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Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL East Dennis Masachusetts 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 a person who is interested in the South Korean culture as well as an english teacher in South Korea, I have noticed several problems that Korean students often face while studying english. The first problem deals with the “R” and “L” sound. The second issue highlights the pronunciation of the “SI” versus “SHI” sound. Finally, I will address the overall issues Korean speakers have as a whole when learning english. Native Korean speakers often confuse the “R” and “L” sound in the...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in New York City. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in New York City, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's New York City. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Manchester New York 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: 10. Challenges for Korean Learners of english There are many challenges that face anyone who is attempting to learn a new language, and a unique set of challenges that corresponds to each combination of first and second...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Ann Arbor Michigan. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Ann Arbor Michigan, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Ann Arbor Michigan. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Powers 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: 10. Challenges for Korean Learners of english There are many challenges that face anyone who is attempting to learn a new language, and a unique set of challenges that corresponds to each combination of first and...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Leland Grove Illinois 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: South Korea is a country where has an enormous population wanting to learn english. The Korean government has recently calculated that people in Korea spend 15 trillion won(their currency) on learning english every year. It is certainly a big market for english teaching and thus, we, as an efl teacher, have a very good chance of going to Korea teaching them english. Therefore, it would be worthwhile to pre-study about Korean learners. In this article, I am going to focus on a few major problems facing learners...  [Read more]

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Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Woodbine Georgia 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 was introduced to this course via my father. At first, I had my doubts about this course. It's difficult to motivate yourself to learn without a teacher or classmates. I also had a time limit much shorter than what this course offers so time was against me as well. But having an online tutor was an efficient way to replace having a classroom teacher or doing awkward video chats. More than anything, this course was a package of great ideas that I will use to enrich my teaching experiences. It had heaps of...  [Read more]

Federico Riva Destinations TEFL Information Hi and welcome to another live session from ITTT. My name is Linda and I'm here today to talk about teaching English in South Korea. Let me just show you today's topic so that everybody who's joining knows what's happening today. Today we're talking about teaching English in South Korea and I'm so excited about this topic and it's actually been a super requested topic every time I do a live session. I've been living in Korea for almost six years and I have been teaching a few different classes. I have done summer camps and winter camps and teaching kids and teaching adults, teaching business English, teaching conversation, teaching full-time at a kindergarten and elementary school with afternoon programs and stuff like that. So I hope that...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Liberty North 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: Choosing to focus on discipline in the classroom stems from my personal experiences, perception of what will be important to gain familiarity with in my tefl career, and the specific need of teaching young learners. The research into this subject ought to provide solid insight into how to maintain order in the classroom, without taking away from the joyful nature or ‘fun factor' of the class. In my short experience as an efl teacher, children have very short attention spans. Here in South Korea, they spend...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Leiya Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Weinan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I have had the opportunity to study several foreign languages, some in a formal setting, some self-taught. Through my personal experiences learning other languages I have developed some insights into language learning. I would like to describe some of my experiences, and some of my thoughts on what I have learned from them, and from this course. My first experience in...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Liupanshui 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.B. - South Korea said: Eleven months ago these seemingly unabashed and illogical comments were befuddling to me. They came from a range of low level to high level (or not so high level as the Korean teachers liked to joke) students. Where did these students get this language I often thought and who taught them to think or even communication like that in english! Terrified is the only emotion I could use to describe my sentiments every day I stepped into my monolingual class of students in the beginning. It wasn’t until I...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences I have had the opportunity to study several foreign languages, some in a formal setting, some self-taught. Through my personal experiences learning other languages, I have developed some insights into language learning. I would like to describe some of my experienc| ITTT | TEFL Bloges, and some of my thoughts on what I have learned from them, and from this course. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Kim T. My first experience in language learning began at age fourteen with French; by the time I graduated high school I had studied French, German and Spanish as part of my curriculum. The method in use then was ALM, so as a result, I learned language patterns very quickly. However, the only listening materials available were...  [Read more]

