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Tips for Teaching Business English14October, 2022Business English teaching can be vastly different from teaching general English. With over 22 years of experience, teacher and trainer Peter Bartolomy who has taught business English in companies in Asia and Europe has...

TESOL Leipzig - My Experience07October, 2019In January, 2018 my life was about to completely change for the better. I was living in California, and I knew it was finally time for me to follow my heart and make the career change abroad that I was dreaming about. I...

A Day in the Life of a TESOL Trainee22May, 2019There are almost as many reasons as the myriad of people who decide to take a TESOL/TEFL course. New trainees run the gamut from the newly graduated looking for a job that allows them to travel the world, to the retiree...

Phrasal Verbs 20May, 2019Phrasal verbs are considered by many as one of the hardest things about the English language. A phrasal verb is, as the name suggests, a verb made up of a two or three words. Typically, there is a verb plus a preposition and/or an adverb. What...

Top 10 Places to go in Germany16May, 2019Germany is a beautiful country, but definitely underappreciated in terms of travel and often gets overlooked when people are deciding where to visit in Europe. With its beautiful forests, mountains, and fairytale castles,...

ESL Conversation Topics15Mai, 2019Once students have reached a certain level of English competancy, often towards the end of A2, one of the best ways to expand their vocabulary and promote fluency is to lead student-to-student conversations and discussions. Deciding...

Teaching Online 10April, 2019Teaching English online is fast becoming a lucrative option for English teachers all over the world looking for flexibility and independence. The growing demand from China has fueled this boom. The ever-increasing speed and stability of...

So you want to work and travel... 20 February, 2019 But you probably don't know where to start. You've been scrolling through Facebook and Instagram, jealous of peoples' beautiful photos from Thailand, India, Germany, Japan, and Brazil and wondering how you can get...

Leipzig, Germany10February, 2019With a history spanning more than 1,000 years, Leipzig has earned more than a few claims to fame – as a city of music (Bach, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Schumann), commerce, trade fairs, heroes, and the site of the Peaceful Revolution,...

        Interview with a Trainer Stephanie Rhoades   Why did you decide to become TESOL certified?I decided to get my TEFL certificate because I wanted to travel. Since I do not have a trust fund, I knew I would need to work. I had heard a lot about teaching...

        Interview with a Trainer Peter Bartolomy   Why did you decide to become TESOL certified?Just before the millenium, I wanted to go and live in another country for a year to expand my horizons. I had researched job opportunities and I became interested...

        Interview with a Trainer Jacob Greca   Why did you decide to become TESOL certified?Having studied English and German as well as English-German translation, I was very interested in how languages work and evolve. As I had twelve years of...