You’ve looked at prices, narrowed down the providers and finally chosen the school you want to do your CELTA at. So what happens now? The Application Form This is not just a run of the mill application form. For most centres, this serves firstly as a means to gather the information they need about you…
So you have decided to take your TESOL course. You’re excited – this is the first step in your new career after all, but you’re also a little nervous – people say it is really intense and the workload is huge. But, never fear! After training teachers for various teaching awards over the years, I…
For the majority of English language teachers starting out in the TESOL industry, there is one aspect of the job that scares the pants off us – teaching grammar. I’m not sure about you, but when I went through primary and secondary school, we weren’t taught English grammar, so when I first became an English…
As a teacher, there are a couple of things we should never say or do to our students. For example, pointing at them and laughing at their mistakes is often frowned upon and will most likely result in an upset student, poor classroom atmosphere, and a newly unemployed teacher. But this, in my opinion, isn’t…