Interesting Things About Thailand

Every teacher makes mistakes in the classroom, particularly at the start of their career. As we learn to identify these mistakes we actually become better at our job, unless we fail to recognize these mistakes at all of course. Here we look at some of the most common errors made by new teachers and how to avoid them as we gain experience. Talking too much during lessons is probably the most common mistake made by inexperienced ESL teachers. The bottom line is that ESL students need to take every opportunity possible to speak the language as this is how they make real progress. However, if the teacher dominates the conversation any progress will be cut considerably. Only say what you need to keep the lesson moving forward and avoid chat that is not connected to the point of the...  [Read more]

  "In terms of the things that are negative about it, we've already said that it doesn't develop speaking but perhaps the biggest negative point about this particular methodology is that it's very unnatural. Ok, so despite the criticisms of this particular method, and particularly the fact that is unnatural, this particular methodology was in use all the way through the 17th, 18th and 19th century and indeed it's still in use today. However, Gouin in the 1880s and Berlitz in the early 1900s decided that this particular methodology was so unnatural that they wanted to come up with something new. The method that they came up with, they called the direct method. You will also sometimes see it as the natural method. What these two people were saying is that if we wish to learn a...  [Read more]

This is one of the most common questions asked by our TESOL course trainees and the answer is quite simple. Yes, you can teach ESL without a bachelor’s degree. Anyone who is TESOL qualified will have a wide array of destinations to choose from all over the world, regardless of their previous educational record. If you have a degree in any subject you will certainly have a few more options, but non-degree holders are in no way excluded from ESL teaching in many parts of the world. In recent years some countries have made it compulsory for foreign teachers to have a degree if they want to obtain a work visa that allows them to work legally as an ESL teacher. This is most noticeable in Asia where some of the biggest markets for teachers such as China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan...  [Read more]

Many people find ESL jobs around the world with an online TESOL certification. The truth is, it is possible to find teaching jobs with no qualifications at all. The question you really need to ask is, can I get a job that pays well and offers good working conditions? Although the answer is still yes, you need to make sure that the course you choose is of the highest quality you can find. The unavoidable drawback of taking a TESOL course online is the obvious lack of any teaching practice. If your budget can stretch to a month-long in-class training course you will have many hours to practice the theory you have learned with real language learners in an authentic classroom environment. This type of course will open up a wider range of opportunities in many countries around the world....  [Read more]

  The two most common usages for the present continuous tense as it relates to speaking about things in the present. We have actions in progress at the time of speaking, specifically right when it's being said. So I can say ?I am teaching right now.? However, we also have actions in progress around the time of speaking. ?I'm reading a good book.? Now, of course I'm not reading a book just now but I started reading a book in the past I am reading it perhaps today sometime and I'll finish reading the book at some point in the future. Again, I'm not doing it just now but around the time of speaking. 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...  [Read more]

  So, the document itself needs to contain some general information about the class, for example the name of the teacher, the date and time of the lesson, what level of class is being taught and in what room, how many students are we expecting, this is important, when we've got things like photocopying and materials to do, what is the context of the lesson, in other words, what is the lesson actually about, what vocabulary or grammar point is this lesson covering and sometimes it's also useful to write out what the focus of the lesson is. So, in effect, the context of the lesson is telling us the grammar point, for example, that might be the present continuous tense, whereas the focus is telling us how we're going to go about teaching it. Another example to illustrate this: Let's...  [Read more]

