Some CELTA tutors will avoid giving trainees writing lessons to teach, even though it is part of the syllabus. It is true that it's...

Some parts of writing a lesson plan are easier than others, and many CELTA trainees complain that they just don't know where to start...

The EFL world is littered with acronyms (there’s one in this sentence already). These can sometimes get confusing. This blog hopes to...

Drilling simply means repeating things aloud. It's one of the simplest language teaching tools we have and it's one of the ones we've...

As you progress through a CELTA course, you will start to get comfortable with all the things you need to do when you're teaching new...

One of the questions prospective CELTA trainees ask most often is which books they should buy. We've already written about which grammar...

There is no right or wrong time to qualify with a CELTA certificate. The qualification is life-long – it doesn’t expire and you won’t...

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

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...

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

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...

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