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  Would you like to travel overseas to live and work with the local people and experience a new culture? Completing a TEFL/TESOL certification course with ITTT can help you achieve this. In this TEFL review video trainee Stratton highlights the advantages of completing ITTT's four week in-class course in one of our international training centers. 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. In this unit, I re-learned the lesson about past tense. It's good...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hell 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: The video was a wonderful supplement. Since I have taught for 15 years the information was not new. However, points that relate specifically to English Language learners were informative: students need to see your mouth/face, greater emphasis given to students having more talk time. In a regular ed class we want them to talk less! The tests have an unusual amount of NOT and LEAST LIKELY questions. Are you testing my understanding of the material or my reading comprehension and test taking skills. ...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification United States Anaheim 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: Evaluation and testing are the best ways to monitor a student's progress. Equally important are student surveys/progress tests. Becoming aware of weaknesses in the class as a whole helps the teacher to reevaluate sections when it appears the students need review or readdressing of the topic. Teacher surveys also help the teacher to see what improvements she may need to address in her teaching style or delivery. Testing comes in many forms. Placement is a must to determine the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Oshogbo Nigeria 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 course covered the best ways to teach vocabulary, language functions, and grammatical structures. I feel the lesson plan suggestions were the most helpful aspect of this unit. For simple vocabulary lessons a plan of engage, study, activate seems to be the most effective. As the lesson becomes more complicated, a boomerang or patchwork lesson plan typically becomes more effective.Making your students part of the class is a big part of the lessons you teach. Group activities helps the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Vologda 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: This unit discussed the different forms, usages, common mistakes, and activities for past tenses. While this is easy to understand for the native English speaker, the variations and exceptions in the grammar make this difficult for the English learner. Teachers should emphasize lots of listening, speaking practice, and memorization in order to help their students succeed.Evaluating our students before at the start of the course helps us determine their level. Diagnostic Tests help us...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Lowell United States 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 topic we focus on different material;s used to help the student in understanding new language .The teacher has variety in terms of technology projectors,dvds, computers ppt etc.This ebables the student to enjoy the lesson and also helps them to engage freely.It also helps the students to focus in the class lesson and topic.It holds the students attention.A good ESL teacher must be able to recognize these common problems, and work to find solutions. Even a small tweak in our...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Serbia Kragujevac 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 many different teaching aids which can be used to make the lessons interesting, effective and less dependent on books.Unlike earlier days on which teachers have to depend mainly on books and black boards, now there are various options like white board, OHP projectors, CD players, Video cameras etc which will help the teachers as well as the students. Teachers find the teaching process easier with the help of this teaching aids and they can evaluate and correct the students way...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Iran Esfahan 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: Evaluation is an important part of Language studies. Teachers can use a variety of tests and tools to evaluate their students at different times throughout the course. The tests can help teachers gauge various things about their students including their past experience with the language, motivation, abilities, progress, retention and forgetfulness and their proficiency level. Not all tests are offered through the course and the teacher can choose to test formally and informally, as there are benefits...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Saitama Japan 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 treated on lesson plans. Do we have to write or not a lesson plan; It is up to the teacher but inexperience teacher should write a lesson plan. A lesson plan helps the to be organized and keep track of what has been taught. It help him to well organized as to have all the material he needs in hand, it helps him anticipate problems, it help him time his lesson above other things.This unit explains modal, phrasal verbs, and the use of the passive voice in the English Language...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Korea Pohang 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 devoted to arguably the most important topic, especially for less experienced teachers. The main idea of lesson planning is keeping the balance between building a well-structured plan and keeping it flexible. A good plan helps not only in organizing and going through the lesson itself but also helps reflect on it afterwards, analyze its results and find points for improvement. As a way of recording events in class, a plan can provide help for teachers who might have to substitute...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Noida 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: This unit covered the variety of forms and usages for the future tense. Because there is a lot of overlap, the future tenses are difficult to distinguish from one another and that made this particular lesson and test tougher than the others. While there is much overlap, the teacher can help students understand what usage is most appropriate and to help them avoid the most common grammatical errors.In this unit conjugating the verb to be in four main tenses of English language is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Bulgaria Stara Zagora 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 is one of the two major skills in learning language. This skill covers reading and listening. Reading and listening involves much more than eyes and ears but also involves context and preexisting knowledge. When reading or listening, multiple skills are employed to establish meaning. Predictive skills help us predict the content, Scanning helps us find specific info, Skimming allows us to quickly capture the general idea, Detailed information skills let us know every exact...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification almada Portugal 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: Pronunciation is perhaps the most difficult skill to teach, and therefore it is often neglected. Students too find pronunciation difficult. Phonology, the study of the physical properties of sound, such as stress, intonation and rhythm, is used to help with pronunciation. Time spend with pronunciation helps the student learn how to accurately and clearly communicate in English.Teaching equipment, in this lesson it will help you to know what are the things that you are going to use in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Mexico Aguascalientes 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: Ongoing feedback helps students to keep track of how they are doing. Doing tests helps both the student in this way and the teacber as well. As the teacher knows how the students are doing he/she knows if there are parts that need more attention and which things the students know and understand. There are four different types of tests: -placement tests (used to know at what level the student should study, done in advance of the course) -progress tests (to check what the students remember...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Los Teques Venezuela 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: Again, this was a fairly straightforward unit. The distinction between placement tests and diagnostic tests was marginally helpful. I thought that a greater explanation of the differences would have been helpful. It appears that there really isn't a lot of difference between the tests except for intensity, and both could quite easily be used for placement.this unit gives a glimpse of possible issues and how best to address them. also teaches us how best to over come our nerves and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Corvallis Oregon 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 helps answers a lot of questions in regards to teaching students of different ages. You definitely would not approach a younger student with the same material as an older student. Their needs for English is very different. Also, understanding what type of \"beginner\" they are helps in building the lessons they need to grow. Reading about Business English helps a lot. You are hired to help improve their English, not to test their occupation. Teachers need to keep in mind the objective...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Itami Japan 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 have learned about the problems that teacher can face and the ways to aavoid them.I have learned how to establish the rapport between students and teachers and activities we can use,what to do when the level of students are different,how to teach large classes,and the use of native language how the techer should response,what to do when the students have difficulty in listeningThis lesson help me to understand the part of speech and function within sentence. Always have...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Institute Intensive 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.S. - U.S.A. said: Lesson PlanningSince Unit 9 when I was first introduced to Lesson Planning, it made perfect sense to me. A teacher should have a plan of action in place before beginning to teach a given lesson. Personally, I enjoy receiving and providing detailed information. Therefore, I welcomed this idea of planning and felt a level of comfort in knowing, there is a way to teach/execute a lesson that can help to create an environment of learning that is interactive, takes students thoughts and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Venator Oregon 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: Evaluation for both teachers and students are important. Using the diagnostic test, we can do a teacher's evaluation and help teacher to design the next class for students more appropriate. What I have learned from this unit is that there are several types of test that can be held in class for students benefit. They are placement test which is held before the EFL course, progress test to know the learning progress of the students, achievement test that can be held every semester or at the end of a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Brazil sabara 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 discusses the in and outs of lesson plans. There are so many reasons why lesson plans of some type are important. They help the teacher track where the students are in the scope and sequence of the themes of skills. Lesson plans helps teachers to organize their thoughts, and materials. Plans help the teachers focus on the main objectives of the lesson. Lesson plans can also be a great place to reflect on the lesson. How effective was the lesson? Who understood the concepts?...  [Read more]