Authentic Text

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Japan? Are you interested in teaching English in Hakodate, Japan? Check out our opportunities in Hakodate, 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! Choosing an appropriate course text allows the teacher to limit the necessity to solely rely on created materials when not using authentic materials. Created materials are perhaps the best way to adapt...  [Read more]

  Before looking at specific teaching ideas for the present simple tense, let's first look at some considerations for teaching ideas in general. We have to remember that these activities will be used in the activate stage of your lesson. Here, the focus will be on building fluency and using the language in a bit more of a free-flowing way yet still focusing on that class' language point. We also have to consider the appropriacy for a number of factors: timings. Whether the activity will be too short or too long. We want to look at ages making sure that the activity is appropriate for young learners or adult learners. We also have to take into consideration our language levels. Will the activity be appropriate for our starters or our pre-intermediates or our intermediates? Will the...  [Read more]

  Once we're satisfied that all the students have been engaged and that they've been given the opportunity to say something, we can move on to our study phase. Here, it may be necessary or useful to actually pre-teach some gaps in knowledge that have been shown from the engage phase and those gaps in knowledge may include actual grammar structures or indeed useful vocabulary and it's very important that, before we move on to doing any forms of activity, we check their understanding of this material. So, we need to do some study exercises. It's also very useful if you leave this information up on the board through all that study period. Those study activities can just be the normal types of gap fills or matching activities and, as always, we need to demonstrate those activities,...  [Read more]

  Semi-modal auxiliary verbs can cause a lot of confusion with English students. These auxiliary verbs differ with true modals in that they change their form depending on the pronoun the follow. An example of a semi-modal auxiliary verb is "need to". Watch the video for the complete explanation. 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 11 is the importance of the 2 skills in any language, the receptive skills, including reading and listenin. We...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Democratic Republic of the Congo? Are you interested in teaching English in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo? Check out our opportunities in Kinshasa, 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 module covered the importance of reading and listening skills. It states that we read for predictive, scanning and skimming functions, to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in China? Are you interested in teaching English in Shaoxing, China? Check out our opportunities in Shaoxing, 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 the receptive skills required in learning any language - namely reading and listening. Both are of equal importance, and we should incorporate reading, listening, speaking and writing...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in India? Are you interested in teaching English in Bhavnagar, India? Check out our opportunities in Bhavnagar, 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 definitely introduced a different way to look at reading and understanding. Because you can understand words as their dictionary definition but then get completely stuck when reading in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in India? Are you interested in teaching English in Shimoga, India? Check out our opportunities in Shimoga, 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 focuses on receptive skills and how those specific skills need to be approached in the classroom. I learned that it is important to choose authentic materials carefully to meet students level,...  [Read more]

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word inflammable. This word is used as an adjective and refers to something that is easily set on fire. The word originates from Latin inflammare. 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 Unit 11, The Receptive stage is something I was aware of before reading this chapte. However, learning about the skills Readers and Listeners use, understanding that there are 5 of them, will help me make...  [Read more]

Home / TESOL USA / TESOL Online in Michigan - Teacher English Jobs / Wayne, Michigan TESOL Online & Teaching English Jobs Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Wayne, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Wayne, 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! From this unit, I have learnt that the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Taiwan? Are you interested in teaching English in Chiayi, Taiwan? Check out our opportunities in Chiayi, 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! Teaching needs to be adaptable. Textbooks can be a good base to start from and use especially for beginning teachers. However, not every lesson in a text book will suit all students' needs or interest....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Colombia? Are you interested in teaching English in Soledad, Colombia? Check out our opportunities in Soledad, 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! When choosing the material for a class, the teacher should consider the student first. How will the students handle the material? Is this material relavant to the students? What will the students...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Philippines? Are you interested in teaching English in San Fernando City Pampanga, Philippines? Check out our opportunities in San Fernando City Pampanga, 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 covered different types of coursework and teaching materials. The text discusses the advantages and disadvantages of authentic and created...  [Read more]

Home / TESOL USA / TESOL Online in Wisconsin - Teacher English Jobs / Wilton, Wisconsin TESOL Online & Teaching English Jobs Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Wisconsin? Are you interested in teaching English in Wilton, Wisconsin? Check out our opportunities in Wilton, 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! Session 14 focused on materials used...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Japan? Are you interested in teaching English in Hirakata, Japan? Check out our opportunities in Hirakata, 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's good to choose wisely, what kind of course book or text book is propriate for the students regarding to their level of English. Not all course books are good and well done. The teacher can also...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Iran? Are you interested in teaching English in Maraqeh, Iran? Check out our opportunities in Maraqeh, 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 chapter discusses the materials usually involved in a course book; advantages and disadvantages of course books; how to best use a course book; and how to analyze a course book (if one can select one)....  [Read more]

  The term materials can apply to virtually anything that a teachers uses to help the teaching process in the classroom. Common teaching materials include items such as worksheets, newspapers, pictures text books and video recordings. These materials are usually classed as either authentic or non-authentic depending on their origin and the ways they are used. Authentic materials refer to materials that have not been designed or adapted for use in an English language classroom such as magazines, newspapers, video clips and song lyrics. Non-authentic materials on the other hand are anything that has been specifically designed to aid the teaching process such as worksheets, text books and instructional CD’s or DVD’s. Are you ready to live and teach abroad? Click here...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Macau? Are you interested in teaching English in Macau, Macau? Check out our opportunities in Macau, 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 examines course books and lesson materials. They can be classified as authentic - written for native speakers, and non-authentic - written for learners of English. This type can be: published text...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Philippines? Are you interested in teaching English in Cavite City, Philippines? Check out our opportunities in Cavite 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! A short and sweet unit covering the important topics of teaching reading and listening skills. The most valuable teaching point for me was the importance of variety in the topics and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Japan? Are you interested in teaching English in Ichikawa, Japan? Check out our opportunities in Ichikawa, 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 provided a description of authentic texts and created texts, and some of the advantages and disadvantages of each. This unit was also a perfect example of information being dated, referring...  [Read more]