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The Best Insights I got from the ITTT TEFL/TESOL Course - TEFL Blog
Tue, 28 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
The Best Insights I got from the ITTT TEFL/TESOL Course
I consider the TEFL/TESOL certificate as a great opportunity in my life. I see this certificate as a great option for my teaching career in the future. The course has given me a lot of information that I gathered during my online studies. I can use that information to teach students of different ages virtually all over the world. Every single unit gave me something specific and in some sense helped me to improve my previous knowledge and enrich me with a lot of other information and ideas that I will use in the future as a teacher.
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Gabriel K. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs... [Read more]
The Correct Order of Adjectives in English - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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The Correct Order of Adjectives in English
When you use more than one adjective, you have to put them in the right order or it will sound very strange. Do you say, "I want a big black cat" or "I want a black big cat?" Let's take a look at infographic below.
So, do you say, "I want a big black cat" or "I want a black big cat?"
The first one is correct.
Why?
If "big" is size and "black" is color, then it should come first because size is number (2) and color is number (5) on the infographic above.
You can use this chart for all orders of adjectives. A quick and easy way is to always place the adjective that is easy to change first. Number 1 (Opinion) can be changed more easily than number 6 (Origin: where... [Read more]
My Diverse TEFL Experience - TEFL Blog
Wed, 11 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
My Diverse TEFL Experience
My own teaching experience, though not as extensive as many seasoned teachers, is quite diverse. I have taught English class to middle and high school students in the US public school system, worked for an alternative school for students with behavior problems, taught in a language training school, taught in a bilingual Montessori kindergarten, tutored numerous students one-on-one, and I’ve taught many different kinds of online classes. Currently, I work as a course designer and an actor, filming fun videos to teach Chinese students English through an interactive online app.
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Christy N. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily... [Read more]
My Personal Reflection On My First Teaching Experience - TEFL Blog
Tue, 14 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
My Personal Reflection On My First Teaching Experience
As the 60 hours, TESOL course is coming to an end, I have started to think back to my first teaching experience.
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Joyce C.
A part-time job for the student
When I was a university student, I decided that it was a good idea for me to find part-time work as an English tutor or teachers assistant so I could get the first-hand experience in teaching. I began teaching a 9-year-old girl who attended the local school in Hong Kong. Her name is Charmaine. Her mother was concerned about her English writing abilities, as she often made grammar and spelling mistakes during homework and tests which caused her grades to suffer.... [Read more]
The Consequences of My Personal TEFL Experience - TEFL Blog
Fri, 25 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
The Consequences of My Personal TEFL Experience
I began my TEFL/TESOL experience not having had any prior teaching experience. Therefore, teaching was something that I was learning step-by-step, reading the units and using Internet resources for additional examples when needed. Even though there is no straightforward answer to this question, the ITTT course taught me that being a teacher is so much more than just transferring knowledge to someone else.
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Sofija A. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
Practical Importance
It helped me pave my path of self-discovery as a teacher. There were many areas in which I felt I... [Read more]
Why You Should Take A TEFL Course Right Now Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Why You Should Take a TEFL Course Right Now - Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet
Hi everybody, thanks so much for tuning in. It’s Linda here from ITTT with my morning coffee, because if you've watched me before in one of our live sessions you will know that I am in South Korea and it's currently 10:00 a.m. on Friday morning. So I'm having my morning coffee and I'm going to have a chat with you guys. If you can see me and hear me, please drop a hi or something into the comment box, I would really appreciate it.
As you may or may not know, at ITTT we go live twice every week, me on Fridays or maybe Thursdays depending on where you're watching from, and my colleague Liza she goes live every Tuesday. Actually Liza went live on Tuesday and also on Saturday last week because she had a... [Read more]
How Taking a TEFL Certification Course Has Improved My Online English Teaching - TEFL Blog
Wed, 06 Mar 2019 Mark Crocker
Alumni Experiences
How Taking a TEFL Certification Course Has Improved My Online English Teaching
When I was young, I dreamt about thousands of different jobs, but being an online English teacher was never one of them. However, I’ve had the opportunity to work with Chinese students ranging from 5 to 13 years old and it has been one of the best experiences of my life so far. How am I going to communicate with them? Am I ready to be a teacher? How will I transmit what I want to teach? These are some of the questions that went through my mind before accepting the job, but when I finally decided to take it and started to be an ESL teacher I knew I was doing what I love the most, transmitting knowledge.
