Why Taiwan? When someone is thinking about where they could live abroad, one of the things they worry about is whether or not they will...

Part of learning anything is to practise it. When I was a teenager and I learned to drive in Ireland in the 1990s, my father took me to...

Students have many different reasons for learning English, but one of the most significant motivations is the doors that English can...

When we meet people at the end of their CELTA courses, one of the comments they often make is that they didn't realise just how much time...

Thirty years ago, almost everyone who did a CELTA course was a native speaker. The idea was that young British people often went to Spain...

Reading and listening are known as the 'receptive skills' because we receive language while reading and listening. The other language...

Until Brexit, European countries like Spain and Italy were among the most popular options for teaching abroad for British citizens after...

One of the most important skills to learn as a new teacher is the skill of checking students' understanding. We might think we're...

On a CELTA course, you'll be encouraged to get students to do most tasks by themselves, maybe working alone or in pairs or groups, and...

All CELTA courses share many features in common. Every course has the same basic elements: At least 120 contact hours At least 80 hours...

DELTA is an in-service qualification in teaching English – this means that it’s aimed at experienced teachers. The standard...

Some CELTA tutors will avoid giving trainees writing lessons to teach, even though it is part of the syllabus. It is true that it's...

When I was 21, I didn't really know what I was doing with my life. I'd finished a degree in law and I knew I wanted to go on an adventure...

Some parts of writing a lesson plan are easier than others, and many CELTA trainees complain that they just don't know where to start...

The EFL world is littered with acronyms (there’s one in this sentence already). These can sometimes get confusing. This blog hopes to...

Drilling simply means repeating things aloud. It's one of the simplest language teaching tools we have and it's one of the ones we've...

As you progress through a CELTA course, you will start to get comfortable with all the things you need to do when you're teaching new...

Do I need a degree to do a CELTA? The short answer is ‘No’ – you don’t need a bachelor’s degree to be accepted onto a CELTA course and in...

One of the questions prospective CELTA trainees ask most often is which books they should buy. We've already written about which grammar...

I’ve interviewed many, many CELTA candidates over the last few years and a common question I get asked is ‘What was your experience after...