Friends Teach

Among the tens of thousands of ESL teachers working overseas, it is relatively common to find friends or couples who set off to teach English abroad together. Although it is common practice, there are still a few things to think about before you both pack your bags and head to the airport. If you plan to set off abroad with a friend or partner, it is vital that you choose a destination where you both have a good chance of finding employment. Although you might dream of working in a tropical beach resort with swaying palm trees and a laidback lifestyle, this may not be realistic as the limited number of jobs and a high level of competition could make things difficult. In contrast, most major cities across Europe, Asia and Latin America have a high demand for teachers, making employment...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qingong 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. There are many ways and reasons why children make friends. Sometimes it is the child of their parents' friend, or they are classmates in school, or they are involved in an extracurricular activity together. But what about in an English as a Second Language class? If you have a multilingual class, students might be reluctant to make friends with someone who doesn't...  [Read more]

  In this TEFL review, Laura from Romania talks about how she took the course because she wants to teach English in Japan and was recommended ITTT by a friend. Laura found the course to be great value for money and was happy that she was able to study the course at home in her own time. 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. Great videos in the Unit 10 to present the real good and bad teaching styles.↵The manner of how the teacher behaves is essential...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in WengjiAng 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. From a very young age, friendship is one of the first feelings we come into contact with in life. During our early years, we consider our friends simple playmates, and it is really easy to befriend people. During adolescence, friends are often more important than our parents. When we need someone to talk to, do homework or simply have fun with our first thought...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xuhe 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. The word "then" occurs frequently in English speech and writing. It is broadly and frequently useful, but it can cause confusion if not employed well. "Then" can be used in the form of an adverb, adjective, noun, or conjunction to indicate time and/or sequence. As an adverb, it can be used to denote a specified time of an event, to establish a sequence of events, or...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jingpo 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. Parents are the first teachers and families are the first schools. It has been said that there are three great blessings in one's life: a good family when one is a child, a good teacher when one is reading, and a good leader when one is working. Thus, family education plays a very important role in people's growth. In the current family education, I think the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yuanzhongchang? 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. English has become one of the most important language for everyone around the world. It helps foresting global and regional intergration. More and more individuals are spending times and money to learn English. But one question keeps wondering me that should students make friends in the classroom to learn English better? I think each student should make friends...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in YaotiAnping 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. English is my first language, however I studied Spanish throughout high school growing up in the Midwest and eventually received a Master’s degree in Spanish Literature. I learned to speak Spanish very well after becoming a high school Spanish teacher for eight years and then a principal for elementary and secondary schools for 26 more years speaking Spanish...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in FAngyuan 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. Teaching has been my dream since a very young age! This should be the normal and most common answer when you ask a teacher about his childhood dream job! For me It was absolutely the opposite! I have never seen myself teaching anybody even my closest friends and relatives! I have always considered myself an introvert! My best friend used to be a book I’m...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wuji 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. Introduction One of my favorite aspects of teaching is the role of the teacher in the classroom. To some, the role of the teacher is only to teach people information that they then regurgitate during a later exam. However, to me, teaching is a fascinating profession because a teacher is many things to many different students. Instructor The most prominent role of a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Daxu 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. The role of a teacher is very important in a learning environment. As an English teacher with experience of teaching young learners for three years, I learned that a good teacher needs to care, respect and guide children. Teachers play an important role in fostering the intellectual and social development of children during their formative years. It is critical that a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qingxi 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. I came to China about a year ago now, I left america with just the items in my backpack and enough money to eat for a few days. Coming to China was the biggest change I have had in my life (for the better) and it has opened my eyes to many opportunities I could potentially pursue. I came here alone to meet my best friend and his uncle, who runs an English school...  [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 Tuqiao 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. When I was a university student, my roommate was from Busan, South Korea. I loved spending time with him. We became incredibly close friends, and I also became close to the other students who came through the same foreign exchange program as he did. I helped them learn English on a regular basis, checking and proofreading essays and explaining phrases to them. They...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiliuhe 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. I firmly believe that as a non- English speaker it wouldn't hurt to make friends in the classroom. and besides it would be very advantageous for both parties too. There are a lot of reason why an individual is hesitant to approach their fellow classmate. He/she could be self-conscious, intimidated to engage because he/she is not confident of...  [Read more]