This post was written by our TEFL certification... [Read more]
The 2 Best Things I’ve Got From My TEFL Course: Alumni Experience - TEFL Blog
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
The 2 Best Things I’ve Got From My TEFL Course: Alumni Experience
Though I have been an English teacher for a period of seven (7) years in two different countries including my home country, yet I spent hours trying to decide the most appropriate topic for my summative essay, I finally decide to choose “The best thing I've learned from my TEFL/TESOL course” Why? Because I genuinely learned a lot during the course of my study and I will like to share my views, but I will discuss only two major points in this essay.
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Oluwatosin B. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
Listen to this blog post:
1. Lesson Planning... [Read more]
Alumna Story: ✅ TEFL Teaching as a Dream Job - TEFL Blog
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
Alumna Story: ✅ TEFL Teaching as a Dream Job
Being a teacher has been a dream of mine since childhood, and as time goes by, I started to understand that life is, in fact, a continuous teaching and learning experience. The fact that I could impact someone's life is the greatest reward to be a teacher. My primary reason why I have decided to pursue education is that I naturally feel the strong desire and happiness to positively influencing and educating people. One of the major satisfactions of being a teacher is to enrich a student's life. The essential qualities of this profession would be patience, understanding, compassion, and flexibility.
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Henny C.... [Read more]
Why You Should Take a TEFL Course Right Now - Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet - TEFL Blog
Fri, 14 May 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information
Why You Should Take a TEFL Course Right Now - Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet
Hi everybody, thanks so much for tuning in. It’s Linda here from ITTT with my morning coffee, because if you've watched me before in one of our live sessions you will know that I am in South Korea and it's currently 10:00 a.m. on Friday morning. So I'm having my morning coffee and I'm going to have a chat with you guys. If you can see me and hear me, please drop a hi or something into the comment box, I would really appreciate it.
Watch the live session here
As you may or may not know, at ITTT we go live twice every week, me on Fridays or maybe Thursdays depending on where you're watching from, and my colleague Liza she goes live every Tuesday. Actually Liza... [Read more]
5 Important Things When Teaching Beginner Students - TEFL Blog
Thu, 25 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
5 Important Things When Teaching Beginner Students
I am an English teacher. I am teaching beginner students who are aged from 3 years and a half to 8 years old. My students are very young learners who normally have shorter attention spans, and have not even completely mastered their mother tongue. They are generally amenable to fun games, singing, and drawing. For my students, they start from zero knowledge of English to a very basic knowledge that cannot be quickly or easily activated, but with these levels, success is easy to see and usually good fun.
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Yuan P. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
Play and Have Fun... [Read more]
The Biggest Misconceptions About TEFL/TESOL Discussed - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
The Biggest Misconceptions about TEFL/TESOL Discussed
Today, we are going to talk about the “biggest misconceptions about TEFL and TESOL and teaching English abroad”. We get a lot of questions here at ITT, and a lot of people are confused and I just want to clear a few things up, some myths here and there, and I think I've narrowed it down to eight misconceptions that we're going to look at and you can throw your questions at me at any time.
I would also really like to know where you are like in your TEFL journey, are you currently taking a TEFL or TESOL course? Are you thinking about it? Are you already certified? Or are you already teaching abroad? Let me know, that would be interesting to know.
Let's jump right into the biggest misconceptions about TEFL and TESOL and... [Read more]
Differences Between TEFL, TESOL, DELTA and CELTA - TEFL Blog
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information
Differences Between TEFL, TESOL, DELTA and CELTA
Hello, it's Liza here. While I'm waiting for more people to join us let me introduce myself for those who will watch it as a recording. So my name is Liza and I am a TEFL expert at ITTT. I am also a self-employed online ESL teacher. I am a non-native English speaker and I am based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. I hope that today's session will be useful for as many people as possible, because it basically covers one of the most controversial topics in TEFL certification. So the main point of today's session is what are some differences between TEFL and TESOL, and other certifications such as CELTA and DELTA.
