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TESOL stands for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Other acronyms are often used within the English teaching world, such as TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language), and ELT (English Language Teaching). However, in terms of teaching English abroad, they are often used interchangeably. Many of the most popular countries for teaching English abroad require teachers to hold a TESOL certification in order to obtain a work visa or work permit. The recognized worldwide standard qualification for teaching English to non-native speakers is known as either a TEFL or TESOL certificate. Providing you are willing to learn and are over the age of 18 years, you are eligible to take one of our courses. All our introductory level courses...  [Read more]

Teaching English in Turkey with A Plus Academy is a great opportunity for once in a lifetime experience on professional as well as personal level. English is being taught throughout the country but few cities remain the centers of it. Istanbul, a fascinating city built on two Continents, divided by the Bosphorus Strait. This is one of the greatest cities in the world where you can see a modern western city combined with a traditional eastern city, it's a melting pot of many civilizations and different people. Also, Istanbul is an international city which attracts business from all over the world. Naturally, that business is conducted in English, making English a desirable language to learn and native English speakers a precious commodity. Besides Istanbul, living and teaching English in...  [Read more]

  Iban is currently living and teaching at an English academy in Pamplona, Spain. In his TEFL review, Iban tells us that he took the 120-hour TEFL course with ITTT. Iban appreciated the support he received from his online tutor throughout the course and the fact that he was able to put what he was learning into practice with his teaching job. Now Iban has finished the 120-hour course he is looking forward to taking the business English course as well the OTP course offered by ITTT. ITTT’s OTP (Observed Teaching Practice) course is a series of modules that allows you to gain practical teaching certification to supplement an online teaching certificate without having to attend a training center. It is an excellent way to boost your CV when applying for teaching jobs. Below you...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Plum 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: There are four basic skills in any language: receptive skills - reading and listening, and productive skills: speaking and writing, all equally important. There are mainly 2 different reasons for reading and listening: for a purpose and for entertainment. How we read and listen: predictive skills, scanning (specific information), general idea (skimming), detained information and deduction from context. Pre-teaching vocabulary should be done only with the words that are essential to understanding,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Stevenson Alabama 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 three details methods and techniques to implement within the classroom. It outlines some of the most common methods of teaching EAL such as Grammar-translation and Task-based learning. It also highlights the importance of using different methodologies to maintain variety and interest. In addition to this, the unit covers the basic structure of a good EAL lesson and its adaptions. Engage, Study and Activate is the basic process, however, this can be altered to a boomerang or patch work structured...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Plum Springs Kentucky 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 really emphasized the various methods of teaching using ESA, Engage, Study, Activate. The various versions of this include patchwork, boomerang and straight arrow. The three versions provides versatility when teaching lessons. They allow the teacher to use her discretion and observations of students to mold the lesson to best suit the class. This unit taught me about various teaching materials which have their unique purposes. Authentic material should be used to give students...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Laurens Iowa 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 discussed lesson planning, and the importance of flexibility and experience when it comes to lesson planning. As a new teacher, it'll likely be difficult at first for me to be able to accurately predict how long activities may take, or what issues may arise during a lesson, so my own flexibility with the lesson plan and the ability to take notes and review for the future will be of great importance. Lesson plans are important so I can know what I plan on teaching, what activities I'll use,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Plum Branch South Carolina 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 most of the methodologies to be refreshing and useful when used interchangeably for lessons, time permitting though, and as I feel that even the adults get bored when lessons are monotonous and predictable, every student needs to have that extra push to motivate their minds, besides praise. Having said that, sometimes it takes a large batch of students a longer time to shift from one activity to another and I worry that, unless the lesson is two hours or so long, the bell might ring...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Partridge 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: This Unit16 looked at Conditionals and Reported speech, which is very important to be taught in the class as part of English grammar. Conditionals can be called ``If clauses``, it's the result of something that might happen in the present or future or might have happened in the past but it didn't happen. This unit clearly explained five main Conditionals including their structures and usages. They are zero conditional, first, second, third and mixed conditional. It also provided some useful teaching...  [Read more]

