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Teach EFL at Summer Camps in USA Date posted:2017-03-29 | Writer: Kings Summer | Email: [email protected] Kings summer is a thriving division of Kings Education. Each year we recruit for a number of roles to work in our Residential Summer Centres, and in non-Residential posts in our year-round schools. We have nine locations in the UK and two in the USA. Students attending our summer schools receive a combination of English language tuition and a comprehensive programme of activities and excursions. We are now looking to recruit enthusiastic, professional EFL Teachers for work starting in late June/early July. Our New York Residential Summer Center is located on the safe, attractive campus of Concordia College in the affluent village of Bronxville. Our Malibu Residential Summer...  [Read more]

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas 7 Amazing Winter and Christmas ESL Activities Your Students Will Love When the aroma of gingerbread and eggnog is in the air, you know it's time to translate your love for the most beautiful season of the year into your TEFL classroom with winter ESL activities! Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: 1. What makes the perfect winter day? 2. Write an article for a local newspaper 3. Make paper snowflakes 4. Read something about winter 5. Play a game of Taboo 6. Holiday Extravaganza! 7. If everything else fails: These worksheets do the trick! Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! While this is the perfect time to embrace winter in TEFL...  [Read more]

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas How to Deal With Problems That Learners of English Face in China Nowadays, English is becoming more and more popular and significant in China because of globalization. In big cities, parents send their kids to all kinds of organizations/schools to study English in their early three years. Some capable parents even use English as their communicative language from the first day the baby was born. No matter how early Chinese starts learning English, it's still not our mother language and the atmosphere is still in Chinese, which makes learning English not as easy as those in English countries. Table of Contents Different Dialects Aims of Learning Useful Methods 1. Environment 2. Role Model 3. Games 4. Family guidance Do you want to...  [Read more]

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Reasons Why the International Community Chose English as a Language of Communication Language is the main part of our identities as human beings. It provides us to connect to another person, learn about our roots from the written and unwritten side in the world. Historically, language has been linked to culture, customs, and beliefs. Also, people need to get in touch with each other to communicate and continue their social world. Therefore, they use the language. From the past to today, one of the biggest effects on language is that technology which brings people closer and creating the global world. For instance, emails, digitals photos, e-texts, video files. A person who lives in Dubai can send a message to another person who...  [Read more]

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas How to Teach Reading to Young ESL Students As a part of receptive skills, reading is so important that children start to read both English and Chinese books at the very beginning of their lives. Reading is a beneficial way to learn English well, especially for young learners. They can accumulate more and more vocabulary as well as the way native speakers communicate with each other by reading various kinds of books. As we all know reading a good book just like talking with a great author. Table of Contents Personal Teaching Experience Reading Techniques Parents' Help Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Xiangnan G. Please note that this...  [Read more]

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas My Experience in Child Development I have experience in Childhood development. I've taught over twenty plus years. My experience ranges from infants to school-age children. I have always taught three-year-olds and up. For almost two years, I have had the pleasure of working with children that are 18 months to 24 months old. I am the Lead teacher for our Toddler program. Table of Contents Growing Expertise Every Child is Unique Early Childhood Education Specific Techniques Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Judy N. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Growing Expertise Although...  [Read more]

Fri, 10 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Is Culture a Part of Language Learning? When teaching English as a foreign language in a country where the native language is not English, it is easy to assume there are going to be some cultural differences between you and the students. The differences could be as little as what you eat for breakfast and which hand you pass things to someone with, or they could be as large as how you address someone and what you are allowed to talk about in public society. Table of Contents Symbols of one culture transferred to another Idiomatic Vocabulary Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Shana H. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily...  [Read more]

ELEMENTARY ENGLISH TEACHER Date posted:2024-04-17 | Writer: Nord Anglia Education | Email: [email protected] We’re looking to recruit an Elementary English Teacher to join our Dalian Huamei Bilingual School, a Nord Anglia Education school.   THE SCHOOL Established in 2010, Dalian Huamei School provides bilingual education in grades 1 to 12 for full-time Chinese students.Based on the Chinese curriculum requirements, the courses incorporate elements of an international program, such as American English and the sciences. Lessons are given in Chinese and English, creating an immersive learning environment. We also provide Grade 3 to Grade 12 students with opportunities to develop the ability to live independently.Guided by our School Wide Learner Outcomes, we aim to help...  [Read more]

