by Kate Gregson | Jul 15, 2023 | CPD, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
IATEFL Annual Conference, Harrogate20th April, 2023 As the out-going editor of IATEFL YLTSIG’s publication TEYLT Worldwide, I was delighted to have a role in the hugely successful YLTSIG Showcase day at the 2023 IATEFL Conference in Harrogate. Among the wide range of...
by Shay Coyne | Jul 4, 2023 | CPD
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...
by Simon Dunton | Apr 10, 2023 | CPD
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....
by Adrienn Szlapak | Feb 21, 2023 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
*In this post the terms ‘mother tongue’ and ‘first language’ (L1) are used interchangeable as defined by Pokharel (2001). This year sees the 24th edition of the International Mother Language Day and the focus is ‘multilingual education...
by Rachel Tsateri | Feb 8, 2023 | CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
I’m going to tell you a little story about how I became a young learner (YL) teacher in 2014. The CELTA confidence After completing the Celta, a four-week intensive course for teachers who have little or no teaching experience, I was feeling confident and well...
by Iskra Stamenkoska | May 2, 2022 | All posts, CPD
Teaching as a profession requires a certain level of education and training to effectively carry out a plethora of duties and responsibilities. Teachers of children and teenagers need to be well-trained as their work involves considerable responsibility,...
