Spoken Activities

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tongpu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Wenzhou 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 found the example of furniture vocal useful in terms of sample activities and work to do at each Engage, Study and Activate stage. It's common knowledge that grammatical structures may be written differently than they are spoken but I would not have considered this in terms of teaching new grammar. I was not previously aware of the term 'functions' before. I...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TESOL Certification Ontario United States 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 provided an overview of the skills involved in teaching the expressive language skills of speaking and writing. Helpful guidelines were provided around when to focus on accuracy versus fluency activities. Subtle differences between spoken and written english were highlighted. The unit also focused on ideas for helping teachers generate interest in linguistic tasks through the use of popular games. I learned how to think about using games in non-conventional ways! This unit provided...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Certification Russia Norilsk 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 unit it covers the significance of productive skills: speaking and writing. It gives varied samples of activities for accuracy and fluency to be able to help improve language learners' effectiveness both in written and spoken communication. This lesson provides guidelines to teachers on how to teach students in a more creative way ranging from spelling to pronunciation to grammar and vocabulary teaching- all games and links are provided. In this unit it covers the significance of productive...  [Read more]

  "Who" and "whom" are another set of words that often causes confusion. Howeer, there is actuall a simple trick to deciding which one to use in a sentence. "Who" is used to refer to the subject of a sentence and 'whom' is used to refer to the object. Keeping this in mind will eliminate the chance of making mistakes. We recommend the following trick. The usage of these two words is the same as he and him. "He" is the subject and "him" is the object. If you are confused about which one you should use, look at the sentences and check whether "he" or "him" should be used. If it's "he", then you should use "who". If it's "him", then "whom" should be used. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Fabiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Chuxiong Yizu 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 order to manage a class, there are multiple factors to consider. A teacher will need to alternate from a more dominant to a more relaxed position, depending on the activities being performed. Also, it's important to provide a variety of opportunities to group students in larger groups, as well as in pairs, aiming to increase student talk time and...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Jobs Odense Denmark 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 taught me the basics of english grammar. There are many words used to describe the english words and sentences we use in everyday life. to know these words such as superlative adjective or gerund is important only to understand how english is spoken and understood by all. In all actuality these are only useful for classroom activities and to help students mix and match words and to have a basic understanding of why. But as explained throughout the text some reasons make no sense at all and you just...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liangshan 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. English is an international language which is spoken all over the world for communication purposes. It is used as the official language in more than 70 nations worldwide. In addition to the English language being used worldwide for communication, it is also adopted as a common language between speakers of varying native languages. The English language is not only...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL New Salem North 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: I believe that I have gained much through completing this course. It has helped me to see how to better organize a lesson and curriculum. The lesson plans are great guides for how to prepare and execute a class. The area in which I improved the most would be in gaining knowledge about english grammar. As a native speaker I know how things should be spoken or written but not the 'why' behind it. Learning about the different tenses will serve as a great tool for more advanced students. I believe I will mostly...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Bridgeview 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 slangs and idioms are very important to students who are interested in using (and blending) in an english culture. They are also fun for students who watch english movies and television. In many ways teachers can't avoid idioms and slangs- there is songs, television, and popular culture. An idiom is a phrase used that can't be translated literally. An example of an idiom is “get out of here!” This doesn't mean leave, but…”really! You must be joking!” Another example is the commonly used...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences I am a Filipino. I was born in The Philippines and my first language is Tagalog. I remember my parents told me the first two words I ever learned or spoke were “mama” and “papa”. My parents were my very first teachers. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Gladiolus R. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. When we are young we acquire our first language through our parents, relatives, or from the things we see or watch. When we start schooling we then develop these receptive skills through reading, writing, listening and speaking. Most of the parents nowadays in the Philippines want their kids to know and speak in English, so instead of talking to them in Tagalog,...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Argentina. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Argentina, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Argentina. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Certification Argentina Parana 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 spoke about how important speaking and writing are while learning the english language. Speaking the language is found to be easier than learning to write the language. The unit spoke of writing being the most...  [Read more]

