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7 DESTINATIONS FOR SOLO TRAVELLERS

Being a TEFL teacher generally means you suffer from itchy feet. If all we wanted to do was teach English we could do that in our hometown. ...[Read More]

PRACTISING THE PAST SIMPLE PRONUNCIATION

The past simple tense in English can seem pretty straightforward. Besides the irregular verbs, there’s not much to it. Until you come to the...[Read More]

AN EFL ACTIVITY FROM ERNEST HEMINGWAY

For sale: baby shoes, never worn. Six words, one story. Legend has it that this six-word story was written by Ernest Hemingway. Apparently h...[Read More]

3 WAYS TO SCAFFOLD EFL WRITING

If we’re honest, we know that EFL writing is not our students’ favourite part of learning English as a Foreign Language. Writing even in you...[Read More]

5 REASONS TO ATTEND EFL CONFERENCES

Being an English as a Foreign Language teacher is not like other jobs. We have staff meetings and resource libraries in the staff room but o...[Read More]

3 WARMER ACTIVITIES FOR EFL CLASSES

The first activity for your English as a Foreign Language lessons is surprisingly important. Your lesson might be the first time that day th...[Read More]

4 INGREDIENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL CLIL LESSONS

Content and Language Integrated Learning lessons can be valuable additions to any English as a Foreign Language curriculum. They can provide...[Read More]

USING SITCOMS IN THE EFL CLASSROOM

These days English as a Foreign Language teachers regularly use authentic materials from popular culture in the EFL classroom. Movies, songs...[Read More]

THE MOST USEFUL LANGUAGES FOR TRAVELLING

If you’re a TEFL teacher, your focus is mostly on teaching English. You will immerse yourself in theories of teaching and learning and you w...[Read More]

SHADOWING IN THE EFL CLASSROOM

Teaching skills in the English as a Foreign Language classroom can be tricky. Teaching vocabulary and grammar, in contrast, is pretty straig...[Read More]

HOW TO TEACH WITH A TEACHING ASSISTANT

There aren’t many jobs that provide you with an assistant to help you do your job, but being an English as a Foreign Language teacher is one...[Read More]

THREE WAYS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO TALK IN CLASS

When most people think of a classroom setting, they envision a teacher standing at the front of the class with a textbook and a whiteboard b...[Read More]

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