by clic_admin | May 25, 2017 | English Teacher Training (TEFL)
I’m a bilingual and bicultural, British-Spanish, English teacher in Spain and many colleagues at work seem very surprised when I tell them I hardly ever translate anything in my beginner o elementary classes. Needless to say, this is because I believe teachers should...
by clic_admin | Mar 14, 2017 | English Teacher Training (TEFL)
For many people, the best way to learn a new language is obvious – go and live in a country where that language is spoken. Unfortunately, for many people, this is also a hugely impractical solution. This is part of the reason why immersion courses, where only the...
by clic_admin | Nov 28, 2016 | English Teacher Training (TEFL)
The reason I want to do a CELTA and YL is because this is literally the passport to the world. No matter which country you want to stay in, you are very employable after completing the CELTA course. I am originally from Hong Kong and had a decent job for selling...
by clic_admin | Nov 15, 2016 | English Teacher Training (TEFL)
So you’re an EFL teacher. Maybe you’re a recent university graduate. Or maybe you’ve decided to have a career change… Regardless of your motivation, you’ve decided to study the CELTA with CLIC. That’s great news! I did the same earlier this year, and as you’ve...
by clic_admin | Nov 1, 2016 | English Teacher Training (TEFL)
WARMERS AND COOLERS A bag load of warmers and coolers are a teacher’s best friend. A warmer is a short game or activity at the beginning of the lesson and a cooler is the same at the end. Imagine going into a class, as a student, and the teacher immediately bombards...
by clic_admin | Oct 16, 2016 | English Teacher Training (TEFL)
A month before embarking on the CELTA course, at nearly 32 years of age, I had moved back home to my parents in a small town in the middle of Ireland. A place I hadn’t lived in since I was 17. I had travelled back from Canada, having left my partner of ten years...