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Classroom Management For Teaching English As A Foreign Language Giving Instructions - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Our next consideration is that of giving instructions to our students. In order for those students to effectively carry out an activity, we need to make sure we have given clear and unambiguous instructions. It's also very important to check that the students understand the activity before you start. If you've done that work correctly then the teacher shouldn't need to say anything once an activity has started because the students are very clear about what they're supposed to be doing. So some ideas when giving instructions. As we've mentioned use simple language. Secondly, rather than trying to explain an activity, then do a demonstration which is visual. Thirdly, try to use wherever possible common words that come up within every activity. These would be things like ?look?,... [Read more]
Tefl testimonials - Activate Phase Classroom Discussion - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
"In this video, our OTP trainee Richard conducts a classroom discussion with his students using modal verbs. ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world."
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'm exposed to real life classroom experience with 2 totally different demonstration. There are quite a few points to learn from the differences of the... [Read more]
Tefl testimonials - Study Second Conditional Variations - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
"In this video, our OTP trainee Richard holds his demonstration lesson about the second conditional. In his study phase, he explains the structure of the second conditional tense and the variation with ""could"" instead of ""would"". ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world."
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 most parts of the unit... [Read more]
Tefl testimonials - Engage Phase House Vocabulary - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
"In this video, our OTP trainee Richard holds his demonstration lesson about the second conditional. He starts with speaking about apartments and houses. After speaking about the normal age is for someone to move out of their parents' house, he elicits house vocabulary from his students. ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world."
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... [Read more]
Tefl testimonials - Activate Second Conditional Worksheet - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
"In this video, our OTP trainee Richard holds his demonstration lesson about the second conditional. In his activate phase, he does a worksheet exercise with his students to check the understanding from the study phase. ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world."
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.
Over the course of this unit, I refreshed... [Read more]
Tefl testimonials - Study Second Conditional Usages - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
"In this video, our OTP trainee Richard holds his demonstration lesson about the second conditional. In his study phase, he asks students: If you won the lottery, what would you do? ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world."
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 lesson I learned about the seven different types of future and present... [Read more]
Tefl testimonials - Productive Receptive Skills/activate Phase Speaking - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
The final stage of the lesson will be the activate and the activate phase is going to form the main speaking activity within the lesson. So, it's very very important that here, we do a good demonstration of what it is that we're expecting them to do, that we elicit the type of target language we're expecting them to produce from the activity. So, one way we could go around it is to, firstly, form pairs. Each pair is going to be given a card and onto that card they're going to write the country and a month. What the teacher can then do, just to add a little bit of spice to it, is to collect all of the cards and shuffle them around and then redistribute them to the pairs so that they get a card that doesn't have their country or their month on it. What they're then going to do is... [Read more]
Tefl testimonials - Engage Phase Moving Out - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
"In this video, our OTP trainee Richard holds his demonstration lesson about apartments and homes. He starts the lesson by asking what the normal age is for someone to move out of their parents' house in their home country. ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world."
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.
Pronunciation is probably the next... [Read more]
How do I prepare for an interview for teaching English abroad? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT TEFL & TESOL
The worldwide market for teaching English abroad covers dozens of countries and many types of employer. In some situations it is normal to complete the recruitment process before leaving home, including an interview conducted via Skype or phone. However, in many of the most popular destinations employers prefer to recruit their teachers via face-to-face interviews on the school premises. While each interviewer will have their own criteria for choosing the right candidate, there are a few simple steps you can follow to give yourself the best chance of securing the job.
It is said that it only takes seven seconds to form a first impression, so it is vitally important that you get the basics right to avoid blowing the interview before it has even got going. Rule number one is simple:... [Read more]
How can I pass a TEFL job interview? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT TEFL & TESOL
Many overseas TEFL employers complete their job interview process online via Skype or Zoom, etc. However, in some parts of the world it is still common for teaching jobs to be secured following a face-to-face interview at the actual school where the job is located. While it is true that every interview is a little different, there are a few common themes that you can prepare for in advance.
One huge thing to remember is the old saying that we form a first impression of someone within seven seconds of meeting them for the first time. If you want to get off to a good start and not ruin your chances before the interview has even really started, there are a few simple techniques you should keep in mind. Although it shouldn’t need to be said, turning up on time for an interview is an absolute... [Read more]
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