Tesol Quarterly Special Issue

  One of the benefits of being an ITTT TESOL course graduate is the option of issuing a high-quality certificate of completion to any student who completes a set number of English language lessons with you. When issuing a certificate you can enter the name of the student, their language level, and the number of study hours they completed. Their certificate will also have a unique identification number and a box where you can enter your own ITTT certification number. Thanks to these features, all your students and anyone who has an interest in their language ability will know they were taught by a fully qualified ITTT teacher. This option is a particularly good way to stand out from the crowd if you are teaching in an area where the competition for students is high. Another...  [Read more]

At ITTT, we have a range of special offers when signing up for our courses. Purchase an online TESOL course before the end of the month and receive an additional free course in teaching business English, teaching English to young learners, or teaching English online. Certificate included. Purchase an in-class course or combined course before the end of the month and receive an additional free course in teaching business English, teaching English to young learners, teaching English online, or an advanced Diploma in TESOL. Certificate/Diploma included. We are also able to offer special discounted prices for enrolments of multiple students. Please contact [email protected] for further information. Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

  Within the teaching of ESL throughout the world, there is a whole spectrum of the types of groups that you may be involved in. It's worth breaking those types of groups down to have a look at some of the more specific things we need to do when we're teaching those groups - and this is what this video focuses on. 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. This unit focused on receptive skills. Receptive skills includes both reading and listening which...  [Read more]

  This video covers special cases in reported speech that do not follow the typical pattern. This video is specifically aimed at teaching reported speech in an ESL setting. 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. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN SO COMPLEX FOR ME BUT AM FINALLY DONE WITH IT. THE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICES ARE OK. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE PHRASAL VERBS. TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE. I HOPE WITH PRACTICE I GET BETTER. IT HAS BEEN A TOUGH ONE SO FAR...  [Read more]

  There are two issues that need to be stressed when working with the international phonemic alphabet. First is the fact that we are no longer concerned with how a word is traditionally spelled. Additionally we need to stress that we are only concerned with the sounds needed to correctly produce a word. So rather than numerous spellings, which can often be pronounced in different ways, we have one symbol representing one sound. Once we can isolate a sound, rather than juggling various spellings, we can work with our students on how to say that sound. Doing that successfully is related to manner and place of articulation, which will be covered shortly. To get a better understanding of the phonemic alphabet, let's take a look at our chart. In the bottom half of our chart we have our...  [Read more]

