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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lǜlin 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. As both an individual tutor and group teacher of High Beginning Conversational English for the ESL division of Literacy New Jersey, I have become familiar with the benefits and drawbacks of volunteer teaching. While the drawbacks can be challenging, the rewards of volunteer teaching far outweigh any drawbacks that I have encountered. Currently, my individual tutoring...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiage 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. The coursebook is a universal book: it does not and cannot take into consideration the specific needs of your learners. It is a one-size-fits-all approach: every single upper-intermediate learner hasn't yet mastered the Present Perfect, right? The lessons are never ready-to-going, you have to redesign the pages so that the lesson is effective. Due to the nature of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yangkou 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. In a globalized world, learning a second language is definitely extremely important, because the language opens a channel of communication with the whole world, and consequently promotes empathy with different cultures, and there is also a consensus among parents that this is fundamental for your children's future. For any learning to be effective, parental support...  [Read more]

'English' Who needs that' I'm never going to England.'-Homer Simpson from The Simpsons Homer Simpson's brief yet brilliant delve into an analysis of the English language might go unrecognized by some, but I feel it succinctly introduces some of the language's most current, hot- debated questions. The first question sounds like a simple one but has in fact recently proven itself a slippery monster. What is English' The dawn of ultra-globalization begs for the answer to this question as more and more people all around the world attempt to understand each other better using the new lingua franca. As mega conglomerates deal and governments negotiate (this just being the most obvious end of the spectrum) we must also ask can there be any room for misunderstanding' But English is English,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in BAxiAntong 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. While it has been estimated that English is spoken in over 50 countries among approximately 375 million people, I am going to answer the question set forth, from my general perspective, as to why I feel English is an important language, globally speaking. World News - watching the News is quite often the daily routine of many people today, especiallly due to...  [Read more]

In the run up to your departure overseas to teach English there will inevitably be plenty of things to organise. You will probably have one or two leaving parties to attend and you might have to clear out your old apartment and office space. Even if you only have to pack a bag in preparation for your trip, you will still need to consider exactly what you will and won’t need to take with you. Although mobile phones now have improved cameras built in, taking a separate, high-quality camera is certainly recommended. Mobile phones are only as good as the battery that runs them and these can be short lived when using the camera extensively. Bear in mind that many of the places you might visit could be lacking in charging points and you do not want your phone to die on you while you visit the...  [Read more]

The following contain the results of my reading in to sources pertaining to the use of games in English classes. Most of my references, as cited in the sources list, were taken (and copied) with permission from Jouchi (Sophia) University. I have also drawn upon the teachings of Ray Ormandy, director of my present school (PLS) who has pioneered EFL methods in Japan for over 30 years, specifically in games for children´s classes. 1. Why play games in the classroom There are many reasons to use games in English classes. Aside from the pure enjoyment of playing games as opposed to drilling or deskwork, games can be used to give spot reviews and reinforcement of specific parts of English (e.g. grammar, vocabulary). Games, especially for young learners, directly influence...  [Read more]

The following contain the results of my reading in to sources pertaining to the use of games in English classes. Most of my references, as cited in the sources list, were taken (and copied) with permission from Jouchi (Sophia) University. I have also drawn upon the teachings of Ray Ormandy, director of my present school (PLS) who has pioneered EFL methods in Japan for over 30 years, specifically in games for children´s classes.1. Why play games in the classroomThere are many reasons to use games in English classes. Aside from the pure enjoyment of playing games as opposed to drilling or deskwork, games can be used to give spot reviews and reinforcement of specific parts of English (e.g. grammar, vocabulary). Games, especially for young learners, directly influence motivation in the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ChengguAn 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. The course has helped me take a more realistic consideration of differences between the TEFL classroom and english classroom environments. It has made me consider the practical insinuations of the language barriers that I will encounter throughout my time in TEFL. This consideration will ensure that I make full use of visual aids and gestures to get my point...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Cheluo Zhen? 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. English is the second most spoken language in the world. English is widely used in mass communication, multinational companies, throughout the internet and in many other ways. For these reasons, many countries have integrated the study of English into their education systems. Therefore, in this generation, English has already and will continue to have a tremendous...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ShAji 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 necessary to take into account many cultural factors for effective teaching: in order to arouse interest in the students each time and to not offend anyone or cause any other negative emotion. If there are people from warring countries or nations in a group, we need to make sure that they get along well or at least are neutral to each other. When the atmosphere...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in KAifAqu Gongyeyuan? 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. Language is a system of communication. A language that interfaces individuals from various nations, particularly on the off chance that they don't communicate in one another's dialects. Presently, what makes a language global? The area of a specific nation everywhere throughout the World and the monetary status. The most clear model is English. The English...  [Read more]

