Esl Materials For Teachers

English teachers are encouraged to use diverse materials and approaches to reach students across the range of learning styles. Information and communication technologies ' computers and the internet ' provide access to an array of engaging and enriching materials, which any teacher might long for. If only we could feel confident that in starting down this road we won't just be heading for frustration or disaster. Using a computer has been likened to driving a car (Davies, 2006). It takes a while to learn, and it can be really bad when big things go wrong. But in return it offers us unparalleled capabilities.Digital resources allow students to practice at their own pace, and the variety means that specific needs or learning styles can be accomodated. Through software packages or online,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dongdongtinghu Guanweihui? Are you interested in teaching English in Yueyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. What I understand by 'Materials' When I think of materials in terms of English Second Language (ESL) teaching, I think of a broad range of items, from worksheets to pictures, flash cards to figurines, exercises, tests, and so on. To put 'materials' more in perspective, these are materials needed to deliver an ESL course. Why this topic? I have created...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in SAntangpu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Loudi 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. Ryan Reeves CTEYL Summative Task Why Course Materials are Important. Most if not all courses make use of materials, regardless of the topic being taught. In ESL courses materials are crucial to the learning processes from the beginning to the end of a student’s education in English. Whether the materials used are authentic, non-authentic, realia or media, they aid...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in WAnggang 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. Online English teachers are divided into two groups. The first group are online ESL teachers that work for an education company. The second group are online ESL teachers who freelance. I will explain the two types of teaching materials, authentic and created materials, and how materials are incorporated in teaching English online to students. The focus for this...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Biantang Zhen? 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. My name is Nicolas Bernal and I am a Puppeteer, visual artist, and ESL Teacher. I have been employed at an elementary school in Lopburi, Thailand for the last 2 years. I would describe my teaching style as creative and fun. I always employ TPR methods in the classroom and I am passionate about using visual and dynamic art as a tool for learning. I consider having...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Muyu 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. Motivation provides learners with an aim and direction to follow. According to Gardner motivation is the combination of attempt and desire to obtain the aim of learning the language and favourable attitudes toward learning the language. If students are motivated they will be excited about learning and willing to work hard. Motivation, both...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qingzu 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. This unit primarily concerned the different usages of materials for our classes. The first thing addressed was the difference between authentic and non-authentic materials. Authentic materials being real world, no designed materials, and non-authentic ones being one created for the purpose of ESL teaching. This unit also discussed the importance of lesson planning and...  [Read more]

A balanced approach to using a combination of created and authentic materials can be beneficial to both the students and the teacher in an ESL classroom.Created materials can be either a previously published course text or something the teacher has specifically created to supplement a lesson. Often students will expect some published materials such as a course book and view it as a form of security as well as a way to gauge their progress, i.e. how many chapters of the book they have completed. Published course materials have generally been tried and tested before release and thus are graded to a level suitable for the students and contain a balanced mix of vocabulary, grammar and skills exercises. As well, they can be very useful in pointing out certain structures or language patterns...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhouji Guanliqu? 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. How English grammar can be acquired more effectively by ESL students Grammar, the key element to all languages, is by all means, the first thing which everyone must have a clear understanding on before acquiring such language. From parts of speech to sentence structure, the complexity of grammar doesn’t seem to have a sign of decrease as...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in JunshAnpu 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. In the ESL classroom, the importance of lesson planning cannot be stressed enough. There are, however, certain advantages to building flexible activities into a traditional Engage, Study and Activate, or ESA, lesson plan, particularly from a Communicative Language Teaching approach. In the case of ESL classrooms in English-speaking countries, such as the United...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Quxia 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. As I have spent time as a volunteer ESL teacher, I thought it would be helpful to reflect on my experiences prior to TELF training and since/ There are definitely things I would do differently in the future on the basis of my newly gained knowledge. I am not certain that volunteering is the correct approach when it comes to this sort of course. It places several...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yanzi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Enshi Tujiazu Miaozu Zizhizhou? 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. For any class, I believe that the teacher is the most important part of a student’s educational experience. Having been a student and a teacher, I have seen the benefits of a good teacher and the negative effects of a bad teacher. What constitutes a ‘good’ teacher? Especially for ESL teachers, it is crucial that a teacher needs to be kind,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yinzu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huangshi 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 Foreign Language is both a rewarding and a challenging experience. Students can come to the classroom from many different backgrounds and can also have very different motivations for being there. They probably will have different personalities and possibly different cultural norms. Some may be overly talkative, while others are shy and quiet....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tongxing 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. Cultural sensitivity in the ESL classroom entails a complex of factors and considerations including intercultural competence, awareness of global cultural, economic and socio-political diversity on both individual and collective grounds, and national as well as transnational educational differences for learners of English. Cultural sensitivity is, thus, crucial in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Maliang 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. Ornella Hemingway Summative Task Topic: How to teach English to children online Aspects to consider in making lessons fun and effective for children learning English online The following essay is based on my personal experience of teaching one-to-one English lessons to young children (ages ranging from 5-14), through online platforms and companies....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhendong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yancheng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. With the development of computers and smartphones more and more adult ESL students are choosing 1-1 lessons online. These lessons are different from offline ones because the teacher is physically far from the student and can only use digital teaching materials. That is why it is essential to understand how to teach English within these conditions. There are a lot...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shuiche Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Loudi 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 foreign language has some very specific techniques as opposed to general classroom instruction. Just a few of these techniques include not correcting students immediately, encouraging a more open classroom and using presentations or group work to present material. Like any teaching, it is critical to get the students engaged, but with ESL there...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in BeiguAn Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shangqiu 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 enjoyed the course immensely because of the breadth of subjects covered. This helped me review english Grammar as well as giving me very specific details on teaching various skills, using different methods, employing a variety of classroom materials (dvds, cds, televisions, internet, computers, whiteboard, photocopies, etc), etc. The individual attention that my...  [Read more]

