Interesting Stuff About Japan

  In this TEFL review, Laura from Romania talks about how she took the course because she wants to teach English in Japan and was recommended ITTT by a friend. Laura found the course to be great value for money and was happy that she was able to study the course at home in her own time. 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. Every course that I take seems to get harder for me. But it's always good to review the lesson plan before taking the test. This...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Augusta 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: very interesting and learning what are the different reading purposes and skills - it is important to teach how it is important to read a text and understand what it is all about without necessarily knowing the meaning of each individual word. Preexisting concept is also important - not everyone will understand sentence if they don't know the background - I am yet to learn how to invent exercises - not a natural yet but i see how it will become natural by practicing. Quite exciting to get students to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Japan Sayama 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 currently an Au Pair, throughout this unit, I have read a few things that I think might be able to not only help me in my teaching career, but also help establish and bring in some discipline. I feel that with each unit I get more insight as to how to organize a class so that all the student gets treated equally and everyone's able to treat each other with respect. Respect has always been an very important part of a lot of stuff in my life. I am also aware of as they said in the unit,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Yoshkar-Ola Russia 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 5 has a lot of interesting theory about managing classes, and even if some of it is common sense it's always good to get a thorough description and explanation of the various factors and their importance for a good learning environment. Personally I've always appreciated teachers who did a lot of writing on the board when there was stuff we really needed to remember, but of course that was depending on all student ability to copy of the board at high speed.According to this unit, the main...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Yangon (Rangoon) Myanmar 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: To sum up, in unit 2, all the stuff I have learned when I was young. Actually, my grammar is not good so it helps me review all the basic grammar and also makes me realize the important of using grammar. It gives different types of Verb and noun. The explanation of A, AN and THE is very useful for me because before I learned this unit, I was confused about it and now everything clear.This unit covered the use of course books and lesson materials to aid and supplement lessons....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Jingmen 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 didn't like this lesson at all. It explained some stuff but it was boring and dull. And that was not because of the way it was written, not the style, because that was interesting but more because of the topic itself. Well, as indicated on the first page this topic has not many friends and I didn't become one of it either. I am not native English and my English is obviously not perfect but it was sometimes amusing to read about the differences of different tapes of English. The intonations are...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Vitebsk Belarus 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 listed different ways to assess students' English level in different stage. The assessment should not be done only at the beginning of the course to see the current English level of new students, but also should be done throughout the course regularly, so as to see the progress of the learning. However, in my opinion, teachers should use assessment methods other than tests, as this may cause students having pressure on learning a new language. Teachers could hold games or competition to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ashland 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: The unit was about the types of course books and materials used in a classroom. The part about the advantages and disadvantages of course books was very familiar in respect of my childhood English lessons. We used a course book called Chatterbox, which was so much fun and interesting for all the students, and as mentionied in this unit, the coursebook was a three book series, and the student book, or as I remember, it was called the pupil's book, was colourful and very interesting, as opposed to...  [Read more]

  When it comes to manner of articulation, we have six different ways in which our breath is produced in order to make our sounds. We have our plosives, our affricates, fricatives, the nasal sounds, our lateral sound and the approximants. Let's take a look at each individually and see how they differ from one another. First we have our plosive sounds. As the word might indicate we have basically a little explosion of sound with our breath. The plosive sounds are made through a three-step process. First there's a closure somewhere in the vocal tract. Second there's a buildup of air and finally there's a sudden release of that air like a little explosion. If we look at some of the sounds that are made this way we might better understand why they are called plosives. Examples are the...  [Read more]