Watch the live session here
Please let me know if you can hear me clearly and see me... [Read more]
Differences Between TEFL, TESOL, DELTA And CELTA - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Differences Between TEFL, TESOL, DELTA and CELTA
Hello, it's Liza here. While I'm waiting for more people to join us let me introduce myself for those who will watch it as a recording. So my name is Liza and I am a TEFL expert at ITTT. I am also a self-employed online ESL teacher. I am a non-native English speaker and I am based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. I hope that today's session will be useful for as many people as possible, because it basically covers one of the most controversial topics in TEFL certification. So the main point of today's session is what are some differences between TEFL and TESOL, and other certifications such as CELTA and DELTA.
Please let me know if you can hear me clearly and see me well, there is a chat box so you can communicate with me via the comments.... [Read more]
The Biggest Misconceptions about TEFL/TESOL Discussed - TEFL Blog
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 Federico Riva
Budget and Salary TEFL Information Teaching Ideas
The Biggest Misconceptions about TEFL/TESOL Discussed
Today, we are going to talk about the “biggest misconceptions about TEFL and TESOL and teaching English abroad”. We get a lot of questions here at ITT, and a lot of people are confused and I just want to clear a few things up, some myths here and there, and I think I've narrowed it down to eight misconceptions that we're going to look at and you can throw your questions at me at any time.
Watch the live session here
I would also really like to know where you are like in your TEFL journey, are you currently taking a TEFL or TESOL course? Are you thinking about it? Are you already certified? Or are you already teaching abroad? Let me know, that... [Read more]
Live TEFL/TESOL Q&A: Ask Us Anything! - TEFL Blog
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
Live TEFL/TESOL Q&A: Ask Us Anything!
Welcome guys, Linda here from ITTT for another live session. I'm so happy to be here today, the weather is great today, the lighting is good. If you were watching last week it was pretty much like the end of the world weather here, but today it's great, I feel good. If you can see me and hear me please drop a hi into the comments. We are live on Facebook and also on YouTube and if you're listening to this as a podcast episode thanks for the download. We always turn our live sessions into podcast episodes and you can find them on all major podcast platforms like iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts etc. It's called the TEFL and TESOL Podcast by ITTT.
Watch the live... [Read more]
Live TEFL/TESOL Q&A: Ask Us Anything! - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Live TEFL/TESOL Q&A: Ask Us Anything!
Welcome guys, Linda here from ITTT for another live session. I'm so happy to be here today, the weather is great today, the lighting is good. If you were watching last week it was pretty much like the end of the world weather here, but today it's great, I feel good. If you can see me and hear me please drop a hi into the comments. We are live on Facebook and also on YouTube and if you're listening to this as a podcast episode thanks for the download. We always turn our live sessions into podcast episodes and you can find them on all major podcast platforms like iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts etc. It's called the TEFL and TESOL Podcast by ITTT.
I see there are some people already here. Hi Gwen, thanks for joining today. We also have... [Read more]
Teaching Abroad: How to Save Money & Pay off Loans - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Teaching Abroad: How to Save Money & Pay off Loans
02/24/2023
hi welcome Linda here back this week with another live session for ITT the
tefl and tesol training um yeah thank you so much for joining
and for being here today uh if you're seeing this for the first time thank you
so much for tuning in I'm going to introduce myself in a little bit and I'm also going to share a 30 off discount
opportunity today um that you can use to uh get 30 off any
of itt's tefl or tesol courses today so
we have a wide variety of different courses um you can take a look at our website tefl
course.net and you'll see all of the different courses that we offer if you are not new here and you have seen me
before and you have joined this live stream before thank you so much
um I really appreciate all the... [Read more]
Games: How Can They be Useful in TEFL - TEFL Blog
Tue, 24 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Games: How Can They be Useful in TEFL
We all played them and we all loved them as children. We made them up and we bought them. It is still a large industry today. There are easy ones and hard ones. There are thinking ones and action ones. What am I referring to? Games! From hide-and-go-seek to Monopoly, there are all sorts of fun games to play. So why don’t we incorporate them into our TEFL lessons?
