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Top 5 Free Resources for ESL Teachers - TEFL Blog
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 Federico Riva
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Top 5 Free Resources for ESL Teachers
Even experienced teachers have difficulty sometimes thinking of new ways to plan and deliver their lessons. The following list gives a set of 'go to' resources, for new and experienced teacher alike, to use for ideas and activities. These examples have been chosen on the basis that they are actually useful, saving teacher time when looking for lesson ideas and materials at all levels and in a wide variety of teaching situationsEach of the websites indicated were correct for the time of writing. You may need to find alternatives if domain names have changed. Also be aware that over time, popular free website resources are sometimes later monetized, either partly or in full.
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6 Awesome Sources for English Teaching Resources - TEFL Blog
Thu, 13 Jun 2019 Jon ITTT
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6 Awesome Sources for English Teaching Resources
No matter where in the world you are teaching or how well equipped your school is, at some point every teacher needs to find additional resources to enhance their classes. Below are some of the ways that TEFL teachers can find extra ideas and materials for their lessons.
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School resource libraries are a great place to start
The internet is your friend when looking for teaching ideas
English course books are a great resource
Teaching resource books will help you make quality lessons
Don't forget your fellow teachers
You can always create your own
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How The Location Influences Your Teaching Resources - TEFL Blog
Mon, 24 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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How The Location Influences Your Teaching Resources
One of the many challenges I will face as a new teacher will be the uncertainty of the location where I will be teaching. The location and educational environment will impact the resources which will be available. Regardless of the location, however, in light of the rapid expansion of the internet, and vast array of websites, I think it is likely that students will be anticipating and expecting some use of the internet. As a member of the baby-boomer generation, I grew up and was educated prior to the development of the internet and when computer use was in its infancy. I am very accustomed to the traditional classroom with large class size, the teacher in the front of the room... [Read more]
7 Great Resources for Teaching Business English - TEFL Blog
Thu, 04 Oct 2018 Linda Dunsmore
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7 Great Resources for Teaching Business English
Business students are most likely already familiar with using computers and particularly the Internet for learning English. The Internet can provide a teacher with an enormous array of teaching resources from non-authentic and authentic materials to lesson plans and ideas. Here are 7 great resources for teaching business English at no cost to the teacher!
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BusinessEnglishSite.com
Busy Teacher
AnnualReports
Infoplease
VOA Learning English
BBC Learning English
UsingEnglish.com
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3 Benefits of Using Online Teaching Resources - TEFL Blog
Sun, 16 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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3 Benefits of Using Online Teaching Resources
In today's world, everything is online. Most of the demographic that will be learning English as a second language is very comfortable with being online, in fact, most prefer it. Almost all of our teaching materials will be available online or have supplemental resources that will help with learning that is found online. It is important as a Teacher to find ways that engage the students and create a learning environment that is fun and interactive. It is also important to have access to the latest and most up to date information available, this is done much more effectively thru online resources.
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1. Sharability
2. Convenience
3. Variety
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Teaching With The Help of Interesting Resources - TEFL Blog
Fri, 16 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Teaching With The Help of Interesting Resources
As our world evolves, it presents a variation of digital tools that can be used as support when teaching a Second Language. The number of students that need to learn a new language continually grows. Considering this, teachers need to update and improve their teaching style and use every tool that is presented to them.
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Process of Learning
Teaching Aids
Benefits
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Top 8 Resources for Researching Teaching English Abroad - TEFL Blog
Thu, 24 May 2018 Linda Dunsmore
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Top 8 Resources for Researching Teaching English Abroad
So you want to move abroad to teach English and explore a new culture? That's great - but how do you get started? At first, the process of finding a teaching position abroad can seem like a daunting task. Where are the highest teacher salaries? Is it better to teach at a private or public school? Which country hires teachers in advance? China is the largest EFL market worldwide - but is it also the right choice for me?
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1. ITTT Country Guides
2. ITTT FAQs
3. Your Local Library or Bookstore
4. Online Forums and Facebook Groups
5. ITTT Alumni Experiences
6. Blogs Written By Real Teachers Abroad
7. ESL Job Boards and Recruitment Agencies
8. ITTT Advisors
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Tips & Resources for LGBTQIA+ English Teachers Abroad - TEFL Blog
Fri, 16 Jun 2023 Linda Dunsmore
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Tips & Resources for LGBTQIA+ English Teachers Abroad
Teaching abroad is an exciting and enriching opportunity for anyone, but as an LGBT individual, there are additional challenges and considerations to keep in mind. Moving to a new country means adjusting to a different culture and navigating questions about discrimination, safety, coming out, and handling public displays of affection. While there has been significant progress in LGBT rights globally, including the legalization of same-sex marriage in more countries, there is still work to be done. Therefore, finding a place to teach abroad that is accepting and welcoming to the LGBT community becomes crucial.
