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Regan McAllister TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Learning another language has many different components. There is vocabulary, grammar, new sounds and sometimes a new alphabet. There are the receptive (passive) skills of reading and listening and the productive (active) skills of writing and speaking. Ideally, all components are learned at a similar pace to achieve a well rounded grasp on the target language. Unfortunately, this often isn't how language learning transpires. Instead, it is common for learners to excel in certain areas while others will require more time and effort. As a teacher, it can be easy to lean into students' strengths and focus less on their weaknesses. Generally, the receptive skills will develop at a faster rate than the productive skills....  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Once I arrived in Vietnam to teach the English language, I realized that poor pronunciation is common in Vietnamese students as well as teachers. These mistakes are similar, as it was obvious the Vietnamese teachers passed them to the students. In this essay, I am going to deliberate on the causes of the problem and suggest a few solutions. Language structure How to work this out? Consonants Reading comprehension Word building Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Mohammad E. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. First, we will start with the problem origin. The Vietnamese language is monosyllabic....  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences This piece will discuss the difficulties faced by Japanese learners of English regarding English pronunciation and suggest methods to help learners in different age groups overcome them. It posits that most difficulties stem from the differences in phonology between the English alphabet and the Japanese kana system. Differences in the Alphabetic Systems Ways to Overcome Difficulties Working with Adults How to Approach Young Students Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Niall M. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. While the English alphabet is phonemic, with each letter representing a single...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Each student faces their difficulties when it comes to English pronunciation depending on their country of origin. This essay will focus on the pronunciation difficulties facing ESL students in France and will also propose some solutions to help students overcome these difficulties. French Sound System IPA Difficult Sounds The Dark /L/ Sound Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Kerri M. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The number of English vowel sounds greatly outnumbers those found in the French language. As such, French students will have to produce sounds that they have never produced before....  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Teaching English pronunciation to students of other languages is always a big deal. English teachers from other countries may think that it is a topic to be skipped or only briefly introduced to students, but it is one of the most important subjects and it should be an integral part of an English course. As a matter of fact, the full understanding of a language and good communication actually depend, to a certain extent, on how correctly words are pronounced. Also, it is not only a matter of pronunciation but intonation. Every language has its own intonation and stress on words, so an English learner could find it difficult to get used to a new way of pronouncing words in another language. This is true for those learners who speak Romance languages...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences English has its place as the most frequently required subject of mostly Philippines' school and universities. This is because of the belief of most Filipinos that the mastery of the English language is the most important demands globally. We grew up believing that learning a second language is not an easy task, although other nationalities find that it is easy for us to imitate and practice the language. However, that is not the case. The problems of teaching and learning a foreign language, specifically English, have suggested some studies of the errors made by most Filipino students. In spite of the knowledge of English of the Filipino, there are times that most students make errors serious enough that a Filipino English teacher can hardly...  [Read more]

Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences As a native Russian speaker I was worried about pronunciation from the very beginning of my English studies in primary school. It so happened that in my family my grandmother was an English teacher in high school who had worked in this position for more than 50 years. Naturally, I began my acquaintance with English much earlier than most of my peers. And the first step in the work of my grandmother in teaching me a foreign language was the formulation of pronunciation, something that most Russians have problems with. The Main Issues That Cause Problems for Russian Students The Problem With Vowels Looking on the Bright Side If I Can Do It, So Can Any Russian Speaker Are you ready to teach English pronunciation? Related Articles: Listen to this blog post: ...  [Read more]

Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences A learner's mother tongue has a profound influence on verbalization of the second language. The absence of some sounds in the learner's first language, and the difference in intonation, word, and syllable stress between the learner's native language and English are some of the many factors that often lead to an incorrect pronunciation of English words. In order to address these issues, a teacher needs to have a basic understanding of the student's native language. This essay will briefly explore the most common pronunciation problems for Egyptians learners of English and some suggested solutions to tackle these problems. Problems with the /p/ sound Confusing voiced and unvoiced sounds Replacing /ÆŸ/ and /ð/ with /s/ and /z/ Adding extra vowels to words...  [Read more]