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Samuel S. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
Ways to Accumulate Games in Your Classroom
You can create your games or adapt to the ones you already know and love. They can be used for all kinds of language purposes,... [Read more]
What can I do after teaching English abroad? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT TEFL & TESOL
What can I do after teaching English abroad?
Some people who head overseas to teach English grow to love the lifestyle so much that they never return to work in their home country. However, for the majority, the move back home will come at some stage, whether after a single year or much longer. For some it can be a difficult experience as you are no longer the person you were when you first left home. Everything can feel different, from the everyday language to the time zone, from the climate to the cuisine. Reverse culture shock can be genuinely unsettling. One way you can combat this, and continue the international focus of your new found way of life, is to find a job that allows you to use the new skills and knowledge that your time abroad has given you.
Can I carry on teaching... [Read more]
The Best Thing I Have Learned From My 60-hour TEFL/TESOL Course - TEFL Blog
Fri, 21 Dec 2018 Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
The Best Thing I Have Learned From My 60-hour TEFL/TESOL Course
Where do I begin? I have learned so much from my 60-hour TEFL course with ITTT.
I have learned about everything from what it takes to become a great teacher and of course what not to do in the classroom. I also learned a lot about what makes a student a great learner. I believe this is very important as well since good learners progress more rapidly in the class. That rapid learning makes good learners and most of all more successful students. In turn that builds confidence in the teacher on behalf of the students. Of course, the teacher ends up with more confidence in their teaching abilities too.
This post was written by our ITTT graduate Michael A.
The goal is for... [Read more]
Live TEFL Q&A: We Answer All Your TEFL/TESOL Questions - TEFL Blog
Wed, 05 May 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information
Live TEFL Q&A: We Answer All Your TEFL/TESOL Questions
Hi, I am back for another live session this week. My name is Linda from ITTT. I took a break last week, I was traveling a little bit in Korea, not too far but I got to enjoy the cherry blossoms. That's why there was no live session from me last week. But I'm back this week and I'm super excited. Today we're going to have a Q&A session, so you guys can ask me questions about TEFL and TESOL, teaching abroad, teaching online, whatever you want to know about. So something a bit more casual, let's have a chat. I would like to get to know you guys better and you can get to know me, ITTT and TEFL. If you can see me and hear me please drop a hi or something into the comment box so... [Read more]
ESL Teaching Strategy in 2022 - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
ESL Teaching Strategy in 2022
01/17/2022
hey everybody it's lizzy here and i'm glad to welcome you at another
livestream session with itttt uh it's been quite a long time since
we've met previously actually it was like last year uh because i had quite a
long vacation and i hope that you still remember me because um i kind of missed
this live stream sessions uh so as i have already mentioned uh
today's live stream session uh is gonna be devoted to um
quite an interesting point which is the esl strategy for 2022
uh and i also want to say that um well
we kind of discussed this thing already but the problem is that uh not every
teacher is ready to implement this idea so i hope that today's live stream
session is gonna be valuable for you um from the perspective
of uh getting inspired somehow... [Read more]
Why You Should Take a TEFL Course Right Now - Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Why You Should Take a TEFL Course Right Now - Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet
04/18/2021
hi hey everybody uh thanks so much for tuning
in linda here from itt with my morning coffee
because if you've watched me before if you've seen me before in one of our lives you know i am in south korea and it's currently 10
a.m friday morning so i'm having my morning coffee and i'm gonna have a chat with you guys
so if you can see me if you can hear me if everything's working well please just drop a
hi or something into the comment box i would really appreciate it
hello hello back for another live session this week as you know or you might not know we at
itt we go live um every week twice um me on fridays or maybe thursdays
depending on where you're watching from and my colleague lisa she goes live... [Read more]
How to Develop Your Teaching Skills as a Non-Native English Speaker - TEFL Blog
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 Federico Riva
TEFL Information Teaching Ideas
How to Develop Your Teaching Skills as a Non-Native English Speaker
Hello, nice to see you. I'm waiting for people to join me and if you are joining please let me know if you hear and see me clearly. Hello everybody, nice to see you guys, thanks for joining. Don't be afraid to write down your comments. Is the sound and picture okay because I want to make sure that this stream goes smoothly? There are many people joining today, that's awesome. It means that today's live session is going to be interesting and will hopefully be useful to many people. Let me remind you of the name of the stream today. We're going to talk about how to develop teaching skills as a non-native English speaker.
