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Due to government restrictions or work visa requirements, there are several countries where English language teachers without a 4-year university degree might find it difficult to secure employment. However, the good news is there are still plenty of great opportunities for those without a degree if you are flexible and willing to go where the demand for your services is high. To increase your chances of landing a position in the country of your choice, it is highly recommended that you first complete an internationally accredited TEFL/TESOL certification course. Those who are TEFL qualified will find they have a big advantage over non-qualified teachers in most countries worldwide. Although China has the largest market for TEFL qualified teachers in the world, the regulations for...  [Read more]

  Andra is from Indonesia and is studying for his master’s degree at a university in Malaysia. In this TEFL review, Andra tells us how he has been teaching English to primary and secondary school students for more than two years. Andra points out that students’ parents will have more confidence in their child’s teacher if he or she has a recognized teaching qualification and this is one of the reasons he decided to take the 120-hour online TEFL course with ITTT. 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...  [Read more]

Teaching English without a degree is, fortunately, possible. Regardless of your educational history, there are plenty of language schools that will be happy to employ you. True, having a degree opens up more doors and opportunities, but if you don't have one, there is no reason to let that stop you from pursuing your dream of teaching English abroad. The question of whether you need a degree to find a teaching position is arbitrary, as it is with many other occupations. There is no reason why an English teacher with a university degree would be more effective than one without. Certain traits (passion, commitment, and the ability to create rapport with your students, for example) are more important than a college diploma in this career, as they are in many others. It is important to note,...  [Read more]

The NET (Native-speaking English Teachers) Scheme is a recruitment program initiated by the Hong Kong Education Bureau that places qualified teachers from overseas countries into state run schools. The scheme recruits hundreds of teachers every year to work in either primary or secondary level schools across the territory. The stated goal of the scheme is to share and promote innovation in teaching practice, and to provide an authentic classroom environment for local students. Participants on the scheme will receive a generous salary and extra benefits, as well as a unique opportunity to live and work in one of the most vibrant and cosmopolitan parts of Asia. To be eligible, you must be a native-English speaker or possess an exceptionally high standard of English language competence....  [Read more]

Every year, thousands of new and experienced teachers head to Europe looking for adventure while working as an English language teacher. A large number of these will arrive in the usual hotspots across Italy and Spain where the competition for jobs can be very high. If you are looking for something a little different that is slightly off the beaten path, then the Central European Teaching Program (CETP) may be worth a look. The CETP is a long running program that places applicants into schools in Hungary to work as English language teachers. The CETP is open to native English speakers from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., or any other EU country. As the scheme has no official upper age limit it is a particularly good option for older teachers who might find it difficult to secure jobs in...  [Read more]

Spain is one of the most popular destinations in Europe for teaching English abroad for many different reasons, including the buoyant job market, laid-back culture, great climate, and fabulous cuisine. Jobs are available year-round in most major towns and cities, but are you eligible to join the many thousands of people teaching English across Spain right now? This is one of the most common questions asked by those who dream of living and working in Spain, and the answer is NO, you do not need a university degree to teach English in Spain. There is no legal requirement for English teachers to have a degree and demand is so high that most employers are also unconcerned about your degree status. Most employers in Spain prefer to hire native English speakers as this is what local students are...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guqiang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhoukou 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 a university advisor for education development and research, as well as for assessment and accreditation, quality control is of prime importance. Thus, it has been a pleasure, though of limited time, to have completed the 20 units of this course. As I await the practice sessions in thailand, I can definitely say that the course is...  [Read more]

