American And British

Check out tefl tesol about Cost Teaching TEFL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: S.B. - U.S.A. said: 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. Others would say that there are more native english speakers in the united states than in the United Kingdom. (American vs British english: Basic Differences and Influences of Change) Still others believe that the American...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Flexible TEFL Centers and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: S.N. - U.S.A. said: British vs American EnglishLearners of english will inevitably adopt the english which their teachers are familiar with. The teacher may either use British or American english to teach their students. There are some differences between that two that could confuse students. The main difference between British and American english is in word choice, vocabulary, and spelling. Here, I will speak of some of the differences between the two. One of the differences is in how particular words...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TEFL Prices and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: M.V. - U.S.A. said: TEFL Paper DialectHow is a culture defined? What defines cultural differences and country borders? One of the most important aspects of culture is language. One must learn the language of another people to truly be immersed and understand their culture. Within one language however, different cultures can exist and are manifested through regional slang or regional dialects. As an American, I feel most comfortable discussing regional dialects from my country, but by not mentioning British,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TEFL Residential Courses and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: N.J. - U.S.A. said: British vs American EnglishThis topic interests me as with the aim of teaching ESOL, is there a better english to use or does it not matter, and a blend of both should be taught? Having travelled and taught in both the United Kingdom and north america, I am well versed in recognising the main differences in speech and spelling between the two regions. As Oscar Wilde once wrote; “We really have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, the language" (The...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Best TEFL Course and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: R. H. - U.S.A. said: British english vs American EnglishYou say either and I say either. You say neither and I say neither. Either! Either! Neither! Neither! Let’s call the whole thing off. The joke only works in this song when hearing Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong singing it. The tune is about a couple who cannot make their relationship work because, among other reasons, one of them pronounces the word either as “ee-ther” and the other says “ahy-ther”. Silly? Yes, but relationships can...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Utah? Are you interested in teaching English in Emery, Utah? Check out our opportunities in Emery, 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 backshifting time expressions are quite confusing. The proper grammar probably holds true for both American and British English, but we Americans probably don't use it in the same way which makes it much...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about School TEFL International and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: E. M. - France said: British english vs. American EnglishThe differences between British and American english run much deeper than the accent of their speakers. Although these differences do not usually pose a significant problem for native speakers of either dialect, they are numerous and confusing enough to present a challenge to both students and teachers in ESL/EFL settings. Potentially the most problematic difference between British english and American english lies in the use of different...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TEFL Registered and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: N.B. - Spain said: British vs American EnglishCurrently in the teaching english industry there is a great for some issue, or debate about teaching British english vs. American english. Many have the misconception that British and American english have the same grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary or that technically speaking British english vice versa is better since it is considered to be more correct english, however this is not the case. One of the most obvious differences between American and British english is...  [Read more]

When it comes to accents we all have one no matter where in the world we were brought up. Most of us are familiar with the basic differences between British and American accents, but what about accents from Australia and New Zealand, Canada and South Africa? And within each of these countries there are dozens of regional accents, just to complicate things further. So, we all have an accent, but is it a problem when teaching English as a foreign language? The first thing to remember is that there is no right or wrong accent when it comes to teaching and learning English. When teaching it is fine to speak naturally, just be sure that you always speak clearly and that all your instructions are fully understood by the whole class. Whether there is one accent that is better to teach than others...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Dates TEFL Course and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: S.G. - U.S.A. said: english as a Global LanguageAccording to The New York Times, a full quarter of the world’s population can communicate with some english . Although english wasn’t even dominant on the British Isles a millennium ago, its reach has now spread to the far corners of the Earth. Much of the language’s position can be attributed to the historic role of the British Empire and its expansion during and after the Age of Exploration. Colonizers and seafarers took the language to north america,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Indiana? Are you interested in teaching English in Valier, Indiana? Check out our opportunities in Valier, 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 was an interesting unit as well. I didn't even think about fact that I have to teach the differences of American English and British English. Of course I knew theres a lot of important differences...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about International TEFL Certificate and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: K.W. - Spain said: British english v American english“He’s a swell guy…??!! I’m really sorry but I can’t help you, Yukichan.” “But you plomised to help me with my Ingrish, Kebinsan…” Yukichan replied reproachfully. “I know I did and I would still like to help you…but I can’t …you see, this is American english.,,and it’s…. different!” So went the conversation between me and my assistant in an office in tokyo, japan in 1989. My assistant had just read out the sentence...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in South Carolina? Are you interested in teaching English in Wellford, South Carolina? Check out our opportunities in Wellford, 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! Learned or learnt? I had to look up the history of these two words and figure out for myself which sounded more natural or acceptable. What I discovered of course is that both words...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TEFL Diploma Courses and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: M.B. - Korea said: english as a global languageOften I have thought about the benefits of having a truly global language. Right away numerous pros spring-up in my head. One could travel the entire globe and still understand everyone that one came into contact with. Never again would there be misunderstandings due to translation issues or a need for an interpreter. People would travel from country to country actively socializing with the locals. Artists and advertisers would be able to touch the ends of the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in New Mexico? Are you interested in teaching English in Edgewater, New Mexico? Check out our opportunities in Edgewater, 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! I appreciate the approach to the receptive learning process. It is interesting to note the differences in British and American English. I have learned this from my own teaching experience...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Texas? Are you interested in teaching English in Nocona, Texas? Check out our opportunities in Nocona, 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 6 – PAST TENSES As with the unit on present tenses, this unit covered a lot of familiar knowledge for me, but it was still nice to have a concise and clear overview to check any gaps in knowledge....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in New York? Are you interested in teaching English in Newburgh, New York? Check out our opportunities in Newburgh, 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! I have learned about the different nuances of meaning of the future tenses; although I feel some of the uses are British and are not so common in the U.S. For example, the use of the future...  [Read more]

