So-called ‘active’ learning has long been vogue on the TEFL scene. But what does it mean? It essentially means getting your students fully engaged with the classroom experience, to have…
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June 14, 2018
5 top tips for teaching English to kids
The prospect of teaching English to kids can strike fear into the hearts of many a recent TEFL graduate. But it needn’t be so scary. There are ways you can…
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March 8, 2018
How to teach English pronunciation
When you’re struggling to curtail the Bs on the end of ‘bomb’ or wrestling with students who can’t see the difference between ‘mud’, ‘blood’, and ‘flood’, it might just be…
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March 1, 2018
11 things I wish I knew about TEFL before starting
Whether it’s tips from colleagues or contract negotiations, the minutiae of language teaching can be daunting. Here are 11 things I wish I knew about TEFL before starting – a…
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January 18, 2018
A short intro to TEFL in Colombia
When most people think of that first EFL job, they often think of destinations like Thailand and China, Vietnam or Europe. But there’s also room to think outside of the…
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December 29, 2017
Things to do differently in the TEFL classroom in 2018
And so there dawns a new TEFL year. While the haze of all of 2017’s gerunds and past participles and late-night Chang beers or Vietnamese pho is still sitting…
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October 27, 2017
5 great online tools to keep up with the TEFL planning
From project management systems with intelligent calendar reminders to Cloud-based backup spaces that keep you from ever losing track of another lesson schedule again, these nifty TEFL planning tools could…
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September 21, 2017
6 things you need to get used to before that TEFL term starts
With the start of TEFL term just around the corner in many a country across the globe, we thought it might be a good idea to lay out all the…
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September 15, 2017
The dos and don’ts of TEFL lesson planning
The art of TEFL lesson planning is something that all new teachers will need to get used to. No matter if you’re heading off to Thailand to take classes of…
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August 10, 2017
6 ways to keep earning with TEFL during school holidays
“Schoooools out for summer!” Alice Cooper might be happy, but us TEFL teachers are usually a bag of mixed feelings. Yes, it’s time to enjoy some well-earned R&R, exploring the…
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