How To Start Teaching English Abroad

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]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liuhe 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. I started to learn English when I was a child. It was in Russia. I can say that l learnt almost nothing when I finished school. My lessons were really boring as our teacher told us about some rules and wanted us then to learn them by heart and do some grammar exercises. So I had to learn English after graduating from the University as I needed to...  [Read more]

What does TEFL mean?    The acronym TEFL stands for Teaching English as a Foreign Language. It is commonly used to refer to training courses that almost anyone can take to learn the skills and knowledge required to teach English to non-native speakers in countries all over the world. What is the difference between TESOL and TEFL?    TEFL stands for Teaching English as a Foreign Language and TESOL stands for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. These descriptions are generally used interchangeably, however, TESOL is more common in the USA and TEFL is more common in the UK. Do I need a TEFL certificate to teach abroad?    Although it is possible to teach abroad without a TEFL certificate, we recommended that you complete a TEFL...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xincheng 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 many advantages for anyone to gain by taking and completing a TEFL course. There are also numerous English teaching jobs all around the world that need to be filled. Completing a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course will open up a whole new world if you ever wanted to live abroad and teach English. Most countries require an accredited TEFL...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Kouhezi 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 abroad can be a milestone in your life. Most students out of university graduate and struggle to start a career or find work. Some will even have a financial debt that burdens them for many years following graduation. Some students will have never traveled outside of their own state, let alone their own country. It’s crazy to think in this day and age,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Fengmu 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. Now at the end of this course I feel I have learned a great deal about the english language which I had either forgotten or never learned in school, but most importantly I have learned various teaching skills which will help me in the future when pursuing a job teaching english. I believe I can apply the skills I?ve learned here to other areas as well and not just...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ZhenleishAnfengjing Guanliju? 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. It's amazing how much this course refreshes the grammar that I had forgotten. It's one of those things that you learn once and sort put away in a box in your mind. It was amazing how much dust that box had collected! Since, I wasn't a Linguistics major, I never really thought about grammar and sentence structure. I remember the drills we had in my...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Mufu? 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. Living in a foreign country can be stressful in many ways, how to adjust in their culture, managing administrative documents for your stay to be legal, food differences, and of course how to interact with the locals. So how did English helped me in an non-English speaking country? When I left my beautiful country, the Philippines, I tried my luck finding...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Luohong 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. In my opinion, a parent should learn English too. Learning English is a long trip for every kid. Taking China for example, Chinese parents let their kids to accept English language education when they are two or three years old even earlier. Chinese parents wants their kids can get more vocabulary, fluently speaking and get familiar with English-communication...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hanji 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. This course has taught me a great deal about different forms, methods, and tactics for teaching english. Taking this course has shown me my weaknesses in my teaching methods that I was previously unaware of. It has also helped to re-teach me technical grammatical english, what I mean by that is being a native english speaker is beneficial, but it can also be a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Houmiao 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. Evaluation is an essential part when assessing what a student already know, doesn't know and recently learned. Most of the time I refer to the coursebook I am using because it provides sufficient activities to be done. Although, sometimes I must supplement the speaking part because most students wants to know their improvement and areas to enhance more. On the other...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in SAnhu 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. The English language is one of the world’s most spoken languages. Approximately 1.5 billion people speak English; however, only 380 million people identify as native speakers. Countries classified as non-English speaking promote teaching programs to entice native speakers to become educators, but with large amounts of applicants applying yearly it make securing...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dahe 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. I find student motivation to be one of the most interesting elements of success in second language acquisition. I am particularly intrigued by the idea of how our students’ “possible selves” influence their motivation to study English, and the various factors and contexts that can affect both their level of motivation and their level of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in HanjiAng Gongyeyuan? 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. Although a TEFL certificate is not always required to teach English aboard, I personally believe that anyone considering the job should complete a TEFL course. There are a number of reasons why I believe so. I also believe that teaching English abroad is a rewarding job and a great experience to have. Having a TEFL certificate will mean that you will always...