TEFL Testimonials

Problems for learners in SpainSpanish is a romantic language, spoken by up to 400 million people, however there are some major differences between spanish and english The alphabet is primarily the same so there should very few writing problems, once the student has an understanding of the alphabet, they will realize that many of the letters sound similar in both languages, however there are a handful of letters that are entirely different in english, i...

Pronunciation problems in TurkeyI decided to write an article on the topic ‘Pronunciation problems in Turkey’ because I think pronunciation is a real problem in Turkey...

CommonLinguisticProblemsThere are so many spelling, grammatical, and pronunciation idiosyncrasies in english that it boggles my mind trying to write about linguistic problems for english Language Learners (ELLs)...

Teaching 1-on-1 vs groupsWhen people go to school to become a teacher, they are likely studying to be a elementary school teacher, a high school teacher, or maybe even a university professor...

english as a Global LanguageAccording to The New York Times, a full quarter of the world’s population can communicate with some english ...

Comparative Teaching Methodologies I am not an expert at teaching methodologies, and will not draw any technical conclusions in this article, merely provide personal observations on a topic of interest...

British english vs American EnglishWhich one is the champion in the ultimate battle royal for english teaching supremacy? Could it be Britain or is it America? Most people would pick British english because the language originally was spoken in the United Kingdom...

Teaching EFL in a KindergartenI look forward to having the opportunity to teach younger children in the EFL setting...

Teaching slang and IdiomsThe question has been pondered as to whether foreign students should be taught english slang and idioms...

Differences between formal and nonAny discussion of differences between formal and non-formal language must start with a definition of these terms--a difficult exercise in itself...

Business EnglishBusiness english is especially related to the international trade...

english Pronunciation Problems italian LearnersI was born in Romania but moved to Italy when I was a child...

I did not realize how much of the english language I had either forgotten or have never learned especially the grammar...

Why I decided to teach EnglishEnglish is a fun, distinctive and worldwide spoken language...

Establishing Rapport As a student myself, I find that no matter how interesting a subject may be, the teacher can make or break how well a student learns the material...

Going into this course I had the expectation to become a better english teacher...

Peculiarities of the english language I have always been aware of many peculiar aspects of the english language, and have often wondered what someone who is trying to learn english must think...

Teaching EFL in a kinder gardenI am writing both from my own experience as a kindergarten teacher as well as from what I have learned in this TEFL course about teaching young children...

Why complete a TEFL courseWhile everyone has a different reason as to why they are taking a TEFL course, everyone can agree that there are countless benefits in completing one...

How teachers can increase their confidence in the classroomConfidence has become an issue for many people, with the increase in use of social networking sites on the internet and the decrease of face to face communication...

Business EnglishWhile the international world of commerce and relations has many working languages, as it stands today english is the dominant international business language in many if not most parts of the world...

MOTIVATIONIn this moment, there are hundreds of millions of students studying a foreign language all over the world...

Why complete a TEFL courseBeing a native speaker of the english Language and a University graduate has granted me many opportunities...

Creating Materials Creating materials, especially songs, will always be my main focus in teaching aides...

Role of the TeacherThere are many definitions of what a teacher is, including responsibilities, roles, attributes and presence in the classroom...

Learning teaching skillsBecoming an effective teacher begins with learning quality teaching skills...

EFL in a KindergardenThe majority of my english teaching experience has occurred in kindergarten schools in South Korea...

Establishing RapportThe reason I have chosen to write about this is that I feel this can be very difficult task for a teacher to do with foreign children...

I am very grateful that it was this program that I connected with...

It was an insightful and rewarding experience for me to take this course...

The plenty of lesson planning practice I received has been invaluable in giving me experience (I did not have any prior formal training in education) and increasing my confidence in teaching...

There was a massive amount of information in this course...

In this course I have learned to think about my own language in terms of grammar and sentence structure...

I have learned a lot of material throughout this course in regards to what needs to be taught in an english lesson...

This course has truly been a very interesting and educational learning experience for me...

Pronunciation problems in GreeceMy research article will take a look at the pronunciation problems that Greeks have with english...

Foreign language experience Language is the most important aspect to me...

Vocabulary Building Strategies for Asian StudentsOne of the challenges L2 learners face while learning a second language is to build a strong vocabulary inventory to enable them understand different topics and discussions...

How Teachers Can Increase Their Confidence in the ClassroomAs a new teacher portraying confidence in the classroom is essential to having a successful class...

Teaching vocabularyMcCarten posits that “[t]he acquisition of vocabulary is arguably the most critical component of successful language learning” (2007: 26)...