Difficult Language

Everyone agrees that learning a second language is more difficult than picking up our native language. However, why this is so is still a question of great debate in the scientific community.Most children with normal intelligence and neurological development will easily pick up their native language. The ease of this process is something that still mystifies scientists. Furthermore, parents do not usually make painstaking efforts to teach their children to speak. In many ways, the process appears innate; the child either “absorbs” the language through immersion or models the language that he or she hears her parents speaking.Although we speak of language learning as innate, recent scientific studies seem to point to the fact that the brain is not hard- wired with preset...  [Read more]

All of my life I've been told that English is one of the most difficult languages on Earth to learn, and I should thank my lucky stars that it was my first language and I would never have to go through the agony of learning it later in life. Of course, I thought this was B.S. when I first heard it; after all, I learned English when I was like three years old. How hard could it be'It wasn't until I began to learn another language, Spanish, that it began to dawn on me just how convoluted and peculiar some parts of our language are. In Spanish, if you can say a word, you can spell it. That's it. Sound it out and you've got it. But English is chock full of all these funky, weird rules for spelling like I before E except after C. Okay, you got that' Now you can spell anything, right' But what...  [Read more]

If you have done your homework and are serious about becoming an EFL teacher, there is no reason why you should not successfully complete your TEFL course. However, our training courses do require a strong sense of time commitment. This means, if you do not complete all elements of the course in the required timeframe, you may fail the course. We are very proud of our course pass rate of over 90%. Although it is possible to fail a TEFL course, the vast majority of our students finish their training and go on to become successful EFL teachers. As part of our promise to our teacher trainees, we make every effort to help each and every course taker to reach their full potential. Our one-of-a-kind combination of high-quality study materials, experienced trainers, and dedicated support staff...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liangtian 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. Jack Hunsberger III How to approach lesson planning with the aim of developing independent problem solving Abstraction is in essence, the formation of broader, and more difficult and subjective systems from inputs. It is a concept that can be applied to the four language skills: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. As an idea becomes more abstract and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in QiAnlishAn 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. Phonetics can be a major stumbling block. Grammar a complex nightmare. Syntax can be tricky, and vast amounts of vocabulary difficult to remember. But which is the most difficult? Which is the absolute hardest to get nailed down. The greatest linguistic problem can differ from learner to learner, but phonetics, grammar and syntax tend to be the more common ones....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gubo Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nanjing 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. Summative Task No. 10 What are the Common Problems for ESL Learners in China Generally in China, ESL students of different age groups and family backgrounds have various difficulties and problems in learning. They can make different mistakes in English pronunciation, grammar, orthography and vocabulary usage. There is a connection between the native language of a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhongzhai 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. Learning is always hard especially learning something new such as English learning. English is a totally different new language compared with Chinese, so when we are learning, definitely we will meet all kinds of difficulties on listening, speaking, reading and writing. Most beginners think listening is the most difficult part in English learning. Due to the lack...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in DashuAngmiao 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. The topic I chose is topic number 10. Problems for learners in a country of your choice. And I will try to answer the question “why it might be more difficult for Japanese people to study English than any other country?” from my general knowledge about the Japanese language and society, and from my personal experience talking to many Japanese people who...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guoyuan 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. Teaching can be a very fulfilling and enjoyable occupation. It is, however, also filled with a lot of challenges. The workload can be high, the hours long, the course material may be difficult, and the students themselves can make a lot difficulty for the teacher. As most teachers will attest there will be students who are difficult to deal with. They can be...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jiyukou Zhen? 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. When it comes to learning English, some students already have a strong source of motivation. This could be for many reasons, such as a desire to move to an English-speaking country, to be able to communicate with English-speaking friends, or even simply because they enjoy the language and culture. When teaching adults, it is more common for...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yanweigang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Lianyungang 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 we thinking about students learning English, their motivation will vary a lot depending on their original language, because not only their accent can turn into trouble when they learn, as also the way they form their sentences on their mother language. For a country with a language with its origin being Latin, it will be easier for the students to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Sifen Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhuzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I grew up in the United States where I was immersed in the English language since birth. Therefore, I took my knowledge of the language for granted and thought that it was one of the easiest languages to learn. It wasn't until I became a teacher of English Language Arts that I realized how complex the language really was. My students were mostly English speaking...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dayangshu 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. Learning disabilities, or learning disorders, are an umbrella term for a wide variety of learning problems. A learning disability is not a problem with intelligence or motivation. Kids with learning disabilities aren’t lazy or dumb. Most are just as smart as everyone else. Their brains are simply wired differently. This difference affects how...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shenyang Shi? Are you interested in teaching English in Shenyang 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| Learning about Pronunciation and Phonology is so much harder than I thought Teaching pronunciation can often be neglected, but it’s a very important part in teaching English since with different intonation patterns, sentence stress people may express different emotions and opinions,so...