TEFL Academy UK

It is wonderful news that so many countries are welcoming travellers once again. Many adventurous souls have gathered at the entrances of airports, eager to fly towards unexplored destinations. While companies try their best to normalize flights, it is, unfortunately, a common problem to get your flight cancelled or get long layovers between flights. To make your travel experience go smoothly and ...[Read More]

If you can believe it, it’s Halloween already! And while you are probably familiar with the pumpkins and trick-or-treating of Halloween in the United States, you might not realise that there are a number of different ways to celebrate Halloween. Just like Easter or Christmas, how you celebrate Halloween depends on where you are. Here are some Halloween festivities which take place around the world...[Read More]

We can fill in a form, or fill out a form. A slim chance and a fat chance are the same thing, but a wise man and a wise guy are opposites. There is no pine in pineapple, ham in hamburger, or egg in eggplant. We are all taught i before e except after c only to be told that that actually isn’t true.  Ghoti can be pronounced fish. And then there is this sentence (which actually does make sense, but d...[Read More]

The last few years have wreaked havoc on people’s lives all across the globe thanks to COVID-19. Many of us have started working from home, which has been both a blessing and a curse. Some of our job roles have changed, and some of us have changed jobs completely. Many TEFL teachers had to adapt to teaching English as a Foreign Language online. Others had to put their plans to teach and travel abr...[Read More]

Have you ever thought about what the happiest country in the world is? Where in the world do the happiest people live? Why are they so happy? And can I teach there? We have often pondered this, so we thought we should find out! What do we mean by “the happiest country in the world”? Every year – since 2012 – the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network publishes a report. This repo...[Read More]

COVID 19 has influenced many of us to turn to online education. What else can we do while being locked up with relatives with no chance of escape? Completing online courses, however, has proven to be a hard task. Lack of organization, motivation and external situations lead to missed deadlines, failed quizzes, and eventually giving up on the course you paid for. We don’t want that to happen to you...[Read More]

Choosing a TEFL course can be an overwhelming decision. One simple google and you will realise there are hundreds of TEFL course providers to choose from. To make it even more difficult, there are so many differing reviews online, including The TEFL Academy reviews. So which TEFL course should you choose? The one from The TEFL Academy, of course! But you don’t have to take our word for it. We have...[Read More]

Of all the age groups we can find ourselves teaching in a TEFL classroom, teens are often thought of the most challenging. Of course, this can be different for different teachers. Some teachers prefer teaching kindergarten while others would rather pluck their eyebrows than teach a Young Learner! But more often than not, the thought of teaching teens can send shivers down the spines of even the mo...[Read More]

Thinking about teaching English as a Foreign Language to adults and Young Learners? Not sure what to expect?  You’re not alone – we’ve all been there. Because we have some experience under our belt, we can tell you that one of the best things about being a TEFL teacher is the fact that you could find yourself in a range of different classrooms. Think about teaching kindergarten in Shanghai, teenag...[Read More]

Are you thinking of becoming a teacher of English as a Foreign Language? Congratulations on taking the first step to changing your life! So you’re probably looking into doing a TEFL course. After all, that’s your ticket to a life of travel, adventure….and teaching, of course! But if you’ve started looking at your different options, you would have noticed that there are literally thousands of diffe...[Read More]

With so many different teaching techniques and methods evolving all the time in the field of teaching English as a Foreign Language, it can be difficult to keep up. Which is why we’re here: to save you precious time and keep you updated on everything you need to know about TEFL. Read more: 3 Teaching Methods for the EFL Classroom You might have heard about Dogme, Grammar-Translation, the Audio-lin...[Read More]

Recent mandatory government COVID-19 restrictions require will require our trainees to be fully vaccinated (two doses plus 14 days) and provide proof of their vaccination status to attend our courses starting September 22, 2021. Upon arrival to the course, the venue will require proof of your vaccination status and identification in order for you to proceed with your course. Additionally, all atte...[Read More]