Brian Fabian

  In this TESOL review, ITTT graduate Brian shares his experience taking the 120-hour TEFL course with ITTT. After teaching French, he decided to get trained to teach English as well and he enjoyed the course a lot.  [Read more]

  Brian took the 120-hour online TEFL course from ITTT so he could teach English abroad. In this TEFL review he tells us that as well as the many topics covered by the course he appreciated the flexibility that allowed him to complete it at his own pace. 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. This unit focuses on productive teaching skills. Also, I gained great knowledge from this unit about how accuracy and fluency based activities work. It also...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Brian Head Utah 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 reviewed conditionals and reported speech. Conditionals can be very confusing for non-native English speakers. The unit clearly explained the different types of conditions and the situations in which they should be used, with clear examples for each. The teaching ideas were also helpful, as it seems like demonstration and practice would be the best way to try to teach conditionals. Reported speech can also be quite confusing for non-native English speakers, as there are many changes in verb...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Briar Park 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: This unit presented the various rules as to how the different past tenses (past simple, past continuous, past perfect and past perfect continuous) are formed grammatically, their usages and examples of Activate stage teaching ideas for classes. Prior to studying this unit, I could not remember and reflect upon how each tense was grammatically formed. However, I believe now that I have a more sounding knowledge of the past tense and can successfully reiterate my understanding and learning to my...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mount Briar Maryland 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 how a teacher can teach a new language to students, involving the main points of vocabulary, grammatical structure and language functions. By reading each technique about the three points, I was reminded of my own foreign language classes and the different ways that my teachers would engage us as a class, particularly when it came to vocabulary and grammatical structure. Language function seems to be the most difficult for a non-native speaker because of the different inflections...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Point Marion Pennsylvania 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: Teaching methods, ESA and correction were the three main topics of unit 3. I think that this unit has been the most practical thus far in terms of teaching methods. It has offered many practical examples of teaching within the respective Engage, Study and Activate stages. Through this I've learnt how I can create more variety in classes. For students this will be very challenging and exciting. Furthermore, I've learnt a great deal about the different stages (ESA), and also how to prevent this...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Cortland Ohio 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 have learnt to use a lot of the ESA methods to get everyone involved in class. although vocabulary moght seem somewhat difficult, I should help the students to looke at it more from the angle of a game challenge as this would seem more fun than not. Again the regular practice of new vocabulary and language structures familiarizes a student with them. Not being afraid of new vocabulary is a step forward in picking up its use. I have learnt to indulge all students alike in many pair and group activies...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Duncan Michigan 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 find the future tense form extremely confusing, but after this section I am becoming a little more comfortable. This unit introduced me to the idea of going to future which isn't something that I have necessarily learned about specifically before. The examples given of the different forms are set up in a way that I am able to visual multiple examples of the forms which helps me learn their differences. Most of the forms use a combination of will, have and been which causes me confusion, but I am...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Russell New York 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 have learnt from this unit that future tenses have 7 forms and each form has its oen guiding rules and usages. Once this usages and forms have been mastered, it makes for easier assimilation of the future tenses. Using them in sentences while speaking and practicing future tenses enables greater chances of mastery. Also i learnt that students are more likely than not to have errors ot mistakes in passing accross messages using the future tenses but again regular drills and practices of the tense...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Perry 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: Unit 8: In Unit 8, Future Tense was discussed. This verb tense describes an action that has not taken place yet. The most common verb used in this tense is will. There are many different types of future tense forms and this can lead to confusion among English language learners. Future Simple Tense is the easiest of these forms to understand, as the name implies. The tense form is subject + auxiliary will + main verb. An example of this would be as follows; I will eat. A much more complex Future Tense...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Bangladesh Barisal 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: A test or quiz is used to examine someone's knowledge of something to determine what he or she knows or has learned. Testing measures the level of skill or knowledge that has been reached. Evaluation is the process of making judgments based on criteria and evidence. Assessment is the process of documenting knowledge, skills, attitudes and beliefs, usually in measurable terms. The goal of assessment is to make improvements, as opposed to simply being judged. In an educational context, assessment...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Piura Peru 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 particularly enjoyed this unit because it allowed me to visualize an effective and ineffective delivery of the ESA technique. I wondered though, if the Engage phase wasn't a bit lengthy. Even though it was a creative way to elicit the concept of can and can't brin modal auxiliary verbs, I wonder if the same result could have been achieved with less time. Other than that, I clearly saw how a positive, creative and prepared teacher can be effective in teaching ESL students.This unit mainly talks about...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Courses TESOL Prices 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.W. - U.S.A. said: Why complete a TEFL courseTeaching english as a foreign language can be a daunting task, even for a native english speaker who has been educated on the proper use of english from kindergarten through high school and beyond. The decision to teach english to students who have little to no prior knowledge of the language is a big life change. Especially if that choice is accompanied by a move to another country. Completing a TEFL course prior to this commitment is a way to guarantee there are...  [Read more]

Teaching one-to-one Teaching English as a foreign language can be done one of two ways: teaching a group of students or by teaching on a one-to-one basis. It’s estimated that up to 40% of TESOL teaching is done one-to-one, however teachers find it increasingly difficult to find relevant material, advice and assistance on the method. Nicola Meldrum argues that teaching one-to-one “unfortunately is not covered much in ELT discussion” and that ‘It is somehow assumed that teaching English as a foreign language means organizing huge groups of students, while the reality is that one to one is a normal and significant part of our teaching lives”. Teachers are in effect left to their own devices; however this doesn’t stop the concept of teaching one-to-one being an effective and...  [Read more]