Travis Bruce

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hualongyan 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. Establishing rapport with students is a crucial part of any successful teacher because it allows teachers to reach their students more effectively and in different ways. Rapport is defined as, "the ability to maintain harmonious relationships based on affinity...is more colloquially thought of as what happens when two people “click”—they connect, interact...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ZhAngshi 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. Topic: 34. Teaching EFL in a Kindergarten Children in a Kindergarten learn best EFL through play “Birds fly, fish swim, and children play.”1 Play is the childrens’ nature and the best way for a permanent learning process. They learn everything by doing and playing, so they also have to be actively involved in the learning process of EFL through play....  [Read more]

There are many great songs in English that can be used to teach certain aspects of grammar, vocabulary, culture and idioms just to name a few possible uses. A teacher needs to be careful of using only old songs, especially if the students are more in tune with modern English music. There will always be classic songs from The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Who and others that can be used. The challenge for the modern teacher is to be aware of the current music and teaching possibilities from new songs. Teaching idioms is one of the easiest topics to find new songs to use. It is hard not to listen to a new pop or rock song and not find some idiom used. For example Bon Jovi's new song 'Who Says You Can't Go Home' uses several idioms including the recycled 'born a rolling stone.' Teaching culture...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Baotou Shi? 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. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| Challenges faced in teaching beginner students Although there are several factors in creating an effective learning environment, classroom management is at the top of this list I chose this title since I did not have self-confidence when I started to work as an English teacher The role of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in YuchuAn 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. This essay is dedicated to the games used in teaching English as a second language. The first part of the essay explains the importance of the games for the students as well as the impact of positive emotions on the learning process. The second part of the work is a list of principles and basic recommendations a teacher should follow to implement a game in the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in MandulA 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. Travis Early ITTT TEFL/TESOL 120 Hour Course Summative Task December 2019 Pressure Valves: How First and Second Language Acquisition Differ The ITTT TEFL course highlights many of the difficulties second language learners experience when trying to build their understanding of English. There are many challenges second language learners must overcome with respect to...  [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 Huai'an Shi? 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. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| We have all met some examples of early career teachers When teaching English as a foreign language, cultural exchange goes hand-in-hand with language acquisition In today’s society it is a lot more common and accessible for people to travel and work internationally Teachers in schools...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Konglong 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. Motivation in the Classroom Motivation is a complex construct that has consumed the field of psychology for the last fifty years (Bruce, 2011; Kanfer, Frese & Johnson, 2017; Locke & Latham, 1990). Motivation can be thought of in terms of drives, both internal and external, that move people to complete a task (Bruce, 2011). People learn to speak English...  [Read more]

The Engage, Study & Activate framework (ESA) (Course Materials, unit 3) is an organizational framework that will create lesson plans that ensures students will “be motivated, be exposed to the language, and have the opportunity to use it.” The elements of the framework are: Engage: arouse the students’ interest and get them involved in the lesson.  Study: focus on the language (or information) and how it is constructed.  Activate: Students are encouraged to use any/all of the language they know (prior and new knowledge) focusing on fluency more than accuracy.   The Information Processing System model (IPS) of human learning (storing and retrieving information) developed by Atkinson and Shiffrin (Abbott, 2007) is one of the most widely used models for...  [Read more]