  Teaching English abroad is a great way to travel the world and experience other peoples and cultures. As English teachers it is important that we take the time to learn about the countries we choose to live and work in not only to show respect to our hosts but also to help our students to learn more productively. Understanding the cultural or social reasons behind why people in different countries behave or react in particular ways can help us to prepare better lessons and activities for our students and develop better relationships with our colleagues. Being aware of the subtle social cues that exist in any society can mean the difference between a truly rewarding experience and one that you wish never to repeat. When considering regions such as Latin America it can be tempting...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bulls Gap Tennessee 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 think that this unit could be beneficial for individuals who have never really worked in a classroom setting. Personally, I've worked in many different classrooms in elementary schools for a few years so it felt a little bit like common sense. Students want a teacher that they can relate to, feel comfortable with, and respect. Being positive with students will get you so much further. I think a lot of this stuff needs to be learned in real classroom settings. You can always tell if a teacher...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Yenakiieve Ukraine 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'll admit that I knew some of this stuff already but I never knew why it's there or how to explain it. That was a very informative unit. Now I know how to answer my students instead of saying its just because or this the correct way to say it. Still I need to figure out some of the most simplest ways to explain the information to them without them being confusedIn this unit I learned about Classroom Management. I also learned that if the teacher is confident and relaxed will likely...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Pakistan Daska 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 lesson was a good lesson that contained information that was quite useful. There seems to be a lot of stuff that teachers take for granted. I really like seeing the ESA format being used as each lesson moves forward. I also really like that many ideas and resources are included. I have actually never knowingly used the ESA format in my lessons, especially writing, before. I feel strongly that I will take this forth as I continue my career as a teacher. I wholeheartedly agree that...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Schwerin 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: Unit 19 describes specialize groups and classroom settings a teacher may be hired to teach EFL English. It reviews the do's and don'ts of classroom management from previous Units of the course. Also, it goes over the pros and cons to teaching in multilingual and monolingual classes. Furthermore, it helps to alleviate the fears EFL English teachers may harbor about teaching Business English to professionals.I haven?t used a cassette player in years, and I (at least personally) don?t have...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Suriname Paramaribo 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: Well this is my 5th unit in 3 days and I might begin the 6th this afternoon sometime. Tonnes of good culture not so good culture measures in here, from the arrangement of seating, to eye contact, and then there's TTT vs STT. Really good unit once again and a litany of excellent provisions right across, the board, like not pointing at a student, which may be culturally offensive. Then there's underpinning reasons as to why a student may be problematic, and then how to deal with that student in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Duyun 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 the use of course materials such as a course book vs. teacher-created materials and authentic materials was discussed. Course books have many advantages but they are not always the best solution to tailor a class to the specific needs of the students. On top of this the coursebook might keep a teacher from becoming more creative and spicing up lessons more often by falling into the trap of always relying on the same coursebook syllabus and its preplanned lessons. As someone who...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Alba 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: In this unit we saw how a phonetic system can look really hard in the eyes of the students. Basically the teacher as an example of a foreign speech and basic knowledge of IPA is enough. No doubt very few native speakers can determine which sounds are fricative which are affricate and so on. Nor can they tell where exactly the sound starts in your mouth or in your throat. All this stuff just makes topic unnecessary complicated. Reading texts, and listening songs or watching videos in english is much more...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mexico cuernavaca 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 can confidently say that as a teacher, lesson planning is one of my weaknesses. I'm always unsure of exactly how I want the lesson to go, and I think I need to spend more time reviewing the Engage-Study-Activate models, as I'm still having trouble remembering what activities are elicited from what specific phase. But after seeing the lesson plan example, I have a better idea of how to plan, especially knowing to keep it simple! Especially with older grades, I'm more compelled to try...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Siping 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: Course books and lessons materials are important tools to make the learning process successful although it requires planning and careful examination according to several factors. Being creative is important but authentic material can be used for different levels of students and be adapted. The more familiar a teacher is with the different types of materials the more confident he gets to use them in different contexts.Pretty simple stuff, very similar to the present simple, continuous and...  [Read more]

  Whereas stress is typically concerned with one individual word, intonation is generally concerned with the variation in volume and pitch throughout an entire sentence. Intonation carries the message of a sentence. It's particularly important when questioning or agreeing, disagreeing and confirming statements. It's also very important when expressing emotions and feelings. The normal pattern for intonation is the rise-fall. Few examples would be ?I haven't seen him for a week,? or a simple word as ?okay?. With the falling intonation, we?re indicating that we're finished speaking. Again, ?I haven't seen him for a week? and ?okay?. A few more examples would be ?I'll see you at six then,? or a question of information ?How do you spell rough?? These are straightforward statements that...  [Read more]