CELTA Advice from Lucy Gubbin
Lucy Gubbin is a CELTA tutor at IH Torquay How long were you an EFL teacher, and how long have you been a teacher trainer? I started teaching English as a summer job when I was 17 and never really stopped! After teaching for a year in Spain, I did a PGCE in TEFL/TESL and […]
CELTA Advice from Stuart Gale
Stuart Gale is a CELTA Lead Trainer at IH Torquay in the UK How long were you an EFL teacher, and how long have you been a teacher trainer? I work as an EFL teacher and Teacher Trainer at IH Torquay. I first qualified with CELTA in 1983 and I have been a Teacher Trainer […]
The Best Advice You Ever Got About EFL Teaching
There’s a lot of really useful advice about EFL teaching available out there, but with so many methods, theories and opinions on offer it can be difficult to know where to start. Here are four of the best and simplest tips and tricks that I’ve ever been given… 1. Be AdaptableThere are many schools of […]
CELTA advice from Adam Bejsovec
Adam Bejsovec is a CELTA and DELTA trainer with IH Almaty How long were you an EFL teacher, and how long have you been a teacher trainer? I have been a teacher for 22 years, and a teacher trainer for 12 years. What are your hopes/aspirations for your trainees? I strongly believe in CPD, individual […]
CELTA advice from Zhanziya Sundetova
Zhanziya Sundetova is a CELTA tutor with IH Almaty How long were you an EFL teacher, and how long have you been a teacher trainer? I have been an internationally-qualified EFL teacher since August 2014, and a teacher trainer since July 2015. Did you have a different career before EFL? Yes, I did. I worked as […]
CELTA Advice from James Harland
James is a CELTA tutor with IH Almaty How long were you an EFL teacher, and how long have you been a teacher trainer? I’ve been teaching English since my CELTA in 2005, and I’ve been a teacher trainer since finishing my DELTA in 2019, including training university EFL teachers, language school teachers, and being […]
CELTA Advice from Aleksandra Kulikova
Aleksandra is a CELTA and DELTA tutor with IH Almaty How long were you an EFL teacher, and how long have you been a teacher trainer? I started teaching English in 2009, and I have been training teachers for about 8 years now. I trained up as a CELTA trainer with IH Almaty in 2016 […]
CELTA Advice from Miguel Sainz
Miguel Sainz is a CELTA tutor with IH Monterrey How long were you an EFL teacher, and how long have you been a teacher trainer? I’ve been a teacher of English for more than fourteen years and a teacher trainer for more than five. Did you have a different career before EFL? No, I knew […]
CELTA Advice from Gabriela Villarino
Gabriela Villarino is a CELTA tutor with IH Monterrey How long were you an EFL teacher, and how long have you been a teacher trainer? I became an EFL teacher in the year 2000, and it’s been an exciting journey since then! I’ve been a teacher trainer since 2007 and I became a CELTA tutor […]
CELTA Advice from Mohamed Ali Khalaf
Mohamed Ali Khalaf is a CELTA tutor with IH Cairo How long were you an EFL teacher, and how long have you been a teacher trainer? I have been teaching English as a foreign language since 2008. Seven years later, I started my training career as a TEFL trainer. Then I was verified as a […]