Kimberly Wong

Pronunciation instruction is perhaps the most difficult aspect of English teaching. There are no simple answers as to how, when, or how long, it should be taught. However, this article hopes to present a different way of teaching the phonetics of English. My undergraduate work was not in English or even general education, but the performance of music. I learned from experts in the production and education of sound, and I feel the techniques they used may be applied to the instruction of English phonetics. By utilizing techniques used in college level music performance education, it is hoped a teacher may improve the effectiveness of phonetic instruction in their English class.While a student in one of the leading tuba studios in the country, my teachers utilized one underlying philosophy....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Elitu Zhongchuchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Xilinguole Meng — Xilin Gol? 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. Personal Teaching Experience If somebody would have told my younger self that one day, I’d be teaching native level English literature and academic writing skills in China, I’d have had a hard time believing them. While I have a rich resume of varying work experience, my background is in philosophy and media. Teaching English as a second...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in TiAnshAn 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. Abstract: Classroom management consists of the practices and procedures that a teacher uses to maintain an optimum environment in which instruction and learning can occur. Management is the act of managing, supervising, guiding and caring for an organization, program, or project you have been entrusted with. A teacher is entrusted with managing a classroom as a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gucheng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huhehaote Shi — Hohhot? 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. One should note that the simple act of praise is not just about motivating people, it serves many more purposes. In the field of positive psychology things such as appreciation and praise at work or study place are considered highly important. So, if praise is proven to be an important motivating factor, why don’t some teachers use praise enough? I am...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huanggang 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. Lesson planning is vital especially with newly trained teachers. If a teacher is organized and structured so will the students. If lesson planning is done then at any point if another teacher/ substitute needs to stand in/ cover your class then students wont lose valuable time as lesson will just carry on. Planning and timing is vital to assist and ensure that...  [Read more]

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word "belated". This word refers to something that happened later than it should have. A common use of the word is in the following phrase "Happy belated birthday," used by people who wish someone a happy birthday after the actual birthday. Synonyms for belated include late and overdue. 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. So far this section has felt the most intuitive. With general communication being of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shuguang 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. In this unit I could learn more about the importance of reading and listening, if the topic is not of the interest of the student for sure they wont enjoy the lesson and it will become difficult for him to lear something, Is also important to pre teach some difficult vocabulary in order to facilitate the comphrention of the text. In this unit I could learn more...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in GuAnqiao Zhen? 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. I think using games to teach is fantastic, if you are using games in your class for the right reasons that is. Using games in your classroom just to pass the time or even games that aren’t relevant to to the content you are teaching. There are a lot if advantages of using games as well as some disadvantages. There are a lot of games you can use. Just by doing a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dinghu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nanchang 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. Got to apply previous modules work which is good. Putting together a lesson plan is extremely important to help visualize and plan how the lesson should ideally go. Being flexible in the lesson is very important as very often things wont go to plan or will need to change according to the needs and response of the students. Got to apply previous modules work which...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yitang 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 chose the subject ‘Why cultural sensitivity in the classroom is important ‘ , because I feel when teaching English abroad , it is crucial to understand the important sensitivities of different cultures , from different parts of the world . Cultural differences from different countries is also a personal interest of mine . Firstly it is important to understand...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gedian Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Ezhou 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. Discipline is the first thing comes to our mind when we talk about classroom management. A classroom without proper discipline makes it difficult for the teacher to concentrate on teaching. If we go by the words of Harry Wong - an educator, educational speaker and author, "In an effective classroom, students should not only know what they are doing, they should know...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Baiyintaohai Sumu? 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. This is a brief report on the growing importance that English language is having after the benginning of the period of Globalization and personal career consideration of a young teacher. I graduated in 2105 from a Business and Foreign Language University; during my entire study path (from the elementary schools) there was this general feeling that foreign...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in LouzhuAng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Taizhou 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. Asking this question would be the equivalent to starting a World war. There are teachers who find games tedious, time consuming and juvenile. The other side of the coin are teachers who believe that games are an integral and warranted part of teaching. Even animals in nature use games to teach their young. Numerous articles* have been published stating how...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dengta 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. Teacher attitude is a huge part of teaching practices. Ruby Payne wrote, "no significant learning can happen without a significant relationship". In looking at the two lessons the first presents a teacher who is "large and in charge" but does not seem to know his students and their present level of performance. In the second round, Simon the teacher won over the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiaohe 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. Having been an English teacher of high school students in Japan for the past 2 years, I have noticed that motivation in the classroom is as much dependent on the students as it is on me as the teacher. There are three aspects which I have identified and used in my environment to get the student motivated and engaged. The Japanese culture is largely...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yanglinqiao 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. Question: How is game-based learning helpful to EFL students? Topic 57: Games in the classroom Games are a useful tool for teachers of EFL students because they help with motivation, engagement, and graceful failure (Plass 260-261). I will present a successful example of a teacher using games in an adult grammar class from Indonesia. Second, since I plan to teach...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in HuangshA Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Chenzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. As I have stated in the past units I often help my mother teach classes by speaking Chinese to the students and basically being a teachers assistant. however in specific cases she has me teach the class while she watches and gives me some sort of constructive criticism, as she knows that I want to be a teacher in the near future. so I often teach her classes for...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qianjin Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huai'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Educators play an enormous role in contributing to growth and development in the world we live in. Not only do they come as superheroes who stand in front of the classroom but we have them in every learning environment including boardrooms. However, this summative task will dissect ways ESL teachers can build confidence in the classrooms. Psychology Today describes...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Leigongmiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Changde Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Many countries around the world speaks English as their primary language now days, such as the United States, British, Canada, Australia, etc. More and more countries support their people to learn English as their second language. According to multiple research reports, there are over 1.5 billion people who speaks English, that includes both native speakers and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Weixin Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Changde Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. It all start with one big question I ask.” Why do teachers need to learn teaching skills? “ Teaching is an essential part of education. Its special function is to impart knowledge, develop understanding and skills. It is usually associated with the imparting of 3 Rs- reading skills, writing skills, listening skills and writing skills. The teachers play a vital...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liuhao 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. Most teachers prefer teaching small classes, as they provide more opportunities to pay individual attention to each student and are usually easier to manage. However, due to limited resources and other reasons many English language classes around the world have more students than the teacher would prefer. When teaching large classes, especially large classes of young...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wulipai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yongzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Why is learning proper teaching skills important you ask? I'll tell you why! At the moment I am teaching at a training school in Changsha , Hunan , China. I came to China with no previous knowledge of teaching , and really no desire to actually teach or plan any good lessons. After my almost two years of teaching , a lot has changed. I now know how to properly...  [Read more]

