For many people, making the decision to work as a teacher in another country isn’t an easy thing. Sure, there are definite perks to doing it – experiencing another culture and maybe even getting paid to do it – but as with most things, there’s a not-so-rosy side to teaching abroad that not everyone knows about before they sign up. So it’s not only good to research places where you can teach, but also hear from people who have gone
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As we continue to provide useful information about the world of TEFL, we’ve just come across a company that does online TEFL courses that look very interesting. They are currently offering discounts for new customers as well as a free trial program, so it looks like it would be a good place to start for someone who is considering jumping in to this fascinating career and lifestyle.
It appears they also have in-person weekend classes, as well as a placement
Thinking of teaching English in Spain? Finding it hard to sort through all the info out there? Pain in Spain is one TEFL blog which is long overdue for a TEFL Logue review.
I first mentioned the site in a post about TEFL courses, where Pain in Spain blogger takes a pragmatic look at the value of a TEFL certificate. From what I can gather about the blogger/s – not all that much, but that’s okay – s/he
With experience I get better, but I don’t get perfect. What do you do when a lesson starts to go sour? This could mean that students really don’t catch on to the task or language point, or just don’t like the activity.
If students seem not to get it, it could be that my instructions weren’t clear or I didn’t clarify something well. Even if that is the problem, I’m still faced with the same dilemma: what to do
Knock, knock. Who’s there? ESL Café: none of our old regulars!
If you’ve been noticing a distinct lack of new posts at the ESL Café, it could be because a whole lot of the regular members have found a new neighborhood hangout: the forums at David’s ELT World. Tesall.com’s recent Top 10 list alerted me to the presence of this site.
David is an EFL teacher in Turkey, and started the site as his contribution towards making EFL a better “place” for teachers.
The Peace Corps is one of the best known programs which places US volunteers in developing countries for about two years. Teaching English is one of the jobs volunteers do.
Read the New York Times article yourself and have a look at some letters to the editor that followed the article. I can’t speak directly to the article, but it really did make me reflect on some of the views I’ve developed in my time teaching abroad.
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