Indianapolis also features several interesting historic sites all over the city and offers plenty of opportunities for outdoor and leisure activities. Moreover, Indianapolis boasts a thrilling culinary scene with many restaurants and bars. If you come here to take your TEFL/TESOL course, you will not get bored. Most visitors coming to Indianapolis visit a variety of attractions. There are certain tourist hotspots you shouldn’t miss when in the city. White River State Park, Benjamin Harrison House, Indiana State Museum or the Indianapolis Zoo are among the most visited places. The city of Indianapolis is located in the state of Indiana and is a popular destination for American and international visitors. It features a great collection of manmade and natural attractions, as it is close to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ShangtiAnti? Are you interested in teaching English in Xinyang 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 been pleased in this course to actually learn some of the rules of grammar and to see them spelled out. When I was growing up, grammar basically was not taught in california schools (or at least not my california schools). I learned to use (I believe) relatively correct and complex grammar, including some of the trickier tenses, by reading...  [Read more]

The state of Oregon is one of the most underrated destinations in the USA as it features amazing natural scenery and exciting cities. On top of that, Oregon is one of only three states in continental America to have a Pacific Coast and offers splendid beaches and charming coastal cities. Add to that the tall mountain ranges and deep forests and you will understand why the Native American, who lived in the area thousands of years ago, called it their sacred land. Oregon is the 9th largest state in America and offers a wide selection of attractions and beautiful destinations to visit. Oregon’s coast on the Pacific Ocean invites you to get in touch with nature and forget the hustle and bustle of the city. Whether you are looking for a relaxed weekend or an action-packed getaway, you will...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Genghuang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xinxiang 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. With the help of this tesol course, I learned a lot about the english language. But I didn?t learn only the english language but also I gained new tips as to how to be a good and efficient teacher inside the classroom. Now, I have confidence that I will be able to teach english well to students and be able to share the knowledge that I gained to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huangtingshi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shaoyang 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 travelled throughout Asia for some forty five years, Vietnam is now my home. I always found the younger generations had a thirst for knowledge, particularly English as a second language. The difficulties of acquiring the knowledge under what was a repressive regime has diminished somewhat, but the major stumbling blocks to acquiring...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xinxiang Shi? Are you interested in teaching English in Xinxiang 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| I have learned a lot from this course This course has done nothing but surprise me! I have had some experience in teaching/playing and I have seen plenty of examples of poor tuition techniques (my children go to a spanish state school where teaching methods are demoralizing...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in XuzhuAng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhengzhou 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 language teaching being my major subject at University, most of the units in the tesol course were very familiar to me. However, as time went past I had simply forgotten some of the important aspects of language teaching. This course has really expanded my views and had increased my knowledge of teaching english to other groups and cultures....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in WAnggang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xinyang 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. The tesol course offered me many things that I would love to treasure. One of these is the quest for knowledge. As an educator I must not only set learning objectives for my students, but also for myself. By setting realistic goals I can keep myself fresh and energized year after year. I need to seek personal and professional growth so that I will...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yingyang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xuchang 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. Through this course I have gained the knowledge of how to efficiently and effectively plan lessons that can get the most positive results from students whatever their age and level. The course has also highlighted the possible challenges of teaching in a foreign country and how as a teacher these challenges can be overcome. My personal knowledge...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yangchengqu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhengzhou 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 began taking this course while I was currently teaching english in korea. I have been incorporating the ESA lesson structure. As a teacher sometimes I get lazy and forget to engage the students, which makes a huge difference. Before this tesol course I was also very uneducated in parts of speech in the english language and have found the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Duji Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shangqiu 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 think that the most important thing that I personally gained from this course was how to plan each class effectively. Before enrolling in this tesol course I did not have a clear vision of how to run each class to be the most effective for the students, but now I do. I think that making all of those ESA lesson plans, be they the straight forward,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Donghua Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhengzhou 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. TESOL has taught me many useful tools that will greatly benefit me as a teacher. One of the most important things I have learned is how to plan a lesson. Knowing how to plan a lesson will have me prepared for each class I may have and the strategies given to me will aide me to reach all students regardless of the level. The review over grammar...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yingguo Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shangqiu 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?ve had some teaching experience with (young) adult migrants. I taught them Dutch as a second language which I really loved. Having said that, I found it sometimes difficult to describe a lesson or put in a lesson-plan that addressed the question in its entirety. During teaching, you improvise, change and then new ideas will come to your mind on...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jiazhai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shangqiu 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. It was a very useful and interesting course for me. As a non-native speaker I found all the units extremely useful. The grammar units helped me to focus on various grammar points, study and analyse them. There was a good amount of grammatical theory and exercises; they?ve helped me to clarify its use in my head, so I can explain it better when...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xinqiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhoukou 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. When I first began this course, I was teaching ESL in South korea. The course was extremely useful since I was able to apply everything that I was learning back in my classroom each week. Even though course books help explain concepts discussed in each unit, this course gave me ideas on better ways to explain concepts. Also, this course helped me...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in NeimengguwuchuAn Jingji KAifAqu? 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. What makes English valuable as a global language? All over the world, the knowledge of the English language has become a valuable commodity for many prospective businessman and aspiring academics as well as people who seek to find success for themselves. Knowledge of English has become a game changer in the modern...  [Read more]