"British English vs. American English"- the title itself suggests a battle or a contest where only winning matters. In many ways, this is exactly what it is. It is a silent struggle for domination that is mainly fought in the halls of academia where dictionaries and encyclopaedias are the weapons of war and the generals are professors. Why has this happened? Its human nature to be competitive and ?survival of the fittest? is one of the most well known phrases in the world; regardless as to which continent you are on. When the continents involved are two of the worlds? superpowers, the sayings ?God save the Queen? and ?God bless America? take on a whole new meaning. There are many differences between American English (AmE) and British English (BrE). These include pronunciation, lexis,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiazhen 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. These two videos showed me examples of an efficient and inefficient lesson. The first lesson was held badly as students were confused. A teacher didn't introduce himself and didn't ask students' names so no rapport with learners was established and later on he was pointing with his finger instead of calling out their names. He began the engaging stage though...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Fengtian 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. There many personal qualities that are important that make a great English teacher. The first concept that comes to mind is patience. With anything in life, especially that worth doing, takes a good deal of patience. One day I may be teaching students who are beginners and don't know a thing about English except that they want to learn the language I've been to a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tonghua Shi? 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. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| Teaching receptive skills unit I have found very interesting In unit 11, we learned about the two receptive language skills, listening and reading I learnt about the four basic skills in any language, the receptive skills which are reading and listening and the productive skills are...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huhehaoteruyi KAifAqu Nanqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Huhehaote Shi — Hohhot? 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. Being a teacher is one of the most privileged profession there is in the world, full of great learning experiences and a continuous special motivation. But when you are in a position of teaching you are on a platform for a lot more than just teaching; You actually have the opportunity to help someone´s life change. That implies a lot of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Ma'An Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shiyan 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. “One book, one pen, one child and one teacher can change the world” Teachers influence the lives of students much more significantly than we imagine. A teacher with the right skills inspires and influences entire student lives. They are instruments who can ignite powerful thoughts in students, helping them unleash their true potential. Teaching is an incredibly...  [Read more]

"British English vs. American English"€™- the title itself suggests a battle or a contest where only winning matters. In many ways, this is exactly what it is. It is a silent struggle for domination that is mainly fought in the halls of academia where dictionaries and encyclopaedias are the weapons of war and the generals are professors. Why has this happened' Its human nature to be competitive and ‘survival of the fittest’ is one of the most well known phrases in the world; regardless as to which continent you are on. When the continents involved are two of the worlds’ superpowers, the sayings "€˜God save the Queen"€™ and "€˜God bless America"€™ take on a whole new meaning.There are many differences between American English (AmE) and British English...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tongdaoxianboyang Nongchang? 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. Classroom Management is a method used by many teachers in order to help students be disciplined, organized and most importantly develop an atmosphere that is conducive to learning. It aims to control student's behavior and assist them to be more academically productive. Classroom rules implementation can be of great help to achieve a well-maintained...  [Read more]