Watch the live session here
If you... [Read more]
How To Develop Your Teaching Skills As A Non Native English Speaker - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
How to Develop Your Teaching Skills as a Non-Native English Speaker
Hello, nice to see you. I'm waiting for people to join me and if you are joining please let me know if you hear and see me clearly. Hello everybody, nice to see you guys, thanks for joining. Don't be afraid to write down your comments. Is the sound and picture okay because I want to make sure that this stream goes smoothly? There are many people joining today, that's awesome. It means that today's live session is going to be interesting and will hopefully be useful to many people. Let me remind you of the name of the stream today. We're going to talk about how to develop teaching skills as a non-native English speaker.
If you are watching during the live session and don't have time to finish it with us, this video... [Read more]
The Differences Between TEFL, TESOL, DELTA and CELTA - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
The Differences Between TEFL, TESOL, DELTA and CELTA
02/16/2021
hello hello uh it's liza here um
while i'm waiting for uh more people to join us let me introduce myself for those who
will watch it um as a recording so my name is lisa i am a tefl expert
uh at itt team and i am also a self-employed online esl
teacher i am a non-native speaker and i am based
in ukaterenburg russia so i hope that today's session
will be useful for as many people as it is possible because it basically covers one of the
most controversial topics uh in tefl certification so uh
to be more exact uh the main point of today's session is uh what are some differences between
tefl tesol and uh the other certifications which are
celta and delta and uh right now please let me know if you
can hear me clearly and see me... [Read more]
Live TEFL Q&A: We Answer All Your TEFL/TESOL Questions - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Live TEFL Q&A: We Answer All Your TEFL/TESOL Questions
Hi, I am back for another live session this week. My name is Linda from ITTT. I took a break last week, I was traveling a little bit in Korea, not too far but I got to enjoy the cherry blossoms. That's why there was no live session from me last week. But I'm back this week and I'm super excited. Today we're going to have a Q&A session, so you guys can ask me questions about TEFL and TESOL, teaching abroad, teaching online, whatever you want to know about. So something a bit more casual, let's have a chat. I would like to get to know you guys better and you can get to know me, ITTT and TEFL. If you can see me and hear me please drop a hi or something into the comment box so that I know that everything is working well.
... [Read more]
2021 Online ESL Classroom: How To Plan Effective Online Lessons - TEFL Blog
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 Federico Riva
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
2021 Online ESL Classroom: How To Plan Effective Online Lessons
Hello guys, please let me know in the comment section that you can see me clearly and you can hear this video so that I know that my equipment works smoothly. I'll be very thankful for that. To start with my name is Liza and I’m an ITTT TEFL expert and an online English teacher and today we will talk about one of the most important things in TEFL teaching, online lesson planning. Well we will talk about lesson planning in general, but as I’m more specialized in online teaching I'll try to share my personal experience in planning online classes.
Watch the live session here
Thanks for joining me, I hope that you are having a great time especially after... [Read more]
2021 Online ESL Classroom: How To Plan Effective Online Lessons - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
2021 Online ESL Classroom: How To Plan Effective Online Lessons
Hello guys, please let me know in the comment section that you can see me clearly and you can hear this video so that I know that my equipment works smoothly. I'll be very thankful for that. To start with my name is Liza and I’m an ITTT TEFL expert and an online English teacher and today we will talk about one of the most important things in TEFL teaching, online lesson planning. Well we will talk about lesson planning in general, but as I’m more specialized in online teaching I'll try to share my personal experience in planning online classes.
Thanks for joining me, I hope that you are having a great time especially after your long winter holidays. Let me know where you are from. I’m located in beautiful... [Read more]