Careers in TEFL or TESOL are common. Many teachers start out in TEFL as entry-level teachers in small schools around the world; some will stay a few years before going home and moving into a different field, but others will move on in TEFL. It is common assumption that TEFL […]
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Body Language & Insulting Your Students
As a teacher, possibly in a foreign country, you should be aware of the Body Language and Gestures of your host country so that you don’t inadvertently insult your students. To take an example, in America and the UK giving a thumbs up sign means approval or “well done”. In […]
Continue ReadingBeware of TEFL Scams
As in all industries there are, unfortunately, TEFL scams, too which prey on English teachers wanting to go abroad and teach. Whilst there are marvelously run English language schools, scrupulous recruitment agents and genuine TEFL course providers, there are also, unfortunately, ones to avoid. Most teachers won’t come across TEFL […]
Continue ReadingBackground Checks in TEFL
You want to teach English. And you’re not a hardened criminal, right? Of course not! But you may well need to prove this last fact to get a job. Many countries (though not all) ask prospective teachers to provide a valid Background Check when they apply for a teaching job. […]
Continue ReadingApplying as a Couple to Teach English Abroad
It is sometimes the case that two people – partners, friends, a married couple, etc – will want to head abroad and find work together, if possible in the same school. Our advice is: do NOT apply to work in the same school. There are several important reasons for this: […]
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