How To Be Tefl Certified

The first major factor that has an impact on how long it will take to get TEFL certified is which type of course you choose to take. There are three main TEFL course types to be aware of: The most common form of in-person TEFL course is the four-week, 120-hour TEFL certificate. Trainees on this course usually travel from their home country to one of many locations around the world to take the course. Courses should involve a theory component, covering language awareness and teaching skills, and a practical teaching component where trainees teach classes of real English language learners and receive feedback. These courses usually take four weeks to complete and therefore some form of accommodation is required for the duration of the course. This and the travel aspect, make this form of...  [Read more]

Completing a TEFL certification course online has been a very popular option for some time as it is a much more convenient approach than an in-class course for many people. If you have any existing commitments that you cannot leave behind, such as work, study, or family, an online TEFL certification course provides a great way to get qualified while working from home in your own time. The other major benefit of an online course over an in-class course is the financial outlay. The bottom line is that an online TEFL certification course is an affordable route into teaching English as the course has far fewer overheads than a traditional classroom based course. There is no one straight answer to this question as TEFL courses tend to vary in length and difficulty, and therefore price. The...  [Read more]

How long it takes to complete a TEFL course and actually find a job teaching English abroad will depend on a variety of different factors. The outcome will be influenced by the type of training course you sign-up for, the country you choose as your teaching destination, and how determined you are to complete your studies and start working. As a rough guide you should allow four to six months for completing the course, finding a suitable job, and for making all the necessary arrangements. However, there are certainly ways to make this quicker if you want to get cracking! This is typically the quickest route to TEFL certification and finding a job teaching English abroad. In theory, you can sign-up for an in-class TEFL certification course in Phuket, Thailand just a few days before the...  [Read more]

