TEFL Prague and Abroad

What's it like to teach English in Prague? I've probably been asked this question nearly a hundred times over the last 15 years. To give you a feel of the daily day to day life, we shot a video with a couple of graduates of The Language House TEFL . Take a look below and follow both of them on a typical day in this beautiful city.  No two English teachers have the same kind of work or schedule. There's so much variety between all of our graduates and we really help our teachers find a job and schedule that works best for them. I hope you like the video!

I was recently sent a message stating that The Language House TEFL  was awarded second place by in excellence and graduate reviews for all TEFL certification programs in 2015. This is worldwide! Go Abroad  Teacher training is a lot of work and it's nice to get the reward. What makes The Language House TEFL successful? I think it's that we offer not just great teacher training, but also a vibrant graduate/teacher community. Our staff is fantastic, being made up of 100% teachers. With a majority of TEFL course organisations,  you only have a few teacher trainers working on the course. The rest of the staff are administration. With The Language House TEFL, all of us our teachers. This creates a much more learner-centred approach to the course and the benefits clearly show. So, thanks to all of the great staff, students and graduates who help make The Language House TEFL exceptional. It's been my pleasure working with you and training you.

The Language House TEFL offers great in-house visa assistance through our cooperation with Visa Guru. Watch the video below. What does this mean and why is it important? Getting your visa to stay in the Czech Republic can be daunting and confusing. With a lot of TEFL certification courses, new teachers have to use the assistance of outside visa service providers. This means that when you are getting legal, you always have to play tag with these providers. The visa providers are offsite and you rarely ever meet them or see them. Getting the right information and your visa questions answered is tricky and often takes a lot more time. Having an actual face to face with anyone is practically out of the question. With The Language House TEFL, we have our visa assistance onsite. The company we use, Visa Guru, operates at The Language House TEFL and is comprised of Language House TEFL staff. Every day there's someone there to answer all of these confusing questions and offer you ass...

Here's a fun lesson you can do with levels as low as pre-intermediate, and up to advanced, depending on the language you want to use. Students will work in groups, create a movie and then pitch it to the class. Lexis: Language related to the film industry/describing movies. Materials:  A few pictures Flip chart paper Paper strips Potentially music to play in the background Introduction: 1-2 minutes  Enter the class acting like a director. You can tell the students to be quiet on the set and start giving them direction. Then mime out pretending to film them. Elicit the concept of a director. Lead In: 5-7 minutes  Demo these questions out and then put students into groups What kinds of movies do you like to watch? Are there any movies coming out that you are excited to see? Who are your favorite actors and directors? Are movies made better now or in the past? Target Language: 7-10 minutes Elicit and CCQ Note: There's a lot of freedom you can ha...

Due to popular demand, I'm posting the listening lesson demo that use on The Language House TEFL certification course . I created this lesson way back in 2004 and I've used it each month to demonstrate how to teach a basic listening lesson. The themes of the lesson deal with advice and doing stupid things abroad. I created the lesson to be specifically geared for people living in Prague, so it can be adapted considerably depending on your students.  Ideally, this suitable for an intermediate class, but uppers/advanced students will also have fun with it. Materials: Worksheets, speakers, the song 'If you're going to be dumb' by Roger Alan Wade, sunglasses. Introduction: 1-2 minutes  Take a black white-board marker and give yourself the best black eye you can. Come into the class wearing sunglasses. Ask students about their week. When they ask you about your week, remove the glasses (shock!) and make up a story about how you got into a fight about some...

Are you already a qualified teacher with experience and want to teach in Prague? Are you worried about making the move over here without a job lined up,  an apartment, visa help, or friends? The Language House TEFL can help you. I get emails all of the time from teachers that want to teach in Prague, but find it nearly impossible to land a job from abroad. To help with this, I created The Language House TEFL Job and Guidance Package for qualified teachers that want to work in Prague, but find making the move too difficult to do.  This isn't a TEFL certification course, but a package of job assistance and other services, geared at making the transition easy. Myself and The Language House TEFL staff will help you find work, get legal, get housing and make friends in the city via our large graduate community. Prague is an amazing place to live and teach. We'll help you out and get you started.  Check out the link for more information  Language House TEFL Job and Gui...

 We had a great turnout for a photo of our graduates in Prague. Thanks for all coming out and making the day special.

