Couple In English

Among the tens of thousands of ESL teachers working overseas, it is relatively common to find friends or couples who set off to teach English abroad together. Although it is common practice, there are still a few things to think about before you both pack your bags and head to the airport. If you plan to set off abroad with a friend or partner, it is vital that you choose a destination where you both have a good chance of finding employment. Although you might dream of working in a tropical beach resort with swaying palm trees and a laidback lifestyle, this may not be realistic as the limited number of jobs and a high level of competition could make things difficult. In contrast, most major cities across Europe, Asia and Latin America have a high demand for teachers, making employment...  [Read more]

For the native Japanese speaker, English poses a couple distinct problems in pronunciation. The first being the basic pronunciation of l and r. As is stated in Nakama 1: 'the [r] sound in Japanese'is neither [l] nor [r] in English(p. 12).' The Japanese speaker has difficulty separating and pronouncing the sounds of l and r as he or she has a predisposition to pronounce them as a hybridized sound being both l and r. Another difficulty in English pronunciation for Japanese speakers is the non-phonetic/non-pictographic nature of English. The twp basic Japanese alphabets, the Hiragana and Katakana, are phonetic alphabets, the Hiragana used for Japanese words and particles, while the Katakana is used for foreign words transferred into Japanese. Given these two alphabets, the Japanese are...  [Read more]

When picking a destination for teaching English in 2022/23 you will have plenty of options to choose from. Some people will choose a location that offers the highest salaries, while others will make their decision based on cultural reasons or even where you can find the best social life. And of course, in the current climate teaching English online is more popular than ever as you do not even need to leave home. Every option has its pluses and minuses, so take a look at this brief rundown on all the most popular choices. Asia is without doubt the top region for teaching English abroad in terms of job numbers. The continent is absolutely huge and home to a wide diversity of great teaching locations. You will find many exciting cities such as Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Bangkok,...  [Read more]

It is certainly possible to travel overseas and work as an English language teacher if you have children. However, there are several things to consider before deciding whether it is the right option for you and your family. Wherever you are in the world raising children can be an expensive proposition, so before you head off to teach English abroad you need to be sure that it is financially viable. As pay levels vary greatly from one region to the next, where you plan to teach is one of the most important decisions you will have to make. Europe and Latin America are both very popular destinations for ESL teachers, but it is not easy to earn enough to support more than one person in these regions. In contrast, across Asia there are several countries such as China, South Korea, Taiwan and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shanzuizi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Chaoyang 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. Again this test I feel had trick questions which made me confused and I did not find that to be fair. Besides that, the unit was interesting. There a a couple of things I took away from it that I may find useful in the future. Again this test I feel had trick questions which made me confused and I did not find that to be fair. Besides that, the unit was...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dawa Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tieling 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. Pronunciation is very important for English speakers. A couple aspects on this subject to keep in mind are intonation and stress. These will articulate what the speaker is trying to say more efficiently by emphasizing certain words. This can be taught by using gestures, tongue twisters, and articulation diagrams that show the inner workings of the mouth and throat....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhenxing Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tieling 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. pronunciation might often be regarded as a redundant part of teaching English. This lesson gave examples how pronunciation makes English lively and communicative. A teacher should not be afraid to teach pronunciation because it will break up the stiff grammar exercises during a class lesson. Students will be able to communicate feelings, opinions and fears more...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shengli Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Chaoyang 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. Again this test I feel had trick questions which made me confused and I did not find that to be fair. Besides that, the unit was interesting. There a a couple of things I took away from it that I may find useful in the future. I also think that speaking and writing are very important when teaching English to non natives. Again this test I feel had trick...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in YuanbaoshAn 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. Why complete a TEFL course？I am not a native speaker, and English is not my major. I am not even a teacher. I love my job,even though it’s tough sometimes, and I am old ,it’s very unlikely that English-teaching would become a full time career for me.So even me myself will ask the question: Why complete a TEFL course？I will talk about it in two different...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shilin Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Hebi 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 final unit I found the information about the First Day of class to be the most interesting and beneficial. Even as a teacher here in the United States, I still get nervous about first day activities for a couple reasons. It sets the tone for the year, and I think it's such an important time to set up a good relationship with your students because it is the first...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ZhAngji 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 began this course a couple of month ago I was slightly skeptical that it would be a waste of time and money. I was 100% wrong in this assumption?What I have learned from this course from Unit 1 to Unit 20 as a whole is that I have a lot more confidence in myself now as a prospective teacher. The areas covered in every Unit are definitely ones that would not...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xinli Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Panjin 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. Reflection on this chapter... Ugh this is the hardest part of the course for me. I am gaining so much information from this course. I am truly enjoying it. I just am not a writer. I am an electrician by trade. I haven't had to write anything longer than a couple of sentences since high school. And that was decades ago. And my fear is I'm going have to write something...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Longtan 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. Key points in this lesson were going over general terminology so to understand many of the acronyms that we may come across in the TEFL world. Also a brief introduction to what is young learner and what they are like. A couple points included the age group of young learners can vary between 5 and 13 and that their minds are constantly changing so we need to be able...  [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 lesson was a lot heavier than I expected it to be. Establishing rapport was a big deal for me and I had to keep coming back to that point. I really enjoyed this lesson because it explains the pros and cons of each classroom setting. I realized that I have made a couple of mistakes in my past teaching experiences. Based on these standards, I can change my ways a little bit so that my teaching style matches the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhaipo 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. I have learned the basics to teaching english as a foreign language. Obviously, I still have a lot to learn but now I am prepared to begin and gain experience. Before starting the course I could not explain how english is organized or structured, but now I have a much better grasp on the rules that I had forgotten. It was refreshing for me to be reminded of the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Cenyang Zhen? 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. The planning of lessons is important for a teacher, especially for a beginner. An experienced teacher might probably don't need to make a detailed plan, but just write a couple of notes to refer to during the lesson. However the unexperienced teachers may face some difficulties in letting the lesson to flow on its own and not being flexible enough. The lesson plan...  [Read more]