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Top Online Lesson Plan Resources for New and Advanced Teachers - TEFL Blog
Tue, 12 Jun 2018 Mark Crocker
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Top Online Lesson Plan Resources for New and Advanced Teachers
For many new and experienced EFL teachers, one of the most challenging aspects of their career is coming up with lesson plans that are both engaging and effective. Even if your employer provides a specific textbook to follow as a curriculum, you will often find that this can be rather dull for the students unless you spice things up by adding in some fun and original ideas from an outside source. By searching online you will find a huge amount of sites offering all manner of resources of varying quality and relevance. To save you the hassle of searching through them all, we have listed our 5 favorite websites that you can use to find quality lesson plans free of charge.
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The Best Resources For Finding A TEFL/TESOL Job - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
The Best Resources for Finding a TEFL/TESOL Job
You completed your TEFL/TESOL course - now how do you find that dream teaching job? In this live event, TEFL expert Linda goes over the best strategies and resources for finding a TEFL/TESOL job.
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The Best Resources for Finding a TEFL/TESOL Job
You completed your TEFL/TESOL course - now how do you find that dream teaching job? In this live event, TEFL expert Linda goes over the best strategies and resources for finding a TEFL/TESOL job.
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What are some useful ESL teaching resource books? - TEFL Blog
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 Federico Riva
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What are some useful ESL teaching resource books?
The market for ESL teaching books is very large and all the major publishers have some form of involvement in the production and selling of these resources. There are many different types of books and resources that are used in ESL teaching and we will consider three main categories.1) General teaching theory books2) ESL book series3) Activity resource books
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General teaching theory books
ESL book series
Activity Resource books
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Why Carefully Selecting Course Materials are Important - TEFL Blog
Tue, 21 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Why Carefully Selecting Course Materials are Important
Course materials are the foundation of an English as a Second Language class, as they are a key component for moving the course forward and are essential for the student's success. Thus, the materials that an educator selects significantly impact the outcome of the course for teachers and students. Whether choosing a textbook, authentic materials, or created materials it is important for the teacher to consider the benefits, disadvantages and how best to use the materials they have selected. This ensures the creation of an engaging program where they, as educators, may grow along with their student's English language abilities.
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Coursebooks and materials - Resource Books Part 2
Let's just consider next, when using these resource books, the student book, the workbook and the teachers resource book, what are some of the advantages and disadvantages of using those types of materials? Well, firstly, the main advantage perhaps of using these types of material is that it's quicker than actually creating your own. Secondly, the course books that you will get will be graded for a particular level. So there'll be a set of books for the starter level, a set of books for the elementary level and so on and so forth. So you know that the activities and materials in there will have been graded for level. The use of the book can also offer continuity so that the syllabuses have been covered in a particular way by the... [Read more]
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Coursebooks and materials - Resource Books Part 1
The next item that we're going to consider is the use of resource books. There are many different types of resource books available and within those books there tends to be a general pattern and typically the resource book pack will come in a three book series and typically that three book series will be in the form of the student book, a workbook and a teacher's resource book. So for example here are those three books for this particular series called ?Total English? and in the student book the type of information that we can gain from here is the actual background to the teaching points themselves plus some additional information in terms of short worksheets and so on and so forth and tape transcripts at the end for listening... [Read more]
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Fostering Flourishing Futures: Empowering Young ESL Learners with Innovative Strategies
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Unlock the secrets to inspire young ESL learners! Discover proven strategies for a vibrant classroom, fostering confidence, and embracing diversity.
Navigating Learning Difficulties: Understanding, Strategies, and Success
Federico Riva
Alumni Experiences
Unveil the realm of learning difficulties. Discover insights into causes, strategies, and resilience against challenges.
Benefits and Challenges of Personalized Language Learning through 1-to-1 Teaching
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Review From Tefl Student Tivity Efl - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Review from TEFL Student Tivity
Tivity is from China and took our 120-hour TEFL/TESOL online course. She enjoyed working through the course and highly recommends the tutor support. The resources she received were well put together, professional and printable. She thought the grammar lessons were the most useful for her as she is not a native English speaker. She also liked working through the teaching units giving information on methods, techniques and student assessment.
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Review From Tefl Student Nathan - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Review from TEFL Student Nathan
Nathan just completed his 120-hour TEFL/TESOL online course with tutor support and video resources. He enjoyed working closely with his tutor who helped him with minor errors and questions he had during the course. Nathan also thinks that the course is very well structured and each units builds on the prior one. He was able to enhance his teaching abilities and his effectiveness overall as a teacher which has a great positive effect on him and his students.