When researching your options for teaching English abroad, you may come across articles stating that it is difficult or even impossible for Americans to find work in Europe. However, the good news is this is simply not true, as there are plenty of great opportunities for American teachers in many countries throughout Europe. Due to the huge numbers of people learning English in Europe, there simply aren't enough teachers from within the EU to fill all the available positions. To meet this demand, language schools across the continent look towards native English speaking Americans who possess a TEFL qualification. Every year thousands of US citizens find teaching jobs in major cities such as Rome, Madrid, Berlin, Moscow, and Prague. In Western Europe there is a strong preference for...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Texas? Are you interested in teaching English in Ferris, Texas? Check out our opportunities in Ferris, 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 covered the importance of two productive skills, speaking and writing, and how to properly use games in the classroom. I learned how to create simple lesson plans to help teach students how to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Indiana? Are you interested in teaching English in Matherville, Indiana? Check out our opportunities in Matherville, 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! Some of this unit seemed overly general, while other portions seemed to be a bit too specific, particularly as it relates to the course developers' ideas about structure for classroom...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Pennsylvania? Are you interested in teaching English in Idabel, Pennsylvania? Check out our opportunities in Idabel, 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! Another fascinating lesson. I liked how it emphasized using class time to get to know some of your students interests before introducing reading material. I think I would wait until after the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Middletown, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Middletown, 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! Accuracy activities are usually part of the study phase and focuses on producing the correct language. Fluency activities are usually part of the activate phase and focuses on allowing the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Texas? Are you interested in teaching English in Anderson, Texas? Check out our opportunities in Anderson, 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 8 – FUTURE TENSES This unit covered the (often confusing) future tense in English. While I had previously learnt all of these aspects of the future tense, I still found it nice to see...  [Read more]

  In her ninth video diary instalment, Chantelle discusses unit 9 of her online TEFL course from ITTT. This unit covers lesson planning and the importance of being well prepared for your lessons. The unit discusses whether there is a need to plan lessons, how a lesson plan should be written and what should be included in a lesson plan. It also looks at ways to plan a sequence of lessons and how important it is for teachers to reflect on past lessons to help improve future classes. 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...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Minnesota? Are you interested in teaching English in Westport, Minnesota? Check out our opportunities in Westport, 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 my opinion, speaking may be even more difficult for some students because usually they are afraid to make a mistake in front of the classmates. So the teacher should motivate learners and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Arkansas? Are you interested in teaching English in Augusta, Arkansas? Check out our opportunities in Augusta, 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! First of all, Question number 10 was not covered in the Unit materials. This program could use a good edit and review by a varied group of different styles of English (British and American). As a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Alaska? Are you interested in teaching English in Savoonga, Alaska? Check out our opportunities in Savoonga, 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 about teaching pronunciation and phonology, which seems to be one of the hardest topic in teaching. Besides that there is difference between British and American, the fact is that the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Wyoming? Are you interested in teaching English in Sinclair, Wyoming? Check out our opportunities in Sinclair, 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 helped me to clearly understand the differences between American and British testing system. I also got the basic idea of how the placement test should be conducted. Tests are not for...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Texas? Are you interested in teaching English in Beeville, Texas? Check out our opportunities in Beeville, 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 reporting section was difficult. However, I have noticed that this class is geared for a British form of English and that some of the answers would have been correct in American English. The...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in New York? Are you interested in teaching English in New Lisbon, New York? Check out our opportunities in New Lisbon, 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 have learned about the pronunciation and phonology of words. This unit was quite confusing and difficult to understand because I had to pay attention to the syllable and...  [Read more]