  Alveolar sounds get their name from the fact that the alveolar ridge is being used. Again, that ridge is just behind the front top row of teeth. Here the tongue is on or very very near the alveolar ridge. It's typically the tip of the tongue or what's just behind the tip of the tongue, called the blade of the tongue. Here, we're talking about sounds such as ?t? and ?d?. If you say them at home, you can tell the tip of your tongue is on that alveolar ridge. Again, that's ?t? and ?d?, as well as sounds such as ?s? and ?z?. Again, the blade of the tongue is just near that alveolar ridge but it is very near nonetheless. The two other sounds that make it into this category is the ?l? sound, where the tip of the tongue is very clearly touching that alveolar ridge, as well as ?r? or the R...  [Read more]

  Place of articulation deals with the placement of the vocal organs when producing a sound. Before we can cover the particulars of places of articulation, we'll need to take a look at the various vocal organs and their locations. Moving from the front to the back we'd begin with our lips. We can use both lips in order to create a sound or we can use one of our lips with one of our rows of teeth, usually the top, in order to produce another sound. We also have other sounds, which use both of the rows of teeth. Further back we have what's called the alveolar ridge. That's the bit of the mouth that may get burnt when we're eating a pizza that's a bit too hot and the cheese burns just behind there our top two teeth. That again is the hard bit just behind our top teeth, called the...  [Read more]

  When it comes to manner of articulation, we have six different ways in which our breath is produced in order to make our sounds. We have our plosives, our affricates, fricatives, the nasal sounds, our lateral sound and the approximants. Let's take a look at each individually and see how they differ from one another. First we have our plosive sounds. As the word might indicate we have basically a little explosion of sound with our breath. The plosive sounds are made through a three-step process. First there's a closure somewhere in the vocal tract. Second there's a buildup of air and finally there's a sudden release of that air like a little explosion. If we look at some of the sounds that are made this way we might better understand why they are called plosives. Examples are the...  [Read more]

  And now we have our nasal sounds. There are three nasal sounds and basically the pattern of air that's moving out of our vocal tract has to do with two big instances and that is a closure in the vocal tract. Except aside from the plosives and affricates, what we have is air escaping through our nasal cavity. These sounds include ?m?, ?n? and ?ng?. We're moving from the front of the mouth to the back of the mouth. First with the M sound or the ?m?, we're closing both lips and the air is escaping through the nasal passage ?m?. Next we have our N sound or our ?n? sound. There, the closure is inside the mouth but our tongue is closing up near our alveolar ridge and the air is escaping through the nose. Again that's ?n?. Finally we have our NG sound and the closure there is happening...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Many ESL teachers have never even heard of phonetics or phonology, yet they use these aspects of speech naturally when they speak. Phonetics and phonology are two areas of linguistics that study the sounds of language. Phonetics focuses on individual sounds, while phonology studies the features and combination of sounds (McMahon, 1-3). There are two reasons why ESL teachers need to know phonetics and phonology: first, it helps them to conceptualize English in a way that their students can understand; and second, it helps them to address their students' difficult pronunciation problems. Why Students Suffer from Pronunciation Issues? Lack of Subject Knowledge Sound Awareness Teacher as a Role Model Are you ready to take your TEFL course? Related...  [Read more]

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Date posted:2019-07-04 | Writer: The Turner Learning Center | Email: [email protected] The Turner Learning Center (TLC) was founded in 2003 by Marina Duchene with the aim of developing English as a skill for life. Now, TLC supports over 500 students with developing English as a skill for life and works with 50 teachers. Regarded as one of the leading EFL schools in Paris, we look for truly dedicated, passionate and motivated teachers to represent TLC. As an organisation that is constantly expanding we are frequently on the lookout for new EFL teachers to help us achieve our mission. Becoming an EFL Teacher is, in our opinion, one of the most rewarding jobs you can have. Not only do you get to travel the world and experience new cultures, but you truly have an impact in shaping the lives and...  [Read more]

Date posted:2009-08-27 | Writer: Oxford House College | Email: [email protected] Oxford House College (LONDON) has regular opportunities for qualified and experienced TEFL teachers We are also looking for evening teachers ongoing. Candidates should be native speakers of English, UK based graduates, who hold minimally a CELTA, TEFL or TESOL.   Candidates should forward their CVs to Niki Alford at the e-mail address given on the job heading.   Please note that only candidates suitable for interview will be contacted.   Degree &  CELTA / TEFL / TESOL: essential. Higher qualifications are advantageous.   £14.40 per student-contact-hour for Cert. qualified & £16.20 per student-contact-hour for Diploma qualified teachers of Gen....  [Read more]

