Author: Adam Mountford

Adam is a Cambridge DELTA qualified English teacher and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy who has taught learners from more than forty nationalities in a wide range of contexts in the UK, Spain, Japan, Austria, and Malta. Adam graduated from Oxford TEFL in Spring 2016 and is now entering the next phase of his career in ELT, seeking new opportunities to help learners through capitalising upon his skills in teaching and technology. First though, he shares THREE TOP TIPS for anyone considering studying a CELTA and making a move into the world of ELT.

Starting your career in ELT: My Story + Three Top Tips

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“Seriously, what am I doing?!” This is the question which I asked myself, with an apprehensive smile on my face, as I stepped off the train into a bustling market on a warm spring day in April 2016. I had a battered, bright red suitcase, a backpack which was way too heavy, and practically no […]

Top tips for teaching Young Learners

Stephen Starkweather, tutor on our Teaching Young Learners course in Prague, has nearly 10 years of experience teaching young learners in the U.S. and the Czech Republic. Here he shares some of his top tips for teaching young learners. 1. Know your learners This may seem like common sense but it is very challenging to get to know […]