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Blog Category: Finding TEFL Jobs

5 steps to teaching English abroad

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...

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Summer Jobs for TEFL/TESOL Teachers

How do you fancy teaching English in the sunshine? A few weeks over in Italy or Mexico or somewhere else nice and hot, teaching in the morning then changing into your swimwear to grade homework while you lie on the beach? Sorry to burst your bubble, but the idyll of a...

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TEFL Job Sites

There are a several good job sites for TEFL teachers. There are also a lot of terrible sites which charge money to join and offer nothing in return. The sites we list on this page have been carefully reviewed by our expert panel and offer worthwhile jobs for TEFL...

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Grammer

Please... whatever else you do... spell GRAMMAR with an A at the end and not an E. GRAMM A R - yes GRAMM E R - no According to Google, a search for 'grammer' brings up over 4 million hits. However, things seem to be getting better. Looking at Google n-grams we can see...

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Your Nationality when Teaching Abroad

This article answers a question we're asked quite a lot: do you have to give up your nationality or citizenship when you go and work in another country? The simple answer which applies 99.9% of the time is: No. The rest of this article explores this topic in more...

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Teach and Travel as an English Teacher Abroad

Do you want to travel the world? Experience what other cultures have to offer? Visit the greatest sights on Earth? Well English teachers working abroad get to do that. As a teacher you can work right across the world and experience some incredible places and cultures....

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Expat English Teachers

There are many reasons why people move abroad, but it often happens that someone abroad is looking for work and stumbles over the idea of teaching English. This article is a quick guide for expats thinking about teaching English as a part-time or full-time job while...

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Changes to EPIK Requirements

There have been rumors floating around about the recent changes made for any teacher joining the EPIK scheme to teach in South Korea‏‎. This blog post explains exactly what those changes are and exactly what you need to join EPIK. What is EPIK? EPIK is a program run...

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Where Can I Teach English Around the World?

This simple flowchart graphic shows where you can work as a TEFL teacher. It's general in approach and there are many exceptions. (For more on this, see the useful links under the graphic.) Useful Links Where to Teach‏‎ English as a Foreign Language - general...

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Preparing to Go Abroad & Teach English

So, you've got your qualifications, had your interview and now you've been offered a job teaching abroad. And you suddenly realize that in just a very short time you'll be climbing aboard an airplane and heading off into the unknown and suddenly you're thinking, What...

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Don’t Pay Your Agent!

Another story today of someone who lost a healthy lot of money by paying an agent to find them work... and the agent did nothing. In today's Guardian news paper is the sobering story of a teacher who paid [currconvert base_curr="GBP" base_amount="320"] to an agency...

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TEFL vs TESOL vs TESL vs CELTA vs…

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...

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South Korea – TALK

TaLK or Teach and Learn in Korea is an opportunity for undergraduates who are seeking a personal, professional and educational experience in South Korea. It allows students to spend time in rural locations teaching English. Approximately 500 people take part in the...

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Contact Hours for English Teachers

A contact hour is an hour actually spent in the classroom teaching and working with students. (It is also sometimes ironically referred to as an hour at the chalkface.) Many schools will employ TEFL teachers for, say, between 20 - 30 contact hours per week (this is...

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Business Cards for English Teachers

If you are thinking of visiting a school in person to find work or maybe looking out for a few private lessons to supplement your income, it's well worth getting a few business cards printed up for yourself. These days it costs very little (or even nothing) to have...

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Teaching English Abroad as a Single Parent

This article looks at the practicalities of being a single parent and working as a TEFL teacher abroad with your child living there with you as either a single mother or single father. At first glance it may seem very difficult but there are solutions to many of the...

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Berlitz

Berlitz is the brand name of a well-known chain of English language schools. From its humble beginnings in Rhode Island in 1878, the company has become a global corporation with both company-owned and franchised locations in more than 70 countries, and revenues of...

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Homestay TEFL Tutors

Homestay is when students spend time studying at a school abroad but rather than live on campus or in a hostel, stay with a local host family where - it is hoped - they will learn more English. Homestays are most popular in English speaking countries: the UK, US,...

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Trinity CertTESOL

The CertTESOL or (to give it its full name) the Trinity Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages is a TEFL certificate. It is roughly equivalent to the CELTA and is probably best suited for teachers with a couple of years experience under their...

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Taking Pets with you when Teaching Abroad

Taking Pets Abroad is generally not a good idea when you as a TEFL teacher go away to teach and this article explores when it's best to leave them behind and then those rare occasions when it's actually a good idea. Above all, remember that the well-being of your dog,...

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Student Loans & English Teachers Abroad

Many new teachers are often recently qualified and have the burden of student loans to pay back. Normally the pay for an entry-level job teaching English is enough for you to live on reasonably well and save a little. But is it enough to pay back your loan? Loans...

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TEFL/TESOL Diplomas

The usual qualifications‏‎ for newcomers to TEFL‏‎ are a degree and a TEFL certificate such as the ICAL TEFL Course. These are usually enough to secure a decent job in teaching English as a foreign language. However, after a few years experience, some teachers will...

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Taxation for English Teachers Abroad

Tax for TEFL/TESOL Teachers Unless you have a lot of money, tax is unavoidable. This article discusses the tax situation for teachers working abroad. Please note that information here, whilst true to the best of our knowledge, is not legal advice and when dealing with...

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International Schools

International Schools are generally schools based in one country but which use a curriculum and teaching methods from another country. For example, in most countries of the world you will find schools which teach all subjects in English, with British teachers, with a...

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Teaching English in your Gap Year

A lot of students take a year off after finishing high school, or during their university studies, and spend the time working or traveling abroad in what is known as a Gap Year. The idea of warm seas, exotic locations and eye-opening new cultures is difficult to...

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Backpacker Teachers in TEFL

Backpacker Teachers is a derogatory term for unqualified, casual teachers who take on a job teaching English‏‎ because they happen to speak English and need the money while they are, generally, backpacking around a country. History Some 30 years ago there was a...

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ACTDEC

ACTDEC stands for the Accreditation Council for TESOL Distance Education Courses. It is a limited company which accredits TEFL certificate courses. As of July 2012 they accredit 7 schools with a further 3 schools holding applicant status. Status On its website, ACTDEC...

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LGBT and TEFL

There are a couple of main areas of concern regarding LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) people and issues in TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language). being LGBT in different countries being an LGBT teacher LGBT materials This article looks into each of...

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Recreational Drugs & TEFL Teachers

By drugs we are referring to so-called recreational drugs such as cannabis and alcohol etc. This article looks at traveling with drugs and using them while you are living in a foreign country as a teacher of English. Note that this article does not discuss the moral...

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Masters Degrees for Teachers of English

The usual qualifications‏‎ for newcomers to TEFL‏‎ are a BA degree and a TEFL certificate such as the ICAL TEFL Certificate. However, after a few years experience, some teachers will want to go for further study. The two main options here are a TEFL Diploma or a...

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