What to Take With You when Teaching Abroad

What to Take With You is a checklist of what you should pack when you are heading off to a new job, possibly a new country. It isn’t exhaustive, of course, and many of the items below you’ll want to leave out, but it’s a good start. Medicines, Drugs & […]

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Visas for TEFL Teachers Abroad

Quite simply a visa is a document stating that a person is authorized to enter the country or territory for which it was issued. If you intend to go abroad to teach depending on where you go and your nationality you may or may not need a visa to enter […]

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The Academic Year for TEFL Teachers Abroad

The Academic Year is when a school or learning institute is open for business. In many countries this is from September/October to the following May/June. In some countries in the Southern Hemisphere, the academic year runs from February/March to November/December. Obviously then an academic year for most schools lasts about […]

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TESOLANZ – New Zealand

TESOLANZ – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Aotearoa New Zealand – is the New Zealand‏‎ association of ESL‏‎ teachers in all areas of education. They are a major representative of the sector lobbying for the language needs of migrants and refugees.

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TESOL France

TESOL France is a non-profit organization of teachers of English in France run entirely by volunteers. Its purposes are to stimulate professional development disseminate information about research, books and other materials related to English strengthen instruction and research. They publish a quarterly magazine, The Teaching Times, which contains articles, interviews, […]

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