English Native Speakers

  Absolutely YES! Large numbers of non-native English speakers complete our TEFL courses each year and go on to have successful careers teaching English either in their home country or further afield. In order to successfully complete the course you will need to demonstrate a high standard of English, but it is certainly not a barrier that will stop you from becoming a fully qualified EFL teacher. In many cases being a non-native English speaker can actually be an advantage in the classroom as you have already been through the same experience that your students are currently facing. This can help to build a good rapport between the students and the teacher as they are often less afraid of making mistakes in this situation. It can also provide the students with a real incentive to...  [Read more]

  These two words are often confused by native and non-native English speakers alike. The key thing to remember is that “accept” is a verb and a synonym of “to receive” as in the example “I accepted all my birthday gifts with gratitude”. “Except” on the other hand is a conjunction and a synonym of “apart from”. For example “When Susan travels she packs everything except the kitchen sink”. Remember, “accept” is a verb meaning “to receive” and “except” is a conjunction meaning “apart from”. 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]

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Home > TEFL Videos > Video FAQ What is the right TEFL course for me? Where can I find a suitable TEFL job? What is it like to teach English abroad? These and many more questions are answered in this video FAQ section.  [Read more]

  In this video, Linda explains the difference between "then" and "than" two words often confused by native and non-native English speakers alike. "Than" is a conjunction used for comparisons, such as here: "Her car is faster than yours". "Then", on the other hand, is an adverb used to situate actions e.g. "I did my homework, then I had a nap?. As you can see, the usages of the two words is very different and cannot be used interchangeably. Keep their differences in mind and you'll not make any mistakes in the future. 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...  [Read more]

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  "Your" and "you're" often get confused, not only by English learners around the world but also by many native English speakers. Let's break it down. "Your" is a possessive adjective that indicates ownership, while "you're" is simply the contraction of "you are". Let's take a look at this example sentence: Your grades are great this semester. In this case, we use 'your' as we use it to indicate ownership. You're the best student in the entire school! This example require us to use 'you're' because it is the short form for 'you are'. Should you not be sure which one to use, think about if you want to express ownership or of you want to say "you are". Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online...  [Read more]

  The three words lightening, lightning and lighting are easily confused by English learners and even native speakers. Let's take a look at the differences. Lightening is the present participle of the verb to lighten describing the action of making something less heavy. A good example would be "I was lightening the load on my horse because it was exhausted." Lightning refers to a streak of static electricity through the sky usually accompanied by thunder, as here "I was struck by lightning while playing golf in a storm." Lighting is the arrangement of light especially in photography. A suitable example for this would be "The photo was dull because the lighting wasn't good enough". Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL...  [Read more]

