Define Affective Filter

  Before looking at the methods or approaches themselves, there are some terms that we need to define. These are the approach, the method or the technique. Basically, these are hierarchical. The approach is an overriding set of principles that a method can actually make use of, whereas the technique are the things that we actually do in the classroom to approach that method. So, these three words are going to appear during the presentation. Again, for each of either the approaches all the methodologies we're going to ask four questions. So be it an approach or a method for each of those things: Where did it come from? What's its background? What does it involve when we're talking about actually in the classroom, in other words techniques? What is positive about it? What appears to...  [Read more]

  Also in the 1970s la señal came up with a new methodology called "Suggestopedia". As psychological theory was developing, one of the ideas that came up was something called ?the effective filter?. Basically, the effective filter is a barrier to learning. It's the reasons why we inhibit our learning of a particular language. There are two main elements to the effective filter, two sets of factors, if you like, those are known as internal and external factors. The external factors to learning, the reasons why we have barriers to learning, may be just simple things such as external noise. So, people talking to us while we're trying to learn and so on and so forth. Perhaps more important are these internal factors and the internal factors one of the main things here is our previous...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Russia? Are you interested in teaching English in Shakhty, Russia? Check out our opportunities in Shakhty, 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 explains how to manage a class. The different aspects include: eye contact, gestures, and voice how to grow students classroom arrangements writing on the board giving individual attention...  [Read more]

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word rhadamanthine. This word is used as an adjective and means showing inflexible judgment. 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. Lesson planning is a very important stage of the teaching proces. There are many opinions in regards to the importance of lesson planning and the extent to which a teacher should depend on it in order to teach a clas. It is highly recommended however, to create some...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Venezuela? Are you interested in teaching English in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela? Check out our opportunities in Puerto Cabello, 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! Tests are a great tool to measure students' knowledge. They can help us evaluate if we're achieving our purpose when teaching an specific topic and, of course student can see their...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Sri Lanka? Are you interested in teaching English in Colombo, Sri Lanka? Check out our opportunities in Colombo, 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 has been a wonderful lesson where you learn about the different types of classes that I may have with my students. It has been very helpful to define multi-lingual verses the monolingual...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Philippines? Are you interested in teaching English in Valencia, Philippines? Check out our opportunities in Valencia, 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! Grammar of Model, Passive verbs, Passive voice and Relative Clauses are some of the grammar that a student learning English will come up against. Model verbs are used to express different...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Sudan? Are you interested in teaching English in Wad Madani, Sudan? Check out our opportunities in Wad Madani, 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 has been very fulfilling doing this qualification and I hope to pursue a career in English teaching even though that was not my original mission. I was hoping to just teach my girlfriend and her...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Japan? Are you interested in teaching English in Kawaguchi, Japan? Check out our opportunities in Kawaguchi, 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 15 it discusses different types or ways of evaluating and assessing students' level of proficiency in English Language. It also sees different test types of seeing the progress and level of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in United States? Are you interested in teaching English in Shreveport Louisiana, United States? Check out our opportunities in Shreveport Louisiana, 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 interesting to dive into parts of sentences in more detail, but there is a lot of potential for confusion between the different types of clauses, the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Afghanistan? Are you interested in teaching English in Taloqan, Afghanistan? Check out our opportunities in Taloqan, 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 defines many characteristics of a good teacher, and a good learner, and gives many examples of each. The roles of a teacher are also listed, with some examples. The unit gives some...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in China? Are you interested in teaching English in Suzhou Anhui, China? Check out our opportunities in Suzhou Anhui, 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 about teachers and learners. - There are many qualities that define a good teacher such as the ability to motivate students, caring about the learning of the students before...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in China? Are you interested in teaching English in Fuzhou Jiangxi, China? Check out our opportunities in Fuzhou Jiangxi, 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! After reading the unit, I found many things I already use in my world languages classes. I understood most in this section all the processes for acquisition but what about TPRS(Total...  [Read more]

  In this episode, Linda takes on the pronunciation of the word "bicoastal". Enjoy the episode! 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. For the past several decades, English has grown into the primary language for international communicatio. Just like people, companies in today's economy find that their primary source of competitive advantage lies in the knowledge they posses, so they are investing more and more on training their staf. Nowadays,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in China? Are you interested in teaching English in Akesu, China? Check out our opportunities in Akesu, 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! During this unit I learned about teaching receptive skills. It made me understand that sometimes we do not pay full attention to a topic because we do not have the right motivator. We need to have a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Bolivia? Are you interested in teaching English in Cochabamba, Bolivia? Check out our opportunities in Cochabamba, 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 clearly defined the roles of teachers and students. It also outlined the characteristics of a good teacher and what should teachers do in class to be more engaging. It also gives...  [Read more]

To find TESOL teaching jobs in countries with diverse educational needs, there are several strategies you can employ. Firstly, it is essential to research the specific country you are interested in working in to understand its educational system, English language learning requirements, and job market for English language teachers. Many countries have a high demand for qualified TESOL teachers due to the importance of English proficiency in today's globalized world. One effective way to find TESOL teaching jobs in diverse educational settings is to utilize online job boards and websites specialized in language teaching opportunities. Websites such as Dave's ESL Cafe, TEFL.com, and TESOL.org regularly post job listings for teaching positions around the world. These platforms allow you to...  [Read more]

If you're looking to find TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) teaching opportunities, there are several effective strategies you can employ to maximize your chances of success. First and foremost, one of the best ways to find TESOL teaching opportunities is to utilize online job boards and websites that specialize in listing teaching positions abroad. Websites such as Dave's ESL Cafe, TEFL.com, and ESLemployment are popular resources that regularly post job openings for TESOL teachers around the world. These platforms allow you to filter job listings based on location, salary, and other preferences, making it easier to find opportunities that align with your needs and qualifications. Another effective strategy is to network within the TESOL community. Attend...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in India? Are you interested in teaching English in Karaikkudi, India? Check out our opportunities in Karaikkudi, 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! Hello, These two videos apprearently show us, how important a teacher's way of teacher, his/her tecniques, and his awereness. In the first lesson, teacher directly started to teach, did not do any...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Belgium? Are you interested in teaching English in Ghent, Belgium? Check out our opportunities in Ghent, 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! Planning a lesson gives teachers direction. Teachers know what they are going to do and are sure of themselves: the lesson is organized and students can see and feel that, which increases their...  [Read more]