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiaoyan 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. This piece will discuss the difficulties faced by Japanese learners of English in regards to English pronunciation and suggest methods to help learners in different age groups overcome them. It posits that most difficulties stem from the differences in phonology between the English alphabet and the Japanese kana system. While the English alphabet is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiaoban Zhen? 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. Problems with Consonants 1.Chinese does not have either of the “th” sounds (like “that” and “this”). Most other languages do not have these sounds and they are problematic for most learners of English. The difficulty is the point of articulation- the tongue has to be between the teeth, not behind them. Many people say that English...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tongshi 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. English presents a particular difficulty to new learners and therefore a challenge to teachers of these learners. Living abroad and teaching this language, I have seen examples of the way this presents itself in everyday language. This probably begins with the history of the English language, which has French, Latin, German, Greek, Scandinavian, and Sanskrit...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xinwanfa Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Songyuan 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 unit 11 is by far the shortest or at least one of the shortest units so far. However, it is personally far from being the easiest, of course not as difficult as unit 10 which I believe is the most difficult so far, but is fairly difficult. It shows a very good overview on the importance of listening and reading which are phrased (for obvious reasons) as...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nanhuzhou 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. When teaching a TEFL course, audience is an important factor in both planning and carrying out the devised syllabus. Age and experience pose different difficulties within the classroom setting, from attention span to motivation, the age of each group must be taken into account when planning a lesson. The first thing a that must be done is to define the terms...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huanghuadian 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. Finding the balance in classroom for the four basic skills is difficult. The teacher needs to prepare classes that takes in consideration all the problems that can make the learning process difficult and boring as well as keep in mind the individual differences of the students. I really liked the way the unit specified the problems that may occur when it comes...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shizhu 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. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, pronunciation is “the way in which words are pronounced. Pronunciation can be an intimidating prospect for English language learners, especially since English phonetics and phonology hardly seem consistent. The difficulty of English pronunciation should not be underestimated as speaking is a vital component of language...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yishui 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. What’s the most difficult part of learning a new language? Is it the writing? Perhaps it’s the reading or memorizing new vocabulary? Well for some it’s speaking the new language, specifically when it comes to pronunciation. Every language has its own unique ways or pronouncing their vowels and constants as well as how they form their sentence structure....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Luhuluweichang? 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. 111. Ways to encourage ESL students: "The fears of the students" -I’m afraid of making a mistake You are in a classroom with people that have got the same level of linguistic skills as you and your teacher is there to help you, not to judge you. Mistakes are part of learning, you can’t be fluent without making mistakes. -But it’s too difficult/easy Nothing is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Erniusuokou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shenyang 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 study of this unit, I learned the importance of teaching methods, speaking and writing exercises. When practicing speaking language, the emphasis is on fluency, accuracy in writing. Generally speaking, writing is more difficult than speaking. It involves not only spelling, grammar and punctuation, but also sentence structure. For students who learn...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Songmen 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. In this unit, I learned about pronunciation and after reading through the material, I realised the difficulty it poses to the teacher to teach the proper pronunciation of words. As the phonetic alphabet looks complicated and may lower student’s confidence and they will be less likely to speak English and the different areas to stress the words can be a difficult...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shixin 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. Of all the previous lesson(s) this one was a bit difficult. I agree with the assessment of handwriting and spelling-specifically as it pertains to writing; being the most important part in the English language. Finding that balance would be a difficult challenge for teachers as it would certainly require the students to work alone-or in a quiet environment-which would...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiaozhaimen Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shenyang 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 learned about pronunciation and after reading through the material, I realised the difficulty it poses to the teacher to teach the proper pronunciation of words. As the phonetic alphabet looks complicated and may lower student’s confidence and they will be less likely to speak English and the different areas to stress the words can be a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Honghe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huhehaote Shi — Hohhot? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. A person with a learning difficulty can be described as someone who has problems with processing certain types of information. It is more difficult for them to learn than it is for the average person. The most common types of learning difficulties are ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and dyslexia. Around 10% of the population in the UK...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shouche 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. In my experience teaching elementary and junior high school level English in Japan, several different pronunciation problems appear frequently. The Japanese phonemic inventory is smaller than English’s phonemic inventory, and the sounds present in each language differ from each other quite dramatically. Because of this, it can be difficult for...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Banjita Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jinzhou 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 lesson I learned about teaching production skills in the English language, specifically speaking and writing. The lesson emphasizes that writing is often neglected in class because it may necessitate quiet time, but that writing is very important and can be particularly difficult to produce in English. This difficulty stems in part from English not being a...  [Read more]