sister schools. REQUIREMENTS: • To be a native born passport holder from the UK, Canada, the US, Australia or New Zealand. • A recognized ESL certificate, such as TEFL or TESOL. • Be over 24 years of age • To have experience as an English teacher • To be a team...  [Read more]

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 Laura Payne Destinations 5 Reasons Why You Should Teach English in Rural Japan Japan is full of vibrant, world-famous cities that many people dream of living and working in. However, when I first decided to become an English teacher in Japan, I never held such a dream. I am an introvert who prefers quiet spaces, and being close to nature is especially important for me. This is why when my goal of teaching English in Japan came true, I was ecstatic that I could find a place to work in the inaka (countryside). Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: 1. Smaller towns have cheaper rent 2. Fewer people, fewer crowds 3. The market for English is everywhere 4. Your presence can have a big impact 5. You may discover a hidden gem When are you heading to Japan? Related...  [Read more]

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 Linda Dunsmore Destinations TEFL Information The Best Government Programs For Teaching English Abroad Teaching English abroad is now a popular career option for many people of all ages. While there is a strong demand for TEFL certified teachers in many different regions of the world, there are certain countries who have implemented government-funded programs to attract foreign English teachers. Through these programs, qualified English teachers are placed into schools around their countries where they are employed for a set period of time. Here is a list of the best government programs for teaching English abroad. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: EPIK for Teaching English in South Korea Requirements and More Information About the Program: How to Apply...  [Read more]

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Child Development – Piaget’s Theory Summarized Child development is an extremely complicated process that can be broken down into many different and well-defined stages. When attempting to further examine and analyze these, countless internal and external factors need to be taken into account. Child development forms a crucial subfield of psychology, and it provides an almost infinite amount of research opportunities. Table of Contents Conflicting Theories Piaget the Pioneer Sensorimotor stage (from birth to the acquisition of language) Pre-operational stage (ages 2-6/7) Concrete operational stage (ages 7-11/12) Formal operational stage (age 12 and over). Criticism of Piaget's Theory Do you want to teach English as a foreign...  [Read more]

Tue, 30 Apr 2019 Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences Child Development and Piaget’s Theory - a Brief Summary Child development is an extremely complicated process that can be broken down into many different and well-defined stages. When attempting to further examine and analyze these, countless internal and external factors need to be taken into account. Most (evolutionary) psychologists and biologists would agree that child development involves the prenatal period and the life of children that extends all the way to the end of their adolescent years (those being 18 and/or 19). Table of Contents The Main Stages of Child Development The Conflicting Theories of Child Development Piaget the Pioneer Piaget's Main Beliefs Piaget's Four Main Categories of Child Development Criticism of...  [Read more]

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences How Teaching English Abroad Enhances Your Career Prospects Hello everyone, how are you doing? Linda from ITTT, back again with another live session. I'm super excited to be here today to talk about this exciting topic, teaching English abroad and how it enhances your career prospects. Table of Contents Watch the live session here Self Introduction Will teaching English abroad hurt my career? Benefit #1: You will gain international work experience. Benefit #2: Teaching English abroad will make you stand out. Benefit #3: You will learn how to adapt to new situations and to live and work with people from different cultural backgrounds. Benefit #4: You will develop organizational and communication skills as well as the...  [Read more]

How Teaching English Abroad Enhances Your Career Prospects   Hello everyone, how are you doing? Linda from ITTT, back again with another live session. I’m super excited to be here today to talk about this exciting topic, teaching English abroad and how it enhances your career prospects. I'm just going to wait for a couple more people to join, you know how it usually works. Once we are a good sized group of people we can start diving into this topic. If you can hear me and if you can see me please leave a comment. We are live on Facebook and on YouTube at the same time, so wherever you're watching from just leave a quick hi or hello in the comment section and also let me know where you are watching from. I am in South Korea about an hour and a half south of Seoul in a city called...  [Read more]

