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Wed, 09 Jun 2021 Shirin Sophy TEFL Information Alumni Experiences How to Structure your Study Phase To Target Productive Skills In today's cosmopolitan world, the noticeable necessity of mastery over foreign languages apart from one's native language is motivating manifold people to consider improving this particular ability which results in an increasing demand for language learning courses and services. Among the major purposes of language learning, communication and language production are definitely much more measurable and outstanding, specifically through productive skills, including writing and speaking. In terms of pedagogy, the following is a suggested procedure that can be taken into account while teaching productive skills after the engagement phase is applied and...  [Read more]

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Enhancing ESL Reading Lessons: Strategies and Materials for Effective Learning Reading comprehension is a crucial skill for ESL (English as a Second Language) students to develop. As teachers, it is essential to select appropriate resources and employ effective techniques to maximize the benefits of reading activities in the classroom. In this blog post, we will explore various types of reading materials, discuss strategies to improve reading comprehension skills, and highlight the importance of integrating discussions into the learning process. Table of Contents Types of Reading Materials Authentic Materials: Non-Authentic Materials: Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension Skills Skimming and Scanning:...  [Read more]

TEFL TESOL Affiliate Program   At ITTT we offer everyone the opportunity of joining our popular partnership program that gives you the chance to earn extra income for very little effort. All you have to do is refer people to us who might be interested in teaching English abroad and taking a TEFL certification course. For every person you refer you will earn a 30% commission if they sign up for any of our online TEFL courses or make a deposit payment for any of our in-class or combined course options. Sign up to the program today and let your commission grow. If you have your own website or blog, or one that you regularly contribute to, we can supply you with a special banner or embedded text that will automatically take your readers to our services. If you don’t have access to a...  [Read more]

Can I send money back home while teaching English abroad? It is very common for teachers working overseas to send money back home for a variety of different reasons, such as student loan repayments, to pay a mortgage on a property, or simply to help out family members. Unfortunately, it is not always a straightforward process as there are several factors to consider, including transfer fees, exchange rates, and the actual time each method takes to complete. Below we take a look at some of the most common options. What are the pros and cons of using a local bank? Banks can offer a reliable option for transferring your money, although this largely depends on where you are in the world. If you are teaching English in a popular location such as Japan or South Korea, banks are often a good...  [Read more]

Can I send money back home while teaching English abroad? English teachers abroad commonly send their earnings back to their home countries for obligations like student loans, mortgages, or family support. The process can be complex, with considerations such as transfer fees, fluctuating exchange rates, and varying transaction times. Common methods include bank transfers, online payment services, and money transfer companies, each with their own pros and cons. It is vital to compare the costs, efficiency, and security of these options to choose the most suitable method for international money transfers. Table of Contents What are the pros and cons of using a local bank? What are the pros and cons of using Xoom? What are the pros and cons of using OFX? What are the pros and cons of using...  [Read more]

Full-time TEFL Positions in San José, Costa Rica! Date posted:2014-08-26 | Writer: Idioma Internacional | Email: [email protected] We are Idioma Internacional, a language institute celebrating over a dozen years of quality instruction and communicative solutions located in a vibrant downtown neighborhood in San José. We are interviewing and hiring for immediate positions for both our Corporate English Division, where our teachers travel around the Central Valley and deliver top-quality business English to both local and international corporations, and our special NGO accounts division, teaching in the public sector. We offer an incredible experience to broaden professional and personal skills in an exciting work environment as well as make a real impact on the lives of Costa Ricans...  [Read more]

TEFL Jobs in Turkey Date posted:2009-08-02 | Writer: Leeds Language Academy | Email: [email protected] We as Leeds Language Academy are recruiting native English speaking TEFL teachers for private elementary and high schools all around Turkey. The schools demand from teachers to work from 9am to 3pm all week days, to join workshop activities and meetings, to follow up a coursebook, to obey to the regulations of the school,to be enthusiastic and patient about teaching. Other terms will be discussable with the school. You will be paying for your rent on your own. You will be helped about finding a place to stay. You will have your lunch at the school. At most, you will have 80-90 hours of classes monthly. You will be paid monthly. The school terms will be 8 months long. On...  [Read more]