  There are some other classroom management issues that we need to consider and they may include issues such as writing on the board, giving students individual attention, the use of teacher talk time, the way in which we should give instructions to our students, the building and maintaining of rapport with our students, and finally the one that perhaps most new teachers particularly spend a lot of time worrying and thinking about, is the issue of classroom discipline. So what we'd like to do is to take each of these in turn and look at some of the major issues surrounding these classroom management issues. 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...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Tanga Tanzania 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: Evaluating students is both an important but also highly ethical issue. It is vital for teacher to understand the goals and different ways of evaluation and how it affects students. Teacher must have clear principals in his/hers evaluation that follow the school guidelines and/or national curriculum. I think this unit highlighted some very important issues regarding evaluation. It also demonstrated different tests / exams that weren't all familiar to me.This Unit was about some common problems...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Osnabruck Germany 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 focused on how to teach different groups of students and how their needs should be catered for. Young learners are a special group and there is an approach followed when conducting such lessons. This unit talks about the teacher's responsibilities when teaching such a class. Another special group is business English, this group has a different ways of teaching it. I learnt of how you shouldn't issue threats to young learners. The ESA teaching style can also be adopted when carrying...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lake Isabella 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: This unit provided useful tips for teaching special groups of students. I learned special techniques for teaching beginners such as asking lots of questions, revising constantly and also the importance of visuals. Another group that was highlighted in this unit was Business English Learners and the different issues that have to be considered when teaching these students. One problem with this group of learners is that they are often tired and as such the material might have to be less...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Philippines santiago City 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 unit discusses special considerations to be made when teaching various types of groups. It gives tips for teaching beginners and highlights the difference between child and adult beginners. There is also a section devoted entirely to advice for the teaching of children. One-on-one tutoring is another special situation covered; specific activities suitable for one-on-one teaching are listed. Finally, there is a discussion on the teaching of business English or English for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL West Minquadale 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: When I was studying Japanese in university I often had personal issues with the lessons geared towards having us speak in class. This was due to confidence issues that came from self-imposed peer intimidation and a fear of making mistakes. As such I had issues with these sort of lessons that took me years to properly rise past. However, because of these experiences I am determined to help my future students avoid similar pitfalls. While there isn't much information given in this chapter on how...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sherwood 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: In Unit 19, I learnt the various special groups that a English language teacher may face when teaching. These include; beginners, individual students, children, business people and monolingual/multilingual classes. The unit identified the various issues, benefits and lesson ideas that a teacher can use and face when teaching these different special groups. In my personal situation, since I am currently teaching children and beginners, I found this unit to be particularly useful. It has allowed me to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Ukraine Kherson 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 lesson planning,it's important functions,basic principles and recommended list of what a lesson plan should include.Learners objectives,personal aims,language point,teaching aid,anticipated problems,procedure,phase,timing,interaction,class level,number of students ,date and time were recommended.A sample lesson plan using all recommendations above was presented.Montioring lessons by way of self evaluation was looked into , a sample form was provided.Lastly special issues...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Senegal Kaolack 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 potential issues that a teacher could face in the classroom when trying to teach. These issues can be based on class size, differences in ability between students, and many other factors. It is important for a teacher to be able to recognize when students may be having difficulties in the class and adjust to best help those students. When dealing with a large class it may be impossible to tailor the lessons to match every students' needs, but the teacher should strive to help as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Institute Inexpensive 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: V.S. - New Zealand said: I have personally gained so much from this course! Thank you, Tania especially, for guiding so patiently, professionally and clearly through those tough grammar units. Thank you for thoroughly explaining important points in a way anyone could understand (good teaching!) and for returning all of my finished units so promptly even when I had to resubmit them. Thank you to the video instructors for the extra review, instruction and clarification that fit so well with each lesson...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Amroha 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: Teching English to a special group is the main focus of this unit and it's quite interesting. Beginners, young learners, Individuals with special needs, Business community etc fall into this group. Teaching ideas, great suggestions on what to do and what not to consider, how to prepare, what to focus on before and during the period, type of activities suitable, homework etc are all contained in this unit.This final unit covered some problems you might encounter during class, for instance if...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Russia Nefteyugansk 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 focuses on teaching receptive skills: reading and listening. It explains how readers and listeners use special skills when reading and listening: these include scanning, skimming, predicting, deducting from the context and understanding detailed information. The unit then moves on to the problems that may be encountered when teaching these skills and how they can be overcome: things to consider when planning a reading or listening lessons are the language that is used (i.e. the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Japan Naha 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: Any teacher willat some point of her career teach special groups and this unit covers this issue and gives teacher tips on how to deal with each group.First the begginer groups who need very simple language and very clear instructions.Second teaching children who need a very interesting and fun class and lots of drilling and activities.Third one to one classes where the teacher needs to build a strong communication with the student and take his phone number.Fourth teaching business groups where you...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Poland Zabrze 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 \"teaching special groups\". Special groups in this case was divided into four types of students. The first group covered was beginners. Beginners can include children and adults, the lesson covers what one needs to know to teach beginners, such as using plenty of visuals. Next is one on one lessons. The unit provided a useful list of appropriate lesson ideas to help teach students one on one. The next group in the lesson is children. The lesson placed an emphasis on how to tackle...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Japan Hitachi 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 special groups of students and the unique issues and requirements for those learners. It discussed teaching beginners and the different categories that even that level can fall into such as absolute beginners, false beginners, beginners who use a different alphabet system etc. The unit talked about teaching children and the ways it can be interesting and fun as well as some of the challenges of engaging children, maintaining their interest and motivation and classroom discipline....  [Read more]