How To Teach Adult Learners

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Linkuang 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. If you're a native language speaker, you've likely heard the phrase, “You can't teach an old dog new tricks”. There has been little evidence found to support this claim, but nevertheless, the belief persists. Many adult learners believe that it is too late for them to learn a new language. If you are teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language you may find...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qingfu 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. The process by which children acquire their native language appears to be almost effortless. “By the age of five we have learned a reasonable vocabulary and many of the structural/grammatical rules of our native language.” (ITTT EFYL, Unit 2) This is impressive, as most of us have had no formal training in our native language as children. “As children…we...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shizi 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. In my experience teaching English online, I have used many different kinds of resources from widely-published textbooks to websites for English learning to content specifically developed for a company's clients. I have found that when choosing the type of resources, it is important to consider the learners' skills, objectives, and even how much time they have to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in YangshAn Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Wuxi Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Why troubleshooting is important for teachers Effectively involve students within a class As a teacher myself, I used to ask myself questions after each lesson: was my lesson effective enough for the learners? Is everyone within my class is satisfied and has met the need they had requested? After studying from Tefl lessons myself, the point for me to explain why...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dalubaqu? 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. Although some people might have the privilege to decide who they want to teach out of children, adolescents, and adults, there are some people that do not have that choice when job searching. This means that some people might be able to pick whether the want to teach children, adolescents, or adults. Regardless of the situation, teachers should keep...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in WudantalA Linchang? 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. With age in a student audience comes a complexity of teaching methods, approaches, and learning levels that affect one’s ability to retain knowledge and information within learning the English language. I will distinguish between the factors that have effects on young learners in contrast to adults. Adults are considered students who are eighteen years or...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Miandu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhuzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Teaching is a great art which needs a lot of work and patience from the person who wants to become one. It takes time, hard work and experience to become a valuable teacher. I think that for being a great teacher you have to be gifted with the needed qualities, it is not enough to only study a specific course or to get a specific degree, you have to feel it in your...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huzhai 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. It is a fact that children are very energetic and lighthearted. They act very differently than their counterparts, adults. Adults are mature and well-behaved. Teaching these diverse groups can be a challenge. Children tend to be like sponges and absorb everything they hear or see but what makes children so keen to learn and how are young learners so different from...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xijingzi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Wulanchabu Shi — Ulanqab? 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 the process of globalization is still increasing the English language remains a worldwide net of communication. It is not strange to see people willing to learn the world’s lingua franca. But when it comes to the class teachers face with different age groups of their students. In order to give all the learners equal knowledge, teachers need to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yunhe 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. Learning Modes…Young Learners Versus Adult Learners I chose this as my summative task because this is something I can relate to as I personally debate whether I would prefer to teach children over adults. This essay discusses how age can play a factor in learning English as a second language. There are many studies and theories on the subject of young versus adult...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dayan Gongye Yuanqu? 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. People of all ages around the world wish to learn English, for varying reasons, and many begin this endeavor at different times in their lives. For teachers, it is important to understand that the approach to teaching English is not painted with a broad stroke across all ages of learners. To ensure that you reach your class in the most...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in BaiyanhuA Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Bayannao'er Shi — Bayan Nur? 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 best tool a teacher can have is a lesson plan. Having lesson plans can benefit teachers in many ways. It clarifies the aims and objectives of the course. Sharing and understanding the class’s goal with students also benefits them. Lesson plans also help teachers keep track of time, making sure they are utilizing their classroom time...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Daxing Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Suqian 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 teaching English as a second language to different levels of students for several years. Their age ranges from 5 to 50. I’ve noticed quite a few differences between the learning modes of adults and younger learners, thus teaching methods can vary greatly. Firstly, the expectation of adults and younger learners are quite different. For most of the younger...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Heitutai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Wulanchabu Shi — Ulanqab? 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 it comes to teaching adult learners, it is often easy to assume that they would be motivated learners considering their level of maturity and longer attention span. However, a higher level of maturity and longer attention span does not necessary equate higher and sustained levels of motivation. In fact, for adult learners, there can be various...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nanhuan Liangzhongchang? 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. A ESL teacher will most likely teach a class with young learners and adults at some point in their career. Teaching young learners and adults has its own set of challenges. Some of these challenges will be the learning experience that each possesses, the different ways of learning and how this affects the lesson, and the motivation of the student and how...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ShAgedu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in E'erduosi Shi — Ordos? 