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The Best Strategies for Reducing Teacher Talk Time - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
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I guess we all have been there. Sitting in a classroom where the teacher never stops talking. How did it feel? Was it interesting and motivating or was it perhaps boring and discouraging? Did you have the feeling of having learned something when the lesson was over? Whereas getting students talking in the classroom has proved quite a challenge to many teachers, having them verbalize what they are thinking about is very important. Even when the learning has been handed over to the students, it is still very tempting to spend far too much time giving directions, repeating important information and instructions, and telling students how they did rather than asking them to reflect on their work.
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My Summer Vacation Worksheet - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Let's talk about vacation! This worksheet lets your students talk and write about their summer vacation.
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From Student to Teacher - My Language Journey - TEFL Blog
Mark Crocker
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It was the last day of Japanese class and my teacher's last day of teaching at our school. We were all standing up getting ready to bow him one last time. It was dead quiet but I could still hear sniffles around me and felt the sadness of the moment. I never thought I would care so much about a teacher leaving. To this day, the words and wisdom my Japanese teacher taught me still ring in my head. Flash forward to a few years ago, I went to Japan for the first time, after a hiatus of not studying Japanese, but amazingly I still had all the skills my teacher had taught me in high school. How did this person have such an impact on me? The answer I have come to realize is that because he truly cared about me becoming skillful in a foreign language. The most... [Read more]
Tefl reviews - Classroom Management For Teaching English As A Foreign Language Teacher Talk Time - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
When considering Teacher Talk Time, we can perhaps look at the major advantage and disadvantage of the teacher actually talking. The major advantage is that you as the teacher are usually the only real model for the language, the source of correct English. So at some stages, your talking time is very important to the students. So when you?re modeling language, that use of Teacher Talk Time can be very advantageous. There are major disadvantages to overusing Teacher Talk Time, however, and perhaps the major one is that whenever the teacher is talking, the students are listening and if the students are listening, then they themselves cannot be talking. So, Teacher Talk Time reduces the opportunity for Student Talk Time. So, we should try to minimize the use of Teacher Talk Time... [Read more]
Time Expressions Board Game - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a fun board game to practice time expressions and prepositions of time. Your students talk in pairs about the topics on the sheet. Each student places their counter on one of the "start" squares and then move forward by one square at a time talking about the topic using the appropriate time expressions.
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From Student to teacher in 6 easy steps - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Many people are unaware quite how accessible a career teaching English as a foreign language is while others are simply not aware that it is even possible to live and work abroad in almost any country in the world. Not only is possible but it is relatively easy to achieve in a short period of time. By following the six steps outlined here, you could be working abroad as an EFL teacher before you know it.
Step 1 involves research. Once you have decided where you would like to teach, you need to find out what the requirements are for the place you want to work in. Do you need a degree? Is an online or in-class TEFL certificate required? Find out what the local salaries are like and whether you can afford to work there - some countries are best avoided if you have large student loans to... [Read more]
Spring is here ESL Worksheet - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a fun worksheet for younger ESL students to talk about spring.
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Let's talk about the NEWS - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This worksheet contains 18 conversation cards and two vocabulary matching exercises (one with pictures). The cards can be cut out if desired and be used as conversation questions.
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Let's Talk About Crime - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This worksheet contains 18 conversation cards, a matching exercise, and some quotes. The cards can be cut out if desired and be used as conversation questions. This can be used with both young learners and adults (pre-intermediate to upper-intermediate).
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Let's Talk about Christmas - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a fun speaking activity that is great for developing fluency on the topic of Christmas.
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Let's Talk About Education - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This worksheet contains 18 conversation cards and a matching exercise. The cards can be cut out if desired and be used as conversation questions. Can be used with both young learners and adults (pre-int to upper-intermediate). Suitable for older teens, university students, and adults due to the more serious nature of this topic.
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Talk About Love Speaking Cards - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Let’s talk about LOVE! Here are fun ESL conversation cards for elementary to intermediate level students.
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Would You Rather Board Game - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a useful board game to talk about things your students would rather do.
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Daily Routines Picture Description - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a set of images that ESL students can use to talk about daily routines. You can also use these images to have them talk about things that are happening right now in the image using the present continuous tense.
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3 Reasons Why a Teacher is Important for Students - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Everybody knows that English is the most popular language nowadays, and it has been for centuries. Besides the popularity, it is one of the most important and crucial skills and is an international means for communication and expressing one's feelings anytime and anywhere. We can safely surmise that English as a language performs four important services: (a) International Language, (b) Window to new knowledge, (c) Common medium of Reference, and finally (d) Link Language.
