Every lesson is essentially a sequence of activities. Activities come in all shapes and sizes, but ideally, they are student-centred, and...

So, you’ve researched CELTA and you think you might like to teach your way around the world. You know you’ll have to brush up on your...

Students, even students who can speak, read and write well in English, often struggle with listening exercises in class, and there are...

A lot of people ask this question at some point while applying for a CELTA course. Some trainees think they will be teaching...

Learning new words is one of the most important parts of learning a new language. You may be able to get your meaning across with poor...

I’ve interviewed many, many CELTA candidates over the last few years and a common question I get asked is ‘What was your experience after...

Some people are lucky enough to have a degree in languages or linguistics before their CELTA course, and so they may feel comfortable...

The short answer to this is ‘yes’ – it is possible to fail a CELTA course. Thankfully, this is extremely rare. The overwhelming...

Not all students are the same, but in most of the classes I've taught, when I've asked students what they want to do more of, speaking...

A CELTA Interview is a time to ask any questions you might have as well as answer the ones we have People often get quite nervous about a...

I once worked with a Director of Studies who said that when she was hiring someone for a teaching job, the first thing she always checked...

So, you have your CELTA, and you know a lot more about how to plan a lesson, about how to manage students and how to analyse grammar,...

When we started doing CELTA courses that were fully online at the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of teacher trainers were sceptical....

The UK's second city is a vibrant, young and exciting place to enrol onto a CELTA course Home of chocolate, Peaky Blinders and the...