Personal Teaching Goals

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word categorical. This word is used as an adjective and means explicit and direct. It comes from the Greek word kat?goria meaning ‘statement’. 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. It has been a while since I finished 120-hour TEFL course and I cannot wait to extend my experience. I chose this course particularly as in my opinion it is of a great importance to focus on the youngest ones in the...  [Read more]

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