Hiring a TEFL Teacher Who’s World-Class
Hiring a TEFL Teacher Who’s World-Class Hiring a TEFL teacher is a big responsibility. But hiring someone you’ve never met in ‘real life’ and persuading them to fly halfway around
5 Steps to Designing Equitable Instruction
5 Steps to Designing Equitable Instruction: Applying Universal Design for Learning in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom Classrooms across the world are becoming more diverse due to global
The EFL Magazine Guide: Ten TEFL Online Courses
Ten TEFL Online Courses EFL Magazine has given 10 providers of TEFL online courses. The opportunity to give us some information about their services which may be of interest to
Advice for New TEFL Teachers
Advice for New TEFL Teachers Are you looking Advice for Beginner Teachers? EFL Magazine recently posed a challenge of writing ’10 pieces of advice for beginner teachers’ to teachers. Who
Learning Enhancers and Effective Learning Strategies
Learning Enhancers and Effective Learning Strategies Effective learning strategies have always been a part of my professional reflection. I have lost count of the times I have tried to clarify
How You Can Use Coaching in Your ESL Classes
How You Can Use Coaching in Your ESL Classes to Boost Motivation? As a coach, I have worked with several non-native ESL teachers who are striving to offer the best
Abandoned Anxiety Attitude (AAA)
As many of you know, Asian students in particular, usually are painfully shy, especially when speaking in public, Figure 1. I recently delivered a module of Publicly Speaking, anticipating problems
Lead-Ins in Your Classroom – Some Practical Ideas
Some Ideas for Using Lead-Ins in Your Classroom Do you ever create your own lead-ins? Open most coursebooks and you will notice that new sections often start with one or
Personalising Your Online Teaching
English language teachers around the world are quickly transitioning from f2f teaching formats to video platforms and online learning management systems. The COVID 19 pandemic has hastened this change, causing
The Wonder of Word Lists
by Heidi Brumbaugh, Ph.D. Helping your students to improve their vocabulary is one sure way to advance their language learning. Giving your students word lists to study is a time-honored