As a city that consistently scores highly on various polls related to economic prosperity, low-crime and general quality of life, Columbus is understandably a popular choice with our trainees. The city is also the state capital and a major center of education, and has a vibrant entertainment scene as you would expect from any large city with a thriving student population. Although it is perhaps less well-known than neighboring cities Cleveland and Cincinnati, the pleasant urban environment and youthful atmosphere of Columbus ensure that the city remains a great destination for completing our TEFL/TESOL training course. Famously named after the explorer Christopher Columbus, the city has steadily grown to become an important center of business, finance, education, and more recently tourism....  [Read more]

Italy is traditionally one of the most popular locations in Europe for teaching English abroad as there are always plenty of jobs available across the country. Every year thousands of foreign teachers are drawn here by a fabulous mix of culture, cuisine, art, history, and fashion. However, due to its popularity competition for jobs can be quite fierce, particularly in the most sought after locations such as Florence and Venice. Teachers with qualifications and plenty of experience are likely to have the pick of the jobs in these areas, while those with little or no experience might find more options in one of the big cities like Rome or Milan. The typical salary for ESL teachers in Italy varies considerably depending on the employer and the location, but you can reasonably expect to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hewang? Are you interested in teaching English in Huai'an 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 can English influence a student's future career? English is the most widely spoken language in the world. Chances are, even if you live in a non-English speaking country that you will run into someone that speaks it or see something written in it (60% of all internet content is written in English). Furthermore, if you travel to any other country...  [Read more]

The British Council estimates there are 1.55 billion English language learners around the world, and at least 10.2 million English teachers. www.theguardian.com/education/2013/nov/07/tefl-for-british-language-learners A fair proportion of these learners will be taught in language schools and through private lessons, including online teaching. There do not appear to be any official figures as to the number of TEFL and TESOL training centers worldwide, but it would be a fair guess to say they number in the thousands. Most countries in the world control education through government regulation and oversight. This is also true of private education provision. This means that each country’s government tends to make the rules and regulations concerning the training standards required of ESL...  [Read more]

If you plan on heading to Europe to teach English it is important that you are aware of the regulations regarding visas and work permits in your chosen destination. The visa situation varies from one country to the next and may also depend on your own nationality. Because of this, we recommend that you visit the relevant embassy website to get the most up to date information before you make any final travel plans. As Spain is a member of the European Union, teachers from other EU member states do not need a visa to live and work legally in Spain. However, you will still need to apply for a residency permit and a tax number on arrival in the country. The application process should be straightforward and you can usually expect your employer to help you through it. For non-EU citizens,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qiaotou 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. Teaching may be one of the most ancient practices in human relations as parents teach their children how to develop skills to survive and thrive in the world and then the social interactions naturally provoke more of it. Although daily life provides endless situations of teaching and learning through sharing experiences, the schools are the center...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yanmen Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huaihua 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. Which ESL/EFL students should learn formal language, and how much should they learn? How much emphasis formal language should have in different students' curriculum depends upon several factors and is an objective consideration, as we'll see below. Teaching English formal language, to varying degrees, is standard in virtually all ESL/EFL curricula....  [Read more]