Envisioning Tesol Through A Translanguaging Lens

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in France. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in France, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's France. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Jobs Lens France 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 is about receptive skills This unit is about receptive skills  [Read more]

  When our answers are not correct then, obviously, they need to be corrected but it is quite important that we go through a process of correction that will help students. Quite often they've made a mistake simply because of something like reading the incorrect answer out or misrepresenting what they've actually written down. So, always give the opportunity when a mistake has been made for the student to self-correct first. We can often do this in a nonverbal way to show them that they're not actually correct. We might repeat back what they've said to us in a questioning manner or we may just make a gesture to make sure that they understand that they're not correct. So, we allow for a process of self-correction. It may be that the student has actually got the answer wrong and so we...  [Read more]

  Regardless of which particular business English setting you find yourself teaching in, there is a typical process that is recommended to go through before you start your course. Watch this video for helpful tips and tricks for anyone who is teaching business English classes. 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. By studying this unit, I was able to have a refresher on what exactly is meant by a verb, adverb, and adjective among many other grammar related...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in France. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in France, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's France. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TESOL Jobs Calais France 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 very informative in explaining the differences between the four present tenses. I feel as though I have a better grasp on the appropriate ways to form these tenses This unit was very informative in explaining the differences...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Orlando Florida. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Orlando Florida, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Orlando Florida. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TESOL Jobs Tampa Florida 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 this unit I discovered the benefits of assessing students. There are different types of tests that students should complete throughout their studies. Depending on the situation In this unit I discovered the...  [Read more]

  So what we're going to do is to run through a series of methodologies that were created mainly in the 1900s that adopted the idea that language learning should be much more communicative, much more natural. The first one is called audiolingualism and it's also called the army method because of where it was developed. Basically, psychology, during the 1950s and 60s, was building up new theories about behaviorism. Perhaps the most famous experiments that were done in this particular area were by Pavlov, where he was showing that most animals undergo a stimulus response mechanism and he had a series of famous experiments, where by ringing a bell, he could cause a dog to salivate, that would be his response, in the expectation of getting some food. This behaviorist idea of stimulus...  [Read more]

  Just to finish off this particular section on lesson planning, we're going to go through a couple of procedures that should take place during the study phase periods, particularly when we're doing the activities. It is quite important that before we actually go into a study activity that we go through a process of showing how that activity is going to work and one acronym that is often used for this is D-E-GO. The D part of this stands for a demonstration of the activity. Now, it's very important that you don't try to explain how the activity is going to work but rather you actually demonstrate the process. An example of the demonstration of the process of the activity could be something as simple as taking the first question and using it and writing it on the board. This will...  [Read more]

  The next example of a game that we can adapt very easily for classroom use is the game of Jeopardy and in this particular game, what we can do is to have a set of levels for our questions, I'd say one through five, where one is going to be the easiest example and five is going to be the most difficult and then, in each of these sets of boxes, we can have various grammar points, such as tenses, perhaps modals, vocabulary and maybe even conditionals. So what the students can do is they can pick a particular topic first of all and within that topic, they can pick the level of the question that they want and then we can have a set of cards that have been created to fit into these slots and we can ask them that question at that level. So, a very simple adaptation of the game jeopardy...  [Read more]

