The articles in this section are all about what it is like to live around the world as a TEFL teacher.
They look at the practical side of life once you have found a job: passports & visas, what to pack, what to take with you, what to do once you arrive in your new home. Full of highly practical advice on what it’s like living abroad as a TEFL teacher they cover everything from personal safety abroad to how to watch television from back home.
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 […]
The basic usual teaching qualifications for the majority of TEFL jobs are a degree and a 120 hr. TEFL Certificate. Although sometimes you can find work without a degree in some countries, this article looks at the type of degree which is best to have to teach English and which […]
The world of teaching English is full of acronyms. One question which pops up all the time is: what is the difference between TEFL and TESOL and TESL and CELTA and… and also: should I get a TEFL certificate or a TESOL certificate? This article explains what these terms means […]
Taking a TEFL or TESOL Teacher Training Course is part and parcel of training to teach English. Thousands of potential teachers take a short TEFL Course and this article offers some basic advice on how to approach the course and how to get the most out of it. Grammar & […]