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Tefl Review For Online Tefl Course 36 - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
TEFL Review For Online TEFL Course
Claire is from Taiwan and recently completed her 120-hour TEFL/TESOL course with tutor support and video resources. She greatly benefited from the tutor support as she thought the course was quite challenging at times. Since English was her favorite subject in school, she started out teaching part-time as an adult. Now, she wants to pursue a full-time career in teaching English as a foreign language. She learned a lot of useful techniques and methods to help her start a wonderful career.
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Tefl Review For Online Tefl Course 27 - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
TEFL Review For Online TEFL Course
Telmo is from Portugal and recently took the 120-hour online TEFL/TESOL course. He had a great experience, learned a lot from it and would definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to teach English abroad. He liked the worksheets, resources and printable materials. His tutor was very useful and answered all the questions Telmo had. That really impressed him. He is excited where the course will take him is ready for teaching overseas.
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Linda Dunsmore ITTT TEFL
Linda is a passionate traveler, language learner and TEFL teacher. After spending some time teaching in China, she moved to Korea in 2015. She now calls South Korea her home.
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Complete Guide to Getting a Job Teaching Business English | ITTT | TEFL Blog
Linda Dunsmore
Budget and Salary TEFL Information Teaching Ideas
Unlock a world of opportunities in Business English education with our comprehensive guide. Learn how to get certified, refine your resume, find the best teaching jobs, and succeed as a freelance teacher. Join us as we explore the dynamic field of Business English instruction.
Overcoming Challenges: TEFL/TESOL and Teaching English Abroad at 40+ | ITTT | TEFL Blog
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Visa and Legal TEFL Information
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Liza is a translator, freelancer and ESL teacher from Russia. She had been teaching in a Chinese bilingual school for more than two years and recently moved to Thiland to run her blog about teaching and freelance job.
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Useful Tips on How to Adopt Lessons for One-to-One Teaching
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In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their ideas on teaching one-to-one.
Why Taking a TEFL Course Will Change Your Life | ITTT | TEFL Blog
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In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their thoughts on the TEFL course and how it changes teachers' lives.
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Navigating Learning Difficulties: Understanding, Strategies, and Success | ITTT | TEFL Blog
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Unveil the realm of learning difficulties. Discover insights into causes, strategies, and resilience against challenges.
Benefits and Challenges of Personalized Language Learning through 1-to-1 Teaching | ITTT | TEFL Blog
Federico Riva
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Explore the pros and cons of one-to-one language teaching. Personalized learning vs. limited peer interaction.
Top 5 Free Resources for ESL Teachers | ITTT | TEFL Blog
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What questions should I ask a TEFL employer? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
What questions should I ask a TEFL employer?
Take a look at any online TEFL forum and there is a good chance you will come across stories of unscrupulous employers taking advantage of their teachers. Due to the huge number of English language training providers operating in countries all over the world, it is inevitable that there are some that are badly run. The good news is that by asking a few simple questions you should be able to avoid the jobs you don't want and greatly increase your chances of landing the right position to suit you. So what questions should you ask the employer during an interview?
What tasks will I be expected to undertake outside of normal teaching hours?
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Africa and the Middle East are known for their rich resources. The fast expanding economies also have some of the highest TEFL salaries globally. - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Requirements for Teaching English in Africa
No matter where in the world you intend to teach after completing your TEFL course, there will be certain requirements that you will need to meet in order to work as an English teacher. These requirements may involve qualifications, visa regulations, experience or whether you are a native or non-native English speaker. Countries in the Middle East/North Africa region differ somewhat in what is required of English teachers wanting to work there. This infographic aims to highlight the main requirements for some of the countries in the region.
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Top Resources For Researching Teaching English Abroad - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Top 8 Resources for Researching Teaching English Abroad
So you want to move abroad to teach English and explore a new culture? That’s great - but how do you get started?
Finding out which country or type of school is the ideal fit for you isn’t always easy - but these top 8 resources for researching teaching English abroad should make it a whole lot easier!
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Tips & Resources for LGBTQIA+ Teaching English Abroad
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Where to Find Teaching Resources? ▷ Infographic - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Where to Find Teaching Resources?
Starting your first teaching job can be a nerve wracking experience for any newly qualified teacher. With any luck you will find yourself working in a well equipped school with a set curriculum and all the resources you’ll need readily available. Unfortunately, this is not always the case and some schools may not even have a chalkboard for you to use let alone the latest IWB hooked up to the students’ iPads. In this case it is important for a teacher to know where to look for appropriate materials for their classes, whether it is to supplement those resources already provided or to start a course from scratch.
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G.A. - U.K. said:
Creating materialsCreating appropriate materials for an ESL/EAL class requires careful thought and selection but given the time they can be rewarding to make and enjoyable to complete. If cost is not an issue, it is worth considering whether or not the resource can be colour photocopied and laminated if necessary. Materials used can either be authentic or created and the resource chosen will depend on its purpose and learner.
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