The TEFL Academy Blog

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 your own language is not enjoyable…

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 often everyone in our schools…

The first activity for your English as a foreign language lessons is surprisingly important. Your lesson might be the first time that day that your students are speaking English, or…

These days English as a Foreign Language teachers regularly use authentic materials from popular culture in the EFL classroom. Movies, songs, magazines, novels and newspapers can all be found in…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…