If you know English well enough, you can theoretically teach English at any age. You can get involved in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) or TESOL (Teaching English as a Second Language) whenever you want. On the TEFL Certificate Course, for example, we have had students from 16 […]
Going on an adventure teaching abroad takes some planning. If you plan properly and go through the 5 steps listed below your time overseas is likely to go more smoothly and you’ll be able to make more of the opportunities that come your way. Welcome to guest blogger Jon Duckett […]
There have been a lot of problems with teachers getting ripped off in China by unscrupulous agents and illegal agents. In fact, one reliable estimate from the CFTU (more on them later) is that only around 20% of agents in China are authorized and legal – the other 2,000 or […]
First off let me say I’m a cat lover. And a dog lover. But this English teacher goes one step further. She was teaching English in China and adopted a stray cat. Then she spent £2,500 (about $3,800 USD) to take it back to the UK when she left the […]
A recent article in the New York Times has highlighted a number of disturbing statistics that shake the current craze for those free online educational courses known as MOOCs. Basically put, an appalling number of students are dropping out. MOOCs are being abandoned in droves. But why is this happening […]