TEFL Postions in San Jose, Costa Rica Date posted:2017-11-20 | Writer: Idioma Internacional | Email: [email protected] We are Idioma Internacional, a language institute based in a busy downtown neighborhood of San Jose, Costa Rica, celebrating nearly 20 years of providing quality instruction and communicative solutions to companies around the Central Valley. We have full and part time positions for suitably qualified EFL teachers. Our Corporate English division is staffed by a dedicated team of professional, highly trained teachers, who travel to our clients in the Central Valley to deliver top-quality business English, to both local and international corporations. Additionally, we also manage accounts with an NGO here in Costa Rica, delivering scholarship-based lessons to high school...  [Read more]

Full-time EFL Positions in Costa Rica Date posted:2016-03-08 | Writer: Idioma Internacional | Email: [email protected] Idioma Internacional has full-time EFL positions for March and April and onwards We are a language institute based in a busy downtown neighbourhood of San Jose, celebrating over 15 years of providing quality instruction and communicative solutions to companies around the Central Valley. Our Corporate English division is staffed by a dedicated team of professional, highly trained teachers, who travel to our clients in the Central Valley to deliver top-quality business English, to both local and international corporations. Additionally, we also manage accounts with an NGO here in Costa Rica, delivering scholarship-based lessons to high school students. Working with Idioma...  [Read more]

College Online TEFL Check out tefl tesol about College Online 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 Z.K. - USA said: British English American EnglishThere are myriad differences between English as it is used in the united kingdom and English as it is used in the united states. These differences have developed over centuries from a common root. While some may believe that American English diverged from British English, which has remained unchanged, this is not the case. Both dialects have mutated over the years and that is what accounts for their differences more than anything...  [Read more]

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 Elizaveta Pachina Budget and Salary Destinations TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Teaching English Online with Preply: ✅ Anastasia's Experience Last year, Anastasia finished her Master's program in applied linguistics at the university of Barcelona, specializing in mobile-assisted language learning. Table of Contents Do you like working on Preply? What are the benefits? What are some registration requirements? How fast did you find your first students on the platform? Does the platform help you promote your services? What's the average hourly rate on Preply? Is it challenging to compete with NETs? Are there any teacher development opportunities? How do you get paid? Can you ask your student to pay you directly, avoiding the website transfers?...  [Read more]

Online English Teachers for Conversation Classes Date posted:2022-10-08 | Writer: SpeakingAtHome | Email: [email protected] SpeakingAtHome is looking for Full or Part time Online English Tutors for European students. Mainly for evenings and nights. We offer full or part time positions and flexible working hours to busy individuals who wish to have an additional income. If you are passionate in English language. Have an extraordinary teaching ability. Then, you are the one we are looking for.Requirements:*Academic records.*Neutral accent-Punctual with high sense of responsibility*Creative with passion for teaching*Able to identify student's needs*Must correct students when they use wrong sentences.*Perfect knowledge of English grammar*Good Internet connection, and good computer...  [Read more]

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas What Course Materials Are Appropriate for Various Types of Groups? Different classes have different requirements for appropriate teaching materials. These requirements are influenced by several factors, such as the skill level of the class, their age, ability, their native language they speak, and the unique problems native speakers of that language have when learning English. Cultural factors also need to be taken into account. Course material could become problematic in a classroom if they deal with family relationships or gender in a way that particular culture of a country or the students may find inappropriate. Table of Contents Types of Materials Age is another variable that should be taken into account Anticipated Problems Do...  [Read more]

English Teachers Required for Academic Year in Aragon, Spain Date posted:2022-09-12 | Writer: The English House | Email: [email protected] The English House is looking to employ 2 qualified TEFL teachers for the coming 2022-23 academic year.Based in Alcaniz, Aragon we teach highly communicative English to children and adults as well as being an official Cambridge preparation centre.Student ages start at 5 years old and continue through all primary and secondary levels. We also run conversation groups for adults which typically range from B1 to C1 levels. The contract is for a maximum of 22 teaching hours a week. Group sizes are a maximum of 8 for young learners and 10 for exam preparation classes. There are no early morning or weekend classes and all lessons take place at the...  [Read more]

Teach Business English in Moscow, Russia Date posted:2009-04-20 | Writer: Global LT | Email: [email protected] Global LT, Ltd. is a language training company headquartered in the USA. Our company provides expatriates and their families with foreign language and English as a second language instruction around the world.  We are currently in need of Business English Language tutors in Moscow, Russia. The lessons will be for several groups of professionals, Russian natives. Due to their profession, it is necessary that they learn the Business English. The classes will be 1x/ month with each group , 60 min. per class, for a duration of 12 months at their company job site in Moscow, Krasnopresnenskaya nab., 8:30 ¨C 9:30 am, or after 17:00. Expected start date is end of April...  [Read more]

