English Learning Teaching

With the changing nature of the world today learning English is becoming more and more important in the business sector. As such, numbers of people from non English speaking backgrounds, specifically, business men and women, to learn English that is appropriate in a business environment is increasing exponentially. Globalisation of the macro environment of business means there is an increseasing need for there to be one international language for businesses and more importantly, business people to communicate in. Companies are changing from being national to multi national and global. The are also seeking to outsource certain functions within their business structure to attempt to gain a sustainable competitive advantage. With enormous differences in labour costs globally, there are...  [Read more]

Acronyms are widely used within the English language teaching world and EFL is one of the most common. English as a Foreign Language is typically used to describe any scenario where English is being taught or learned in a country where English is not the main language. In this situation most students are learning English as part of their school studies, in order to travel overseas, or as a hobby, and they rarely get to use it outside of their lessons. An example of EFL would be an American teaching English to Italians in Rome. While EFL stands for English as a Foreign Language, ESL stands for English as a Second Language. In practice these two acronyms are regularly used interchangeably when talking about English teaching, however, there is a genuine difference between the two that you...  [Read more]

How many of the students learning English as a foreign language have had the chance of having native teachers' I don’t believe they are that many. The reasons are various: not many of them (students as well as native teachers) are willing to travel; costs are usually much higher; the students are afraid that their English level is not strong enough to have a teacher that can only communicate in English, etc. This last reason is one of the most common because learners are so used to having a teacher that speaks their mother tongue and explains in their own language different expressions, words, grammar issues, etc. They do not know that even if the teacher does speak their native language, it is much better if he doesn’t use it at all. Any other method of explaining new words...  [Read more]

The amount of money you can make teaching English online is determined by a number of factors, including your qualifications, previous experience, and the organization for which you work. A typical hourly rate for online English teachers can range between $15 and $30. If you choose to work through an agency, as most online teachers do, they will most likely take a cut of your pay as a fee for providing you with students and materials. Online English teaching is what you make it. Most online English companies allow you to work as much or as little as you want, so your online English teaching gig can range from part-time side hustle to a full-time career. Online English teacher salaries vary depending on a number of factors, including: Online English teachers typically earn between $10 and...  [Read more]

For some teachers, the main reason for becoming TEFL qualified is to open the door to adventures living and working overseas. However, there are many circumstances where teaching over the internet could also be a great option. For recently qualified teachers it can be a convenient way to gain experience while earning money to fund a trip abroad. It can also be a good way to supplement your income from another job. Whether you are in your home country or already living and working abroad, teaching English as a foreign language online might be worth considering. Setting yourself up as an online language teacher can be surprisingly straightforward and inexpensive. Your biggest expense is likely to be completing a TEFL/TESOL qualification. While completing an internationally recognized...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wuduntaohai 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. Games and Learning How can games be used to support students learning English? Games are an invaluable tool in effective pedagogy as they ultimately support student engagement in learning. As defined by the Oxford Dictionary, games are “an activity that one engages in for amusement or fun” (2019) and thus can be used to deepen student knowledge, skills and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jingkou 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. Learning first language is straightforward; no flashcards or textbooks needed. When a child first start talking, it is’t from using language study programs. It is from listening to the world around and taking cues from natural speaking. That said, we’ve already established that language is easier for kids, but being easy isn’t everything. There are, however,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huashige Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Fuxin Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In this unit, we talked about the two productive skills involved in language learning- speaking and writing. Firstly, I learnt about the two categories of activities of communicative aspect of language learning, fluency and accuracy as well as the different examples of activities involved. I also learnt about the reasons that students might have for not involving in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liuhehuan Guanliqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Jingzhou 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 an article that explores the future of Assessment for Learning (AfL), Popham (2006) draws on the difference between the traditional approach known as assessment of learning, which focuses on determining what pupils know for the purposes for grading and reports and Assessment for learning, which focuses on helping ‘teachers use assessment, as part of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in XiahuAqiao 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. Bridging the Cultural Gap in ESL Asian Classrooms (South Korea) By Diana (Dung) Phuong Nguyen November 14, 2019 Cultural capital according to French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, is the gathering of knowledge, skills, and cultural traits that a person obtains from their personal, social and educational environment (Bourdieu, 1991, p. 14). The educational system...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xisongji 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. Introduction Nowadays, the term ‘motivation’ is well known among people. Motivation becomes a key element in learning, work, and other aspects of life. Actually, motivation becomes one of the key factors in getting people involved in different kinds of groups and activities. While English is the major language for worldwide communication as teachers, we expect...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dinggou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yangzhou 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 is often taught as a second language to young children in countries where English can be useful. Children learn English and retain vocabulary at a much faster rate than adults learning English later in life. There are many methods to teach English and all languages, and stories are particularly useful for younger learners. It is known that children have...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jingji KAifAqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Yangzhou 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. Readers are leaders: how to instill a love for reading in children? A great part of our education originates from small actions or habits that we repeat everyday since childhood. From our hygiene to the way we cross the road or greet each other, there has been a large amount of repetition and learning, mostly intuitive and natural, that over time has been...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Datang 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. Diane Ackerman coined the phrase “play is our brain’s favourite way of learning” and we have discovered tough various studies and examples of how play in and out of the classroom improve learning skills and encourage involvement. Within the classroom teachers have discovered that using games can increase motivation and can benefit students in a variety of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guoying Zhongyangchang? 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. As a matter of fact, the past 50 years have seen a considerably increasing demand in English learning globally. It seems that more and more non-native English speakers pay attention on their language studying and look for the most effective way to get improvement in language learning. Thus, there is a valid problem for these English learners – is the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guoshuiping Zhen? 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. HOW TO HELP KIDS LEARN ENGLISH GRAMMAR EFFECTIVELY Writer: Bich Thi Ngoc Ngo Being inspired by the once-famous quote at a very young age: "To learn another language is to have one more window from which to look at the world," Chinese Proverb, I soon realized that a second language is essential. As a result, ever since I was a little girl, I always want to be an...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yanglousi 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. Anyone can earn a certification or diploma in English and become a teacher. But those teachers that possess qualities of patience, kindness, organization, preparation and enthusiasm, stand above the others. I believe any teacher that possesses these will have a successful teaching career. Students are in a vulnerable position. They are usually out of their comfort...  [Read more]

