Good Rapport With Students

  In this video Linda breaks down the difference between ?anyone? and ?any one?. While this set of words is often confused, the difference is actually quite simple. Watch the video for detailed explanations and examples on the two words. 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. Unit 5 is all about classroom managemen. Classroom management is the skill of organizing and managing the class, as well as having a relaxed manner in the classroom while...  [Read more]

  So, having elicited this particular structure, what I'm now able to do is to move on to the actual study activities. Typically, they will be in the form of worksheets to check that the students actually understand this information. So, I might prepare three activities. They may not do them all but, for example, I could prepare these three study activities. So, the first one is going to be a fairly straightforward matching activity, where perhaps they match the subject to its correct verb "to be" in that part of the sentence. The second one is going to be a gap fill. For example, I might use this verb here and ask them to complete a sentence using that verb, so that I can check that any spelling changes that take place are correct and the final one is going to be an unscramble,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Colombia? Are you interested in teaching English in Popayan, Colombia? Check out our opportunities in Popayan, 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 TESOL 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! There are certain qualities that establish both an effective teacher and a good student. A teacher should be able to motivate their students but also have a good subject base knowledge, care about...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in China? Are you interested in teaching English in Qinhuangdao, China? Check out our opportunities in Qinhuangdao, 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 TESOL 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! One of the key learning points from this chapter is the importance of building and maintaining good rapport between student and teacher. Good rapport can be achieved through choosing ideas and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Indonesia? Are you interested in teaching English in Jayapura, Indonesia? Check out our opportunities in Jayapura, 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 TESOL 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! This unit provides good information on classroom behavior and environment. How to accommodate students needs, give them attention and get them to participate. When to use group work, pairs or...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Brazil? Are you interested in teaching English in Varzea Grande, Brazil? Check out our opportunities in Varzea Grande, 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 TESOL 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! Unit One goes over the most basic fundamental parts aspects of teaching, namely the teacher and student relationship. It starts out by detailing the qualities of successful teachers,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Costa Rica? Are you interested in teaching English in Cartago, Costa Rica? Check out our opportunities in Cartago, 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 TESOL 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! This unit teaches concepts and principles in establishing rapport with students, the seating arrangement of the class, managing class activities, teacher talk time vs student talk time, and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Mexico? Are you interested in teaching English in Saltillo, Mexico? Check out our opportunities in Saltillo, 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 TESOL 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! In this unit I learned about the most common problems teachers face in a classroom and suggestions in dealing with them. There are two types of groups, the new group in which the students and teacher...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in China? Are you interested in teaching English in Tongren, China? Check out our opportunities in Tongren, 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 TESOL 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! In this unit I learned about class management. As a teacher, it is important to use correct eye contact, gestures, and voice when engaging students. When organizing activities, the teacher must decide...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in India? Are you interested in teaching English in Siliguri, India? Check out our opportunities in Siliguri, 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 TESOL 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! In Unit 3, Managing Classrooms, we are taught varying methods of classroom arrangement, appropriate gestures, and group-work activity structure. In terms of gesture, eye contact is extremely important...  [Read more]

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word "phreaker". This word is a noun and refers to someone who one who gains illegal access to the telephone system. The word become widely popular in the mid-1980s and is likely a combination of the words "phone" and "freak". Modern phreakers are very specialized hackers breaking into the phone system of large companies and corporations. 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. In unit 20 we...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Turkey? Are you interested in teaching English in Isparta, Turkey? Check out our opportunities in Isparta, 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 TESOL 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! In this unit, it covers how to encounter different type of problems or challenges that a teacher mostly deal with in the class. First lesson would be the most challenging for a teacher as he or she...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Chile? Are you interested in teaching English in Antofagasta, Chile? Check out our opportunities in Antofagasta, 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 TESOL 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! This unit talks about some of the problem situation that teachers can encounter in the classroom and also suggests ways of dealing with them. I learnt that in the first lesson the teacher tries...  [Read more]

  This video presents a teaching idea for reported speech. The activity includes having the students walk around the classroom asking other students for various bits of information. At the end of the activity, the students will report back the answers in reported speech. 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. In class management you must be able to inspire confidence, be flexible and change his/her role according to the activity and situation...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in China? Are you interested in teaching English in Xintai, China? Check out our opportunities in Xintai, 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 TESOL 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! This unit was about the role of the teacher and learners in a classroom. It discussed characteristics of a good teacher, and characteristics of a good student. A good teacher is kind, patient, motivating,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in China? Are you interested in teaching English in Qingyuan, China? Check out our opportunities in Qingyuan, 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 TESOL 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! It is essential to demonstrate the characteristics of a good teacher. The core of a good teacher is to care more about the learning of the student, than anything else. Bearing in mind that each student...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Brazil? Are you interested in teaching English in Itu, Brazil? Check out our opportunities in Itu, 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 TESOL 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! This final unit briefly went over how to properly deal with troubleshooting issues in the classroom. For new teachers, larger classes can be intimidating but I learned that choral repetition, worksheets, pair...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Iraq? Are you interested in teaching English in Ramadi, Iraq? Check out our opportunities in Ramadi, 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 TESOL 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! This unit has helped me to learn and know how to manage the class. It explained about the teacher's eye contact, gesture and the voice. Also about the seating arrangement of the students or the classroom...  [Read more]

Building rapport with students is crucial for TEFL teachers as it creates a positive and supportive learning environment. When students feel connected to their teacher, they are more motivated to engage in the learning process. Establishing a strong rapport can also help in managing classroom behavior and fostering a sense of community among students. Additionally, a good rapport can improve communication and understanding between the teacher and students, leading to better academic outcomes. There are several strategies that TEFL teachers can use to build rapport with their students. One effective approach is to show genuine interest in students' lives and cultures. Taking the time to learn about their backgrounds and experiences can help in building trust and respect. Additionally, using...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in China? Are you interested in teaching English in Xinyang, China? Check out our opportunities in Xinyang, 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 TESOL 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! This unit is all about classroom management and teacher/student interaction. When building rapport with your students, and managing your classroom, never underestimate the power of eye contact, body...  [Read more]