What Do I Need To Teach English

The majority of people who complete a TEFL certification course will head overseas to live and work in schools and language centers across the world. However, the job hunting process and securing work permits etc can require a range of different documents that varies from one job to the next. To ensure the whole process runs smoothly, you should make sure you have everything you might need as far in advance as possible. Typically, anyone traveling to a foreign country requires a passport that is valid for at least six months. In some situations your passport must be valid for a full year, so the best advice is to ensure your passport has two years or more remaining to allow for an extended teaching contract or further travel once your initial contract is complete. In many cases you will...  [Read more]

People come from all over the world to teach English as a foreign language in Spain, and there are a variety of different visa options depending on your nationality. The following is a brief overview of the current options; however, we recommend that you always conduct your own research to ensure you have the most up-to-date information. As Spain is a member of the European Union, teachers from other EU member states do not need a visa to live and work legally in Spain. However, you will still need to apply for a residency permit and a tax number on arrival in the country. The application process should be straightforward and you can usually expect your employer to help you through it. For non-EU citizens, the most common option is a 90-day tourist visa that is issued on arrival at a...  [Read more]

If you plan on heading to Europe to teach English it is important that you are aware of the regulations regarding visas and work permits in your chosen destination. The visa situation varies from one country to the next and may also depend on your own nationality. Because of this, we recommend that you visit the relevant embassy website to get the most up to date information before you make any final travel plans. As Spain is a member of the European Union, teachers from other EU member states do not need a visa to live and work legally in Spain. However, you will still need to apply for a residency permit and a tax number on arrival in the country. The application process should be straightforward and you can usually expect your employer to help you through it. For non-EU citizens, the...  [Read more]

