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Teaching English in China in 2023: Requirements, Job Market, and More - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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]
10 Tips to Help You Enjoy Your TEFL Course - TEFL Blog
Mon, 11 Mar 2019 Linda Dunsmore
TEFL Information
10 Tips to Help You Enjoy Your TEFL Course
People have different reasons for taking a TEFL course, but everyone that embarks on the journey surely wants to succeed. It can be a challenging experience, but should also be enjoyable. Here are some tips to help you avoid getting too stressed during the time you spend on the course. Although they're mainly geared towards on-site courses, many of the points apply to working online too.
Table of Contents
1. Don't appear to be too serious
2. Accept mistakes – we're not robots
3. Follow your trainer's advice
4. Give yourself free time, but not too much!
5. Dedicate the time
6. Be positive and enthusiastic
7. Show interest in others – help each other- everyone benefits that way
8.... [Read more]
How To Start Your Own ESL Teaching Service - TEFL Blog
Mon, 05 Aug 2019 Bri Freeman
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences
How To Start Your Own ESL Teaching Service
The number one question I had to answer before deciding to start Practical English Teacher was "Do I want a new boss or to be my own boss?". I spent months asking myself this before I finally decided to do it. There's a lot of security and credibility that comes with working for a larger ESL company. And I'm not knocking anyone who wants to do that but if you're like me and you're looking for some advice on where to start with your own ESL Service, let's talk.
Table of Contents
Starting Out
Advertising and Expanding
How Do I Create a Platform?
Best of Luck!
Do you want to teach English online? Become a TEFL certified teacher!
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10 Pieces of Advice Every New EFL Teacher Needs to Know - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
10 Pieces of Advice Every New EFL Teacher Needs to Know
06/23/2022
hello hi everyone linda here from itt back
with another live session this week how is everybody doing hope you're doing fine thank you so much for tuning in and
spending um taking some time out of your day to spend it with me today as always
uh we go live and our live sessions take about 45 minutes sometimes even an hour
depends on how many questions you guys have at the end we always have a q a part so
this is a time where you can ask me your questions about teaching abroad about
tefl about tesol about our courses about anything teaching related that's on your
mind that you want to know and today's topic is dedicated to new teachers so i'm
going to be sharing 10 pieces of advice that you need to know as a new tefl or
efl... [Read more]
The 7 Biggest Myths About Teaching Abroad Alone as a Woman - TEFL Blog
Mon, 23 Jul 2018 Kristin Hoppe
TEFL Information
The 7 Biggest Myths About Teaching Abroad Alone as a Woman
At 25 years old, I heard Peru calling my name and could no longer ignore it.
Table of Contents
1. You'll Be Unsafe
2. You'll Feel Lonely
3. You'll Be Taken Advantage Of
4. You Should Never Go Out at Night
5. You Can Never Drink
6. You'll Have to Pay More for Lodging
7. You'll Regret Not Going with Friends
Listen to this blog post
Are you ready to teach English abroad?
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I dreamed of moving abroad alone again after teaching English in France — and it was finally happening, with TEFL certification in hand.
Unfortunately, many friends, family members, and acquaintances had a different reaction. I saw wide eyes and heard words of concern.
Instead of sharing... [Read more]
Master Your TEFL Interview Demo Lesson: Tips and Strategies for Success - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Master Your TEFL Interview Demo Lesson: Tips and Strategies for Success
11/10/2022
Hi, welcome Linda here, from ITTT. Back with another live session this week. And this week we're talking about the demo lesson and how to hold effective demo lessons for your TEFL interviews so you get hired. Yeah, welcome back, I'm back here again. You know we go live every week. I hope you know by now. Don't forget to like and subscribe so you always stay up to date, you never miss any of our upcoming live sessions. We usually go to go live at this time on this day so please stay tuned, give us a like, give us a subscription wherever you're watching from. We're actually live on Facebook and on YouTube at the same time, so whichever platform you prefer you can tune in.
Of course you can leave a bunch of... [Read more]
Why complete a TEFL course: Why do you need a TEFL course, if you already know how to teach a foreign language? - TEFL Blog
Mon, 08 Apr 2019 Linda Dunsmore
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences
Why complete a TEFL course: Why do you need a TEFL course, if you already know how to teach a foreign language?
This is a question I've asked myself. I'm looking at it from the point of view of an established foreign language teacher.
Table of Contents
How well do you know English?
Get professional guidance
You'll be more successful with getting your students ready to speak in English.
Being a native speaker is not enough
Your credentials say a lot about you.
Are you ready to take a TEFL course?
