Academy Log

TESOL stands for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Other acronyms are often used within the English teaching world, such as TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language), and ELT (English Language Teaching). However, in terms of teaching English abroad, they are often used interchangeably. Many of the most popular countries for teaching English abroad require teachers to hold a TESOL certification in order to obtain a work visa or work permit. The recognized worldwide standard qualification for teaching English to non-native speakers is known as either a TEFL or TESOL certificate. Providing you are willing to learn and are over the age of 18 years, you are eligible to take one of our courses. All our introductory level courses...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Log Cabin Texas and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit discusses the modal auxiliary verbs, the passive voice, the relative clauses and phrasal verbs. The modal verbs can be used express obligation, possibility, permission, ability and advice, and differ in degree of formality. The passive voice can be used when the performer of an action is not known, not important, or when the speaker doesn't want to say who exactly performs the action. A relative clause a dependent clause that modifies a noun and is often introduced by a relative pronoun such...  [Read more]

Teaching English in Turkey with A Plus Academy is a great opportunity for once in a lifetime experience on professional as well as personal level. English is being taught throughout the country but few cities remain the centers of it. Istanbul, a fascinating city built on two Continents, divided by the Bosphorus Strait. This is one of the greatest cities in the world where you can see a modern western city combined with a traditional eastern city, it's a melting pot of many civilizations and different people. Also, Istanbul is an international city which attracts business from all over the world. Naturally, that business is conducted in English, making English a desirable language to learn and native English speakers a precious commodity. Besides Istanbul, living and teaching English in...  [Read more]

  Iban is currently living and teaching at an English academy in Pamplona, Spain. In his TEFL review, Iban tells us that he took the 120-hour TEFL course with ITTT. Iban appreciated the support he received from his online tutor throughout the course and the fact that he was able to put what he was learning into practice with his teaching job. Now Iban has finished the 120-hour course he is looking forward to taking the business English course as well the OTP course offered by ITTT. ITTT’s OTP (Observed Teaching Practice) course is a series of modules that allows you to gain practical teaching certification to supplement an online teaching certificate without having to attend a training center. It is an excellent way to boost your CV when applying for teaching jobs. Below you...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Laurens Iowa and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit discussed lesson planning, and the importance of flexibility and experience when it comes to lesson planning. As a new teacher, it'll likely be difficult at first for me to be able to accurately predict how long activities may take, or what issues may arise during a lesson, so my own flexibility with the lesson plan and the ability to take notes and review for the future will be of great importance. Lesson plans are important so I can know what I plan on teaching, what activities I'll use,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Brooker Florida and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Unit two was about the methodologies of teaching. No methodology is best and which one is used can depend on individual circumstances as a teacher including your personality and the culture you are teaching in. The Engage, Study and Activate section was particularly helpful for me because it provided a practical way to plan out a lesson plan. All ESA lessons should usually begin with engage and end in the activate stage. The middle can range from a few different studies and activate stages, as long as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Partridge Kansas and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This Unit16 looked at Conditionals and Reported speech, which is very important to be taught in the class as part of English grammar. Conditionals can be called ``If clauses``, it's the result of something that might happen in the present or future or might have happened in the past but it didn't happen. This unit clearly explained five main Conditionals including their structures and usages. They are zero conditional, first, second, third and mixed conditional. It also provided some useful teaching...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ecuador ambato and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This section was a broad overview of basic grammar in the English language. It was helpful to review these principles. Several sections were especially helpful. First, the distinguishing between countable and uncountable nouns. One needs simply to determine if the noun is countable or not, if it is countable in the given context than \"a\" or \"an\" need be used as the article. Second, as a native speaker articles come naturally, it was helpful to review the specific rules given to determine...  [Read more]

The certificates gained by completing a training course with ITTT are the only 100% online TEFL/TESOL certificates available that are validated, accredited and credit bearing from an internationally-recognized university. The higher education institute known as the Paris University of International Education is recognized as degree-granting by the Paris Academy. The Rectorate of the Paris Academy is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Education and Youth and Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. The credits earned from PUIE have been transferred successfully to universities all over the world. In the US, credit evaluation services consider PUIE to be in the same bracket as a US regionally-accredited university. Paris University of International Education...  [Read more]

