The TEFL Academy Blog

Russia never seems to be featured on any Best Countries to Teach TEFL or Most Beautiful Countries in the World lists, but that may be because it’s largely misunderstood. Though…

One of the biggest challenges in learning a foreign language and, indeed, in teaching a language, is learning and teaching vocabulary. In English, for example, there are approximately 170,000 words…

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's a bigger decision is choosing…

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…