The TEFL Academy Blog

If we’ve said it once we’ve said it a hundred times: learning a language is hard. We know this – some of us even from our own experience. But there…

When you start teaching there are so many things you need to keep in your mind – teacher talk time, presentation, practice, production, classroom management, and so on – that…

Observations are a double-edged sword in the TEFL classroom. Utilised well, they can provide inspiration and guidance; utilised badly they are instruments of anxiety and power-play. Let’s take a look…

When you teach English as a Foreign Language, you may find yourself teaching kindergarten, teenagers or adults. Each age group brings their own needs, experience and issues into the classroom.…

Using translation in the TEFL classroom is a double-edged sword. Some teachers cannot use translation in the classroom because they themselves cannot speak the students’ first language and some teachers…

Every day, as English as a Foreign Language teachers, we walk into the classroom, teach our lessons, and walk out the classroom. And our students do the same – walk…

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: learning a language is hard. It’s a long road from Beginner to Proficiency and our students need as much help from…

Let’s be honest: homework can be a drag - both for the students and the teacher! The students need to find the time to actually do it (and often end…