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What Problems South Korean Students Face While Learning English - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Koreans take education very, very seriously, yet there are many problems for learners in South Korea. Society deems those who are not good at studying as lazy, and good for nothing, therefore most students study to death. Literally. They go to school extremely early, finish around noon, and then stay at a cram school until late at night. They repeat the same routine over and over again every single day. They even have to study during vacation. This results in students that do not study because they are motivated or because they want to, but simply because they are forced to, and if they do not, they can't enter the college they want or land the job they've always dreamed of.
1. Irregular Schedule
2. Testing System
3. Language Structure
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Korean Soju Guide - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
SOURCE: domandhyo . com/2013/10/some-interesting-factsyou-may-or-may-not-have-known-about-soju . html
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TEFL Online - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach Korean Students Online
Date posted:2024-06-12 | Writer: CNK English | Email: [email protected]
As an online English teacher, you will be leading the conversation, correcting the students, encouraging them to speak more frequently, and let them enjoy a positive learning experience in your class.
• This is a freelance job. You can teach as many hours as you want, it’s up to you.• Teaching one on one online.• 25 minutes or 50 minutes per class.• Correcting the students during the class.• Clients are mostly adults (around 70%).• You need minimal preparation for classes.• Steady work schedule. (We never over-hire!)• Most classes will be about conversational English.
Benefits:• Teach at home! or anywhere with quiet surroundings.• Flexible Schedule. Use your free time to teach students.• No... [Read more]
The Korean Alphabet - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
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10 Korean Superstitions - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
SOURCE: domandhyo . com/2014/08/10-korean-superstitions-you-may-or-may-not-have-known-about . html
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Difficulties for Teachers Teaching South Korean Students - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Before starting my TEFL course to gain a more professional basis, I worked as an English teacher in South Korea for about one year. In this short essay, I will explain some of the most prominent difficulties South Korean students seem to face when learning English.
Education system
Differences in the phonetic systems of Korean and English
Syntactic differences
Korean culture
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This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Laura M.
First and foremost, the educational structure in South Korea is quite different from those of Europe or the United States. Korean kids usually start studying English from the age of three. However, the average class size of about 40 students is way too... [Read more]
Different Types of ESA Lessons - TEFL Blog
Federico Riva
TEFL Information Teaching Ideas
If every single lesson that we undertook with our students was a straight arrow ESA lesson then it is quite possible that the students would be able to predict what is going to come up next. Whilst this might be good for the lower level students, it could potentially become a little bit boring for our higher level students. Harmer considered this and his response was to generate two other types of ESA lesson that we can use to try and generate a little bit more interest.
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Why Teach in Korea ▷ Infographic - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Koreans are obsessed with education to enable the best future for their children. No wonder that two thirds of Koreans aged 25-34 hold college degrees with mandatory English classes. English teachers in Korea can expect to make between $1,300 and $3,000 per month.
How far exactly will your salary get you in Korea? Most teachers can put away quite a good portion of their salary - even with a salary of $1,900 per month. You can live quite comfortably when teaching in South Korea.
Most foreigners settle in Seoul, the country’s capital, or Busan, the second largest city in Korea. However, you can find charming cities all across the peninsula. The number of expatriate English teachers hailing from English-speaking nations has increased and stood at more than 22,000... [Read more]
What are you wearing? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a great exercise to practice the pieces of clothing. Students name the clothes and complete the sentences.
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What Are Effective Teaching Skills? - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Teaching is a professional activity performed by the teacher through a major basic process. The goal is to help a good learning approach. It is one of the works that can be judged, its quality, and mastery through analysis and observation. After evaluation, performance can be improved and improved.
The Essence of Teaching Skills
Lesson Planning
Execution skill
The use of the blackboard
Homework
This importance of assessment
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Korean Regions and Food - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
SOURCE: robin-ha . blogspot . kr/2014/08/a-brief-map-of-korean-regional-food . html
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Several Problems South Korean Students Face Learning English - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
This essay examines English education in South Korea and its socio-cultural problems. The discussion draws on my personal beliefs and experiences. First, the history of Korean education is laid out by illustrating the cultural background of Korean society. Following that, it traces the problems of learners of the English language in Korea and tips on how to improve their learning.
