The TEFL Academy Blog

Many people, when they think of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), think of being in a classroom in China (or Italy or Mexico) teaching the colours of the…

Teenagers are different to any other age learner you will encounter. They are opinionated, but shy to voice their ideas; confident, but self-conscious; fun-loving but unenthusiastic. Finding activities that will…

When you are in the classroom the last thing you want to think about is TEFL classroom management. You’ve already spent so much time and energy planning the content of…

In order to classify learners according to their English proficiency, English is divided into a number of levels. This classification system is known as the Common European Framework of Reference…

As a teacher, there are a few cardinal sins which we commit, often unknowingly or on a regular basis. Not grading your language is one, not showing interest in your…

We’ve all learnt about the different learning styles and how they can affect learning and how they should affect our teaching. At a basic level, it makes sense that learners…

In a perfect world, we hit it off with everyone that we meet and we become instant friends. In a perfect world, we get on well with all our colleagues.…

When it comes to finding the optimal way to learn a language, TEFL teachers need to know what's what. After all, we want to make the learning process as effortless…