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Tue, 18 Dec 2018 Laura Payne Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Differences in Teaching Monolingual and Multilingual EFL Groups I am currently working as an Assistant Language Teacher in Japan. Before I began this job I assumed that because Japan has a largely homogeneous population, all of my classes would be monolingual. However, I was wrong in this assumption. In addition to my Japanese students, I have many students who are Brazilian or Filipino. These students largely do not use Japanese as their mother tongue and have to learn both English and Japanese as a second language. This diverse student population, in addition to my work experiences and studies, has taught me a lot about working with both monolingual and multilingual classes. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post:...  [Read more]

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences What I’ve Learned from Teaching at a Montessori Kindergarten Choosing a course was an important task for me given my background in a business career and corporate environment. Teaching was a very new experience and I wanted to ensure I had adequate training to provide a solid foundation with which to grow in a teaching capacity. I made sure to commence an in-class TESOL course which offered the opportunity to practice what I had learned in a real classroom environment. The course I chose was perfect for this as it was taught in a real school and allowed me to use my newly learned skills in the classroom. Table of Contents Lesson Planning Peculiarities Montessori Teaching Approach Creativity in Teaching Benefits of This Work Do...  [Read more]

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Secrets of Managing Equipment and Teaching Aids When I started teaching I just used to get into the class and start teaching straight from the textbook for the whole lesson with no variation whatsoever. I used the textbooks like they were a highway code. At first, it was all good and my lessons were moving along fine, but then after a while of teaching the same group of students, I found that they began to lose interest in my lessons. Table of Contents My surprising observation practice How can teaching aids help? Modern aids vs. outdated aids Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course today! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Fungai M. Please note that this blog post might...  [Read more]

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas How to Successfully Balance Teaching English as a Second Language to Both Adults and Children Through my experience teaching in both a classroom setting and in a less formal setting, for example, teaching swim lessons, I have noticed that age affects how you are teaching materials. Using the swim lessons example, teaching a five-year-old how to swim will be much different from teaching an adult how to swim. You will use different techniques and be required to have a different approach. This is the same as teaching English as a Second Language. Teaching children a foreign language and teaching adults a foreign language will require different skills and energy. Throughout one's teaching career, teachers will likely have to balance...  [Read more]

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Useful Approach to Mixed-Ability Classrooms Last fall, I taught students of varying abilities in the same EFL classroom. For example, I had students from China and France who were false beginners, students from Brazil whose placement tests assessed them at the intermediate level, and students from Italy who were intermediate/advanced. This course took place in the United States and was a challenge to teach because I had students who were not accustomed to the Roman alphabet, students who were accustomed to being academically successful, and a student who had developed a love-hate relationship with school settings. In addition to their various EFL-learning needs, the students ranged in age from late teens to mid-fifties. In simplest...  [Read more]

Wed, 11 Dec 2019 Jon ITTT TEFL Information 4 Facts About In-Class TEFL/TESOL Courses ITTT's world class in-class TEFL certification course is an excellent way to earn a quality and internationally recognized certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. During this period trainees receive instruction in English language concepts and teaching methodology. The course also contains a considerable amount of practical teaching practice, which gives trainees valuable classroom time along with feedback from experienced, dedicated trainers. Upon successful completion of the course participants receive an internationally recognized TEFL qualification. Table of Contents Where can I take an in-class TEFL course? What does the course involve? What will I gain from the course? When are...  [Read more]

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas The Most Common Obstacles in ESL for English Learners From Spain First of all, nearly all the statistics and reality observation show that English in Spain is low. The problem is a set of factors whose central aspect lies in the oral part. People in Spain are not accustomed to watching movies or watching television in English due to language dubbing in all original version media. The result is what it is: that the Spanish are at the tail of Europe in the domain of foreign languages. As a result, children do not get used to the English language from an early age, and as we know, the acquisition of a new language is better sooner than later in life. When you teach English in Spain, it starts from a...  [Read more]

