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The Story of Becoming an ESL Teacher - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Teaching is one of the most difficult jobs in the world. You have to deal with different personalities inside the classroom and somehow, you need to work things out for the class to have an atmosphere that is conducive to learning. You have to prepare yourself both mentally and emotionally to be an effective teacher. It is not a cakewalk and you need to have the drive and work ethics to succeed in this profession.
Childhood Dreams
First Teaching Job
Working on Teaching Skills
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When One Teaches, Two Learn - An English Teacher in Korea Shares Her Story - TEFL Blog
Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
I decided to write about the subject I'm an expert in, my personal teaching experience. The focus will be on what I've gained from the last nine years as an EFL instructor. I'll begin by telling you about my first teaching position in rural South Korea. Next, I'll share my experience taking the TEFL course. Finally, I'll discuss my efforts to become an independent online English instructor. I hope my experience can provide some insight into some of the many options for EFL teachers.
Teaching English in South Korea
English education is everything in South Korea.
Taking the next steps towards a career in teaching English
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From Taxi Driver to International Teacher - a Graduate’s Story - TEFL Blog
Mark Crocker
Alumni Experiences
Many people may think that the worst part of being an Uber driver are the belligerent midnight trips from downtown to the suburbs or the aggressive pre-coffee commuters or the fact that a five-minute drive can take thirty minutes because of gridlock. However, as an Uber driver of one year, I believe that the worst part about the job are trips to the airport. When I interacted with passengers going to the airport, I would think of all the new things they would get to try and the different cultures they would learn about. The problem with these trips was they were a constant reminder that the world is just waiting for us to explore it, but I was stuck leading a conventional and mundane life.
The Desire to Explore the Wider World
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Teaching English in Thailand - An EFL Teacher Shares Her Story - TEFL Blog
Shirin Sophy
Destinations Alumni Experiences
Before moving to Thailand in November 2021 while it almost appeared not just impossible but somehow foolish to leave your amiable country behind and travel 5,479 km to an exotic far-flung destination on a plane full of self-willed international passengers when the pandemic was still going strong, I had no clear idea about the fascinating country I was visiting and life-altering changes I was about to experience.
Life in Thailand
The Locals
Thai Weather
Teacher Accommodation
Food
Life expenses
Thai Culture
Conclusion
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Christmas Roll a Story - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Are your students struggling to come up with stories in English? Not anymore with this fun Christmas roll-a-story!
Print out this sheet and either hand it out to your students to create individual Christmas stories, or play it together with a small group of students letting each student roll the die and add to the group story.
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Story Time Reading Comprehension - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a quick beginner reading comprehension about Sam and his family. The students read the short text and answer YES or NO questions about the story.
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Tefl reviews - Be Part Of Ittt S Success Story And Teach English Abroad - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
We at ITTT have changed the lives of over 100,000 people around the globe who have graduated with our internationally accredited TEFL and TESOL courses. Move abroad, travel the world and change your life forever with ITTT - where the world is your classroom.
Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next.
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Personal Teaching Experience: How I started as a Multiple Intelligences Practitioner - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
The popular saying which states: never judge a book by the cover has once again reminded me to always be optimistic about a new experience. Before I entered the school I had already concluded what a bad experience it would be in this new environment which I would pass on numerous occasions and hear different external noises coming from inside of the school, I imagined how hard the job of a teacher could be.
My First Day at School
Using Resources
Multiple Intelligences
Evaluation
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My Foreign Language Experience and Why I Want to be TEFL/TESOL Certified - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
As someone of mixed heritage, I have always had an interest in learning about cultures other than the one I live in America. My father is Colombian and my mother is American, so growing up I felt obliged to learn more about the Colombian background I was fairly unfamiliar with.
First-Language Background
Interest in Foreign Cultures
Work Abroad
English Teaching Plan
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I never felt satisfied with the amount of exposure I had to my Colombian heritage. My mom never learned Spanish, so around the house, it was easier... [Read more]
Broad spectrum of items in store - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT TEFL & TESOL
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Are you ready to take your teaching career to the next level? Look no further than ITTT's TEFL and TESOL training courses. With a wide range of programs designed to fit your needs and schedule, ITTT provides the tools and resources you need to succeed in the world of teaching English as a foreign language. Whether you are a seasoned educator looking to enhance your skills or a newcomer to the field, ITTT has a program for you.
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The Real Story Behind Santa Claus - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a great infographic to introduce the different stories of Santa Claus from around the world to your ESL students.
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Why Completing a TEFL Course May Change Your Life - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
I have a very strong reason why i should complete a TEFL Course. In fact, i am taking 220 hours. Well, the base on my future plans i have the desire to be a tutor online. it's totally out of my line, i was once a registered nurse, i was a fashion designer and even studied Fashion Design at London and Singapore. I owned a wedding shop in the Philippines and catering to different clients worldwide. and fast forward i got married. But, since i tied the knot and settled here at California.
