Karen Duncan

  In this ITTT TESOL review video Karen describes her experience during her TESOL/TEFL course in Hangzhou, China. ITTT has training centers in over thirty different international locations. To find training center that suits you just visit our web site or follow the above links. 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. This unit reflects the material about the importance of writing a lesson plan, basics of a lesson plan, what a teacher needs to get ready for to...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Ann Arbor Michigan. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Ann Arbor Michigan, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Ann Arbor Michigan. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Duncan Michigan 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: One of the most important tools in teaching is the course materials. It comprises of many things such as course book, supplementary references, power points slide, worksheets, reading materials, lecture notes,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in British Columbia? Are you interested in teaching English in Duncan, British Columbia? Check out our opportunities in Duncan, 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 entered this course feeling confident in my understanding of english and how I might go about teaching. While I haven’t lost this confidence, I have been humbled and directed to further study in the...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Madison Wisconsin. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Madison Wisconsin, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Madison Wisconsin. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Madison New Hampshire 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 Global Language (18) I have used ‘The Practice of english Language Teaching' by Jeremy Harmer (Harmer, 2007) as my main reference. I am often amazed at the spread of english as a global language...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Salem West Virginia 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: Teaching is a rewarding experience when the right approaches are used in the classroom. Both teacher and students receive satisfaction, the former because of the information communicated and learned by the learners and the latter because they have learned something new and can apply it when communicating. teachers may come across a wide variety of students ranging from young to adults. Within these groups there are further categories such as slow learners, fast learners and motivated learners. A very important...  [Read more]