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For years, I've been thinking about learning to teach English as a foreign language. I've wanted to teach more than just French, so I could find more work, and because TEFL... [Read more]
TEFL Interview: The 15 Most Asked Questions They Will Ask You - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
TEFL Interview: The 15 Most Asked Questions They Will Ask You
02/25/2021
hello hello and welcome my name is linda thanks so much for
tuning in um yeah i'm back here again
like every week i guess um live with itt talking about
yet another very exciting and interesting teaching and tefl topic today and i
think especially this topic is going to be so useful um
and it's i think not talked about enough right we always talk about how to choose the correct tefl course
how to choose you know how to find jobs and all this kind of stuff but
not we're not going down into the nitty-gritty of the actual tefl interview and that's what we're
gonna do today so we are talking about the 15 most asked questions in a tefl interview
and hi guys thanks so much for watching i see we already have a couple of... [Read more]
The 15 Most Asked Questions in a TEFL Interview - TEFL Blog
Mon, 27 Aug 2018 Carrie Kellenberger
Visa and Legal TEFL Information
The 15 Most Asked Questions in a TEFL Interview
Learning how to answer common questions in an ESL interview is easy if you've researched and prepared in advance, even if you've never had a formal job interview before.
Table of Contents
Listen to this blog post:
The 15 Most Common ESL Interview Questions
Now you are ready for your adventure!
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Before we head into answering the top 15 most asked questions in a TEFL interview, there are a few things to check off your to-do list before interviewing:
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The 15 Most Common ESL Interview Questions
1. Tell me a little about yourself.
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General Rules on Building Relationships With ESL Students - TEFL Blog
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
General Rules on Building Relationships With ESL Students
Whether you are a seasoned professional starting a new year at a school you've taught at for years, or you're teaching your very first ESL class, the first-day teaching can be very intimidating. Teaching English as a second language, whether in your home country or a non-English speaking country, can be especially difficult due to the language barrier faced by both the students and the teacher. Because of the language barrier in ESL classes, it is vital to build rapport with your students to create a productive and comfortable learning environment.
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Why do you need rapport + The first method for that
Another great tool for establishing rapport is learning... [Read more]
Team-teaching: The Good and The Ugly - TEFL Blog
Mon, 08 Jun 2020 Amanda Stern
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
Team-teaching: The Good and The Ugly
A preferred method of teaching abroad is the team-teaching approach. This is where two teachers, dubbed T1 (often the "main" teacher") and T2 (often the "assistant"), work together to develop a syllabus, prepare materials and lessons, teach students, then evaluate the results and make changes whenever deemed necessary. As the base, unless T2 has strong language skills in the local language, T1 will be expected to explain core grammar. Both are responsible for their own contributions to the class in order to create a cohesive classroom for effective English learning.
Table of Contents
The Good
Shorter Preparation Times
More Collaboration with Ideas
Utilizing Each Other's Strengths
The... [Read more]
Why Completing a TEFL Course is Vital for EFL Teaching - TEFL Blog
Thu, 31 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Why Completing a TEFL Course is Vital for EFL Teaching
Within any given goal, people can have a variety of motivations for accomplishing them. One person may want to complete a TEFL course in hopes of making a career out of teaching abroad, bounding from one country to the next like a hungry grocery shopper jumps from one sample booth to another, while someone else may require one to teach EFL online from the comfort of a cozy home office. I, myself wish to teach online and abroad, but whatever the individual motivation, completing a TEFL course has amazing benefits applicable to all situations.
Table of Contents
Linguistic Aspects
Deepening Knowledge
Opportunities
Advantages of the Course
Do you want to teach English abroad?... [Read more]
The Best Countries for Solo Women to Teach English Abroad - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
The Best Countries for Solo Women to Teach English Abroad
02/19/2021
hi everybody hello and good morning or good evening wherever you
are right now i'm in south korea it's 10 a.m friday and so good morning
um yeah i'm back here again today my name is linda from itt
um if you've been here before hi and if this is your first time watching
thanks so much for tuning in and taking the time we really really appreciate it um yeah so if any
if at any time during this live session today you have any questions feel free to drop your comments
in the comment section from whichever platform you're watching from so we are streaming live on facebook and
on youtube at the same time if you can see me if you can hear me just leave a
high into the comment box that would be really highly appreciated so that... [Read more]
Live TEFL/TESOL Q&A: Ask Us Anything! - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Live TEFL/TESOL Q&A: Ask Us Anything!
Welcome guys, Linda here from ITTT for another live session. I'm so happy to be here today, the weather is great today, the lighting is good. If you were watching last week it was pretty much like the end of the world weather here, but today it's great, I feel good. If you can see me and hear me please drop a hi into the comments. We are live on Facebook and also on YouTube and if you're listening to this as a podcast episode thanks for the download. We always turn our live sessions into podcast episodes and you can find them on all major podcast platforms like iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts etc. It's called the TEFL and TESOL Podcast by ITTT.