Authorized TEFL Centers Check out tefl tesol about Authorized TEFL Centers 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.F. Russia said: Learning ModelsChildren are accustomed to listening to their parents and teachers patiently repeating after them. That makes teaching process easier with young learners and so that this method of repeating and paying attention to pronunciation can be used in a classroom. In addition to that young learners are very often easier to respect and follow their educators. So that with an appropriate approach the teacher can use all these features for...  [Read more]

TEFL in North East Thailand. Date posted:2005-04-05 | Writer: Nam Phong Suksa School | Email: [email protected] Nam Phong Suksa Khon Kaen 21, 000 - 29, 000 Baht/month [email protected] Nam Phong Suksa is a Government school located in 'heartland' Isaan. Our school is about 25 km north of Khon Kaen. We are after a Native English speaker (NZ,US,UK,CAN,AUST) to teach conversation English to our mathayom students. The qualifications we seek are a BA and TEFL. Teaching experience in any field is also preferred. You will be required to teach no more than 24 periods per week. A typical week will see you teach on average about 20 periods taking into account the many activities the students get involved in. The salary we offer is 20, 000 - 25, 000 depending on your qualifications. You...  [Read more]

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas How to Choose Lesson Materials for Cross-Classroom TEFL Teaching Different classes have different requirements for appropriate teaching materials. These requirements are influenced by several factors, such as the class's skill level, age, ability, a native language they speak, and the unique problems native speakers of that language have when learning English. Cultural factors also need to be taken into account. Course material could become problematic in a classroom if they deal with family relationships or gender so that a country's particular culture or the students may find it inappropriate. Table of Contents Students' Level and Ability Additional Materials Age Group Students' Mother Tongue Are...  [Read more]

Sat, 15 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Top Tips For Teaching English Through Stories Stories... we live in a world of stories. Every single day we have a story to tell. A funny story, a serious story, a scary story or even an upsetting story. These are the pictures we keep in our minds, like our own little movie playing in our heads. Attached to every story, is language. Language completes our story, it gives our story meaning. Table of Contents The Power of Stories Choice of Stories For Children For Teenagers For Adults Are you ready to teach English through good old stories? Related Articles: Listen to this blog post This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Lindie N. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions...  [Read more]

Wed, 20 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas ESL Learners’ Modes: Differences between Young Students and Adults An instructor should adapt their instruction based on the student's needs and abilities, and should take into account the age of students as this is likely to affect factors such as student motivation, attention span, and openness to activities. An instructor should anticipate that young students may be less internally motivated than adult learners. Adult learners are likely to have longer attention spans than younger students, therefore the instructor should adjust lesson plans accordingly. Certain activities will be well received by very young students and poorly received by slightly older students or adult learners, this should be taken into account when...  [Read more]

TEFL in Changsha, China Date posted:2006-08-10 | Writer: Changsha Foreign Languages School | Email: [email protected] Here are the job details: THE PERIOD OF SERVICE will be from August 25th, 2006 to June 30th, 2007 THE SALARY of RMB 4, 000 Yuan per month from Sept. 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007; THE COST OF THE TRAVEL by most economic route from Teacher's native country (or current location) to Changsha Foreign Languages School and from Changsha Foreign Languages School to his/her native country (or current location), which should generally not exceed RMB 8, 000 in total Masters degree and above additional 4000RMB toward ticket BONUS -the fees for the traveling in Spring Festival holidays (RMB 2, 000 Yuan altogether). MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES The teacher will receive 300RMB monthly Pay Day...  [Read more]

Preparation Global TEFL Check out tefl tesol about Preparation Global 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.F. - France said: English as a global languageFor many years English has been referred to as the global language, as the langauge of communication and technology. People of all nationalities learn English and it is not uncommon to see English being used as a means of communication of foreign native speakers of other languages; for example a Spanish engineer and a Polish businessman. Nowadays, if your knowledge of English is limited, you risk being excluded from current...  [Read more]

Class Higher TEFL Check out tefl tesol about Class Higher 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 W.M. - France said: English as a global languageNowadays about a quarter of mankind is able to converse in English, at least deal with a daily and simple subject-matter that is. Moreover, major international organizations such as the Commonwealth or NATO established English as their official language, while over 70 countries throughout the world granted English a special status by law. The main reason generally acknowledged for the spread of English throughout the world comes down...  [Read more]

