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  When you sign up for your TESOL course with ITTT in Germany you are signing up for a lot more than just beer, sausages and Oktoberfest! Despite being home to over 1,200 breweries and 1,000 kinds of sausage, Germany has much more to offer. Taking your course with ITTT in Germany means you will be studying in a country that was home to some of the world’s top poets, musicians and philosophers such as Goethe, Bach and Nietzsche. Quality of life is high in Germany and German cities made up 3 of the top 10 cities in the Mercer Quality of Living Survey thanks to their top quality public infrastructure, living spaces and variety of leisure activities. Reasonably priced, good quality accommodation is the norm in Germany and the cost of living is particularly low in the former East Germany...  [Read more]

Deep in the heart of Europe, Germany has much to offer the visitor and the prospective resident alike. Germany’s great wealth is clearly visible in its elegant big cities, whilst out of town you can expect to find fairy-tail castles, bucolic villages, and endless forests and mountain peaks. In either rural or urban settings fine wines, and famously excellent beer can be enjoyed along side a wealth of culture and history. The official language is German, with no sub languages in use. English is widely spoken, particularly by younger people. The population of the country is a little over eighty-two million. It is a large country and climates range from the arid steppe to the peaks of the German Alps. When contemplating working in Germany it is useful to remember that unification did not...  [Read more]

ITTT’s TESOL course in Germany is based in the city of Leipzig in the state of Saxony. Leipzig was once an important trading center in Europe and has a long and interesting history dating back to the Holy Roman Empire. Today the city has grown to become an important economic center once again and is also and important cultural hub. Classical music plays a vital role in the life of the city and you can hear world-class musicians play at the Gewandhaus concert hall. The Oper Leipzig is one of the most famous opera houses in Germany and one of the oldest in Europe. Bach worked in Leipzig for several years and his life here is documented at the Bach-Archiv Leipzig. Modern musical tastes are catered for in the clubs of the “Südvorstadt” area and in May each year, Leipzig hosts the...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs MOnchengladbach Germany 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: It is one thing to study these methods, but to see them implemented is a completely different story. I have to commend the teacher in the second video; he did an outstanding job engaging the students, holding their interest, motivating them, and making his instructions clear. This was extremely helpful to see. Most interesting was the effect that the teacher's own personality had on the students. In video one, he intimidated them into silence. In video two, his attitude attracted them...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Germany Bremen 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 about the materials you can use in a classroom and how to properly use a course book. I think it's very important, especially for new teachers to use a course book, because it's an easy way of knowing how much students need to know in a certain amount of time (a year). That way you can divide/plan your lessons easily. I also think it's very important to be creative and come up with other materials that match the needs of students. A course book is a very general book that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Cottbus Germany 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 looked at the most common problem situations and how to deal with them. The unit dealt with first lessons, different levels and how to handle different types of classes and individual students. I especially liked the section about building rapport, because I will be having my first lesson next week! I would like to make use of this last unit reflection to thank ITTT for providing me with a very insightful and fun TEFL course. The course is well structured, relevant and up-to-date....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Germany berlin 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, it's about techniques on teaching vocabulary, presenting and practising language structures, and teaching language functions. I have learned that in teaching vocabulary there are things to consider; similarity to student's own language, similarity to English words already known, appropriacy and spelling and pronunciation. We also need to teach the students what they need to know about a vocabulary item which are; the meaning of the word, how it is used or when it is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Krefeld Germany 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 described ways in which teachers can make their lessons more interesting by utilising various teaching tools aside textbooks. These include white/blackboards, IWB, OHP, Visual and hearing aids, dictionaries and more. It is important for teachers to understand the advantages and disadvantages for each tool and be use the most effective tool for their lessons. In order for the lessons to be stimulating and keep the students engaged, it is essential for teachers to vary the usage of these...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Germany Erfurt 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: From the content in this unit, I have learned that there are many factors that not only go into becoming a good teacher, but understanding what it means to be a good student as well, and what a good teacher looks for in their students in a learning environment. I have learned that there are many different levels of teaching and understanding depending on the age level, and the amount of information that will be absorbed by the learner, depending on how the lesson is being taught to the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Bremen Germany 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 covered the importance of creating a lesson plan and a plan's components. I think this will be interesting to practice considering that a lesson must be both structured and flexible. I think that the detail provided in the section helped me better envision how a lesson is run and where some things can be left off, changed, or added in depending on the students' levels of knowledge and reactions.Grammar is never enough. And you always need to repeat it for us foreigners. Modal...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Germany Kaiserslautern 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 a lot of information about different teaching methodologies, what TEFL courses use now (ESA), and plenty of ideas for each part of the ESA lessons. I had no idea there have been so many different methodologies, so that was incredibly interesting to learn. I also identified the type of language learning that had been used on me in high school and college (with French, and the method was Grammar-Translation). I greatly appreciated the lesson examples given for the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Kaiserslautern Germany 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 covers the fundamentals of lesson planing,it carefully outlines the the methods,the elements and content needed in the development for an effective plan I found that the lesson plan example given made it very clear to grasp the concept with ease.i now feel comfortable in the developing of lesson plans in an effective manner and still allow for flexibility within a lesson should a situation ariseUnit 8 taught the seven most common future tenses. I learned that 'Be going...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Germany Hamburg 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've learnt about conditionals and reported speech in this unit. I've learnt that the zero conditional isused to talk about things that are always true and is constructed using if/when + the present tense, present tense. (Eg. water turns to ice if you freeze it). The first conditional is used for real and possible situations. The second conditional (past simple+would/may/might) is used for unreal/hypothetical situations. The third conditional is used for regrets or excuses and is constructed using...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Germany MOnchengladbach 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: Assessment of the student's ability is necessary at various points throughout the duration of the course. Placement tests are used to determine the level of the student's current ability so that the student can be placed in a class that will match his/her current learning needs and expectations. Diagnostic tests assess for the strengths and weaknesses possessed by each student so that lesson plans can be created that address those identified areas of difficulty and also avoid teaching at a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Germany Hanover 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: Depending on one's own personality and the culture with which one is teaching, there are various methodologies that a teacher is able to use in order to ensure that the students are learning the English language to their full extent. To do so, one must engage the students before exposing them to the subject of study by using many different forms to arouse the student's interest. Then, through a variation of the study and activation processes, the students are able to learn, understand, and apply...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Dresden Germany 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: When looking at the tense system of the English language, there are actually 12 tenses that stem from the three main tenses: past, present, and future. The present tense breaks down into present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous. I feel that the tense system is a well-established process that allows non-English speakers to break down English grammar in an efficient way. By using examples and proper Activate teaching methods, this holds true within the...  [Read more]