  And now let's look at the future continuous tense. The future continuous tense is typically used to indicate an action in progress at a particular time in the future. To form this tense in the positive form, we have our subject, here we've used 'Karen', the word 'will', our auxiliary verb our helping verb 'to be' and then the present participle or the verb with 'ing', so 'Karen will be going'. In order to create the negative form, we keep with our positive form but add 'not' in between 'will' and our helping verb 'to be'. Finally, we ask a question by beginning with 'will', then we have our subject being sure to include our helping verb and the present participle: 'Will Karen be going?' Some of the more common usages for the future continuous tense are as follows. We can use them...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Elloree South 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: In this independent study I will discuss the importance of class motivation, the psychology of motivation, and teaching strategies that can be used to promote both individual and class wide motivation. Motivation in the classroom is undoubtedly relative to student success. This being said, if a teacher truly wants his/her students to succeed - the use and understanding of motivational strategy in the classroom is of paramount importance. Without student motivation, nothing can or will be achieved in the...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Lumberport West Virginia 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 chose this topic based upon both the experiences I've already had and those I hope to have as an efl teacher. Having now tutored both adults and children as young as three, I was fairly aware of the different considerations for each group; this tefl course and its research project have taught me even more. Each group—older and younger learners—have their pros and cons: while older students may be more motivated to learn the new language, younger learners have the advantage when it comes to retaining...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Pinewood Delaware and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: I chose this topic based upon both the experiences I've already had and those I hope to have as an efl teacher. Having now tutored both adults and children as young as three, I was fairly aware of the different considerations for each group; this tefl course and its research project have taught me even more. Each group—older and younger learners—have their pros and cons: while older students may be more motivated to learn the new language, younger learners have the advantage when it comes to retaining...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences I never thought I needed to take a test to teach English before doing the TEFL course. Graduating from an all American boarding school to doing my undergrad in Denver, Colorado and using my time off to teach English in India I did not think a test would benefit me in any way. It was not until I was required to attain a teaching certificate in the country of Thailand where I did my research and decided upon taking the TEFL. There are two main reasons as to why I think the TEFL would benefit anyone: 1. Time efficient and 2. Educational. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Karen R. Out of the very many courses offered I took the 60-hour TEFL course. Taking this course was perfect as time was of great importance to me. It allows you up...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Milford 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 chose this topic on Multiple Intelligences (MI) because I am interested to know more about the benefits of its theory in achieving positive results in the learning process. Likewise, I would like to be benefited by its theory in improving my method of teaching english as Second Language. The succeeding paragraphs were information I have gathered from my readings on MI theory and these somehow have enlightened me as to its effectiveness in the learning process. Howard Gardner (1993) suggests that human intellect...  [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]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Newfoundland and Labrador? Are you interested in teaching English in Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador? Check out our opportunities in Paradise, 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 on Multiple Intelligences (MI) because I am interested to know more about the benefits of its theory in achieving positive results in the learning process. Likewise,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Alberta? Are you interested in teaching English in Cold Lake, Alberta? Check out our opportunities in Cold Lake, 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 on Multiple Intelligences (MI) because I am interested to know more about the benefits of its theory in achieving positive results in the learning process. Likewise, I would like to be benefited by...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Spillertown 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: Teaching slang and idiom is not only important to allow students to be able to communicate in a real world situation, but it can have a positive effect on motivation because students have a desire to communicate with native speakers and, as Lieb states, ‘…it offers both relevancy and authenticity…If students feel that what they are studying is relevant to their everyday lives, and usable when communicating with native speakers, they will be more motivated to study…Its more colourful and descriptive...  [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]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences In all, English has official or special status in at least 75 countries (with a combined population of two billion people). It is estimated that one out of four people worldwide speaks English with some degree of competence. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Karen B. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Having lived in Asia for over 19 years, I have seen changes in the perception of English as a global language. There have been government interventions to curtail English usage in schools – in Malaysia, India, China, and Hong Kong for example. In 1908 Mahatma Gandhi, when talking of colonialism in India, said: “To give millions a knowledge of English is to enslave...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Longquan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Changzhi Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. There are three techniques essential to teaching a successful online class. Teachers must maintain a high level of student engagement to keep student's interested and enthusiastic. Teachers must use a variety of props which will add a fun, interesting, and new dimension to online learning. Teachers must have a rewards system in place that encourages students who...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Front Royal Washington 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 purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the common difficulties native speakers of brazilian Portuguese have when learning to correctly speak english. First, a bit of context: Portuguese is a Romance language, coming from the same roots as french, italian and spanish. It is the sixth most commonly spoken language in the world, and has many different dialects. (Medeiros, 2006). It should be noted that Portuguese is almost entirely a phonetic language. Being that english is not a particularly phonetic...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Chilhowie Viriginia and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Classroom management is the cornerstone of any academic experience. It is the teacher's responsibility to “creat(e) a safe and orderly environment,” (Moorman) in order for students to flourish scholastically. There are two main areas that teachers need to securely set up to create a manageable class: a positive classroom atmosphere and an effective teaching delivery. With these conditions established, students' chances of excelling in their studies will drastically increase. Positive Classroom Atmosphere...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xingma Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Bazhong 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. How to Teach English to Children Online, Using Music Angela V. Woodhull, Ph.D. (Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the ITTT TESL Course Certification) July 28, 2019 INTRODUCTION Most children enjoy music very much. When children are first learning a new language, there is a lot of repetition when learning new words. For example, when they are...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Hurstbourne Acres 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: I always knew I will be in volunteering. I can't say it has changed my life , iI can say volunteering was always part of my life as I was always trying to help others, from being little skinny girl helping others who were victims of bulletin in the kindergarden, via school period when I was as best student helping others in their homework and studies, or baking cookies for old people visits. I remember one winter holiday I used to organize home theater for our parents with all the play, music,...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Charlotte and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: D.M. - Greece said: I always knew I will be in volunteering. I can't say it has changed my life , iI can say volunteering was always part of my life as I was always trying to help others, from being little skinny girl helping others who were victims of bulletin in the kindergarden, via school period when I was as best student helping others in their homework and studies, or baking cookies for old people visits. I remember one winter holiday I used to organize home theater for our parents with all the play, music, choreography....  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Tyro Kansas 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 and American english are the forms of english used in the United Kingdom and the united states, respectively. In an article written by Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling-Estes explain that Americans look on British english more favourably than American english, implying that one form is more important than the other (Wolfram, Schilling-Estes). However, in this article, I am going to discuss the importance of both forms and whether we do infact need just one form or whether both should be taught. David...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Valparaiso Nebraska 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: It is important to be aware of the development level of the children. This knowledge will influence your methods greatly. Two types of students enter at kindergarten level. One group will take risks and follow along with other students, observe, participate in classroom activities and communicate orally. The other group will only observe and is threatened by any teacher intervention or anything perceived to be forced inclusion in activities. The second group is more challenging for the teacher, but needs to be...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences When I started teaching English 25 years ago, I honestly did not know what I was doing. I naively assumed that it was enough to know the language myself. But soon I came to understand, that there was definitely more to teaching. This post was written by our ITTT graduate Karin W. My first student ever was brought to me at the tender age of eight months and his mother’s aim was to get him accepted in a bilingual kindergarten. Since I already had children of my own at that time, I could easily deal with the situation. But soon after that, I was asked to teach a group of children aged six, and at first, I found it very hard to keep them from continuously using their native tongue during the lessons. At some point, I had the idea to work with them...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas As teachers, we often assume that we understand what our students are going through and that we can relate to the experience of learning in school because we have been there ourselves. However, many of us who teach English as a foreign language require a different empathy element to relate to our students truly. Learning a new language is a humbling experience, and doing it as a foreigner in a foreign culture is even more humbling. The question is, how many language educators can relate to this? Personally, though I do not know how many TEFL teachers have experienced a foreign language and culture for an extended period, I have had the privilege to experience it myself for four years. Learning the Chinese language in my thirties has...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Child Development is a complex topic and can be described with a myriad of approaches formulated by scientists, psychologists, therapists and teachers alike. These approaches can break this topic down for those of us who work with children so that we may have a framework for what we are observing. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Karen A. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Theories can also be used to help explain to us the various factors that impact a child so we can feel empowered to understand or help. Methods give us the tools to do so. Sometimes, we use theories or methods for career preparation, to give us a basic comprehension of what we will be working with as...  [Read more]

Federico Riva TEFL Information Hello, it's Liza here. While I'm waiting for more people to join us let me introduce myself for those who will watch it as a recording. So my name is Liza and I am a TEFL expert at ITTT. I am also a self-employed online ESL teacher. I am a non-native English speaker and I am based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. I hope that today's session will be useful for as many people as possible, because it basically covers one of the most controversial topics in TEFL certification. So the main point of today's session is what are some differences between TEFL and TESOL, and other certifications such as CELTA and DELTA. Please let me know if you can hear me clearly and see me well, there is a chat box so you can communicate with me via the comments. So if you can hear me...  [Read more]