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Alice is hoping to make some changes

I've signed up to my TEFL course :) 1 week ago

I’ve been thinking about this for years, dancing around the idea and being dragged back to being ‘sensible’ many a time by working my ass off in the mental health psychology field and trying to get up the career ladder.

Now I’m learning that there is a lot more to life than trying to be successful in your career to please your parents.

So….there I was on the train from Nottingham to Brighton yesterday, reading ‘join me’ by Danny Wallace….and this girl sits next to me and we get chatting and she tells me about her amazing travelling TEFL experience in Canada, Japan, China and India and when I got home I booked the TEFL course straight away.

I went to www.tefl.co.uk and am attending a course in Brighton in March. I want to complete both parts = 100 hours of study overall with a recognised TEFL certificate. I can’t friggin wait!

Just need to start saving travel money now, any tips?!



teach english abroad 1 week ago

i want to teach english in either cambodia, spain, portugal, brazil or france.



Learning to do so. 4 weeks ago

The past week and a half I’ve been taking a course offered by The American TESOL Institute in Chiang Mai Thailand. In another week and half I’ll be going to Bangkok to teach for a four month contract. Let’s hope it goes well!



tiffanymjohnson 26 minutes until I can find out. Nervous

Untitled 1 month ago

I’m working on my degree to teach English at the high school level now. I’d love to take a year or two off to teach abroad in a Latin American country.



EmmaLouise777 is reconsidering...

Untitled 2 months ago

To do this I need to get a TEFL qualification, so that’s the first part of the goal!



Teach English Abroad 2 months ago

I’m looking for credible websites to get started…any ideas?



Onward! 8 months ago

Of all the things I swore I’d never do, going back to school as a teacher was one of them- wasn’t all those years of being a student bad enough?! But my love for travelling and for learning languages (and not really having many other talents) has translated into a hobby of helping others learn English.

It’s not a complete pipe dream either. I taught English in Siberia, both in public school and privately. This January I briefly volunteered in English classes for hospitality workers in a small coastal town in Nicaragua. During my last semester of uni, I earned credit as a Spanish language teaching assistant. And I’ve been tutoring a bright Japanese woman in English for over a year now through the local literacy council. There’s no doubt in my mind that I could easily land an overseas teaching gig….the only roadblock is convincing <3 Denis <3 to come along on the ride with me!



Untitled 8 months ago

Sounds Interesting



yourwoman is trying to do stuff

Untitled 8 months ago

I want to teach English in Europe so I need a certificate, but the classes are $2300 for the CELTA! Is it worth it?



TEFL and job application 10 months ago

I have started the TEFL course and my application is in the system. Now I’m waiting for confirmation of a job in China and a departure date…scary stuff!



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Texas
Albita asks, “How can one choose from all the TESL/TEFL Courses, does anyone know which are more reputable than others?”
— 2 years ago


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Seattle
Havana_Red asks, “What educational requirements are generally needed to do this? Does one need just the basic degree in addition to a Tefl class or two OR does one have to complete an entire program?”
— 3 years ago


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Gettysburg
smile4pigs asks, “Is anybody participating/know anything about the JET program?”
— 3 years ago


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Tallahassee
sduncker asks, “What's a very laid-back, but still highly paid place to teach in Asia?”
— 3 years ago


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Seattle
quellybelly asks, “Anybody heard of tesolonline? How reputable is their certificate? Website at http://www.tesolonline.com/index.html”
— 3 years ago


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