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Six tips for improving your timing in your CELTA lessons
Some handy tips to help improve your timing when planning and teaching CELTA lessons
Connor O'Donoghue
Apr 13 min read
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How to Teach English One-to-One
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...
Connor O'Donoghue
Mar 253 min read
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Summer school teachers needed in the UK!
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....
Connor O'Donoghue
Jun 8, 20243 min read
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Online CELTA courses in 2025
DC Teacher Training are pleased to announce our online CELTA course dates for 2025. We have scheduled eighteen courses for next year,...
Connor O'Donoghue
May 30, 20243 min read
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Interaction Patterns in the English Language Classroom
Teaching English is different from teaching maths or teaching geography because English is a language and this means that practising...
Connor O'Donoghue
Apr 9, 20243 min read
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Teaching English as a foreign language in Ireland
Why teach English in Ireland? Ireland is a famously friendly country, with a welcoming social culture that newcomers often love. Many...
Connor O'Donoghue
Mar 28, 20243 min read
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Language Skills Related Tasks - help with CELTA Assignment 3
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...
Connor O'Donoghue
Mar 26, 20243 min read
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Teaching Abroad as a Single Parent
Navigating the journey of teaching English abroad as a single parent Single parents sometimes think that they need to limit their dreams...
Connor O'Donoghue
Mar 2, 20245 min read
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David's story: Where did CELTA take him?
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...
Connor O'Donoghue
Feb 15, 20243 min read
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Teaching English in Istanbul, Turkey: Step-By-Step
At the fringes of both Europe and Asia, Turkey, or Turkiye, is a beautiful and exciting country with a lot to offer English teachers...
Connor O'Donoghue
Jan 11, 20244 min read
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Deciding when to deviate from a lesson plan
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...
Connor O'Donoghue
Jan 9, 20243 min read
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Am I too old (or too young) to teach English abroad?
Some people worry that moving abroad and teaching English is a young person's game and that they might have missed their chance by...
Connor O'Donoghue
Jan 4, 20245 min read
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Teaching English in Colombia: Your 2024 guide
Why Colombia? From the peaks of the Andes to the Amazon rainforest, from the Caribbean coast to large modern cities, to the desert to the...
Connor O'Donoghue
Dec 4, 20236 min read
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Planning a series of lessons
By the end of a CELTA course, you should be very good at planning an individual lesson, but you might feel intimidated at the idea of...
Connor O'Donoghue
Nov 28, 20233 min read
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Unlock Adventure and Opportunity: Guide To Teaching English in Costa Rica
Why Choose Costa Rica? Costa Rica is one of the most attractive destinations for those looking for opportunities to teach English in...
Connor O'Donoghue
Nov 22, 20235 min read
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Why do a CELTA course in Bournemouth?
Bournemouth is most famous for its beaches, boasting some of the warmest waters in the UK. While many of the holiday towns on the south...
Connor O'Donoghue
Nov 14, 20232 min read
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Teaching Mixed-level English Classes: Five Top Tips
In a dream world, every student in a class is exactly the same level - they all know the same words as each other, they are all equally...
Connor O'Donoghue
Nov 13, 20234 min read
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Top Countries In 2024 To Teach English & Save Money
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...
Connor O'Donoghue
Nov 9, 20236 min read
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Why do a CELTA in Brighton?
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...
Connor O'Donoghue
Nov 7, 20233 min read
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How to teach advanced students
New teachers can be intimidated by advanced students - "What if they know more about grammar than I do?" "What if they correct my...
Connor O'Donoghue
Oct 31, 20233 min read
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