English First Online Teaching

  Before looking at specific teaching ideas for the present simple tense, let's first look at some considerations for teaching ideas in general. We have to remember that these activities will be used in the activate stage of your lesson. Here, the focus will be on building fluency and using the language in a bit more of a free-flowing way yet still focusing on that class' language point. We also have to consider the appropriacy for a number of factors: timings. Whether the activity will be too short or too long. We want to look at ages making sure that the activity is appropriate for young learners or adult learners. We also have to take into consideration our language levels. Will the activity be appropriate for our starters or our pre-intermediates or our intermediates? Will the...  [Read more]

  A first example of a teaching idea for the present simple tense will be a classic activity called 'Find someone who'. Here, we will be trying to find someone who has a general truth such as the ability to play a musical instrument or the fact that they have a brother and a sister. This results in students going around the room asking questions in the present simple tense, such as 'Do you play a musical instrument?' 'Are you a teacher?' 'Do you have a brother and a sister?' The answers resulting will also be in the present simple tense. They will be generally 'Yes I do,' or 'No I don't.' The students will go around trying to find somebody who fits the general truth and when they do, they will write their name in the appropriate space. The students will mill around the room for...  [Read more]

When looking for jobs teaching English abroad you will inevitably come across various agencies offering guaranteed job placements for a fee. On the surface this could look like a convenient way to start your new career as it removes the need to send job applications and to attend interviews. However, there are several things to consider before you hand over your hard earned cash for a service that you might not need. The market for English language teachers across the world is simply huge. According to some estimates there are as many as 1.5 billion people learning English worldwide. In China alone there are thought to be up to 300 million people currently learning the language. With such an incredible number of students, it is no surprise that there are hundreds of thousands of teaching...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in HongshAn Gongye Yuanqu? 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. I chose the topic, Five Activities with Flash Cards, because of the positive learning skills and self-esteem I got from flash cards and games. With flash cards and games, I was more focused, I learned better and faster, and my attention span was longer. Here are the names and directions of how to play these games. Nothing but Net For this flash card game,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jieji Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Suqian Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. There are differences and similiarities between learning first and second languages that foreign ESL teachers should know. It will help them get a better perspective on what techniques to implement at what time, for different ages and skill levels of student. First, let’s define our terms. The ‘first language’ is the native tongue that the person grew up with....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ZhAngjiAjieguojiAsenlingongyuan Guanlichu? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhangjiajie 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 work I would like to discover the acquisition in first and second language. The key difference between first language and second language is their acquisition. The first language is the language one learns first, and this is usually a natural and effortless process while the second language is the language...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in GAdasu Zhongchuchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Tongliao 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. Structure can give us freedom when properly instilled. Within a classroom, lesson plans can provide room for intellectual growth and creativity. Lesson plans give teachers the power to organize and prepare their work; they provide an extensive record, useful for analyzing completed courses or planning future courses. It is important to remember that lesson...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in TanwAn 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. L1 language refers to students’ first language or native language while L2 language refers to the language they are learning in particular. Hence, L1 has a ‘natural’ environment for the students to learn while for L2, the environment has to be ‘built’ and requires certain ways of catching up. Specifically, they are different in the following perspectives....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Linghuyuchang? 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. Nowadays, English is becoming popular due to advanced technology and more people receiving higher education. That Goods, capital, services, people and even knowledge travel around the world makes a common and standard language necessary. English is an ideal one. However, when people do business, they still talk most. A standard or conceivable accent is the first...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chimei 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. This unit taught me some common problems I might face as a teacher and some ways to deal with those problems. First, I like that this unit covered the first lesson. Establishing good rapport in the first lesson is very important and may effect how I establish rapport in following lessons. It is good to also get to know the students and help them get to know each...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ZhujiApu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Changde Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Lesson Planning Gabrielle H. Rice 10-08-2019 When entering the realm of teaching, lesson planning is a very beneficial skill to have. Lesson planning is done in many different ways; many educators create their own format over the years that caters to their individual teaching styles. However, the typical lesson planning methodologies include ESA (Engage, Study,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Youdunjie 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. This unit demonstrates good teaching techniques from poor and unsuccessful teaching techniques by showing two different videos of the same teacher giving an English lesson to Thai students. The first lesson in the first video was not a successful lesson for many reasons. First, the teacher did not introduce himself kindly to the students, nor did he ask the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Sishilijie 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 teacher’s relationship with students is crucial, just as in business the leader’s relationship with his or her team. Watching the first lesson was a bit confusing first, I felt awkward and could not follow much. The second lesson was pleasant and engaging, you can see be students responding much better and also having fun. The teacher’s relationship...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jiupu 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. The title alone may leave you with your head scratching. Why take an online TEFL course if I am already teaching high school students in Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher? There are a few reasons why I chose to do so. First, with the JET program, our formal teaching training is severely limited. This is partly because every teaching situation will be different...