The TEFL Academy Blog

Not so long ago gap years were reserved for the privileged few who could afford (or whose parents could afford) to take some time off after school to spend time…

Once you have completed your TEFL course you will (should!) feel like you are ready to tackle anything the TEFL classroom can throw at you. Teaching the second conditional? No…

Make no mistake, the TEFL course is hardcore. There is so much information you need to know, in terms of teaching methodologies, learning theories and classroom techniques, that there will…

Deciding to do a Teach English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) course and change the rest of your life is a big decision. But what's a bigger decision is choosing…

Maybe you’ve done your TEFL course and now you have some real teaching experience under your belt. You’re feeling confident in the classroom and you know your way around a…

We could talk all day and night about the benefits of travelling and teaching abroad, but how do employers feel about taking on recruits who’ve recently enjoyed a gap year?…

If you’ve recently done an internationally qualified Teach English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) course or if you’ve only started teaching English abroad, you probably haven’t engaged in action research…

TEFL, EFL, ESL, TESOL – there are so many acronyms and abbreviations in the field of teaching English as a foreign language that it is very easy to get confused.…