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Kirsten Colquhoun is the Content Manager for The TEFL Academy. A graduate of Cambridge University and DELTA-qualified, she first started teaching kindergarten in Thailand in 2003. A South African, she has also taught in China, the UK, Spain, Qatar and South Africa, but these days she is a teacher trainer and freelance writer and editor.

15 Words You May Not Realise Aren’t English

It’s no secret that many of our English words are in fact not English at all. English has been around for thousands of years, but there are many languages that are older than English. As English-speaking nations came into contact…

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Teaching Unplugged is just one of the many teaching techniques that you can see being used in English as a Foreign Language classrooms all around the world. It is quite…

Teaching Unplugged In The EFL Classroom

19th March 2019

The English as a Foreign Language classroom is a very special space. It is often the only place our English language learners will be exposed to the language. Sure we…

A Language-rich Classroom Environment

15th March 2019

We get it, you’re busy. As an English as a Foreign Language teacher (actually any kind of teacher!) you don’t really have a lot of time to spare. When you’re…

5 Books Every TEFL Teacher Should Read

14th March 2019

We know how easy it is to make mistakes when speaking English and to use the wrong word. Many of these mistakes are mistakes our learners make even though they…

11 Common Mistakes With Word Pairs

12th March 2019

Not all of us are wired for routine. While some people thrive off doing the same thing every day, many of us find it boring and monotonous. Variety is the…

Things To Incorporate Into Your TEFL Class

11th March 2019

Writing is an essential skill in a foreign language. Without being able to write, a learner cannot claim to be fluent in a language. At the same time, writing is…

Helping Learners Improve Their Writing

8th March 2019

“The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organisation but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights” - Gloria…

How To Celebrate International Women’s Day

6th March 2019

Homework isn’t fun for anyone. It’s not fun for the students who need to do the actual homework assigned to them, and it’s not fun for the teachers who not…

Tips For Setting Homework Assignments

5th March 2019

Everyone loves movies and we all have our favourites. From cult classics like the Big Lebowski or The Usual Suspects to blockbusters like Jurassic Park and Independence Day, movies are…

Three Ways To Teach English With Movies

4th March 2019

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