Past Tesol Conventions

  In this video, we provide you with a useful overview of the various past tenses. We focus here especially on the differences between the past perfect and past perfect continuous. 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 seen that the attitude from the teacher can change the environment in the class, if the teacher is angry, will show a discomfort in the class and can cause the not good willing of the students to participate during the...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our series on the past tenses in English. We start off the series with the past simple tense. In this video, we focus on the usages of the past simple tense, which mostly include completed actions at a definite time in the past. 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 module has been pretty broad as well. It has started out by mentioning different levels of English proficiency. Then it went into needs analysis, the syllabus...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our series on the past tenses in English. We start off the series with the past simple tense. In this video, we focus on useful teaching ideas for this tense. A great idea to practice this tense is a picture story. Here, the teacher provides the students with various photos or images and the students are asked to piece them together to make a story in the past. 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 found out information...  [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. 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. Receptive skills include reading and listening skills. Some problems to consider and reduce include finding material that is suitable to the interests and knowledge level of the students. Also consider accents of the speaker and how this may affect understanding. Teaching scanning, skimming, detailed reading, and predictive skills are also a part of the reading process that students need to learn. Be sure...  [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 20: Troubleshooting: This is the final topic of the entire course which discussed how to troubleshoot/correct common problem situations that most of the teachers if not all may encounter in the classroom and how to deal with them. As an English Teacher to small children in a country where English is extremely difficult for them, this course is a big help to strengthen my experience and strategies to teach...  [Read more]

  In this video, we provide you with a useful overview of the various past tenses. We focus here especially on the differences between the past simple and past continuous. 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 unit on future tenses covers the following topics: future simple, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous, be going + infinitive, present simple and present continuous. The most interesting part concerning this topic...  [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 projects two videos recorded during a lesson being taught twice ,In the first video the teacher made a huge number of errors as the lesson was completely teacher centered, his attitude towards students wasn’t nice at all which actually left students frustrated and consequently hampered their interest in the lessons .In the second video the teachers approach was indeed nice, he made the lesson...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our series on the past tenses in English. We start off the series with the past simple tense. This tense is used to express completed actions in the past. In this video, we focus on the structure of the past simple. 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, Four important aspects of present tenses are detailed introduced:the present simple, present continuous and present perfect and present perfect continuous.After...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our series on the past tenses in English. In this video, we take a look at the past perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about a past action and a related past action before that. We relate two past actions to each other. 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. Through this unit, I have been able to review some old lessons I used to follow when I started to learn English in France. The learning process may be long for a...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our series on the past tenses in English. In this video, we take a look at the past continuous tense and suitable teaching ideas for this tense. The past continuous is very conducive to using pictures and talking about actions. We give our group of students cards with images and ask them to create sentences for what the people in the picture were doing at a certain time in the past. 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...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our series on the past tenses in English. In this video, we take a look at the past perfect tense and suitable teaching ideas for this tense. We'll ask our students to describe what a person in a picture had just done before the photo was taken. 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. First in this section, we covered modals. Modals express the speakers feeling or attitude towards a particular verb. They include the words could,...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our series on the past tenses in English. In this video, we take a look at the past continuous tense and how it is formed and used. This tense is used to indicate that a certain action was in progress at a particular time in the past. 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 gives a concise explanation of the various present tense forms and how they are formed and used properly in a sentence. It goes further to...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our series on the past tenses in English. We start off the series with the past simple tense. In this video, we show you how to execute a mill drill activity for this tense. Here, the teacher provides the students with a survey or questionnaire with statements in the past simple tense. The students then go around the classroom and ask other students about their past experiences. 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 basics...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our series on the past tenses in English. In this video, we take a look at the past perfect continuous tense. This tense is used to talk about two actions in the past focusing on the fact that one of the two actions had been continuing at another point in the past. 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 never realized that present simple was considered a future tense. This course breaks down the tenses into manageable...  [Read more]

