Career Change To Teacher

  The number of people learning English as a foreign language across the world continues to grow every year and there is no sign that this is going to change in the foreseeable future. Due to this seemingly endless growth the demand for qualified English language teachers is extremely high in almost every region of the world.  [Read more]

  On completion of a TEFL course many teachers start a new adventure living and working in a foreign culture, for others it offers the chance to work in a familiar English speaking environment. Although this is a valid option, there are still a few things to consider.  [Read more]

  In this TEFL review, Mohammed talks about he was looking for a change in career when he signed up for an online TEFL course with ITTT. Many people seeking a change in career turn to teaching English and ITTT's courses are a great way to take your first steps in an exciting new career. 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 attitude of the teacher influences the class behaviour and reflection. To get better feedback and results from students...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Montana? Are you interested in teaching English in Miles City, Montana? Check out our opportunities in Miles City, 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 gave a great overview of the English grammar that I should be aware of during my teaching career. Even thought I can take years to master the whole grammar systems, knowing the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Indiana? Are you interested in teaching English in Orland Hills, Indiana? Check out our opportunities in Orland Hills, 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 all about how to manage a class. I have learn some basic classroom management skills, which I think will be of great help to me throughout my teaching career. The overall...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Onekama, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Onekama, 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! Once again, I struggle to get the parts of the lesson correct. I think I may finally understand it more as they have been thrown into these quizzes to help review the parts. I am looking more...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Iowa? Are you interested in teaching English in Delaware, Iowa? Check out our opportunities in Delaware, 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 unit 16 we became more familiar with conditionals and direct/indirect speech. There exist five conditionals (zero, first, second, third and mixed), each conditional with its own situation, in which it...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Wisconsin? Are you interested in teaching English in Preston, Wisconsin? Check out our opportunities in Preston, 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! Conditional sentences and reported speech represent a lot of difficulties for students. As far as it concerns the conditionals, I have noticed that for my own students the major concern is the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TEFL Teacher 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: P.C. - U.S.A. said: english as a Global LanguageEnglish as a global lingua Franca is becoming increasingly apparent. There is more demand now than ever before for english teachers in every corner of the world. While this expansion of the english speaking world is not in itself a negative thing, I believe that there are unnoticed and detrimental side effects to the fetish for english language aptitude. One of these problems is embodied in the strict requirements for TOEFL and other similar english language...  [Read more]

Many thousands of people every year, of all nationalities and from all walks of life, make the decision to take a TEFL certification course for a wide variety of different reasons. For some it offers the chance to earn a bit of spending money while traveling in far-flung corners of the world, while for others it is a great way to make fundamental changes to their career and life plans. If you are one of the many thousands of others who have thought about studying TEFL, but are yet to act, here are some of the main reasons why we think you should take the leap. Most people have periods in their life when the job they are doing becomes dull, mundane, and all too repetitive. So what better way to shake things up and make a change to the same old same old than by taking a training course that...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Middlebury, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Middlebury, 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! students make decision of learning by themselves, they are likely to have motivation. Students who have motivation have a greater chance of success than students who don’t have motivation....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Formation TEFL Diploma 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.O. - U.S.A. said: Why complete a TEFL course A major reason for completing a Teaching english as a Foreign Language (TEFL) course is to be able to experience a new culture firsthand while gaining work experience as a teacher. The course will give you the necessary tools to refine your skills to be able to teach english to people in countries all around the globe. As a native english speaker, you will go through the basics of teaching the english language in detail form from sentence structure, parts of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Provider Global 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.T.- Switzerland said: This course allowed me to remember some of things I learned at school (a long time ago!), it introduced me to grammar and teaching role aspects that I usually don`t pay attention and increased my self-confidence. Don`t think I am exaggerating when I say that this course will help me change my life for the better. I am planning to teach EFL right here, in Neuchâtel (Switzerland). Even though there are four official languages, Switzerland has an increasing need for EFL teachers. The...  [Read more]

  This ITTT video outlines the structure of the Present Perfect Continuous tense, the tense that is used for events which started in the past and are still continuing, or which have stopped, but whose effects are still ongoing. This one of two videos -- this one focuses on the structure of the positive and negative forms. Positive form: subject + auxiliary verb 'have'/'has' + been + present participle I have been working for ten years. Negative form: subject + auxiliary verb 'have'/'has' + not +been + present participle She has not been working here for some time. It is essential for any TESOL course to provide teachers with a sound knowledge of the English language tense system and to give teachers the confidence to present productive, meaningful and correct information to...  [Read more]

