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The key to a happy and successful classroom is undoubtedly your students. If your students are motivated, engaged and satisfied at the end of the day then you can be…

For the most part, TEFL teachers are well-prepared creatures. We put time and effort into needs analyses, sourcing resourcing and lesson planning in order to ensure that we carry out…

I know, I know. How long is a piece of string, right? However, recent research is now able to provide us with a few answers to this question, which is…

With a TEFL certificate, the world is truly your oyster. So where on earth should you go? With the title of the third largest English speaking country in the world,…

For our students who come to a foreign country to learn English, culture shock can be a real problem. Culture shock can affect a person emotionally and even physically. For…

There aren’t many things worse than facing a classroom full of students who clearly would rather not be there. Students playing on their phones under the table, doodling in their…

We all know that as a teacher our work doesn’t end in the classroom – and it doesn’t begin in the classroom either! Before we even step into the classroom…

Drama and role-plays are just one of many teaching tools you have at your disposal in your teaching arsenal. Young Learners, teens, adults and even professionals can participate in role-plays…

You might think that teaching abroad is a get out for having to find work in the real world. But in reality, teaching abroad is actually one of the best…