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I think it’s fair to say that people do a TEFL course to get a job. It makes sense, then, that as soon as you have the coveted certificate in…

Amid all the excitement of getting your TEFL certificate and applying for your dream TEFL job in some exotic location on the other side of the world, you may not…

While the stereotypical teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) teaching situation is in a classroom with a group of learners, it is becoming more and more common to teach…

Pronunciation is one of those things that we know we should teach but we often don’t get around to it, maybe because we don’t know when or how to go…

Some LGBT teachers have concerns about moving abroad to embark on their new career, however, there are few places where one would have a problem as a foreigner. Understandably one…

Education is a field that a lot of people have very strong opinions about, probably because it’s kind of important. In the TEFL world, teachers, researchers, publishers and parents all…

Doing a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) course and applying for jobs are the first steps to becoming a working TEFL teacher. You might think that is the…

Make no mistake, the TEFL course is hardcore. There is so much information you need to know, in terms of teaching methodologies, learning theories and classroom techniques, that there will…

IELTS. CAE. CPE. FCE. KET. PET. TOEFL. We all know the world of teaching English as a foreign language is full of abbreviations. Sometimes it can get downright confusing!  But…