Efl Teaching Resources

I have had the opportunity to order all material to be used by our school for the last 6 years. During this time I have been astonished to see how many different resources are available for the teacher.While it has been a valuable aid for new, inexperienced teachers I found that other more experienced teachers preferred their own material to all the resources available. Most experienced teachers commented that if they only use material supplied by the publisher, their individual teaching skills were taken away. This has presented a problem where management expected teachers to teach according to the prescribed material and use resources presented to them.However, I feel that although all this material is available and the teacher basically does not have to prepare anything it all comes...  [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. Unit 17 outlines the various equipment and teaching aids commonly in the EFL classroom. The information in this unit is comprehensive and covers such areas as the use of white boards/black boards, the use of visual aids and worksheets, audio/visual equipment, as well as teaching resources such as dictionaries, resource books and online resources. In particular, I found the many links for online resources very useful....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in GAorihan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xilinguole Meng — Xilin Gol? 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 many instances, a TEFL certification is not needed to teach English abroad. The Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF), for example, does not require its applicants to have one. Nevertheless, there are a number of reasons why prospective EFL teachers should complete a TEFL course, even if it is not mandatory to do so. For one, TEFL...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hengnanxian Yuanzhongchang? 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 teacher wears variety of hats and possesses multifaceted skills in enhancing learners’ achievements. There is lot more to teaching than just coming into the classroom and giving the day’s lesson. Though, the prevalent role of a teacher is provider of information whereby the teacher delivers lessons to the students to give them a deeper...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ShAntoudian 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. First off, this course has provided me with a much needed reminder of some of the details of english grammar. Although in college I studied a reading and writing intensive major, it has been a long time since I?ve had former grammar lessons. Studying grammar has made it possible for me to create more professional lesson plans. Likewise, as I continue to master...  [Read more]

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]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in TiAntangzhai Linchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Huanggang 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. Jones (1996) claims that ‘teachers see classroom management as one of the most important aspects of their work. I believe classroom management plays an integral part in teaching effective lessons to EFL students. The classroom is a setting for multiple interactions among teachers and students and would have a positive impact in ensuring learning with...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dahe'an Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huanggang 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. Now it is impossible imagine teaching without computers. We use computers not only for listening dialogs in our student books and work books, but show to our students how wide English language can be. And we use for it the greatest miracle of our XXI centure - Internet. Online resources are the greatest part of our teaching. As a teacher of young learners I can...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yanglinqiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yichng 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. Question: How is game-based learning helpful to EFL students? Topic 57: Games in the classroom Games are a useful tool for teachers of EFL students because they help with motivation, engagement, and graceful failure (Plass 260-261). I will present a successful example of a teacher using games in an adult grammar class from Indonesia. Second, since I plan to teach...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiakoufengjingqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Yichng 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 world is changing, mindsets are changing and so is teaching. Although the basic qualities of a teacher remain the same, a teacher has to be adaptable to ensure that maximum growth, maturity, knowledge gain, motivation and success is achieved in their classroom. A teacher fulfills many roles but some of the most crucial will be discussed below: 1. The teacher...  [Read more]

Savvidou - Understanding Chinese Names: Cross-Cultural Awareness ...Diversity and cultural sensitivity are important considerations in an EFL classroom. English is an international language and the numbers of English speakers are growing rapidly. It's important to understand how English translates in each culture and language. There is a growing body of literature addressing cultural differences and the importance of awareness. Our challenge is to meet the demand of student in a manner that incorporates linguistic and cultural competence. Language is primarily a communication tool. As language teachers it is paramount to help students take 'ownership' of the new language they are learning. H. G. Widdowson,, suggests taking 'ownership' of English as a way of shifting attitudes. After all,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Suqian Shi? 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. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| “Correction is the tool for creating better from worse The chosen topic: 88 Many know how to manage this issue, but others are still looking for the best way to do it The art of teaching is unique for each individual and the sole factor of different students can irrefutably affect the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qijie 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. Throughout this course I have gained a much greater appreciation for the english language and a better understanding of grammar. It will significantly help me to improve my english teaching skills as I have learnt the importance of involving all skills in lessons. That is, I have often found myself struggling to teach pronunciation and grammar and rather have opted...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in XiAnzhuAng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Puyang 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 addition to textbooks and workbooks, there are many other resources available to the teacher to be used in an EFL classroom. Electronic devices are fun and interactive and allow the teacher to vary her teaching methods which prevents the class from becoming monotonous and keeps the students engaged. DVDs and CDs, and cassettes (although these are not common...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhukou 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. I have gained a lot of good ideas and instruction from this course not only about how to be a good teacher of EFL but also how to actually teach the language, make lesson plans, execute them, deal with troubleshooting, etc. Before starting this course I felt rather panicked at the thought of teaching an EFL class, but now (though still nervous) I feel prepared and...  [Read more]

