Like many ESL teachers when covid-19 hit, almost overnight, I had to convert my regular classroom based ESL lessons to become a 100% online experience. In the process, I had to keep parents happy...
Posts by Tim James
I don’t think I am sticking my neck out too much by saying that most ESL students enjoy speaking activities more than typical reading, writing and listening activities. Tending to be more dynamic,...
What Is A CELTA? Is It Worth It? Difficult? Enough To Teach English?
Ladies and gentleman, this guide to the CELTA certificate is based on my twenty years in the TEFL industry and the personal experiences of co-workers and family who have completed it. I’m going to...
Twenty years ago when I first thought about becoming an ESL teacher, I distinctly remember wondering how on earth I would teach beginner EAL students without being bilingual myself. Fast forward...
We’ve all been there! You realise your classes are not getting quite the level of interest that you would like, perhaps even low level behavior problems are creeping in. Whenever this happens I...
Without an array of ESL/TEFL teaching strategies at your disposal that you can quickly call upon at any time it can be very difficult to make consistent progress with your ELL...