Computers have been used for teaching languages since the 1960s. With the invention of the personal computer, the PC, in the 1980s and subsequently the development of the World Wide Web or WWW, computer use in language learning has grown very quickly. Throughout the period there have been a number of discussions and debates regarding the benefits and barriers associated with its use, the use of technology in general in language learning, and the application of CALL in modern language pedagogy. There are a number of barriers to the use of CALL in language learning: financial, availability of hardware and software, technical knowledge and acceptance of technology. Institutions and students alike may have problems affording the equipment and programs to effectively use or implement CALL....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in YinjiAxi Zhen? 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. “The use of modern technology in teaching English is broadly understood to encompass an innovative application of methods, tools, materials, devices, systems, and strategies which are directly relevant to English language teaching and lead to the achievement of the desired goals,” Alqatahni, M.A. (2019). Today, contemporary English teachers are actively...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in BaijiAping 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. HOW CAN PARENTS HELP STUDENTS TO LEARN ENGLISH As the learning of a child starts at home.Parents are their first teachers and they have a key duty in shaping up their character and Learning of anything including English. A child’s education at home and school makes a child’s actual learning. Being a helping hand in their learning journey and travel with them...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hanbei? 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. “The capacity to learn is a gift. The ability to learn is a skill. The willingness to learn is a choice.”—Bryan Herbert. London, M. (2011) used the simple definition of lifelong learning from the Encarta, 2008 which is, “development after formal education: the continuing development of knowledge and skills that people experience after formal education and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lǚsigang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nantong 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 my opinion, the teaching profession is of great importance, because in their hands are formal education and, therefore, the training of competent people that will represent future generations. A good teacher knows that he helps develop creative and intelligent people, but at the same time understand that that is a very big responsibility that you must assume...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in KAifAqu? 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. Many of us send our children to school because of our belief that schools or institutions are the best places where learning can be acquired. Some teachers view learning from a limited perspective. The previous education system focused on completing and achieving the benchmark of the standard knowledge rather than developing and creating new knowledge. Students are...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ShuAngsheng Zhen? 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. Teaching is intrinsically a reflective vocation. Teachers cannot teach effectively if they do not analyse their approaches, methods and, if necessary, adapt to suit the students’ needs at the time. My experience in teaching in England has taught me that sometimes methods do not work, or students need a different method to be taught efficiently. In this...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in JunchuAn Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Suizhou 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 recent years, technology has become an integral part of our daily life. Businesses, hospitals, pharmacies, banks, shopping habits, and even our social life, all rely heavily on the use of technology. The education system is certainly no exception. One of the most obvious advantages of using technology in education is easy access to information. With online...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in HAdayang 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. You may have seen the comic strip where a monkey, penguin, elephant, fish, seal, and dog are told by an instructor, “For a fair selection, everybody has to take the same exam: please climb that tree.” The idea being of course, that no two individuals are the same or have the same abilities. Each individual has different strengths, styles or...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Kundu 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. Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) is both uniquely rewarding and challenging. In a traditional ESL teaching model, the roles of teacher and learner are fixed and static. The teacher teaches, the student receives and replicates. This teaching model trains students to be fundamentally dependant on their ESL teachers for their learning needs. Students view the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in YangshAn Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Wuxi 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 troubleshooting is important for teachers Effectively involve students within a class As a teacher myself, I used to ask myself questions after each lesson: was my lesson effective enough for the learners? Is everyone within my class is satisfied and has met the need they had requested? After studying from Tefl lessons myself, the point for me to explain why...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qiaokou 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. Motivating Students The motivation a student has is, in my opinion, the most important determinant in whether the child will be successful or not in the class and in life. The motivation instilled into a student not only will help the student get a good grade on the next assessment, but it will also carry over into their other classes, present and future, along...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ShuAngdian Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nantong 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. How to help students to overcome stress when they learn English Robert Rierson Stress as defined in a medical or biological context is a physical, mental, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension. Stresses can be external (from the environment, psychological, or social situations) or internal (illness or from a medical procedure)...  [Read more]