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Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas It is clear for a lot of people that American English is a little different from British English, but why exist these differences? Many languages are spoken in all the world, and some of them have different branches, in the case of British and American English, one of the reason for having these differences, for example en the word colour for UK and color for USA is because, British English has taken the original words from French and later in America the spelling has been simplified, here is a list of words that are different in UK and USA: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Juan Pablo S. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT....  [Read more]

  Hong Kong is unique. Breath-taking views of the Victoria Harbor and Kowloon, one of the world’s best-known skylines, Cantonese dim sum, a shopping paradise and much more. Hong Kong, a highly sophisticated international city, is also well-known as a leading financial hub in Asia and the world. Over the years, Hong Kong’s colorful history as the Oriental Pearl has been shaped by people of different cultures, creating a unique blend of traditions and cuisines that make Hong Kong the World City of Asia.   Taking the tefl international course in Hong Kong will pretty much guarantee you a memorable tefl experience. Not only will you interact with trainees coming from all around the world, you can submerse yourself into this vibrant metropolis. Then there’s the heart of...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences For a student learning English as a second language, one thing they may notice is the difference in the accents between British English and American English, the difference is rather pronounced considering it has been less than two hundred and fifty years since the American Revolution. The American accent is likely to be more familiar to many students, thanks to many American movies from Hollywood. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Anthony B. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Unfortunately for students, the accents are not the only differences in the language but where did these differences come from? In England, in 1755,...  [Read more]

Charlotte Lam Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Are you teaching children via zoom? Here are 6 fun zoom teaching ideas for kids that will engage them and make your virtual classroom more interactive! Shirin Sophy Alumni Experiences Every classroom is filled with a variety of different kinds of students. In this blog post, we discuss how to deal with different types of students. Shirin Sophy Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas No matter how seasoned and confident a teacher is, there are occasions specifically before starting a new class that every teacher might wonder, "what if they don't like...  [Read more]

Our TEFL course in Hong Kong will provide you the opportunity to teach English among one of the world's most visually stunning skylines. With its progressive architecture and its sheer volume of unique high rise structures, you will be inspired every day to think creatively.  You will hustle along to work with a fast-paced, ultra-chic population who are dressed in some of the world's finest clothing. The people of Hong Kong are primarily of Chinese descent and speak Cantonese.  They are sophisticated and highly educated. As a result of their city's international appeal, Hong Kong locals strongly value the English language and the unique experience of learning English from a native English speaker.  For this reason, there are a multitude of job opportunities to teach...  [Read more]

Federico Riva TEFL Information Not sure if an online TEFL/TESOL course is right for you? TEFL expert Linda will show you what it looks like to take an online course with ITTT. At the end, there will be a Q&A session where TEFL expert Linda answers all your questions! Federico Riva Budget and Salary Destinations TEFL Information Are you interested in teaching English in Europe? TEFL expert Linda from ITTT shares the ultimate guide to teaching English as a foreign language in some of the most popular countries in Europe. Charlotte Lam Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Are...  [Read more]

Shirin Sophy TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas The following features that are briefly discussed in this article can directly affect the quality of the lesson and facilitate generating a more desired outcome. Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Does a year abroad teaching English hurt your career prospects back home? Quite the contrary! In this live session, we discover exactly how teaching English abroad enhances your career prospects - back home and around the world! Federico Riva TEFL Information Teaching Ideas Do you...  [Read more]

Anna Domiczek Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Songs and music are such an important part of an ESL preschool curriculum. Not only are they fun, but they are also very powerful tools to help young students learn English in a fun and entertaining way. Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Does a year abroad teaching English hurt your career prospects back home? Quite the contrary! In this live session, we discover exactly how teaching English abroad enhances your career prospects - back home and around the world! Shirin Sophy Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas ...  [Read more]

Federico Riva TEFL Information Teaching Ideas Do you want your new students to come back again? Do you want students to do homework? Are you looking for fun activities for your online classes? In this live stream, we will look at how to engage and motivate English learners outside the classroom at 100%. Shirin Sophy TEFL Information Alumni Experiences This blog post is a suggested procedure that can be taken into account while teaching productive skills after the engagement phase is applied and learners are ready to start the study phase. Ahmed Taha TEFL Information Alumni Experiences ...  [Read more]

tefl international has chosen Boston as a training center location because of its historic and commercial importance in the usa today. Our high-quality cou.s.s are led by experienced professionals looking to recruit the best english teachers in the world. Conveniently located in the center of Boston, our training center is very close to all major attractions and public transportation. When in Boston, be sure to explore all that the city has to offer, including the Freedom Trail, the New england Aquarium, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Boston Harbor, and the Faneuil Hall, only to name a few exciting sites. Fenway Park is the best destination for sport lovers who are looking to watch heated games. The u.s.Constitution Museum and the Museum of Science are among the best in the country and offer...  [Read more]

