Non English Speaker Jobs

  Absolutely YES! Large numbers of non-native English speakers complete our TEFL courses each year and go on to have successful careers teaching English either in their home country or further afield. In order to successfully complete the course you will need to demonstrate a high standard of English, but it is certainly not a barrier that will stop you from becoming a fully qualified EFL teacher. In many cases being a non-native English speaker can actually be an advantage in the classroom as you have already been through the same experience that your students are currently facing. This can help to build a good rapport between the students and the teacher as they are often less afraid of making mistakes in this situation. It can also provide the students with a real incentive to...  [Read more]

  These two words are often confused by native and non-native English speakers alike. The key thing to remember is that “accept” is a verb and a synonym of “to receive” as in the example “I accepted all my birthday gifts with gratitude”. “Except” on the other hand is a conjunction and a synonym of “apart from”. For example “When Susan travels she packs everything except the kitchen sink”. Remember, “accept” is a verb meaning “to receive” and “except” is a conjunction meaning “apart from”. 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]

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  In this video, Linda explains the difference between "then" and "than" two words often confused by native and non-native English speakers alike. "Than" is a conjunction used for comparisons, such as here: "Her car is faster than yours". "Then", on the other hand, is an adverb used to situate actions e.g. "I did my homework, then I had a nap?. As you can see, the usages of the two words is very different and cannot be used interchangeably. Keep their differences in mind and you'll not make any mistakes in the future. 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...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nanwangdian Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Heze Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Nearly a year ago, I joined a TEFL introduction session in Sheffield, UK, a tutor said that they were an increasing number of non-native English speakers applying for a TEFL certification these days. Now the percentage of non-native English speakers are about a half of the whole applicants. While years ago, only a small proportion (about 20%) of non-native English...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Whaleys Corners 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: Even according to more conservative estimates, english as a second language is spoken by around 430 million people. At the same time, the number of those who speak it as their mother tongue is around 400 million (Crystal 2003:67). Having turned into the prime language of international communication, english has gained and continues to gain a greater number of "users" compared to the number of those who are its "owners" as L1 speakers. Accordingly, the number of people learning english from "users" rather...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shuanglong 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. "Who is the non native English speaker?"We can give different kinds of definitions for it. Non native English speakers mean that they are studying and speaking English as a child or an adult. Native English speakers are speaking and Learning English as a baby. It means if a person speaks English as a foreign or second language he/she can be introduced as a non...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Hindsboro 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: It will be difficult to categorize non-native english speakers, some learn english as adults, and some studied english in formal academic settings, some through informal immersion after arriving in english Speaking countries. Based on the thought that native speaker make the best english teachers as they teaching their mother language, non-native english teachers are not given the same opportunities and the same credibility when teaching english. The best teachers should be the ones with the right qualifications...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Ruzhou 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.C. - Zimbabwe said: It will be difficult to categorize non-native english speakers, some learn english as adults, and some studied english in formal academic settings, some through informal immersion after arriving in english Speaking countries. Based on the thought that native speaker make the best english teachers as they teaching their mother language, non-native english teachers are not given the same opportunities and the same credibility when teaching english. The best teachers should be the ones with the right...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TESOL Jobs Poznan Poland 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: Even for a native english speaker conditionals and reported speech are difficult to explain to non-english speakers. It's just something we do naturally. We understand conditionals Even for a native english speaker conditionals and reported speech are difficult to explain to non-english speakers. It's just something we do naturally. We understand conditionals  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TESOL Jobs Split Croatia and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit was a big one! Pronunciation is a key component of language and communication. While most non-native speakers will never speak perfectly like a native speaker This unit was a big one! Pronunciation is a key component of language and communication. While most non-native speakers will never speak perfectly like a native speaker  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Are you a near-native English speaker and looking for an English teaching job in East Asia? Beware of the very requirement you will face in countless job ads that can even put you off from applying for any TEFL jobs. I am quite confident that you can guess what that requirement is. Being an English native speaker! According to my personal experience in Thailand, what you might see in all those ads is more about holding the passport of one of the English speaking countries rather than language proficiency and teaching skills. It seems that requiring you to be native to be able to apply is not even enough for them. Sometimes they make it even more frustrating by restricting the list of the countries and narrowing it down to a maximum of 5 or 6 countries....  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Minneapolis, Largest City In Minnesota Minnesota 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: Being a native english speaker is not something most people from english speaking countries associate with being in a unique position. The ability to speak english is the ability to be able to speak one of the most common languages in the world. By being in this position of native english speakers are able to use this skill to teach english overseas, and this is an opportunity to step into another world and become part of it. Different from regular travelling experiences. By living...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Sheffield 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.K. - United Kingdom said: Being a native english speaker is not something most people from english speaking countries associate with being in a unique position. The ability to speak english is the ability to be able to speak one of the most common languages in the world. By being in this position of native english speakers are able to use this skill to teach english overseas, and this is an opportunity to step into another world and become part of it. Different from regular travelling experiences. By living and working in a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Majia Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xianyang 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. Usually when schools put out a job offer in non-native speaking countries like China for example, they will be looking for teacher from native speaking countries. I have stayed in china before and I have taught English before but there is a lot of prejudice against candidates from non-native speaking countries. Generally, it is very possible for a person who was not...