TEFL in Lopburi, Thailand Date posted:2009-11-03 | Writer: Winitsuksa School | Email: [email protected] Winitsuksa School is a private Buddhist School operated under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. It is one of the largest secondary schools in Lopburi with almost 4,000 students.The Bi-lingual department has been operating for 10 years and covers Matyom 1 to 3. All classrooms and offices are air conditioned. Teaching hours are 20 per week, with all Thai public holidays, April and October school holidays paid. All work permit and visa arrangements are arranged and paid for by the school. You have to arrange and pay for your own initial Non Immigrant B visa.The vacancy is for a teacher of English but other subjects taught are health, computer...  [Read more]

Do accents matter when teaching English abroad? When it comes to accents we all have one no matter where in the world we were brought up. Most of us are familiar with the basic differences between British and American accents, but what about accents from Australia and New Zealand, Canada and South Africa? And within each of these countries there are dozens of regional accents, just to complicate things further. So, we all have an accent, but is it a problem when teaching English as a foreign language? What English accent should I teach my students? The first thing to remember is that there is no right or wrong accent when it comes to teaching and learning English. When teaching it is fine to speak naturally, just be sure that you always speak clearly and that all your instructions are...  [Read more]

Fri, 10 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Motivation in Class as it is According to the Cambridge dictionary, motivation is the need or reason for doing something. Motivation is a way to get somebody to complete something that they might not aspire to execute on his or her own. Teachers have been using different forms of motivation in the classroom for years, which has been positive and negative. My parents used to tell me stories about their school time when the teachers would smack their hands with rulers if they didn't do their homework. They would also use the same rulers to smack the students' buttocks when they were misbehaving. When I was in school our motivation to perform satisfactorily in the class was to get decent grades. Table of Contents Personal Story Key to...  [Read more]

Thu, 09 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Cultural Features in an ESL Classroom in the UAE Coming from the UK and only working with British students, when I arrived in the UAE which is an Arab country following a strong Islamic faith, most of my new work colleagues and students were Arabs and followers of Islam. The last six years of working in the UAE have taught me a valuable lesson about why cultural sensitivity is so important, especially when working with the future generation of a nation, not only am I building rapport as a teacher, but also as a representative of my own country. Table of Contents Learning Environment Lesson Content Appropriate questions Will you consider UAE as a destination to start your teaching career? Related Articles: Listen to this blog...  [Read more]

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 Lydia Pincott Destinations Alumni Experiences 3 Amazing Hidden-Gem Travel Destinations in Japan "But...why are you here?" It's a phrase often uttered by Japanese, confused about what your reason could be for straying from the usual temples of Kyoto, shops of Shinjuku, and street-food of Osaka. Table of Contents Itoshima Peninsula, Fukuoka Sado Island, Niigata Kurashiki, Okayama Are you ready to explore Japan? Related Articles: The beaten path in Japan is pretty great and worth exploring thoroughly, but if you've done it, or feel like you've done it from seeing other people's pictures, these 3 destinations are for you. Take a 4-week in-class TEFL/TESOL course in Japan and get a headstart in your teaching career! Itoshima Peninsula, Fukuoka Picture this: Sandy...  [Read more]

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Why Is the role of the Parents Most Significant to a Child’s Achievement? Education is a core part of our life through the socialization process from birth to death. It affects a person's capacity and thinking about defining what is right and what is wrong and also provides us to criticize the information which is taught by the community, family, school and so on. Moreover, there are many alternative paths to get an education at every age. We will examine the child's age and the effects of the parent's role in developing themselves. Table of Contents Learning style Apart from school Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate ARCA B. Please...  [Read more]

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas What Drilling Is and How This Method Can be Used in TEFL Teaching Drilling is a simple yet effective teaching technique used to practice and master language skills. The teacher models a word or a sentence, and the learners repeat it. It is a way of developing a standard pronunciation of the language and introducing a language easily. Drilling started about 70 years ago when the armed forces used it to teaching language. Table of Contents The Army Method Why It's Effective Are you ready to teach English abroad or online? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Sunita T. Please note that this blog post might not...  [Read more]

