The TEFL Academy Blog

The worlds of lecturing and TEFL couldn’t feel more different. Lectures can be one-way streets: great for packing in lots of info, but lacking in student engagement.  TEFL flips the…

Teaching English to teenagers can feel like you're performing for the world's toughest audience. They're in that awkward in-between stage: not quite kids, but not fully-fledged adults either.  With teenage…

Lesson prep in South Korea isn’t one-size-fits-all. It depends on your school type, experience level, and available resources. Whether you're working in a public school or a private academy (hagwon),…

Ever walked into a classroom of sulky teenagers on a Monday morning, then switched to teaching motivated business professionals that same afternoon? If you have, you know the whiplash is…

Teaching private ESL lessons can be both exciting and rewarding, but it often comes with one big challenge: building up the right English teaching resources.  Unlike teaching in a school…

If you've been thinking about teaching English in South Korea, you'll know (from all of your research!) that conversation classes are a staple of the South Korean ESL scene.  These…

Teaching online is ridiculously popular. We bet you probably know at least one person doing it right now. Some think it’s easy: just log in, chat, and log out.  Sure,…

If you’ve got your TEFL certificate, you’re presumably all clued up on lesson prep, teaching techniques and phrasal verbs. You might think you’re ready to step into any classroom and…