My story
Challenges
Perspectives
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Halloween ESL Roll-A-Story Activity Sheet - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This Halloween Roll-A-Story is an old favorite, where students roll dice to determine their story’s character, setting, and conflict. Print it out and give it to your student for a fun, Halloween-themed activity!
Have your students come up with a Halloween story by using this handy roll-a-story activity sheet! Give your students a die and let them roll to get their story’s character, setting, and conflict.
Once they filled out all the blanks, they are ready to begin writing their story! Once everyone is done, have them read their stories out loud in front of the class, or organize a spooky story night where the stories are shared.
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From Hospitality to Education: Don’t be Scared Just Do It - TEFL Blog
Gianluca Costa
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences
Many of us, at least once in our life, have the desire to change our careers. However, when you spend many years in the same field, it is hard to change to another for various reasons. Mostly it's that your mindset is orientated in a certain way. The idea of change completely seems to be impossible and gives you a feeling of uncertainty but the benefits of undertaking such a big step can be plentiful. I'm here to give you some tips and encourage you to make this huge step.
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Hospitality? Never again.
I Did It: a Dream Come True
Tips and planning
Lifestyle Improvements
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Unusual Teaching Job as a Life-Long Experience: Alumni Story - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
My personal teaching experience is not a typical teaching job that most people come across. It starts back in the early 1990s. At that time, I was a Senior Prison Office with the Office of Corrections of Victoria and was working in the "B" Division at our maximum security prison H.M. Prison Pentridge.
Unusual Trajectory
Approach to Work
Teaching Approaches
Daily Routine
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"B" Division housed 105 of Victoria's worst prisoners and at the young age of 25 I oversaw them all, I also had 26 rotating staff to help run the... [Read more]
Alumna Story: ✅ TEFL Teaching as a Dream Job - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
Being a teacher has been a dream of mine since childhood, and as time goes by, I started to understand that life is, in fact, a continuous teaching and learning experience. The fact that I could impact someone's life is the greatest reward to be a teacher. My primary reason why I have decided to pursue education is that I naturally feel the strong desire and happiness to positively influencing and educating people. One of the major satisfactions of being a teacher is to enrich a student's life. The essential qualities of this profession would be patience, understanding, compassion, and flexibility.
Teaching in a Public School
Challenging Moments and Accomplishments
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First Step in Teaching: Reasons to take a TEFL Course - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
I would rather start by sharing my experience with the combination of teaching and living in several different countries to clarify why I have chosen this topic:
My Story
Special Education
Getting Ready
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In the past, when I was younger, I did not have any interest and was not enthusiastic about learning English, and I remember that I always used to escape from foreign language classes. Once I turned to 16 and 17, during high school, I spent most of my time with some friends who knew English well and they were always... [Read more]
What It’s Like Teaching Kindergarten in Thailand - My Personal Story - TEFL Blog
Mark Crocker
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
Having spent more than 20 years as a marketing consultant, I decided to change career, to become an English language teacher. Hence, I took up the 120-hour TEFL course with ITTT, along with a specialised course in teaching young learners and another one in teaching business English. Even before I finished my TEFL course, I was offered a teaching job with a private school in Bangkok, Thailand. I have since been teaching kindergarten kids for about 8 months.
My Typical School Day
Planning and Preparation
Lessons I Have Learned Since Starting My New Job
My Plans for the Future
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Setting Up an English Course in Vietnam - a Graduate’s Story - TEFL Blog
Mark Crocker
Alumni Experiences
I worked as an Emirates Airlines flight attendant for over 6 years. In order to be accepted you need to pass multiple group exercises, a written exam and a two person interview. There are always over a thousand applicants but they only accept a very small number. Two years ago I left the company and moved to Vietnam where I noticed a great interest in younger people wanting to become flight attendants, but many were fearful of the Open Day, a two day process of interviews and exercises because they were not sure if their level of English was good enough. It didn't take long for me and two friends, who had also worked for the same airline, to decide to put together an 8 day course for people interested in becoming a flight attendant.
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Top 5 Skills Teachers Need To Set Their Students Up For Success - TEFL Blog
Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
Teachers play important roles in the lives of the students in their classrooms. Teachers are best known for their role of educating the students. The best teachers possess excellent communication skills, understand classroom management and appropriate discipline techniques to ensure a positive learning environment. As with all skills, teachers need to continue to improve their teaching skills by sharing with other teachers, continuing education and classroom experience. There are five important skills that teachers need in the classroom to set their students up for success. The focus needs to be on strengthening these skills to increase the effectiveness of the lessons.