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Unquestionable Reasons to Get TEFL Certified There are many reasons as to why you should get a Tefl. I'm not going to list every possible reason for the simple fact that it would take too long, and it is simply unnecessary to list every reason. My main three reasons as to why you should get a Tefl is because it helps anybody learn more than anybody thinks they may and or may not have known, it is highly beneficial to whatever kind of students anybody may teach, and it also helps you learn whether or not if this is a job that you truly desire to have. Table of Contents English proficiency Approach to teaching Career path Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL...  [Read more]

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences The World Power of the English Language Being able to communicate in English is probably one of the most beneficial things anybody in the world could be able to do today, especially if you are wanting to work, or simply explore in any field on the international level. Table of Contents Frequency of Usage Exposure to English How to Solve the Problem Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Meara B. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Frequency of Usage It is one of the most widely spoken languages and one of the fastest-growing in the entire world. So much in fact that in many...  [Read more]

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 Umber Sherjeel Destinations The 11 Best Places to Visit in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has a rich cultural heritage. The old historical buildings, different types of beaches, and deserts distinguish it from other countries. If you come here, you will find yourself enjoying hiking, camping, swimming, and exploring historical buildings and castles. The following are the 11 best places to visit in Saudi Arabia. Table of Contents 1. Jabal Hassan Island 2. Al Duqm Beach 3. Al Zuraib Castle 4. Ibrahim Palace: 5.Wadi Khamal 6. Yanbu-Al-bahr 7. Al Wahbah Volcanic Crater 8. The Ancient City of Mada'in Saleh 9. Murabba Palace 10. Kingdom Tower 11. Edge of the World When will you visit Saudi Arabia? Related Articles: 1. Jabal Hassan Island If you like quiet and exotic beaches,...  [Read more]

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Business English Teaching Equals Teaching Adults The teaching of business English by definition means that your students/clients will be adults.English is the modern language of business. As markets have become global, businesses at all levels have had to adapt and train their staff in English usage, both written and spoken. Table of Contents Expertise in different fields Business interactions vs. Life interactions Benefits Place of study Skills to develop Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Jessica H. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Expertise in different fields When...  [Read more]

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas How to Create Comfortable Relationships in the Classroom The idea behind writing this essay is to highlight the importance of a teacher's rapport among the students. Rapport forms the basis of meaningful, close and harmonious relationships between teacher and the students. Connection senses that you get when you meet them. It is the bond that forms when you discover that you share one another's values and priorities. Table of Contents Student-Teacher Relationships Personal experience Strategies to make a good rapport among the students Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Syed M. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily...  [Read more]

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Acknowledging Different Challenges With Learning I have been teaching English in Taiwan at a local elementary school, grades 1-6 with three different co-teachers since the end of August 2018. One of the biggest challenges I have faced so far is the fact that each student is very different, and all have different learning abilities and struggles with learning English. Table of Contents What Causes Challenges in The Classroom? My Personal Teaching Experience All Students Are Different Team Building Within the Class Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course today! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Aria T. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs...  [Read more]

Tue, 26 May 2020 Gökhan Yilmaz Destinations TEFL Information 5 Reasons Why Turkey is a Great Destination to Teach English Turkey is one of the world's top travel destinations and sees more than 40 million visitors every year. Half of Turkey's population works in the tourism industry and lives from national and international tourism. Summer is typically the peak season for visiting Turkey.What attracts most visitors to Turkey are the friendly locals, beautiful scenery, and rich culture and history as well as the mix old modern and tradition. Due to Turkey's huge tourism industry, English is widely spoken among locals, which also means that the opportunities for teaching English in Turkey are vast. Here are 5 reasons to teach English in Turkey. Table of Contents Listen to this blog...  [Read more]

Thu, 13 May 2021 Christian Davey Destinations Alumni Experiences 5 Things You Can Do to Make Your Life Easier for Teaching English in Taiwan Taiwan is a wonderful starting point to begin your teaching profession as the island has a variety of job prospects, plentiful incomes, and companies are usually happy to employ you, even if you have limited teaching experience. Table of Contents 1. Find a private landlord, avoid an agency 2. Find a job in the same proximity as your place. 3. Get your scooter license. 4. Make friends with locals. 5. Join social media groups/like social media pages Are you ready to teach English in Taiwan? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! Nonetheless, living abroad comes with its challenges, and if you know...  [Read more]

