Using the students’ MT in a TEFL class was be the basis behind the grammar-translation method, which was largely rejected as ineffective during the middle part of the last century. Researchers and teachers discovered that translating into the MT as a teaching method simply does not produce the kinds of […]

EL or English Language Students are the ones learning English! They come in all shapes and sizes and could be almost anyone. But here we’ll discuss very generally the kind of students you’re likely to find yourself teaching as a TEFL teacher around the world. Who are EL Students? Anyone. […]

ELT is an acronym‏‎ standing for English Language Teaching, something of a catch-all term to describe teaching English to people who do not speak it as a native language. Of course there is not one “English Language” to be taught. What you teach will depend very much on the make-up […]

Eliciting is when a teacher gets the students to provide information rather than telling them directly. For example, in an EFL beginners‏‎’ class a teacher could hold up a ball and say, “Ball. This is a ball. Ball.” Alternatively, the teacher could hold up the ball and ask different students, […]

English for Academic Purposes (or EAP) is usually concerned with teaching English‏‎ to students who are involved in higher education at an English speaking university or college. EAP students are usually current higher education students or they are hoping to go on to higher education after their EAP course. They […]