CELTA stands for “Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults”. It is the original certificate course in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) or teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), and it has been running for four decades. It is highly respected and recognized globally, with 7 out of 10 employers worldwide asking applicants to have it.
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Article originally published in the IH Journal, issue 47. Author: Christopher Walker. Are you often taken aback when students ask you where a word comes from? Or are you sometimes short of mnemonic techniques that help your students remember and retain vocabulary? This article gives you...
Article originally published in the IH Journal, issue 44. Author: David Petrie. Are good examples always good? What if bad ones are even better? Correct your students’ bad English, by all means, but also give them plenty of chance to get their own head around bad...
Author: Ilinca Stroe Tick tock. It’s almost here: that time of the year when we’re all starting to sense magic in the air. The world around us is turning festive and celebratory, as glittery lights and shiny colourful decorations take over the town. And our students’...
Article originally published in the IH Journal, issue 44. Author: Mike Bridge. Are you occasionally taken aback by a student question like, “What does ‘youthquake’ mean?” Do you sometimes feel out of your depth trying to clarify the latest slang or tech jargon in some article?...
Article originally published in the IH Journal, issue no. 46. Author: Sandy Millin. Is your work-life balance right? Are you able to stay away from the perils of burnout? Do you know your teaching strengths well enough to build up on them? Can you cope with...
Article originally published in the IH Journal, issue no. 45. Author: Sandy Millin. Do you find it hard to teach grammar? Are you vexed that your students keep speaking their mother tongue in class, instead of English? Do you have difficulty controlling the class? Whether you’re...
Article originally published in the IH Journal, issue no. 44. Author: Sandy Millin. Are you overly critical of your lessons? Do you often compare yourself unfavourably with other teachers? Do you feel the stress level caused by teaching is becoming rather unbearable? Whether you’re a novice...
Author: Ilinca Stroe, International House Bucharest Imagine: teacher enters classroom. Students are all ears. Teacher announces, “Today we’re going to do Present Perfect Continuous.” Students instantly start rubbing their hands in excitement and anticipation. That, as any English teacher might already know, is wishful thinking. In real...
Article originally published in the IH Journal, issue no. 45. Author: Amy Gowers. Noise, fidgeting, chaos – but also enthusiasm, joy and freshness. Those are some of the effects teachers of young learners (YLs) are usually exposed to. Managing the former and harnessing the latter should...
Article originally published in the IH Journal, issue no. 45. Author: Xana de Nagy. A teacher is often supposed to be a bit of a magician: pulling rabbits out of hats, i.e. coming up with teaching ideas all the time, whether to introduce a grammar point...
