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5 Difficulties Teaching Adult Learners

Whether we want to admit it or not, every English as a foreign language teacher has their favourite class – be it kindergarten, teen exam classes, one-to-ones or adults. This is not a bad thing; it’s natural to prefer teaching…

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The field of English language teaching may be as old as the hills, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not changing. Teaching methods and techniques are continuously being developed, and…

5 Innovations That Have Changed English Language Teaching

28th March 2019

Considering that they spend their time and money to be in our classrooms to learn English, you would think our students would want to allocate much of their time to…

Encouraging Students To Speak English

26th March 2019

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

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

Lesson planning, classroom management, elicitation, error correction, giving instructions – there are so many skills we need to utilise in the English as a Foreign Language classroom, but there is…

The Biggest Skill In The EFL Classroom

18th February 2019

Teacher observations are an essential part of teacher development. As teachers we cannot improve our teaching if we are not observed and if we do not observe other teachers. Observations…

An Alternative To Teacher Observations

5th February 2019

Some people say that you are either born with confidence or you’re not. But speaking in a foreign language can make even the most naturally confident people shy. However, being…

5 Tips To Boost Your Students’ Confidence

24th January 2019

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