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TEFL TESOL Courses; Easy To Study!   Completing an online TEFL course could not be a more user friendly experience thanks to our unique online study platform. Once you have signed up for a course you will receive a code via email that will give you exclusive access to your own personalized dashboard. Through the dashboard you will be able to navigate your way through every step of the course with ease as all the materials and assessment strategies will be at your fingertips whenever you need them. Crucially, you can access the dashboard from any location with an internet connection and via any device you like, such as a PC, laptop, tablet, or smartphone. Not only will you find all the written materials necessary to complete the course on hand via the dashboard, you can also choose...  [Read more]

Study Spanish & Teach English Date posted:2024-04-04 | Writer: Canterbury English Teaching Academy | Email: [email protected] Since 1991, Canterbury English has been offering exciting opportunities and has graduated English speakers (native and bilingual) from all walks of life to teach, while experiencing the thrills of living in a foreign country. Madrid is the vibrant capital of Spain with a low cost of living and a state of the art transportation system.There is a diversity of people and cultures, coupled with the greatest nightlife in the world.Rich in history, tradition and architectural beauty, as well as being one of the safest capitals of the world, Madrid provides the perfect surroundings to live and work. We supply the security of a One Year Student Visa*,...  [Read more]

Productive and Receptive Skills in the ESL Classroom - Writing Skills - Study Phase   So, for the study phase what we're going to do is to show them the idea of the cartoon strip. In the cartoon strip what there's going to be are some people with speech bubbles and this is going to represent where dialogue will appear and in the bottom, there are these rectangular boxes, where there will be descriptive things happening. So, it will explain the actual situation that these people are in. So, we get across the idea, first of all, that these are speech and these are for description and we can then show them a blank one of these cartoon strips and try to elicit from our students what could possibly the people be saying and in what actual situation are they in, in order for them to say...  [Read more]

Productive and Receptive Skills in the ESL Classroom - Speaking Skills - Study Phase   Once we're satisfied that all the students have been engaged and that they've been given the opportunity to say something, we can move on to our study phase. Here, it may be necessary or useful to actually pre-teach some gaps in knowledge that have been shown from the engage phase and those gaps in knowledge may include actual grammar structures or indeed useful vocabulary and it's very important that, before we move on to doing any forms of activity, we check their understanding of this material. So, we need to do some study exercises. It's also very useful if you leave this information up on the board through all that study period. Those study activities can just be the normal types of gap fills...  [Read more]

A LIVE Look into ITTT's TEFL/TESOL Course Platform   Please let me know where in your TEFL journey you are at right now? Are you currently taking a course? Are you thinking of taking a course? Are you already teaching English as a foreign language? That'd also be really cool to know—somebody from Brazil, UK. Two people are from Brazil awesome, okay, with Bolivia amazing UK, Philippines, somebody is also from South Korea. A lot of people are thinking of enrolling, great! Then, this life will be perfect for you. Somebody is from Canada, Mexico, and Mongolia. This is our second live Q&A sort of video that we've been doing. We started last week, and last week we sort of did a general kind of Q&A section. If any of you were watching last week, please also let me know in the...  [Read more]

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 Federico Riva Destinations TEFL Information Is it worth taking a TEFL degree? A degree in TEFL/TESOL is at level 6 (of the UK qualifications system) and is therefore a very high level of study in the English teaching world. We will show later what level six means, in the overall qualification scheme. Table of Contents What can these degrees be used for? Other jobs that will become available with your degree 1. Director of Studies in an ESL situation 2. Consulting and advisory positions 3. Writing and editing for publications such as magazines 4. Curriculum development Levels of TEFL Degrees Conclusion Ready to teach English as a Foreign Language? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! A few examples of such Level 6...  [Read more]

Lesson Planning - Part 8 - Process For Study Activities   Just to finish off this particular section on lesson planning, we're going to go through a couple of procedures that should take place during the study phase periods, particularly when we're doing the activities. It is quite important that before we actually go into a study activity that we go through a process of showing how that activity is going to work and one acronym that is often used for this is D-E-GO. The D part of this stands for a demonstration of the activity. Now, it's very important that you don't try to explain how the activity is going to work but rather you actually demonstrate the process. An example of the demonstration of the process of the activity could be something as simple as taking the first...  [Read more]

ESA Study phase activity   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. Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Check out ITTT's Blog Posts  [Read more]

ESA Board work study phase   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. Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Check out ITTT's Blog Posts  [Read more]

Video Infographics See sample practice teaching sessions which form part of the assessment for our Online Teaching Practice (OTP) course. These videos show extracts from various stages of the trainees course as they learn to put into practice the theories discussed in the course material. Check out ITTT's Blog Posts  [Read more]

Lesson Planning - Part 6 - Lesson Plan Example - Study Phase   The first part of my study phase is going to be the board work and I'm going to use the information that I generated in the elicitation part of my engage phase to move on to the actual board work. What I'm going to do is to show the structure of this particular tense. So, the phase study I'm expecting to take about ten minutes on this particular part and, again, the interaction will mainly be the students talking to me. So, how am I going to achieve that with this information? Well, we could ask the students to have a look at the sentences themselves and to tell us what they can see. If we look at each of the first words in here, then at this level, I should hopefully be able to elicit from my students what each of...  [Read more]

The ESA Methodology of Teaching - The Study Phase   This video is part of our ESA Methodology series. The ESA methodology consists of three stages. In this series, we look at the individual purposes of each stage and typical activities for each stage. This second video introduces the study phase of ESA. The purpose of this phase is to cover the actual teaching of the lesson and to check the understanding of that material.The second stage or phase of the lesson is known as the study phase and really the purpose of this phase is to cover the actual teaching of the lesson and to check understanding of that material. Typically in an ESA lesson, the study phase will have two parts. The first phase of the study is to cover the actual teaching component in what's known as the board work...  [Read more]