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our series on the past tenses in English. In this video, we take a look at the past perfect tense and suitable teaching ideas for this tense. We'll ask our students to describe what a person in a picture had just done before the photo was taken. 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. First in this section, we covered modals. Modals express the speakers feeling or attitude towards a particular verb. They include the words could, might,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in SAnlifan 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. Nowadays, more and more people care about the importance of parents in education. I am a child for my parents too, I have been thinking about this question for many years. In my opinion, parents should be children’s teachers and friends. - Teacher Many people consider that education should be teachers’ or schools’ duty, however, before children go to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiaoyuan Yaozu 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. The game we are talking about here is not only something we do to make students play and laugh, but also a kind of activity with some certain purpose which serves teaching contents. It can also be called teaching techniques. As far as i am concerned, playing a game is a necessary part of a lesson plan, it can make teaching process more fluent and complete....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Malugou 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 was the first time I was able to see the details I have been reading about actually put into practice. We saw the teacher use the ESA technique (in the second video). We saw two examples of teacher attitude, one of which was intimidating, the other warm and welcoming. Clearly the second lesson was superior to the first. This was the first time I was able to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tiandian 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. I am a non-native English teacher, currently living and working in China. Honestly, I was hired by my first school, when I had absolutely no experience of teaching English. In my first training center, the absolute majority of students were preschoolers or students of a primary school and I also had a part-time job in the kindergarten. At first, it was hard for me...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ChengguAn 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 16 taught me about conditionals and reported speech. In the first part, it went through the five main conditionals; zero, first, second, third and mixed - their form and the usage as well as typical mistakes and errors. Examples of teaching ideas and tips on how to teach conditionals was provided. The second part of the unit explained the concept of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huangli Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Changzhou 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. Although in my early years as a child, I have never desired to be a teacher, but as I grew, I realized that teaching was something I was not only interested in, but also enjoyed. I had my first teaching experience after I had completed high school. My first teaching experience started as a babysitter for my neighbour’s children. Although I was in my teenage...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shanxia Linchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Xinyu 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. After watching these 2 sample videos I've leant many things. First, the attidute of the teacher plays an important role in encouraging the learners. Second, the good rapport between teacher and learners make the lesson run smoothly and help learners feel comfortable to talk and involve effectively. Third, a right start is a great way to prepare learners ready for...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhulin 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. This course has been helpful to me for many reasons. First, I have personally gained a lot from this course. I have recently started teaching EFL students. The major thing that I believe this course has given me is confidence. I felt prepared for my first teaching experience. I was glad to have taken this course rather than to start with no experience or knowledge...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhaohe 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. This grammar part is useful too, as I had a chance to review again what I've learnt in my early age, in the middle and high school. At first, there are some parts confusing, as I don't know some words, like infinitive, gerund, transitive and indefinite which I've known in Korean. I translated those words and memorized as I have to be able to explain to my future...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Baitabu 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. Nowadays, thanks to the Internet, English language teachers have access to practically unlimited teaching resources. Simple web search can provide us with useful websites containing lesson plans, teaching ideas and materials. Every day we get more and more teachers sharing their ideas, which can be very important especially for kindergarten teachers. Their...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiejiatan 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. Well, I found this unit extremely effective due to several reasons. First, I learned how a teacher’s attitude affect the students, lesson and the overall success of the class. It was demonstrated quite well in the two videos. In first lesson, the teacher had a negative attitude towards the students, so it badly affected the lesson as the students did not...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liujia 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. After watching these 2 sample videos. I have learnt many things. The first, the attidute of the teacher play an imporant role in encouraging the learners. The second, the good rapport between teacher and learners make the lesson run smoothly and help learners fell comfortable to talk and involve effectively. The third, a successful lesson. And last but not least,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in DuAnqiaopu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yongzhou 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 impression is that when people have not spent any time studying a second language, they often have an assumption (made without much reflection) that learning a new language is mostly a matter of learning new vocabulary. They imagine it to be taking an English sentence, and simply plugging in replacement words into each slot of the English sentence. Of course,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in LiujiAhuan Linchang? 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. I am an EFL teacher in a kindergarten in Japan. I have two years of experience teaching English in kindergarten. It is only a 30 minutes session every day. In my first week, I made a lesson plan for them that is good for one month. I was surprised that they didn’t get the lesson, memorized it or even pronounce it properly. Then the...  [Read more]

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word pundit. This word is a noun and refers to an expert in a particular field who is often consulted by others. Suitable synonyms for pundit include expert or specialist. The word has found itself into the English language from the Sanskrit word 'pa??ita' meaning ‘learned man'. 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 unit showed real world videos of students' reactions to and ability to learn from...  [Read more]