Just English

We should start by acknowledging that there are some countries where a degree is required for certain teaching jobs. However, even within these countries there are often opportunities for teachers without a degree. In such situations you would need to be more flexible in terms of the type of job and conditions. As we will see later, undertaking volunteering or internship programs are examples of such flexibility. The main point here is that you can teach in many countries without a degree, provided you do have some other attributes or qualifications that employers are looking for. One of the most important qualifications worldwide for EFL teachers is the TEFL certificate. If you have a certificate of at least 120 hours then you should be able to find a number of jobs available to you. You...  [Read more]

  Yatunde is working as an English teacher and just recently completed our 120-hour online TEFL certification course. She saw immediate improvements in her teaching skills and is now able to effectively teach her adult classes around the globe. 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. A bond must be established on the first day of the class where the students don't each other and so is the teacher. The students should feel welcome specially for the beginner for...  [Read more]

Teaching English for a Specific Purpose (ESP) or Why not just teach'em Shakespeare' TEFL teaching in the classroom has maninly been focused on leaning General English skills with more specific English, needed for a specific profession for example, being taught only as and when it is needed. Some people argue that specific English should be introduced earlier and this will help motivate pupils and also keep the English taught within a professional and cultural environment that is relevant to the people learning it.English for a specific purpose was developed to meet the needs of individual learners and their specific needs, and is designed for specific disciplines. It makes some, but not exclusive use of the underlying methodology and activities of the discipline it serves, namely Teaching...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Caiqiao 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. In contrast to what the majority of teachers believe, managing a classroom is not just a set of activities it is about developing a strong rapport with students. After teaching for a couple of years, I have realized that class management is not about shouting, forcing students to do something or misusing one's authority as a teacher. The teacher must focus on...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Pingyuan Zhen? 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. Most obviously, I have learned the actual grammar and rules behind the various structures I have been using my whole life without a second thought. Even in english classes throughout all levels of school they never went in depth into tenses (other than just basic past, present, and future) or reported speech, and their proper usage was just acquired through...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Taolinpu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xinyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I learned just how much I didn't know about the language I have been speaking my entire life. it's not that I wasn't speaking correctly, I just didn't know why I was saying what I was saying. I knew when something was wrong, just couldn't say why. I gained a new respect for people who are trying to learn a new language. Also, at the same time I am trying to learn a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ZhAngguangmiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xinyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. My first experience at teaching was being an english language assistant in france. Fresh out of college, I was totally unprepared to deal with classroom management/disruptions, creating my own lesson plans and essential grammar questions that students would randomly spring on me. The information that I learned during this course would have been immensely...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jinbin 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. As a teacher, keeping students motivated in the classroom is the most important thing in teaching any subject. A motivated student is a positive student and a positive attitude from everyone in the classroom, including the teacher, can change the entire learning experience and ease quite a bit of tension for everybody. Keeping students motivated can be extremely...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Maqiao 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 a lot. More about the english language then I have learnt as school, particularly in the grammar of english. I have learned not just to say things a certain way, but rather why we say it that way. This is helpful so that I can explain it to others, instead of just saying because. I have also benefited from the ESA structure and others very much. I...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ChengguAn Huizu 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. I have learned so much from this course. To be honest, I just thought it would be an easy, boring course where I wouldn?t be able to learn anything. I have been teaching english in korea for about five years now, and I didn?t think a course like this would help me, as I had the practical experience under my belt. I just wanted the TEFL certificate to earn...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in KAihui Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Changsha 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 questions should be why not, everyone who is a native speaker or just fluent in the language of English and loves to share with other people, this is the perfect opportunity. English is a global language, everyone around the world is connected through this language. Especially, people who are already teaching English in school, they should definitely finish this...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Taishang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tonghua 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. Obviously just to imagine "listening" and "reading" sounds pretty straight forward ! But it has been very interesting to discover in more detail just how our minds work when doing these 2 activities. Globally the difference is the importance of being very concentrated to understand detailed information that we need to know (instructions for example), or the act of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Caiyuanzi 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. For this unit, it is hard to answer some questions just after watched the videos because I can’t remember what happened at exact time of each video. And for the 7th question, is there something wrong with the time or video, because I can’t find any action for the teacher to do a drill, they were just pronouncing ‘don’t have to’ together. For this...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xinshi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiangyang Shi — Xiangfan? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. TEACHING BEGINNERS Teaching English in China is exciting (sometimes) but teaching beginners in China can be a game changer that is if you are up for the challenge. I mean of course if you weigh the options and if you are one of those people who are willing to compromise, learn and grow. Because honestly just like anything else it can be tough in the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shixiang 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. Apart from learning english Grammar (which I found quite challenging), the most interesting and rewarding part of this course has been learning how to put together a comprehensive lesson plan and how to use the tools at hand to your advantage. In terms of using my new knowledge I hope to be super organized and prepared for any eventuality in a classroom...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huajia 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. This units videos were very instructive. Watching the teacher teach leson two demonstrated just how an English lesson should be correctly taught. It was particularly impressive to observe just how much the teachers attitude and demeanor and attitude effects the behavior of the class. It was also helpful to see in the second video the various techniques used by an...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Bahui Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Liaoyang 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 think the most important reason for teaching writing ,of course, is that it is a basic language skill , just as important as speaking . Students need to know how to write letters , how to put written reports together, how to reply to advertisements, how to write using electronic media , they need to know some of the writing's special conventions. Just as they need...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wenping 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. There are millions of English teachers out there and how do we know if they they are teacher material or not. We don’t . Because every single person in this world has their own unique qualities that are lovable by someone. However, there are certain qualities that are needed if you are an English teacher, but they are just my own opinion. Besides you should be...  [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 Changbaishan Baohu Kaifaqu Guanweihui Chixiqu (TeshuxiangZhen)? Are you interested in teaching English in Baishan 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 the importance of how a teacher acts in the class, and how much their attitude can impact a students' learning. Teachers should always be encouraging and positive, and never just assume a lesson is easy for students because it may be very challenging for some. Teachers need to use clear...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhongguan 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. The unit dives in deeper into lesson planning. The worksheet ideas included in this lesson are of great help. The structure provided for lesson planning has great detail. However, timing our activities down to the minute is not a realistic approach. The unit does say be flexible. There are just too many factors in a classroom that will affect the overall...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Changtang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Ji'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. Unit 8: Just like other units dealing with tenses, this one also was quite confusing. It is quite complex and takes a lot of reading over to be able to understand properly. I'm not quite confident yet, but I will have to read this unit as well as all those dealing with tenses few more times, just to get it clear. It is interesting though, learning about the...  [Read more]

