Matt Barge

  In the TEFL review, Matt describes how he was living and working as an English teacher in Japan when his employer asked him to get TEFL certified which he did through an online TEFL course with ITTT. Policy changes around the world mean that many countries now require their English teachers to have at least a 120-hour TEFL/TESOL certificate. ITTT's online courses are a great way to gain certification without having to take time off work. 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...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Barre Wisconsin 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 6 covers the four past tenses of the English tense system (past simple, past continuous, past perfect and past perfect continuous). For each tense the form or grammatical structure is explained. The different usages of these tenses are defined and examples are given to facilitate understanding. After that, common mistakes or errors are briefly stated and some activate teaching ideas are suggested. As well as having absorbed the grammatical structure, I was able to familiarize myself with the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Davao Oriental Mati 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 different methods and techniques for teaching language, as well as detailing the 'Engage, Study, Activate' method. This method is the preferred for teaching English as part of the TESOL course, and is based on a number of these methods by Jeremy Harmer. The unit covered each stage of the lesson, emphasising elicitation from students and getting them to discover answers rather than just giving answers. The unit provided ideas for each stage, which would be appropriate for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Mati Davao Oriental 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 the most difficult grammar review for me. In this unit, we learned about the modal auxiliary verbs and the rules for when to use each of them. I found the chart to be very handy and helpful. We also learned about the passive voice and how it differs from the active voice, their forms and usage. There are three relative clauses, the independent, dependent, and relative. The most difficult for me was the phrasal verbs, and how to distinguish between the intransitive,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mati Davao Oriental 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: Future Tenses is by far the most complex out of all the tenses covered this far. Again it is important to master the base form of each tense, and built on that. The complexity of this unit will definitely only apply to advanced user of the language. Giving lessons it will be important to properly Engage the learners as they will very easily loose focus with a intense Study session for this particular module.This was a hard unit. It taught me about all the present tenses, present...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Wiggins Mississippi 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 18 I learned about modal auxiliary verbs, the passive voice, phrasal verbs and relative clauses. Modal auxiliary verbs are can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, etc. They can be used to express obligation, possibility, permission, ability, and advice. Most of the modals can be used for different types of expressions. There are two voices in English: the passive voice and the active voice. The passive voice is used when it's not known, not important, or we don't want to say, who...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Dayton Nevada 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 is about Past tense. For pat simple is use for when the time is given or asked about, the action clearly took place at a definite time even though this time is not mentioned and sometimes the time becomes definite as a result of a question and answer in the present prefect. Past continues is use for interrupted past actions, without a time expression can indicate gradual development that took place in the past, can express an action which began before that time and probably continued after it,...  [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 Merrill 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 found the first video quite comical in that it was so extreme in terms of the many things the teacher did wrong. I was interested in terms for guessing what he said at the beginning to warn them or prepare them for his harsh presentation of material, etc. One of the big things I got out of the second lesson was the transformation in the teacher and then the students when the teacher smiled. And also the use of names and its importance. The teacher also joked with the students to make them...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Cuba guantanamo 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: Most of this unit was straight forward. For laying out a lesson, there was much of it I was familiar with. With the majority of my teaching experience coming from teaching skiing, flexibility, learning objectives, time, procedure and possible problems were ingrained in my teaching style. When teaching 6 1 hour lessons a day you have to have a good idea of planning to survive especially when the students change every time. However, making a more formal plan was not something I was ever considering...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Guantanamo Cuba 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: Modals, phrasal verbs and passive voice, this was a unit that made you think. Phrasal verbs is something a lot of us use in daily language and never think of but to explain them to a student will definitely take some extra special explanation work, but when as they say, ' the penny drops', it will be something they will enjoy using. When you understand the basic rules for modals and passive voice they make sense.To learn this unit, we should have a clear thoughts about tenses especially...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Guantanamo Cuba 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 :Managing Classes How important Eye contact,Gestures and the voice of the teacher. How to discipline the classroom , giving information to the students,Rapport building,writing on the board and the use of Teacher talk time. How important to grouping the students:Whole-class activities,Students workingo n their own ,pairworks and group works For me this thing is most impartant: Students name should be used at the end of the question,not at the start. This keeps everybody in the class...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Czech Republic Olomouc 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 dynamics within the classroom, both between the teacher/students as individuals, between the teacher and the class as a whole, and between the students themselves. Having experienced many different classroom arrangements (horseshoe arrangement or small groups are my favourite), it's good to now be able to understand how that effects the general atmosphere within the classroom. It also shows how important it is to identify how that relates to the goal of the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Olomouc Czech Republic 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: teacher must know when to be firm and when to leave the students alone, eye contact , gesture and teachers voice are ways to help the teacher in manging the class . grouping students has there pron and cons,classroom arrangement should depend on the space available , nationality and student personality.there should be a rapport between the teacher.teacher should know how to respond to the student behavior problemThe unit discussed issues relating to productive skills, speaking and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Czech Republic Olomouc 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 last unit displays more information on the practical side of teaching that the course hasn't been able to include in the other lesson units because it would have taken the attention of the theme of that unit. This unit is therefor called 'Troubleshooting' and give information about how to deal with some of the most common problem situations a Teacher can encounter in his career, like different levels, usage of native language by students, reluctant students, very large classes and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Olomouc Czech Republic 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: Wow. I can see why this is difficult to learn and why teachers must have good knowledge to prevent student confusion and keep them interested and motivated. I also see how focusing on tenses will actually create opportunities for student to use and learn the language. I find I have to work backwards, I know the correct sentence (and recognize the wrong one). I then have to figure out why it is correct/incorrect, based on the rules. I hope it becomes easier with more use and exposure. Again...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lesson TESOL Training 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.L. – Korea said: To summarize a wonderful experience seems inappropriate but taking a look at task 3, I'll get over it. This course was fantastic to say the least and the Ministry of Education here in South Korea should have it be required by all Native english Teachers nationwide. Recently, a major organization that employs thousands of english teachers here started to require a 120 hour Tefl or Tesol certificate so many of us here enrolled in various programs online. My friend took this course and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lesson TESOL Accredited 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: M.G – U.S.A. said: I really enjoy doing this course it was a little long and challenging especially if you have not study english grammar for a while. It was also a good review and it helps me a great deal about teaching ESL to foreign students. My plan of action is to find another job which will be TEFL or TESOL related and once I am hired I will be ready to put TEFL training to work I am really looking forward to teaching ESL to foreign students. Best of all I feel that this course was well...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Granite Falls Minnesota 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 is the unit I was most looking forward to and also worried about. My previous teaching experience with adults always had a predesigned plan to follow, allowing for flexibility and changes as needed. I was pleased to see that the lesson plan allowed for this. I am an organized person and prefer to be prepared but I also like when enthusiasm may take us to a place where the focus may change but learning is still done. In North American in the 1970s, a lot of grade schools were still using...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lee 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: This unit reviewed many different types of teaching equipment that can be used in the classroom. These include white/black boards, interactive whiteboards, overhead projectors, visual aids, worksheets, cassette recorders, CD players, video/DVD players, video cameras, dictionaries, course books, resource books, photocopiers, computers, and online resources. Many of these teaching aids can be useful but they can also become overwhelming if used too much. Also, teachers might be limited to the resources...  [Read more]