Teaching English Abroad In Hong Kong

  Hong Kong is a city bursting with life and energy. From the hustle and bustle of the backstreet restaurants to the wheeling and dealing in the soaring skyscrapers, Hong Kong is an eclectic blend of East and West, old and new. Our TESOL course in Hong Kong will give you the chance to experience all this wonderful city has to offer. Hong Kong’s population is predominantly of Chinese descent and Cantonese is widely spoken throughout the city. As you would expect in a city that has long been at the forefront of global financial business, the locals are sophisticated and well educated. English teachers in Hong Kong are held in high regard and the ability to speak English is highly valued by the local population. As such, English teachers can earn a higher salary in Hong Kong than in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Course TESOL Rates 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.W. -Australia said: Problem for learners in Hong KongHong Kong had been the colony of england for one and a half century until she was returned to China on 1/7/1997. Mandarin won over english and has become a massively growing language in Hong Kong since then. Although nowadays there are still loads of Hongkongers who prefer to have english as their second language, the chances for them to be exposed to it are getting less and less as there are lots of problems for english learners in Hong Kong such as...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about Distance 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. Y. - Hong Kong said: Teaching EFL in a Kindergarten in Hong KongTeaching EFL in a Kindergarten in Hong Kong is an exciting opportunity to introduce young learners to english. Firstly, it is important to understand that in Hong Kong, local chinese children usually start nursery school by the age of two years. Even in the pre-kindergarten years, the nursery school curriculum is generally quite structured, and includes bilingual lessons in both english and Putonghua (Mandarin or Cantonese). Outside of the school...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Fee Legit 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: S.N. - Hong Kong said: I have gained a large amount of knowledge on how to structure lessons plans and feel very confident walking into a classroom teaching from a lesson plan. I feel that I have gained so much in terms of the english language, being a native speaker does not mean that you can't learn new things about your language. It surprised me actually how much I have forgotten over the years or that I was never actually taught at school so overall an excellent refresher with some new aspects of learning for...  [Read more]

Pronunciation Problems for Chinese Students of English As a global language, English has been popularly taught as the second language in China for quite a few years. Now there are more Chinese people learning English on various purposes, such as applying for a higher paid job, studying and living abroad, or establishing business with western countries. According to my experience of learning and teaching English, it is harder to master English pronunciation than English grammar for Chinese students. Chinese grammar may appear quite simple compared to that of many highly-inflected Western languages (e.g. Russian, Latin, etc.), or even the low-scale verb conjugations, for instance, of English (e.g. "swim, swam, swum") because of the lack of inflections. Even though there are similarities...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Royalton 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: Receptive and productive skills are equally important in learning a new language. Most of the time all 4 skills will be be incorporately in one lesson due to time limit and balance of students' receptivity. In the context of Hong Kong schools, I realise that the teaching of English usually emphasise more on reading and writing than listening and speaking, resulting in students' decreased performances in these two areas. This might be due to the proportion difference in assessment of the skills, and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Hong Kong Hong Kong 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 information taught in this unit about the different types of course materials, namely authentic and created material, is both useful and helpful to a new teacher like me. I also find the section on Course Book helpful, especially the part on the best use of course books. The samples provided for flash cards, worksheets for study phase activities and role-play scenarios are very interesting and helpful.I learnt that there is a lot more structure to a lesson than there appears to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Hong Kong Hong Kong 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 was given two video examples of a well run class and a poorly run class. The teacher was clearly bringing different attitudes to the class in each video, which had a significant effect on how the class went. The information in the first video was poorly received by students because the teacher did not have good rapport with them and essentially discouraged them from learning. It was just about the complete opposite in the second video as the students and teacher seemed...  [Read more]

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A favored approach for many when seeking English teaching positions abroad is to enroll in a national recruitment program that positions educators in local schools. Numerous countries globally offer reliable programs that recruit teachers even before they depart their homeland. A significant advantage of this pathway is that the employer organizes your visa and work permits, while perks such as free accommodation and flights are frequently provided. Dive into our FAQs below to explore these diverse options. What is the TAPIF Program for teaching English in France?   The TAPIF Program is a popular and convenient way to secure a job teaching English in France. The program is essentially a government recruitment scheme that places native English speaking teachers into...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Official TESOL Language 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: T.L. – U.K. said: As a native english speaker, I rarely think about little grammatical points when I speak, read or write. I don’t recall ever having to pause and think about whether pizza is a countable or uncountable noun, or whether I should use present perfect or past perfect tense. From this course, I realized how difficult the english language is for english learners. In the past, when my friends from different countries asked me why would I say a certain sentence this way and not another way, my...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about English Teaching 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: N.T. - Hong Kong said: As english is my first language, I had a firm grasp of the how-to’s on communicating my point in english. However, I never really knew the underlying grammar and it was nice to learn the basics. I mainly teach special needs children and special needs young adults, so I plan my lessons, but in a different way. Learning to plan lessons through this course was interesting and has improved the way I plan my lessons overall. I plan to tutor when I have time and to use what I learned...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Courses Incheon 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: E.W. – Hong Kong said: The teaching of vocabulary, grammar, and functions of the English language can seem like a daunting task but it can be made easier by following a few simple steps. The first of these is to consider you students. The following question must always be answered: is the subject being taught relevant and appropriate for the students? language level and situation? Once established that the vocabulary or grammar is appropriate for the students, the lesson planning can begin. The lesson?s...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Phoenix 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: S.C. - Hong Kong said: This unit focuses on teaching vocabulary, grammar and functions. In selecting vocabulary for a lesson it needs to be appropriate to the student and the task, frequency and coverage, how often they will use it and teachability. Students need to know, it meaning, use, word grammar, interaction with other words, spelling and pronunciation. Using the ESA for vocabulary keep in mind in the engage part of the lesson you want to use, pictures, discussion, or mimes, get the students engaged. In the...  [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]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Gold Coast Tweed 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: D. S. - Hong Kong said: For this unit there were two videos that displayed examples of effective versus ineffective teaching of English as a foreign language in a classroom setting. Both of the videos had the same teacher with the same set of students present. Each video also tackled the same topic of modal auxiliary verbs by using animals to help shape the lesson. In the first video the ineffective method was used. The teacher did not have a warm and welcoming attitude which left the students unwilling to...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hong Kong 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.C.- France said: I believe that a key feature of effective teaching is a mixture of course books and materials that cater to the needs of the students. With that said, materials created by the teacher are always more welcoming to students than textbooks. In order to enhance the learning experience, teachers include a variety of authentic and created materials in the lesson. Authentic materials are real and should be selected carefully depending on the level of the students while created materials are usually...  [Read more]