Teaching resources are important. While it’s possible to teach EFL/ESL using just a whiteboard and some pens and paper, there’s no doubt that the careful use of…

Teaching EFL/ESL draws on a huge range of skills and abilities. Whether you’re giving dynamic classes to young children or preparing adults for life-changing proficiency exams, the…

Designing an EFL/ESL curriculum is a daunting prospect. Whether you’re creating one for private classes, school lessons, or for a whole language academy to follow, it’s such…

Are your English classes boring? Do your students slump into class and do the bare minimum without ever showing excitement? Worried those repetitive worksheets aren’t helping your…

If you’re an EFL/ESL teacher, or on your way to being one, you’ll have probably come across a few different teaching methods. TPR, Task-based and PPP are…

Getting children and beginners involved in EFL/ESL reading requires, above all else, a good story book. Sure, you can tell a bad story with all the excitement…

Does your school insist on everyone speaking English all the time in class? Or are you worried your students are talking too much in their native language?…

Getting a TEFL certificate costs money and time. And a lot of time, they don’t seem worth the outlay, with poor quality instruction and doubts about whether…

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Dr. Seuss Reading is important. For…

In the last decade, the TEFL industry has shifted more and more online. Courses can be taken exclusively on the internet, video calls are stable enough for…

Let’s be honest, teaching English to beginners is a daunting prospect for many teachers. Communication is limited, failure is frequent, and it’s hard to establish a rapport…

There’s no avoiding the fact that reading is one of the most important skills in English. Browsing the internet, reading menus, receiving emails from colleagues, and following…

Those looking to get into the TEFL industry will almost certainly have learned that you need to get a TEFL certificate in order to work as an…

If you’re getting into TEFL for the first time, you may have come across the topic of 120-hour TEFL certificatesand how valuable they are. They’re widely seen…

Writing. Like it or not, it’s a massive part of learning a language, and for English students, it can be the toughest skill to overcome. It’s also…

For EFL/ESL students, writing can be one of the biggest challenges they face. I’ve met dozens of students who can listen, read and speak fluently but struggle…

TEFL has this reputation of being a short-term pseudo-vacation. A gap year. A phase people go through before returning home and starting a “real career”. And sure,…

Around half a billion people speak Spanish as their first language. That’s a boggling amount. It’s more than the number of native English speakers. The TEFL market…

Music holds great power. A dramatic chord, a subtle key change or a sudden switch in tempo can have a profound impact on our emotions. There’s a…