I see there are some people already here. Hi Gwen, thanks for joining today. We also have... [Read more]
Don’t Make These Five Mistakes I Did in Trying to Teach English Online - TEFL Blog
Thu, 16 Apr 2020 Margaret Paton
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences
Don’t Make These Five Mistakes I Did in Trying to Teach English Online
So, you've got your shiny new TESOL or TEFL certificate in hand.
Table of Contents
1. Don't assume being a qualified K-12 teacher means you're a 'shoe-in' for a job
2. Don't assume you can dictate your availability to teach online
3. Don't forget to see if you'll need a police check
4. Don't think you can teach people English in any country
5. Don't expect to slide into a role without experience
It's a wrap
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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]
5 Things You Can Do to Make Your Life Easier for Teaching English in Taiwan - TEFL Blog
Thu, 13 May 2021 Christian Davey
Destinations Alumni Experiences
5 Things You Can Do to Make Your Life Easier for Teaching English in Taiwan
Taiwan is a wonderful starting point to begin your teaching profession as the island has a variety of job prospects, plentiful incomes, and companies are usually happy to employ you, even if you have limited teaching experience.
Table of Contents
1. Find a private landlord, avoid an agency
2. Find a job in the same proximity as your place.
3. Get your scooter license.
4. Make friends with locals.
5. Join social media groups/like social media pages
Are you ready to teach English in Taiwan?
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Answering the Most Asked TEFL/TESOL Questions - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Answering the Most Asked TEFL/TESOL Questions
06/03/2021
hi welcome guys linda here from itt for another
live session this week i'm so happy to be here today the weather is great today the lighting
is good uh if you were watching last week uh yeah it was pretty much like the end of
the world weather here and it suddenly turned super dark and i don't have a light or anything
like a ring light so um but today it's great i feel good i have my coffee
right here even though it's almost gone but um yeah so happy to be here if you
can see me if you can hear me please just drop a high into the comments we are live on
facebook and we're also live on youtube and if you're listening to this as a podcast episode
thanks for the download we really appreciate it we always turn our live
sessions into... [Read more]
Why You Should Take A TEFL Course Right Now Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Why You Should Take a TEFL Course Right Now - Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet
Hi everybody, thanks so much for tuning in. It’s Linda here from ITTT with my morning coffee, because if you've watched me before in one of our live sessions you will know that I am in South Korea and it's currently 10:00 a.m. on Friday morning. So I'm having my morning coffee and I'm going to have a chat with you guys. If you can see me and hear me, please drop a hi or something into the comment box, I would really appreciate it.
As you may or may not know, at ITTT we go live twice every week, me on Fridays or maybe Thursdays depending on where you're watching from, and my colleague Liza she goes live every Tuesday. Actually Liza went live on Tuesday and also on Saturday last week because she had a... [Read more]
Live TEFL/TESOL Q&A: Ask Us Anything! - TEFL Blog
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
Live TEFL/TESOL Q&A: Ask Us Anything!
Welcome guys, Linda here from ITTT for another live session. I'm so happy to be here today, the weather is great today, the lighting is good. If you were watching last week it was pretty much like the end of the world weather here, but today it's great, I feel good. If you can see me and hear me please drop a hi into the comments. We are live on Facebook and also on YouTube and if you're listening to this as a podcast episode thanks for the download. We always turn our live sessions into podcast episodes and you can find them on all major podcast platforms like iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts etc. It's called the TEFL and TESOL Podcast by ITTT.
Table of... [Read more]
Live Look Into TEFL/TESOL Online Course Platform - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Live Look into TEFL/TESOL online Course Platform
Hello and welcome, Linda here again. Thanks so much for tuning in to this week's live session. If you're listening to this as a podcast episode, thanks so much for the download. We always turn our live sessions into podcast episodes so if you're into podcasts check that out. You can find us on any podcast platform, you can just search for The TEFL and TESOL Podcast from ITTT. We are live on Facebook and on YouTube as always, so thanks so much for tuning in.
I see there are a lot of people joining. What we're going to do today is I am going to show you what it looks like when you take an online TEFL course with ITTT. I’m just making sure that everything works properly because I need to share my screen and show you how the online... [Read more]
Top 8 Misconceptions About Teaching ESL - TEFL Blog
Fri, 18 Nov 2022 Federico Riva
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences
Top 8 Misconceptions About Teaching ESL
In this blog post, we will look at 8 of the most widely held misconceptions regarding the teaching of ESL worldwide.
Table of Contents
Watch the video about this topic
Misconception #1: It's really hard to find a job
Misconception #1: You need a degree to teach English abroad.
Misconception #3: Teaching English abroad doesn't pay well
Misconception #4: You need to speak another language to teach ESL abroad
Misconception #5: You have to teach kids
Misconception #6: Teaching ESL is only a job for young people
Misconception #7: You don't need a TEFL qualification, if you're a native English speaker
Are you ready to teach English as a foreign language?
