I Had Two Roommates At The University In Spanish

  In this video we take a look at the difference between "me" and "I". While they are often used without a problem in normal sentences, they are often used incorrectly in certain situations. For example, in the sentence "can you send the report to Ian and I" the use of "I" is incorrect. It should be "can you send the report to Ian and me" The reason for this is that "I" is a subject pronoun and ?me" is an object pronoun. If you remove Ian from the sentence, it becomes clear that the use of "I" is wrong. You would not say ?can you send the report to I" but you would say "can you send the report to me?". This is an easy trick to see which of the two is the correct one. Watch the video and give it a try. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their...  [Read more]

  Some and Any are two words that often cause confusion, which is why we have decided to take a closer look at the difference of the two words in this video. Firsly, some is a determiner used for positive statements while any is a determiner used in questions and negative statements. Consider the following situation: I asked the teacher if he could give me some paper. I said ‘Excuse me, have you got any paper?’ Unfortunately, he didn’t have any. The first statement is positive and therefore requires us to use some. The second sentence is a question and therefore, we need to use any. The third and final sentence is a negative statement which also requries us to use any. It's worth noting that we do sometimes use some in questions and we also use any in positive statements. For...  [Read more]

  The next thing we should look at is how our consonants are arranged for the top two rows we have P and F at the left side of our chart and G and J at the right side of our chart. They're arranged this way because if we analyze the way we speak we're using the front of our mouth to use these sounds as in ?p? and ?f? and I'm using my lips and my teeth to produce those sounds and as we move to the right on the chart slowly but surely we're making those sounds it towards the back of our mouth. We can use the examples of ?g?. The sound ?g? is produced further back in our mouth than ?p?. The next thing we'll notice about our chart is that some of our symbols are shaded. Notice that none of the symbols in the vowel sections are shaded but only a few are in the consonant section. The...  [Read more]

  The popularity of China as a destination for English language teachers has steadily increased in recent years, and it is now right at the top of the list with an estimated 100,000 foreign teachers working in the country each year. As a result of an extraordinary economic boom, Chinese parents are more willing than ever to spend thousands of dollars on their children's English education to give them the best chance of success in the future. With over 300 million people learning English across the country, China's insatiable demand for English language teachers looks set to continue. As there are often more job opportunities than there are teachers to fill them, schools are willing to offer very good salaries and other benefits to attract teachers. Salaries vary depending on the...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Carter County Tennessee 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 began learning basic spanish back in Middle School, and found it somewhat interesting. Then when I dislocated my shoulder I was unable to participate in gym class, so I ended up doubling up on spanish class. That is when I became more interested in spanish. I decided to take all four years of spanish that my school offered in my first two years of High School, and then went on to take the courses online that were offered with a friend of mine. I became very interested in the language when I became friends...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas When I was a university student, my roommate was from Busan, South Korea. I loved spending time with him. We became incredibly close friends, and I also became close to the other students who came through the same foreign exchange program as he did. I helped them learn English regularly, checking and proofreading essays and explaining phrases to them. They left the United States after one semester, but they had already introduced me to other Korean students who would be there for two more years. I enjoyed learning about their culture and the cultural differences that we had. I also learned a lot about the obstacles that my friends faced in learning English, and worked to help them overcome those obstacles. This post was written by our TEFL certification...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences According to the Oxford Dictionary, motivation is 'the desire or willingness to do something.' On the one hand, most of the students who take a foreign language course should have the desire and enthusiasm to learn and develop their skills in that second language; for future career prospects, travel purposes, to study or live in a country whose local language is different from their mother tongue, etc. On the other hand, a few of them won’t have any interest at all and they will attend the lessons with neither intention nor motivation. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Ruben Garrido G. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. After teaching Spanish as a second language...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL East Bangor 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: I have a special interest in this topic because of personal experiences. My native language is spanish and I learned english as an eight year old child when my parents left our native country Cuba and moved to the united states. I remember when we first arrived that I could not understand what my teachers were saying (particularly due to their Southern accent). Two years later when I changed schools I spoke english fluently. The learning process was unconscious and I had no special language instruction. I...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL La Plata 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.A. - Panama said: I have a special interest in this topic because of personal experiences. My native language is spanish and I learned english as an eight year old child when my parents left our native country Cuba and moved to the united states. I remember when we first arrived that I could not understand what my teachers were saying (particularly due to their Southern accent). Two years later when I changed schools I spoke english fluently. The learning process was unconscious and I had no special language instruction. I...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Nicole H. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. One way parents can help their children learn English at home to let them watch television or movies. It may seem to counterproductive to have your child study using entertainment but I believe it's a great, casual learning tool. Find a show or movie that your child really likes and watches often in their target language. In this case, it would be English. It should also have subtitles in their native language so that they can follow along. I find that Disney movies and American cartoons are the easiest to find translated into a variety of languages. This resource is particularly good for...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences English is my first language, however, I studied Spanish throughout high school growing up in the Midwest and eventually received a Master’s degree in Spanish Literature. I learned to speak Spanish very well after becoming a high school Spanish teacher for eight years and then a principal for elementary and secondary schools for 26 more years speaking Spanish to new immigrant students and parents the whole time. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Rex P. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. In reflecting on the title question I first asked myself how Spanish had influenced me over the years. The first obvious answer was that I became bilingual and began communicating...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Over the years, Chinese universities have opened more opportunities for foreign language teaching, especially with the English language. The growth of the Chinese economic market is a relatable reflection and result of these opportunities. As a teacher at a Chinese university, and conveying my expertise, it is visible for me to see many advantages and the disadvantages. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Barbosa J. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. One of the challenging points of teaching a language at a Chinese university is the cultural differences. The Chinese students portray a particularly shy and reserved style of learning. As a result, teacher demands are...  [Read more]

