The TEFL Academy Blog

In the English as a Foreign Language classroom, we are often led to believe that talking is king. The whole aim of our lessons is communication, right, so it makes…

Learning English is becoming more and more popular with students from South Korea. South Korea has been a popular destination for TEFL teachers for many years, mostly because it can…

Teaching English as a Foreign Language can mean many things. It can mean teaching kindergarten in China, teens in Spain, businessmen and –women in Argentina or nurses in Poland. It…

Everybody uses smartphones these days. This is something we cannot deny. Even in the classroom our students can be seen trying to text quickly under their desk, check their emails…

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…

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…

Games, games, games! Even grown ups love to play a game every now and again, so our learners are sure to love games, especially in the classroom – anything but…

Have you ever walked into your classroom with a feeling of dread, because you have a feeling your lesson is going to be pretty boring? Maybe it’s the end of…