Can you really teach English without knowing students' first language? When I tell people that I've taught English in ten different...

How do I get my first job after CELTA? The most obvious place to start is to look at job advertisements. Jobs in English language schools...

Why choose Mexico? Mexico is a dream destination for many people, whether because of its beaches and tropical climate , or its jungles,...

Teaching English is different from teaching maths or teaching geography because English is a language and this means that practising...

On a CELTA course, we spend a long time looking at what happens in the lesson itself. How do we get the meaning of a word across to our...

Language-related tasks is often assigned early in a CELTA course and, like all other assignments on the course, it needs to be completed...

Eastbourne is one of England's most attractive settings to study a CELTA course in, whether for the scenery, the friendly atmosphere or...

Some people believe that adventures are only for the young and once you get a little older and have a family, you have no choice but to...

On a CELTA course, you'll have to complete four written assignments. Each assignment is between 750-1000 words. The assignments can be...

Most grammar or vocabulary lessons on an English teaching course, be it an online CELTA course or a classroom CELTA, will start with some...

New teachers sometimes think that 'controlled practice' means 'boring practice'. It's true that controlled practice activities include...

There has never been a better time to get CELTA qualified in the UK. Demand for teachers of English as a foreign language have been at...

There is no right or wrong time to qualify with a CELTA certificate. The qualification is life-long – it doesn’t expire and you won’t...

Every lesson is essentially a sequence of activities. Activities come in all shapes and sizes, but ideally, they are student-centred, and...

So, you’ve researched CELTA and you think you might like to teach your way around the world. You know you’ll have to brush up on your...

Students, even students who can speak, read and write well in English, often struggle with listening exercises in class, and there are...

A lot of people ask this question at some point while applying for a CELTA course. Some trainees think they will be teaching...

Learning new words is one of the most important parts of learning a new language. You may be able to get your meaning across with poor...

Some people are lucky enough to have a degree in languages or linguistics before their CELTA course, and so they may feel comfortable...

I once worked with a Director of Studies who said that when she was hiring someone for a teaching job, the first thing she always checked...