Classroom based TESOL trainees will be given a course manual for the following areas of the course: Our high quality, unique TESOL course materials are the basis for the input sessions during the course and will provide trainees with valuable reference resources for future teaching. We provide course handbooks and materials, including an A4 folder which should be organized as follows: This course log forms a record of the progress made through the course and should be tidy and professional in appearance. The log will be inspected on a weekly basis and used for moderation purposes. Throughout the course input sessions you will receive numerous handouts and will also take your own notes as well. We suggest dividing the file under the following headings: We highly recommend the following...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Waynesboro Viriginia and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: I am used to thinking about the four skill areas; however, it is nice to see them broken down into different parts, and to have more detailed knowledge presented about each part. The terms \"authentic\" and \"non-authentic\" are new to me, but relate to what my previous academy (employer) practiced. We used novels (authentic) for some middle school students, yet condensed texts (non-authentic) for older elementary students. One activity that we used before in the Activate phase was to have...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Kempton Indiana and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Receptive skills are the two of the four basic skills in English, as known as reading and listening. In this short unit, the ideologies of receptive skills and the varieties of teaching keynote are being explored. Combining the video and the unit text, I have discovered lots of profound content, for example, in the video, the academy Director presented several lessons structure, and explain each detail as the lesson structure progress. in the end of the video, he demonstrated several examples of games...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Balikpapan Indonesia and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: In this unit I learned a lot about how important managing a classroom is and how to use proper eye contact (too much, too little), writing on the board, siting vs standing for the teacher, and using gestures and simple language so everyone understands you. How student seating and grouping helps student learning, motivation and focus. As well as how to properly go about maintaining class discipline.This unit gave me a layout that I will be able to use to plan my future English...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Xingcheng and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Unit 9 was on lesson planning. Lesson planning is very important for new teachers, as they may not have the experience to handle some problems that could come up during the lesson. Lesson planning also helps the lesson have direction, it is a working document that continually evolves, creates a record, and allows the teacher to evaluate and reassess. Lesson plans should include learner objectives, personal aims, problems that are expected to come up, procedure, ESA phase, timing of each part,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Dahlgren Indiana and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Lesson Planning explains how a plan should be written. (formal plan, jot notes, log details into class notebooks, solely up to you). Know to keep the lesson plan simple, do not try to script the lesson, structure it and maintain the structure, write the anticipated time down for each activity, keep it flexible and open to adaptation. Being organized is key for this to work. Including in the lesson plan is a structured plan of what you are doing, you want the students to be able to learn based upon...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Cuttack India and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: As I mentioned earlier, at the academy where I am currently employed I primarily teach speaking and writing classes. This unit was particularly helpful to me in terms of being a welcome review for things that I already know as well as giving me insight into things that I did not. I also liked the ideas for each part of \"Engage, Study, and Activate\" and am interested in working them into classroom time.In this unit when it comes to all the tenses break down affirmative and Negative, to my...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Russia Krasnodar and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit applies the different ESA structures covered in the previous chapters and uses them to break down how to teach vocabulary, grammar structure, and language structure. It suggests which ESA structure is recommended for teaching each area and gives examples on activities and discussion ideas for each step of that ESA structure. Coming from the private academy system in Korea, I'm used to just following the steps and guidelines laid out by the books I've used and/or the directors wishes,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Concord Delaware and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: In Unit 17 I was happy to see a wide variety of resources provided--thanks! Some of them I have used, yet many are new; I hope to use some of them in the future. I am currently using \"Dave's ESL Cafe\" to search for jobs in South Korea; a long time ago I used to look at the forums on \"Dave's\", but I found that there was a lot of negativity, so I stopped. In my last academy, instead of advanced whiteboards we used monitors that were connected to computers; the monitor (large, wall-mounted)...  [Read more]

How does the TESOL course work? How do I get started? Where is the login page? How do I log in to my TESOL course? All of these typically asked questions will be answered in the following video. It will describe how your ITTT TESOL course works from your payment for the online course, through your first login and then all the way through to receiving your final TESOL certificate. The video explains the following procedure for your TESOL course login: Watch the TESOL login video here: http://tefl-videos.com/tutorial/ In terms of equipment you will need to login to the course, you will need a computer, laptop, tablet or iPhone, with an internet connection. You can work online or offline once you have downloaded a unit.  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Belgium Brussels and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Unit 9 concerns lesson planning. Planning a lesson is very important for less experienced teachers as they are not going to have the knowledge to guide a class though a lesson “off the top of their head”. Planning the lesson beforehand provides a reference for the teacher during the lesson and ensures that the teachers is familiar with the material. Lesson plans can serve as a record or log of past classes and can be a useful reference. A critical part of planning is to not only...  [Read more]