How To Learn About Different Cultures

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Wisconsin? Are you interested in teaching English in Armstrong Creek, Wisconsin? Check out our opportunities in Armstrong Creek, 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! Although students may disagree about what makes a good teacher, in general a good teacher cares about students and teaching. Good learners are motivated and willing to use the new...  [Read more]

Put simply, language is a verbal expression of culture which means that culture clearly has to be seen as an important part of language learning. Although it is important to learn the vocabulary and grammar of English during lessons, to truly grasp what the language means to native speakers it is vital that EFL students learn as much as possible about the culture of English speaking nations. The good news is that students generally love learning about cultural issues, whether it is music, films, books, and TV, or other things such as food or fashion. So, how can we incorporate culture into our EFL lessons to make them interesting and productive? Authentic materials can be anything that native English speakers might use that can be adapted for use in an EFL classroom. This type of material...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Rates 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: A. M. - India said: Cultural sensitivity in the classroomI have decided to select the topic “cultural sensitivity in the classroom,” because I feel “cultural sensitivity” is of utmost significance and relevance in today’s teaching environment. With industries expanding and becoming more globalised every day, the growing need for people to work in different countries and adapt to the local environment, has become prevalent. The children or students in this situation are already faced with many hurdles...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Minnesota? Are you interested in teaching English in Monticello, Minnesota? Check out our opportunities in Monticello, 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 focused on the different roles of the teacher as well as the qualities of a good teacher and a good learner. The unit gave me insight as to which roles you can portray as an...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Location Inclass 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: L.L. - U.S.A. said: Cultural SensitivitySouth Africa has eleven official languages, and this makes it a rainbow nation full of cultural diversity. Having so many cultures gives rise to the issue of cultural sensitivity in the classroom and that teachers should do everything in their power to be sensitive to the cultures and needs of their students. Students in a multi-lingual, multi-cultural classroom, most probably will have difficulty in adjusting and communicating with each other. The teacher can be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Recognised TEFL Language 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: A.S. - South Korea said: Options for TeachersWith Western and European economies not being as stable as they have been in the past, teachers are looking at different employment options. Often, such options lead teachers, whether experienced or inexperienced, to teach their native language, english, abroad. Having been stuck in a slow economy post university graduation, I looked at my options outside of my home country pertaining to how I could extend my experiences beyond my home boundaries. Never having...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Qualified 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: N.I. - India said: Cultural Sensitivity in the classroomTeaching is widely believed to one of the most fundamental and essential elements in human life. Therefore cultural awareness in the education environment is of paramount importance. We all have been brought up with some basic cultural values which are very apparent in our entire behaviourial pattern. It is very important for every one to respect each other's cultural patterns. Classrooms in this century are melting pots of different cultures and racial...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Kentucky? Are you interested in teaching English in Salem, Kentucky? Check out our opportunities in Salem, 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 learnt the different tests that you can make as a TESOL Teacher, I learnt the different levels that students can have and how to assess their progress. I learnt about different External Tests such as...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Indiana? Are you interested in teaching English in Hettick, Indiana? Check out our opportunities in Hettick, 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! Through the study of Unit one, I have learned about how to build up a proper and good relationship between the teacher and the students. What aspects of the students should be paid attention by the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Texas? Are you interested in teaching English in Annetta South, Texas? Check out our opportunities in Annetta South, 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, very critically, not only did I learn about what makes a good teacher and a good student, but also I learnt the relationship dynamics between the two. I have learnt about the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Organisation Registered 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. P. - Australia said: Teaching Monolingual v Multilingual GroupsI found this topic interesting to research, as I have studied languages in my home country and have been a student in a Multi-lingual class in a foreign country. My recent move to Germany gave me the opportunity to participate in German language classes. In my particular class, there were over a dozen different nationalities and cultural backgrounds trying to learn the language. Cultural awareness suddenly became very important and...  [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]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Colorado? Are you interested in teaching English in Arvada, Colorado? Check out our opportunities in Arvada, 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 lesson, I have learnt about how to manage the classes in many situations on the difference of the class size. Also I have been realized being good teacher not only good at grammar but also...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Nebraska? Are you interested in teaching English in Butte, Nebraska? Check out our opportunities in Butte, 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 learnt about the qualities of a good teacher and good learners. Overall, not only does a good teacher need to have the right personality and passion for teaching, they also need to...  [Read more]

