Compare Tefl Courses

IntroductionWhen I decided I wanted to compare of course materials used for adult students here in Germany I contacted a teacher that has been working in Munich for over 15 years and asked here if she could help me. I did lend several books from here but in the end I chose to use two books. My chose depended on that these books where suitable for a comparative study because they aimed for the same level of students. The first book is called 'Network' and is a stage 1 book printed in 2001. The other book I chose to use is also a stage 1 book and is called 'First choice'. The reason for me choosing this book is that it is the newest book I managed to get a hold of and it is printed. My aim was to see how these books matched what I have been taught during the TEFL course and how user...  [Read more]

In order to be a regular subject teacher in a state school in most countries throughout the world a teaching degree is required. Such degrees are usually three or four years of study dedicated to gaining subject knowledge and teaching skills. The same two areas are covered in any TEFL or TESOL certification course, the timeframe however is greatly reduced. Typically a course may take 120-hours. The teaching of EFL is therefore fairly unique in that it offers you the opportunity to enter the teaching profession in a very short time, compared to the regular teacher training process. There are a number of ways in which TEFL certification can be obtained and these fall into three different categories. Online courses: As the name implies these courses are done via a computer or similar device....  [Read more]

When it comes to the validity of an individual course it is not really the method of study that is the main issue, it is the overall quality of the course itself. Whether you complete your TEFL training online or via an in-class course is in many ways unimportant. What is really important is the quality of the training that leads to the TEFL qualification awarded. Essentially, the validity of a TEFL qualification is based on the standard of the course and not the method of study. A good quality TEFL course should include a number of essential topics relating to the theory of language teaching, teaching methodology, classroom management techniques, as well as a range of grammar subjects. However, as it is almost impossible to judge an individual course by its syllabus alone, how can you...  [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 Engebei Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in E'erduosi Shi — Ordos? 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. Grammar and vocabulary are fundamental for any language. While learning vocabulary can be easy for students with good memory and even for those learners who do not have such great natural ability, but use modern applications in their smart phone or other auxiliary materials and tools, learning and understanding of grammar and language patterns bring a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huzhai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xuzhou 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 is a fact that children are very energetic and lighthearted. They act very differently than their counterparts, adults. Adults are mature and well-behaved. Teaching these diverse groups can be a challenge. Children tend to be like sponges and absorb everything they hear or see but what makes children so keen to learn and how are young learners so different from...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jinghe 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. The English language is considered to be one of the most popular second languages in the world. Learning English as a second language might be more or less difficult depending on what your native language is and how similar it is to English. For example, if you compare the Russian language to other languages like German or Spanish, you will see that the Russian is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Changchun Shi? 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. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| A teacher needs to present good attitude to students when in class Unit 10 is a great demonstration of to conduct effectively a lesson The unit breaks down two videos This unit was very important to show us what is like to be a teacher in class and how to or not to act while teaching...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huaishuo Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Baotou 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. Couple years ago, I decided to take on the challenge of becoming an English teacher, well back then, my first job as a teacher was as in English language assistant. From there I knew that I wanted to continue teaching English. It has been by far the best experience I’ve had, not only was I out of my home country, I was also joining a field where I had absolutely...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in LAsengmiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Wuhai 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. Almost every individual who is a normal healthy adult speaks at least one language. Early in a persons life, starting as a very young baby, we all are absorbing sounds from our environments and making meaning out of what we experience. As we age, we become more equipped through development to the point that we become communicable, and the first language we begin to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jilin Shi? 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. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| The first video was showing a teacher unprepared and hurried throughout the lesson There are two different teaching styles in two video lessons It's good to have a look on two way of teaching and compare both The success of a lesson heavily relies on a teacher's ability to connect with the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wanhuayan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Chenzhou 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 always loved and benefited from etymological definitions of words and always wonder sometimes even the etymological definition of a very simple word like “sorry” which leads to great insights and better understanding of that particular word which in turn pays off in ways that have great positive impact on both my personal and professional life. For...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yuxi Zhen? 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. Listening section in any English exam is considered to be the easiest for some and to be the hardest for the others. Why do these opinions split so much and how to make listening effective for teaching English for exams? The answer is in the top-down and bottom-up listening skills. In real life when students are talking to their friends in the bar they rely on their...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chenqihuhenuoer Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Hulunbei'er Shi — Hulunbuir? 