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TEFL teacher English is studied as an additional language by millions of people worldwide and it is generally one of the most commonly used second languages in most regions. This study can take place in a wide variety of schools and language centers, but the one thing they typically have in common is that the study is led by a language tutor known as a TEFL teacher (or a similar variant such as EFL teacher, ESL teacher, etc). A TEFL teacher’s role is to gradually build the four language skills of their students; reading, writing, speaking, and listening, to ensure they are able to reach their personal goals, whether for work, study, travel, or any other reason. Please note: the acronym TEFL stands for Teaching English as a Foreign Language. As the number of worldwide English learners...  [Read more]

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 Hadassah Roberts Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas How to Stay Healthy As an English Teacher One should know that a healthy classroom stems from a healthy teacher. When the teacher is healthy, then the whole class atmosphere will be much more alive. The students will see the healthiness of the teacher and will be inspired to protect and build their health. This, in turn, will cause increased happiness and progress in their studies. Over the years in my teaching experiences, I have worked hard to increase my health for the benefit of not only myself but also for the benefit of my students. I have found some life habits that have greatly improved my health and helped me to maintain my health. I want to share what I have learned with other teachers so that we can...  [Read more]

The 10 best FREE tools and software for Online English Teachers   Teaching English online is a whole new domain for teachers who are used to in-person classes. There are so many different online tools and software for teachers to use it can be a bit overwhelming, which is why we’ve put together a list of 10 of the best - and they’re all FREE! #OnlineTeaching #OnlineESL #TeachEnglish Are you ready to teach English abroad or online? Click here and get started today: bit.ly/37gs5vO What is TEFL Certification? Where is it valid: bit.ly/36ma2Fg Check out our wide range of TEFL Courses: bit.ly/3ltqt73 Teach English online from anywhere you want: bit.ly/3ltqEPL Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Check out ITTT's Blog Posts  [Read more]

How to make money as a TEFL teacher Before we answer this question we will first look at the three most common routes towards TEFL qualifications. A TEFL qualification is usually a prerequisite when looking for TEFL employment of any kind. These are: 1) Online courses: a 120-hour TEFL certificate course is the entry level qualification for most jobs. This type of course is conducted 100% online. 2) In-class courses: this type of course is conducted 100% in-class at a location somewhere in the world. Typically these courses also involve teaching practice. 3) Combined courses: this type of course is conducted by a combination of online study followed by a short in-class attendance to complete teaching practice. Three most common working options Once you have completed your chosen TEFL...  [Read more]

TEFL Vacancy in Czech Republic Date posted:2017-02-09 | Writer: Jazykova Skola Eufrat | Email: [email protected] Jazykova Skola Eufrat is a friendly and expanding language school situated in the historic town of Pilsen, Czech Republic. We are looking for one qualified EFL teacher to join our team as soon as possible. Applicants must be EU passport holders. We offer a warm, dynamic atmosphere, benefits and a salary to 310 Czech crowns per hour depending on qualifications and experience. We also offer help with all aspects of settling in, on-going teacher support and professional development. The work involves teaching General/Business English both at customer sites and at the school.   Our teachers are the cornerstone of the whole of our company, so we try to create the...  [Read more]

What does a TEFL course teach you? Although it is theoretically possible to teach the English language without any form of training or qualifications, something that was quite common in years gone by, it is now almost universally accepted that the ability to speak a language has little bearing on an individual’s ability to teach it effectively to others. This change of attitude among school directors and education departments has led to the development of TEFL certification courses that are designed to give native and non-native English speakers the skills and knowledge they require to provide effective language instruction to their future students. So what does a TEFL course actually teach you? English grammar and how to teach it The mere mention of English grammar is often enough to...  [Read more]

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas 5 Anticipated Problems a TEFL teacher Should Solve Troubleshooting is part of the teaching experience. A typical ESL lesson always presents problems. But, other problems arise when the teacher has to face particular situations. A good ESL teacher should be capable to diagnose these usual problems and work to fix them properly. Being a new teacher isn’t easy and regardless of how trained and skilled a teacher is, facing a classroom for the first time can cause nervousness. One of the hardest parts of being a teacher is to establish a rapport student/teacher and in the case of a new group, between the students themselves. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Daniela F. Please note that this blog post might not...  [Read more]