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. Role of the teacher. We live in a world where education is vital. It takes a learner and their effort to completely master the English language but the teacher plays an essential role in delivering lessons. In this summative task I will be talking about the role of the teacher. A teacher is a person responsible for sharing knowledge and imparting...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qianji? 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. Savannah Bruch TEFL Course Essay Feb. 6, 2020 Teachers are some of the greatest influencers in the world and have the potential to impact many lives through their jobs, but in order for that to happen they have to be properly equipped and knowledgeable of who they are teaching and how best to do that. In this essay I will share about young learners and adult learners,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liangshi 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. What makes the language learning experience so different for young learners compared to adult learners? How do adults and children acquire a second language differently? What benefits do young learners possess over adults when it comes to acquiring a second language and vice versa? The following essay attempts to provide an answer to these questions but more...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dongkou 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. For the summative task for this course I decided to research the use of songs in the classroom. The use of songs interests me because it seems that this is a good medium to provide some variety in the classroom and develop interest. Songs and music can also be used with all age groups, although of course whereas singalongs may be more appropriate with very young...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jingji KAifAqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Yiyang 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 teaching English as a second language there are many considerations that go beyond simply presenting language and relying on your own expertise as a native speaker. Differences in age and life experience will have profound affects on how students learn and retain information. In this essay I will look at the differences in young and adult learners in how they...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chenyang 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. Among the wide range of English learners, young (child) learners are said to be the most rewarding experience. They have sometimes been called ‘information sponges’, quickly absorbing all kinds of new information and repeating them in their daily language. On the other hand, adult learners may already have an established speech structure based on their native...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yingfengqiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yiyang 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. Mary Kirchdorfer Summative Task: Topic 16 TEFL Nov. 28th 2019 Learning Modes: Young Learners V. Adults This TEFL course covered a huge variety of topics, and it was all useful information for English teachers broadly. It had a nice balance of actual how-to-tasks (i.e. how to make a lesson), as well as guidance and advice dependent on the situation (i.e. how to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xishui Jingji 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. Brittany Leverich ITTT Summative Task Throughout my experiences in classroom settings I have observed and acquired many innovative concepts and methodologies about teaching that will be essential to my future career in teaching English as a foreign language. Amongst the numerous aspects that are crucial to a foreign language teacher’s skill set in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in HAlAhAda 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. When teaching you could find yourself in a range of different classrooms. You could be teaching young learners or adults. As a tefl teacher it is important to adapt to these different situations. This can be done through different activities and learning modes. The lessons need to be structured according to the different learning needs. Young learners and adults...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xizhu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Wuxi Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In recent years, the study of foreign languages has remained one of the most popular areas. Many kindergartens and schools introduce language learning as an indispensable element of the educational program. Thus, we can conclude that the main consumers of English learning are children and adolescents from 5 to 18 years old. Recently, language learning among adults has...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in HubeixianAn Jingji KAifAqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Xianning 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. CHILDREN Rely on others to decide what is important to be learned Accept the information being presented at face value Have little or no experience upon which to draw Little ability to serve as a knowledgeable resource Encourages convergent thinking Use specific concrete thought Subject centred Motivated by external Rewards/reprimands ADULTS Decide...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in HuanghuA Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yichng 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. Especially for an inexperienced teacher, connecting with students may be a source of concern or anxiety. After all, establishing rapport in any setting, personal or professional, is foundational to building productive relationships. Conversely, a lack of rapport can lead to miscommunications, distrust, and a lack of motivation, outcomes which are detrimental and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huadexianchangshun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Wulanchabu Shi — Ulanqab? 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. Fluency in modern languages is an important factor in social and professional integration. There is no age to learn, adult or young child, only the learning method is different. The adults voluntarily and actively take part in the learning process which is linked to their experiences; unlike the children who receive the learning in a rather...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in LangjiAng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huaihua 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. Motivation is integral to the development of any language learner. Disengaged learners do not actively participate in or see the reasoning behind their learning. While external motivation is a prominent factor, teachers need to implement a range of strategies to encourage enthusiastic engagement in classroom activities. In order to provide adequate opportunity for...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huangdun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Suqian 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 worked with children for more than 10 years and with adults for about 5 years. During this time, I have come to realize that often, we think that using games is something meant just for young learners. And, in my experience over the last few years teaching adult learners, games can be used in both cases and students appreciate the variety of activities done...  [Read more]