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Grammar-Translation. The Communicative Approach. The Audio-lingual Method. You’re probably aware of these teaching methods and approaches from your TEFL course. These days not many EFL teachers would argue against the…

Have you ever found yourself teaching your learners a new vocabulary item only to realise later in the lesson that, even though they were nodding enthusiastically and saying “Yes, teacher,…

Monitoring is one of the most basic skills an EFL teacher needs to learn to master in the classroom. Monitoring effectively allows students to practise language in their own capacity…

We all know that learning vocabulary is a challenge for our learners for so many reasons. The sheer number of words that need to be learnt is probably the biggest…

We know Monday motivation can be a difficult thing after a weekend of fun and adventure and when the next weekend seems so far away, which is why we thought…

Learning a language involves dealing with different aspects of the language. Languages differ in many respects which can affect how easy or difficult it is to learn another language. Some…

Many people think that if you can speak English you can teach English as a Foreign Language, which is almost like saying if you drink merlot you know how to…

Here’s a fun activity which can be utilised in the classroom for all ages and a range of different language structures. Describe and Draw is an activity which is exactly…