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dongfeng Nongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Xinxiang 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 gained a lot throughout the 20 lessons: a solid base in english (like various verb forms), different methods to teach english to different groups of students, what to expect from different groups of students under different circumstances (students from different cultures, students in different levels, business students, etc.), how to plan a lesson, how...  [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 Laojunmiao 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 learned how to make an effective ESA based lesson plan which is very important for inexperienced teacher like me. Every lesson should start with an engaging activity (Engage) and end with an activity where students are able to be creative with the language (Activate). The course has given me many teaching ideas that I can certainly use in teaching grammar,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Weimiao 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. I recently applied to the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET) which will provide me an opportunity to teach English as a foreign language (EFL) to Japanese students. Although I have taught classes in America, I have no experience teaching students who speak a completely different language than me nor do I have any experience teaching classes abroad. This is a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hanzhai 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 have gained quite a bit from this course. I not only have learned about certain grammar vocabulary that I had no previous knowledge of, but I was taught how to teach it. Which I believe is one of the most difficult parts, knowing the grammar and sentence structures but not being able to explain it. I now have a wide variety of games that could be used in the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tanxi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiangxi Tujiazu Miaozu Zizhizho? 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 todays world, teaching English has become a main stream job, no longer limited to native speakers. Everywhere you go, you will find nationals from various countries teaching English with sometimes rather strong accents. What are their motivations and why would schools chose non-natives to teach English in the first place? While travelling...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Haifu 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. Learning grammar A lot of students struggle with learning grammar. While this struggle is individual and differs from student to student, the difficulty all students face with this can, on the whole, be boiled down to this: They don’t understand how their own language works. When acquiring language as a child, we learn by imitation and repetition; very rarely do...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Micun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhengzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I was somewhat hesitant to do the course, how could I learn to teach english in 20 lessons? How could I ever feel confident enough to even think of teaching english? This course has helped me understand that I am capable of planning lessons, which are really important, that there are many things I don't know but I have the resources to find out, and that I have...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Malou 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 complex lesson contained all the information we need how to start, build up and finish confidently any different type of BE course. It is important to have a plan/template ahead of getting into the first lesson and as there is usually a limited amount of time for these special english courses it is impossible to improvise. We were provided many other links and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in WuxixishAn KAifAqu? 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. I have chosen the above topic to write about as I will be basing my opinions on my past experiences of teaching foreign students whilst my family and I were living abroad and also because I am passionate about teaching students of all ages how to read. Reading is one of the greatest skills one can possess. It opens doors to all aspects of life, from giving one...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Fucaolou 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. This course has given me more insight into how much work goes into teaching english as a foreign language. I was reintroduced to terms and aspects of english that as a native speaker, I don?t think about why they are or how to explain them. I?m currently living and teaching english in japan, so my own experiences combined with this course has been a strong reminder...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jiyang 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 have learnt gained a wealth of knowledge and skills including, lesson planning, effective sentence construction for verbal and written communication, effective skills that can be employed in the classroom, student behavior and how to handle it and most significantly how to teach english effectively a TEFL teacher. I have learnt various skills required to teach...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hewang? 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. How can English influence a student's future career? English is the most widely spoken language in the world. Chances are, even if you live in a non-English speaking country that you will run into someone that speaks it or see something written in it (60% of all internet content is written in English). Furthermore, if you travel to any other country around the world...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chezhan 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. The greatest things that I learned from this course are the grammar points. I was great to have clear examples, activities, and concise examples. I was able to use this in my teaching, as well as use some of the activities in my classroom with my students. This gave me time to be reflective with my teaching. I was able to step back and see where I can improve and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wucheng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Luohe 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 specific groups of students you might come to teach in the future. The unit starts with an overview of the different categories of beginner students and advises on how to adapt your teaching to this specific group. The unit explains the difference between teaching individual versus groups and how teaching young learners differs from teaching adults....  [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]