Fri, 21 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas My Personal Teaching Experience With Young Non-English Speaking Learners I have always felt that I have got a message to deliver to the people around me. I thought and realized that spreading knowledge of books, society, and value to the community is one important way to circulate background and civilization. Education is for life and a fundamental pillar in our lives for it arms us with a passport that enables us to grow, improve, and succeed socially and professionally. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Rima C. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Positive Learning Environment Throughout my career, I realized that creating and maintaining a positive...  [Read more]

Thu, 30 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Benefits and Challenges of Being a Volunteer Teacher "Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves." - Horace Mann Volunteering is one of the most satisfying human experiences. It gives one a feeling of relevance, of giving freely to those whose live those skills one has will be of an immense benefit too. A volunteer has been defined by the Business Dictionary as a person that that actively takes on a task, responsibility, or project on his or her own accord without needing to be assigned, ordered, or told to do so. Often a volunteer is not paid for the work that they provide. For example, a volunteer may desire to work at a company's charitable events with or without pay and may even request to do so without being asked...  [Read more]

Teach English in Paris and Surrounding Suburbs, France Date posted:2017-06-29 | Writer: The Turner Learning Center | Email: [email protected] The Turner Learning Center (TLC) has opportunities for TEFL qualified teachers who are available to start in September of this year. We specialize in offering an enriching academic English language program to students between the ages of 6 and 18 as well as providing specialized and individualized English language programs to adults. We teach in the Paris region and surrounding suburbs in the comforts of our students’ homes. Classes are timetabled so that teachers have convenient schedules and limit travel time to the minimum. Our schedules are planned and fixed for the entire academic year (September 2017 to July 2018). All teachers are...  [Read more]

Programs Celta TEFL Check out tefl tesol about Programs Celta 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 F.H. - Iran said: Why completet a TEFL courseNot until few years ago did people know what TEFL was, or how to pronounce it properly. However, nowadays teaching English as a Foreign Language courses have become a very popular choice for students who would like to travel after graduation, as well as those looking to take a career break, improve their own English language skills or establish themselves in another country. TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) refers to...  [Read more]

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Teachers and Their Role in the ESL Classroom “Teacher”, this word is linked with everyone’s life in a very sensitive and special way. Have you ever observed a child who has just started his/her school life? If you have, you will see that the child follows his/her teacher blindly. The very common reply a parent gets when they try to teach their child some new math technique or holding the pencil etc. is “No, my teacher showed me this way.” At home, they often start speaking the way (I would not say imitate) their teacher speaks with them. They admire them so much that they never stop talking about them after returning home. And a common role-play game we all play during our childhood is being a teacher. So, it’s quite...  [Read more]

Fri, 27 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Motivation as a Tool to Get Students Interested According to the Oxford Dictionary, motivation is 'the desire or willingness to do something.' On the one hand, most of the students who take a foreign language course should have the desire and enthusiasm to learn and develop their skills in that second language; for future career prospects, travel purposes, to study or live in a country whose local language is different from their mother tongue, etc. On the other hand, a few of them won’t have any interest at all and they will attend the lessons with neither intention nor motivation. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Ruben Garrido G. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the...  [Read more]

Job for TEFL Qualified Teacher in France Date posted:2018-09-13 | Writer: The Turner Learning Center | Email: [email protected] The Turner Learning Center (TLC) was founded in 2003 and specializes in offering an enriching academic English language program to students between the ages of 6 and 18. We also provide specialized and individualized English language programs to adults. We teach in the Paris region and surrounding suburbs in the comforts of our students’ homes and have opportunities for TEFL trained teachers. We timetable our classes so that teachers have convenient schedules and limit travel time to the minimum. Our schedules are planned and fixed for the entire academic year (September 2018 to June 2019). Depending on specialism, experience and teachers availabilities, we offer...  [Read more]

Fri, 07 Sep 2018 Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Evaluation and Testing of Students in the ESL Classroom Evaluations are the useful tools or techniques that provide insight for modification, planning and in some cases re-designing a course. Student evaluation also provides the opportunity to address issues regarding student learning while the course is still in progress. There are different ways a teacher can assess a student’s language level: a) Testsb) Tutorialsc) Evaluation by the students. This post was written by our ITTT graduate Michael O. Listen to this blog post: Tests Students can be tested from time to time during the course. There are different kinds of tests that teachers need to give students and each has its own purpose. These tests can be categorized under the...  [Read more]

