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A Few Considerations For The Multilingual EFL Classroom

As an English as a Foreign Language teacher you may find yourself teaching in any number of situations. Each teaching situation brings with it its own characteristics and features, advantages and disadvantages, pros and cons. The multilingual EFL classroom is…

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Starting out as a TEFL teacher can be quite daunting. No matter how well you did on your TEFL course, or how many demo teaching lessons you did, nothing can…

Survival Tips For Your First Year Teaching Abroad

24th October 2017

You’d think as teachers of English as a Foreign Language that we have enough on our plates, what with having to deal with discipline, learner motivation and classroom management, just…

How To Mix EFL Teaching And Writing Materials

23rd October 2017

Teaching pronunciation seems to be one of the more challenging aspects of teaching English as a foreign language. Even though it may feel like it should be pretty easy considering…

6 Pronunciation Terms You Should Know

19th October 2017

The issue of first language use in the classroom is a tricky one. Learners may sometimes feel the need to communicate in their first language and they may be shy…

How To Get Your Students To Speak English In The EFL Classroom

17th October 2017

As a teacher teaching English as a foreign language, you will be required to speak in front of large groups of people on a daily basis – from children and…

How to Overcome Your Fear Of Public Speaking

19th September 2017

Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Regardless of how cushy teaching English as a foreign language may be, it’s still a job and it involves learners, so it was never…

5 Common Problems In The EFL Classroom

18th September 2017

Collocation Problems for EFL Learners - There are many difficulties that English as a Foreign Language learners experience when learning English. While it’s pretty obvious that there are rules governing…

Common Collocation Problems For EFL Learners

15th September 2017

The term “English as a Foreign Language teacher” is actually quite misleading. You are a teacher, yes, and you are teaching English as a Foreign Language, yes, but you are…

The Many Hats Of A TEFL Teacher

8th September 2017

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