The TEFL Academy News & Updates

So, do I need to know the language to teach English as a foreign language? Teaching English as a Foreign Language is becoming more and more popular these days. We are very happy about this here at The TEFL Academy, because it means we get a chance to help people achieve their dreams of travelling, … Continue reading “Do I Nee...[Read More]

2020 was supposed to be the year of 20-plenty, but instead it’s been more like the year of 20-empty, amiright? Covid-19 and the global pandemic is just one of a number of curveballs that have been thrown at us this year, but hopefully wherever you are right now things are slowly returning to more of … Continue reading “...[Read More]

There are a few different ways you can teach English as a Foreign Language online, all with the same result. Teaching online lessons to English language learners from all over the world from the comfort of your home. If you want to earn a few extra dollars to top up your income or if you’re … Continue reading “To be or ...[Read More]

If you’ve ever learnt anything – French, calligraphy, karate – you’ll know that a big part of learning is repetition. Repetition, repetition, repetition. (See what we did there?). And, if we’re honest, that can get a little boring at times. Then there’s also the theory behind the skill you are learning,...[Read More]

More and more people are working from home these days, be it by choice or circumstance. There are many different ways you can earn an income working from home, and teaching English online is a popular choice at the moment. If you have a passion for languages, an interest in education, and infinite patience, then … Continue reading ...[Read More]

Recent events have seen people all over the world considering issues which, to be honest, we should’ve been dealing with for a long, long time already. As we should all realise, issues of racism and gender discrimination are evident in all spheres in our world – where we live, where we work, where we eat, … Continue rea...[Read More]

There is a common misconception in this weird and wonderful world of ours that if you are able to speak English that you have the innate ability to teach English as a Foreign Language. We are here to let you know that that is unequivocally not true. Being able to speak a language is not … Continue reading “What are the Requir...[Read More]

So you’ve done a TEFL course, got a TEFL certificate, and you’re all ready to start teaching online, but you’re just not exactly sure who you’re going to teach. If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. The whole concept of teaching English online is that you can teach anyone, anywhere. But what if we &helli...[Read More]

If you are teaching English as a Foreign Language, no matter the circumstances, you need a bunch of activities up your sleeve. This will help you plan lessons that you will enjoy teaching and your students will enjoy attending. Of course there are some activities which lend themselves to being done in a physical classroom. … Contin...[Read More]

If you Google teaching english online reviews you are going to get pages and pages of results. You might read them and think that teaching English online sounds like a dream. The problem is, a lot of these reviews are written by the teaching platforms themselves (impartial? we don’t think so) or online teachers with … Continu...[Read More]

Yes, it’s a thing. And if you’re an online English teacher then you probably already know what we’re talking about.  It can seem a bit crazy but if you teach online lessons for a few hours you will walk away exhausted, even though you’ve been sitting at your desk the whole time. Well, you’re not …...[Read More]

Can I Teach English Online with an Online TEFL Certificate? Teaching English online might not involve teaching face-to-face in a physical classroom but does that mean you don’t need to complete the practical component of a TEFL course? We don’t think so. What TEFL certificate do I need? If you haven’t heard by now, in &h...[Read More]