Why Choose Costa Rica? Costa Rica is one of the most attractive destinations for those looking for opportunities to teach English in...

We all have two sides - a logical brain telling us that we need to set money aside for a rainy day, that we need to save for a mortgage...

Brighton is one of the most popular destinations for tourists visiting the UK, and it's easy to see why. Brighton is a young, fun...

New teachers can be intimidated by advanced students - "What if they know more about grammar than I do?" "What if they correct my...

Head to Taiwan if you want something a bit more of the beaten EFL track Why Taiwan? When someone is thinking about where they could live abroad, one of the things they worry about is whether or not they will always be made to feel like a foreigner. In Taiwan, this isn't something you need to worry about. Taiwan is very welcoming of people of all races and religions and the metropolitan capital, Taipei, is very diverse. It's a country where you don't need to speak Chinese to s

Students have many different reasons for learning English, but one of the most significant motivations is the doors that English can...

Until Brexit, European countries like Spain and Italy were among the most popular options for teaching abroad for British citizens after...

Students all make mistakes, and it's important we respond to these. When students are speaking in class, and a teacher hears a mistake,...

On a CELTA course, you'll be encouraged to get students to do most tasks by themselves, maybe working alone or in pairs or groups, and...

All CELTA courses share many features in common. Every course has the same basic elements: At least 120 contact hours At least 80 hours...

DELTA is an in-service qualification in teaching English – this means that it’s aimed at experienced teachers. The standard...

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...

When I was 21, I didn't really know what I was doing with my life. I'd finished a degree in law and I knew I wanted to go on an adventure...

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...

There has never been a better time to get CELTA qualified in the UK. Demand for teachers of English as a foreign language have been at...

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...

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...

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