Using the Teaching Writing: Structure and Style Authentic Materials to Instruct Indonesian EFL Students in the Writing GenresIn 2005 while searching for a program that would allow me to more effectively teach a group of American middle schoolers how to write in stylistically interesting ways across the genres, I purchased the Teaching Writing: Structure and Style materials by Andrew Pudewa. This program delivers excellent results and fits well with the U.S. based Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Six-Trait Analytical Writing Assessment Model. Currently, it is being used for the first time in Indonesia among ESL and EFL students.Pudewa’s methodology is designed to be used in all grade levels and across the curriculum to teach the writing of structurally sound and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yanglou 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. In Unit 14, I feel like I have learned that picking a good course book to go along with ESL lessons is important. I myself prefer to have a book on hand to get ideas from and also to learn different ways to teach different subjects. I do agree that not all material in course books should be followed from A-Z. We should know when to use them and when to take the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Baoshi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xing'an Meng — Hinggan? 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 proliferation of the internet and the personal computer has great implications for education. Online ESL is a fast-growing segment of the ESL market. This new mode of teaching has changed the teaching methods, materials and the relationship between student and teacher. It has also radically increased the ability for language learners to get their...  [Read more]

  The second conditional is used when speaking about dreams, fantasies and hypothetical situations. This video is specifically aimed at teaching the second conditional in an ESL setting. 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. Books and materials ↵materials can be divided into two which authentic materials: meaning anything a native speaker would hear or read.↵created materials: which is designed by the teacher.↵Course books are usually...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yuduo 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. When we think about teaching young students the first things that come up in our minds are flashcards, songs and funny videos. Flashcards, however, are universal teaching aids that can be easily adopted for different language levels, students’ age, topics and activities. Such materials do not require much effort from the teacher, because they can be created with...  [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 Taizhou Shi? 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. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| Taking into account the potential and growing needs of a dynamically developing information space, the problem of studying a foreign language is especially relevant in modern conditions of expanding international contacts There are many key elements to help ensure that your classroom is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in XuzhuAng Zhen? 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. There are several factors that need to be considered when preparing for a Business English course. Business English courses can be conducted as one-to-one sessions, in-company groups, or in-school groups. Before the course begins, you will need to conduct research of the client company. This will provide ideas to formulate an appropriate course for the client. The...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in GAochang 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. Teaching aids have become fundamental for teachers in all types of classrooms. These aids serve in honing the students’ reading skills and comprehension, keeping the class from becoming boring for the student, and presenting material in practical ways that can be applied in everyday activities. Being organized plays a big role in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in BAlifan 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. This course has proven to be very valuable and I feel that I have come away with a lot of useful information, tips & material to use in my future career. In the past I have done a lot of reading regarding teaching english as a second language and everything just seemed so disjointed. This course has put everything in perspective for me. It has given me a clear...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ZhAnggong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shangqiu 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. Having been a teacher of ESL for two years in a foreigner country, my lessons have been strictly conversational and activity based with the focus on english language improvement. From taking this TEFL/TESL course, I?ve discovered definitions to the methodologies in which I not knowingly used in class amongst the students. Though different methods were used to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xingshunxi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Baotou 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 has become a widely accepted language of the modern world with many of those individuals speaking it, having learned it as an additional language. The demand to learn English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in societies where it is not the native language increases as most societies today have recognized it is a vital language for educational (Samson and...  [Read more]