TEFL Wayne

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas I did not realize how difficult English is until I became fluent in Spanish. I am currently studying French and I am pretty good at French. I have a basic knowledge of Esperanto. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Wayne K. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. I will just touch on each of these since a book could be written about each of these. Also Read: Teaching Young Learners vs. Adult Learners - The Differences You Can Expect I have found many poems(1) and articles on the internet discussing the insane way English is spelled and pronounced. On the previously sited website(ibid) an English instructor states that he has very often...  [Read more]

The warm Mediterranean style climate, over 40 miles of stunning coastline and a close proximity to the major centers of Los Angeles and San Diego are just a few reasons why the large suburban area of Orange County is popular with visitors to the state of California. Its collection of small, well-designed cities are both clean and safe and provide an ideal base for taking a tefl/tesol course, while also exploring the wider region. Prior to the 20th century the Orange County area was a lightly populated region dominated by large cattle ranches and other agricultural interests. However, development of rail and road access in the early years of the century dramatically altered the fortunes of the county by putting it within easy reach of a Los Angeles population that was keen to escape the...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Teachers of English as a Foreign Language are often native English speakers. As such, there are many language concepts, especially grammatical ones, that are subconsciously understood due to having learned them in early childhood. One of the most important parts of TEFL training is relearning these concepts from the perspective of one who does not speak English. This can often be one of the most revelatory parts of the process as it can be disconcerting to uncover seemingly unfamiliar concepts and rules to language one already know perfectly. In a monolingual class, this can sometimes be remedied by relating vocabulary and concepts to the students’ native language. In a multilingual classroom, a classroom whose...  [Read more]