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 Linda Dunsmore Destinations TEFL Information Tips & Resources for LGBTQIA+ English Teachers Abroad Teaching abroad is an exciting and enriching opportunity for anyone, but as an LGBT individual, there are additional challenges and considerations to keep in mind. Moving to a new country means adjusting to a different culture and navigating questions about discrimination, safety, coming out, and handling public displays of affection. While there has been significant progress in LGBT rights globally, including the legalization of same-sex marriage in more countries, there is still work to be done. Therefore, finding a place to teach abroad that is accepting and welcoming to the LGBT community becomes crucial. Table of Contents LGBTQIA+ Friendly EFL Destinations...  [Read more]

How Teaching English Abroad Enhances Your Career Prospects 05/27/2021 hello everyone hello tefl friends how are you doing linda here from itt back again with another live session super excited to be here today to talk about this this exciting topic um teaching english abroad and how it enhances your career prospects so i'm just gonna wait uh for a couple of people to join you know how it usually works and um yeah once we're our a good sized group of people we can start diving into this topic and if you can hear me if you can see me please just leave a comment we are live on facebook and on youtube at the same time so wherever you're watching from just leave a quick hi or hello into the comment section and also let me know where you are watching from i am in south korea about an hour and...  [Read more]

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]

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 Federico Riva Destinations TEFL Information Teaching English in South Korea - What you need to know! Hi and welcome to another live session from ITTT. My name is Linda and I'm here today to talk about teaching English in South Korea. Table of Contents Watch the live session here Mandy has asked if I teach in a public or private school or is it all private? I can see a lot of questions already coming in, that's awesome. Great question from Amy. Should anyone even bother looking into teaching abroad while there are COVID lockdowns in place? Mandy says, I'm interested in teaching abroad but South Korea is my ultimate place to teach. I just got done with the TEFL course and I have to finish my practicum to get my certificate. Amy asks, does he still celebrate his...  [Read more]

Teaching English in South Korea - What you need to know!   Hi and welcome to another live session from ITTT. My name is Linda and I'm here today to talk about teaching English in South Korea. Let me just show you today's topic so that everybody who's joining knows what's happening today. Today we're talking about teaching English in South Korea and I'm so excited about this topic and it's actually been a super requested topic every time I do a live session. I've been living in Korea for almost six years and I have been teaching a few different classes. I have done summer camps and winter camps and teaching kids and teaching adults, teaching business English, teaching conversation, teaching full-time at a kindergarten and elementary school with afternoon programs and stuff like that....  [Read more]

Teaching English in South Korea - What you need to know! 02/03/2021 hi and welcome to another live session by itt my name is linda and i'm here today um to talk about teaching english in south korea so welcome welcome um i'm just gonna wait for um people to join please do let me know if you can hear me if you can see me or if you're not if you can't hear me if there's a problem if anything's wrong uh because that would be um bad obviously so yeah drop a comment um just leave a high and uh where you're tuning in from that would be really helpful let me know where you guys are watching from and um yeah i can see a few people have joined already hi thanks so much for joining awesome okay i got a yes i can hear you from mika awesome or micah sorry if i pronounce that wrong but yeah uh yeah...  [Read more]

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]

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]

Top 8 Resources for Researching Teaching English Abroad 06/17/2021 guys hello linda here from itt hope you are doing well today um thanks so much for joining today's live stream and as you can see today we're talking about this way top eight resources for finding the right teaching destination that's the topic for today i hope um you're going to enjoy it it's probably going to take about 30 to 40 minutes and then as always at the end there will be a q a part so you will be able to ask your own questions at that time but also feel free to just leave your comments as we go we are live on facebook and on youtube at the same time and if you can see me if you can hear me if you are there please please just leave a quick hi in the comment box that would really mean a lot and then i can see...  [Read more]

Teaching English in China in 2023: Requirements, Job Market, and More 10/16/2022 Hi, welcome Linda here from ITTT. Thanks for joining today. Thanks for taking some time out of your day. I know it's a little bit later than usually, but that's because we have a guest today which I'm gonna announce and introduce in a short while. So thank you guys for being here. Yeah, this is what we're going to talk about today, teaching English in China, what you need to know for the next year. A lot of things have changed because of COVID, because of the pandemic, and all those things. So that's why we invited Dan from Teach English Global, and he's gonna tell us all about it today. So, yeah, thanks for being here, and as always, please don't forget to like and subscribe so you never miss any of our...  [Read more]