In this TESOL review video Jamin talks about his experience taking ITTT?s 120-hour online TESOL course. Jamin is currently living and working as an English teacher in South Korea. He has been working as a teacher for the past 5 years. Despite working as a teacher for several years Jamin found that he still learned several things throughout the course. Jamin recommends the 120-hour course to anyone thinking of taking a TESOL course.
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.
Avoid making difficulty judgements about the content. If a student finds something difficult, calling it easy could be extremely off-putting. If students do not understand something, try phrasing it differently. Never reprimand a student for being incorrect. Enthusiasm and miming go a long way. Use body language, sign language, and pictures. Positive reinforcement matters.Should we plan lessons or not is a controversial question according to many different schools of thought. Some researchers believe that lesson planning makes a very fixed teacher-centered lessons. On the other hand, for inexperienced teacher it is difficult to conduct the class without any plan. At the same time planning helps to make all stages of the lesson logically relevant.
