One of the first challenges facing newly minted English teachers, especially when teaching in a foreign country, is finding a way to introduce themselves to their new class.

New teachers need survival skills that will help them learn and develop (Initial teacher #education needs to equip prospective teachers with some basic teaching competencies.

Summer is here and it’s time to have fun and relax. It’s also a time to recharge batteries and refresh the heart and mind with inspiring ideas. One of my…

An introduction to the Dogme approach: teaching English by discussion, relating to students and working on a needs-to-know basis. (An basic intro to DOGME in English language teaching.

Teaching can sometimes be a rather lonely pursuit, especially for ELT teachers away from home in foreign countries. It can also be a rather homogenising experience, if you're teaching in…

“I’ll be teaching my first ESL class very soon, and I’m a bit nervous. I’ve completed my teacher training and certification, so I know technically ‘how to teach’. But I’m…

Have you ever wondered how well you are doing your job? This is a question we all have to ask ourselves.

People have been learning second languages for ages. English hasn't always been the popular choice. Once upon a time those who were considered “cultured” learned Latin and/or Greek. Soon after…