English Teacher Position in Madrid Date posted:2020-12-03 | Writer: American Language Academy | Email: [email protected] We are looking for native level English teachers to join our teaching staff in January 2021 in our academy located in the city center of Madrid Position Start Date:January 4th 2021 Contract Type:Full-Time or Part-Time Position About ALA:American Language Academy (ALA) is a well-established private language school located in the heart of Madrid with an excellence and reputation of more than 50 years. ALA provides teachers with an extensive Teacher Development Program. About the classes:Most of our students are adult professionals. Class sizes are small and materials are provided to the teacher. We have face-to-face, online and even hybrid...  [Read more]

EFL Teachers Needed in Hanoi and Haiphong, Vietnam Date posted:2010-07-01 | Writer: Apollo Education and Training | Email: [email protected] Apollo has immediate full time positions for qualified TEFL teachers in Hanoi and Haiphong. We offer a contract teaching a variety of ages and levels around 20-23 hours per week. The low cost of living coupled with a relatively high salary means that Vietnam is possibly one of the few EFL teaching locations where one can enjoy a high standard of living, travel around the region regularly, and still save money. Details: Teach and develop your EFL career in Vietnam at International House Affiliate Apollo Education and Training *July, August and September Start Dates * Benefits of living and working in Vietnam • Excellent standard of...  [Read more]

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 Sahil Gazi TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Linguistics for ESL Teachers Anyone who has studied linguistics or is a linguist has often been faced with the question, "so how many languages do you speak?" Table of Contents What is Linguistics? Why does it matter? How does it work? How can teachers use linguistics to teach a foreign language such as English? Can it help in career development? In conclusion Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! A point of short-lived frustration in these scenarios, linguists are often mistaken for being polyglots. Although sometimes they will focus on a particular language and even become fluent in it, their goal is not to translate documents or conversations for the...  [Read more]

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences 6 Essential Roles of an EFL Teacher Teachers play vital roles in the lives of the students in their classrooms. Teachers are best known for the role of educating the students that are placed in their care. Beyond that, teachers serve many other roles in the classroom. Teachers set the tone of their classrooms, build a warm environment, mentor and nurture students, become role models, and listen and look for signs of trouble. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: Teaching Knowledge Creating Classroom Environment Role Model Mentoring Assessor Signs of Trouble Get ready to teach English abroad! Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate...  [Read more]

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 Federico Riva TEFL Information Teaching Ideas You have a TEFL/TESOL certificate… now what? Having gained your initial certification in ESL you will want to start thinking about how to develop your career. It is never too early to start this process and training and learning should be seen as a lifelong progression. There are many ways to enhance and develop your skills, a number of which are outlined below. The suggestions are not exhaustive and you should do further research to find further options. Table of Contents Collaborative Learning and Professional Networks Technology Integration and Digital Literacy Reflective Portfolio and Documentation Reflective Practice and Self-Assessment Other teaching opportunities Research and Classroom Innovations Continuing...  [Read more]

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas The Main Points of Child Development and Their Relation to TEFL Teaching What are children capable of learning at various stages in their development?How do children develop the intellectual skills to react and interact with their environment?How do these cognitive abilities develop, and in what order? Table of Contents 1. Sensorimotor stage 2. Preoperational stage 3. Concrete operational stage 4. Formal operational stage These tasks fall into five main categories: To teach older children in a classroom environment, the following is there to help them: There are the 5 Theories of Child Development Are you ready to teach English abroad or online? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say...  [Read more]

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Parents and Teachers Working as a Team When talking about children's education in ESL classrooms there is a lot of courses and resources available for teachers to get trained, skilled, and qualified to promote and guarantee a good learning experience for younger learners. On the other hand, not so much is available for parents to do the same hence most of them are not aware of how they can help ESL teachers. The good news is that not only they can help but their help is essential to improve their child's language skills. Moreover, this essay will suggest three different ways that children's parents can help an ESL teacher to achieve the best performance for their child. Table of Contents Parents' Steps to Engage and Challenge...  [Read more]