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The Benefits of Teacher Career Development - TEFL Blog
Federico Riva
Alumni Experiences
The modern system of enhancing the qualifications of teachers is claimed to develop very rapidly. Nowadays, the teaching and learning process is guided by and is based on the teachers' energy, which in its turn depends specifically on their career aspirations, professional goals and personal needs, enthusiasm, and devotion to one's mission. Career development is necessary and, perhaps, crucial for every ambitious and motivated specialist who intends to achieve significant heights in his or her career path. But in the arduous process of paving the way to career advancement every teacher may encounter the following challenge: what I can do to really fulfill my goals to be a demanded specialist of the field.
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How Native English Learners Differ From Non-Native Learners: My Personal Experience - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
I taught my first class when I was 22 and just entering graduate school in upstate New York. I had graduated from college in 1991, took a year off and decided to go back for my Master's degree in Theatre in 1993. Looking back, it was one of the best choices I ever made. Not only did I get a full teaching assistantship but I was given the opportunity to teach--something I had never done before but something I definitely wanted to try.
Teaching English to native speakers
English and Drama
English as a tool
What this experience gave me
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Teaching Practice: Great Privilege and Responsibility - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
My friends and I live in a predominantly Indian neighborhood in a suburban Midwest town in the United States. Most of our neighbors are Indian nationals who are in the US temporarily on corporate-sponsored work visas, families where one or both parents work outside the home during the day while their children attend local American public schools. One of my friends, a high school math teacher, was asked by her neighbor to tutor two elementary school-aged children in English, her son in first grade, and her daughter in third grade.
Individual Training
Engage Phase
Study Stage
Activate Stage
Reading For Pleasure
OTP Feedback
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How has TEFL Affected my Personal Teaching Experience: TEFL Alumni Shares Their Story - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
My teaching career started fifteen years ago. It began as a whim. I left a very successful career in the healthcare corporate business sector to teach on the university level. Teaching and advising students has been my dedicated profession since then.
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My Teaching Experience
Teaching Non-Native Speakers
Understanding Foreign Cultures
ESA Methodology
Teaching Business English
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My Personal Reflection On My First Teaching Experience - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
As the 60 hours, TESOL course is coming to an end, I have started to think back to my first teaching experience.
A part-time job for the student
My first teaching approach
Professional development
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When I was a university student, I decided that it was a good idea for me to find part-time work as an English tutor or teachers assistant so I could get the first-hand experience in teaching. I began teaching a 9-year-old girl who attended the local school in Hong Kong. Her name is Charmaine. Her mother was concerned about her English writing abilities, as she often made grammar and spelling mistakes... [Read more]
Foreign Language Experience and How it Helps With EFL Training - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
In the following essay, I have chosen to explain my late-in-life interest in becoming certified as an EFL teacher, based on my background with foreign language experience, which began at an early age.
My Story
First Step
Local Culture
Future Possibilities
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I was what some would call an early bloomer. As a baby, my mother read to me at night until I fell asleep. By the age of 2, I could speak in simple but uninterrupted sentences with proper syntax. By a few months after my third birthday, I was able to read the... [Read more]
What TEFL Course to Choose: Non-Native Teacher Needs Analysis - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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How Learning Chinese Made Me A Better English Teacher In China - TEFL Blog
Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
The following blog post is about an ITTT graduate who shares his story on how learning Chinese helped him to become a better English teacher in China.
What do you call someone who speaks only one language?
"My insights into their language and culture were incredibly helpful."
"Many Chinese are anxious about speaking English with natives - more so than is to be considered normative."
"The best ESL teachers are the ones with experience with the native language of their students."
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Why I Love Teaching English as a Foreign Language Abroad - A TEFL Alumni's ESL Story - TEFL Blog
Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
When I started teaching English 25 years ago, I honestly did not know what I was doing. I naively assumed that it was enough to know the language myself. But soon I came to understand, that there was definitely more to teaching.
Different needs and motives of students
Requirements I had to meet
Special moments
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This post was written by our ITTT graduate Karin W.
My first student ever was brought to me at the tender age of eight months and his mother's aim was to get him accepted in a bilingual kindergarten. Since I already had children of my own at that time, I could easily deal with the situation.
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8 Important Tips For Good Classroom Management - TEFL Blog
Federico Riva
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
Classroom management begins well before the lesson commences and is vital so that the lesson can flow continuously without gaps, therefore, maintaining students interest.
1. Seating Arrangement
3. Building Rapport
4. Setting Rules
6. Encouraging the Students Reguarly
7. Structuring the Lesson in an Interesting Way
8. Dealing with Problematic Behavior
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Strategic placing of student seating arrangements can have a positive effect on the class in a number of ways, pairing a quieter student with a more vocal can have involved the quieter student and gain confidence from the experience. Placing the students'... [Read more]