Many overseas TEFL employers complete their job interview process online via Skype or Zoom, etc. However, in some parts of the world it is still common for teaching jobs to be secured following a face-to-face interview at the actual school where the job is located. While it is true that every interview is a little different, there are a few common themes that you can prepare for in advance. One huge thing to remember is the old saying that we form a first impression of someone within seven seconds of meeting them for the first time. If you want to get off to a good start and not ruin your chances before the interview has even really started, there are a few simple techniques you should keep in mind. Although it shouldn’t need to be said, turning up on time for an interview is an absolute...  [Read more]

  Here are helpful tips how to identify the various past tenses in the English language and complete worksheets successfully. The video also helps you to structure an effective lesson around the past tenses in an EFL classroom around the world. 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 learn of the Dos and Do nots of being in charge of a classroom. Most importantly this chapter showed how I may ensure effectiveness in the classroom. There...  [Read more]

  Fernando is originally from Buenos Aires but spent the past 12 years working in the United States. As he has now returned to Argentina, he wants to become an English teacher. In his TESOL review he shares his thoughts on the center in Buenos Aires. He learned a lot regarding teaching techniques and lesson planning. He is confident that he can now lead his own classroom and is excited to start working as an English 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. ...  [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 learned the difference uses of tools in the classroom ranging from audio recorders, to dvd players and projectors, etc. There are many different ones to use, and all have their benefits, and seemingly few detriments. I learned the pros and cons for using an electronic white board, and for using the audio cassette player, as well as a video camera recording device. Most classes don't have a radio. I learned...  [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. Technology can be a huge resource for teachers within World Language classrooms. However, in order for the applications to be useful, it is necessary that teachers understand how to use the various technological devices, setup the devices ahead of time, and have a backup plan should technology fail (it is both a blessing and a curse!). During this unit, the benefits and drawbacks of various methods of...  [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. Speaking and writing are the productive skills. While speaking and writing are substantially different in many ways, they both are used for the same purpose-to communicate. Communication between people is a very complex and ever changing thing. But there are generalizations that we can make which have particular relevance for the teaching and learning of languages. If a teacher wishes to introduce a...  [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. While it is the most basic form of verbs usage, the present tense did pose some problems to me. Not in the way that I would use them, but in the way that I actually have to name the proper tense to my students when teaching. Very informative on that point since all of those matters are very far in my memory. However, what I found most useful are the commonly made mistakes which I would not have foreseen,...  [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 focused on the needs and development of young learners in a very brief format. As an adult, it is difficult to remember how I 'acquired' my knowledge around language, so I find the idea of teaching very young learners to be very intimidating. Personally, I feel I need to do some supplemental reading and research on the language development concepts presented, so I have a more thorough...  [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. I found myself referring back to the different tenses trying to understand the simple, continuous, question, perfect and negative tenses. Having the same multiple choices regarding question 12 and 14 I found a little confusing. I would have thought question 3 multiple choice answers should read 'Have you ever been on a holiday? Not sure but it sounds more correct to me than 'Have you ever been on holiday' I'll...  [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 believe Unit 1 was a good eye-opener into the world of teaching students English. Unit 1 expresses the different types of teachers and students. It's interesting to read and to see where I fall into place on both the teaching and student side. I'm currently enrolled in school and independently teach students of all ages improving their English. I feel it is important to be very versed in each of 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 chapter reflects on how complicated the phonemic symbols are. As native english speakers we often neglect the basic rules on reading and pronunciation since we have been exposed to it since we were young. But learning english for a non native speaker might be frustrating because there are varying rules regarding the language. This chapter helps tremendously on how we could break down pronunciation into...  [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. Unit Two covered grammar and usage of grammar in the English language. There is a veritable flood of information pouring out of this unit and I felt like my mind was a teaspoon. The daunting thing was not the number of parts of speech but the many different exceptions and rules concerning the usage. Gerunds in particular are confusing and require careful analysis. While reviewing this unit I tried to keep in...  [Read more]