Position Teaching EFL in Mexico Date posted:2018-08-07 | Writer: John F. Kennedy High School | Email: [email protected] John F. Kennedy High School is located in the city of Tehuacán, in Puebla State, Mexico, and has an immediate opportunity for a TEFL qualified teacher. The school was founded 47 years ago and it has an excellent reputation as our graduates continue their education in the best Universities of the country. Most of our teaching staff have been with us for more than 10 years and they have created a great team that pursues our philosophy and values in every event and activity. Throughout the school year we hold important artistic, cultural and traditional events which a lot of people in our town look forward to, besides the student community. The school is recognized for its...  [Read more]

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas How Can Teachers Motivate Students and Why is it Important? Regardless of the level, age or culture of students, a desire to learn is essential. Even the most intelligent, pleasant and well-prepared teacher will have a hard time teaching an unmotivated class. Teachers must engage students to create motivation when it is needed. In this essay, I will examine the need for, methods of achieving, and the deep importance of student motivation. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate AMY T. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Where Can You Implement Motivation Strategies? Motivating students and encouraging a desire to learn comes into play in most aspects of...  [Read more]

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Teaching a Multilingual Classroom: The Importance of Understanding Basic, Building Block Language Concepts Teachers of English as a Foreign Language are often native English speakers. As such, there are many language concepts, especially grammatical ones, that are subconsciously understood due to having learned them in early childhood. One of the most important parts of TEFL training is relearning these concepts from the perspective of one who does not speak English. This can often be one of the most revelatory parts of the process as it can be disconcerting to uncover seemingly unfamiliar concepts and rules to language one already know perfectly. In a monolingual class, this can sometimes be remedied by relating vocabulary and...  [Read more]

What should I teach English beginners? If you have never taught English to complete novices before, the prospect of spending an entire lesson speaking with students who don't comprehend a single word you say may seem frightening. Teaching absolute beginners differs from teaching other courses, as any ESL teacher will tell you. It can be difficult, but it may also be one of the most enjoyable and gratifying language levels to teach. Every new word your students learn is important at this level, and the greatest approach to teaching it is to be as creative and funny as possible. How do I start teaching English to total beginners? Generally, teaching the letters and numbers should be one of your first priorities. You will lay a solid foundation for everything else your students will learn by...  [Read more]

What is an ESL teacher? Globalization and the increasing demand for English speaking professionals all over the world, especially in emerging regions, has brought about a new, steadily growing sector: English as a Second Language (ESL). An ESL teacher is, therefore, an educator who works with English Language Learners (ELLs) whose native language is not English. The goal of the ESL teacher is to help the students reach a certain level of fluency in English, on both a spoken and written level. How is an ESL teacher different for a foreign language teacher? ESL educators are not to be confused with foreign language teachers. ESL teachers do not share the same native language and are specifically trained to offer explanations and directed teaching methods to non-English speakers. This...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Silent Letters when Speaking English When practicing speaking English it can be confusing for language learners to find that certain words have a silent letter that shouldn’t be used. Here we look at some of the most common examples.   When teaching English to non-native speakers the presence of silent letters can be a cause of great confusion among students and teachers alike. For the learner it can be frustrating to find that the written form of the word they have just mastered is actually spoken without using all the letters. There are a few basic rules when it comes to silent letters, but as is usually the case with English, there are often exceptions. Basic rules for using silent letters in the English language: ...  [Read more]

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas 7 Activities for Teaching the Past Progressive for the ESL Classroom Teaching grammar patterns often involves a lot of classtime and the more activities you have up your sleeve as a teacher the better. The following 7 activities for teaching the past progressive for the ESL classroom will help your students pick up the tense in no time! 1. Memory Challenge Pull up an image with a lot of actions going on, for example, people engaging in different activities at a park or another public place. You can either hand out printed images or show it to your students on an overhead projector or TV. After having your students analyze the image, turn off the TV or collect the prints and start asking what the people in the photo were doing. Also...  [Read more]

