Sentence With Language

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word "belated". This word refers to something that happened later than it should have. A common use of the word is in the following phrase "Happy belated birthday," used by people who wish someone a happy birthday after the actual birthday. Synonyms for belated include late and overdue. 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 Units focus is on Modal Auxiliary Verbs, Phrasal Verbs and the...  [Read more]

  This video looks at the difficulties students have when learning modal auxiliary verbs. The number of usages and the modal auxiliary verbs that can be used for various usages often bring about problems for the students. Also, the structure of sentences with modal auxiliary verbs can be confusing. Watch this video to understand all the difficulties students face with 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. In this unit there...  [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]

  The purpose of grammar translation then is to basically translate between L1 and L2 and vice versa. So, we could take a simple example. Let's imagine that our native language was English and our target language was French and let's assume that we want to translate a document from French into English. Let's take a simple sentence. Here's a sentence in French "Ouvre la fenêtre" and we'll add "s'il vous plaît" at the end. What we want to do is to take this L2 and translate it back into English. Now, if we have a reasonable knowledge of French then we may well know that this particular verb "ouvre" "to open" translates directly and this female form of the and finally the fenêtre "Open the window" and this polite form of "please". This is all very well if the two structures that...  [Read more]

English grammar and syntax are fundamental aspects of language learning. Without a solid understanding of grammar rules and sentence structure, students may struggle to effectively communicate in English. In a TEFL setting, where the focus is on teaching English as a second or foreign language, it is crucial to emphasize grammar and syntax to help students develop their language skills. By mastering grammar and syntax, students can improve their writing, speaking, and overall language proficiency. When teaching English grammar in a TEFL setting, it is important to use a variety of strategies to cater to different learning styles and abilities. Some effective strategies include: 1. Contextualized Learning: Integrate grammar lessons into real-life contexts to help students understand how...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Japan? Are you interested in teaching English in Handa, Japan? Check out our opportunities in Handa, 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! Practicing reported sentences offer language learners an immense opportunity to learn colloquial-conversational English in a comfortable setting. The practice itself is akin to injecting a learner into a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in India? Are you interested in teaching English in Belgaum, India? Check out our opportunities in Belgaum, 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! Modals, phrasal verbs and passive voice. These are most confusing potion for students I think. We should know what is the correct usage and meaning of modals first and would be better to memorize as...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Spain? Are you interested in teaching English in Madrid, Spain? Check out our opportunities in Madrid, 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 8 parts of speech are nouns,adjectives,articles,verbs,adverbs,gerunds,pronouns,,prepositions/conjunctions. Recognizing and classifying the parts of speech is absolutely vital to create a good sentence....  [Read more]

  Our next consideration is going to be how we actually group our students. There are perhaps three types of grouping arrangements that we can consider and within those we'll have a look at the potential positive and negatives of those particular arrangements. So firstly, what arrangements can we use? We could arrange our group as a whole class so all of their activities will be done as a whole class. They could be working as individuals and the final grouping arrangement we'll consider is that of small groups or indeed the use of pair work. So for each of these types of arrangements what are the potential positive and negatives with that type of arrangement? For the whole class certainly one of the main positive features is that it gives that class a sense of belonging. Secondly...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Germany? Are you interested in teaching English in Kiel, Germany? Check out our opportunities in Kiel, 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 take-away from this lesson is that pronunciation is a critical component of language learning, as many English sentences rely on pronunciation rules to convey the meaning of the sentence itself....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Mexico? Are you interested in teaching English in Nogales, Mexico? Check out our opportunities in Nogales, 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 the basic parts of an English language sentence. Any English sentence, at least, contains in this order a subject(S) + verb(V) + object(O). Building on that, I then learned what...  [Read more]

In Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), grammar and syntax play a crucial role in helping learners communicate effectively. Grammar refers to the rules that govern the structure of sentences, while syntax deals with the arrangement of words to form coherent phrases and sentences. Understanding and applying these rules are essential for learners to convey their thoughts accurately and clearly in English. Without a solid foundation in grammar and syntax, students may struggle to express themselves properly and may face challenges in both written and spoken communication. When it comes to teaching English grammar effectively in a TEFL setting, there are several strategies that can be employed. Firstly, breaking down complex grammar rules into smaller, more manageable chunks can help...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Nigeria? Are you interested in teaching English in Ila, Nigeria? Check out our opportunities in Ila, 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 two of this course covered grammar and, more specifically, parts of speech. Sentences are made up of words. The simplest of sentences have a subject (noun) and a verb. Once sentences are more complex...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Philippines? Are you interested in teaching English in Bislig, Philippines? Check out our opportunities in Bislig, 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! Modals add meaning to the main verb. They express obligation, probability, permission, ability, and advice. They include should, could, can, must, will, and others. One way to teach modal...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Sweden? Are you interested in teaching English in Jonkoping, Sweden? Check out our opportunities in Jonkoping, 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 section thoroughly overviewed the structure and usages of past tenses. The past simple tense is probably the most used past tense form. The structure of a past simple tense sentence with a...  [Read more]

  In this video, we explain the difference between the usage of "capital" and "capitol". These two terms are often confused due to their similar spelling and pronunciation. The word ?capital? is used to refer to a capital letter, a city that serves as a center of government and also wealth in the form of money or property. A good example sentence would be: In American schools, the capital letter "A" means your work was at least 90% correct. This sentence uses 'capital' to refer to a capitalized letter, 'A' in this case. Tokyo is the capital of Japan. In this example, capital refers to the capital city of Japan. The business did not have enough capital to buy the new building. Here, capital means money or wealth. "Capitol" spelled with an ?o? on the other hand refers to the actual...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in United States? Are you interested in teaching English in Santa Ana California, United States? Check out our opportunities in Santa Ana California, 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 conditionals and reported speech. There are five forms of conditionals. Conditionals are sentences that contain an “If” which refers to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Egypt? Are you interested in teaching English in Tanta, Egypt? Check out our opportunities in Tanta, 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 18 went into further coverage of Grammar knowledge such as modal verbs, passive/active voice, and relative clauses. I learned the basic rules concerning the modal verbs and how to identify them in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Russia? Are you interested in teaching English in Biysk, Russia? Check out our opportunities in Biysk, 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 focused a lot on the correct pronunciation of English words. It utilized the phonetic alphabet as the easiest, best, most effective and universal way to follow and understand pronunciation. The...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in United States? Are you interested in teaching English in Moreno Valley California, United States? Check out our opportunities in Moreno Valley California, 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 conditionals and reported speech. Conditionals are sentences containing 'if' or similar words like 'when' that refer to past, present...  [Read more]