Welcome to Ally - a former ICAL student - writing this guest post. Ally began her TEFL life after a career in banking; here she talks about her first experience teaching English which happened in a small town in northern Italy. Living in Italy had been my dream for...
You've been asked to give a private TEFL lesson to a new student. You know virtually nothing about them but you know you'll be sitting in a room with them, one on one, for an hour and half. This article is all about how to prepare for a First Private Lesson. What...
Here is a glossary of common TEFL and English Grammar terms you will find on this site. Just hover your mouse over the word and you will see the explanation. Often you'll find a link to a full page about the subject. [kttg_glossary]
Do children have all the advantages when it comes to learning a foreign language? This article looks at the fundamental general differences between language learning amongst adults and children. Talk to any family who have moved abroad with young children and you’ll...
At the ----- School of English, we believe in the principals of accuracy, hard work and having fun. I came across this snippet the other day whilst looking at a school website and it frightened me. If they can't spell properly, how can they believe in the idea of...
People often confuse Who or Which or That and when they start to talk about when to use them, grammarians and supposedly learned people often talk rubbish. Take these sentences for example: The guy who stole your wallet was an actor. The guy that stole your wallet was...
We get thousands of students each year taking our online TEFL course and a lot of new trainees joining us don't quite know what to expect so here are 3 simple tips to help you make the most of your training. 1. Use your Personal Tutor! Our tutors are experienced,...
Simple question: How many is a Billion? Awkward Answer: It's not always what you think it is. First, if you are American, then a billion is one-thousand-million: 1,000,000,000 This is known as a short-scale billion. However, many British people regard a billion as...
A new study has mapped the global influence of different languages and as a surprise to absolutely no one, English comes out as the most important and influential language. Russia, somewhat more surprisingly, comes in second with other languages following up well...
Essentially Illustrate - The Video Dictionary is a dictionary. But it does things slightly differently. After you look up a word you have the option to watch a short animated video. Let's say you look up the word POUT. You see an explanation and there's also the...
