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Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences It is true that in life, the road to success is not a clear straight upward path; rather, it is more of an obstacle race. A teacher’s life looks simple from the outside. Why, she just wakes up early, wears her uniform, goes to school, and does what any other teacher does. It looks pretty straightforward, but my personal experience has been anything but. From a teenager unsure of her future to a high school English teacher, my work life so far has been perfectly imperfect. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Pia M. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. 2007: I entered the university with a small blue patch on my tie, signifying my chosen course: Bachelor in Secondary...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yuli Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Rizhao 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. Language acqusition process defined as the human capacity to comprehend and perceive a language also use it for communication. Using the language effectively requires acqusition of its all elements (syntax, phonetix, vocabulary,, etc) as a entire system. Language acquition usually refers to first language acqusition. ‘L1’ is the short form which is used instead of...  [Read more]

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ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in China. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in China, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's China. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TESOL Certification China Shizuishan 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 content covered a lot but was very straightforward and thorough. The descriptions were understandable but not too technical. The content covered a lot but was very straightforward and thorough. The descriptions were understandable...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nanshi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xianyang 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. Learning a second language can feel like stepping into a whole new world compared to the way you learned your first language. When you learn your first language, you take in that language in a very natural and organic way compared to the way you might obtain your second language. The first language you learn is what you hear from infancy as you grow up, as it’s...  [Read more]

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Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Forest Louisiana 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: One of the many challenges facing South African teachers is cultural diversity in the classroom. Many english schools are acquiring students who come from non-english speaking homes, but who expect to be taught english as a first language. In a mixed classroom this can pose a problem, as some children are native english speakers while others never speak english at home and are not exposed to english Literacy. According to the Centre for Applied Linguistics (Hukuta & Pease-Alvarez, 1992) research increasingly...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Portland Oregon. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Portland Oregon, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Portland Oregon. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Miles Crossing 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: One of the many challenges facing South African teachers is cultural diversity in the classroom. Many english schools are acquiring students who come from non-english speaking homes, but who expect to be taught...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Kaiping 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.B. - South Africa said: One of the many challenges facing South African teachers is cultural diversity in the classroom. Many english schools are acquiring students who come from non-english speaking homes, but who expect to be taught english as a first language. In a mixed classroom this can pose a problem, as some children are native english speakers while others never speak english at home and are not exposed to english Literacy. According to the Centre for Applied Linguistics (Hukuta & Pease-Alvarez, 1992) research...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yingli Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Heze 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. Teaching multiple tenses might sound frightening; sometimes a sole tense already can be a challenge but two are even more. However seems difficult for the first time but not as much as you would think. In the following essay I will explain and show some examples. As a matter of fact, in this case we can talk about two main factors: which tenses are we talking about and...  [Read more]

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