Teens In A Classroom

When it comes to motivation, younger learners are usually no problem as any activity can often be met with great enthusiasm. Equally, adult learners are often keen and motivated because they have chosen to be in your class and they have a clear goal to achieve for work, study, or personal reasons. However, if you have a class of teenagers to deal with it can be a very different experience. At this age young learners are typically reluctant to talk in class for fear of making a mistake or being shown up in front of their peers. Self consciousness can also hold back students from getting properly involved in class activities. Here are a few straightforward ideas for getting teenagers motivated and active in your ESL classroom. Although your students might not be that interested in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in China? Are you interested in teaching English in Linfen, China? Check out our opportunities in Linfen, 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 discusses the different roles of a teacher and what makes them good at it. It also describes the different levels of students that a teacher will interact with. A number of points are...  [Read more]

When considering a career in teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), it's essential to understand the differences between TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and TEYL (Teaching English to Young Learners). Both TESOL and TEYL are specialized fields within TEFL that cater to specific student demographics and learning needs. TESOL is a broad term that encompasses teaching English to non-native speakers of all ages, including adults, teenagers, and children. TESOL instructors typically work with students who have a basic understanding of English and are looking to improve their language skills for academic, professional, or personal reasons. TESOL courses and certifications focus on developing teaching strategies, lesson planning, language assessment, and classroom...  [Read more]

  In this video Linda explains the differences between "assure", "insure" and "ensure". They not only sound similar, but those three words also make an outcome sure but they are in no way interchangeable. "Assure" is used to speak out a promise or say something with confidence, for example "I assure you that he is a great lawyer". "Ensure" is used to make something certain, such as here: "Please ensure that you will be home at five o'clock today"."Insure" means to protect an object against risk by buying an insurance policy from an insurance company, like here: "I insure my television because it was expensive". Once you have realized the three different meanings and usages, there is no way you'll confuse them again. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one...  [Read more]