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Reasons To Take An English Level Test As A Non Native English Teacher - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Reasons to Take an English Level Test as a Non-Native English Teacher
Hi everybody wherever you are right now. I'm in South Korea and it's 10 a.m. Friday, so good morning. I'm back here again today, my name is Linda from ITTT if you've been here before hi and if this is your first time watching thanks so much for tuning in and taking the time, we really appreciate it. If at any time during this live session you have any questions, feel free to drop your comments in the comment section from whichever platform you're watching from. We are streaming live on Facebook and on YouTube at the same time. If you can see me and hear me just leave a hi in the comment box, that would be highly appreciated so that I know that everything is working well.
For the first couple of minutes let's... [Read more]
Why You Should Take a TEFL Course Right Now - Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet - TEFL Blog
Fri, 14 May 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information
Why You Should Take a TEFL Course Right Now - Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet
Hi everybody, thanks so much for tuning in. It's Linda here from ITTT with my morning coffee, because if you've watched me before in one of our live sessions you will know that I am in South Korea and it's currently 10:00 a.m. on Friday morning. So I'm having my morning coffee and I'm going to have a chat with you guys. If you can see me and hear me, please drop a hi or something into the comment box, I would really appreciate it.
Table of Contents
Watch the live session here
We have a question from Rebecca. Do these certifications ever expire?
Anyway, why should you take a TEFL course right now, even if you are not leaving yet?
Okay, why you should take a... [Read more]
Teacher Confidence Characteristics - TEFL Blog
Wed, 01 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Teacher Confidence Characteristics
Confidence and charisma are two central qualities for a teacher to possess, especially when it comes to teaching young learners. A teacher spends several hours a day being the center of attention in front of the same groups of kids. If their confidence is lacking, the students will be quick to notice, which will negatively impact the effectiveness of one's teaching as well as a discipline within the classroom. It's great when someone congratulates you and gives you a quick confidence boost, but as a teacher, it's your job to do that for your students, not the other way around. You have to be in charge of nurturing your self-confidence. Whether you're new to teaching or have years of experience,... [Read more]
5 Ways to Travel Consciously and Give Something Back To The Locals - TEFL Blog
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 Linda Dunsmore
Destinations Teaching Ideas
5 Ways to Travel Consciously and Give Something Back To The Locals
When we travel, we often make self-centered decisions to get the most out of the experience. But does it always have to be that way? With conscious travel becoming more and more popular and widespread it's getting easier to actually do some good while traveling to another country. Here are 5 ways to travel consciously and give something back to the locals.
Table of Contents
1. Small gestures with a big impact.
2. Eat local, spend local, sleep local
3. Offer your time and skills
4. Hop on a bus
5. Teach English
Are you ready to teach English and make an impact in people's lives around the world?
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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]
The Best Countries For Teaching English In 2021 - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
The Best Countries for Teaching English in 2021
Hello,
Welcome to another live session. My name is Linda from ITTT and you can find me on social media at @lindagoeseast. Thanks for tuning in, let me just see that everything's working. If you can see me and if you can hear me, please leave a comment as always.
I have been living in South Korea for five and a half years. I am about an hour and a half South of Seoul in a city called Cheongju. It's kind of in the center of South Korea. We are the only province that doesn't border the ocean but it's really great and it's actually snowing right now.
I’m excited to be here today as you probably already know what the topic is going to be about today the best countries for teaching English in 2021 because teaching English abroad is not... [Read more]
Why You Should Take a TEFL Course Right Now - Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Why You Should Take a TEFL Course Right Now - Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet
04/18/2021
hi hey everybody uh thanks so much for tuning
in linda here from itt with my morning coffee
because if you've watched me before if you've seen me before in one of our lives you know i am in south korea and it's currently 10
a.m friday morning so i'm having my morning coffee and i'm gonna have a chat with you guys
so if you can see me if you can hear me if everything's working well please just drop a
hi or something into the comment box i would really appreciate it
hello hello back for another live session this week as you know or you might not know we at
itt we go live um every week twice um me on fridays or maybe thursdays
depending on where you're watching from and my colleague lisa she goes live... [Read more]
How to Teach English Online on Preply - TEFL Blog
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
How to Teach English Online on Preply
Hello everybody, nice to see you again. Let me know that you can see me clearly and hear me clearly. I'm glad that you are joining us, thanks for coming today. We're just about to start our live session. My name is Liza and I am an ITTT TEFL expert and an online ESL teacher. Nice to see you guys joining me, thanks a lot and just before we start just quickly let me tell you about ITTT. so our company is a TEFL course provider and we are actually presenting on various social networks right now. If you guys want to get updates on different TEFL content make sure you follow our social networks and keep updated regularly.
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Watch the live session here... [Read more]