TEFL Prague and Abroad

I've got a new demonstration video with a group of A1 (beginner) students. This was obviously shot in Prague where I'm located. The focus of the lesson is 'Seasons' and the various different activities you can do during different seasons. Just an FYI to readers, this was a brand new class. I had never met them before and it was their first time in the classroom together. In these situations, you are really starting from scratch with your training and techniques. You'll see this in the video that things start off a bit slow and there are some bumpy sections. I had to constantly control for L1 and use a lot of behavioural techniques to get them to do what I wanted. Check out the video below. I've included a bunch of tips regarding beginner methodology in the video. I really do love this level because it requires absolutely pure teaching techniques. Take a look! Let me know your thoughts!

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!

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Here's a fun lexis lesson for lower level students. The vocabulary around the lesson deals with hotels. At the end of the lesson, students will create their own type of hotel (in groups) and try to determine which pair/group has the best hotel in the class. Introduction: about 2 minutes Start the class by role-playing checking into a hotel. Play both the guest and the front desk. Elicit from the students what you're doing. Lead in: 5-7 min Demo out these questions and put students in pairs/groups to answer them. 1. Do you like to travel? Where are some interesting places you have been to? 2. Where do you like to stay when you travel? 3. What’s the best/worst place you have ever stayed at? Target Language: under 10 minutes Elicit, CCQ and board these words. a hotel, a bed and breakfast, a resort, a hostel, a guest, a maximum capacity, to be located, a location, a single/double/suite/dormitory, facilities, a quality, staff/the staff, various potential lexis related to...

Check out the short video by Language House graduate, Chris. Chris goes over some helpful tips on how to use Prague's public transportation.

As mentioned earlier, we are creating a bunch of short, fun videos related to life in Prague. Here's a video we just shot an edited for getting an apartment in the city. During the course at The Language House TEFL, the majority of our students stay in our school housing. By the end of the course, students interested in staying in Prague have to find their own place. Here's a video that gives some tips and trips to finding an apartment and showcases what  a typical teacher apartments looks like.

The Language House TEFL is making a series of really cool and informative videos related to living in Prague with the help of our graduates. These videos will all be about living abroad and offer useful tips about living in the city. Some of these videos will be educational, others will just be about fun/interesting things going on in the city. Check out our first video 'Hiking in Prague'.