Teaching Certificate Chicago

  A Google search for online TEFL/TESOL courses will deliver a huge number of options, but will they be good enough to get you a teaching job? The simple answer is YES, you can get a job with an online TEFL certificate, but there are a few things to consider before you sign up.  [Read more]

You can certainly get a teaching job with an online TEFL certificate. In fact, you can probably get a teaching job without any kind of qualifications or experience whatsoever. The real question is, can you get a quality teaching job with good pay and comfortable working conditions with an online certificate? The answer is still YES, if you make sure you sign up for the best quality online course you can find. The main problem for online trainees is the obvious lack of any practical teaching experience. If you can afford a month-long in-class training course that includes multiple hours of teaching practice in a real classroom, you will be able to apply for a wider range of jobs in most parts of the world. If you choose the cheaper online option, you will find that you will be more...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Illinois? Are you interested in teaching English in Chicago, Illinois? Check out our opportunities in Chicago, 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 5 I feel I got a good overview of classroom dynamics. In particular it made me think about the classroom settings I had growing up- why the teacher would sit down at certain times, stand at...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Illinois? Are you interested in teaching English in West Chicago, Illinois? Check out our opportunities in West Chicago, 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 another grammar unit which I was challenged by only because the grammar rules were ones that I have never paid attention to as a native English speaker. Modals and passive...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Indiana? Are you interested in teaching English in Chicago Ridge, Indiana? Check out our opportunities in Chicago Ridge, 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 was rather very interesting with the demo video. The teacher in the video was amazing as he built quick rapport with the students and made the 1 hour long class much interesting...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Indiana? Are you interested in teaching English in East Chicago, Indiana? Check out our opportunities in East Chicago, 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 describes the present tense. It gives a good overview of how all English verb tenses break down into 12 categories (three times with four aspects each), then describes in detail...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Illinois? Are you interested in teaching English in North Chicago, Illinois? Check out our opportunities in North Chicago, 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 covers present tense which is included: simple present, present continuouse, present perfect, and present perfect continuous. For each tense the unit covers the following...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Illinois? Are you interested in teaching English in Chicago Heights, Illinois? Check out our opportunities in Chicago Heights, 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! It was good to be reminded that a teacher doesn't primarily have to be a disciplinarian. Setting a relaxed atmosphere, giving as well as expecting respect and how to use your voice...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Achieving A 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.W. - China said: I feel I have gained skills in several areas of this course. I have been a teacher of english for two years, and have had experience both teaching large groups, and one to one lessons. However I felt I had very little grounding in english grammar, technical terms and lesson planning. I feel the course has been very helpful in improving these areas of my teaching. I feel more comfortable with grammatical terms, and more able to teach students about tenses and parts of speech particularly. I...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Indiana? Are you interested in teaching English in South Chicago Heights, Indiana? Check out our opportunities in South Chicago Heights, 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 slightly more complex as it deals with several various forms of future verbs. However, the seven tenses (Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous, be...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Onsite 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: M. C. - Spain said: 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...  [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]

Check out tefl tesol about Certificate TEFL Celta 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.B. - India said: Learning difficultiesLearning difficulties also called learning disabilities or learning disorders are problems that affect the brain's ability to receive, process, analyze, or store information. These problems can make it difficult for a student to learn as quickly as someone who isn't affected by learning disabilities. The most common types of learning disabilities involve problems with reading, writing, math, reasoning, listening, and speaking. For parents it can be tough to face the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Preparation 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: M.K. - Japan said: Child DevelopmentEvery human being is unique and specially created to fit somewhere in the block of life. People are born with certain inalienable traits, temperaments and abilities. Right from childhood our interaction with the environment help to shape and mould us to become what we become. Child development therefore is simply the process of interaction with the environment to learn from it and form a character, build skills and develop traits. As teachers, we get to spend a lot...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lessons 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.B. - U.S.A. said: I have gained a great deal from taking this course. Although I am a native english speaker, this course has showed me what I have forgotten about the english grammar. It was a very good refresher (although difficult at times) to practice english grammar again. I cant say I really enjoyed learning it again, but it was definitely useful. Mostly, I have learned various types of teaching skills and different ways to approach new situations in the classroom. I did not study to be a teacher...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Recognised 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: J.C. - S.A. said: I have gained so much from this course that it is hard to summarize. For one, I have learned that there is so much about how the english language and how it is formed that I never knew before. Although I may have learned all of the rules and strategies as a young child at school, I feel as though much of what I know about my native language has just been acquired rather than learned. This being said, I feel like I have benefited greatly and gained much more knowledge and confidence in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Accelerated 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: O.F. - Canada said: TEFL for non native english speakers The reason why I chose this subject is that I wonder how I as a non native english speaker newly certificated as a TEFL teacher will do as a teacher. Do nonnative english speaking teachers (NNEST) have a drawback compared with native english speaking teachers (NEST). I’ll first say some words about my experience about this course. Then I will convey some general experiences the NNEST have had in the teaching field. Then I will discuss what...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Centre 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: R.A. - Holland said: Classroom Management Classroom management is the skill of organising and managing the class, having a friendly, relaxed manner and maintaining discipline. As english is the most widely used second and learning language in the world used for international communication, this article focuses on the optimal management of teacher-student style in a TEFL classroom. However, it is also useful in other classrooms. For a class to be able to learn effectively the teacher must be able to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TEFL certificate 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: S.B. - Canada said: There were several reasons motivating me to take your online teacher training course, and I have not been disappointed. Initially I realized that one must have practical strategies in order to inspire students, enabling them to have the courage to begin speaking in a foreign language. Your course fulfilled this need many times over. I also recognized that I had the distance in years from my own education to contend with. Your grammar lessons brought me up-to-date and filled a few gaps...  [Read more]