Fri, 20 Jul 2018 Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas 7 Activities for Teaching the Simple Present for the ESL Classroom ESL teachers often encounter difficulties when teaching grammar patterns to students abroad. The following 7 activities for teaching the simple present for the ESL classroom will help your students pick up the tense in an easy and efficient way. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: 1. Daily Routine 2. Cultural Norms 3. Classmate Interviews 4. ESP (Extraordinary Sensory Perceptions) 5. Where am I? 6. Present Simple BINGO Mingle 7. Weekend Party Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! Listen to this blog post: 1. Daily Routine This is a very good activity for when you start...  [Read more]

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas TEFL Summative Assessment: My Experience And Observation 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...  [Read more]

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information Teaching Ideas All You Need to Know When Teaching Multi-Level ESL Classes While you learn about teaching multi-level classrooms when you take a TESOL or TEFL certification course, the reality often looks a little different. It's true that multi-level ESL classrooms have many benefits for English learners. For example, they have the chance to communicate with each other and learn how to use English through practice and negotiating meaning. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: Assessing Student Needs Lesson Planning Grouping Your Students Using Projects or Themes Creating a Variety of Materials Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! For the...  [Read more]

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences World-Wide English I am not a native English speaker yet I have learned English since childhood as I was born and raised in India, where English is the second language. In India, most of the early schools, high schools, colleges, universities use English as the medium of instruction. So I was fortunate (i have only realized its good fortune to have learned and spoken English for so many years now) to have acquired proficiency in written and spoken English mostly inspired by British English as India was ruled for many many years by the British. Our love for English is old and solid - demonstrated by the fact that India now has the largest English speaking population in the world. Wow!! purely because we are a vast population and...  [Read more]

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Parents and Teachers Teaming Up When talking about children's education in ESL classrooms there is a lot of courses and resources available for teachers to get trained, skilled and qualified to promote and guarantee a good learning experience for younger learners. On the other hand, not so much is available for parents to do the same hence most of them are not aware of how they can help ESL teachers. The good news is that not only they can help but their help is essential to improve their child's language skills. Moreover, this essay will suggest three different ways that children's parents can help an ESL teacher to achieve the best performance for their child. Table of Contents Challenge and Engagement Observations in Class Support...  [Read more]

Tue, 12 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Teachers Self Analysis Teaching has always been a profession of great importance. For centuries teachers have been highly appreciated and respected because what they did affect the others and took part in forming a society. That's why it is so important to be responsible for how well you work. Continuing professional development is obligatory for those who chose this profession. You can improve your skills by reading books, watching webinars, discussing emotive issues with your colleagues. Table of Contents There are several ways to analyze your work, and in my opinion, a good teacher must resort to all of them. What could be improved? Also, it is the teacher's speech, which can be analyzed with the help of a dictaphone. Is their...  [Read more]

Tue, 29 Jan 2019 Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information Alumni Experiences From Immigrant to ESL Teacher - A TEFL Graduate's English Teaching Journey This blog post was written by our TEFL graduate Ning Z., who shares their own personal story of learning English after emigrating to the United States from China at the age of 18 and how this personal learning experience helped them to become a TESOL teacher today. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related Articles: This post was written by our ITTT graduate Ning Z. I had emigrated to the US from China at the age of 18 and am delighted to be able to share my language acquiring experience and shed some light on some of the challenges a new language learner might encounter during the course of...  [Read more]

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Team Teaching with Different Teaching Styles As an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) working at an elementary school in Japan, I have to mainly work with seven different teachers and teams to teach the English lessons together. The number of teachers I work with more than doubles if I include the grades that I only teach occasionally and also the classes at the other school that I go to only once a week. It is no surprise that 'flexibility' is often mentioned as one of the most important traits to have to be an effective ALT. In this summative task, I would like to share some of my experiences and how I have learned to work with multiple teachers with different teaching styles. Table of Contents Personal Experience Do you want to...  [Read more]

