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  There are some other classroom management issues that we need to consider and they may include issues such as writing on the board, giving students individual attention, the use of teacher talk time, the way in which we should give instructions to our students, the building and maintaining of rapport with our students, and finally the one that perhaps most new teachers particularly spend a lot of time worrying and thinking about, is the issue of classroom discipline. So what we'd like to do is to take each of these in turn and look at some of the major issues surrounding these classroom management issues. 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]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shandongpingdu Jingji Kaifaqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Qingdao 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. In my own teaching experience, I have found students learn best when they are relaxed, feel safe, and have internal motivation—personal interest or curiosity—to engage in learning. A student will shut down in a stressful environment, if he or she is confused, or if the motivation to learn is shame-based. The best way to create a classroom...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Classroom management is one of the most important aspects of teaching. This is because students need a learning-friendly environment to feel safe, which makes the students more willing to actively participate and learn. This learning-friendly environment can be achieved in many ways such as, how the teacher gives instructions, maintains discipline, establishes rapport, arranges the classroom, groups students together, the way they talk to the students, and so on. I am only going to touch on a few of these topics that I think are the most important in managing a classroom. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Emma V. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. First, I want to talk...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Classroom management is the most crucial aspect of facilitating education. With no classroom management the class does not know what to do and becomes chaotic. With encompassing and nuanced management the class will run as efficiently as possible. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Dirk K. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Classroom management starts on day one. Educators utilize it to learn about their students' needs, interests, and personalities. There are numerous ways to go about doing this, a simple ‘ice-breaker’ search on the internet will yield many results. By the end of the first lesson each individual in the classroom should introduce themselves and share...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huilong 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. One major thing i learnt in this unit the unique difference between language acquisition and language learning. Language learning is basically the result of direct instruction in the rules of language in a classroom while language learning is just a natural way of growing up with a language while growing; no instructions or rules are given. So as ESL teachers, it is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xinrong Qu Jedao Guanli Zhongxin? Are you interested in teaching English in Datong 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. The more a teacher talks during class the less time there will be for the students to speak their new language. When the teacher spends excessive time talking during class, it can be difficult for the students to concentrate and even leave them feeling bored, causing them to learn slower and retain less information. One of the best results of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Longchi 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. Topic: Teaching Beginner Students Title How do you maintain motivation and communicate instructions with beginner students, whilst avoiding their native language? Introduction This essay will attempt to answer the question of how to maintain motivation and communicate instructions with beginner students, whilst avoiding their native language. In doing so the question...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences How to maintain motivation and communicate instructions with beginner students, whilst avoiding their native language is definitely a difficult thing for teachers. First, we’ll discuss how to motivate beginner students of the English language. Second, we’ll see how to communicate instructions in a new or foreign language and the benefits of using the language you are teaching over the students’ native language(s). This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Mitchell R. There are a number of strategies that the teacher can use to motivate beginner students of English. Some effective strategies for boosting and maintaining student motivation in additional or foreign language classroom are the use of materials that are at the correct...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Ximo Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yuncheng 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. The way a teacher manages the classroom has a profound impact on students’ ability to learn. A disengaged, unenthusiastic, or disorganized teacher can make student learning much more difficult than it needs to be. This essay will outline three important ways a teacher can have a positive impact on their students through establishing rapport, being physically...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Quebec? Are you interested in teaching English in Carignan, Quebec? Check out our opportunities in Carignan, 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! This unit taught "Modals I learned how to correct mistakes and errors in a way that is helpful and respectful to the student and their learning process. As time goes on I will return to this chapter for both ideas in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in British Columbia? Are you interested in teaching English in Penticton, British Columbia? Check out our opportunities in Penticton, 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! The teacher is able to ensure the class is well managed by using different body language techniques. The way a teacher uses their voice, gestures and their body language is highly important in...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Shulan 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. M. - Switzerland said: In the UK approximately 3% of the population has mild, moderate or severe learning difficulties/disabilities (LD). Though it is difficult to find the stats for many Asian and African countries, there is no reason to think that the numbers would be much different. Almost every classroom in the country will have at least one student with LD . Yet most teachers know very little about what this term means, how to adapt their teaching or how to connect in a positive way to these students. In this article, I...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Mustang 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: In the UK approximately 3% of the population has mild, moderate or severe learning difficulties/disabilities (LD). Though it is difficult to find the stats for many Asian and African countries, there is no reason to think that the numbers would be much different. Almost every classroom in the country will have at least one student with LD . Yet most teachers know very little about what this term means, how to adapt their teaching or how to connect in a positive way to these students. In this article, I want to...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas ESL teachers implement a variety of strategies to help students learn English as a second language. Even with a repertoire of methodologies, activities, and resources, however, teachers still find that some students fall short of reaching their academic goals. This is especially apparent with younger learners who may not have an intrinsic motivation for studying English. Many efforts on the parts of teachers may fail because learning is a process that fundamentally begins with effective classroom management: the connections between teachers and learners, the establishment and following of class rules, the use of daily routines, the strategies for keeping students’ attention and the impact of positive reinforcement. Only with a robust and...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Out of all the methods of Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language, the ESA-structured lessons are the most productive with a balance of teacher instruction and student practice time. This method often includes others such as audio-bilingualism (drilling techniques), PPP (Presentation, Practice, Production), and task-based learning; but offering a wide variety of techniques within one method is the beauty of the Engage-Study-Activate lesson model. This lesson model has many benefits for students of English. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Sarah Y. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The first part of this lesson model is the Engage phase which is used as a warm-up...