The TEFL Academy Blog

Most TEFL classrooms make use of a coursebook – New English File, Total English, Horizons – but sometimes the coursebook is not always suitable for our EFL classes. The topics…

So, you’ve signed up for our online TEFL course, you’ve completed the first five units and you’re now ready to begin your first assignment. So far you’re enjoying doing an…

Thinking of doing a TEFL course but still not convinced? Frustrated in your job but not sure what else to do? Dreaming of travelling the globe but reality holding you…

With over 1 million words in the English language, it’s not surprising that English language learners can sometimes get confused with similar words. However, it’s not only learners who make…

If you’re a newly-qualified TEFL teacher, you’re probably raring to get into the classroom and make some English-learning magic. This is awesome because experience is the best thing to help…

Teaching Beginner learners is challenging in many ways, but it’s actually easier than other levels in a number of different ways too. A Beginner learner has so much to learn…

If you spend a lot of time with the same EFL class, you may find yourself recycling the same topics over and over again. Family, occupations, free time, sports, technology,…

When teaching lower level EFL learners, the grammar and vocabulary that we teach them is quite obvious. Because they have so much to learn, we have so much to teach…