Mixed Feelings About Moving

Homesickness is a common experience for many people who move to a new country, especially when they are far away from their familiar surroundings, friends, and family. It is essential to recognize that homesickness is a natural feeling that can affect anyone, regardless of age or experience. It is crucial to acknowledge your feelings and understand that it is okay to feel this way. By accepting your emotions, you can begin to address them and work towards overcoming homesickness. There are several effective strategies you can use to cope with homesickness while teaching abroad. One approach is to stay connected with your loved ones back home through regular communication via phone calls, video chats, or messaging apps. Keeping in touch with family and friends can provide comfort and...  [Read more]

Homesickness is a common feeling experienced by many individuals who move to a new country, especially when they are away from their familiar surroundings, friends, and family. When teaching abroad with a TEFL certificate, it is natural to feel homesick initially as you adjust to a new environment, culture, and way of life. It is essential to recognize that homesickness is a normal part of the adjustment process and that it will likely diminish over time as you become more acclimated to your new surroundings. There are several strategies you can employ to cope with homesickness while teaching abroad. Firstly, maintaining a connection with loved ones back home through regular communication via phone calls, video chats, or messaging can help alleviate feelings of isolation. Additionally,...  [Read more]

  Understanding Homesickness and Cultural Adjustment Coping Strategies for Homesickness Engaging with the Local Culture Building a Support System Abroad Exploring New Experiences and Opportunities Embracing Challenges as Growth Opportunities Seeking Professional Help When Needed Staying Connected with Loved Ones Back Home Finding Comfort in Familiar Activities Reflecting on Your Journey and Growth Moving abroad to teach English can be an exciting adventure, but it also comes with its challenges. Homesickness is a common feeling that many expats experience when they are far away from their familiar surroundings. Cultural adjustment, on the other hand, involves adapting to a new culture, customs, and way of life. Recognizing and understanding these emotions is the first step towards...  [Read more]

  This video focuses on the difference between "bored" and "boring". Using those two words incorrectly is a very common mistake, especially for English learners around the world. The word "bored" is an adjective describing the feeling when there is nothing to do or when a person is not interested, for example, "she was so bored that she fell asleep". "Boring" is also an adjective but this word refers to the cause of the bored feeling rather than the feeling itself. For example, "the class was so boring that she fell asleep". Here the class is the reason for the feeling. The same concept can be applied to similar word pairs such as 'interested - interesting' or 'tired - tiring'. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL...  [Read more]

When teaching English overseas, it is common to experience homesickness and culture shock. Homesickness is the feeling of longing for home and familiar surroundings, while culture shock is the disorientation when encountering a new culture. It is essential to recognize that these feelings are normal and part of the adjustment process when living and working in a new country. Understanding the stages of culture shock - honeymoon, negotiation, adjustment, and adaptation - can help in preparing for and managing these emotions effectively. There are various coping strategies that can help manage homesickness and culture shock while teaching English abroad. Keeping in touch with family and friends through technology can provide a sense of connection to home. Engaging in activities that bring...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Taiwan? Are you interested in teaching English in Tainan City, Taiwan? Check out our opportunities in Tainan City, 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! Conditionals are sentences containing 'if' (or similar expressions such as 'when') which refer to past, present, and future possibilities. There are two clauses, the 'if' clause and the main...  [Read more]

  http://www.tesolcourse.com There are a variety of acronyms used in the English language teaching industry. Two of the most common are TEFL and TESOL. TEFL stands for Teaching English as a Foreign Language. TESOL stands for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. These terms are interchangeable and effectively mean the same thing. Historically within the industry TEFL was a British based term and TESOL a North American based term. Are you ready to live and teach abroad? Click here and get started today: https://www.teflcourse.net/?cu=YTDESCRIPTION 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...  [Read more]