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Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas I have chosen this topic as I am not a native English speaker myself, and before getting into the course I wasn’t sure if it was a good idea for the debate there is between native vs non-native English teachers, and for future jobs opportunities. I have been looking for a teaching opportunity for a few months and all the adverts say "native speakers only”. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Sandra P. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The native speaker vs non-native speaker argument continues and it seems it will always be. However, non-native English teachers empathize more closely with their EFL students. Because they have been through the process of learning the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhuanmiao 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. There has been a big discussion in the teaching world about differences in English taught by native speakers and English by non-native speakers. Most people express skepticism about the viability of the successful implementation of the language by non natives and have specific concerns, too. It is very understandable, since natives speakers have more advantages...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Whaleys Corners 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: Even according to more conservative estimates, english as a second language is spoken by around 430 million people. At the same time, the number of those who speak it as their mother tongue is around 400 million (Crystal 2003:67). Having turned into the prime language of international communication, english has gained and continues to gain a greater number of "users" compared to the number of those who are its "owners" as L1 speakers. Accordingly, the number of people learning english from "users" rather...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In today’s globalized world the knowledge of English is crucial to be able to communicate on an international level. Large parts of today’s communication take place in English, making it one of the most important languages in the world. Its simplicity in grammar, structure, and vocabulary makes it relatively easy to learn and thus more suitable as a world language than, for example, Chinese. In fact, English is the largest language by the number of speakers, which means that a majority of English speakers are non-native. This places great importance on language education. It must be of high quality and ideally, students should acquire the language as quickly and efficiently as possible. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Sophia...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Boyce Viriginia 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: tefl for non-native english speaking teachers (30) The english language is perhaps the most well-studied and aggressively taught language in the world. It is indeed an international language with global importance that is spoken by far more people as a second language than as a mother tongue (Llurda, 2004). Many studies have been conducted regarding the learning of the english language with the increasing interest in the Teaching of english as a Foreign Language (tefl) by non-native english speaking teachers. There...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Mexico City. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Mexico City, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Mexico City. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Boonton New Mexico 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: tefl for non-native english speaking teachers (30) The english language is perhaps the most well-studied and aggressively taught language in the world. It is indeed an international language with global importance that is spoken by...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Quebec? Are you interested in teaching English in Baie Comeau, Quebec? Check out our opportunities in Baie Comeau, 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! Effects of intelligibility and speaking rates on judgments of non-native speakers' personalities Review/Critique of a Study I've chosen to review ‘Effects of intelligibility and speaking rates on judgments of...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Spring City Pennsylvania 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 “refers to the ability to use the correct stress, rhythm and intonation of a word in a spoken language. A word can be spoken in different ways by various individual, or groups depending on many factors, such as: the area in which they grew up, the area in which they live, if they have a speech or voice disorder, their ethnic group, their social class, or their education” (Wikipedia online 05/30/2012). This paper will examine the common pronunciation problems of Korean speakers. I will...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Alberton Montana 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 “refers to the ability to use the correct stress, rhythm and intonation of a word in a spoken language. A word can be spoken in different ways by various individual, or groups depending on many factors, such as: the area in which they grew up, the area in which they live, if they have a speech or voice disorder, their ethnic group, their social class, or their education” (Wikipedia online 05/30/2012). This paper will examine the common pronunciation problems of Korean speakers. I will examine some...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Jeonju 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: D.S. South Korea said: Pronunciation “refers to the ability to use the correct stress, rhythm and intonation of a word in a spoken language. A word can be spoken in different ways by various individual, or groups depending on many factors, such as: the area in which they grew up, the area in which they live, if they have a speech or voice disorder, their ethnic group, their social class, or their education” (Wikipedia online 05/30/2012). This paper will examine the common pronunciation problems of Korean speakers. I will...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Teaching English pronunciation to students of other languages is always a big deal. English teachers from other countries may think that it is a topic to be skipped or only briefly introduced to students, but it is one of the most important subjects and it should be an integral part of an English course. As a matter of fact, the full understanding of a language and good communication actually depend, to a certain extent, on how correctly words are pronounced. Also, it is not only a matter of pronunciation but intonation. Every language has its own intonation and stress on words, so an English learner could find it difficult to get used to a new way of pronouncing words in another language. This is true for those learners who speak Romance languages...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shuanglong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Ankang 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. "Who is the non native English speaker?"We can give different kinds of definitions for it. Non native English speakers mean that they are studying and speaking English as a child or an adult. Native English speakers are speaking and Learning English as a baby. It means if a person speaks English as a foreign or second language he/she can be introduced as a non...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nanwangdian 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. Nearly a year ago, I joined a TEFL introduction session in Sheffield, UK, a tutor said that they were an increasing number of non-native English speakers applying for a TEFL certification these days. Now the percentage of non-native English speakers are about a half of the whole applicants. While years ago, only a small proportion (about 20%) of non-native English...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Newfoundland and Labrador? Are you interested in teaching English in Rushoon, Newfoundland and Labrador? Check out our opportunities in Rushoon, 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! From the topics available and open for discussion, the one of non native english speaking teachers interests me most, since I am not a native speaker of the english language. When...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in BeiliuZhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jincheng 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. When it comes to language teaching, it is commonly accepted as a fact that a native speaker is the best choice (and even the only choice for some companies). After all, this is a person who grew up speaking and writing the language and has used it continuously in daily life. However, one could go as far as to call this a myth. The language skills that a person...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tanghe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Linyi 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. “Hello, my name is Tanya. I’m 25-years-old. I’m living in China for more than seven years. I have graduated from the university and gained a bachelor degree in English. I’m proficient in the language and countless certificates along with my excellent grades can justify it. Now, I want to work in China as an English teacher. The only tiny aspect is I’m Russian...  [Read more]