TEFL Teaching Articles
Innovative strategies, lesson plans and resources to enhance your teaching and help you create successful learning environments for English language learners
Teaching English to Absolute Beginners: 8 Best Tips and Strategies
Altiné Moumouni
It takes patience and creativity to break down the fundamental concepts and communicate them to learners without prior knowledge
10 Free Resources That Every ESL Teacher Must Use
Altiné Moumouni
Whether teaching online or tutoring, finding the right resources can help improve your experience as a teacher and enhance your students’ level of engagement
Top 5 Books That Will Make You a Better TEFL Teacher
Altiné Moumouni
It is almost the end of my summer vacation, a perfect time to read. Here are a few books that have helped me hugely as a teacher
Barriers to ESL Reading Literacy Every Teacher Should Know
Armando Pannacci
Teaching reading to ESL students can be more complex than teaching it to native English speakers for a variety of reasons. ESL students face challenges reading English that they don’t typically encounter with their native language because there are many different cognitive processes taking place when reading in a second language. For this reason, every […]
7 Online Free Tools Teachers Often Underutilize
Altiné Moumouni
These tools will help you become efficient as a teacher and increase your students’ participation. What I like the most is that these tools make it easy to access all your teaching materials, including students’ grades, and assessments, online anywhere and anytime
Strategies for Teaching Young Learners
Armando Pannacci
Teaching ESL to young learners can be one of the most rewarding jobs that an educator can have, but it can also come with many challenges. It’s not always easy for children to maintain interest in a topic and keep their attention where it should be. If you’re currently teaching a class of younger learners and struggling with it, the following five tips should help make the lesson easier for you and your students.
How to Effectively Make a Noisy Class Quiet
Altiné Moumouni
Imagine entering your class and noticing that class is noisy; what do you do? One of the greatest fears most teachers have is being perceived by other colleagues or administration as incapable of managing classes or as a bad teacher
9 Signs You Are a Bad TEFL Teacher
Altiné Moumouni
I met a lot of teachers who lost their jobs or got flagged as “bad teachers”. Here are some of the characteristics they share
My 7 New Year’s Resolutions as a TEFL Teacher
Altiné Moumouni
So, why should a teacher make New Year’s resolutions? Because habits make good or bad teachers and are the key to success. As a teacher, your habits will make or break your lessons and inspire or demotivate your students.
7 Tips for Teaching Pronunciation
Altiné Moumouni
Use these seven tips for teaching pronunciation to help your students build confidence in speaking English and succeeding in other areas of their lives
7 Tips for Teaching Reading Comprehension to ESL Adults
Altiné Moumouni
Properly learning to read and comprehend written words is essential because reading is a doorway to advanced and higher education, including in science and language
The Pros and Cons of Using Tech in the Classroom
Armando Pannacci
If used effectively, technology can make your lessons more engaging for students, can increase both student and teacher productivity, and can lead to greater English acquisition in learners.
7 Tips for Teaching Mixed-Ability ESL Classes
Altiné Moumouni
With these seven tips for teaching mixed-ability ESL classes, you will create a favorable learning environment for all your students
7 Tips for Teaching Writing
Altiné Moumouni
With these seven tips for teaching writing, you will help your students enjoy your writing class and make them successful in their chosen careers
7 Tips for Teaching ESL to Complete Beginners
Altiné Moumouni
Teaching beginners might sound easy but is challenging when done effectively