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Three Activities For Smartphones In The EFL Classroom

Everybody uses smartphones these days. This is something we cannot deny. Even in the classroom our students can be seen trying to text quickly under their desk, check their emails or even take selfies! Instead of trying to win a…

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You’d think as teachers of English as a Foreign Language that we have enough on our plates, what with having to deal with discipline, learner motivation and classroom management, just…

How To Mix EFL Teaching And Writing Materials

23rd October 2017

Teaching pronunciation seems to be one of the more challenging aspects of teaching English as a foreign language. Even though it may feel like it should be pretty easy considering…

6 Pronunciation Terms You Should Know

19th October 2017

Games, games, games! Even grown ups love to play a game every now and again, so our learners are sure to love games, especially in the classroom – anything but…

4 TEFL Games That Have Stood The Test Of Time

16th October 2017

Have you ever walked into your classroom with a feeling of dread, because you have a feeling your lesson is going to be pretty boring? Maybe it’s the end of…

Motivational Activities For The EFL Classroom

13th October 2017

Collocation Problems for EFL Learners - There are many difficulties that English as a Foreign Language learners experience when learning English. While it’s pretty obvious that there are rules governing…

Common Collocation Problems For EFL Learners

15th September 2017

Let’s face it: interesting EFL lessons = interested EFL learners. That’s what it all boils down to, really. You probably learnt a lot of tricks on your 120-hour TEFL course…

5 Ways To Use Movies In The EFL Classroom

8th September 2017

5 ESSENTIALS FOR THE TEFL CLASSROOM As a TEFL teacher, you might think there are loads of things necessary for you to have in the EFL classroom in order to…

5 Essentials For The TEFL Classroom

6th September 2017

Learning a foreign language can be hard work and spending all day in a classroom can be boring – for both the students and the teacher! EFL teachers are fortunate…

5 Interactive Games To Play With Your TEFL Class

4th September 2017

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