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Learning a second language fights brain disease
Is it true? Does learning a second language fight brain disease? According to the Harvard Medical School and the American Academy of Neurology it does. A recent study published towards the end of 2013 found that learning a second language fights brain disease.
Teach English in Madrid. What’s it like?
Teach English in Madrid, or the rest of Spain. There is still a lot of English to be taught over here. The need for English teachers is still high.
Getting to know your students – EBC TEFL graduate stories
Getting to know your students – EBC TEFL graduate stories. Madrid graduate Isabel Ashton explains how to understand your students’ skills and needs.
Getting an English teaching job abroad
Getting an English teaching job abroad: what the best employers look for in their English teaching job candidates?, is age a problem? and more answers.
Homework motivation – some ideas about how to motivate your students to do homework
Homework motivation – how to get your students to do it. Homework is difficult and has negative connotations so how do we provide homework motivation?
Seven years abroad as an English teacher – EBC TEFL graduate stories
English teacher abroad. Seven years as an English teacher. Here is EBC Madrid graduate Milan Hollister’s story as an English teacher abroad.
Native or non-native English speaker – is it important when teaching English?
Is being a native or non-native English speaker important for an English teaching job. Can a non-native English teacher really teach English?
Teaching career change, graduated, gap year? 11 reasons to take a TEFL course
11 good reasons for a teaching career change. Bored with your job, just graduated or want an extended break? A teaching career change could be good for you.
TEFL job interview questions. Some insider tips from the EBC TEFL job placement program.
TEFL job interview questions and advice for EBC graduates and anyone else interested in interviewing for an English teaching job abroad.