Anyone who has taught English abroad knows that TEFL is a fantastic way to travel and experience life in different countries. I started teaching three weeks after I graduated from university. I got on a plane and headed off to Spain and the start of an incredible...
When you teach English as a foreign language you don't just teach "English". No, you teach a specific type of English depending on your class: different people need different English. You can view this in the same way as dance. If you go to a dance class you don't...
This is all about Making Questions with DO or DOES or DID: Do you like coffee? Does he speak Italian? Did she just ignore me? Basics A standard English statement follows this pattern: {subject} + {verb}... You + enjoy + swimming. Joe + lives + in New York. Amanda +...
The International Accreditation of TESOL Qualifying Organisations or IATQuO is an accreditation organization for TEFL certificates and similar courses. Currently IATQuO accredit 6 schools and have done for the past few years. Note that IATQuO does not accredit online...
Ever think that TEFL doesn't lead anywhere? If you have ever wondered what happens to all the TEFL teachers who close their grammar books for the final time and lock the classroom door behind them, then here's a selection of former TEFL teachers who have made their...
We had an enquirer write to us the other day asking about our accreditation and IATFEL. He could not decide which TEFL course to take: ours or another one. And one of the factors which worried him was that the other TEFL course was "accredited" by IATEFL. Now you'll...
For years they've been telling us that new technology will revolutionize teaching. First it was film. Then radio. Then TV. Then video. Then computers. Then MOOCs... And they were wrong. Wrong every time. Wrong all the time. In this insightful video from Derek Muller...
This one crops up all the time. Someone writes something like: I made that mistake purposefully. She stood there purposely and refused to let me pass. And all the grammar fiends come down on them for such basic errors. So once and for all, here's the difference...
We have a TEFL teaching activity on our site called Chinese Whispers or Telephone. Some say it's a demeaning and offensive title, if not outright racist. Others say it's fine and that it's ridiculous to question it. So opinion is divided which means, of course, that...
There's a lot of hype these days about TEFL teaching in China. This poll is to try and find out what the truth is. Some say that it's full of scams and if you go to China through an agent you are destined to be ripped off and end up being deported for the wrong visa,...
