Top 10 Books for New EFL Teachers

There is always help and advice available on books for EFL teachers. Whether it is from Facebook groups, forums or from colleagues, you are never far away from some tips […]
My A-Z of Teaching English in Korea and Vietnam

My A-Z of Teaching English in Korea and Vietnam There are an estimated 250,000 native English speakers teaching English as a foreign language in over 40,000 institutions. Although the world […]
How to Teach IELTS Writing Online

Five years ago, I was teaching IELTS Writing for the British Council in Vietnam. I started to put my lessons online so that students who missed the class could access […]
The Insistence Exercise

By Mario Rinvolucri Person A: What is it? Person B: It’s a single question put by one student to a classmate. The questioner repeats the same question many times and […]
Oh not Again! Advice for Preparing for any Eventuality

by David Beltrame As a teacher in Asia, I’m sure we share the same routine each morning: wake up, bathe, get computer, have breakfast, get to work and BANG! You […]
Life After (Language Center) TEFL

by Kendal Rolley Teaching EFL overseas can be an amazing adventure. Living overseas, experiencing new cultures and meeting (and teaching) amazing people are all ways to live a rich and […]
National Geographic’s “Life, Vietnam Edition”: First Impressions

by Alistair Elliott Life in Vietnam: As with many developing countries, Vietnam is continuing to make a significant push to improve its English language skills. From the early 1990s, the […]
From Mainstream to ESL Teaching

by Abigail Burrow Moving from mainstream to ESL is not a typical step in teaching. However, when I found myself in Asia on vacation in 2016, I realised how much […]
Please Help My Family Abroad

by David Beltrame My name is David. I’m a 26-year-old Australian, teaching in Vietnam. For nearly three years, I have devoted everything I know to my job as an English […]
Constructing a Rhizomatic Personal Learning Environment

By Nguyen Minh Trang Constructing a do-it-yourself website as a rhizomatic personal learning environment to promote learner independence, interdependence and self-motivation to convert case. The net generation With the rapid […]