A few weeks ago I went up to my Japanese friend and told her ?Good Afternoon? in Japanese. She smiled and told me that while correct, Japanese people don?t usually greet each other in that manner. I thought it was odd because that?s the way I learned it back in my university days. She equated it to saying, ?How many times do you greet your friends by saying, ?Good Afternoon? or ?Good Evening??? After thinking about it, I realized that I rarely use the standard ?Hello? or ?Hi? but rather ?Hey? or ?What?s up?? While completely acceptable and understandable for Native English speakers, I didn?t know that this simple greeting could cause a bit of confusion. When I taught English in an elementary school in Korea, I had a co-teacher whose English abilities were quite good. We often had many...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chenhu 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 have chosen this topic as I have been living in France for the past seven years and I would like to write about how I learned French and how learning this language has helped me in teaching English as a foreign language. I remember when I wanted to come to France, I bought a book called 'French in three months'. I followed the instructions, I learned the words and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in GuAnzhuAng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhumadian 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've been in touch with the english language for more or less 30 years now but what I have gained from this course is a solid background. I knew about the tenses but not their form and usage. I knew how to make a sentence but not the name of the different parts. I hope to be able to use what I have learnt by helping my girls, their friends, my friends in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jinshi 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. My friends and I live in a predominantly Indian neighborhood in a suburban Midwest town in the United States. Most of our neighbors are Indian nationals who are in the US temporarily on corporate sponsored work visas, families where one or both parents work outside the home during the day while their children attend local American public schools. One of my friends, a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in GAoyang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jingmen 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. Several surveys, such as EF (Education First), have shown that France has the worst English level in the European Union. We shall explain, firstly, why French students have problems in learning English and what these problems are. Then, secondly, we shall share solutions to these problems. Indeed, the difficulties that French students face are not recent, but have...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ChengguAn 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. There are thousands of English coursebooks nowadays, and one might get confused while trying to choose a coursebook for the students. I have faced this problem as well, trying to choose the coursebook for private classes with a 7-year-old student who has already learned some English before. As far as I am concerned, Oxford University Press is known to be one of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Sidu 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. Most of the teachers like to arrange the seating arrangement. The aim is only one which is to make sure all the students focus and understand what is going on in class. Even no arrangement is perfect but yet it helps. As a teacher in lower primary in one of the international school in Indonesia, I do like to arrange my students’ seats. With English as a daily basis...  [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 Zhuge 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. I have learned quite a bit and have gained a large amount from this course. The first thing I gained was a deeper understanding of english grammar. Everything I knew on a passive basis, and couldn?t put a name on, I learned from a more actively. This gave me the ability to teach grammar more concretely, and gave me a vocabulary about english grammar that will be...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in GAochongshAn 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. Japanese are known for being disciplined, dedicated and hardworking individuals not only in their work but also in other aspects of their life like hobbies and studies. But why is it difficult for them to learn English despite of their strong dedication, patience, efforts, and determination? I’ve been teaching English in Japan as my part time job for more...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ShangchewAn Zhen? 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. 58- SONGS IN THE CLASSROOM Why is it important to use the song in the English classroom ? As we know, Music affects human life. Music – a subject that is quite interesting for students. Especially, when children aged 0-6 years old, there is a period of 2-6 years old called the period of sensitive music of children. If at that time, parents give children a lot...  [Read more]

Anyone who has considered teaching English abroad has probably had a reaction from a friend or family member along the lines of “that sounds like fun, but what will you do when you get back?” In some quarters, teaching English as a foreign language has the reputation of not being a ‘real job’, just something that people do to pay off student loans or simply for fun and adventure before settling down into a normal job and lifestyle. There are many people who do choose teaching abroad for these reasons, but there are also plenty who have made a successful and lucrative career out of TEFL. YES, you absolutely can have a long-term career as an EFL teacher. For the majority of people who head overseas to teach English, it all starts with a small idea to see a bit of the world while...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ZhAngbang 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. I believe that we learn through engagement, so I focus my planning efforts on creating lessons that inspire involvement with the material and interactions with peers to solidify the knowledge being acquired. Through activities that encourage self-expression, my students and I will learn from each other. I create dynamic, interactive classes that take the text to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in MianhuA 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. As someone of a mixed heritage, I have always had an interest in learning about cultures other than the one I live in in America. My father is Colombian and my mother is American, so growing up I felt obliged to learn more about the Colombian background I was fairly unfamiliar with. I never felt satisfied with the amount of exposure...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in HuangtAn 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. Should a parent learn English too? I truly believe that learning English is for everybody no matter which country we came from. if you’re a parent coming from a non-English speaking country and you have a child that is studying English. then I think you must try to educate yourself. It would be very frustrating if you can’t even teach your child a simple...  [Read more]