Julia Erbacher Alumni Experiences I am American. My hometown is Buffalo, New York. 26 I have an Associates of Science in Music and Bachelors of Arts in Spanish. I also have been TEFL certified and DELE certified with a C1 level of Spanish speaking from the Cervantes Institute. My first experience abroad I went to Peru, then Madrid, Spain, and finally back to Spain in another region of the country. I studied at the International Institute in Madrid through the University of Albany. In my hometown, I graduated from the University at Buffalo. I was looking for the next learning adventure in my life, as well as the desire to improve my Spanish speaking skills. That is why I made the decision to apply for the Conversation Auxiliar Program through the Spanish government. I was concerned that...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Runge 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: When I first arrived in spain, I was dozing during siesta and heard voices but could not make out specific words. In that semi-conscious state I felt as though the language had a shape. I could tell it was english: it sounded rectangular, compared to the roundness of spanish. I believe this feeling of shape was due largely to the rhythm but also the individual sounds, and perhaps the intonation. A native spanish speaker and expert in english pronunciation give these tips for improving english pronunciation: don't open...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Newfoundland and Labrador? Are you interested in teaching English in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador? Check out our opportunities in Musgrave Harbour, 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 chose this topic not only because I will be teaching english as a foreign language, but also because I enjoy learning foreign languages. I have studied spanish for...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Hachioji 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: A.V. - U.S.A. said: I chose this topic not only because I will be teaching english as a foreign language, but also because I enjoy learning foreign languages. I have studied spanish for one year in the classroom, and two years abroad in mexico. Obviously the experience between the two is very different, and they both have their benefits. Because I studied spanish in a classroom setting I understand the workings of learning a foreign language through schooling. As I went through this course I related a lot of the information...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Newfoundland and Labrador? Are you interested in teaching English in Irishtown Summerside, Newfoundland and Labrador? Check out our opportunities in Irishtown Summerside, 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! Foreign language experience is the heartbeat behind intimately knowing another culture. We can use textbooks, technology and other advanced tools to study...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas First and foremost I'd like to address why phonetics issues very early piqued my interest in teaching English for foreigners. Ever since childhood, I was surrounded by people with substantial articulatory and auditory phonetic problems, not so much with the acoustic ones. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Asbiorn B. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Firstly, those auditory problems were inherited biologically by people around me and couldn't be helped much before the very sophisticated miniature hearing aids just recently were introduced. However, some foreign students can't afford these rather expensive items and subsequently require my special attention in English...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Saint George Maine 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: British english vs. American english (19) There are a wide number of differences between standard British english and standard American english. I had known this was the case, but found out about it firsthand when I was the student in england. I studied abroad for a semester whilst pursing my undergraduate degree, and I found that my tone and diction changed dramatically in order to follow the patterns set by my lecturers and fellow students. For instance, Americans tend to use the word “pants” to mean what...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Morristown South Dakota 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: British english vs. American english (19) There are a wide number of differences between standard British english and standard American english. I had known this was the case, but found out about it firsthand when I was the student in england. I studied abroad for a semester whilst pursing my undergraduate degree, and I found that my tone and diction changed dramatically in order to follow the patterns set by my lecturers and fellow students. For instance, Americans tend to use the word “pants” to mean...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Summit South Dakota 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: Common Linguistic Problems (11) I've been here in the philippines now for a little under two years. In that time, I have been observing “Filipino english” quite a bit. The Philippine government recognizes two “official” languages, Filipino and english. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the philippines were under colonial rule of spain. The spanish government dictated that spanish be the official language of the philippines. (There was no national native language spoken, as each region has its own unique...