  This video from one of ITTT's online TEFL courses looks at the structure of the future perfect tense. Positive: Subject + will + have + past participle I will have finished... Negative: Subject + will + not + have + past participle I will not (won't) have finished ... Question: Will + subject + have + past participle? Will you have finished ...? More and more people see teaching English abroad as great way to learn new skills and gain valuable experience in an international setting before returning home and embarking on their career. Alternatively, others see teaching English as an opportunity to change direction in their career and to try something new. Either way, anyone looking to start teaching English abroad will need to be appropriately qualified. Have a look at the link...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Massachusetts? Are you interested in teaching English in Carver, Massachusetts? Check out our opportunities in Carver, 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 unit further expands our knowledge of grammar. The introduction of modal auxiliary verbs shows us how verbs can be modified to change their meaning and express a number of different...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Preparation 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: M.K. - Canada said: Things I wish I'd known before starting this course Life can be full of surprises and challenges where you least expect them. That is why I took this TESOL course. I firmly believe that one should always be prepared for any sudden change that may occur in one’s life circumstance such as changes in family, relationships or career. I initially signed up for this TESOL course with the hopes that one day, if I were to relocate to another country, I would have the ability to work anywhere...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Connecticut? Are you interested in teaching English in Wallingford, Connecticut? Check out our opportunities in Wallingford, 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 think lesson planning is a great way to keep a structured classroom. Lesson plans not only aid the teacher in keeping organized and on track but shows the students some flexibility....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Delaware? Are you interested in teaching English in Snug Harbor, Delaware? Check out our opportunities in Snug Harbor, 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 topic of this unit is Lesson Planning. We learn about its functions such as it being an aid, a working document, helping the teacher keep a record of where the course stands, and how it...  [Read more]

  In this TEFL review video trainee Amy talks about her experiences with TEFL in China. Regardless of the course or the course location ITTT offers quality, professional training and you will be given the skills and tools you need to begin your exciting career teaching English abroad. 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. Unit sixteen covers the conditionals and reported speech. There are five main conditionals. Zero conditional, form and usage....  [Read more]

  Since 1998, ITTT has been offering high-quality TEFL courses in a range of different formats and we are now one of the leading course providers in the field of TEFL training. Although we are at the forefront of EFL teacher training we still strive to maintain our high standards by continuing to upgrade our courses and services on a regular basis. Since we started our TEFL training we have helped tens of thousands of trainees from all different backgrounds to realize their individual dreams of a fulfilling career as an English language teacher in countries all over the world. Over the years the world of EFL teaching has continued to develop at a rapid rate and we have kept abreast of these changes by adding innovative new courses, regularly updating our course materials, and...  [Read more]

There is no simple answer to this question as the reasons for teaching English are different for different people. For some it is the chance to help people who need English to improve their job status and to provide for their families. For others it is the adventure of heading overseas that is the real draw. With a TEFL qualification you can realistically look for work in almost any country you can think of. Another major benefit of teaching English that is often overlooked is that it provides a huge boost to the confidence and future careers of thousands of people who see it as a major step on their work and study journey. Whatever your own reasons for wanting to teach English, you will get to travel, help other people, and gain valuable work and life experience, all while exploring your...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Colorado? Are you interested in teaching English in Windsor, Colorado? Check out our opportunities in Windsor, 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 relationship between learners and teachers is a very important and complex situation. An enthusiastic, sensitive, motivated and caring teacher will have more success in his/her career with...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Oregon? Are you interested in teaching English in Gold Beach, Oregon? Check out our opportunities in Gold Beach, 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 19 addressed the different possible 'special groups' that an ESL teacher may encounter during their career, such as company groups and kids classes. This unit is of particular interest to...  [Read more]

The requirements for teaching English in China have changed frequently in recent years. They are also frequently misunderstood and the situation has become even more complicated due to COVID-19. So let's dive into it. The main requirement for teaching in China is a valid Z-Visa in your passport. This is the only type of visa that allows you to work in the country legally. This means that those who want to teach English in China must meet the Z visa requirements. To obtain a Z visa you must meet certain requirements, which range from nationality and age to qualifications and a few other crucial details. It is critical to understand that many of the rules outlined below have exceptions. The following are the primary Z Visa requirements: You must be a citizen of one of the seven approved...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Massachusetts? Are you interested in teaching English in Clinton, Massachusetts? Check out our opportunities in Clinton, 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 a thorough completion of the tenses. Some of my Japanese friends have said that they don't have a future tense, but use the present to express the future like 'going to' and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Texas, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Texas, 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 10 offered a clear opportunity to compare and contrast real-life classroom lessons. I have not had to chance to see this type of clear comparison in my education career. I found it quite...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Alabama? Are you interested in teaching English in Red Level, Alabama? Check out our opportunities in Red Level, 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 went over a number of important functions when writing lesson plans before class. Some basic principles when lesson planning is that we should keep it as simple as possible and...  [Read more]

Do you want to teach English abroad, but are not sure if a TEFL certificate is going to get you there? The good news is that, as most countries and individual employers do not require an advanced teaching license, a TEFL certificate is usually enough to land a job in many areas. In some countries a bachelor's degree is also required, but there are still plenty of others where having a TEFL certificate is all you need. It is estimated that over a billion individuals are learning English around the world. This, paired with an English teacher shortage in many countries, is fantastic news for TEFL teachers because it demonstrates that TEFL jobs are widely available all around the world. Teachers who take a TEFL course will have a wide range of choices in the international job market. They can...  [Read more]

  Chase from the United States describes his experience with ITTT. Chase completed his training at the Phuket training center. He outlines how he was a little apprehensive about doing the course but how pleased he was with his decision, as the course gave him the training and confidence to begin his teaching career. 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 unit focused on provided a template for lesson planning that was not so rigid that it took...  [Read more]