Now that you've finished your CELTA , having worked hard, developed a new set of teaching skills, and earned one of the most widely...

Why CELTA? Why Now? CELTA is the industry standard qualification for those who wish to teach English as a foreign language. It is a...

Starting with a new group as a teacher should be fun, but it's very understandable that new teachers are nervous when thinking about a...

Why the Philippines? When people decide to teach English in East Asia, there are a lot of options to choose from and many will think of...

What does 'grade your language' mean? On a teacher training course like CELTA , new trainee teachers are often advised to grade their...

Is there an exam on CELTA? There is no exam on a CELTA course . The assessment is all continuous and it's made up of two components -...

What is student engagement? When we teach, we need to make sure students are engaged. Some people think that this means that we need to...

Do I have to learn the phonemic symbols to do a CELTA course? The short answer is No. The slightly longer answer is 'No, you don't have...

Do you have to be a native speaker of English to teach English abroad? Absolutely not! There are more non-native speakers of English...

Some handy tips to help improve your timing when planning and teaching CELTA lessons

Should I be scared of teaching one-to-one? When a new teacher starts teaching, they sometimes get asked to teach English one-to-one and...

Teaching English in the UK Many people travel to the UK to improve their English language skills. They do this for a variety of reasons....

DC Teacher Training are pleased to announce our online CELTA course dates for 2025. We have scheduled eighteen courses for next year,...

Teaching English is different from teaching maths or teaching geography because English is a language and this means that practising...

Why teach English in Ireland? Ireland is a famously friendly country, with a welcoming social culture that newcomers often love. Many...

Language Skills Related Tasks is often set around the mid-point of a CELTA course. Like all CELTA written assignments, it is 750 to 1000...

Navigating the journey of teaching English abroad as a single parent Single parents sometimes think that they need to limit their dreams...

This week, we have a guest post from one of our CELTA tutors, David Tipple. Read on to find out more about his life teaching English both...

At the fringes of both Europe and Asia, Turkey, or Turkiye, is a beautiful and exciting country with a lot to offer English teachers...

New teachers can sometimes cling to a plan, and there are good reasons for this. A lesson plan is your roadmap. The final stage of a...