  In the TEFL review, Matt describes how he was living and working as an English teacher in Japan when his employer asked him to get TEFL certified which he did through an online TEFL course with ITTT. Policy changes around the world mean that many countries now require their English teachers to have at least a 120-hour TEFL/TESOL certificate. ITTT's online courses are a great way to gain certification without having to take time off work. 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...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hujindian 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. In today’s world, the English language has grown significantly to be the global language. This is due to the fact that governments from the Eastern and Western hemispheres collaborate from time to time, business transactions are made across the globe and many students wish to travel to English speaking countries to immerse themselves in the culture. Therefore,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huochezhan KAifAqu? 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. Why New Teachers Should Complete a TEFL Teaching English as a foreign language can provide aspiring teachers with an opportunity to learn about new cultures and regions while pursuing their dream of teaching. Moreover, the qualifications for teaching abroad are less restrictive in many non-English speaking countries. Many schools in these countries only...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ZhugentAn 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. 8 Why complete a TEFL course. Over the years I have pondered whether or not to try and teach English as a career. Watching countless online videos and reading travel blogs of 'wandering teachers' and articles on sites such as ' Dave's ESL Café, I sort of got mixed emotions about ESL teachers. That is of course until I took the chance and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dunshang 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. Starting a teaching career could open infinite possibilities to an English speaker both in their native country or in a foreign nation with a high demand for learning the language. Teaching our native language can also become a very satisfying hobby for making extra money on the side of a formal job. Making the decision to complete a TEFL course might be one of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in XinzhuAng 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 was about how to manage a class, including the position of a teacher in the class, how to arrange a class, how to prevent and deal with discipline problems, how to organize students in groups, how to give individual attention and how to allow all students to get student talk time. What I feel I learned from this unit is how to act in the class as a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in JiAngzhou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jiujiang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. A very interesting unit, I believe now I'm confident enough in the planning of lessons. I learnt the basics of lesson planning, how to write down, how to be organized, how to fill in the chart for planning lessons and how to monitor your lessons by self evaluation i.e filling in the self evaluation form. A very interesting unit, I believe now I'm confident...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Longcheng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yanbianchao Xianzu 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. In this unit I learned about receptive skills of the students: they are listening and reading. I learned how to build a successful lesson, how the Patchwork should be, what should I do before it and after. I found out what difficulties can be and how prevent them. I learned also how to use ESA structure in the lessons of receptive skills. In...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qijiazi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tieling 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 is entirely new information and a lot to soak in, but I think overall, I was able to learn the variables in phonetics and how to better describe it to students. Learning how to describe the difference in /th/ sounds for example, or use phonetic spelling to explain sounds. I will need more practice in understand the phonetic spellings and how to share with...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Sanjiazi Xiang? Are you interested in teaching English in Tieling 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 how to better teach pronunciation and the phonology that goes with it. I never knew the correct way that phonology is used, but this unit helped me learn the symbols of phonology and how to correctly pronounce them. This can help students learn how to better pronounce english words, and help the students further their pronunciation and how to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shoushan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Liaoyuan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. a very good way on how to prresent the scope of work to students, what to do and what not to do, the way to elcit the students to answer questions and how to engage the students for answers to show diffw-erent approch in teaching skills how not to rely on notes as it can be distracting a very good way on how to prresent the scope of work to students, what to do...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nong Kesuo? Are you interested in teaching English in Jiujiang 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 teaches us how to plan a lesson, including how and what to be covered in a lesson plan. There are some exact examples of how to carry out the ESA method in a lesson plan. It gives me some ideas of implementing the teaching methods that are included in the previous units. This unit teaches us how to plan a lesson, including how and what to be covered in a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yuehe 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. Unit 5 covers how to organise and manage a class, and how to maintain a relaxed but disciplined atmosphere. The unit provides information on the use of body language and gestures and how to create good rapport with the students. It also covers the pros and cons of students working together and separately. One can also learn about seating arrangements in the classroom...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Changshanyureyumiaofanzhichang? Are you interested in teaching English in Songyuan 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 11 taught me the importance of the receptive skills when trying to gather information, and the importance of making sure english learners can develop their receptive skills while learning the english language. I learned how both reading and listening are highly important for any language and how we process information when we go about our...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qingyunbao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tieling 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, I've learned about the pronunciation and phonology of the English language. I've learned about intonation and how this can change what we are trying to communicate. I've also learned a lot about how we speak and how our mouth, tongue, and breath are responsible for this. In my case, I feel I got a better understanding of how we speak and what we do...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Houbai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhenjiang 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 we see the future time one of the most complex area of english grammar. Sometimes have some difficulties for the students how to understand it. In this unit we see more details and ways how to make class more easy for understanding and make it more interesting for the students. How we see the future time one of the most complex area of english grammar....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Daling 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. In this video unit, I've seen how the classrooms should be taught and more especially how they shouldn't be taught. There is no way you can teach a class in under 40 minutes ,and as I've seen in the first video ,he did it in 20 and must I say it was a poor job that he did. Now in second video he was on point on everything in how to run a smooth class room with...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tengao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Anshan 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 I learned how important the receptive skills are. (reading and listening) Both are equally important. It depends on different factors on how well students can get the information given. Such as motivation, understanding etc. Also it depends on how the students want to get the information. If they want to learn all content given or maybe just getting the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wanhu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jiujiang 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 this unit I learned how to make lesson plan wisely and its functions, principals, how to be prepared for the class not to fail in front of students. It shows us how to make the lesson easier and more productive as for the students ans teacher. I learned as well how to do monitoring of the lesson and what does it show to the teacher. It is also very important not...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Toudao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yanbianchao Xianzu 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. In this unit, I learned about reading and listening skills, why they're important, and how to cultivate these skills in students in a way that is fun and engaging. I learned about how to select content to read and listen to, how to present it, and how to make things easier for students that may struggle with more challenging words. Reading and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhuanlou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhoukou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. When I started this course I was not sure how much I would enjoy doing an online-course or how much it would even serve me to learn TEFL, but because it was not very expensive I decided to give it a try. And I was surprised! Looking back I must say I have gained a lot from this course. Not only has it been helpful to revise many aspects of the english grammar and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shaogen 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. While any TEFL institute can tell an English native-speaker the importance of obtaining a TEFL certification, one cannot understand to what extent that importance is held at. It seems rather obvious to obtain a certification in order to teach but there are native English speakers that go to a foreign country and teach based solely on the fact that English is their...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hufeng 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 discusses on how ESL teachers go on about planning lessons. monitoring lesson, how to organised the lesson for the students clearly and beautifully, with that side how to straight arrow planning, aid of planning,working document, a record with all sort of things give an absolute knowledge, an addition teaching an amazing idea about class and students.How...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in RuichAngshidadeshAn Linchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Jiujiang 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 lesson that I have completaré I have learned how to plan effective lessons to keep my students intetested and engaged. I have also learned how to keep my lessons organized and have seen examples on how I can created spreadsheets for myself so that I am sure I cover everything that is needed during class. In this lesson that I have...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Haihelu? Are you interested in teaching English in Hebi 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 has provided great detail on how to arrange and co-ordinate activities within a classroom. It has taught me the importance of how to manage your class and how to ensure that the class is effective. The way a teacher is perceived by the student is so important because this will help to build rapport between the teacher and the student. When a relationship is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Deting Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Luoyang 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 covered the phonology of English speech, particularly intonation and stress and how intonation patterns and placement or absence of stress is used to convey meaning, and techniques for teaching and practising these parts of English speech. The unit also dealt with the expression of sounds in English speech with the phonemic alphabet, and categorised each...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in YAling Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Luoyang 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 section provides for mechanisms to teach three components of language i.e. vocabulary (what words mean, when they are used, where they belong, how the words interact with other words, how the word is written and how it is spoken); grammatical structure (what the language means, how and when to use it, forms and patterns in the language, are there any differences...  [Read more]