Federico Riva TEFL Information Teaching Ideas In this live event, our TEFL expert Liza will share her tips on how to make use of your TEFL certificate at 100% if you are a non-native English teacher. Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas This blog post was written by a recent ITTT TEFL graduate their experience of working with kindergarten EFL students. ✅ Read this article to learn about the main challenges and benefits of teaching kids of kindergarten age. Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas ...  [Read more]

Federico Riva Budget and Salary TEFL Information Teaching Ideas One area that often causes unnecessary stress when planning to teach English abroad is ensuring you have all the documents you will need to make the move. This live session will cover the process so that nothing stands in the way of your dream! Shirin Sophy TEFL Information Teaching Ideas When it comes to student engagement, there is a wide variety of tools a teacher can take to the class in order to keep the students attracted and focused all through the lesson. Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences ...  [Read more]

Shirin Sophy Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas The activation phase is naturally divided into some steps to facilitate the activation process, including the controlled, semi-controlled, and free practices that are briefly discussed in this post. Federico Riva TEFL Information Teaching Ideas Do you want your new students to come back again? Do you want students to do homework? Are you looking for fun activities for your online classes? In this live stream, we will look at how to engage and motivate English learners outside the classroom at 100%. Ahmed Taha TEFL Information Alumni Experiences ...  [Read more]

Zareena Younis Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas What does teaching mean to you? Do you have a great passion for it? This post is to all the great teachers out there making a difference in their students' lives. Shirin Sophy TEFL Information Teaching Ideas When it comes to student engagement, there is a wide variety of tools a teacher can take to the class in order to keep the students attracted and focused all through the lesson. Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Are you a new ESL teacher or thinking of becoming one? This live stream will help you...  [Read more]

Zareena Younis Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas What does teaching mean to you? Do you have a great passion for it? This post is to all the great teachers out there making a difference in their students' lives. Shirin Sophy TEFL Information Teaching Ideas When it comes to student engagement, there is a wide variety of tools a teacher can take to the class in order to keep the students attracted and focused all through the lesson. Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Are you a new ESL teacher or thinking of becoming one? This live stream will help you...  [Read more]

Shirin Sophy Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas The study stage, when the teaching is actually done, is the second phase of a straight-arrow ESA lesson plan. What needs to be taught in this stage depends on the course content and the source the teacher is expected to cover through a specific period. Zareena Younis Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas What does teaching mean to you? Do you have a great passion for it? This post is to all the great teachers out there making a difference in their students' lives. Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Are you a new ESL...  [Read more]

Shirin Sophy Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas The study stage, when the teaching is actually done, is the second phase of a straight-arrow ESA lesson plan. What needs to be taught in this stage depends on the course content and the source the teacher is expected to cover through a specific period. Zareena Younis Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas What does teaching mean to you? Do you have a great passion for it? This post is to all the great teachers out there making a difference in their students' lives. Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Are you a new ESL...  [Read more]

Anna Domiczek Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Are you teaching English to younger students? Then this blog post is for you! Here are the secrets of teaching English grammar to young students. Shirin Sophy Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Here are five fun and adaptable games for ESL classes that work in every classroom with any type of student. Anna Domiczek Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas In the education world, the potential and value of using stories and storytelling techniques have always been known and recognized, especially in the context of teaching younger...  [Read more]

Federico Riva Destinations TEFL Information Alumni Experiences In this live session, TEFL expert Linda shares insight on how much money you can REALLY make when teaching English abroad and online. You don't want to miss it! Charlotte Lam Destinations TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Are you considering teaching in Hong Kong as a Native English teacher? If yes, do you know who you are going to work with? Here are some ways you can effectively prepare yourself and collaborate with the local teachers in school. Federico Riva Budget and Salary Destinations ...  [Read more]

Anna Domiczek Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Reward systems can be a very powerful tool for teachers in an online environment. Having a reward system for your students is essential because it encourages even the more shy and reserved young learners to participate in their virtual English lessons. Federico Riva Destinations TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Work in China as a Non-Native English Teacher: In this live stream, Liza interviews our TEFL alumnus Eugene on his outstanding non-native teaching experience in China. Don't miss this session to learn more about one of the most exciting destinations for teaching English...  [Read more]

Anna Domiczek Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Puppets can serve as a wonderful pedagogical tool in the ESL classroom. Young children are very familiar with them since puppets play a large role in the world of children’s imaginative play, and they have become widely accepted as a pedagogical tool because they are valuable in serving as an anchor in overcoming the language barrier. Federico Riva Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Are you a non-native English teacher? Is your English level quite advanced, but you still make mistakes that bother you as a teacher? This live stream is for you! Liza will share her experience on mastering grammar and...  [Read more]