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Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Are you interested in taking a TEFL course and teaching English abroad? Here is an alumni report on the best thing our alumni learned from their TEFL/TESOL course. Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas What better way to teach English than with music! Here are some great tips on how to use songs in an ESL classroom for younger beginners! Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences If you are interested in teaching English in Italy, you should be aware of the issues highlighted in this post. This article covers the most common problems students in Italy face when learning English. Linda Dunsmore Budget and Salary Destinations Spain is a popular destination for EFL teachers wanting to teach English in Europe. If you are interested in...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Lake Ozark Missouri 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 both the grammar and the teaching techniques to be incredibly helpful. At the school I currently work at, the Korean teachers have the grammar classes so I never really worried too much about it before. Every once in a while though, a student would ask me why his answer on some test was wrong or a Korean teacher would ask me about something in their book and I'd be at a loss. While I could identify what was right or wrong, I'd be hard-pressed to explain the reason behind it. Having covered some basic...  [Read more]

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Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Broadlands 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: I began this course because I wanted to improve my pay grade in the public school system while teaching in Korea. Since this is not my first time teaching esl, I thought this course would be too easy and redundant from what I had already learned. After completing the tesol, I realized how much I did not know. There are so many different problems that the esl students face, and I learned that I cannot teach Korean students like I was taught back home. I have also learned that it is always important to use ESA when...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Grand Lake Colorado 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 began this course because I wanted to improve my pay grade in the public school system while teaching in Korea. Since this is not my first time teaching esl, I thought this course would be too easy and redundant from what I had already learned. After completing the tesol, I realized how much I did not know. There are so many different problems that the esl students face, and I learned that I cannot teach Korean students like I was taught back home. I have also learned that it is always important to use ESA...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Ontario? Are you interested in teaching English in Kitchener, Ontario? Check out our opportunities in Kitchener, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! I began this course because I wanted to improve my pay grade in the public school system while teaching in Korea. Since this is not my first time teaching esl, I thought this course would be too easy and redundant from...  [Read more]

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ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Phoenix Arizona. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Phoenix Arizona, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Phoenix Arizona. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Mohave Valley Arizona 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 began this course because I wanted to improve my pay grade in the public school system while teaching in Korea. Since this is not my first time teaching esl, I thought this course would be too easy and redundant...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Cultural capital according to French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu is the gathering of knowledge, skills, and cultural traits that a person obtains from their personal, social and educational environment (Bourdieu, 1991, p. 14). The educational system in a Korean society differs from the learning practices in Western society. Asian societies such as South Korea, prioritize a teacher-centered learning style where students are expected to respect teachers and not solicit too much information since communication is often indirect and implicit. This group-focused thinking is a main cultural learning difference from Western teachings where individualism is more emphasized and students can freely interact with the teacher on any concerns they have without it...  [Read more]

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Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Lingbao 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.R. - Korea said: I have been preparing to go to Korea to teach english for quite some time now. The most common question I have heard from people wanting to know about what I will be doing has been, “Do you speak Korean?” When I answer no, the next question is always “How are you going to teach them if you don’t speak their language?” Good question. Having studied a foreign language myself, I know that learning happens most when my own native tongue is not used. That is a good principle, but then what? What does it...  [Read more]

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Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Loco Oklahoma 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 personally learned a lot. It gave me a better idea of what my students are going through at my school and expanded my knowledge into how complicated language forms can be. I am personally taking Korean now as a means to further understand how students feel. I am hoping to use what I learned to better help students within my classroom as I teach them conversational english only. Many mistakes are made, but I just never could really help them understand why this word goes before this word. Now I can better explain...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Ann Arbor Michigan. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Ann Arbor Michigan, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Ann Arbor Michigan. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL North Shade 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: Is it important to build confidence in children? From an early age we celebrate every little step of their development. We cheer and clap their early efforts at finger painting and taking part in the school...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Most of the teachers like to arrange the seating arrangement. The aim is the only one which is to make sure all the students focus and understand what is going on in class. Even no arrangement is perfect but yet it helps. As a teacher in a lower primary in one of the international schools in Indonesia, I do like to arrange my students’ seats. With English as a daily basis language and students are from different Asia countries with mixed language ability, the seating arrangement is one of the keys. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Johanna S. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. For daily, I prefer my students to seat in a group of 3 or 4. It will be mixed between the...  [Read more]

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