National Background
Education System
Speaking Challenges
How to improve Korean's English speaking
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This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Nayoung H. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
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Korean Street Food Guide - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
SOURCE: domandhyo . com/2015/01/infographic-korean-street-food-part-1 . html
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TEFL Korea - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach Efl To Korean Students Online
Date posted:2019-10-21 | Writer: PAGODA SCS | Email: [email protected]
Pagoda is hiring teachers to teach ESL online to Korean students. You will be instructing adult students from large corporations or government employees. Pagoda has been around for over 30 years and has many leading companies as its clients!
Our mission is to develop articulate speakers of foreign languages in order help build global competitiveness. Its guiding principles are to: - Establish an Open System of Language Education - Increase opportunities for life-long language education - Provide the best quality, individualized language education programs - Establish a cyber language education campus - Develop excellent language education programs - Operate educational services that meet learner's needs
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TEFL South Korea - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach Efl To Korean Students Online
Date posted:2019-10-21 | Writer: PAGODA SCS | Email: [email protected]
Pagoda is hiring teachers to teach ESL online to Korean students. You will be instructing adult students from large corporations or government employees. Pagoda has been around for over 30 years and has many leading companies as its clients!
Our mission is to develop articulate speakers of foreign languages in order help build global competitiveness. Its guiding principles are to: - Establish an Open System of Language Education - Increase opportunities for life-long language education - Provide the best quality, individualized language education programs - Establish a cyber language education campus - Develop excellent language education programs - Operate educational services that meet learner's needs
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Course Books and Materials: Use of Visual Aids - TEFL Blog
Federico Riva
TEFL Information Teaching Ideas
Here we're going to consider the use of visual aids in the classroom. Visual aids can include examples such as, real objects (which we call realia), the use of pictures and photographs and also the use of models. So let's consider some of the ideas surrounding the use of visual aids.
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First of all the use of a visual aid can reduce teacher talk time (TTT) which is always desirable.It is much simpler to just show a real object than to try to describe it, so that we could just ask the students, "what is this"? and they would say, "that is a pen" rather... [Read more]
TEFL Online - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Online Esl Tutor Wanted Teach Korean Students Online ann. 2
Date posted:2026-02-18 | Writer: CNK English | Email: [email protected]
As an online English teacher, you will be leading the conversation, correcting the students, encouraging them to speak more frequently, and let them enjoy a positive learning experience in your class.
• This is a freelance job. You can teach as many hours as you want, it’s up to you.• Teaching one on one online.• 25 minutes or 50 minutes per each class.• Correcting the students during the class.• Clients are mostly adults (around 70%).• You need minimal preparation for classes.• Steady work schedule. (We never over-hire!)• Most classes will be about conversational English.
Benefits:• Teach at home! or anywhere with quiet surroundings.• Flexible Schedule. Use your... [Read more]
What are the children doing? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a fantastic worksheet to practice the question words, present continuous, has got, prepositions, colors, and shapes.
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What are TEFL acronyms? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
Acronyms are an essential tool used in all professions and technical writing. They are powerful tools to reduce word content. However without knowing what the acronym stands for, they can form a barrier to understanding. In the ESL (English as a Second Language) teaching world there is certainly no shortage of acronyms. Here we look at a few and one in particular, TEFL.
Some useful teaching acronyms are:
ELT: English Language Teaching. This is a general term for teaching English and applies to the teaching of English to both native and non-native English speakers.
ELL: English Language Learner. This is a general term for anyone learning English and applies to learners of English who are native or non-native English speakers.
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What are TEFL standards? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
The concept of TEFL standards can apply to several distinctive aspects of English language instruction and training. We will delve into some of these in more detail below.
Types of regulation: Accreditation and moderation
Types of certificate: Levels and entry standards
Types of course
Accreditation and moderation are two terms that are often mistaken as interchangeable, but they are quite different. Accreditation involves an external validation procedure, in which an authorized entity (like a university) scrutinizes the full course delivery and determines if it fulfills a predefined criteria set for that certificate level. Accreditation is usually granted once for a specific course and may require updating if there are substantial changes in the course or its content.