It's hard to wrap up the experience of The Language House TEFL course. You can have a graduation party and do extra things for all of the graduating students, but I've always felt as if each course ended, and that was it. Based on a some inspiration on from the February 2015 TLH class, I'm going to start making video photo journals of each month. It's a nice thing to end the course and it gives the new teachers something they can take with them. Here's the first one I made for the March 2015 Language House TEFL class.

 I'm pleased to announce that I'll be working directly with cinematographer, Lindsay Jackson! We'll be making professional looking methodology videos and more demo lessons over the next year. I'm really excited to be working with her. The first video should be ready in less than a week with at least one new video every week. I can't wait to get started! Lindsay at TLH   Chris Westergaard The Language House TEFL  

  Take a look at The NEW Language House TEFL's Official Course Video. Thanks everyone for all of the help creating it. The video is 13 minutes long, but it's well worth the watch. Take the plunge and go for this experience. You won't regret it. Sign up for our course here www.thelanguagehouse.net

Is 2015 the Best Year to Teach English in Prague with The Language House TEFL? The USD is currently trading very strong against the Euro. What does this mean for current and future applicants of The Language House TEFL ? It means that our 2015 courses are currently cheaper than ever for Americans applying to teach abroad. Our courses are in Euro and this is going to save all Americans a lot on course fees and housing. It will also make the city a bit cheaper than it was even a few months ago. Take advantage of the savings and sign up to teach abroad. Contact me for more information.

Want to teach abroad but are hesitant to make the jump? We interviewed close to a dozen graduates of The Language House TEFL and candidly asked them about their experience on the course and what life is like living and teaching in Prague. All of the interviews were completely unscripted. I'll be posting these videos each week under the label 'graduate voices'. Check them out! There's a lot to learn from the experience of current teachers in the city. Cheers, Chris The Language House TEFL

Talva Brunette - TLH Grad If you are thinking about teaching abroad, it's wise to connect with new teachers currently in the field.    I try my best at The Language House TEFL to get as many voices from past graduates as I can to talk about their experience. Teaching abroad is fun. It's exciting to pack up your bags and try something completely new in a new country far away from home, and more importantly, far away from your comfort zone. Over the next few months, I'm going to be posting stories from our graduates. Learn from their experiences! If you'd like to write me about teaching abroad, I'm happy to answer your inquiries - chris@thelanguagehouse.net Here's the first one -  Language House alum and the very popular Talva Brunette. Read up on her experience teaching here -  Language House TEFL graduate Talva .

        Evil Company  Due to popular demand, here's the lesson plan for "Evil Company.' This is the same lesson plan we use as the lexis demo on The Language House TEFL certificate course. This lesson can be used for regular EFL classes or for business English classes depending on what lexis you choose to activate. Intro: Tell the class that you or your school is coming up with a new logo for the company and you'd like their input on which possible new logo the school should use. Show them a variety of logos from companies with a less than stellar reputation. Companies can include Walmart, McDonalds, Marlboro, BP... etc. The logos should elicit a negative response from the students, mainly 'unethical companies'. Play devil's advocate with them and question why they think these companies are unethical. Laugh at their responses in a condescending way. Lead in: Demo these questions with students and then put them in groups. Make sure to monitor...

Looks like we finally got on the bandwagon with Instagram for The Language House TEFL in Prague.  I don't have any cool pics posted yet, but you can be assured that many will come in the following weeks/months. Check us out! Follow us  http://instagram.com/languagehouseprague Cheers, Chris Westergaard

We have a few spaces left on our January 6 and February 10 TEFL certification course in Prague and are offering discounts. Please reference this blog in your application. If you have ever thought about teaching abroad, this is a great opportunity. Find out more about our course and sign up here  The Language House . Get into teaching! Chris Westergaard The Language House TEFL

Take a look at some pics from our September TEFL certificate course in Prague. If you are interested in teaching abroad, sign up for classes on our website The Language House TEFL www.thelanguagehouse.net

The Globe is one of the oldest English bookstores and coffee shops in Prague. It's also a great place to get brunch on the weekends and a drink before going out. We are happy to announce that The Language House TEFL has partnered up with them and now all Language House TEFL graduates will receive a 10 percent discount at the Globe. Hurray!

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Last week, The Language House TEFL in Prague, graduated 18 great new TEFL teachers on the course. You all did a tremendous job and it was a pleasure to work with you all. We are currently offering deals on our March, April and May courses of 125 Euros off. Sign up while the deal last www.thelanguagehouse.net Grads of the January 2013 course in Prague