The TEFL Academy Blog

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…

No, we’re not talking about taking your students on excursions (though that can work really well sometimes). We’re talking about your students learning English not only in the classroom during…

Though it is also known as backwash, washback has nothing to do with spitting in someone’s drink or cleaning your swimming pool! Washback is the effect that a test or…