The TEFL Academy Blog

Education is a field that a lot of people have very strong opinions about, probably because it’s kind of important. In the TEFL world, teachers, researchers, publishers and parents all…

Doing a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) course and applying for jobs are the first steps to becoming a working TEFL teacher. You might think that is the…

Make no mistake, the TEFL course is hardcore. There is so much information you need to know, in terms of teaching methodologies, learning theories and classroom techniques, that there will…

We all know the world of teaching English as a foreign language is full of abbreviations. Sometimes it can get downright confusing. IELTS. CAE. CPE. FCE. KET. PET. TOEFL. The…

We’ve spoken before about the importance of learning vocabulary when learning a language and also about how essential revision of that vocabulary is. Because it’s such an important aspect of…

Finished your TEFL course? Found a new job? Ready to start your new career? Congratulations! You have completed the first step on your TEFL adventure and who knows where it…

Now that you have your TEFL certificate you’re probably dreaming about where you can go. Ok, so you were probably dreaming about where you can go even before you signed…

A lot of TEFL teachers have a love-hate relationship with the coursebook. We love to have one but we often don’t actually like using it. The good thing about coursebooks…

Classroom. Whiteboard. Desks. Chairs. Coursebook. When you think of a TEFL classroom (any classroom, in fact) these are probably what you would consider essentials in order to teach effectively. For…