Starting out in TEFL can be a daunting experience, but it doesn’t have to be! We’ve compiled a range of teaching tips and resources recommended by our TEFL Org tutors so you can be confident going into your next English language lesson.
by Sarah Bennett As I sat waiting for the plane to take off, I could not believe that almost three years had passed so quickly. It felt like just yesterday that I had boarded the plane from Canada to Santiago, Chile. So many memories rushed through my mind; from living in the driest desert in…
by Hazeena I was thinking about going abroad for a while but needed to have an income whilst away. I had heard about Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) before but never had the courage to pursue it. After many hours of research both on the net and through calls, I finally decided on…
My name is Jenny Grant (28) and I was, and I still am, a biologist working as a ranger and on conservation projects. My current job is as a ranger on a nature reserve island in Scotland. I love my job but it is only a sixth-month contract. I thought to myself last year, how…
My name is Kay Allan. I did a TEFL course, last summer, before heading out to live in Nepal. Unfortunately, I could not afford to do the online course, which I think would be a great benefit. One day, should I be able to do so, I will. I was not sure whether I would use it…
My name is Jonny, aged 27, and I’m currently a full-time PE Teacher in Doha, Qatar. My story of how I ended up here simply derives from my need for ‘change’. Change of culture, change of scenery, change of lifestyle. I sought change in a massive way due to all elements of my life becoming tedious and…
Emma Towers, Age: 22 In June 2010, my boyfriend Chris and I both graduated from the University of Edinburgh and decided to take at least a year out (before continuing to graduate school) to teach somewhere overseas. The main reason that we took your TEFL course was that we wanted to travel without major costs and to…
Interview with TEFL Org student Catherine Where are you teaching at the moment? I have just returned home, after spending 6 months teaching business English in Imola, northern Italy. Before Christmas, I spent 3 months in Segovia, Spain teaching English to children in an autumn camp. Why did you decide to take a TEFL course? Ask me…
By Amy Where are you teaching at the moment? I’m teaching in north-west China, a province called Xinjiang. Why did you decide to take a TEFL course? I decided to take a TEFL course because I saw it as a great opportunity to work and travel. I really wanted to experience living in a different country, learn a new…
Tomo tells us what it’s like to teach English in Japan. Find out how he got the job, and how he spent Christmas in Japan in his other blogs. Some of us dread the thought of it, others thrive at the opportunity and the rest don’t really know what to expect to it. Chances are…
Tokyo, a city of bright lights, incredible (if slightly bizarre) technology, food (even fast food) that is fresh and beautifully presented, and a culture that both embraces the “western world” yet manages to keep enough of the little things that make Japan, Japan. Combined with people who are polite, elegant and have impeccable fashion sense,…
