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As English teachers, we always tell our students: one of the best ways to learn English is by reading it. Amiright? And guess what? The same goes for us English…

A classroom full of Complete Beginners, or Absolute Beginners, is usually enough to strike fear into the hearts of the most experienced TEFL teachers.  But as a teacher who teaches…

Let's face it, if your students are bored in your lessons, you're bored too. Luckily, there are tons of resources available on the internet which can help you make your…

New Year, new you, right? If you’re the kind of person to make New Year resolutions then you’ve probably decided to exercise more, reduce your screen time, or be better…

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” George R. R. Martin Reading has numerous benefits, we know…

So you know about teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), but do you know about teaching Business English versus teaching General English? After all, TEFL teachers need to be…

Love it or hate it, an important part of leaving on a jet plane is packing. You’ve probably packed many times for day trips, weekend trips, backpacking trips or even…

No matter how good your Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) qualification is - (even if you do a TEFL course with The TEFL Academy!) - you are likely…