Articles tagged ‘Getting Paid’
Top 10 TEFL Fears - Addressed!
By Katie | September 27th, 2007 |
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1. I’ll set off without a job arranged and I won’t find a job. You probably will; do research before you go to see how your qualifications stack up and what the market is like in the place you intend to go. Don’t automatically assume you need an agency or course provider [...]
Signs Of A Bad School, Part 2
By Katie | February 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
What’s not so spot on: This is part 2 of my thoughts on Consider Your Teaching Job Carefully: Bad English Language Schools Can Happen To Good Teachers at Transitions Abroad. Find out what I think is spot on and also what you can do if you find yourself working for a school that treats [...]
What Can You Do If Your School Treats You Badly?
By Katie | February 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Keep in mind that working and even just traveling abroad presents a full set of difficulties. You often do have to compromise, and the fact that not everything goes exactly according to plan does not mean you should simply stop turning up to work. If you get involved with a real “nightmare” school…you [...]
Best Of: A Retrospective Look At The TEFL Logue
By Katie | February 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
It’s a new month and time for a look back at the TEFL Logue’s short history. The TEFL Logue has been in action since August 25, 2006 and, not including this post, there have been 423 posts, all but a few of them by yours truly.
While I didn’t make my New Year’s Resolution to [...]
TEFL Mystery #1: Food Coupons
By Katie | January 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Payday is always a happy day at the TEFL Logue! But something weird happened this past payday: I got an envelope with some coupons in it, for food. What’s that about?
Is the TEFL Logue receiveing food stamps? I don’t think so, at least I hope not.
At any rate, I can use [...]
A Turkish TEFL Adventure, Interview With Richard
By Katie | January 9th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
English language teacher Richard, whose well-thought out comment you might recall from the ESL/EFL TEFL Logue post, was kind enough to share some of his experiences in an email interview with the TEFL Logue. Note that I did ask him specifically about dealing with difficult employers and problems like late pay; there are [...]
Top 10: Clues That You Might Just Work In TEFL
By Katie | January 4th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
1. The last four days of the month (the ones prior to you getting paid) are known in your flat as “Ramen days”.
2. You know when to shake a board pen and when to retire it.
3. You can sweet talk a copy machine into doing just about anything.
4. Much like [...]
