5 In Different Languages

  There are many different types of groups of students that you will encounter when teaching English as a foreign language. This video introduces you to the five different types of student groups. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. This unit has identified how to effectively use verbal and non-verbal communication in a classroom setting. It also recognized different student grouping (with its advantages and disadvantages) and classroom arrangement suitable...  [Read more]

Navigating your way through the different TEFL certification options can be daunting. Luckily, we are here to shed some light on the different levels available for TEFL courses. The frameworks' general characteristics are often related to various factors, including the total number of hours spent studying, the certification type, if the program includes a practical component, and the method of study (full-time or part-time). A level 5 TEFL course is in the upper range of the framework, meaning it is among the more advanced TEFL certifications out there. A level 5 TEFL qualification is equivalent to a CELTA or Foundation Degree. This level is ideal for obtaining the top TEFL positions available. Whether online or abroad, better-paying TEFL jobs will be easier to find. A level 5...  [Read more]

In order to allow potential trainees to compare different courses, many countries, organizations and TEFL course providers have developed their own course-level framework. At ITTT our framework currently runs from level 3 to level 7, covering our full selection of TEFL certification courses. On this scale it is generally agreed that a level 4 course is the minimum level expected by employers who are trying to fill vacancies for mainstream entry-level EFL teaching jobs. However, many trainees choose to start their teaching career with a higher level of training. A level 5 TEFL course will give you a genuine headstart on most other first-time teachers and allow you to apply for a wider range of jobs. A level 5 TEFL course on the ITTT scale is the equivalent of a standard CELTA certification...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tingsiqiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xianning Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Flashcards are an integral part of teaching English as a second language, and the variety of uses of cards is innumerable. Flashcard-based activities help teachers to make lessons fun, engaging, and therefore more effective. According to numerous studies conducted in different countries, and by various linguists, there are several types of students with varying...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Madian Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Luoyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Unit 5 provided a broad overview of different methods for organizing and managing classes. In this unit, I learned about different seating arrangements that might be used for classes of different ages, nationalities, and sizes. I also learned about groupings that might be used (i.e. pairwork, groupwork, etc.) for the completion of different activities. Finally, the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wudaojiang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tonghua Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This unit is an overview of receptive skills - reading and listening. It is possible to decide reasons and motives into 2 parts - for a purpose and for entertainment. Also I liked the description of different ways of reading and listening - 5 different ways. I find very useful advices about pre-teaching and texts selections, as well as the example of a lesson...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in JiAngsushengjudong Laojiaosuo? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhenjiang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. As I continue learning and practicing all of the different tenses, I am beginning to better understand the similarities and differences. The unit tasks are helpful in clarifying these similarities and differences, as well as providing opportunities to think about and practice how to teach and structure different aspects of a lesson and how to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zoumajie Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Loudi Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. According to the website “Master in special education degree program guide,” the most common learning disorder is Dyslexia.* The condition affects 10% of the global population, which translates to roughly 2 to 3 children in every class. There are many types of dyslexia that can interfere with different basic learning skills, such as reading, memorizing, learning...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Datonghu Guanliqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Jingzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. 5 activities with flash cards Flash cards on its own is an easy method to apply when teaching beginners, teenagers even adults because they can match the words to the pictures and and it's an easy way to remember new vocabulary . I think this is the best way of acquiring a new word of a second language because identification and recognition is the key. -1 Ask,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiangyanghu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xianning Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I currently live in China and work in a language training center. I’ve been teaching here for six months already and most of the time I organize group classes (6 to 8 kids each) with an average age level of 5 to 8 years. And judging from my humble work experience in this institution I can definitely say that flashcards tend to be the most commonly used and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhongbu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jingdezhen Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This unit show us how to relate what we have learned in unit 3 and 5 and apply it when talking about lesson planning and how to properly use the ESA method to fulfill the lesson objectives. It can be confusing but achievable once the method is completely understood. It was particularly hard for me to identify the correct answers when talking about present...  [Read more]

  Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. I found the discussion of different types of analyses in a Business English context (e.g., needs analysis, placement tests) to be helpful. Right now I’m teaching English at a hospital (5x1-hour sessions to 5 different departments). With this structure, there’s not a lot of time for needs analysis, but if the hospital asks me to continue on, I will try to plan in a needs analysis lesson for the students. I...  [Read more]

  Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. Unit 5 is about a number of different teaching themes that can be applied to a range of contexts and situations. The unit covers information about Case studies, Frameworking, Problem-based learning, Games, Computer Aided Language Learning and Speech Act Theory. I have learned about the techniques that can be applied to these teaching themes (mainly the process of the activities and how to put the theory into practice)....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Sanjiazi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Anshan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I have learnt that reading and listening are both equal as important and that there are 2 main reasons we read and listen 1. For a purpose, this helps us achieve a specific goal, we read to or listen to understand something better. 2. for entertainment, this is usually for our own pleasure like reading a book or magazine. I have also learnt about the 5 different...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wuliqiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nanyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This chapter covered conditionals and reported speech. These are subjects that I have not spent much time investigating how to teach in the past. Clearly presenting the 5 different categories of conditionals has clarified conditionals for me and will assist me in clearly presenting this material to future students. The other helpful thing in this chapter was the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chengbo Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jiaozuo Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This unit provided an overview on the different types of material (authentic/non-authentic) which are available to aid teaching, along with looking at lesson planning and utilizing resources. Although much of this information was covered off whilst completing my TEFL certification, it did serve as a reminder of the importance in ensuring that whilst designing...  [Read more]

  Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. This unit has given a basic introduction to this course, information on the remaining 5 units is given. the details of the course have been clearly explained. the general terminology for business English has been given with the full forms, so very clear if in future I come across these. the details for teaching English for a specific purpose have clearly been defined and also what are our future prospects once we...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jinhe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nanyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This introductory unit addresses course content over the course of six units including, teaching and learning theories, classroom management, syllabus development, lesson planning, career possibilities, etc. The unit defines \"young learners\" as children from the ages of 5 to 13 and addresses that children within this range learn differently than teenagers or adults....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wushen Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huhehaote Shi — Hohhot? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Summative Task Assignment Title: Why Are Level Tests and Language Needs Assessments Important to the Design of Business English Courses? This essay relates to my experience with the designing of Business English courses. At the beginning of the course design process for my Business English clients, I always ask myself the question, “What am I going to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xielingang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yiyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Lesson Plan Teacher : Medine Observer : Yang Li Date and Time : Duration : 60 minutes Class Level : Pre-Intermediate Room: 4 Expected Number of Students: 10 Language point : Consolidation of the progressive verbs to practice the present continuous tense usages Teaching aids : Computer, a slide projector, video, flashcards, board and pens, exercise sheets. Learner...  [Read more]

  Fernando is originally from Buenos Aires but spent the past 12 years working in the United States. As he has now returned to Argentina, he wants to become an English teacher. In his TESOL review he shares his thoughts on the center in Buenos Aires. He learned a lot regarding teaching techniques and lesson planning. He is confident that he can now lead his own classroom and is excited to start working as an English Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. Tests...  [Read more]

  This video covers the differences teachers encounter when teaching monolingual and multilingual classes. Monolingual students all have the same native language. Multilingual students have different first languages. Watch this video to find out how to deal with these types of classes as a teacher. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. In Unit 5 'Managing Classes', we dealt with topics related to the balancing act of organizing the classroom. This implies...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yanxi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Changsha Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Young learners and adults have different needs and goals in the classroom. Young learners want to be engaged and have rapidly changing activities while adult learners will enjoy a more serious classroom setting. It is the job of the teacher ensure that these needs are met for both age groups. Visual If a teacher is teaching classes with young learners, visual cues...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yunhuqiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiangtan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. How to organize activities for students with shorter attention spans By: Andrew Smith Paying attention can be a difficult task. This can be a particularly difficult for children, as well as those with short attention spans. At my current job as a mental health clinical caseworker, I teach coping and communication skills to clients with attention deficit...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wenmingpu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yongzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. What are children capable of learning at various stages in their development? How do children develop the intellectual skills to react and interact with their environment? How does these cognitive abilities develop and in what order? 1. Sensorimotor stage - Birth through to about 2 years: During this stage children learn about the world through their senses and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xizi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Chifeng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I have chosen this topic because it is close to my heart. Over the past 40 years of my work history l have been to courses held by the organizations in which l have worked for. For many years l have managed big businesses , dealt with different individuals and organizations this has given me a wealth of knowledge on how to approach people how to deal with problems that...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in JiAngxisAnghaijituanyouxian (JiAngxisAnghai Jingji KAifAqu) Gongsi? Are you interested in teaching English in Nanchang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Unit 9 gives description of lesson planning, shows all aspects that should be covered in the plan and reveals if it is important or not to write lesson plans. Some experienced teachers make only notes but in my opinion it is very important to keep records of material student covered because it is very difficult...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in LishAnba Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhuzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. English pronunciation can be very difficult to learn for the Japanese people. From the basic phonemes and articulation, to intonation and word stress, the many differences between English and Japanese in these areas often causes a lot of confusion for learners. To start, English has 44 unique sounds, or phonemes, whereas Japanese has 15 consonant phonemes that mix...  [Read more]

When researching TEFL courses you will probably come across courses at various different levels, ranging from level 1 to level 8. These levels can cover everything from a 10-hour introductory course, right through to a master’s degree in TEFL. However, as this course framework covers such a wide range of qualifications it is important to have a broad understanding of the levels to ensure you take the right courses to suit your personal situation. Take a look at our course levels page for more details. At ITTT we have developed our own course level framework to ensure it is easy for everyone to compare all our different courses options. Our framework is based on the same criteria as most other recognized systems and it runs from level 3 to level 7. The basic criteria used to build our...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Ganzhou Shi? Are you interested in teaching English in Ganzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| Future Tense was easier to understand than past and present tenses Future simple Forms[I will/ I will not/ will I?/ will I not?] Can be used for future facts/promises/predictions/assumptions/speculations/decisions Future continuous Forms[I+will+be/will+I+be?/I+wont+be] Usage Used to say...  [Read more]