Tue, 06 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas ESL Classroom Observation of Teaching Techniques The instructional lesson which was observed for this assignment was English as a second language classroom listening lesson. There were four students in the room during this lesson. These four students ranged in age from grades ninth through twelfth. Two students were male and two students were female. There was one instructor in the room. The primary teaching methodology used by the instructor in this ESL course was The Task-based approach to language learning. This instructor did well in explaining details, breaking down complicated topics, and conveying her message. But, she hindered her lesson by maintaining too stern of a tone for the duration of the class and maintaining no form...  [Read more]

Provider Diploma TEFL Check out tefl tesol about Provider Diploma TEFL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts G. B- Japan said: Multiple IntelligencesIt is well known in the teaching world that there are many types of learners with skills and strengths in a variety of ways of learning. The Multiple Intelligences (MI) Theory, originally developed in 1983 by Howard Gardner, suggests that there is a set of typical profiles which describe the different types of intelligences that all individuals have. Originally, he named seven types and by 1999, he had added two more. Multiple...  [Read more]

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 Mark Crocker TEFL Information Where to go next with your TEFL Career? ✅ For many people the TEFL adventure is a short-term plan that offers a convenient way out of a boring job, a means to travel to dream destinations, or simply the next step on life's journey. Once they have completed their TEFL certification course many new teachers head off abroad to their chosen countries and use their teaching qualification as a way to earn a good living while they are away. After one or two years a large percentage of these teachers decide the time is right to head home to their families and careers. However, this scenario is not the case for every TEFL qualified teacher. Table of Contents Specialized English language teacher Teaching materials developer Examiner or test...  [Read more]

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Child Development: How Do Children Develop Language? Child development may be defined as a gradual sequence of physical, language, thought and emotional changes that occur from birth to the beginning of adulthood. In this process, there is a progression in a child from being sorely dependent on the parent/guardian to be self-dependent. Such development is strongly influenced by the genetic factors emanating from the parents and similar events during prenatal life. According to Maria Montessori Theory, such a journey from childhood to adulthood the key principles to be borne in mind are independence, observation, following the child, correcting, need for prepared environment and an absorbent mind. In all of these, the aspect of speech...  [Read more]

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The Best Times to Teach Slang and Idioms While slang and idioms may not be essential to clear communication, especially when their meanings are very different from their packaging, they do communicate something more subtle: 'I'm trying to observe the nuances of your language to better connect with you'. Slang lets you come across as casual, intimidating, clever, or whimsical in ways that straightforward language can't. FluentU English Educating Blog puts it this way: "Teaching Idioms Is Teaching Fluency". Communicating your personality is easier when you are more fluent, or at least when you have more idioms under your belt. Table of Contents What's the importance of slang and idioms? Problems with these lexical units How to work on...  [Read more]

Thu, 26 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences How Teaching in China Influenced me as a TEFL Specialist I, as an out of school English teacher, have been teaching English in China for about one year. My students are coming from elementary schools or middle schools. The teaching is one to one. The background and personality of my students are various. Some students are very interested in learning English and want to take extra courses to improve their English proficiency. Table of Contents Students' Struggles English Speaking Environment Forceful Learning vs. Personal Approach Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Nan W. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent...  [Read more]

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences The Essential Qualities for Modern ESL Teachers I believe teaching English is a very important job, one that has a large impact and takes great care to do well. As teachers, we are the vessel through which our students receive information and how we present it can have a great impact on what the students learn, how much they learn and how thoroughly they learn it. Part of what makes teaching so challenging is that all students learn differently, a strategy that may help one student, may not resonate with another. Therefore teaching requires not only that a teacher is engaging and effective for one student, but that they find ways to reach every student. I believe a big part of achieving this as a teacher is the personal qualities...  [Read more]

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Navigating the Testing Maze: Understanding the Array of Assessments for ESL Learners Assessing language proficiency is a vital component of any English as a Second Language (ESL) program, enabling educators to gauge learners' abilities and track their progress. In the realm of ESL testing, there exists a diverse array of test types, each designed to evaluate specific language skills and competencies. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the eight primary categories of ESL tests, shedding light on their purposes, formats, and significance in determining learners' language proficiency. Whether you are an ESL teacher, student, or language enthusiast, this article aims to unravel the intricacies of...  [Read more]