Tue, 15 May 2018 Linda Dunsmore Destinations TEFL Information Why Seoul Is the Ideal Place to Teach English in 2018 South Korea's capital is one of the most important and fastest-growing cities in Asia and indeed the world. Across the city you will find some of the world's largest companies in the technology and automobile industries. On top of that, Seoul is an exciting city with lots of historic attractions, as well as modern museums, hot fashion shows, and a wide variety of music acts. Seoul is also home to thousands of foreign English teachers, many of whom are not ready to leave and have made the city their permanent home base. Table of Contents Major Trading Hub In Asia Vibrant Culture and History City of the Future Unique Food Options Education Paradise Competitive Salaries...  [Read more]

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The Place of Family in the ESL Education Parents are the children's first teachers depending on their knowledge and experience parents will raise and educate their children in different ways. This education is important, not only for the child's growth but also for the whole future life.it is said that no teacher can replace parents from the education of the children. The rapport establishes between and their children will unconsciously help to develop good and bad habits and personalities of children.Early childhood is the foundation stage of the child's life, parents should pay special attention to this stage of the education and development of personality.there are several very important factors to consider: Table of Contents 1....  [Read more]

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Differentiating Teaching Based on Learner’s Maturity For this task, I have selected learning modes: Young learners v.s. Adults. When teachers are instructing students, they should first think about how to instruct them using the best methodologies to make learning best or what factors or aspects of learning they should consider for their classes, such as student motivation, previous learning experience, language awareness, behavior problems that could arise in class and the students' life experiences. All of the above factors can be divided by many different students, but it has been shown in this course that these facets are predominantly divided by young learners. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: Teaching Approach...  [Read more]

Sun, 10 Jun 2018 Simon ITTT TEFL Information 9 Hobbies Every EFL Teacher Needs To Try When Teaching English Abroad It's great to move somewhere new with your TEFL skills and to discover new places but, although traveling is exciting, there are times when you may want to do something without having to move too far from your new base. There are plenty of pastimes or hobbies that can be taken up when moving around from place to place, some of which might help you add variety to your English lessons for your students. For example, you can use your students to teach you about local cuisine to develop their vocabulary associated with food, language patterns for describing how to cook things, or how to give recommendations. They learn, you learn! Table of Contents Listen to this blog post:...  [Read more]

TEFL Natal | TEFL Brazil Our TEFL course in Brazil is located in the amazing coastal city of Natal. Aptly known as the ‘City of Sun’, Natal enjoys a pleasant 360 days of sunshine a year, with a comfortable average temperature of 28°C. Natal is also easily accessible from both Europe and North America as its pivotal location in the north east of the country means it receives direct flights from a number of major cities around the world. Natal is particularly famous for having the best air quality in the whole of the Americas and is also blessed with more than 20 incredible beaches, each with crystal clear waters and beautiful coral reefs. During the weekends you will be free to relax on the beach of your choice and soak up the equatorial sun, although with so many other attractions...  [Read more]

Mon, 20 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas English as a Foreign Language in Kindergarten Learning English as a foreign language in preschools have become an increasing trend in many different countries across the world. Parents are willing to invest money for the kids to start learning English at a tender age as their ability to grasp the language will be easier. Table of Contents Is it necessary for children? Fun activities Teaching vocabulary Consider short attention spans Are you ready to teach EFL to kindergarten level? Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Diana N. Is it necessary for children? There are various ways of transferring knowledge based on fun EFL activities. Various techniques and numerous tools are...  [Read more]

Mon, 10 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas 3 Experiences Possible in the ESL Teaching Career My teaching journey has started when I decided to study science education at university because since I was a child, I'd loved to teach and to learn, to share knowledge and to understand the world around me. There I could learn a lot about didactics, learning theories and psychology, teaching methods, and many other human sciences, in addition to several hours of internship at elementary schools and kindergarten. Table of Contents Personal Language Learning Experience 1. Improvisation 2. Communicational Skills 3. Lesson Planning Current Practice Do you want to teach English abroad? Related Articles: Listen to this blog post: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate...  [Read more]