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If you teach English as a Foreign Language you may find yourself teaching a wide range of ages, from kindergarten right up to mature learners. While the majority of us…

In many TEFL jobs you may be required to teach English as a Foreign Language to Young Learners. Young Learners are learners who are younger than 15 years of age.…

Are you interested in learning the tango? Are you dreaming of soaking up some sun on Copacabana? Are you itching to catch some waves in Pichilemu? If any of these…

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 is actually a bigger decision…

Ask a native English-speaker what a conditional is and you will no doubt get a very blank look in response. In the TEFL classroom, however, conditionals are a very important…

Modal verbs are verbs which help verbs convey meaning. There are a range of uses of modal verbs, such as to convey possibility, probability and speculation. Here is a fun…

More people can read now than ever. Which is an amazing success. But, after digging into the figures, we’ve discovered there are still some alarming literacy rates worldwide that simply…

Conditionals can be tricky for English language learners. While the grammar itself is not difficult, the issue for the learner is more about knowing when to use the different conditionals;…

Our poor learners! Learning a language is not easy. Learners need to learn the rules of the language, the pronunciation of the language and the usage of the language, but…