TEFL Mims

  The teaching idea in this video is for the past continuous involves students miming an action; however, unlike the mime activity for the present continuous students will not be doing the mimes for others to see. Instead they will stop the mime before the other students open their eyes. The students will then have to say what their classmates were doing before they stopped. For example: You were driving a car. You were eating a sandwich. Being able to come up with interesting teaching ideas for what students often see as boring grammar points is an important skill for any English teacher. Taking an Online TEFL Course with ITTT will give you an understanding of the grammar points that you need to teach when starting out as a new teacher of English and will also give you some great...  [Read more]

Federico Riva Destinations TEFL Information Alumni Experiences In this insightful blog post, we'll explore the essence of grammar, examining various approaches to its teaching, offering a comprehensive understanding of this linguistic foundation.Table of Contents What is Grammar? Preparation Grammar Practice Activities and Games Grammar Quiz Memory test Miming an action Ready to teach English as a Foreign Language? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! For decades, mastering grammar stood pivotal in students' perception of language learning. However, contemporary perspectives vary widely on what constitutes essential learning for learners and the most effective teaching methodologies. Here are some key questions concerning teaching...  [Read more]

Federico Riva Teaching Ideas Let us imagine. How if English teachers only conduct English lessons inside the class? Will the students have fun all the time? Many English teachers reflect on that so, in reality, they try to conduct English lessons not only inside the class but also outside the class. They think that conducting English lessons outside is also needed and important. Therefore, English teachers use some outdoor activities to help when teaching English. By doing so, English teachers believe that they can help their students to increase motivation. They also believe that outdoor activities can give students fun and joy. Here are some interesting activities that English teachers can use to teach English outside the class.Table of Contents Principles of Motivation What I can do...  [Read more]

Date posted:2012-01-17 | Writer: English First Pamulang | Email: [email protected] Want an exciting and fun career? EF English First Pamulang is now recruiting for motivated and energetic TEFL qualified teachers. Want to work at a top quality school? We have been awarded "Top Brands for Kids" and "Top Brand for Teens" awards in 2011.EF English First Pamulang has been proven to be extremely successful from the beginning thanks to our high academic standards and attention to detail. Working here, you will have constant academic support and work in a close-knit group of professionals who are good at what they do and know how to have fun doing it.Requirements24 and olderNative English speakers from USA, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand4-year university/college...  [Read more]

Date posted:2004-08-20 | Writer: Queen Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University | Email: [email protected] Queen Rambhaibarni Rajabhat University, located near the coast about 245 km 145 miles south east of Bangkok and in pleasant surroundings (Contact us), is in urgent need of English contract teachers for the next 2 semester, beginning 1 October 2004 till 30 September 2005. Required Qualifications: 1. Native speaker from USA, UK, Australia and Canada. 2. Bachelor's degree in English/Applied Linguistics/TESOL 3. Bachelor's degree in any field with teaching experience & TEFL/TESOL certificate. 4. Must be less than 60 years of age Salary and Conditions 1. Queen Rambhaibarni Rajabhat University offers 1 year, renewable contracts with a salary of 17, 580 Baht per...  [Read more]

Date posted:2008-04-21 | Writer: Model International School | Email: [email protected] Model International School is located in Lyon,France.we are currently seeking for qualified English teachers to fill our 2008 to 2009 English teaching vacancy.Selected candidates are expected to commence work on the 1st of July 2008. Ages of students are 6 to12,12 to 18. Class size is about 18-20 students per class.working hours 8:30 to 1:30 pm-monday to friday. The school provides a private single furnished flats for teachers.The living apartment is very close to the school compound. Monthly salary is only 1200 euro(tax free),payable on the last day of every month.Contract duration is one year.Return air ticket is available.Visa assistance will be given to non EUs . If interested,kindly email...  [Read more]

  And so on to the final phase of the ESA lesson, which is called the activate phase. What we have done so far, if you remember, is to engage the students, to get them talking and thinking in English, where possible we've elicited the teaching point from the students and covered any gaps in knowledge to make sure that the teaching point has been fully covered and then we've checked understanding of that teaching point by asking targeted and specific questions. Usually the types of activities that we've done for the study phase will involve using a single word in order to answer those questions correctly this, however, is not how language is actually used. When we use language, we always use it in some form of context. So the purpose of the activate activity is to put that teaching...  [Read more]

