There’s nothing like a Royal ‘Visit’
by Peter Read How often is it that, as a TEFL teacher, one is faced with a classroom of otherwise polite, enthusiastic students, small groups or individuals, who are proficient […]
Funny Tales from the English Zone
By Todd Squitieri At some time or other, most if not all EFL teachers have encountered some really funny situations. As a teacher in South Korea, I found myself in […]
Classroom Management – Kеерing Diѕсiрlinе
By Todd Squitieri It’s certainly not unusual for nеw teachers to ѕtrugglе with сlаѕѕrооm discipline. It can prove very challenging to try and mаnаgе ѕо mаnу ѕtudеntѕ, whilе trуing to […]
7 Ready-to-Go Spolin Improv Activities for Your Classroom
by Philip Pound Improvisation for the Theatre by Viola Spolin Improvisation for the Theatre by Viola Spolin, came into my possession buried in a pile of laundry. It’s dogeared, battered, […]
Where I Teach in Thailand
Eric Haeg is the Course Director of TEFL Campus Phuket. For more information on teaching English in Thailand, email Eric at [email protected] I started teaching in Thailand 14 years ago. Before that, […]
Keep Your Students Connected and Engaged with H5P
By Valerie Sartor We are now living in an age where direct instruction is becoming passé. In Spring 2018, I created a questionnaire for 84 students and student teachers, asking […]
Penny Ur : 100 Teaching Tips – Book Review
by Penny Ur Cambridge University Press 2016 Reviewed by Scott Zimmermann, D.A. Few authors in the field of EFL are as eminently qualified as Penny Ur. Her practical book, Penny […]
Being Mistaken for a Native Speaker… Mission Accomplished?
by Laura Polanco As foreign language teachers, we are aware of how big the “native speaker” controversy has become and somehow, we, consciously and unconsciously, reflect this in our teaching […]
Where I Teach: Timor Leste
By Margie Beck Here I am with two of my students, both of whom are now teaching in primary schools. I am a self-funded volunteer who lives on the island […]
10 Confessions of an EFL teacher
by Paul Finnerty Most things published by wannabe journalist-teachers like me focus on what we do well. Much of what we write is idealistic and makes us out to be […]