  Another way to approach teaching modal auxiliary verbs is in context, for example, "How to give advice". This is especially useful for students of higher levels that have some knowledge of the various modal auxiliary verbs. 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 16 talks about conditionals and reported speec. Conditionals are statements that refer to past, present, and future possibilitie. There are five main types of conditionals which are...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our series on the past tenses in English. We start off the series with the past simple tense. In this video, we show you how to execute a mill drill activity for this tense. Here, the teacher provides the students with a survey or questionnaire with statements in the past simple tense. The students then go around the classroom and ask other students about their past experiences. 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. The text...  [Read more]

  This presentation is going to focus on the use of course books, materials and teaching aids. There are many materials that we can bring to our classroom that will help with the teaching of our lessons and these include, though they're not limited to, things such as the wipe board, similar to the one that we're using here, various types of visual aids, created or bought worksheets, the use of cassettes CDs and DVDs and the use of video and in these classroom materials, we can also include things such as dictionaries and course books, various types of resource books that we'll have a look at and other materials such as photo copiers, computers, OHPs. So what we'd like to do is just to take a general look at some of the issues relating to each of these types of materials. Below you...  [Read more]

  The mixed conditional deals with the present results of imaginary situations in the past. This video is specifically aimed at teaching the mixed conditional in an ESL setting. 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. MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS 1. May is used to ask for polite request. Also would, and could are modals used for polite requests as well as can, but can is informa. In addition, May is used to make assumptions when someone is 50% certain of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in China? Are you interested in teaching English in Yibin, China? Check out our opportunities in Yibin, 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 16, we learnt conditionals and reporting speech. There are 5 forms of conditionals: zero, first, second, third and mixed. In this unit, it clarified each form and the usage accordingly. Common...  [Read more]

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word "bellwether". This word is a noun and describes someone who takes the lead and sets trends. A long time ago, shepherds hung a bell around the neck of one sheep of its flock designating it the leader. Therefore, bellwether is a combination of the words "bell" and "wether", a male sheep that has been castrated. 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 talked about conditional and...  [Read more]

  For the lesson that even takes place, there are a number of things that you need to have considered. Obviously, you need a very clear idea of what it is you're expecting the students to have to do and they need to know why. It's very important before you ask them to do an activity that they have an understanding of the purpose of that activity. You should, secondly, have had a thought about what they already know. Linked to that is, will it be necessary to do any form of pre-teaching before I can expect them to do this activity and finally, we need to make sure that we have prepared all our materials and our instructions for this particular activity. So, we'll consider a straight arrow ESA lesson, the focus of which is to be speaking skills. So, we'll start with our engage and in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Central African Republic? Are you interested in teaching English in Bangui, Central African Republic? Check out our opportunities in Bangui, 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 Modals, Active and Passive voice. Modals auxiliary verbs express the speakers feelings and attitude. Examples are might, can, must etc. They are...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Brazil? Are you interested in teaching English in Pocos de Caldas, Brazil? Check out our opportunities in Pocos de Caldas, 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 mainly about two grammar points: conditionals and reported speech. There are fivekinds of conditionals: Zero conditional/ first conditional/second conditional/third...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Mexico? Are you interested in teaching English in Aguascalientes, Mexico? Check out our opportunities in Aguascalientes, 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 unit was about conditionals and reported speech. The first part was about the five main conditionals which are the zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional, third...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Russia? Are you interested in teaching English in Novosibirsk, Russia? Check out our opportunities in Novosibirsk, 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! Conditional & Reported Speech Conditional tenses are used to speculate about what could happen or wish to happen. There are five main conditionals. They are: zero conditional first...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Somalia? Are you interested in teaching English in Hargeisa, Somalia? Check out our opportunities in Hargeisa, 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 course unit was about potential issues students may have in the classroom and what can be done about those issues. It included information about dealing with large groups, classrooms with...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in United States? Are you interested in teaching English in Toledo Ohio, United States? Check out our opportunities in Toledo Ohio, 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 16 Conditionals and Reported Speech Conditionals are sentences containing “if or when” We have five main conditionals, which are: Zero conditional, refers to...  [Read more]