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 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...
Article originally published in the IH Journal, issue no. 46. Author: Alastair Grant. How many times have you sensed there was something of a therapy session in your teaching? How many times have you had to deal with difficult students using tools or an approach rather...
Article originally published in the IH Journal, issue no. 46. Author: Phoebe Gomes. Teaching exam preparation classes can be tremendously stimulating: there’s a challenge to them, there’s a goal and there’s a time limit. It’s all an exciting countdown race. But the responsibility can be at...
Article originally published in the IH Journal, issue no. 46. Author: Madeleine Hill. There’s no higher wish for a keen junior teacher than to become a good teacher. This article by a highly experienced IH teacher guides you towards that goal, focusing especially on the soft...
Article originally published in the IH Journal, issue no. 46. Author: Glenn Standish. No matter how hard we try and plan, there’s always something a bit artificial about classroom tasks. This article suggests a few ways of making English more real and engaging in the classroom. The...
Article originally published on the IH Journal blog. Diana England is DoS at IH Torres Vedras and has had a teaching career which has taken her around the globe. Among the many places visited, Romania stood out for its “teachers and trainers who were such knowledgeable...