Throughout the ITTT course, the main suggestion for finding supplemental materials is to search through the school's resource library. There are obvious benefits to this: the staff may be able to direct you easily to what you are looking for, the materials can easily be photocopied (if that is an option), and the materials can be chosen as the need arises during the class. However, there is a whole other world of materials available on-line as well. While there are many places where Internet access is impossible, the teacher will probably be aware of this before arriving and could do some preparation and bring ideas and materials with them. For an isolated school, the teacher can also then cheaply and easily provide the resource library with new and updated activities, worksheets and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiaoxi 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. Problems Facing Students of Different Nationalities The Role of the EFL Teacher in Mitigating the Obstacle of Illiteracy in English Language Learning By: Abigail Meglich There is widespread recognition that the demand for EFL services in developed nations is high. A myriad of EFL/ESL courses have sprung up aiming to train teachers to meet this...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Bailin 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. This unit tells us about how to be an effective Teacher, what are the skills and characteristics that the Teacher should have and responsibility that is putting on to their shoulder. Unit 1 the very first question that you will probably read about are, what makes a good teacher? here they had conducted a surveyed to some of the teachers and students to get their...  [Read more]

Quite often, the terms English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) are used interchangeably to describe English language instruction to non-native speakers. However, it is becoming increasingly more well known that the two contexts are quite different, demanding the teacher approach and execute different teaching methodologies in the classes. In an ESL setting, the class is likely to be multilingual and be completely immersed in the language by living in the culture of the target language. On the other hand, in the EFL setting, the class is typically monolingual and living in their own country (Brown 2001).In Teaching by principles, author H. Douglas Brown explains that 'it is useful to consider the pedagogical implications for a continuum of contexts...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Baizhai 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 enrolled in this course because I had considered taking a job in an International school based in Fiji, where I currently reside. The job called for a Speech Pathologist, TEFL, or special needs teacher. I thought that a tefl course would help me to better understand the needs of the complex client population at the school. It would also be a great way to revise...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wuchenhe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xinyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I have gained a great deal more from the course than I originally thought I would. I have learned the basics of teaching as well as the details of how to deal with a variety student/course/classroom situations, problems, and difficulties. I have learned how to prepare for and teach a class by using the ESA method. I have been given valuable tools to use in the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jiuhehuan Yuanzhongchang? 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 managing a class, a teacher must be prepared to face many different challenges. This can be especially true for a teacher in classrooms abroad. In addition to teaching a subject, a foreign teacher may also have to worry about cultural or social norms of a country they may be unaccustomed to, and other problems...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ChengguAn 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. Teaching English in a foreign country may seem to be challenging as you may not understand the native language of the learners. Effective classroom management guarantees the success of the learning process. Classroom management is the requirement that makes teaching in a foreign country and learning achievable. In order for an EFL teacher to be prosperous in their...  [Read more]

  In the fourth part of her TEFL review video journal of her TEFL course with ITTT Linda talks about her experience of studying unit 4. This grammar based unit is the first that covers the tense system of the English language. The unit focuses on the present tenses and Linda feels that while grammar can be quite boring to study, this unit does a great job in explaining how the tenses can cause problems for learners of English by pointing out issues that do not occur to native speakers of the language. 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...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiyi Gongye Yuanqu? 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. The role of a kindergarten teacher is very challenging yet highly rewarding. First time, they have direct and regular contact with a language that is completely foreign to them. This new environment needs to ensure that the children are completely at ease and ready to begin their language learning. As a rule, kindergarten students don’t respond well to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wuji 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. My Topic is #145 5 Activities With Flash Cards. Not only is this the most practical topic but also the most needed in the EFL world. There are many resources online that provide instructions for many games but I've found that many of these games were unsuitable for my classrooms so I'll present 5 games I found or made for my classes. All of these games you will only...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Siqian 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. The first and most important quality for a teacher, regardless of what you teach, is the love for teaching. When we do things with passion, the energy that we put on it changes completely the result we obtain, as well as the entire experience for us and for our students. Of course, it is imperative that we love the discipline we are teaching, but teaching is not...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in KAifAqu Yanhai Gongyeyuan? 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. Education represents a very important part of human development, but as everything else, it evolves and constantly changes. For this reason, it is important for teachers to get trained and updated in order to improve their qualifications. During a class, supporting material utilized by the educator has a very important role in students’ learning....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ZhAngshi 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. Topic: 34. Teaching EFL in a Kindergarten Children in a Kindergarten learn best EFL through play “Birds fly, fish swim, and children play.”1 Play is the childrens’ nature and the best way for a permanent learning process. They learn everything by doing and playing, so they also have to be actively involved in the learning process of EFL through play....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xihe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiaogan 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. Just like any profession, teaching English has specific terms and acronyms that can be used to describe the job. While teaching English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) is an overarching term to describe the job of teaching English to those who do not use English as their native language, ESL (English as a Second Language) and EFL (English as a Foreign Language)...  [Read more]