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Out of all the methods of Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language, the ESA-structured lessons are the most productive with a balance of teacher instruction and student practice time. This method often includes others such as audio-lingualism (drilling techniques), PPP (Presentation, Practice, Production), and task-based learning; but offering a wide variety of techniques within one method is the beauty of the Engage-Study-Activate lesson model. This lesson model has many benefits for students of English. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Sarah Y. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The first part of this lesson model is the Engage phase which is used as a warm-up to...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Every teacher in his/her career is faced with the first lesson in a new class. This lesson is vital for the teacher to establish rapport and set the tone for the rest of the course. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Irina B. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. First of all the teacher should introduce her/himself and write her/his name on the board, in case the students forget it. After that, ask the students to make a card with their names and put it on the desks. From this time the teacher should call her/his students only by their names. It is a pleasure for every person to hear his/her name. So the teacher and the students have to get acquainted and can start to have...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jiucheng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Honghe Hanizu Yizu Zizhizhou? 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. The unit contain the essential instructions on how to manage classes. How to maintain discipline, establish rapport, use eye contact, gestures and voice, group students, arrange the seating, reduce our back-to-the-class time, give instructions, increase students' and reduce teacher's speaking time. It reminds us to remain positive and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhuyuan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Honghe Hanizu Yizu Zizhizhou? 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. Teachers should know how to manage classes to enhance students' learning abilities. Using eye contact, gesture, voice, students' names can get students' attention. Grouping students is important during learning activities. It can be whole-class grouping, students working in their own, pairwork, and groupwork. To take advantages of each type of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Jharkhand? Are you interested in teaching English in Pakaur, Jharkhand? Check out our opportunities in Pakaur, 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! The Total Physical Response (TPR) method of language instruction was developed by the American psycho-linguist, James J Asher after many years of research and study. The method is based on the premise that foreign...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Jiaonan 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: N.D. - Vietnam said: The Total Physical Response (TPR) method of language instruction was developed by the American psycho-linguist, James J Asher after many years of research and study. The method is based on the premise that foreign language learning is most effective when it mirrors the patterns of native language acquisition in infants and children, rooted in physical interaction between parent and child. Although the TPR method is not generally accepted in the mainstream language learning community as a viable sole means of...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences For a class to function properly it necessitates the teacher to put his /her student in a confident position, in this sense the teacher must know when to be firm with students and when to give them liberty. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate CHIFON R. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Classroom here refers to a room in a school or an establishment where a group of students is being taught by a teacher or a group of teachers. Classroom administration, on the other hand, is the process of ensuring that classroom lessons can run smoothly without any disruptive behavior from students comprising the delivery of instructions. Below are some factors that can affect...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Gauteng? Are you interested in teaching English in Nigel, Gauteng? Check out our opportunities in Nigel, 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! Unit 2 includes instruction on parts of speech, essential for all English language teachers to have mastered in order to be able to give proper lectures to students on any language level. Even though all teachers would have...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Classroom Management is a skill that a teacher must try to learn and gain. This skill is a skill of managing the class, organizing the class and the classroom, having a relaxed manner, and maintaining discipline. As a teacher, it’s not easy to have a relaxed manner and maintain discipline at the same time. To achieve this goal the teacher needs to know how to balance. How a class is managed effectively and efficiently can affect how students perform in the class. Which is another word that means the classroom management decides the environment of studying? This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate WING Y. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. When the first thing you get inside...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Maerkang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Aba Zangzu Qiangzu Zizhizhou —? 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. It is said: “No significant learning can occur without a significant relationship” A strong teacher-student relationship is one of the most important aspects of a positive education. No matter our background, we are all humans first. When we feel good, accepted and happy, we produce and we give much more; so, once the teacher inspires...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tengjia Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Weihai 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. First, it is vital to understand that none of the styles described below are permanent in nature. In other words, a competent teacher should be able to vary their teaching style depending on the circumstances, given group and lesson activity. According to Paul B. Thornton, speaker, trainer, and professor of business administration at Springfield Technical Community...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qiaohou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dali Baizu Zizhizhou? 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. This unit focus on the topic of classroom management. There are several important things we should know about, such as good eye contact, good use of gestures, good control of voice. What factors should be considered when we need to group students or organize the position of the students. some useful suggestions on how to give effective instructions, how to...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The previous teaching method in Malaysia used to be chalk and talk. Chalk and talk method are much more on teacher talking rather the students. The teacher will be the one who talks and students just to listen or receive the information from the teacher. In this case, it will become a problem for those students with shorter attention spans and the other students will lose attention easily as well. This method also cannot evaluate a student’s understanding of the lessons that have been taught. The teacher should plan a lesson that includes explanations/elicits, activities to strengthen student’s understanding and evaluate student’s understanding. Usually, students with shorter attention spans easily get boring during the lesson, sometimes might...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The main goal of reducing teacher talk time or TTT is to have the teacher speaking less and the students engaging more. This essay will explore the benefits of doing this for the teacher and student, complications that could arise and how to deal with them, and how this can be implemented into any ESL lesson. It will cover a few key areas in an ESA lesson such as planning, questioning, student participation, silence, and instructions. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Benjamin R. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. One of the first things as teachers that we can do to reduce teacher talk time is to give clear instructions. Instructions are needed throughout the lesson...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shiwuliyuan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Liaocheng 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 groups of students is always a challenge for a teacher because of the diversity of the individuals involved. Teaching a multilingual group or those from assorted cultures will certainly escalate the challenge. Add to that the different student experience and ability levels, and a teacher must find some tried and true methods that will ensure all...  [Read more]