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The Case For And Against Coursebooks

New English File. Cutting Edge. Total English. SpeakOut. Touchstone. Inside Out. Outcomes. These are just a few of the popular coursebooks in English language training. In our English as a Foreign Language classrooms, TEFL teachers use these coursebooks to help…

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Co-operative learning is a technique which has been around since the 1930s but has recently seen an upsurge in popularity. It came about as a response to the fact that…

Co-Operative Learning: A Not-So-New Teachnique For The EFL Classroom

27th April 2017

We’re English teachers and we’re expected to know our stuff when it comes to the language. Of course, there may be finer points of grammar which we are not totally…

Words Even Teachers Get Wrong

26th April 2017

The TEFL world is full of acronyms. You’ve probably heard about EAP (English for Academic Purposes), CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning), and CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning), but you…

English For Specific Purposes

25th April 2017

Even though it may sound like and seem like a similar job, being a Teach English as a Foreign Language teacher is very different to teaching in a mainstream situation.…

Adaptability And The TEFL Teacher

25th April 2017

Let’s be honest, Brexit caused quite a stir last year. It got a lot of people hot under the collar, including TEFL teachers who were worried about their employment rights,…

Update: How Has Brexit Affected The EFL Industry In The UK

21st April 2017

If you’re ever around children, you’ll know that they are really just little people with sponge-like tendencies, especially when it comes to languages. Just as they are able to pick…

How Do Children Learn Languages

20th April 2017

Even though learning English can be problematic for speakers of any first language, some languages offer some respite due to the similarity between the two languages. With these languages, it is…

3 Common Problems For Arabic Learners Of English

20th April 2017

There can be no doubt that being an enthusiastic teacher is an important part of the classroom. Even though there have been major advances in technology, and many people may…

The Importance Of Teacher Enthusiasm In The EFL Classroom

19th April 2017

Accreditation & Quality Assurance

The TEFL Academy was the world’s first TEFL course provider to receive official recognition from government regulated awarding bodies in both the USA and UK. This means when you graduate you’ll hold a globally recognised Level 3 (120hr) Certificate or Level 5 (168hr) Diploma, meaning you can find work anywhere and apply for jobs immediately.