Teaching is the highest form of understanding. (Aristotle) A culture is a grouping within which values, norms, beliefs, patterns of behavior, rituals, customs and traditions are shared. To best serve their students, teachers at any level need to be especially sensitive to differences between their own culture and that of their students. This may begin with a careful look at their own worldview. Unintentional biases should never be promoted and are very easily overlooked, especially by the western mind. Changing family composition, socio-economic status, ethnicity, and religion are all areas teachers need to pay special attention to. There is often an inclination among Americans, especially those who have not lived outside their own culture, to be overly ethnocentric. It is a social...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Ziling 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. In all, English has official or special status in at least 75 countries (with a combined population of two billion people). It is estimated that one out of four people worldwide speak English with some degree of competence." (Penny Silva, "Global English." AskOxford.com, 2009) Having lived in Asia for over 19 years, I have seen changes in the perception of English as...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Weiji 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. Before the mass introduction of technology-enable teaching materials in classrooms in the early 2000s, educators of English had the long and arduous task of handwriting lessons onto OHP sheets; filling up entire blackboards with notes, erasing them, and starting all over again; and lugging heavy audio-visual equipment around. Fortunately, the days of relying solely on...  [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]

  This video breaks down the difference between "among" and "between". The word "between" is used to refer to two or more things that are distinct. A great example would be: "Choose between the red and the green socks". Here, we use "between" as the socks are clearly different and separated. "Among", on the other hand, is used to refer to things that are part of a group or mass, such as in this example: "Choose among all your socks" here we use ?among? because we are talking about all of the socks. Let's take a look at two more examples to make the difference even clearer. "I am walking between Baker Street and 5th Avenue." Here, we are talking about two separate streets and use 'between'. "I am walking among my friends." In this example, we're talking about more than two people...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nugusitai 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 is a rewarding venture whether doing it online or in person. One option that is available to newly certified teachers is to volunteer one’s services within the community. Volunteering serves several purposes and this paper will briefly explore volunteering as a means to get involved with the community, as a means of building up experience, and as a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Banxi Linchang? 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. The importance of having proper course materials should be one of the first things a new teacher should consider when they are preparing to start teaching new or experienced learners, without having picked or created proper course material which is appropriate for the learners, they could become lost, confused, uninterested or bored during lessons. When picking...  [Read more]

Teaching is the highest form of understanding. (Aristotle) A culture is a grouping within which values, norms, beliefs, patterns of behavior, rituals, customs and traditions are shared. To best serve their students, teachers at any level need to be especially sensitive to differences between their own culture and that of their students. This may begin with a careful look at their own worldview. Unintentional biases should never be promoted and are very easily overlooked, especially by the western mind. Changing family composition, socio-economic status, ethnicity, and religion are all areas teachers need to pay special attention to. There is often an inclination among Americans, especially those who have not lived outside their own culture, to be overly ethnocentric. It is a social...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Baoji 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. As life is getting faster and requires more efficient ways of learning both for children and adults teachers are to keep up with the trend. Methods which were used before the introduction of new technology to mass public, though still effective in their own way, do not meet the high demands any more. For decades teaching listening and speaking skills was rather...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in WangjiAping Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhangjiajie 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. Diversity of many cultures and their languages define the beauty and national pride of one country and then any changes and modifications of the language affect its structure. It is commonly said that a language of a country eqeals its identity. Nowadays it seems like everyone is learning English, and it is becoming the world´s most widely spoken language....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ShibantAn 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. Good discipline is one of the key to effective lesson. Not only new teachers meet difficulties to manage students, some veterans in this profession also can face problems. In this summative task I will share my experience how to maintain classroom discipline with young learners. I started to work with young learners (4-7 years old kids) two years ago and it was a...  [Read more]

The 19th century witnessed the onset of the industrial revolution, given rise through a symbiosis with advanced means of conducting intercontinental trade. For the most part, it was British explorers, pioneers and entrepreneurs who were opening the gates to the outside world in search of cheaper and more exotic resources and raw materials. Today, the colonization of these bountiful regions of the globe which formed the British Empire has not only left the imprint of our culture and civilization, but also the English language. Further promoted by the economic and cultural influence of the U.S, post WWII, English has progressively become the most widely recognized international language. In our current, globalized world, the access to recourses such as technology, information, finance and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Banyue 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. The short answer to the question in the title is a resounding Yes. Globalization has accelerated and reshaped not only the way we do business, but it has profoundly changed the way we interact, socialize, play and learn. But this just the tip of our (melting) iceberg. Globalization has connected our seven-plus billion minds together in ways that are sure to radically...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Heting 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. Receptive and Productive Skills Patchwork Abraham Fauré 2 December 2019 Teaching tools used for learners: One bucket with nontoxic learner approved clay. Each bucket of clay will have 5 sticks each stick a different color. Paper plates matching the color of the clay. scissors and crayons. Learner approved audio about a rainbow song. The object is to gain the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gubo Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nanjing 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. Summative Task No. 10 What are the Common Problems for ESL Learners in China Generally in China, ESL students of different age groups and family backgrounds have various difficulties and problems in learning. They can make different mistakes in English pronunciation, grammar, orthography and vocabulary usage. There is a connection between the native language of a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jiuhu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiantao, Tianmen, Qianjiang & S? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Language is a main part of our identities as human beings. It provides us to connect to another person, learn about our root from written and unwritten side in the world. Historically, language has been linked to the culture, customs and beliefs. In addition, people need to get in touch with each other in order to communicate and continue their...  [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 Chashi 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. Communication through complex language is a uniquely human trait that allowed for the development of society and culture in the human species. Over the past several decades, humans have moved into an era of globalized society. Part of “society” is sharing a language; therefore, a globalized society should have a shared a language. While there are still many...  [Read more]