The TEFL Academy Blog

In any classroom, regardless of what is being taught, you will find students who differ in many respects. Even if they are the same age, nationality, gender and language level,…

As English as a Foreign Language teachers, we hope that our lessons have some impact on our learners’ lives. We all know that learning English will benefit learners – and…

If you’re a teacher, this shouldn’t come as a surprise to you. Quite frankly, teaching is a stressful job. There are no two ways about it. When you realise that…

If you’re just starting out as an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher or even if you’re more experienced, there are a few mistakes that you are likely to…

When EFL teachers plan their EFL lessons, they often concentrate on the middle of the lesson – the meat of the lesson, if you will. This makes sense in that…

Teaching is an age-old profession. Even teaching English as a Foreign Language has been around for longer than most of us realise, as the need for global communication has always…

Technology in the classroom can be a double-edged sword. It can be useful for our lessons and a great resource for materials. At the same time, it can be a…

Personalised learning is a big thing in the EFL classroom. As EFL teachers, we can have students from all over the world and from many different backgrounds and social situations…