Date posted:2014-03-03 | Writer: Teaching in Brazil Program | Email: [email protected] We are partners with two of Brazil's best and most traditional English schools. Both are offering EFL teaching positions for English-speakers and we are looking for the right candidates to take part in this enriching experience. Together, both language centres offer 53 branches in São Paulo city and surrounding region. Combined they have more than 101,000 students and a staff of over 600 professionals all working to teach English in Brazil. Overview: Job Duration: 2 years Working hours: From 26 hours per week Salary: From R$2600 Benefits: Health Insurance + Transport Costs + housing assistance or visa assistance (as per placement) Holidays: 30 days per year Requirements: Applicants must...  [Read more]

Date posted:2005-11-02 | Writer: Beril Donmez | Email: [email protected] Mersin Merchant Marine Academy/Turkey looks for Native Speakers of English to employ for 2005-2006 Academic Year. Benefits; Free Accommodation. Free Airport Pick up. Free education material (board marker, ink, photocopy) Free internet access. Free access to gym. Free access to summer house. Free participation to all kind of social & cultural activities arranged by Academy. The contract is between September 2005 and June 2006 Net Monthly Salary is 750YTL (575 USD) Some Prices in Turkey; Dinner: 3 YTL Breakfast: 1.5 YTL Beer: 1.5 YTL A pack of Cigarette: 3 YTLl etc. Our Academy located in Mersin City by the Mediterranean Sea in the south of Turkey. Mersin is famous for its port, mild climate, ...  [Read more]

Date posted:2012-02-28 | Writer: Active English Academy | Email: [email protected] Active English Academy has openings for dynamic EFL Teachers, individuals who relish the challenge of teaching in various settings, i.e. not only in-house at our various schools, but also in the public school system in Oshu, Iwate, Japan. This combination affords you the wonderful opportunity of meeting and learning about life in Japan from students and colleagues of all ages and backgrounds. ACTIVE also runs an international kindergarten in Morioka, the capital city of Iwate prefecture where you can help out at fun events like Christmas Concert, etc. ACTIVE first opened its doors in 1992 with a handful of students and has in the last 20 years, grown to serve 5 communities in our prefecture.Oshu is a...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Stories provide a natural and relevant context for the exposure to English language and storytelling built on the children's innate capacity for fantasy and imaginative play, making it an essential aspect to be integrated into language lessons. Beyond just language skills, students are also able to acquire critical thinking skills such as predicting, hypothesizing, categorizing, sequencing, and inferring meaning through various storytelling activities. Stories are also used to enhance children's concentration skills and develop moral and emotional intelligence by teaching students to empathize with the characters in the story. Storytelling can be extended to include activities for children to retell, act out, and create their own stories. Therefore...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas When it comes to more complex English tenses, students often get frustrated. The following ideas will help you to organize your past perfect continuous lesson in a close-to-real-life way to achieve better understanding for your students.Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: 1. How long? 2. Reporting Past Speech 3. Quite a Change 4. Interview 5. The Past Perfect Continuous "Crocodile" Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! Write several time indicators on small slips of paper (1 year, 3 months, 10 weeks, 15 minutes, etc.). The students need to draw a picture and tell what they had been doing for that length of time before any other event. For...  [Read more]

  Another idea for the present continuous tense focuses on the action of miming. Because it's in the present continuous tense, it'll be critical that the student, who is doing miming, continues to do the miming as the students guess what he or she is doing. In order to do this, the teacher will ask one student to come to the front of the class and present them with a card. The card at low levels will just be one word such as 'sleeping,' 'surfing,' 'eating,' or 'playing'. As soon as the student is able to mine any one of those actions, the students continue to guess with 'You are sleeping,' 'You are eating,' 'You are surfing.' Now at higher levels what you could do is continue on from the base of the action and include something like 'You are playing football,' or 'You are playing...  [Read more]

Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Firstly within your lessons do always use English as the language of instruction.You need to speak slowly and you need to reduce the amount of teacher talk time by using gesture and mime as often as possible.Table of Contents Watch the video about this topic Are you ready to teach English as a foreign language? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! Do play games as often as possible but bear in mind that the games that we're suggesting here are interactive communicative games that have some educational purpose. Do try to make yourself aware of any problems that they do have, either within school or outside of school because they can affect the way that the students behave and interact with...  [Read more]