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What are Some Common Linguistic Problems - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
As we all know that the process of learning how to speak our first and second or third languages are different, we acquire the first language and learn second and third languages. When we speak our mother language, we can just say it automatically, we acquire our mother language from our environment, before we learn words and sentences, but when we learn a second language, we inevitably need to learn the vocabularies, clauses, sentences, grammar, etc first, then try to translate the second language to our mother language, which is complex. As far as common linguistic problems are concerned, I think there are a lot of problems to consider. Here are some of the most commoner linguistic problems.
Lack of environment
Grammar
Pronunciation
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What are TEFL jobs? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
Every year tens of thousands of people from all backgrounds leave behind their existing life and head overseas in search of fun, travel and adventure. They are able to do this by completing a TEFL certification course that gives them all the qualifications they need to apply for English language teaching jobs in countries all over the world. If you want to join this ever growing number of TEFL qualified teachers, there should be very little that can get in your way.
Where can I teach English abroad?
Which is the most popular region for teaching English abroad?
Where can I earn the most money teaching English in Asia?
What other popular spots are there for teaching English in Asia?
Where are the most popular TEFL destinations in the Middle East?
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What are TEFL courses? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
TEFL courses are designed to give you all the skills and knowledge you need to start a new career teaching English as a foreign language. Once you have completed a TEFL course and received your TEFL certificate you will be able to apply for a wide range of jobs in countries across the world. Before you choose a TEFL course you should be fully aware of all the course options available to ensure you make the right choice to suit your future plans.
How to choose the right TEFL course?
What should I look for when choosing a TEFL course?
How long should an online TEFL course be?
What are the differences between an online TEFL course and an in-class TEFL course?
What are the advantages of an online TEFL course?
Are online and in-class TEFL courses both viable options?
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What are EFL countries? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
EFL stands for English as a Foreign Language, a term primarily used to depict scenarios where English is taught in countries where it isn't the dominant language. Within these countries, students often learn English for academic reasons, international travel, or personal interest, and their exposure to English might be limited mostly to classroom settings. A classic EFL example would be a classroom in Rome, where a British instructor teaches English to Italian students.
What is the difference between EFL and ESL?
Which countries offer the most opportunities for EFL teaching?
EFL countries in Asia
EFL countries in Europe
EFL countries in Latin America
EFL countries in the Middle East
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What Are The Best Teaching Skills? - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
In this summative task, I am going to speak about teaching skills, as I think that this is one of the important topics that every teacher should pay attention to.
Rapport Building
The next skills are Classroom Management Skills
Assessment
As a teacher, you can help to develop somebody's subject knowledge and maybe even their mind and personality.
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I have been teaching for 5 years and during my teaching years I have got my year by year and when I remember myself a few years ago I can say that it was not so skilled. Of course, I have studied much at the University how to teach, what to teach but the main experience I have gained while teaching. So I am going to speak about the... [Read more]
School Meetings: What are they about? - TEFL Blog
Anna Bondar
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
I've had to attend numerous meetings throughout my career, and it wasn't always a pleasant experience. I'd often get bored, start looking around or doodling.
School meetings
Types of meetings
1) Meeting for local staff in their home language.
2) English teachers meeting
3) Training (inner session)
4) Training (out session)
5) Additional
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Today, I want to discuss which meetings are the best to attend to ensure one's personal growth, development, and usefulness.
Each educational institution or organization has staff meetings approximately once a week. Some even have it 2-3 times a week, which is a bit... [Read more]
Meaning of the South Korean Flag - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
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What are your plans for Christmas? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Here is a fun Christmas activity to practice the structure BE GOING TO positive and negative to express future plans on the theme of Christmas.
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What are specialized TEFL courses? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
Specialized TEFL courses are advanced modules tailored to elevate the skills of already TEFL-certified teachers. At ITTT, we provide three such courses: the Certificate in Teaching English to Young Learners (CTEYL), the Certificate in Teaching Business English (CTBE), and the Certificate in Teaching English Online (CTEO). All are exclusively online courses, designed to boost your credentials and make you more attractive to global employers.
Can I take a specialized TEFL course without prior TEFL certification?
How will I receive the specialized TEFL course study materials?
How are the specialized TEFL courses assessed?
How quickly can I finish the specialized TEFL courses?
As our specialized TEFL courses, such as CTEYL and CTBE, are intended to augment the foundational knowledge gained in... [Read more]
Picture Description - What are they doing? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Your students have to read the sentences, and match them with the correct scene on the picture.
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