  In this episode, Linda takes on the pronunciation of the word "estival". Enjoy the episode! 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. I think this unit is an important unit, because often times when we are learning a language, we don't truly realize how many different dimensions there are. For example, you can't truly learn a language just by studying the vocabulary and grammar, and you can't fully understand it just by learning how to speak it. It is also...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Taoerhe Nongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Baicheng 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. Lesson 1. Lesson one started confusing. I thought that teacher needs to come earlier so he/she can prepare materials and arrange seats. After he entered the room he just said "hello" and jumped into questions. On the second lesson, he wrote his name on the desk, which made me think, that this is their first lesson. But at the end of the second video, when they...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in SijiAzi 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. Parents role in education is so important. Especially for children, parents must help teachers at home if they want fast and good result. I work in early education and I admit, that if not parent’s motivation, just only teachers can not reach success. Kid’s first socialization is their family. They try to copy parent’s habits, try to like what they like,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jilong 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. I started my journey as a TEFL tutor by having classes online. I just tried my luck and applied for some random ad postings on social media. A few days later, I received a call and it turned out to be a phone interview. I got the job soon after that phone call ended and later that day I was introduced to my trainer. Next, I was trained for just one day about the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Laowo 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. The uses for 'if' and 'when' are bountiful. For native speakers we just roll the words off of our tongues in sentences but this helped explained the how and why we do it. Non-native speakers could see using conditionals as words to help their grammar and sentence structure flow. Just like the usage of articles and verb tenses, conditionals not only make the language...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chenqixiwuzhu'er Sumu? 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. When it comes to teaching there are many different methods and materials you can use. I think one of the best,however, is music or introducing songs into the lesson plans. Not only is music great,but it also helps introduction new vocabulary and grammar, pronunciation and speech pattern practice and let's just face it, music is fun and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xinli Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Panjin 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. Reflection on this chapter... Ugh this is the hardest part of the course for me. I am gaining so much information from this course. I am truly enjoying it. I just am not a writer. I am an electrician by trade. I haven't had to write anything longer than a couple of sentences since high school. And that was decades ago. And my fear is I'm going have to write something...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dongwangji 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. Name- Naz Nikpeyma Course task – ITTT summative task No. 109 Date- February 9th, 2020 Is learning English only for students? We live in an age when many of us are adults that have passed the young times on being a student, yet learning never stops as compare to old times when finishing the university and getting a job was end of learning/ student years. In...  [Read more]