The TEFL Academy Blog

There is no doubt that teaching English as a foreign language is a dreamy job. You basically get paid to spend your days hanging out with some cool people, playing…

Sometimes our classrooms can seem like anything but English language learning classrooms. Even though our students need to learn English – that’s why they’re there in the first place! –…

Listening is one of the more difficult skills to master when learning a foreign language. At the same time, it can be one of the more difficult skills to teach…

What more must I do to add value to my teaching besides teach?! we hear you ask. It’s a valid point but hear us out. Teaching English as a foreign…

Learning English can be a difficult task. It requires motivation, dedication and hours and hours of hard work. Even if our classes are filled with the most dedicated and motivated…

Teaching English as a foreign language is primarily about teaching English. However, that is not the sum total of what happens in the EFL classroom. In fact, even though we…

The number one reason our students come to our lessons is to learn how to communicate in English. For the most part, this means speaking. In order to become better…

When you start your journey teaching English as a Foreign Language, you may feel somewhat overwhelmed. No matter if you are teaching kindergarten in China or businessmen and – women…