How To Teach English To 4 Year Olds

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Put simply, children think and learn differently than adults. Jean Piaget, as one of the leading psychologists to explore these differences, puts forth the four stages of cognitive development, unified by an overarching idea called constructivism. He specifically focuses on children rather than all learners and, further still, focuses on development rather than learning. His constructivism theory posits that children form an understanding of the world around them and modify that representation based on their experiences and shifting environments that either contradict or confirm what they have built. (1) Therefore, in working with young learners, teachers should be mindful of this as they promote the acquisition of English as a second language. This...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhihe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Chengdu 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. Unit 2 covers learning theories, classroom environments and teaching methods for young learners. The course divides young learners into two groups; Group 1 covers ages 5-9 years and Group 2 covers ages 9-13 years old. It was interesting to study the characteristics between these two groups, as well as Piaget's four stages of child development: 1) Sensorimotor (birth-2...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Bailong 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. I am a Brit, born and bred but I now live in Japan.
In the summer of 2017 I finished up my university degree and moved to Japan following my graduation. I got married to the Japanese man I had been dating for the previous 2 years and we began our marriage together in one of the rural areas of Yamaguchi Prefecture. 

We started to live together in Kudamatsu...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Anderson Alabama 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 have always been a proponent of multilingualism. Both of my parents speak fluent spanish and english, as well as basic speech in several other languages. I was raised around spanish, but my parents never made a decision to speak enough to their children to raise them bilingually. When I was an adolescent, and then an adult, I attempted to learn both spanish and french with varying degrees of success and I wondered how the language learning process could have been easier for me. A common simple solution to which I...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Veracruz 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: G.E. - France said: I have always been a proponent of multilingualism. Both of my parents speak fluent spanish and english, as well as basic speech in several other languages. I was raised around spanish, but my parents never made a decision to speak enough to their children to raise them bilingually. When I was an adolescent, and then an adult, I attempted to learn both spanish and french with varying degrees of success and I wondered how the language learning process could have been easier for me. A common simple solution to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhanglan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jinzhong 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 baby's birth is indeed a happy and exciting moment for each family. However, at first, many parents are severely stressed due to lack of knowledge about child development. Child development is a matter of concern to all parents (and later teachers). How to help baby to develop in the right way? How to notice problems in development? When and what methods to...  [Read more]

Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences Teaching classes containing a wide variety of ages can be a great challenge. I have recently experienced such challenge. Below I am going to share my teaching experience and how I managed to overcome the difficulties. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Yan Z. In Spring this year, I was asked to teach an English Drama class in a children’s training center. Before the class started, the students were recruited and assigned by the center, which was not in my control. There were 12 elementary-school students in the class. Students were age-mixed, ranging from 7 years to 12 years old. Two thirds of the students were from Grades 1-3 and one third were from Grade 4-6. In order for the younger students to understand my teaching while also keep...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Samarinda 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: B.B. - U.S. said: I have just begun one of the most challenging endeavors of my life in the last two weeks. While completing my online tefl course, I was offered, and consequently accepted, a teaching position at an International Kindergarten in hong kong. Starting this week, I have been teaching Nursery Level children (3-4) english along side a Cantonese partner. Although I have now completed a tefl course, and have so much information and knowledge regarding teaching, nothing in this 100 hour course could have prepared me for...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Pingliang 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. Learning in a traditional classroom in California we were given the task of making lesson plans, and that was the instructions we had. Quickly I found myself trying to plan every moment and this wasn't working. I would run out of time every day, which means the fun or Activate activities were cut short. So I turned to a very loose plan, I would have four to five...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Guilin 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: M.R. - Canada said: english as a foreign language in preschool has become an increasing trend in many different countries across the world. Kindergartens all over the world offer the opportunity of second language learning, usually of english language.(1) It's important to start teaching english as a second language early, because young children have an easier time learning languages than adolescents or adults. This is because young children are still using their intrinsic language-learning skills to acquire their first language....  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Springlake Texas 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 as a foreign language in preschool has become an increasing trend in many different countries across the world. Kindergartens all over the world offer the opportunity of second language learning, usually of english language.(1) It's important to start teaching english as a second language early, because young children have an easier time learning languages than adolescents or adults. This is because young children are still using their intrinsic language-learning skills to acquire their first language. They...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Forreston 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 am currently coming towards the end of my first year as an esl teacher, working for TLG in Georgia, Eastern Europe. I was very much thrown in at the deep end when I started - the school I teach in is in a remote mountain village and does not have a great deal in the way of resources that go beyond the text book. As such I have been forced to create most of my own teaching material, drawing on my previous experiences as a youth group leader for ideas when I needed different ways of teaching. I feel that this...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Prince Edward Island? Are you interested in teaching English in Valleyfield, Prince Edward Island? Check out our opportunities in Valleyfield, 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 am currently coming towards the end of my first year as an esl teacher, working for TLG in Georgia, Eastern Europe. I was very much thrown in at the deep end when I started - the school...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shigu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Baoji 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 classes containing a wide variety of ages can be a great challenge. I have recently experienced such challenge. Below I am going to share my teaching experience and how I managed to overcome the difficulties. In Spring this year, I was asked to teach an English Drama class in a children’s training center. Before the class started, the students were recruited...  [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 Jennings 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: english as a foreign language in preschool has become an increasing trend in many different countries across the world. Kindergartens all over the world offer the opportunity of second language learning, usually of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chaoyang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jinzhong 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: English as a global Language. Title: Do you speak English? Nowdays, people are suddenly interested in improving their english and are looking for teacher or academies that will work miracles and help them learn as fast as possible and without any effort. This is why I chose this topic, and in this essay I will explain how important it is for us teachers to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Bihar? Are you interested in teaching English in Piro, Bihar? Check out our opportunities in Piro, 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! Abstract Intelligence is the ability to acquire and apply, knowledge and skills (Oxford Dictionary 2012). The traditional point of view elucidates that intelligence is an inborn trait that occurs in fixed amounts in people and...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Greenevers 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: ‘If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, there is little to be hoped from it in the bettering of man's future. For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individual's total development lags behind?' - Montessori, Maria Abstract Intelligence is the ability to acquire and apply, knowledge and skills (Oxford Dictionary 2012). The traditional point of view elucidates that intelligence is an inborn trait that occurs in fixed...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Liaocheng 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: S.K. - India said: ‘If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, there is little to be hoped from it in the bettering of man’s future. For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individual’s total development lags behind?’ - Montessori, Maria Abstract Intelligence is the ability to acquire and apply, knowledge and skills (Oxford Dictionary 2012). The traditional point of view elucidates that intelligence is an inborn trait that occurs in fixed...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qiji Zhen? 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. I’ve been on the teaching industry for almost 4 years. To be honest, teaching was my first choice of course when I entered college. During my college days, we have undergone series of immersion and practice teaching with a hands-on encounter with different kind of students. In connection with that, it really helped me to realized how varied are my students would...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Prince Edward Island? Are you interested in teaching English in Victoria, Prince Edward Island? Check out our opportunities in Victoria, 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 have tremendously enjoyed this course. As a missionary living in a foreign field it has given me and my language teacher ideas for teaching me the language of the country I live in. I am 55...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Quebec? Are you interested in teaching English in Beaconsfield, Quebec? Check out our opportunities in Beaconsfield, 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 have tremendously enjoyed this course. As a missionary living in a foreign field it has given me and my language teacher ideas for teaching me the language of the country I live in. I am 55 years old and it was a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dacao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dezhou 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. Five years ago, I didn't have the experience, nor the knowledge to teach English. However, I have the skills to speak like a Native Speaker. At first, I have 3-4 students between 2-3 years old. I was given lesson plans to follow and instructions on how to teach this group and I simply followed it. Teaching 2-3 year's old non-Native speakers were both difficult and fun....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guanyin 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. The unit covered the 4 main learning theories, how young learners acquire L2 and what methods should be used by teachers to efficiently stimulate the children. The main learning theories are the following: maturation, behaviorism, constructivism and other. When it comes to L1, people learn it when they are children through assimilation, through trying and seeing what...  [Read more]

Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences As a kindergarten teacher working in China I have a lot of experience dealing with students, fellow teachers; Chinese and foreign, management and parents. A few years ago I came to China to learn Chinese. To pay for my living expenses I started teaching young learners. Pretty soon I got a full-time job in a kindergarten and I fell in love with the work and I decided to stay in China and keep teaching. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Paul E. One of the first problems I faced was of course the language barrier. In the schools I’ve worked at so far not many people speak English; especially the schools’ management. It’s always quite a task to find out what is expected of you. In China don’t be surprised if you don’t know what is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhaoxian Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Baoji 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. As a kindergarten teacher myself, working in China I have a lot of experience dealing with students, fellow teachers; Chinese and foreign, management and parents. A few years ago I came to china to learn Chinese. To pay for my living expenses I started teaching young learners. Pretty soon I got a fulltime job in a kindergarten and I fell in love with the work and I...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Anshun 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: L.V. - U.S. said: Teaching efl in a kindergarten is one of the most challenging, but rewarding jobs. Before I began teaching 4 and 5 year olds english I thought I would only be teaching them english, nothing else. However, I quickly found out just how wrong I was. Teaching efl in a kindergarten is more than singing songs, dancing around, and doing fun activities all day. While teaching english is a very large portion of it, you are also responsible for teaching them the foundations of school and help them acquire key developmental...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Chhattisgarh? Are you interested in teaching English in Manendragarh, Chhattisgarh? Check out our opportunities in Manendragarh, 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 have been teaching english for preschoolers for seven years now, and with all of that I felt that being in this course gave me such a great confidence in completing my career as a teacher because I...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Quebec? Are you interested in teaching English in Baie DUrfé, Quebec? Check out our opportunities in Baie DUrfé, 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 have been teaching english for preschoolers for seven years now, and with all of that I felt that being in this course gave me such a great confidence in completing my career as a teacher because I have learned a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Kangyi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jining 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 am Sarah, I am from China and now working as an English teacher in Beijing, China. I have been teaching for ten years after I graduated, kind of experienced, however I still learn a lot from ITTT EFL course. In this course, I learnt something which I have already known but haven’t formatted in my mind. It’s really useful to learn something like teaching...  [Read more]