Date posted:2014-07-17 | Writer: British Council | Email: [email protected] British Council is UK's international organisation for educational and cultural relations and manages a wide range of activities covering the arts, science, technology and education, regularly employing TEFL certified teachers. Working for the British Council offers you a unique opportunity to gain experience and develop skills. Jobs with the British Council offer scope for versatility, initiative and creativity in a stimulating and supportive environment. Egypt plays a major role in the British Council’s ELT work across the whole Arabic-speaking region. The British Council currently has three teaching centres in Cairo: the main centre in Agouza, a smaller centre in Heliopolis. We have recently...  [Read more]

Date posted:2014-09-03 | Writer: Navitas English | Email: [email protected] Navitas English has employment opportunities available for TEFL certified teachers from time to time. Our major course start dates are January, March, July and September, but we recruit teachers year-round. We are currently looking for talented professionals to work full-time on courses beginning in September. We are Australia's leading provider of ELICOS programs (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students), delivering courses to more than 8,000 students annually through 7 mainland centres, with partner operations in Oman and Singapore. Navitas English seeks to attract talented people and is committed to developing, supporting, challenging and rewarding its employees through training and...  [Read more]

Date posted:2014-04-14 | Writer: EnglishWork | Email: [email protected] EnglishWork, founded in February 2000, has regular opportunities throughout South Korea for TEFL graduates. We have slowly built up an excellent reputation for being able to offer a completely professional service in the English as a Second Language (E.S.L.) market. Our service is absolutely free for all applicants. Due to our team's efforts and qualified services, we set the industry standards and have become Korea's Recruiting service leader. EnglishWork, directed by experienced recruiters and placement counselors have placed hundreds teachers through the years. Schools across South Korea contact us to supply them with qualified English teachers. Through careful pre-screening, we place qualified teachers in...  [Read more]

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Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Many students of English as a Second Language (ESL) find that, of the many struggles they have with the language, pronunciation is the most difficult to master. Working on Fluency Difficult Sounds: Part 1 How to Teach? Difficult Sounds: Part 2 How to Teach? Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Listen to this blog post Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Sophie M. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Pronunciation is an extremely important ability to have to sound more fluent in English. By gaining the knowledge and skill of proper pronunciation, an ESL student can come across at a much higher level of English ability and intelligence....  [Read more]

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Date posted:2014-04-14 | Writer: EnglishWork | Email: [email protected] EnglishWork, founded in February 2000, has regular opportunities throughout South Korea for TEFL graduates. We have slowly built up an excellent reputation for being able to offer a completely professional service in the English as a Second Language (E.S.L.) market. Our service is absolutely free for all applicants. Due to our team's efforts and qualified services, we set the industry standards and have become Korea's Recruiting service leader. EnglishWork, directed by experienced recruiters and placement counselors have placed hundreds teachers through the years. Schools across South Korea contact us to supply them with qualified English teachers. Through careful pre-screening, we place qualified teachers in...  [Read more]

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Teaching pronunciation in TEFL is crucial as it plays a significant role in communication. Clear pronunciation helps students be understood by others and boosts their confidence. Poor pronunciation can lead to misunderstandings and hinder effective communication. Additionally, accurate pronunciation is essential for language learners to develop their listening skills and comprehend spoken English more easily. Therefore, focusing on pronunciation in TEFL classes is vital for overall language proficiency. There are various effective strategies for teaching pronunciation in TEFL. One approach is to use minimal pairs, which are pairs of words that differ by only one sound (e.g., ship/sheep). By contrasting similar sounds, students can improve their ability to distinguish and produce these...  [Read more]

1. Importance of Pronunciation in English Language Learning 2. Benefits of TESOL Certification for Pronunciation Practice 3. Components of TESOL Certification Programs for Pronunciation 4. Tips for Teaching Pronunciation Effectively Pronunciation plays a crucial role in effective communication in English language learning. Clear and accurate pronunciation helps learners convey their ideas and thoughts accurately, leading to better understanding and interaction with native speakers. Poor pronunciation can hinder comprehension and may result in miscommunication. Therefore, focusing on pronunciation in English language teaching is essential for learners to develop their speaking skills and boost their confidence in using the language. Obtaining a TESOL certification provides English language...  [Read more]