The certificates gained by completing a training course with ITTT are the only 100% online TEFL/TESOL certificates available that are validated, accredited and credit bearing from an internationally-recognized university. The higher education institute known as the Paris University of International Education is recognized as degree-granting by the Paris Academy. The Rectorate of the Paris Academy is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Education and Youth and Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. The credits earned from PUIE have been transferred successfully to universities all over the world. In the US, credit evaluation services consider PUIE to be in the same bracket as a US regionally-accredited university. Paris University of International Education...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Waynesboro Viriginia 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 used to thinking about the four skill areas; however, it is nice to see them broken down into different parts, and to have more detailed knowledge presented about each part. The terms \"authentic\" and \"non-authentic\" are new to me, but relate to what my previous academy (employer) practiced. We used novels (authentic) for some middle school students, yet condensed texts (non-authentic) for older elementary students. One activity that we used before in the Activate phase was to have...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Kempton Indiana 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: Receptive skills are the two of the four basic skills in English, as known as reading and listening. In this short unit, the ideologies of receptive skills and the varieties of teaching keynote are being explored. Combining the video and the unit text, I have discovered lots of profound content, for example, in the video, the academy Director presented several lessons structure, and explain each detail as the lesson structure progress. in the end of the video, he demonstrated several examples of games...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mexico mexicali 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 discussed the important distinctions with the past tense. Simple past tense is the basic conjugation of verbs to indicate this action happened. Yet, the more nuanced we make the sentence, the more it reveals about that activity. A past continuous form indicates a past progression of the action, this allows us to stress ongoing nature of the action and the actor. Past perfect form allows us to indicate that the action is done, it is a completed action or thought. Lastly,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Cuttack India 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: As I mentioned earlier, at the academy where I am currently employed I primarily teach speaking and writing classes. This unit was particularly helpful to me in terms of being a welcome review for things that I already know as well as giving me insight into things that I did not. I also liked the ideas for each part of \"Engage, Study, and Activate\" and am interested in working them into classroom time.In this unit when it comes to all the tenses break down affirmative and Negative, to my...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Russia Krasnodar 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 applies the different ESA structures covered in the previous chapters and uses them to break down how to teach vocabulary, grammar structure, and language structure. It suggests which ESA structure is recommended for teaching each area and gives examples on activities and discussion ideas for each step of that ESA structure. Coming from the private academy system in Korea, I'm used to just following the steps and guidelines laid out by the books I've used and/or the directors wishes,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Concord 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: In Unit 17 I was happy to see a wide variety of resources provided--thanks! Some of them I have used, yet many are new; I hope to use some of them in the future. I am currently using \"Dave's ESL Cafe\" to search for jobs in South Korea; a long time ago I used to look at the forums on \"Dave's\", but I found that there was a lot of negativity, so I stopped. In my last academy, instead of advanced whiteboards we used monitors that were connected to computers; the monitor (large, wall-mounted)...  [Read more]

ITTT has been operating in the teacher training industry since 1998. We have developed relationships with many leading individuals, institutes and schools in the English education industry and have established a very successful partnership program in 2013. Today, we are working with thousands of affiliates through many channels to strengthen each other’s position on the TEFL and TESOL market. In 2019, we decided to showcase our most trusted partners and their role in the global ESL World on this page. If you are interested in finding out more about our recruitment partners, please visit our TEFL Recruitment Partner page. Below are some of our most renowned partners that are operating very successfully under the ITTT affiliate program. If you are an ITTT partner and want to be named in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Discount TESOL 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: K. Z. – U.K. said: To be honest, I was a little bit nervous starting this course because I knew parts of english grammar would come up; parts that I wasn’t too sure about. However, the way the information documents were presented and written made it simpler and easy to comprehend; therefore, it clarified any doubts I had. I have gained an understanding of english grammar, albeit basic, but I have learnt more in these three weeks than in a long time. It is crazy to think that a native english speaker didn’t...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Combination TESOL 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. – U.S.A. said: Throughout this course, I have really come to appreciate how lucky I am to be a native english speaker and how much I take for granted about some of the many complicated verb tenses, syntaxes, and odd pronunciations involved in using the english language properly. I have become much more aware of my everyday english pronunciation and writing. There were many times where I felt frustrated and confused by my own language, therefore, I think I can use this experience to understand the...  [Read more]

  All of our Online TESOL Courses are accredited by highly respected organizations within the field of English language teaching, including the Paris University of International Education (PUIE). The PUIE is a higher education institute that is recognized by the Paris Academy as a degree-granting organization. In fact, our certificates are the only purely online TESOL certificates out there that are validated, accredited and credit bearing from an internationally-recognized university. All of our online certification courses have been thoroughly vetted by the PUIE and have successfully met all the criteria necessary to achieve full accreditation. If you sign up for an in-class TESOL course with ITTT you get to choose from a wide range of amazing training locations and you will...  [Read more]