Phrases In Different Languages

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shahe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xinzhou 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. Slang and idiom are used in a majority of casual conversations, and create connections between people in those shared phrases. Often, slang and idiomatic phrases are specific to a certain country or region, and they contribute to creating a similar culture or understanding in that region. Language is constantly evolving and changing, just like people, and...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jiangtuan 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. Understanding the use of slang in a different language is a benchmark for fluency. Once a speaker is able to navigate society by listening and speaking slang, they are better able to assimilate among native speakers. But whether or not colloquial speech has a place in English classrooms is debated among teachers. While formal English takes precedence in many...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Daxindian 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. Informal words or phrases generally used among a certain group of people are called slang. In the 21st century, some of slang words have become widely common among all speakers, such as computer technology slang or internet slang (geek, blog, photoshopped, etc.). Idioms are language units which are not meant to be understood literally but figuratively (e.g. to sit...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Guangming 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. The Vietnamese language is fairly simple grammatically, with every vocabularies are comprised from single syllable words. For example, the phrase in English “good morning class, how’s everyone doing” translated into Vietnamese would be “chào buổi sáng cả lớp, mọi người có khỏe không”. There are no vocabulary in the...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas I am currently living in India and I interact with many people with varying levels of English fluency. In a country like India, many people speak English as their first, second, third, or even fourth language. This can provide many benefits for students who want to learn English as you come in contact with many English speakers and get plenty of opportunities to practice speaking English in your home country. However, there can be many hindrances as well. The most common issue is the fact that most of the English speakers in India are also fluent in Hindi and other regional languages. A student trying to practice English can always fall back on their native language when they don’t understand. This bilingual scenario makes it harder to learn English...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wanghaotun 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. On the surface, "British English" and "American English,” are considered the same. The general population (even native English speakers) often think the only real differences are like those in the pronunciation of words such as "tomato" or "potato," for example. Or even, the difference between "color"and "colour". However both the UK and the USA have an enormous...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Understanding the use of slang in a different language is a benchmark for fluency. Once a speaker is able to navigate society by listening and speaking slang, they are better able to assimilate among native speakers. But whether or not colloquial speech has a place in English classrooms is debated among teachers. While formal English takes precedence in many classes, teaching slang can be important depending on students’ reasons for learning English and their experience with the language. Incorporating slang can also be a motivational tool for teaching disengaged students. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Emma M. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. On the first day of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Renhekou 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. As a part of my TEFL course in Prague, I attended a two-session, 3-hour long Farsi language lesson to experience how students might feel learning a completely new and foreign language. As complete beginners in Farsi, we were not required to learn the Persian script. Instead, we were taught the basics using romanised alphabets. Although this was meant to simplify the...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xieji 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. In old terms generally language rules were taught by the teachers. To replace traditional grammar practise, many new methodology are offered. First of all the teacher should motivate the students.The students should be conscious of the new language. The students should know where will they use these structures. As well as its meaning, its useful areas should be given to...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dingwu 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. Sometimes problems may be encountered when teaching students from different nationalities due to varied reasons. When teaching English to students that are culturally and linguistically different from ones own, the teacher must take great care to prepare and identify the specific problems one may encounter as well as be attentive to the problems that occur in real...  [Read more]

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Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Imagine going back in time to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century in Great Britain. If the question of whether it is proper to teach slang and idioms to students were posed to a teacher in that period, I do not doubt in my mind that any proper English teacher would frown upon the notion of it. If you were to ask an English teacher today, you would receive a much different answer. The gradual globalization of the English language has been driven by various factors, one of which is business. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Allison S. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. There is no doubt that English is the world’s trade language, and thus, more and more...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Teaching slang and idioms is essential for ESL students and should be an integral part of any ESL curriculum. Learning slang and expressions can help an ESL student understand better native speakers who will almost universally use some slang and some idioms in their natural speech. Studying slang and idioms can also help an ESL student speak more naturally, either compensating for a weaker English grasp or adding to a вstrong English base. The application of studying slang and idioms that have perhaps the most relevance in a classroom and to a teacher is that it can help to elucidate complicated grammar by showcasing how slang twists the language in creative and unorthodox ways. This post was written by our TEFL...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xincheng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shuozhou 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. Someone who teaches English as a foreign language in a TEFL or TESOL course may wonder if it is necessary to include slang and idioms in lesson plans. When considering this, it is important to remember that one of the main goals of teaching another language is to make sure students will be able to communicate effectively in their target language upon completion of...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Sometimes problems may be encountered when teaching students from different nationalities due to varied reasons. When teaching English to students that are culturally and linguistically different from one's own, the teacher must take great care to prepare and identify the specific problems one may encounter as well as be attentive to the problems that occur in real-time. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Roman S. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The problems an ESL or TEFL teacher may encounter can vary widely but are usually identified in these areas: pronunciation, grammar, and syntax as it pertains to language but also cultural issues may arise as well as...  [Read more]

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Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences Stepping onto my flight from Miami to Santiago, Chile, I was confident in my Spanish skills. After all, I had taken nearly seven years of Spanish classes in middle and high school. However, when I landed I found, not only did I not understand 80% of what my host family said to me, they couldn’t understand me either. Over the course of my two months there, I came to appreciate the significance of slang in understanding and mastering a language. Even though slang words and usage can vary tremendously throughout the English speaking world, this is not an excuse to avoid introducing slang in the classroom. Being able to identify and understand some common slang words and phrases will help English learners reading informal documents. Being able to produce...  [Read more]