English Course

Teaching English Online is a rapidly expanding area of the TEFL/TESOL market. Estimates show that beyond 2020 there may be more people learning English online worldwide than face-to-face. No previous experience or training in education is required to complete this course. The course is designed for anyone who is currently working, or intends to work within the field of Teaching English Online. On completion of the course, you should have gained a basic knowledge of teachers and their roles, students and their needs, how to manage a classroom and the all-important skill of creating your own lessons, all with specific reference to teaching English online. Further topics of study include the practical requirements of hardware and software needed and how to use this. The course concludes with...  [Read more]

Teaching English to Young Learners is a rapidly expanding area of the TEFL/TESOL market. No previous experience or training in education is required to complete this course. The course is designed for anyone who is currently working, or intends to work within the field of teaching English to young learners. On completion of the course you should have gained a basic knowledge of teachers and their roles, students and their needs, how to manage a classroom and the all-important skill of creating your own lessons, all with specific reference to teaching English to young learners. Further topics of study include the practical requirements of hardware and software needed to teach your young learners online. The course concludes with a look at the teaching employment market. A popular feature of...  [Read more]

Teaching Business English is a rapidly expanding area of the TEFL/TESOL market. No previous experience or training in education is required to complete this course. The course is designed for anyone who is currently working, or intends to work within the field of teaching Business English. On completion of the course you should have gained a basic knowledge of teachers and their roles, students/business clients and their needs, how to manage a classroom and the all-important skill of creating your own lessons, all with specific reference to teaching Business English. Further topics of study include some of the practical requirements of hardware and software needed to teach your Business English learners online. The course concludes with a look at the teaching employment market. A popular...  [Read more]

  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 Four Reflection, for this section of Present Tenses. This section talks about present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous within the system. A language argument talks about the past and present as far as tense. As an English Foreign Language teacher is better to look at it differently. It is present, past and future and with the four aspects; simple, continuous,...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL - English Learning Online 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: L.A . - Spain said: This course has been extremely enriching for me. Not only have I updated my knowledge of grammar, but I have learned how to explain it successfully and in a fun way. I have learned a lot about the different techniques and teaching methods and how important attitude is when teaching. I think it has been a very practical course that has given me the opportunity to learn how to produce a lot of the teaching material that I will need and I have really enjoyed doing it....  [Read more]

  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 5 is about a number of different teaching themes that can be applied to a range of contexts and situations. The unit covers information about Case studies, Frameworking, Problem-based learning, Games, Computer Aided Language Learning and Speech Act Theory. I have learned about the techniques that can be applied to these teaching themes (mainly the process of the activities and how to put the theory into...  [Read more]

Due to the huge international demand for English teachers both online and in the classroom, ITTT has designed various courses that are aimed at anyone who wants to teach English in either of these environments. No previous experience or training in teaching English is required to complete these courses and once completed you will be qualified to apply for jobs with a wide range of employers. This course is especially designed to build on the knowledge learned during a standard TEFL course and to prepare you for teaching English in an online environment. Upon successful completion of the course you will be given access to a unique graduate network, connecting you to ITTT CTEO alumni currently employed by many of the major employers in online teaching. The course consists of six...  [Read more]

  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 is about evaluation of the students. There are various types of evaluations. Tutorials, assessments and tests. These tests are divided in sub classes. The placement test is used to find the level of English a student has. Diagnostic test are used at the beginning of the course to know where the student is lacking. Progress test are used to measured the learning progress of the student. Practice test...  [Read more]

  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. I have learned more of a breakdown of the different roles that teachers play. I also learned some of the differences between adult and younger learners. I have begun to be aware of some cultural differences and differences in teaching styles for learners of different experience levels. This has helped me develop a mental framework for how to teach learners of various backgrounds, ages, and experience levels. I...  [Read more]

  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 content of this unit which is about past tenses seem to me important for the chronological order of events and actions. Put simply, the verb tense gives us the ability to talk about past actions that were ongoing or completed or before another past actions. It must be borne in mind that in a given situation or in accordance with the time, one should use an appropriate past tense so as to maintain effective...  [Read more]

  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 contents of the unit include, the importance of eye contact,gestures and voice, using students' name, grouping students, classroom arrangements,the teacher's position in the classroom ,writing on the board,giving individual attention, teacher talking time, giving instructions,establishing rapport,maintaining discipline,reasons for problem behaviour,preventing problem behaviour,and responding to problem...  [Read more]

  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. I've learned about methodologies which are grammar, audio lingualism, presentation, practice and production, task based learning, communicative language teaching, community language learning, the silent way, suggestopaedia and the lexical approach.↵↵There is a also a study approach in classes which is engage, study and activate (ESA). There are also different kinds like The Straight Arrow ESA...  [Read more]

  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. Phonetic is the most tough, different ways of using it is been explained.Its a good way in teaching an individual sounds and it can be fun both to teachers and students. Pronunciation is a must and it is been very nicely explained in this chapter.Most pronunciation a a result tends to concentrate on individual sounds it is also an integral part of teaching. Intonation carries a message in the sentence. it...  [Read more]

  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 6 covers past verb tenses, and I learned the past simple, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous tenses. Each form and its affirmative, negative, and question variants are covered along with proper uses and common student errors. After learning about the past tenses, I feel I have a better understanding of present tenses and why students are so susceptible to making mistakes with verb...  [Read more]

  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 is mostly about the tenses: present simple, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous. I think this unit was the hardest unit for me because, I actually have a hard time using the tenses myself. Especially, present perfect and present perfect continuous. However, it is a little bit more clear to me of the difference between each tenses.I think it would have been better if there...  [Read more]

