Some readers may know already but for those that don’t…I gave up my life in the UK just over 6 months ago to embark on a teaching career in Thailand with my 12-year-old son. So, I’ve just completed my first term 4 months of teaching and let me tell you it has flew by, and […]
Student Stories
TEFL Org course graduates have used their TEFL qualification to teach across the globe and online. Read their experiences of teaching English as a foreign language, and get inspired!
Amy’s TEFL Story
16 September 2013 I have been teaching now for four years. My exciting adventures have led me from Peru, to the exotic amazon jungle, throughout South America exploring the remarkable deserts, tropical jungle, sandy beaches and historic cities. Some places to note, that I have had the pleasure to visit include, Machu Picchu, The Amazon […]
Using TEFL to Lift Young People Out of Poverty
1 August 2013 My first introduction to TEFL was in 1993 when I elected to spend my summer break at a language school in Baja, Hungary. It was my first tentative adventure abroad as a young teen and a great introduction to the world of English as a foreign language. As a student in the UK, I […]
TEFL students Sean and Yasmine – Greetings from Nantong
Hi, we are former TEFL students Sean and Yasmine. So we are writing to you from our school in Nantong, China! We are teaching in Happy Goal with the Web International Company. The school is very, very new so there are no students yet as they were waiting for their first foreign teachers to arrive, […]
Goodbye England and Hello to Sawadeeka, Thailand!
So, we’re 3 weeks into our new adventure and already it feels like much, much longer. So much has happened…where to start…?! The last week in the UK was really hard, much harder than I anticipated actually. All of the excitement had completely disappeared and I was in panic mode, I really felt like I […]
TEFL Experiences: Teaching English in Kazakhstan
by Clair 28 February 2013 I had always wanted to travel but after finishing university I got stuck in a series of boring office jobs, there came a day when I realised that if I didn’t do something fast I’d be doing that for the rest of my life. TEFL seemed an obvious answer; getting paid to […]
Georgina – Why TEFL?
27 February 2013 Firstly, I would like to start by saying that travel was never a passion of mine. Growing up my family used to take my sister and my I on our annual trips to Butlins, which never really revved up my desire to see lands unknown. However, I always wanted to be a […]
TEFL Experiences: Teaching English in Peru, Mexico, Spain…
by Amy Renders My first job was in Peru. I worked for a private language school teaching children age 6 and over as well as teaching basic and advanced adults. It was challenging and nerve wracking but at the same time rewarding and I got to meet loads of people from all over the world. In […]
A Chilly TEFL Adventure with a Difference
21 January 2013 It’s 8am on a frosty January morning in Oxfordshire. I’ve had my first swim of the year, in a 3°C lake, and my frozen body is covered in mud and duck poo. All I can think about is getting finished quickly (my fingers no longer work) and downing a flask of hot […]
Daniel in Spain
9 January 2013 As I make my way home for Christmas on the train from Seville to Malaga, I finally have time to reflect on the last eight months. At the beginning of 2012, I was working as an assistant manager in a bar/restaurant in Glasgow. Unbeknown to me at that time I would soon […]