Desrine Francois Desrine Francois currently lives in Copenhagen, Denmark where she teaches conversational English. She has a M.A in English Literature and has taught middle school, and first-year college students. She has also worked as an editor. She is a member of an expat book club, whose members hail from five different continents. When she isn’t reading, she is either writing or traveling. Read my articles The Challenges of Teaching EFL to Older Adults | ITTT | TEFL Blog Desrine Francois TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Teaching English as a foreign language to older adults students comes with its own unique set of challenges. These students are, more often than not, retirees whose professional lives are behind them. Unlike their younger counterparts, they...  [Read more]

Wed, 08 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Pronunciation Challenges Students Face in China Every learner of a foreign language may face pronunciation problems now and then. Languages that belong to one language group have more in common in phonics and are usually easier to learn to pronounce correctly. But such languages as English and Chinese are so different, that Chinese learners (and I bet English speaking learners of Chinese too) often have many difficulties in pronunciation. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Evgeniya S. State of the problem I have been working in China as a teacher for more than six months now. When I arrived in this country, I hardly knew several words in Mandarin. I was hoping that won’t be a problem, as I had traveled a...  [Read more]

The Best Teaching Ideas for TEFL Teachers Storytelling Activities in an ESL Setting Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas This blog post is devoted to storytelling and activities accompanying it. Setting Up Friendly Relationships in a Toxic Classroom Environment Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Sometimes classroom atmosphere is not comfortable for all students there. How to solve this problem? Read in this blog post. What are The Roles of Parents in their Children’s Education? Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Parents play an integral part in students lives. How do the influence the learning process? Read in this blog post. How to Ensure Effective Classroom Management with Young Learners Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Classroom management is really important...  [Read more]

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Why Grammar Shouldn’t be Neglected in the Classroom To learn a language, most people would consider it important to understand the structure or rules that govern that language, if one is going to communicate effectively. Grammar can be viewed as the set of rules governing language. Online resources such as Cambridge Dictionary (n.d.), have referred to grammar as being “the study or use of the rules, about how words change their form and combine with other words to make sentences”. While this definition might clarify the meaning of the word, it falls short in terms of justifying the importance of grammar, especially about teaching English as a foreign language. When one teaches English one might have students whose first...  [Read more]

Wed, 15 May 2019 Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Why Understanding the Group Dynamics of an ESL Classroom is Important Humans are social animals. Throughout history, we’ve always evolved in communities and societies, where individuals relate with others by affiliating themselves to different groups. They are then integrated into a complex social network, whose members often have a strong impact on each other. Group dynamics represent this impact: they designate the functioning of a group and the relationships between its members. These dynamics also play an important role in the classroom, thus it is essential that the teacher understands them in order to create a productive synergy between themselves and their students. This post was written by our TEFL...  [Read more]

Wed, 22 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences The Ins and Outs of Lifelong Learning A life long learner, to me, is one who desires to learn new things based on interests, motivations, and knowledge to be gained. As one who is a certified teacher in first through eighth grades (in Louisiana, USA), possesses a master degree in education, as well as having a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a minor in Leadership and Supervision, does not mean that I know it all; far from it. In my middle school teaching days and years of teaching in higher education preparing teachers to teach, I encountered students from other culturally diverse backgrounds; yet, I did not have the basic fundamentals of teaching students whose first language was not English. This I regret. This post...  [Read more]

Mon, 10 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Teaching Private Classes vs. Working With Bigger Groups This essay will focus on the differences between one-to-one teaching and group teaching. With both teaching approaches, there are advantages as well as disadvantages. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Alida K. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Private Lessons Recently, there has been an increase in demand for one-to-one lessons, particularly within the business industry (Teaching Special Groups, Unit 19). Students feel they are receiving a service tailored to their wants and needs than that of a group lesson would. Furthermore, teaching one-to-one allows the teacher to create a plan that...  [Read more]

What are the pros and cons of TEFL? Teaching English as a Foreign Language is a career that is open to anyone with an excellent standard of written and spoken English, regardless of age, nationality, or academic history. All you need, apart from a solid understanding of the language, is a TEFL or TESOL certification and the drive to make your dreams come true. However, despite all the many benefits that await teachers heading overseas, there are also a few potential issues that you need to prepare for. So what are the main pros and cons of TEFL? Freedom Once you have completed your TEFL certification course you will be able to apply for teaching jobs in virtually any country you can think of. If you dream of living and working by a tropical beach, or if a major world city such as Tokyo,...  [Read more]