  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 shows the actual teaching demonstration. Proper and not proper approach in executing the lesson is depicted in the videos. It clearly shows the do's and don'ts on teaching approach. It gives us ideas on how is the proper execution of lessons on such a kind of students. As a teacher I gained some ideas in teaching strategies employed by the demo teacher. I have noticed that ESA procedure is clearly...  [Read more]

  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 topic deals with areas of STRESS, RYTHM, INTONATION and the International Phonetic Alphabet. This unit has provide much insights on the linguistics aspect that we have taken for granted or learnt subconsciously from our environment. I know them but I would not be able to teach nor explain them to a non-native speaker. Every part of this unit is difficult and much time has been needed to digest the...  [Read more]

  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 covers the future tense. In addition to the simple, perfect, continuous, and perfect continuous forms it also includes the "going to" future tense. The unit also clarifies possible confusions or problems students can have between future tenses and present simple/present continuous tenses. When you have to actually study this material it can be confusing even for a native speaker. After this unit's...  [Read more]

Absolutely YES! Large numbers of non-native English speakers complete our TEFL courses each year and go on to have successful careers teaching English either in their home country or further afield. In order to successfully complete the course you will need to demonstrate a high standard of English, but it is certainly not a barrier that will stop you from becoming a fully qualified EFL teacher. In many cases being a non-native English speaker can actually be an advantage in the classroom as you have already been through the same experience that your students are currently facing. This can help to build a good rapport between the students and the teacher as they are often less afraid of making mistakes in this situation. It can also provide the students with a real incentive to succeed...  [Read more]

  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 14, Course Book and lesson Material was a very interesting and useful unit. This unit conveyed many different ideas for lesson planning and activities. After reading this unit I learned that authentic and created materials can be very useful in the classroom. For example, the students will find the lessons more meaningful and relevant. Of course, planning accordingly will help the students gain...  [Read more]

  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 lesson focuses on the best ways to manage a class from teachers behavior to students behavior. It provides useful ideas on how to handle class by considering students personalities whether its from their age, nationalities, culture and etc.. This lesson helps the teacher on how to conduct a class properly by giving consideration to each of the students personalities by making sure that teachers will...  [Read more]

  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. In this unit, I have learnt about the present tense. EFL teachers believe there twelve tense in all, which is quite different from Asian and Slavic languages on this aspect.There are three times in English: the past, the present, the future. Each of these times has four aspects: simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous, so twelve in all. This unit focuses on four present tenses: the present simple,...  [Read more]

Definition of TEFL: The acronym means the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language, usually in a country where the first language is not English. It could therefore be applied to any teaching situation where the English Language Learner (ELL) has a first language which is not English. The profession of teaching is regulated throughout the world, although the level of regulation varies from country to country. This is also true of the EFL teaching sector, however, there are some differences. The teaching of EFL has two main sectors, public and private. The public sector mainly includes government institutions such as schools and higher education institutions. The private sector includes private schools and language centers and a large number of self employed freelance teachers. Each of...  [Read more]

If you have done your homework and are serious about becoming an EFL teacher, there is no reason why you should not successfully complete your TEFL course. However, our training courses do require a strong sense of time commitment. This means, if you do not complete all elements of the course in the required timeframe, you may fail the course. We are very proud of our course pass rate of over 90%. Although it is possible to fail a TEFL course, the vast majority of our students finish their training and go on to become successful EFL teachers. As part of our promise to our teacher trainees, we make every effort to help each and every course taker to reach their full potential. Our one-of-a-kind combination of high-quality study materials, experienced trainers, and dedicated support staff...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL - Accelerated 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: Z.H. China said: During my study in new zealand, I benefit a lot not only from the course, but online tutor as well as the teachers in excel college. From this course, I have learned various teaching methods and techniques such as ESA, boomerang and patchwork. I have also learned how to prepare and plan a lesson effectively. I have learned it is important to be respectful to students and attitude and manners are equally important in a teacher?s job. I?ll try to be a creative teacher and keep...  [Read more]

  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. From Unit3, I have learned some popular teaching methodologies such as Task-based learning, communicative language teaching and presentation, practice and production. I also learned a very effective teaching method called as ESA-engage, study and activate. More important, by reading through the pages, I discovered so many ideas and ways to teach for each stage and make the lesson effective and fun. At the end...  [Read more]

  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 videos in this unit provided a stark contrast between good and bad teaching techniques and attitudes. It was obvious in the first video that the teacher was not using good techniques and the students had a difficult time engaging and learning, overall it was a ineffective lesson. The second lesson used more techniques of the ESA method and the teacher had a much better presentation and attitude which made...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about Buy TEFL Course Online 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: C.E. - China said: I have learned a lot from this course and this course has given me even more incentive to become an english teacher to both adults and for young learners. This course has shown me that teaching is a very complex career that requires a lot of motivation, creativity, time , patience and organization. One of the most useful aspects of this course I felt was the lesson plan format from Unit 14 and the ESA structure (both basic and patchwork). In the future, I look forward to using the...  [Read more]

  In this TESOL review video, graduate Amy from South Africa tells us how she took two online courses with ITTT; the 120-hour course with videos and tutor support and the course in teaching English to young learners. After completing the courses Amy accepted an English teaching position in Korea. 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 15 – Evaluation and testing.↵↵Evaluation and testing can assist the teacher and the students...  [Read more]

As learning the English language continues to rise in popularity all over the world so too does the number of course providers offering TEFL certification. Unfortunately for potential trainees there is little regulation governing TEFL course providers which makes it hard to distinguish between the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. The good news is there is something you can do to check the quality of a course. If the course is accredited by an independent body then it is fair to assume that it is of a reasonable standard. Essentially, an accrediting body is an independent third party who conducts a thorough review of the course provider's academic and professional standards, and if satisfied they provide their accreditation. When researching potential courses you should look out...  [Read more]