A review of NILE’s Teaching Young Learners course

A review of NILE’s Teaching Young Learners course

Introduction Teaching English to young learners is a challenging and rewarding activity that demands specialised skills and knowledge in order to cater for the whole child development in the classroom (Read, 2020). Teaching these types of learners entails more than a...
Using ChatGPT as a Virtual Teachers’ Room

Using ChatGPT as a Virtual Teachers’ Room

I’m Shay and I work as a freelance English teacher both online and face to face. Previously I was fortunate enough to work at a language academy that took professional development seriously and actively promoted it through weekly input sessions, providing specialised...
TEFL-i qualifications: Fit for purpose in the YL world?

TEFL-i qualifications: Fit for purpose in the YL world?

Introduction At the end of the panel discussion organised by the YLTSIG in January this year, Vinnie Nobre asked us if we thought initial TEFL qualifications like the Cambridge CELTA and Trinity College London CertTESOL were fit for teachers working in the YL world....