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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 straightforward if somewhat challenging at times, but teaching listening, reading, speaking and writing is a whole other ball game. Shadowing…

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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 of them. Not…

How To Teach With A Teaching Assistant

14th May 2019

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 behind them, lecturing to the…

Three Ways To Encourage Students To Talk In Class

13th May 2019

While the thought of teaching a class full of students who are hungry to learn the English language may excite you, don’t forget you’ll need to secure yourself a job…

TEFL Interviews: Things To Remember

10th May 2019

There’s a distinct feeling everyone gets when they pull their suitcase out of the cupboard and open it up on their bed to pack for an overseas trip. It may…

Four Travel Essentials When Teaching English Abroad

9th May 2019

Teaching English as a Foreign Language can be a tiring job when you’re teaching the same lessons five times a day. It can often feel like you’re stuck in a…

Five Ways To Spice Up Your Teaching

8th May 2019

Many people daydream about the exotic locations their career as an English teacher will take them. Faraway places where gentle waves lap white, sandy beaches and palm trees sway in…

The Top Six Asian Cities For TEFL Teachers

7th May 2019

What is a communicative language test and why should you be interested? Tests are a necessary part of language learning for a number of reasons: so our students can assess…

Communicative Language Testing

3rd May 2019

As teachers of English as a Foreign Language, we need to know grammar rules inside out and upside down. With English being the changeable language that it is, this can…

5 Grammar Rules You Should Not Be Teaching

30th April 2019

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