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Newfoundland and Labrador? Are you interested in teaching English in Rushoon, Newfoundland and Labrador? Check out our opportunities in Rushoon, 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! From the topics available and open for discussion, the one of non native english speaking teachers interests me most, since I am not a native speaker of the english language. When...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhuanmiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Heze Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. There has been a big discussion in the teaching world about differences in English taught by native speakers and English by non-native speakers. Most people express skepticism about the viability of the successful implementation of the language by non natives and have specific concerns, too. It is very understandable, since natives speakers have more advantages...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In today’s globalized world the knowledge of English is crucial to be able to communicate on an international level. Large parts of today’s communication take place in English, making it one of the most important languages in the world. Its simplicity in grammar, structure, and vocabulary makes it relatively easy to learn and thus more suitable as a world language than, for example, Chinese. In fact, English is the largest language by the number of speakers, which means that a majority of English speakers are non-native. This places great importance on language education. It must be of high quality and ideally, students should acquire the language as quickly and efficiently as possible. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Sophia...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Nowadays English has become a common language that helps to facilitate the communication between people from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities. English may not be the most widely used language in the world, but it is the official language of 53 countries and it is used by around 400 million people worldwide. As a result, being able to speak English does not only mean communicating with native English speakers, but it also means opening the door to new international chances and opportunities. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Hadjar B. Therefore, being an ESL teacher can literally mean making a difference in someone’s life. But is being a native speaker an absolute must for teaching English? Can a non-native English teacher be...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas I have chosen this topic as I am not a native English speaker myself, and before getting into the course I wasn’t sure if it was a good idea for the debate there is between native vs non-native English teachers, and for future jobs opportunities. I have been looking for a teaching opportunity for a few months and all the adverts say "native speakers only”. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Sandra P. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The native speaker vs non-native speaker argument continues and it seems it will always be. However, non-native English teachers empathize more closely with their EFL students. Because they have been through the process of learning the...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences The United States of America, Canada, The United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. If one is not a citizen of one of the aforementioned countries, they are not likely to be considered as a native English speaker. There are certain countries such as the Caribbean Islands, India, Philippines and Singapore in which English is the official language and which use English as a primary language among the citizens. However, they are not recognized as native speakers of English due to various reasons, mainly accent, even though the use of the English language, including both grammar and vocabulary, doesn’t differ too much from British English or American English. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Eng H. S. As...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in China. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in China, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's China. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Jobs China Xiaoshan and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit gives an overview of the difficult task of teaching the present tense to non-native english speakers. Each different facet of the present tense was explained and example methods of teaching the tense were presented. While I as a native...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qishan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yantai 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 a globalized world, where people come and go easily from country to country for different reasons, English has become the first spoken lenguage. Considering this fact, it’s still shocking how not being a “native” has such an impact by the time of applying for a job or hiring someone for it. As a non native speaker who has studied English since a very young...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qingyun 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. In the Philippines, English is one of the main subjects in schools. It is divided in two parts, 'Reading and Language'. It even takes more time in learning it than our mother tongue, as other main subjects like Maths and Science were strictly in English, and as we move to higher level of education almost all subjects were in English. This is why...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yangguo 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. The United States of America, Canada, The United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. If one is not a citizen of one of the aforementioned countries, they are not likely to be considered as a native English speaker. There are certain countries such as the Caribbean Islands, India, Philippines and Singapore in which English is the official...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tanghe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Linyi 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. “Hello, my name is Tanya. I’m 25-years-old. I’m living in China for more than seven years. I have graduated from the university and gained a bachelor degree in English. I’m proficient in the language and countless certificates along with my excellent grades can justify it. Now, I want to work in China as an English teacher. The only tiny aspect is I’m Russian...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Cuifeng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xi'an 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. 30. TEFL for non native English speaking teachers As a non native English speaker I was very scared of teaching English or even thinking about teaching English in the beginning of my teaching career. But some months later I realized that I have a huge advantage compared to the native speakers: I still remember the difficulties of learning English and I know what might...  [Read more]

Mark Crocker Destinations Although it is true that there are some countries where employers will only consider native English speaking ESL teachers, either due to government restrictions or simply personal preference, there are still plenty of great opportunities across the world for non-native English speakers. In this article, we look at the best teaching destinations for people who are not from one of the countries generally consider to be native English speaking. Typically, these countries are Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK, and the USA. Due to the huge demand for foreign English language teachers across much of Asia, there are always plenty of jobs available regardless of your native language. So what are the best options for non-native English...  [Read more]