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As computer technology overtakes the world and EFL resources develop to keep up with these changes, it is important to evaluate these resources that are being used in the classroom. Teachers need to decide whether these materials are necessary or helpful in the teaching process or are they being used simply because they are available and the teacher feels pressurised to use them by students and schools alike. In this short article, I will evaluate the resources I use in the classroom to support young EFL learners and discuss their use and value.Two of the commercial resources used by the school I work in are 'Shine' and 'Way Ahead'. Both of these CD-Roms have been produced to develop not only vocabulary teaching, but also grammatical structures of the English language. Both of these...  [Read more]

Computers have been used for teaching languages since the 1960s. With the invention of the personal computer, the PC, in the 1980s and subsequently the development of the World Wide Web or WWW, computer use in language learning has grown very quickly. Throughout the period there have been a number of discussions and debates regarding the benefits and barriers associated with its use, the use of technology in general in language learning, and the application of CALL in modern language pedagogy.There are a number of barriers to the use of CALL in language learning: financial, availability of hardware and software, technical knowledge and acceptance of technology. Institutions and students alike may have problems affording the equipment and programs to effectively use or implement CALL. Even...  [Read more]

Computers have been used for teaching languages since the 1960s. With the invention of the personal computer, the PC, in the 1980s and subsequently the development of the World Wide Web or WWW, computer use in language learning has grown very quickly. Throughout the period there have been a number of discussions and debates regarding the benefits and barriers associated with its use, the use of technology in general in language learning, and the application of CALL in modern language pedagogy. There are a number of barriers to the use of CALL in language learning: financial, availability of hardware and software, technical knowledge and acceptance of technology. Institutions and students alike may have problems affording the equipment and programs to effectively use or implement CALL....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huangshi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Hengyang 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. A computer has led to greater strides in education,allowing students and teachers opportunities to use multiple learning tools in ways that were unimaginable some years ago. A computer has gained a well defined function in English teaching and learning. Computers have enhanced drill on basic skills such as as decoding, reading comprehension, spelling, vocabulary,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in RongjiAwAn Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yueyang 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. To the uninitiated, Japan might seem like a country primed to capitalize on the benefits of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL). Famously, many of the largest computer and semiconductor manufacturers are based in the country. So it is surprising that Japanese schools are typically poorly furbished with aging devices and insufficient network infrastructure...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liuze 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. 1. All Change Players stand in a circle, with one player in the middle. Each player in the circle has a picture or word flash card. Call out two of the picture card items. The two players holding these cards have to change places without the person in the middle taking one of their spots in the circle. When the person in the middle succeeds in taking a place in the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xueping Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiangyang Shi — Xiangfan? 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. Language is a tool for people to communicate, so there must be some connections among different languages, include similarities and differences. If we can use their similarities properly and pay attention on differences, different languages can be interlinked. Therefore, first language not only has a positive impact but also has a negative impact on...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Weishahe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Baishan 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 reflects the practical side of being a successful english teacher. The teacher needs to check if the students are with him/her before proceeding to the next objective. If they are not understanding try to make things as simpler as possible giving examples involving them all the way by eliciting from them. Find creative games to lighten up the mood and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Heba 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. As a children’s English teacher, course materials are very important. There are many kind of materials that we can use in the classroom, flashcard is the basic one. We can present the new vocabulary and practice with flashcards, and children can understand the word directly through the picture on the flashcard, which is very effective. Besides, there are many games...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Helong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Changchun 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. In this unit, I know clearly about how important it is for a teacher to have a positive attitude towards the student. If a teacher want the students to do an activity, he or she should make a very clear demonstration to the class. Above all, if the teacher could call all the students names and smile a lot, these are very important to have a good relationship with...  [Read more]

  This video focuses on modal auxiliary verbs. The words "might", "could" and "must" are modal auxiliary verbs. These verbs express the speaker's feeling or attitude towards the particular verb following the modal. 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. A teachers body language and the way he or she presents themselves in front of the classroom really depicts the mood and willingness of a student to participate. If a teacher does not smile, encourage and have...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chaoyangshan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jilin 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 gives the opportunity to observe the real lesson of the English language. I looked at two opposing lessons that highlight some of the main differences between effective and ineffective learning. The first lesson was ineffective because the teacher was rude, he was not interested in the lesson and he was annoyed when the students made mistakes. Because...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hongshilazi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jilin 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. In this Unit it's demonstrated how NOT to do a lesson. On the first video you can clearly see that the teacher doesn't care about the students. He is focused on his lesson plan and just goes through the lesson. The students are confused and have no chance or understanding. Also he starts right with the STUDY stage. In the second video the lesson has a good plan...  [Read more]

