TOEFL Teacher: Why Your Students Are Not Getting Higher Scores

TOEFL Teacher: Why Your Students Are Not Getting Higher Scores Whatever a student’s ability, if they are unfamiliar with the strategies required to perform well at a particular examination, they […]
A Short Guide to Acronyms in ELT

Acronyms in ELT: What they mean and where and how they are used. Like any profession or field, the teaching of English has evolved and developed a whole range of […]
10 Great Warmers and Fillers for EFL Teachers

10 Great Warmers and Fillers for EFL Teachers The tips are listed below as Warmers and Fillers and we here at EFL Magazine are sure you will find some inspiration […]
Experiential/Hands-on Learning in TEFL

Experiential/Hands-on Learning in TEFL Experiential/hands-on learning has long been proclaimed by educators including myself as a fundamental factor in setting children up to have a lifelong love of learning and […]
The Great Brexit Balls Up for ELT

Across the UK, English schools are standing empty, and teachers are being made redundant in increasing numbers. Host families are genuinely worried about keeping up with their mortgages, and many […]
Teaching ESL Speaking to Upper-Intermediate Students

Teaching ESL Speaking to Upper-Intermediate Students For teachers involved in the learning and preparatory process with students of upper-intermediate level, aiming at a B1/ B2 degree, the challenge of overcoming […]
English for Specific Purposes in Vocational Schools

By Maja-Barbara Kokot The subtitle I borrowed from Hutchinson and Waters represents the gist of teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and its guiding principle. ESP is not a recent […]
Engaging Students in an Intensive Reading Class

by Sandi Ferdiansyah Reading in English as a second or foreign language can become a daunting task for language learners. In fact, they need to deal with a bundle of […]
Lesson Ideas for Teaching Poetry

Lesson Ideas for Teaching Poetry When I say the word “poetry” in class, I am often met with a sonorous groan. As a fan of poetry, this always breaks my […]
Break Free From the Pitfalls of Acquiring English

by David Perrodin The symbolism used by the Greek philosopher Plato to describe our illusions of the world in “The Allegory of the Cave” focus on the fact that the […]