The combination of a tropical climate, stunning beach filled coastline, exotic flora and fauna, and some of the most pristine rain forest in the region, makes Costa Rica one of the most popular destinations in Latin America for teaching English abroad. The majority of foreign English teachers working in Costa Rica have no more than a tourist visa in their passport. Unlike many other countries, it is technically legal for teachers to work without the need for a work visa. For many nationalities, including Americans, Canadians, and most Western Europeans, tourist visas are issued on arrival in the country. Visas are valid for 90 days and can be renewed by crossing a border to a neighboring country and then simply crossing back to receive a new one. When entering Costa Rica it is worth...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Linhai Nongchang? 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. Are qualities Important? Haven’t we all heard the phrase, “Quality is better than quantity?” I believe most of us have come across this phrase like when someone wants to buy cheaper items at the price of many and they hear this phrase. In my thinking this means, what matters more is how much you can get out of it rather than how many you can get in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yuelai 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. Opportunities to teach English to ESL students has become an extremely popular and accessible career path. With certification programs like TEFL/TESOL, both educators and non-educators alike can now work toward english-language certifications. The prospect of traveling abroad to live and work in new environments is exciting to many; coupled with the fact that a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in MajiAdu 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. The key takeaways from this course for me can be summarized under the following topics: teachers and learners; theories, methods, and techniques; teaching a new language, and teaching special groups. People are all about connection. For a teacher to be able to teach effectively and students to get the most out of a course learning English as a foreign language, is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhoutie 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. Grammar is a basic and essential factor in learning language. So teaching grammar is really important, but more challenge when we teach language for young learners because most of them are reluctant and interruptive. In my opinion, it's so hard to teach grammar for children. As you know, grammar is a unique language system and it helps our language skills more perfect...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ShihuA 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. My top 5 activities with flashcards. Flashcards is an indispensable tool which every teacher needs during the studying process. Regardless of age of the students, it can be used effective equal with young learners or adults. Usually in the ESL classes, the teacher uses flashcards when they need to teach new or review previous vocabulary. It’s also...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Daqiao 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 indeed a global language. It is a lucrative skill to be fluent in English, or even to know enough to “ just get by.” For that reason, there are teachers, classes and schools dedicated simply to teaching English to students for “specific purposes,” thus the acronym. “ESP.” In my country, there are special classes for Spanish, because of the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhongguanyi 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. I can wholly understand what an early career teacher would be going through because I am a recent graduate of a Bachelor of Education degree in Canada. After reflecting on my past teaching experiences, I come to the following conclusion. Early career teachers need two things: an analytical eye and a healthy amount of self-confidence. They are of the utmost...  [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 Yandong 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. Teaching skills is a huge part of teaching along with other knowledges like student psychology, which makes it essential to master for being a good teacher. Although having been a teacher for 10 years, I practice them everyday, yet don’t know how to train new teachers with it. That’s what brought me to choosing this topic. When talking about teaching, there are...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Fuliang Gongye Yuanqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Jingdezhen 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 will be honest I started to feel I am going to be a teacher, whoever wants to be the teacher they must know this unit otherwise you are not going to know what to do in the class. in my opinion, the lesson needs to be organized because you have a specific time and you need to know what you are going to do. you definitely need lesson planning before you...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zonghe Nongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Huangshi 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 opinion I believe that no matter where Business English is taught it is wise to learn as much as possible about the culture of the country the teacher decides to teach in before going to the country of choice. This way it will allow the teacher to avoid any cultural misunderstandings and thus reduce the burden of culture shock. This could be through...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wangluo 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. Before I took this course, I had little training or preparation for teaching english in a monolingual classroom and did not know where to look to find resources. I now have the knowledge I need to be able to start teaching ELLs again and to do so now with confidence. This course has refreshed my knowledge of grammar rules, taught me how to prepare lessons in advance...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huangtudian 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. What type of a TEFL teacher do I want to be? I have learned from Unit 19 Teaching Special Groups there are different types of classes. They are: Teaching Beginners, Teaching Individual Students, Teaching Children, Business English / English for Specific Purposes (ESP), and Monolingual and the Multilingual Class. Many to choose from and I hope during my teacher...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hudong 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. While selecting the subject for this task, I went through different rounds of filtering, listening to my heart strings ergo what inspires me in this job, the heart of it, what MOVES us. My background can explain this more sensitive decision-making approach. For one, and despite studies in English literature and civilisation, I have avoided working in any rigid...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tuanlinpu 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. Summative task #89 When I started this course, I was seeking a TEFL certificate as well as some tips for being a teacher. What I learned along the way is that to be a good teacher, your focus must be on your students. Of course, it is important for a teacher to have a certain set of skills in order to be able to teach, however those skills in themselves will never...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in BiAohu Linchang? 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. A teacher’s personal qualities play a huge role in the success of their students! One of the best things I learned from this course was what makes a good teacher, and what a good teacher needs to be aware of when teaching EFL. Depending on whom you ask or what website you look at, you will get different thoughts and opinions on the qualities an English teacher...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ZhAnggAo 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 a father of two marvelous kids, the theme of “Child development” is very interesting and important for me. I am sure that a role of a parent (and a teacher is a kind of parent for children for the time when they are studying) is not a car driver that gets child to the station of his achievements, but the guide who can give a right direction...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Furongdun 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. This unit is one of the most important and demanding. I realized that a lesson plan is a fundamental part of being a good teacher. If we want to fulfill our duties, we need to have a plan. This plan supposes to fully cover all essential language points. I will think both about myself and my future students while writing a plan. A plan needs to equally meet the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiaoxi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiangxi Tujiazu Miaozu Zizhizho? 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. Problems Facing Students of Different Nationalities The Role of the EFL Teacher in Mitigating the Obstacle of Illiteracy in English Language Learning By: Abigail Meglich There is widespread recognition that the demand for EFL services in developed nations is high. A myriad of EFL/ESL courses have sprung up aiming to train teachers to meet this...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in QishAn 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. In Ukraine we have a saying: “Parents create a body; teacher creates a soul”. I think that everyone in the world would agree that teaching is a tough job, being incredibly rewarding at the same time. Becoming a teacher gives you the opportunity and privilege of making an impact on society. That`s why it is absolutely understandable that it might be a bit...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dayugou 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. I think the most useful thing I have gained is how to plan lessons in order to make them both useful and stimulating. It does take time to prepare for each class and tailor it to the object of the lesson, but I think this will become easier with practice and by planning more than you need, it does mean that you are not stuck for ideas if students work more quickly...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shangli Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Pingxiang 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 have learned that lesson plans are there to help new teachers be prepared for teaching students, but they do not need to rely on the plan wholeheartedly. The lesson plan should be flexible so that it can be altered to the needs of the students, but should still be helpful to the teacher to look back on so they know what was taught. The lesson plan...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Baimangying 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. I have years of teaching experience and during my teaching years I have been working with individual students and with different groups, and would like to speak about the differences between teaching these two groups. When I started my career I did it with teaching one to one students as it was easier and as I didn’t have teaching experience then I decided to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dayandang 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. Motivating Students An essential part of effective teaching is motivating students to learn. Through my experience as a teacher and learner, I have found many times where I personally have lacked motivation to learn. This lack of motivation happened for a variety of reasons. They included general tiredness, lack of interest in the subject, an instructor who was...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Banlamen Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jinzhou 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 was a very exciting unit for me to take part in because I am already employed as an English Composition instructor and I often have several ESL students in my class. Having not been formerly trained in TEFL studies and how to be effective in the classroom, I have sometimes struggled in ensuring my ESL students are getting what they need from my course. This...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Bailang 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. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary a teacher is defined as one who teaches or ones whose occupation is to instruct. A good definition however in today’s society I believe that the teacher’s role has more meaning and is not that simple. And as the years goes by it has continued to grow. Before starting my career as a teacher I highly agreed with the first...  [Read more]