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL West Alexander 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: Grammar presents many spanish students with problems because they try to translate directly to english not recognising the variations in structure between the two languages. Some problems most frequently encountered include the following: i) Word order in a sentence or question – The use of auxiliary verbs and negatives, especially in questions. When using adjectives with nouns, the adjective is put after the noun, e g the grass green. A negative question + an auxiliary verb. “ When the dog did not...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Songzi 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: P.H. - Spain said: Grammar presents many spanish students with problems because they try to translate directly to english not recognising the variations in structure between the two languages. Some problems most frequently encountered include the following: i) Word order in a sentence or question – The use of auxiliary verbs and negatives, especially in questions. When using adjectives with nouns, the adjective is put after the noun, e g the grass green. A negative question + an auxiliary verb. “ When the dog did not to walk...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas I did not realize how difficult English is until I became fluent in Spanish. I am currently studying French and I am pretty good at French. I have a basic knowledge of Esperanto. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Wayne K. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. I will just touch on each of these since a book could be written about each of these. Also Read: Teaching Young Learners vs. Adult Learners - The Differences You Can Expect I have found many poems(1) and articles on the internet discussing the insane way English is spelled and pronounced. On the previously sited website(ibid) an English instructor states that he has very often offered students €100 if they could...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Quebec? Are you interested in teaching English in Marieville, Quebec? Check out our opportunities in Marieville, 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! Common Linguistic Problems (11) I've been here in the philippines now for a little under two years. In that time, I have been observing “Filipino english” quite a bit. The Philippine government recognizes two...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Donggucheng 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. My experience as a total beginner to a new language began seven years ago when I started taking Spanish classes. Since then, I have studied in one-on-one classes, group classes, in Spanish schools abroad, and in my university in Canada. My first teachers, at the very beginning of this journey, are the teachers that I remember the most. Their approach to...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL El Jadida 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.A. -Chile said: Personally I have learned a lot from this course. I studied english-spanish translation but I wasn’t taught to teach english at the university. My interest to teach arose when I started to teach english to my daughter (8) by my method was not very effective. I can see the difference since I’m applying the techniques learned in this course. She has learned a lot with my new teaching skills. I didn’t know how to plan a lesson, how to teach contents in a funny way and how to make a class interesting. I’m...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Rose Hill 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: Personally I have learned a lot from this course. I studied english-spanish translation but I wasn't taught to teach english at the university. My interest to teach arose when I started to teach english to my daughter (8) by my method was not very effective. I can see the difference since I'm applying the techniques learned in this course. She has learned a lot with my new teaching skills. I didn't know how to plan a lesson, how to teach contents in a funny way and how to make a class interesting. I'm not a very...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas My interest in ESL began without the intention of becoming an ESL instructor in the first place. It was mostly born out of curiosity and interest in relocating to a foreign country which at the time (2009) was China. At the time I had been deeply contemplating a career living abroad. The contemplation came more from a cultural motivation than from a financial or career-minded motivation. Throughout my childhood and beyond, my parents were both avid travelers. Both my Mother and Father had spent considerable periods traveling in Asia, East Asia and Central Asia in particular. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Ethan J. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. It was the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Newfoundland and Labrador? Are you interested in teaching English in St Albans, Newfoundland and Labrador? Check out our opportunities in St Albans, 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! In 1963, at the height of the Cold War between the united states and the former Soviet Union, I was ten years old and my older brother a junior in high school. As a young man keen to...  [Read more]