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1. Role of a teacher
2. Teacher's Responsibilities
3. Teacher's Competence
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Talk for a minute about - Speaking Cards - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This "Talk for a Minute" topics activity is a great game to develop fluency and bring some fun into the ESL classroom.
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A Day at the Beach Picture Description - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a set of images that ESL students can use to talk about a story in the past in English. You can also use these images to have them talk about things that are happening right now in the image using the present continuous tense.
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Hyper Harry's Holiday - Simple Past Worksheet - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a fun activity to practice the simple past. Students look at the images and talk about what Harry did on holiday.
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Roles a Teacher has to Possess to Help Students Love English - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
"A man doesn't learn to understand anything unless he loves it" Goethe
Accessor
Observer
Role model
Guide
Participant
Assistant and motivator
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The role of the teacher is very important in our lives. A good teacher provides us with knowledge, motivation, and encouragement while creating interest in his subject. He cares about his students and demonstrates patience. An experienced teacher knows what role or roles to take during his lesson. The most important role is the role of an organizer. The teacher instructs the class through daily activities. He may also split students into pairs for role-playing or encourage mill drill exercise, where students come to each other, ask... [Read more]
Let's Talk: Daily Activities - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a great speaking activity to talk about daily activities. Your students roll the die twice to find a question to talk about. The first roll determines the number on the top and the second roll determines the number on the left.
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Talk for 1 Minute About - Speaking Cards - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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These printable conversation cards will help your students develop their speaking skills.
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TEFL ONLINE - page 2 - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL Jobs online
There are students of English all over the world who prefer to learn English online rather than by physical attendance at a school or language academy. Qualified TEFL teachers are therefore hired by a number of different organisations to teach English online.
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Online English Teacher: Teaching Adults | (Date posted:2024-02-02)
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A. Overview• Expected start time: March 2024 (after onboard training)• Class duration: 45 minutes/ slot• Teaching time: 8:00 - 23:45 every day (GMT+7), especially 8:00 - 11:45 and 19:00 - 22:00• Teach General English (04 skills) to Vietnamese adults• ... [Read more]
Reasons Why Teachers Need to Build Rapport With Their Students - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
While there are many things a teacher can do to prepare for the classroom, the way students interface with their teachers is something that can be both difficult and spontaneous. Building rapport with students is crucial to maintain a high level of energy and focus throughout a class session.
Students' Comfort
Teacher's Image
Mindfulness
Environment
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Even though a teacher may have an entire lesson planned out, if students do not feel comfortable participating in front of their teacher, the pace of the class... [Read more]
Talk for 1 Minute About Sport - Speaking Cards - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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These printable conversation cards will help your students develop their speaking skills.
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Talk for 1 Minute About Traveling - Speaking Cards - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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These printable conversation cards will help your students develop their speaking skills.
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Talk for 1 Minute About Jobs - Speaking Cards - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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These printable conversation cards will help your students develop their speaking skills.
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What is the TaLK Program for teaching English in South Korea? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
Teach and Learn in Korea (TaLK) is a government-backed initiative that assigns international individuals to elementary schools throughout South Korea. While similar to the more extensive EPIK program, TaLK's distinctiveness lies in its commitment to serving under-resourced areas, ensuring they too benefit from global teaching perspectives. Participants not only enrich their teaching portfolios but also immerse themselves in the diverse Korean culture, with ample opportunities to traverse both the nation and the surrounding regions.
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Talk for 1 Minute About Food - Speaking Cards - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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These printable conversation cards will help your students develop their speaking skills.
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Top ESL Weather Vocabulary List - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Teaching weather vocabulary early on in an English course is a great idea because it is something that the students can practice on a daily basis. Especially during daily warm ups, teachers can always ask about the weather and weather vocabulary comes in handy during other activities too.
During your usual warm up, try and get the students talking about the seasons. Then, ask students what season they like best and see if anyone can explain why. This is a great way to elicit some of the weather vocabulary you plan to practice during the lesson. When certain vocabulary words come up, write them on the board. Depending on the level of your students, you can also talk about different activities people do during particular... [Read more]
TEFL Talk with ITTT Alumna Brittany from "The Life of Brit" - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
hello welcome to another live session this week and yeah we're on at a different time this week usually we're a little bit earlier um but yeah we have a special guest today and that's why because she's on base in germany so we had to change the time a little bit yeah i'm linda from itt you've probably seen me before if you've watched our lives and i'm here with brit today hi brit hi thanks for having me and painting your time to meet my schedule yeah and thanks so much for getting up early i know it's early in germany right now oh yeah just have my coffee and i'm good to go yeah that's awesome where in germany are you exactly so i'm based near trier which is along the border with luxembourg so very close to luxembourg oh that's cool it's exciting have you been luxembourg uh yeah i got i... [Read more]