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. All parents want what is best for their children, but sometimes parents don’t know what is best for their child, they just think they do. Education is an excellent example of this, especially in Asian countries where “Tiger Parenting” is a lot more common. Tiger Parenting is when a parent is extremely demanding of their child,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Piaohe 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. It's good to have a look on two way of teaching and compare both. I have learned a lot by these videos some of the mistakes we are doing in the class. This lesson helps me to learn that you gotta have a good attitude to be a good teacher. I believe it's very interesting to compare two classes and same time learn the mistakes we've done in the class. It's good to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nailin 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. Is teaching ESL/EFL online convenient? To answer this question correctly, I think First we must understand what is online teaching? What are the advantages and disadvantages of online teaching and then we can answer is online teaching convenient or not? In general, teaching online is a modern way of teaching any subjects or courses to students through the Internet...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Mudian Zhen? 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. When teaching English as a foreign language, cultural exchange goes hand-in-hand with language acquisition. A classroom of EFL learners is often composed of myriad cultures. At the very least, the teacher and students likely come from differing backgrounds. The sharing of wildly different knowledge, ideas, and experiences is the beauty of teaching a language....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chisong 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 was the most practical so far, because through the videos we can see the application of the content learned so far, the behavior of the teacher and the students' response to it all. It was also interesting to compare the two scenarios, so as to form in our minds the image of a more effective class. This unit was the most practical so far, because...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lanjia 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. I found it very interesting to compare the two methods of teaching and how the different approaches affect the student participation and enjoyment. Clearly the attitude of the teacher plays an enormous part on how students respond and participate in a lesson. Although I believe the answers are a little more objective than the previous modules, I found this an...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qianfuxingdi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Fuxin 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 the learning of unit 12, I got to know the productive skills: speaking and writing. Writing is the most neglected skill. Compare with fluency, people usually are less concerned with accuracy. But in fact, they two carry equal importance. Through a typical lesson plan, it gave me a clear mind concerning how to carry on a lesson properly. Through the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huangtang Zhen? 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. This is definitely by far the most difficult aspect of grammar for me. I took time to compare and contrast the differences and similarities between Future simple, Present simple, Future continuous and Future perfect continuous. Though i have not mastered all yet, but i have learnt so much in this aspect of grammar. This is definitely by far the most difficult...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in QinjiAng Zhen? 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. This unit was a good review of future tenses. It was interesting to compare the usages of each of them and realizing how easy is to get confused by them. I liked the activities that the unit proposes for teaching the different tenses like songs and games. It is very good to have a review of grammar that we usually use without thinking of the proper rules of usage. ...  [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 Heilin 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 we can watch two videos and compare two different classes handled by the same teacher but with a different attitude. These examples help us to figure out the most common mistakes made by the teacher in the class and prevent from making them. Also, we can see how the teacher's attitude can influence the students' activity and understanding. In Unit 10...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liudaogou 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. I loved this unit! Watching the teacher actually hold classes and having the opportunity to compare a weak teaching method versus a strong teaching method was incredibly helpful. I enjoyed seeing how the teacher engaged with the students in the second lesson. I will definitely incorporate methods that the teacher used in the second lesson. I will also try to avoid...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Bajilei 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. Unit 10 is a great demonstration of to conduct effectively a lesson. It is also great for us as learners that we are exposed to two different materials so that we can compare the correct way to do it, from the wrong way. We are able to find many ideas, to see how students react to different kinds of stimulations and how our behavior as teachers is key for the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chentun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yingkou 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 teaching students the importance of pronunciation in English, it is a good idea to make use of different techniques such as mouth diagrams, tongue twisters, peer dictation, over-emphasising individual parts of a word, and phonemes. Also bear in mind that if you're using phonemes, your students should have access to the International Phonetic Alphabet chart to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiansenlinmiaopu? Are you interested in teaching English in Shangrao 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 the two different video lesson demos, I feel the engage phase is vvery important to students and make sure them get insterested in the lesson study. As teacher, to have a patient and good attitude is also the important to let students keen on studying the lesson. To compare the two different lesson demos, the second one with successful engage phase is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in JiAngsushengnǚzi 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. this lesson contains information abot all future tenses, as well as other tenses, which can be used in a future meaning. It is very convenient to learn all the varieties of future tenses in a one lesson, because it helps to compare tenses, to find examples of suitable cases for each tense. Now I have reviewed this part of grammar and feel more...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Egong Zhen? 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. This unit is talking about future tenses.I have learned all the tenses system so far and I like to compare the difference between the past tenses、the present tenses as well as the future tenses.It is still hard for me to memorise all the usages of different tenses, but I will try my best to remember the typical forms as well as the examples in different...  [Read more]