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 Lake Havasu City 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: Although I am a native speaker in english I was surprised at how much I have learned with this course. I found the course very thorough methodical and well planned out. Many elements of english are either not...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Centerville Iowa 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 use of songs in the esl classroom can be a fun and innovative way of covering a range of english language topics. Songs can be used for vocabulary, grammar, dictation, pronunciation, phonetics, speaking, writing, listening, integrative skills, and many other esl points. Songs can also expose foreign children to Western culture. For instance, pop music gives the learner a taste of what is trendy at the moment. Meanwhile, the lyrics to classic rock songs can give a sense of history and the attitude of the country...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jinya Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dazhou 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 really enjoyed this unit because I got to see many familiar researcher names from my time researching psychology in university. Re-visiting Piaget's developmental theories was interesting now that I viewed it through the lens of an instructor and thought about how to apply that knowledge to teaching developing children. The proposed methods for teaching were very...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their ideas on the usage of new technologies in the classroom. Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate explains how we can observe English language derivatives through the lens of the American Football concept. Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their thoughts on the division of the English language. Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their thoughts on how to apply correction techniques. Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their thoughts on teaching Mandarin Chinese native-speakers. Elizaveta...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their thoughts on using different methodologies in the teaching practice. Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their opinion on teaching beginner students. Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate compares learning with politics and explains the similarities of these two areas in terms of motivation. Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their ideas on the usage of new technologies in the classroom. Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate explains how we can observe English language derivatives through the lens of the...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in France. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in France, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's France. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL certification France Lens 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: english classes can cater to a range of special groups english classes can cater to a range of special groups  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in France. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in France, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's France. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Certification Lens France 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 the tenses used when referring to the future. For me This unit covered the tenses used when referring to the future. For me  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences One of the most crucial roles of the teacher is to improve students’ performance. In daily lessons, teachers are engaged in different classroom scenarios, performed teaching duties, and rendered extra effort to help maximize students’ learning. Another thing that adds to this noble task is the diverse roles of the teacher he/she has to play. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Glen Mar L. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. With this, I thought of three basic roles that teachers need to portray in the 21st century. This Engager-Servicer-Activator (ESA) teacher roles serve as an important reminder for the teacher to this professional commitment as these roles are...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The study of language acquisition has long been a topic of interest to both psychologists and linguists alike. The manner wherein we acquire language is broken into two categories, depending on the developmental stage of the student being thought. First language acquisition refers to how children learn their native language. Second language acquisition refers to the learning of another language differing from their native language. This essay is concerned with the effect reading has on language acquisition. Reading is a core area in the acquisition of language. However, the statement is interchangeable as the language acquired by a student greatly predicts their reading acquisition. This essay will discuss briefly the manner a student firstly acquires...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Columbus Ohio. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Columbus Ohio, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Columbus Ohio. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Cortland Ohio 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: Multiple Intelligence is a model of human intelligence and learning proposed by Howard Gardner in the 1980s. Beginning in his book Frames of Mind: The theory of multiple intelligences (New York: Basic Books, 1983), Gardner asserts...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in France. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in France, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's France. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TESOL Certification Lens France 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 can see how some confusion could be created while teaching this lesson to a non-native speaker. I will definitely need to make a reference sheet to insure I use the correct type of conditional phrases. I think it is very interesting how...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Meansville 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: As I end this cou.s., and reflect upon what I've learned, I feel a sense of accomplishment. It was a struggle at times and I got frustrated, so I am able to empathize more with students who are learning english. I discovered that english – to put it crudely, is a bloody difficult language to learn! The grammar units have given me the insight and materials I needed to be able to explain why the language is spoken or written a certain way. Before, I would respond to the student's I was tutoring, with “because...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Lincolnshire Kentucky 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 I end this cou.s., and reflect upon what I've learned, I feel a sense of accomplishment. It was a struggle at times and I got frustrated, so I am able to empathize more with students who are learning english. I discovered that english – to put it crudely, is a bloody difficult language to learn! The grammar units have given me the insight and materials I needed to be able to explain why the language is spoken or written a certain way. Before, I would respond to the student's I was tutoring, with...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in France. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in France, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's France. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TESOL Jobs Lens France 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 section has been very interesting as pedagogy and methods of teaching are things my coaching friends/mentors and I discuss in depth. The history and theory of various methods are useful to know. It helps certain teaching methods make more...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TESOL Certification Germany Regensburg 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: Tense is important because we use it to signal what happens when. And then there’s aspect to go along with tense. Think of aspect as a tense sharpener: it lends additional meaning to tense. Tense and aspect play a vital role in constructing meaning. Past tense is important in english learners. This unit helps a lot for teachers and as well as learners. Tense is important because we use it to signal what happens when. And then there’s aspect to go along with tense. Think...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Que Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Linfen 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. From a general perspective growing up, when I imagined a classroom setting and a learning environment, it involved a number of students and one teacher. When I imagined a typical classroom lesson, the tasks and activities were not, however, solely directed by the teacher. I believe this was largely attributable to my Montessori education, whose philosophy is very much...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Sagamore 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: There are many ways to use music in the efl classroom. Students of all ages are interested in listening to music; the efl teacher can integrate this interest while planning lessons. Music can help set the mood or tone of the class session. Specific songs help teach every element of language: vocabulary, grammar, structure, and culture. For beginning level classes, teachers of efl students can access many songs written for native speaker beginners. Even the simple “A-B-C” song helps students remember letter...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in France. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in France, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's France. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TESOL Certification France Lens 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 fine. The student is being quizzed in this unit on the ESA material that we learned in earlier lessons which is great. I am a little confused about the last couple of pages in the unit because I don't really know what they...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tianzhuang 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. Through my personal and professional experiences, I’ve come to understand that if a learner is going to have success in the subject at hand, it is essential that they be motivated at each step of the learning process. Over the years I’ve gained insight into how to develop and maintain motivation in different contexts. These experiences include: occasionally...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Orlando Florida. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Orlando Florida, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Orlando Florida. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Tequesta Florida 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: Cultural sensitivity is a very important aspect of running any classroom, but especially so when one is working with a group of people from a different background. Mutual respect is the bedrock of successful classroom...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences The TESOL/TEFL course from ITTT has taught me many things that will elevate my teaching. The best things that I learned from this course can be summarized in three statements. First, it is very important to be flexible in all aspects of your teaching. Second, it is crucial to be confident and adapt your teaching as each class progresses. Third, it is vital to develop a rapport and relationship with your students. While there are many different areas of my teaching that were improved by this course, I believe that these three things are the best and most important. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Stephanie B. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. One of the most common...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Sparta 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: The theory of multiple intelligences was created by psychologist Howard Gardner in 1983, as an alternative to the conventional view of intelligence as a single linear variable. He found the standard concept of intelligence to be too limited, since it failed to explain how students could excel in one area whilst performing poorly in another, and also because he considered intelligence tests to generally only measure a very small spectrum of human ability. Thus he proposed that there were eight separate kinds of...  [Read more]