Become An English Teacher

  The simple answer is no, you do not need to have any knowledge or experience of languages other than English to take a TEFL course or to become an EFL teacher. The ability to speak other languages is not required as the vast majority of TEFL classrooms around the world rely on the communicative approach to English teaching that specifies that English is the only language used in the classroom. In multilingual classrooms where the students could have a dozen or more different first languages, being able to communicate in one or two of them would obviously be of no particular advantage. In monolingual classrooms you may also find that students are more inclined to revert to their mother tongue during the lesson if they are aware that the teacher can understand what is being said....  [Read more]

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  Yuliia from Ukraine had been working as a lawyer before deciding to change careers and become an English teacher. In this TEFL review video, Yuliia tells us that she learnt a great deal of new information about English teaching from her course. She plans to use her certificate to teach English as a foreign language abroad. 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. The usages of each tense can be confusing to work out with constant reference to the unit...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about English TESOL 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: K.B. South Korea said: Classroom managementIn order to teach the students effectively and for students to learn effectively it is important for the teacher to be able to manage the class well. The teacher needs to inspire confidence in the students and must know when to be aggressive and when to make the students feel comfortable in the classroom by leaving them alone. Good teachers need to be flexible and should know when to change his/her role according to the situation or activity without being too aggressive and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lessons TESOL English 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: S. K. – U.S.A. said: This course has especially helped me out in two areas: lesson planning and grammar. Both of those areas of teaching were things that I didn’t take seriously enough while teaching the past three years. For lesson planning, I’d usually rely on my Korean co-teachers to plan the lessons and tell me what I should do. When I had no co-teachers, I’d either follow the textbook or go to class with a half-put together plan and if the plan wasn’t adequate, I would just kill for time. ...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Dingzhou 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: D.P. - Belgium said: This unit on lesson planning gives a very good insight on how a lesson to be planned with important elements like learner objectives, personal aims as teacher, language point, teaching aids to be used, anticipated problems to be faced by both teachers and students, procedure In which lesson to ne carried out, identified phase of the lesson, timing of each phase or activity, highlighting the kind of interaction, class level of students, number of students, the date and time of lesson to be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Brazil Chapeco 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: Thanks to this Unit I was able to learn a lot about many different teaching aids that can be used to make lessons more effective and interesting for students of the English language. Besides traditional equipment like textbooks, worksheets or dictionaries, many electronic devices became an important source for teachers to intensify their lessons. Nowadays, many schools have access to modern technology, therefore a teacher should be capable to involve computers, cameras or even interactive...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Dallas Georgia 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 covered grammar points of modal auxiliary verbs, passive voice, relative clauses and phrasal verbs. I learnt the common uses of auxiliary verbs and how to use them in present/future and past tenses. I learnt that in the passive verb, the object of an active verb becomes the subject and a passive voice is used when the performer of an action is not important or not known. Relative clauses can be categorized into three groups: independent clause, dependent clause and the relative clause...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Tangerang 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: E.B. – Cuba said: As the unit said it is important to change up a lesson and not solely rely on the course book. There is nothing worse for a student then hearing \"now open to page _ and do the activity.\" This repetition becomes boring and it can leave students feeling unmotivated and easily distracted by anything else going on in the classroom to not do the work. Changing up the materials and adding in authentic materials will give a freshness to the lessons and the students will be more engaged with the work....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Valencia Philippines 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: Teachers should Keep track of the phrasal verbs that Have been taught and try to use them natural during uncontrolled practice/conversation. If they're dropped in every now and then, they should become more familiar to the students.Also the object of an active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb.Both sentences basically have the same meaning, but the focus is different.Very instructive visual examples of poor good and bad teaching. It was easy to identify the teacher's...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Cheapest TESOL Schools 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: J.B. - U.S.A. said: Role of the teacherI recently saw a documentary film called Waiting for “Superman.” The film explores the lives of five unforgettable kids to demonstrate the current state of public education in the united states and how it is affecting our children. Having received education from united states’ educational system, myself, this film really shocked me. I would have never known the pitfalls of the American educational system if I had not seen this film. According to the film,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Rongcheng 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 gives an overview of productive skills—speaking and writing—which are used to communicate. I did not realize until recently (though before reading through this unit) that writing was a skill that is often neglected in comparison to other skills mentioned. This can happen because the teacher might not want to use class time for what is considered a quiet activity, so writing becomes assigned for homework, where it may not get completed. Thus, the skill does not...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Company Worldwide TESOL 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: J.P. - Spain said: Role of the Teacher schools are one of the first place where kid’s behavior and future educational success is shape. Teachers are carriers of either positive or negative behavior toward students. The first years of school are so critical because kids learn the base of their educational life. I believe that teachers must love their career in order for them to pass enthusiasm, to assists, and to provide a warm environment to the students. A teacher should have strong charisma and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about College TESOL Teacher 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: J.H. - U.S.A. said: english as a Global LanguageGlobalization has invaded almost every square mile of this planet. Hegemonic cultural norms that were once seen as “Western” have invaded nations at an extremely fast pace. Western cultures, ideologies and ways of life have become crucial for progress and success. It is no wonder why learning english is in such high demand. Markets for english schools have been popping up throughout the world in nations as far as Thailand to Costa Rica, with the need for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jodhpur 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: P.C. - U.S.A. said: This unit teaches about lesson planning. While it is important to ensure that your lessons are flexible, a less experienced teacher would benefit from a more structured approach. This ensures that the lesson goes accounting to its planned time, and that each phase is covered in ample time. It is also good to have something to refer to. A lesson plan also provides a good record of what has been done in the class. A lesson plan can be written in either a formal or informal way. As a teacher...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Samara 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: A.B . – Germany said: In this lesson I became aware that a course book, while having several advantages, have an increasing number of inherent disadvantages that need to be considered. By using the four mentioned tactics of omit, replace, supplement, and adapt, students will not feel like the teacher is becoming complacent or lazy in the administering of the dictation of the course book's agenda. This is important for several reasons, but I will point out two. Firstly, students can become easily bored by the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Linfen China 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 was ,ore interesting as it had the real practical concepts and the things we need to learn.It teaches us how to write the lesson plans and how to execute them.A sample Lesson plan was provided,which gave us a live example of how to prepare our lessons.Over all it has helped me and better equipped me to become a good teacher by inculcating the required skills that are needed to become an ESL teacher. Thank you.Visual aids and equipment are a teachers best friend. They really help...  [Read more]