  In her TESOL review video, Reena tells us about the things she learned from her 120-hour online TESOL course with ITTT. The course helped Reena to strengthen her knowledge of English and also taught her essential teaching skills and concepts such as teaching methodologies, classroom management, lesson planning and more. Reena had a good experience studying with ITTT and looks forward to sharing her knowledge of English with others as a teacher. 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...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Russia? Are you interested in teaching English in Grozny, Russia? Check out our opportunities in Grozny, 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 chapter was a little challenging. As a native speaker of English, there are just some things I never learned, but instead just do naturally. Conditional statements are apparently one of those...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Institute Legitimate TESOL 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: V.V. - Australia said: The tefl course has been a great help in giving a clearer direction in lesson planning. The ESA plans are a good guide and useful aid to ensure the lesson is kept interesting and the students are getting maximum opportunities to use the language. In my years of schooling, we were taught basic grammar (present simple, past simple, future simple) and I guess we just picked up a lot of the other points from usage and were not aware of the names of them. I have found that students...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Qualifications TESOL Courses 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.N. - Hong Kong said: I have gained a large amount of knowledge on how to structure lessons plans and feel very confident walking into a classroom teaching from a lesson plan. I feel that I have gained so much in terms of the english language, being a native speaker does not mean that you can't learn new things about your language. It surprised my actually how much I have forgotten over the years or that I was never actually taught at school so overall an excellent refresher with some new aspects of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Company Respected TESOL 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: A.L. – U.K. said: This course has proved to be a rewarding and enlightening experience. It has been somewhat challenging at times particularly with regards to the dissection of tense formation, which I encountered for the very first time and has taught me many new concepts of the english language. I have gained a considerable insight into teaching english effectively, particularly by means of lesson planning and adopting different approaches to various lessons. Having no previous teaching experience, I...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Companies Genuine TESOL 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: R. C. - Thailand said: From this course, I have gained a further appreciation for the career I've chosen, and developed my skills in organizing and planning lessons. It was profitable for me to review the grammar points that were covered, and to practice finding activities that would help students practice them in the classroom. As I have been teaching english in thailand for six years, many of the lessons in the course discussed concepts and methodologies that were already familiar to me, but it was very...  [Read more]

Home / TESOL USA / TESOL Online in Iowa - Teacher English Jobs / Dunlap, Iowa TESOL Online & Teaching English Jobs Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Iowa? Are you interested in teaching English in Dunlap, Iowa? Check out our opportunities in Dunlap, 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! The content of this unit was very interesting. Starting...  [Read more]

Home / TESOL USA / TESOL Online in Oregon - Teacher English Jobs / Inlow, Oregon TESOL Online & Teaching English Jobs Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Oregon? Are you interested in teaching English in Inlow, Oregon? Check out our opportunities in Inlow, 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 taught us about Teaching Pronunciation and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certificate Programs 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.A. - New Zealand said: This course has definitely been an eye opener for me. In the beginning I thought that the course couldn’t be too bad, but once I got to the grammar units I started taking strain. I have learnt so much from this course. I have learnt that grammar and vocabulary are very important aspects of teaching but pronunciation should not be forgotten and that writing is also very important people tend to get side tracked with verbal language skills but forget that it is important to also...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Colleges Course TESOL 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: F.D. – U.S.A. said: There are many things I have gained from this course. One thing is to capture and make my own the way a teacher thinks. How I need to present myself to the class. How to make the class interesting from the start (engage the student), then go on to present and teach the material (the study phase), and finally, get the students to use what they learned (the activate stage). There are many details that I learned in each unit, but overall I feel I am ready to stand in front of a class...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Rates TESOL Courses 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: R.S. – U.S.A. said: I would have to say grammar. I definitely touched up on my grammar! I also found out I probably wouldn’t want to teach it. I have a lot more fun with young learners and total beginners. I love teaching this age and level. It is a lot of fun for me and the students and I really get to see how they have progressed. That doesn’t mean that the door is closed in teaching older children or adults. It gives me options for the future. TEFL also gave me more ideas how to form my lesson plans...  [Read more]

Home / TESOL USA / TESOL Online in Delaware - Teacher English Jobs / Ocean View, Delaware TESOL Online & Teaching English Jobs Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Delaware? Are you interested in teaching English in Ocean View, Delaware? Check out our opportunities in Ocean View, 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 we learned about...  [Read more]

  Maksim from Russia is living and working in Shanghai, China. He took the 120-hour online TEFL course with ITTT and in his TEFL review video he tells us how he found the course to be well organized, interesting and not complicated. Maksim thinks that having the TEFL certificate played an important role in helping him to find a job teaching English in China. 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. I found this unit pretty basic yet helpfu. For when I...  [Read more]

Home / TESOL USA / TESOL Online in Alabama - Teacher English Jobs / Skyline, Alabama TESOL Online & Teaching English Jobs Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Alabama? Are you interested in teaching English in Skyline, Alabama? Check out our opportunities in Skyline, 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 serves as a good refresher for...  [Read more]