  In this video we'll be looking at the international phonemic alphabet and how it's used in the classroom. There are other phonemic alphabets but this is the most popular and the system, which is most widely used. You may have seen some of these symbols before as any good dictionary will supplement standard English spellings with the phonemic spellings to aid in pronunciation practice. Here we have a situation where we have what are called phonemes and each phoneme represents a sound within the English language. How is this helpful? Well, what it does is help students understand how to say words rather than simply relying on the often archaic English spellings. To illustrate this point let's for a moment put ourselves in the shoes of our students when trying to understand how to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chenhuadian 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. This course has given me many creative ideas for TESOL as well as a structure to guide me in lesson development. One of my purposes for taking the course was to find more creative ideas for TESOL in order to reduce class preparation time. I feel like the course was a tremendous asset in accomplishing this personal goal. working with a structured lesson plan has...  [Read more]

  In this TESOL review video two TEFL students talk about their experiences during their four week course in Corinth, Greece. Don't be worried if you have forgotten the rules of grammar. ITTT does not require prospective trainees to have an in depth knowledge of the terminology and structures of the English language. We will teach you this during the course thus providing you with the knowledge and skills needed to be a successful 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...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dongfeng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Alashan Meng — Alxa? 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. Evolution I started my path as an ESL instructor with one to one lessons. In fact, I didn’t even have in mind that I would become an ESL instructor someday. I loved learning the language and those experiences I got from my self-learning helped me to find out ways and example to explain in a very clear way what I was learning to my friends and relatives....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Mihe 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 feel that I have gained an enormous wealth of information from this course. Firstly on the point of grammar, I have found a new interest in the different aspects of the english language and how it is put together. By revising the different parts of grammar and trying to find the best way of putting them across to the students in a way that they will best understand...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in XiatAng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Pingdingshan 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 8 discusses seven future tenses, the most common, to include (1) the future simple, (2) the future continuous, (3) the future perfect, (4) the future perfect continuous, (5) Be going+ infinitive, (6) the present simple, and (7) the present continuous coupled with noting that forms 5 and 7 are the most frequently used, and forms 6 and 7 are normally used as...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jianyang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yancheng 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 a great career, actually it is called “prophets’ career” in some cultures. For me, it is the most difficult and enjoyable job a person could do because every day you are facing new challenges and learning new things especially when you are dealing with young learners. According to my personal point of view, being a teacher means being a student...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in QingshAnqiao 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. I chose this topic because it relates to my own experience. Being a student learning a new, foreign language I can acknowledge that feelings of insecurity and fear of making mistakes are often present. This can lead to students being quiet or non- participating. As a teacher it is important to understand this and to make the students feel comfortable in class....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dawei 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. There are many things that I have gained from this course. First, I have been able to pin down various trouble spots that I have had with grammar. I feel much more confident about teaching grammar because I feel I know the answers to many of the questions they may ask. And, if I don?t know the answer, I know where I can find it. This class has shown me some of the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nanmuping 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. I have taught English before in an English tutoring institute in Korea on two separate occasions. I am American but I grew up in South Korea. For extra money I started teaching English for the first time at age 19. I taught very young children, from age 4 to age 7. It was extremely difficult because there were probably about 20 students and at those ages’...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Changshou 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. What personal qualities are important for English teachers? The English language is widely spoken, it has been referred to as the lingua franca of the modern epoch and it is the most taught language in the world. The reasons why people want to learn English differ, some just want to improve their English language and some want to pursue a career abroad. The...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Langbahu 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. Language textbooks are a good source for language learners and teachers, especially new language learners or teachers who may not know exactly where to begin. However, while textbooks are a valuable resource, they do not teach students everything they need to know when it comes to interacting with native speakers of the target language. This is because all native...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in MajiAdu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shiyan 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 key takeaways from this course for me can be summarized under the following topics: teachers and learners; theories, methods, and techniques; teaching a new language, and teaching special groups. People are all about connection. For a teacher to be able to teach effectively and students to get the most out of a course learning English as a foreign language, is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in PingzhuAng 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. Thanks to a whole host of efficient techniques and tools, learning and teaching English these days are much easier than ever before. The one I pick should be English songs. In this essay, I would like to discuss some key and feasible solutions for English teachers to teach their students through popular songs Firstly, I will explain some reasons for using songs...  [Read more]