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word eloquent. This word means a person who is fluent and also persuasive in both speaking or writing. It can also refer to the action of clearly indication or expressing something. The word comes from Latin eloqui meaning to speak out. 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 don't quite understand why we are being taught "TEFL jargon", if at the end of the day we are barred from using such thins in the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Suzigou 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. Befor teaching receptive skills , using 5 or 10 minutes warm up period to get students speaking is important . The warm up activity flows into our introduction of the material. We can ask students to tell us what they know about a certain topic . This can be as simple as giving us some related vocabulary . After a student has given you a word or phrase you can write...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yujiangxian Gongye Yuanqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Yingtan 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 has been very interesting to see these two different lessons. Of course I was expecting students react in a different way, but somehow what was most surprising for me was the teacher's attitude. It made me realize how important small details are: introducing yourself, give a second of attention to every student at the beginning of the lessons, being...  [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. In this unit, I learned so many things that would make the students and the teacher as one family together! Even though there are challenges with different types of personalities and ideas that students might have, the teacher has to always try to make the class and calm and beneficial as possible. This definitely comes not just by dominating the class with talking, but to let the students have their chance to reflect...  [Read more]

Here I was, waiting to teach a 'Lets Learn English' session with the Pacific and Asian newcomers to Australia. I was to continue the conversational English lessons with them. The attendees were looking forward to the class. I could tell this by the enthusiasm in their greeting as they arrived and by their hunger to learn in previous sessions. What's more we were having fun as we journeyed into the English language together. What's the biggest problem these students have I thought' The simple answer is 'the peculiarities of the English language, or more specifically'words. So what are words anyway' They're just sounds or noises that we utter after all. Unlike lower animals we may not bark neigh, moo, roar, purr or growl, but we do react instinctively to what's happening around us; just as...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chuqin Liangzhongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiantao, Tianmen, Qianjiang & S? 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 flashcards its one way to make a class more interesting especially when teaching kids. 1. Missing card – this activity you will have to teach first the words and make sure the kids know the words and when they see the picture they can be able to identify what it is ,so what you have to do is spread all the flash...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in A'ershAnshibailang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xing'an Meng — Hinggan? 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. Having a large class of 30 or more students can be very daunting for a teacher. When the subject is foreign language, which is such a personalized subject for students to learn, the challenge of a large class can seem even larger. How can teachers pay attention to the entire class? How do they ensure that all students are actively...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tantou 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. this unit is more about the teacher's characters. it explains how to arrange the classroom for the best interest of both teachers and students. It shows me that all actions in a classroom count. Self-control and ability to care about students are important. this unit provide me more suggestions on how to arrange the sits. I agree with the maintaining discipline...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Luopusi Linchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Changde 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 is not generally a lucrative profession, because in Africa we have strange financial priorities. But there are so many countries out there that make teaching quite a better living particularly teaching English language as a foreign language. I don't think and neither do I believe that one can just wake up and call himself or...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dajiagou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Changchun 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. In Unit 10,The students are given some ideas on how to give a lesson effectively by providing the students a live English language classes that is carried out.Here shows and can compare how not so effective approach of teaching the first video demo class is.The teacher does not start with an introduction, he instead proceeds to the lesson and starts asking his...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in GuAnzhuAnghu Guanliqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Jingmen 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. In this essay, I will not only take a closer look on how to deal with difficult students and how to properly react to and solve challenging situations in the classroom but I will also highlight possible solutions outside the classroom. First of all, teachers need to be aware of cultural differences that might spark conflicts within the classroom. So it is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Luohe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yingtan 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. In this unit, it has two ESA video demonstration class in which it shows two different levels of teaching the English language in the class. The first video shows the lack of connection between the teacher and students that leads the student confused on what to do when the teacher handover the class activity, moreover still the teacher can manage to finish the class...  [Read more]

  Greg took the 120-hour online TESOL course with ITTT to improve his teaching abilities. In his TESOL review video, Greg introduces us to some of his English students from all over Latin America and shows us some of the resources he is using in his lessons. Greg and his students seem very happy to be teaching and learning English together. 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. The difference between these two videos and the lessons is blatantly obvious....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shigang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nantong 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. To be an exceptional English teacher certain qualities should be present. They are few but they are simple and very important. These qualities are inherent in a balanced person with a calm demeanor. Just because a person doesn't have these basic qualities does not make them unsuitable for teaching. But they must be recognized in order for them to be acquired. These...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xinchang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiangxi Tujiazu Miaozu Zizhizho? 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 aids to learning with information on either both sides or on one side which a teacher holds up so that the students can see. Flashcards can have an English word on one side and have translation in another language on the other side, or they can have pictures on one side and a word on the other side. Why do teachers use flashcards?...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yuelai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Suqian 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. Within the English-speaking world, one will find that many forms of using words, the manner in which words are spelled, as well as the way words are expressed. The United States and the United Kingdom although both countries speak the same language, there will be distinct ways towards the use of the same language that can be different from each other. Some of the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in BinjiAngxincheng? Are you interested in teaching English in Taizhou 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. If you are not proficient in English language yet, you may be asking yourself what the difference between American and British English are. Well, Americans and British clearly speak the same language, but there are enough variations to create versions of the language with slightly different accents, personalities and flavors. So, let’s begin. At the first sign...  [Read more]