Within the world of English language teaching there are many acronyms used to describe what type of teaching is involved in any particular scenario. EFL is one of the more common ones you will come across and it stands for English as a Foreign Language. You will find EFL is most commonly used when describing the teaching or learning of English in a non-English speaking country, such as Spain, Japan, or Mexico. It is very common for either of these acronyms to be used when talking about any situation where a student is learning English, however, there is a technical difference between the two. As previously mentioned, EFL is when the student is learning English in a non-English speaking environment, for example, a Japanese student learning English in Tokyo. In this scenario there is often...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Georgia? Are you interested in teaching English in Willacoochee, Georgia? Check out our opportunities in Willacoochee, 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 learnt about the different roles that a teacher must be comfortable with in the classroom and must be able to adjust as the lesson goes on. I also learnt about the different...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about All 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: P.W. - Australia said: Cultural Sensitivity in the ClassroomOften when we teach a class we have a group of students whose culture is very different to ours so cultural sensitivity is a very important issue. We must learn what things are sensitive, may offend or need addressing. By doing this, we will not create obstacles to their learning but rather make their learning journey a smoother, enjoyable one. We must look at the make-up of our class and filter activities respectively. For example, it would be very insensitive...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Providers Diploma 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.N. – U.K. said: In conclusion in taking this course, I have taken on board various things that I had little knowledge or no knowledge about. The worksheet and the units have really given me detailed information about teaching styles, materials for students etc. However I know have to expand on this and put it into practice so therefore I would like to get a TEFL job preferably in the middle east. I have learned that I knew some general facts about teaching and what the requirements are which I thought...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Universites Cheaper 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.G. - Italy said: Teaching GrammarAs I proceed through the TEFL course, I re-learn many of those lessons used but long since forgotten in a formal sense. The ability to reduce a sentence into various parts and tenses as it is being spoken is a difficult yet necessary teacher capability. I also relearned how tedious and -at times- even boring the study of grammar can be. Moreover, how difficult it must be for the child learner or the new learner, particularly one who has experience with a different...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Mississippi? Are you interested in teaching English in Webb, Mississippi? Check out our opportunities in Webb, 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! Overall the lesson gives a great insight of what makes a good teacher and how to be student-centered so that students can achieve progress in the classroom and in their future . It is important for...  [Read more]

  Before we go into looking at the actual receptive skills lesson, if we were thinking about what potential problems there could be in these lessons. So, what things could go wrong in a reading lesson? Well, firstly the students when they are reading in a language that is not their native language, they tend to read every word as a separate piece and by reading word to word it?s very difficult to get an overall impression of what that particular text is saying. Secondly, the sentence length in a lot of articles that we will get will be very long and many of our students will not be used to that structure of language. So, here it's important to have a think about the way in which the text has actually been written and will it be fairly easy to read. The final thing is the actual...  [Read more]

  In this lesson Iban teaches the meanings and differences of 'I wish' and 'if only'. He starts the lesson with a warm up activity before covering the lesson point. He ends the lesson with activities to give the students practice using the language point he has taught. 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 contained information about the qualities of a good teacher and good student.It discussed the roles of the teacher and the different...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Grand Ledge, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Grand Ledge, 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 great intro to this certification because it laid out the structure of a good teacher and good student. On my experience, "good" is a very subjective term, but this unit...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Forester, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Forester, 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 19 is about student classes, methodology,advantages,disadvantages . i learnt about types of learner. 1 beginners and their types and mythology to teach them and also knew about...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Cambridge, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Cambridge, 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 introduces different teaching methods and approaches for a classroom of students. It depends on the needs, culture, and personalities of your students as every student learns...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Oregon? Are you interested in teaching English in Buncom, Oregon? Check out our opportunities in Buncom, 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 lesson "Teaching Productive Skills" I learned about how to properly teach people to speak and write. SPeaking can be seen as the most important thing that student want to learn. Whereas writing...  [Read more]

  Peter took the 120-hour online TEFL course with ITTT. In this TEFL review, Peter mentions how he found the course to be well designed and well thought out. One thing Peter discusses is how earning a TEFL certificate and teaching English abroad is a great way to learn about new cultures and share about your own country with people all over the world. Peter would like to continue studying with ITTT and the many different courses that are available. 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...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Missouri? Are you interested in teaching English in Jackson, Missouri? Check out our opportunities in Jackson, 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 learnt about the relationship between learners and teachers is very important and a sensitive one. A good teacher is the one who is patient, entertaining, motivating, able to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Cost Diploma 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. - Australia said: Motivating Students Motivating students, particularly in a classroom setting can be very challenging as each student brings different backgrounds, cultures, interests, and reasons for deciding to learn english. Many differing personal factors with students can affect their motivation, such as their desire to achieve, self-esteem and self-perception, as well as patience and persistence. This can make it difficult to employ motivational strategies which suit each student’s personality and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Centre TEFL Tesl 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.A. - U.S.A. said: english as a Global LanguageThe advantages and disadvantages of english as a global language are, to my mind, mainly influenced by economics, cultural politics, and freedom of information. The adult non-native english speakers with whom I’ve interacted view english as a tool that they must be able to use to do their jobs competently. The children to whom I’ve spoken are all compelled to learn english, but the ones who enjoy it the most are those who seen english as a window into a culture...  [Read more]