The 3 Kings Holiday

  When you sign up for your TESOL course with ITTT in Germany you are signing up for a lot more than just beer, sausages and Oktoberfest! Despite being home to over 1,200 breweries and 1,000 kinds of sausage, Germany has much more to offer. Taking your course with ITTT in Germany means you will be studying in a country that was home to some of the world’s top poets, musicians and philosophers such as Goethe, Bach and Nietzsche. Quality of life is high in Germany and German cities made up 3 of the top 10 cities in the Mercer Quality of Living Survey thanks to their top quality public infrastructure, living spaces and variety of leisure activities. Reasonably priced, good quality accommodation is the norm in Germany and the cost of living is particularly low in the former East Germany...  [Read more]

Should Students Be Allowed to Use Their Native Language in the Classroom When I first began teaching lessons during the TESOL Course I found myself almost automatically saying to the students, “English please,” after all it is an English class. However, I began to question myself about whether or not this was “correct” practice or if the students should in fact use their native language to assist them in the learning process. After doing some research I found the TESOL Law Code of Ethics. The Law of Ethics provided many vague and open-ended ideas. It suggested things along the lines of, “The foreign language teacher shall direct her whole professional effort to assist the students to develop his/her second language speaking ability.” It also mentions that TESOL teachers are to...  [Read more]