  In this TEFL review video Scott form the USA discusses his experience on the in-class TEFL course in Prague. In addition to its online courses, ITTT offers in-class TEFL/TESOL course at training centers all over the world. 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 covers Modal verbs, Phrasal verbs and Passive Voice. It gives a detailed description of different types of these grammar structures, their usages, most common students' mistakes and areas of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xialǚ Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shaoxing 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. Vocabulary, grammar, and functions are elements to make a language. Therefore, it is necessary to teach students new vocabulary, grammatical structures, and language functions. Vocabulary is very important to the students. They need to know the meaning, usage, word grammar, interaction, spelling, and pronunciation of each vocabulary. Grammar is good for speaking and...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Portland Oregon. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Portland Oregon, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Portland Oregon. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Portland 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.R. – U.S.A. said: I believe that I have gained much through completing this course. It has helped me to see how to better organize a lesson and curriculum. The lesson plans are great guides for how to prepare and execute a class....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lukeqin Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tulufan Diqu — Turpan? 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. This unit was difficult for me because it has been a very long time since I considered the complexities of English tenses. For even a native English speaker has been immersed in the language for fifty-one years, the grammatical complexities are overwhelming and therefore makes me even more thoughtful and sympathetic to a foreign language learner. Because...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Baoshan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Hanzhong 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. Difficulty with pronunciation is likely something that every EFL teacher will face at one point or another in their career. Every language in the world has different ways of pronouncing different words/ letters. In addition to this, most speakers of other languages have heavy accents that can make pronouncing English words very difficult. This can be a challenge...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lianhuasi 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. Topic: #27 - Cultural sensitivity in the classroom. Question: How can the lack of cultural sensitivity negatively impact students learning? In my professional and personal opinion, being culturally sensitive and culturally aware is a very important part of being a successful teacher. The following will be based on my experiences and perceptions as a high school...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences English is an international language which is spoken all over the world for communication purposes. It is used as the official language in more than 70 nations worldwide. In addition to the English language being used worldwide for communication, it is also adopted as a common language between speakers of varying native languages. The English language is not only used for daily interactions or conversations but it is also utilized in various forms of industry, commerce, finances, politics, international relations as well as the medical field. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Rochak S. Business English is intended to teach learners how to effectively communicate in English in professional settings. The aim of learning Business...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Portland Oregon. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Portland Oregon, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Portland Oregon. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Weatherby Oregon 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 chosen to write about the problems for spanish learners. As I currently live in spain in this will most likely be the situation that I will encounter the most. Many problems exist for spanish learners of english,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dongyangguan 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. As a global medium of communication, the importance of teaching English has increased a lot in the present society thus the importance of teaching productive skills, which is one of the English language skills has also increased. The process of learning English is slow and progressive and could be interpreted as a series of setbacks to face. This process...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Yichun 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. - South Africa said: Vocabulary is extremely useful to students, especially during the early stages when students are motivated to learn the basic words they need to get by with the english language. A learner’s vocabulary is made up of receptive vocabulary – these are words the student knows but doesn’t use, and their productive vocabulary – these are words the student knows and uses. Their receptive vocabulary is much larger than their productive vocabulary; the students can normally understand more words than they...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Slocomb 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: Vocabulary is extremely useful to students, especially during the early stages when students are motivated to learn the basic words they need to get by with the english language. A learner's vocabulary is made up of receptive vocabulary – these are words the student knows but doesn't use, and their productive vocabulary – these are words the student knows and uses. Their receptive vocabulary is much larger than their productive vocabulary; the students can normally understand more words than they actually use....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Kerala? Are you interested in teaching English in Palai, Kerala? Check out our opportunities in Palai, 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! Vocabulary is extremely useful to students, especially during the early stages when students are motivated to learn the basic words they need to get by with the english language. A learner's vocabulary is made up of receptive...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Moonachie New Jersey 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: By taking this tefl course I have learned many things about a language i have spoken all of my life. I have a much better understanding, and now know much more about grammar. It has made me more able to explain the many components of english grammar. I have also learned how to properly plan a lesson, for all age and speaking levels. I've learned how an activity can engage, activate or help the class study. I've learned how to identify these activities and why it is important to balance these out. It will help...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Suizhou 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.Z. – U.S.A. said: By taking this tefl course I have learned many things about a language i have spoken all of my life. I have a much better understanding, and now know much more about grammar. It has made me more able to explain the many components of english grammar. I have also learned how to properly plan a lesson, for all age and speaking levels. I’ve learned how an activity can engage, activate or help the class study. I’ve learned how to identify these activities and why it is important to balance these out. It will...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hangbu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Quzhou 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. Vocabulary is a necessary ingredient for communication to happen. There is a difference between receptive and productive vocabulary language knowledge. Receptive knowledge implies that the student recognizes the word that is being used, understands its meaning and the several contexts where it can be used. Productive vocabulary implies that the student knows how to...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Jobs Afyon Turkey 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 united tested my understanding of the structure of the english language. There are some areas in which I have overlooked structure and just spoke or wrote papers just becuase that is how it is supposed to be. Definitely thought provoking and a very insightful unit. This united tested my understanding of the structure of the english language. There are some areas in which I have overlooked structure and just spoke or wrote papers just becuase that is how it is supposed to be. Definitely thought provoking and a...  [Read more]

Jon ITTT Alumni Experiences Difficulty with pronunciation is likely something that every EFL teacher will face at one point or another in their career. Every language in the world has different ways of pronouncing different words/ letters. In addition to this, most speakers of other languages have heavy accents that can make pronouncing English words very difficult. This can be a challenge when teaching English as a foreign language. It can be especially challenging because not all learners around the world will face the same problems. Students in Vietnam will likely have different pronunciation problems than students in Kenya and students in Brazil will likely have different pronunciation problems than students in Morocco. For this essay, I will focus on the specific problems of...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences In my professional and personal opinion, being culturally sensitive and culturally aware is a very important part of being a successful teacher. The following will be based on my experiences and perceptions as a high school teacher teaching English to international students, observations made from watching my work colleagues teach, and examples from two different cultures that I encountered. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Franceena S. There are some teachers who have no cultural background, cultural experiences, or any exposure to culture whatsoever. In these situations, the teachers will have less awareness and may be less sensitive to students’ differences and needs. They may not be aware of this, but whether or not this...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences In the following essay, I have chosen to explain my late-in-life interest in becoming certified as an EFL teacher, based on my background with foreign language experience, which began at an early age. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Manuel GK. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. I was what some would call an early bloomer. As a baby, my mother read to me at night until I fell asleep. By the age of 2, I could speak in simple but uninterrupted sentences with proper syntax. By a few months after my third birthday, I was able to read the same children's’ books that my mother used to read for me and speak more complex sentences with vastly improved vocabulary. Language...  [Read more]