TEFL Reviews

I have been teaching english in china for three years...

In preparation for teaching english as a foreign language (tefl) two articles were recommended to me: first was "Learning Differences -- NOT Learning Disabilities" by Thomas Armstrong; and second was "Reforming the Educational System to Enable All Students to Succeed" by Dr...

When it comes to teaching english as a second language, one of the hardest things to overcome for both students and teachers is confidence issues...

"One doesn't think about how every person has, or rather had at one time, an innate ability to learn a language to total fluency without a conscious effort...

My research article assignment will be on teaching esl students songs in the classroom and show if it is a creative tool for learning a new language, or just another random exercise that we use in the classroom to fill in time...

Absolute beginners in english can be distinguished from false beginners...

Several of the units from the ITTT curriculum state that, “young learners learn a new language faster than adult learners”...

Learning one's mother tongue comes up naturally through prosody; Infants first repeat sounds, rhythms and intonations before saying their first words...

My experience with the ITTT tefl course has been my first exposure to the world of teaching...

Many people probably think that a tefl course in unnecessary, especially if you have a degree in english and teaching experience...

I will be talking about four topics that I have learnt while doing the tefl course...

english, to many Bangladeshi people, is the ticket to a better life...

Now, let's think about it rationally...

Every country, when speaking a foreign language, has its own distinct difficulties, most arising from the difference between the native language and foreign language being taught...

Typically teaching smaller classes is easier and less time consuming than teaching a large group...

While there are a lot of rewards, teaching english as a foreign language is a challenging occupation...

I landed in South Korea the day before I was going to observe classes...

I have been teaching in china now for three years...

Whether you are a seasoned teacher or just starting out in the profession, you are obliged to expose yourself in a potpourri of pedagogical practices to engage learners in meaningful academic learning...

It is common knowledge that no two people are the same...

Classroom management is one of the most important skills to have to ensure a lively, efficient and dynamic classroom setting...

I decided to choose the topic Cultural Sensitivity in the Classroom as I see this is an area that can so often make or break a teacher...

I have chosen this topic because I can relate it to my experience...

Seven years ago, when I was living in the Netherlands, studying abroad for a semester of college, I remember seeing an old magazine in my school's library...

According to the UN World Commission on Culture and Development, “culture is the whole complex of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features that characterizes a group or society”...

As a new teacher, one of the biggest challenges to overcome was learning to manage my classroom...

The english language is commonly referred to as a ‘world language'...

Due mostly to the extensive spread of British Imperialism across the globe in the Modern Age, today english is spoken all over the world and is the primary language of several sovereign states...

In any class setting it can often feel forced and unnatural for a student to express himself or herself, especially when it comes to learning a new language...

Almost all people in the Netherlands will have heard english at some point in their life...

Should one learn a foreign language during their earlier years of life or during adulthood? There are many debates regarding this issue...

Being a current esl teacher abroad in South Korea, I feel it is vital, educational, enriching, informative, and appropriate for any esl teacher teaching at home or abroad to do a tefl course...

This format for teaching has several advantages and disadvantages...

Lingua Franca , “A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different” ...

I as non-native english speaker myself, agree that anyone learning a new language is going to have issues with pronunciation at first...

Often times, a language course will focus mainly on teaching grammar, vocab, writing, and speaking...

A British politician, visiting the city of Washington, pointed out that Britain had given the Americans the english language, but was baffled by the Americans not using it...

One of the many challenges facing South African teachers is cultural diversity in the classroom...

The question that comes to my mind when reading this title is which is better? My search online for scholarly answers to that question yielded no results whatsoever...

If you had to make a decision, would you rather be taking notes and working hard at a new language or would you rather spend some time playing a few fun games with others? If you are like me then I know you will answer with the ladder, and it's true! Most of us would rather spend our time playing a game rather than focusing on studying...