Check out TEFL TESOL about TEFL TESOL 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: P.M. - Canada said: Seating arrangements in the classroomA comfortable, friendly, and colorful classroom establishes a very positive learning and social environment for your students. A dark, grey, cluttered classroom can immediately cause anxiety in more spatially sensitive students. When I worked as a english teacher at a boys high school in Korea, I was given a grey, drab, small classroom that had a computer, projector, and only one flat whiteboard without moveable panels. In the middle of the room was...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Cheapest 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: L.P. & D.B. - South Korea said: Being a native english speaker you sometimes lose sight of how many facets the english language actually has. This course has permitted us to be more up to date, knowledgeable and confident in our teaching skills. We have been able to practice parts of speech that are seldom detailed and have been able to refresh knowledge (especially grammar) that we hadn’t seen since high school. This course has also given us insights in teaching skills that can be used in other...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Legitimate 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: L. K. - U.S.A. said: Motivation in the classroomMotivation is the thoughts and feelings we have that make us want to do something. Student motivation is very important in the classroom because if the students are not motivated to learn then they simply will not. There are both internal and external factors that play into a student’s motivation. There are also methods that teachers can use to try to encourage students to be more motivated. Internal factors would be the student’s interests, their...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Comprehensive 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: N.C. - U.S.A. said: I have been teaching ESL classes at small academies in South Korea for over three years. In the beginning I was totally clueless although I had some minor experience previously. As I continued teaching I improved through trial and error. But since I began studying TEFL through the ITTT course I have learned how to frame my approach. I planned my lessons through “feeling”- more intuitively about what the students needed and wanted in my class. Now, I can think in a more precise...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Minnesota? Are you interested in teaching English in Chisago City, Minnesota? Check out our opportunities in Chisago 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! Lesson planning is very important. You cannot only rely on your experience and good subject knowledge. Every lesson should have a structure according to learner’s level, previous...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Acquiring TEFL Certificates 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. - U.S.A. said: One of the greatest things I have gained is perspective. I have had teaching experience, and I have had a first teaching day, and I have put lesson plans together, but there are many other factors that go into teaching english as a foreign language, especially in a foreign country. I am in a job now that I am ending next week, I work with 4 kids age 11-17 and as I am ending this job I am really seeing the fruit of my time investment in their lives even just over the last 8 months....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Achieve 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.D. - U.S.A. said: I have personally gained a lot from taking this course. First, I overcame the fear of taking an on-line TEFL course. Before taking this TEFL course, I had anxiety about taking a class on-line. Upon taking this course, my anxiety subsided. It helped to have an on-line tutor because I felt that I was communicating with a real person rather than with a machine. Peter’s quick replies and encouraging feedback helped to motivate me to learn TEFL skills. As a result, I found that I was able to pace...  [Read more]

  In some cases, employers or government offices might require some form of additional authentication of your TEFL certificate. At ITTT we offer several options for you to choose from. As all ITTT certificates are produced and posted in Thailand, another option is to have a notarized copy of your certificate stamped and signed by a Thai Notary Public. With this option you will receive the notarized copy along with your original TEFL certificate. The fee for the Notary Public service is $45. One final option we offer is to have a copy of your original TEFL certificate authenticated by the ITTT registrar and then have it countersigned by a Notary Public. If you choose this option you will receive the original certificate and the verified copy by post, anywhere you would like it sent....  [Read more]

  This video outlines ITTT's four week in-class course, our 120 hour online course and the combined course. The four week in-class course is offered in over thirty locations throughout the world. Our training centers are usually located in countries where there is a high demand for English language teachers. Graduates often remain in the country where they complete their course to begin their teaching career. The course provides trainees with a detailed working knowledge of grammar and teaching skills that will give them the ability to begin their teaching careers. ITTT's online course is more flexible as it offers trainees the opportunity to work at their own pace in the comfort of their own home. The combined course is a combination of the 120 hour online course plus 7 to 10...  [Read more]

  Another great benefit of completing a TEFL course with ITTT is that you can issue your students with a high-quality certificate of completion once they have finished a series of lessons. Your certificates allow you to fill out the name of the student, the level of the classes they attended, and the number of study hours. The certificates also have a unique identification number and a section where you can include your own ITTT TEFL certification number. Once issued, your students and anyone who takes an interest in their English language skills will be able to see that they were taught by a legitimate EFL teacher. Being in a position to issue official certificates of course completion is a great way to stand out from the crowd if you are working in an area where the competition...  [Read more]

  ITTT has been at the forefront of TEFL certification for many years and in that time we have graduated tens of thousands of new EFL teachers. Because of our high profile in the TEFL field and the quality of our training courses, employers all over the world are fully aware of our certification. Many of these employers actually look out for our graduates as they are fully aware that they will have completed a meaningful training course that has prepared them for the reality of life in an EFL teaching environment. This recognition is true in all regions of the world and you will find our graduates teaching in almost every country you can think of. In the past it was common for people to head overseas to almost any country and find work as an English teacher without any relevant...  [Read more]