Teaching Tips & Ideas
Our blog shares practical ESL EFL teaching tips and ideas straight from the classroom, not just theory. Every post is written by real English teachers, for real English teachers, covering everything from classroom management to lesson planning. So whether you’re prepping for tomorrow’s class or rethinking your approach, you’ll find something you can use today. Many of these tips connect directly to our grammar lessons and classroom tools, so you can put an idea into practice right away. For deeper reading on English language teaching methodology, we also recommend the British Council’s TeachingEnglish.
Latest ESL EFL Teaching Tips and Ideas
Summary: This post breaks down how to teach reading in the ESL/EFL classroom using a six-step framework that works with almost any text, at almost any level. It starts by building curiosity about the topic before students even open the text, then sets
Summary: Motivation isn’t fixed, and teachers influence it more than they often realize. This post draws on research from Zoltán Dörnyei and Kata Csizér, alongside CELTA and TKT training on learner psychology, to build a practical framework rather than generic pep talks. It
Summary: “Does everyone understand?” gets a room full of nods and doesn’t actually confirm anything. This post makes the case for concept checking questions (CCQs), a core CELTA and TKT technique, as a real diagnostic tool instead. It explains what a CCQ actually