Federico Riva Alumni Experiences TEFL Reviews & TESOL Reviews In this TEFL review video, Regan from the US shares her experience of taking a TEFL course with ITTT. Regan is teaching English in Northern Japan and decided to take a TEFL course in order to have more knowledge on how to structure her lessons. She found that the course was very helpful and the online format allowed her to study at her own pace while working full time. Federico Riva Alumni Experiences TEFL Reviews & TESOL Reviews In this TEFL review video, Elleda from the US shares her experience of taking three TEFL courses with ITTT. Elleda felt that she learned a ton of new...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas This blog post was written by a recent ITTT TEFL graduate their experience of working with kindergarten EFL students. ✅ Read this article to learn about the main challenges and benefits of teaching kids of kindergarten age. Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas This blog post was written by a recent ITTT TEFL graduate who shares their best flashcard games for children. ✅ Read this article to learn several more exciting activities for better ESL classroom experience. Elizaveta Pachina ...  [Read more]

As the state capital of Arizona, Phoenix is a vibrant city that provides the perfect base for completing a tefl/tesol course. Due to its location in the Sonoran Desert, the city of Phoenix enjoys a warm and dry climate throughout the year. As well as the pleasant weather, the city is also ideally situated for exploring this fascinating region that is home to some of the most beautiful national parks in the country including the mighty Grand Canyon. Don’t worry if you are not keen on outdoor adventures as you will find plenty of other things to enjoy in this modern and lively city. Although the area has been home to Native Americans for over 2000 years, the modern city of Phoenix has a relatively short history. Founded in the 1860s, the city was small and mostly overlooked until it was...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences One might be forgiven for thinking that English is a ubiquitous language. From the movie industry in the United States to the vast expanse of the internet, it appears that its global standing is exponentially growing year after year. Needless to say, it owes its current position to a British empire that dominated and conquered foreign lands which resulted in countless dominions that spoke the mother tongue on both hemispheres. Its proliferation has ensured that although it might not be the main lingua franca of every region that hosted a queen’s flag, it has certainly been used as a secondary language in areas as far away as Asia. In India this is empirically the case where hitherto English would have been...  [Read more]

Charlotte Lam Destinations TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Are you considering teaching in Hong Kong as a native English teacher (NET)? If yes, do you know who you are going to work with? Here are some ways you can effectively prepare yourself and collaborate with the local teachers in school. Most of the teachers are local in Hong Kong kindergarten. Therefore, you are very likely to partner and work with a local class teacher. As a new teacher in school, it's absolutely important to listen to your local partners because each school has its own culture and working style. Therefore, take some time to observe other teachers when you are at work. It helps to observe a lot on classroom management strategies...  [Read more]

Charlotte Lam TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Changes in school are a very common situation, especially during these days when there is so much uncertainty in society—for instance, the pandemic situation, the economy, etc. We have experienced a lot of changes in school, including school suspension, online teaching, teaching during the pandemic, etc. In this post, I will outline how to cope with changes and what you can do to have a successful change in school. Change happens so quickly in class—for example, changes to the curriculum, tests, teaching methods, or school schedule. If we see such a big demand for change, we would usually feel scared because we don’t know where to begin...  [Read more]

Charlotte Lam Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Due to the pandemic, distance learning has become the new form of teaching all over the words. In Hong Kong, teachers are trying to figure out ways to teach their students while having quarantine at home. In this post, I’m going to share some fun activities and games to play with kids by using Zoom so that you won’t run out of ideas when teaching through an online platform. If you’ve never used Zoom before, you must try it with your students, and it definitely surprises you. Teaching through an online platform makes it very difficult to manage the class because students are staying at home in a comfortable place rather than attending real classes in school. Therefore,...  [Read more]

Kayla Hill Destinations Hong Kong is a great place to teach, especially if it’s your first time living abroad. Known as the “fragrant harbor,” Hong Kong has been attracting tourists and professionals for decades. This innovative city is often considered to be “Asia’s World City” and is a major cultural hub in the region. Here are 5 reasons why you should teach in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary and enjoys a humid subtropical climate. This means that summers are long and the winters are mild. You can enjoy beach barbecues, boat parties, and beautiful hikes well into late November. If you enjoy traveling during public holidays and your summer break, Hong Kong is a great place to be if you want to...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas As teachers set expectations for their students, students naturally have expectations for their teachers. To be an effective teacher, regardless of the subject being taught, one must be knowledgeable in their field. However, teaching English calls for specific personal qualities that can ultimately distinguish a good teacher from a great teacher. These qualities include, but are not limited to patience, dedication, and compassion. With these attributes, the teacher can foster a comfortable learning environment for their students. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Yvonne D. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Teaching English,...  [Read more]