  When considering Teacher Talk Time, we can perhaps look at the major advantage and disadvantage of the teacher actually talking. The major advantage is that you as the teacher are usually the only real model for the language, the source of correct English. So at some stages, your talking time is very important to the students. So when you?re modeling language, that use of Teacher Talk Time can be very advantageous. There are major disadvantages to overusing Teacher Talk Time, however, and perhaps the major one is that whenever the teacher is talking, the students are listening and if the students are listening, then they themselves cannot be talking. So, Teacher Talk Time reduces the opportunity for Student Talk Time. So, we should try to minimize the use of Teacher Talk Time...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas I used to be a Mountain Guide, I have worked all over the World. I have often found myself with my clients in a mountain refuge where we would stay the night before making a summit bid the next morning. These refugees, usually found in remote and wild places, are manned by a Guardian who looks after the refuge, provides a dormitory bed for the night and cooks a hearty evening meal. The mountaineers who stay come from all over the World and everyone sits together on long tables, sharing food and wine and friendship.Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: Multinational Groups Seating Arrangement Fun Activities Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course today! Related Articles: English is not always the common language but it would be the...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Learning English is a continues process and it starts right after the birth of a baby. Parents are the first teachers to the kids. So they must need to understand the importance of the English language. Children are adept at picking up on the family's' attitudes. If they realize that in their family it isn't important they won't give importance to it. So it's the parents' who's responsible for making the environment at home and let this skill nourish and nurture the kid.Table of Contents Parents can divide this learning cycle into different stages. 1. Beginner/Pre-kindergarten level 2. Mover/Kindergarten level 3. Elementary/Primary school level 4. Intermediate 5. Upper-intermediate Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Throughout this course, there have been many interesting lessons and tips that I have found useful in different academic settings. For instance, in my tenure teaching middle school students in China, I found that it is better to help the student like a partner as opposed to just giving her or him a worksheet and watching them complete it by themselves. I have also haven't had a great deal of pair-work that I am trying to implement even now in my Kindergarten classes, though to a lesser degree.Table of Contents Class Organization Challenges Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Jonathan A. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas When you select information to teach in your lesson, you need to think about what level the students are at and how well your lesson fits into what they already know and what they need to know. When you begin teaching it can be quite difficult to know what students are likely to comprehend at each level and few EFL teachers follow the same students from beginner to advanced level.Table of Contents Conseider the students' age Grammar to cover includes: Vocabulary to cover includes: How to explain the meanig Are you ready to teach beginner students? Take a TEFL course to learn new skills! Related Articles: Listen to this blog post This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Shorena B. Beginner-level students aren't necessarily children. Many...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Education is essential for each of us. The English language is now a worldwide language, and we can hear this language almost everywhere we go, whether it is an ordinary holiday or some working seminar. , we hear the English language all over the world. Some people start to study it sooner. Some people learn later. But it is essential to begin teaching the English language and not even the English language but another language at the beginning of our lives, so that is the main reason it is important to teach English in kindergarten.Table of Contents Personal Experience: Native-Tongue Challenge Teaching Approach Are you ready to teach English abroad or online? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Susan W. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.Table of Contents 1. Self-introduction 2. Reasons for practicing as an EFL Teacher 3. Ways in which EFL will guide me achieve my goals 4. Games and activities in the classroom 5. Planning my New Lesson Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: I am Susan and I'm 40 years female from Kenya and I have graduated with a bachelor's degree in Art in Education. I have been teaching young learners in Kenya for two years and I was invited to teach English in southern China and I am ready for the new challenge teaching abroad. I decided to do a TEFL test online so that I...  [Read more]