OTP English Lesson - Richard - Study Phase - Can and Could   "In this video, our OTP trainee Richard introduces the topic ""can"" and ""could"". Both words are some of the most commonly used modal verbs in English. They can be used to express ability or opportunity, to request or offer permission, and to show possibility or impossibility. ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world." 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...  [Read more]

OTP English Lesson - Richard - Study Phase - Worksheet Discussion   "In this video, our OTP trainee Richard introduces the topic of modal verbs. They are used to express ability, possibility, permission or obligation. Richard checks the understanding of his students by doing a worksheet exercise discussing various statements including modal verbs. ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world." 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...  [Read more]

OTP English Lesson - Richard - Study Phase - Modal Verbs Through The Tenses   "In this video, our OTP trainee Richard introduces the topic of modal verbs. They are used to express ability, possibility, permission or obligation. Richard also introduces modal verbs in different tenses such as the past and the future to his students. ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world." 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...  [Read more]

EFL Sample Lesson - Study Phase - Short Answers   This video is a sample EFL lesson in a real-life classroom setting abroad. After covering how to build questions with modals, the teacher elicits the form for short answers from his students. Notice how the teacher elicits information from his students rather than feeding them the new information. This way, the students think in English and also speak to the teacher in English. 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...  [Read more]

OTP English Lesson - Richard - Study Phase - Worksheet Exercise   "In this video, our OTP trainee Richard introduces the topic of modal verbs. They are used to express ability, possibility, permission or obligation. Richard checks the understanding of his students by doing a worksheet exercise. ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world." 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...  [Read more]

EFL Sample Lesson - Study Phase - Building Questions   This video is a sample EFL lesson in a real-life classroom setting abroad. In the study phase of this lesson the students learn how to build questions with modal verbs. The teacher writes example sentences on the board and the students need to make corresponding questions. It is essential during a study lesson to clearly write information on the board so that the students can absorb the new grammar point or vocabulary effectively. 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...  [Read more]

EFL Sample Lesson - Study Phase - Worksheet Feedback   This video is a sample EFL lesson in a real-life classroom setting abroad. After completing the first study phase of the lesson, completing a worksheet, the teacher starts the second part of the study phase and gives the students feedback to their answers. The teacher carefully writes down the correct answers onto the board so that the students can check their answers. 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. ...  [Read more]

OTP English Lesson - Richard - Study Phase - Modal Verb Usages   "In this video, our OTP trainee Richard introduces the topic of modal verbs. They are used to express ability, possibility, permission or obligation. ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world." 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. Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! ...  [Read more]

OTP Demonstration Lesson - Richard - Study Phase - Second Conditional Usages   "In this video, our OTP trainee Richard holds his demonstration lesson about the second conditional. In his study phase, he asks students: If you won the lottery, what would you do? ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world." 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. Register now...  [Read more]

EFL Sample Lesson - Study Phase Feedback   This video is a sample EFL lesson in a real-life classroom setting abroad. After the students have completed a worksheet about modal verbs in the first part of the study phase of this lesson, the teacher starts the second part of the study phase, which is a feedback session. The teacher clearly writes all the correct answers on the board after asking individual students what answers they have written down. 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...  [Read more]

EFL Sample Lesson - Study Phase - Questions with Modals   This video is a sample EFL lesson in a real-life classroom setting abroad. In order to have a successful activate phase of the lesson, the teacher gives clear instructions to all students. Then, the activate activity starts and the students go around the classroom to "find someone who" fulfills various statements on their worksheet. 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. Register now & get certified to...  [Read more]

OTP Demonstration Lesson - Richard - Study Phase - Second Conditional Variation   "In this video, our OTP trainee Richard holds his demonstration lesson about the second conditional. In his study phase, he explains the structure of the second conditional tense and the variation with ""could"" instead of ""would"". ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world." 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...  [Read more]

OTP English Lesson - Richard - Study Phase - Quantifiers and Enough   "In this video, our OTP trainee Richard introduces the topic of quantifiers to his students in Florida. He talks about quantifiers and the word enough to indicate that someone does not want any more of something. ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world." 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...  [Read more]

EFL Sample Lesson - Study Phase - 'Can' or 'Have to'   This video is a sample EFL lesson in a real-life classroom setting abroad. After the teacher introduces the two modal verbs "can" and "have to", the students are asked to distinguish their differences in various sentences written on the board. The teacher has to write on the board in clear letters so that the students can easily comprehend the information and make notes if needed. 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...  [Read more]

EFL Sample Lesson - Study Phase - Possible or Not Possible   This video is a sample EFL lesson in a real-life classroom setting abroad. The study phase of this lesson focuses on modal verbs. To teach the students the possibility of each modal verbs, the teacher writes down information on opening hours of language schools and asks the students when it is possible to attend classes at each school by using he modal verb "can". 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. ...  [Read more]

OTP English Lesson - Richard - Study Phase - Quantifiers in Everyday Conversation   "In this video, our OTP trainee Richard introduces the topic of quantifiers to his students in Florida. He talks about quantifiers and how the related vocabulary is used in everyday conversation. ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world." 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...  [Read more]

OTP English Lesson - Richard - Study Phase - Large and Small Quantifiers II   "In this video, our OTP trainee Richard introduces the topic of quantifiers to his students in Florida. He elicits information on large and small quantifiers and writes it on the board for his students to see. ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world." 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...  [Read more]

OTP English Lesson - Richard - Study Phase - Large and Small Quantifiers   "In this video, our OTP trainee Richard introduces the topic of quantifiers to his students in Florida. He elicits information on large and small quantifiers and writes it on the board for his students to see. ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world." 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...  [Read more]