Teach English in Poland as a Language Assistant Date posted:2019-07-15 | Writer: English Wizards | Email: [email protected] Become a Language Assistant in Krakow, Poland, and use your TEFL skills to experience European culture first-hand while getting hands-on teaching experience in a fun and relaxed environment. This is an ideal opportunity for a newly qualified EFL teacher. As a Language Assistant you will work 10-20 hours per week in public schools, private schools, day cares, preschools, and summer camps as an ambassador of the English language and your home culture. As a Language Assistant, you'll have all the fun of teaching and none of the pain! Classes are generally casual and based around games, activities, or conversation, and are meant to be fun for the teacher as well...  [Read more]

TEFL Positions in Russia and Siberia Date posted:2009-09-06 | Writer: Windsor English Language School | Email: [email protected] Windsor English Language School is looking for TEFL teachers for the following positions: 1) EFL/ESP Teacher position in Moscow Minimum requirements: * Candidates be natives from the US, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand * Hold a College/University Bachelor’s Degree or higher * Hold a certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL / TESOL etc) The following would be an advantage: * Have some experience of working in business, legal, finance, engineering contexts in order to support your teaching. * Between 1 and 2 year’s teaching experience. 1) We offer: * 9/12 month contract with full academic support. * Full in-house academic support...  [Read more]

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Why is reading the perfect way to acquire a new language? When we are born, our first contact with our native tongue is one hundred percent oral. Our mother is the first one to speak to us in her native language and as we grow we are constantly exposed to words, expressions, and conversations that we take in and start to understand in our everyday life. Once we reach a proper school age everything starts to change because we are introduced to a new way of communication that goes beyond body language and oral expressions. We are introduced to written language. This rite of passage is as normal as it´is expected to be, but we must take into account something that in the last couple of decades has become part of this experience; the...  [Read more]

Fri, 31 Aug 2018 Marie Hernandez Visa and Legal TEFL Information 5 Steps to Prepare Yourself for Your TEFL Interview If you plan on teaching English as a foreign language, you may need to obtain an officially recognized teaching certificate (such as TEFL) before you start looking at the positions that are available. In some countries, these certifications are absolutely necessary when it comes to finding a paying job as a teacher. Once you have completed your TEFL training you can then follow these 5 steps to ensure your job interviews go smoothly. Table of Contents Step 1: Set Up a Professional Look Step 4: Research the School/Company and Have Questions Ready Step 5: Take Control of Your Voice and Surroundings Listen to this blog post Now you are ready for your adventure! Related...  [Read more]

TEFL Job in Costa Rica Date posted:2015-06-11 | Writer: Centro de Idiomas Intercultura | Email: [email protected] Centro de Idiomas Intercultura is looking for part-time and full-time EFL teachers to teach at our location in Heredia, Costa Rica. We hire native level English speakers and require a bachelor's degree, a TEFL, TESOL or CELTA certificate, and preferably at least one year's teaching experience. We offer competitive pay and benefits including free Spanish classes for full-time teachers, paid professional development opportunities, bank account set-up, volunteer opportunities and a fun, supportive, and challenging work environment where teachers can grow professionally and personally. If interested, please send your updated resume to the email address given on...  [Read more]

How to teach TEFL online One area within the English teaching (ESL) market that has increased dramatically over recent years is that of teaching English online. Although many of the ideas used in traditional classroom teaching are transferable to online teaching, there are some specifics you should be aware of before embarking on this method of teaching. What does teaching English online mean? Usually the teaching of English (ESL) takes place in a school or language center. Students attend the location and have regular lessons from their teachers. However, there has always been a need, in very remote locations for example, for teaching to be done in one area and delivered to another. The advent of the world-wide-web and connectivity through phones, computers and the like has greatly...  [Read more]

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences The Journey of Completing a TEFL Course Embarking on a TEFL course journey wasn't easy, filled with doubts and uncertainties. However, the desire for a fulfilling career and the inspiration from a former tutor led to the decision to pursue teaching English abroad. This personal account explores the motivations and reflections that shaped the decision. Table of Contents Seeking Fulfillment and Purpose Inspiration from a Life-Changing Experience Rediscovering the Joy of Teaching Researching Teaching Abroad The Importance of a TEFL Course Conclusion Are you ready to teach English as a foreign language? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! Disclaimer: The views and...  [Read more]