Federico Riva Teaching Ideas The teacher's role is to catch the interest of the students and to give them confidence. Getting the students involved in the lesson will also help to prevent most of the disciplinary problems.Table of Contents 1. Get to know your students 2. Non-verbal communication 3. Using equipment 4. Proper directions 5. Teacher talking time Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Marie Alice C. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The first thing is for the teacher to try to know his students. Knowing their name is, of course, necessary to get their attention or indicate who is to answer the question, but the teacher...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas "A man doesn't learn to understand anything unless he loves it" GoetheTable of Contents Accessor Observer Role model Guide Participant Assistant and motivator Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: The role of the teacher is very important in our lives. A good teacher provides us with knowledge, motivation, and encouragement while creating interest in his subject. He cares about his students and demonstrates patience. An experienced teacher knows what role or roles to take during his lesson. The most important role is the role of an organizer. The teacher instructs the class through daily activities. He may also split students into pairs for role-playing or encourage mill drill exercise, where students come to each...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas As an EFL teacher, I have come to realize that the social environment, age, perception and more, play a vital role in teaching English. This was evident as I taught the kindergarten section of the school. It required more efforts because of their language background ie. Non-English speaking country. So, the effective method of knowledge transfer to this group of kids must be interactive, demonstrative and fun based.Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: English in Focus Activity and Methodology Some of the games we played were: Mime and Action Interactive Dialog Later I add actions too, so the kids can interact physically as well as in the example below: Do you want to teach English to ESL students abroad? Related Articles: Check out what our course...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Flashcards are considered to be an effective means to introduce new vocabulary in the ESL classroom. They are vivid, easy-to-use and they are considered to stimulate active recall method which helps us to retain the vocabulary for long periods. Some teachers consider that flashcards can to be used for young learners only. In my opinion, even adults will benefit from using flashcards. They can help to reduce TTT while introducing new vocabulary, can be used as a revision activity, and when adapted, can even be applied to practice vocabulary in complex grammar structures.Table of Contents 1. Disappearing flashcards 2. The game is called "Darts" 3. Pictionary 4. TPR and flashcards or miming game 5. Tic Tac Toe Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a...  [Read more]

Date posted:2004-04-21 | Writer: Meta School | Email: [email protected] Positions: Full-time teachers (Female Native Speakers) Teach in Kindergarten Ideal candidate will be someone who work well in a team, has a positive outlook, flexible, and ability to adapt to living in a different culture and have a great deal of drive and enthusiasm Successful candidates will have following privileges: -cross culture studies (Thai, East-West) -training for spiritual development (e.g., meditation) -practicing process of learning organization Required qualifications are as follows: 1. Has a minimum of bachelor degree in education or early childhood education 2. At least 3 years of teaching experience in kindergarten children. 3. (Able to teach English, Math, Science, Social science, ...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences I have been working in China for more than six months now and it's been a very interesting time for me not just to learn more about the country and its people, but also to enrich my teaching skills and grow professionally as a teacher.Table of Contents Specific Approach Assistance Teaching an extremely large classroom Total physical response Do you want to teach English in China? Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Evgeniya S. When I arrived in China, I hardly knew anything about specific features of teaching in that country, so I thought that the knowledge I had was quite enough to handle the classes in kindergarten or primary school. But since my first working day, I have often been surprised and even...  [Read more]

Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas In my experience as a learner and now a teacher it has become obvious that nonverbal actions play an essential role in the foreign language classroom. I believe that nonverbal communication between the teacher and their students is clearly a very useful tool for classroom management and for creating an effective classroom environment. The main aspects of nonverbal communication I have witnessed as a learner and now use myself as an EFL teacher include: eye contact, gestures and mime, facial expressions and voice projection.Table of Contents Eye Contact Gestures and Mime Facial Expressions Volume, Tone and Speed of Voice Are you ready to use body language while teaching English abroad? Related Articles: Listen to this blog post This post was...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences For two years I have been teaching Italian children in a nursery, a group of 5,2-3 years old. They are still not able to speak well their mother tongue and have a short vocabulary. They have no experience yet in being taught traditionally, may still use pacifier and diaper, so how can you teach so small children English and is it even worth it? Shouldn't they first learn their native tongue? Many parents think so.Table of Contents Difficulties Flashcards Songs Books Gymnastics Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: I am sure they benefit from being exposed to English vocabulary and getting used to the sound of English as young as possible. But of course, it must be done in the right way, they are not going to study...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences We live in the age of technical progress and globalization. Both these trends require people to get together, unite, share ideas to come up with new inventions, discover other cultures. This is why thousands of people all over the world take up studying English every day. They turn to language schools, private teachers, speaking clubs or any other resources they can find, excited to start and be able to speak fluently in a year or so. However, reality shows that only half of those students get the result they wanted. So, possible obstacles and complications which face Ukrainian adult students while learning English will be discussed in this essay, possible solutions will be suggested.Table of Contents Emotional Challenges Way to Overcome Problems...  [Read more]