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[LESSON PLAN] Idiomatic expressions across cultures and first languages
When you think of high proficiency levels, say B2 and above, one of the characteristics might be the use of idiomatic expressions. When you hear
How to Help Students Understand Different Accents Using Listening Journals by Carolin Zehne
The use of English as a lingua franca in our globalized world today has expanded dramatically over the last decades. Students thus need to be
How to Use Social Media to Get TEFL Jobs as a Non-Native Speaker Teacher
If you want to increase your chances of getting TEFL jobs as a non-native speaker teacher, you need to up your social media game. And this post will show you exactly how to do this.
Three Reasons Why You Should Use TED Talks to Teach English
We all know that English has become the global lingua franca of international communication, primarily used by its ‘non-native speakers’. Yet, ‘native speakers’ are still
How to Get a TEFL Job as a Non-Native Speaker in 2019
For a ‘non-native speaker’ teacher, trying to get a TEFL job might be a bit of a stressful and frustrating endeavour. Your ability to speak
How to Change the Law to Guarantee Equal Opportunities for Non-Native Speaker Teachers by Gerhard Erasmus
It is often encouraging to see how far we have come in terms of equal opportunities regardless of a candidate’s place of birth or first
How to Reply to Job Ads for Native Speakers Only and Get a Job as a Non-Native Speaker
A few years back something happened that completely changed my career. At the time I was working for a very well-known language school chain; I
Eight Reasons Why We Still Need to Talk About Native Speakerism
From time to time, I still ask myself why bother? TEFL Equity campaign has been going for five years now, and sometimes you do start
Seven Steps You Need to Follow to Get Hired as a Non-Native Speaker Teacher
Learn a simple repeatable process that will allow you to consistently get TEFL jobs as a ‘non-native speaker’.
How to maintain a thriving language school through an equal opportunities policy and an ethical code by Julie Wallis
We are a small, yet highly accredited learning organisation and we employ professional qualified academic staff. The London School is regularly inspected by AISLi, Eaquals and
How to highlight your strengths and get hired as a non-native speaker teacher
Over the years I have noticed that quite a lot of us ‘non-native speakers’ tend to at times lack faith in their own abilities. Have
Let’s Talk About Accents: Sense 8 Series Lesson Plan by Andrea Grassi
So I got back from the ELTons, where my course “The Ultimate Guide to Teaching English as a Lingua Franca” was nominated for innovation in