Last month I wrote a post 'Good Dave, Bad Dave', which told of the nefarious goings on at a famous ESL/TEFL website. And of a new(ish) site set up for the disaffected, disenchanted and disenfranchised! ELTWorld.net has gone one further from simply offering a forum, and now offers a full TEFL jobs site, free to … Continue reading ELTWorld Job Site →

Yesterday I managed to get myself banned from the most popular ESL/TEFL forum on the internet! Was I terribly naughty? Not really. Maybe a little, but only a little. And I won't lose any sleep over it. Dave's ESL Cafe has for many years been the place to go for help and advice regards anything … Continue reading Good Dave, Bad Dave →

I've posted this sort of info before, but it was a while ago, and worth expanding on. I've posted a few tips to give an idea of what is involved in being a TEFL teacher, but this one is a key one for Business English teachers! How much work, how much pay? Expectations are often … Continue reading TEFL Tips – Expectations →

I've posted this sort of info before, but it was a while ago, and worth expanding on. I've posted a few tips to give an idea of what is involved in being a TEFL teacher, but this one is a key one for Business English teachers! How much work, how much pay? Expectations are often … Continue reading TEFL Tips – Expectations →

What's a gerund you might ask? It's a word ending in -ing. Swimming, running, smoking...etc! What's difficult about it? Well of course it seems obvious when to use a gerund when you are a native english speaker. More complicated it is when you don't! It isn't always called a gerund for starters. There are three … Continue reading TEFL Tips – Gerunds →

Now it is important to note that I am talking about grammar, nothing sexual. Thank you. It's something that stumps most students, even quite advanced ones. I do remember when I trained as a TEFL teacher, the one thing that confused me was this 'Active and Passive Voice' malarky. But then, I'm not sure I … Continue reading TEFL Tips – Active and Passive →