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5 Common TEFL Interview Questions

5 Common TEFL Interview Questions

You’ve completed your TEFL Course and you’ve used our Jobs Centre to find a fantastic new opportunity.  It’s all going swimmingly – but here comes the nerve-wracking part: a job interview. Sure, you’ve done these before. That said, if you’ve retrained or are seeking new experiences with a TEFL certification, it’s still new territory.  Don’t […]

8 mistakes people make when applying for TEFL jobs

8 mistakes people make when applying for TEFL jobs

When you’re applying for any job, you want to make sure that you’re putting your best foot forward. You might be the perfect fit for a position, but silly mistakes in job applications can cost you dearly. It’s good practice to assume there’s lots of competition for any role you apply for. If a hiring […]

TEFL vs CELTA: what course should you choose?

TEFL vs CELTA: what course should you choose?

TEFL vs CELTA: what are the differences and which one should you choose? If your goal is to teach English as a foreign language then you obviously want to make sure you do a course that’s going to help you do just that. But it can be hard to decide, especially since there’s a lot […]

TEFL for foodies: 5 of the best destinations for food

TEFL for foodies: 5 of the best destinations for food

We could spend forever talking about all of the incredible reasons you should teach English abroad, but let’s focus on just one of them for now: food!  Food is arguably one of the best ways to learn about a foreign culture. A country’s cuisine can reveal a lot about its history, but food also brings […]

TEFL and Volunteering

TEFL and Volunteering

Volunteering is just one of the many options open to you after gaining your TEFL qualification. Once TEFL certified, you’re able to pursue thousands of paid positions teaching English both abroad and online. But there are lots of reasons why volunteering as an English teacher is also worth considering. If you’ve just gained your TEFL […]

Five Grammar Websites for EFL Teachers

Five Grammar Websites for EFL Teachers

Do you know your auxiliary verbs from modal verbs, or your past perfect simple from past perfect continuous? Unless you’re a non-native speaker of English or have learnt another language yourself, chances are you’ve never really studied English grammar beyond the basics. You know what sounds right and wrong but you probably don’t have the […]

TEFL course scams: how to tell if a provider is legitimate

TEFL course scams: how to tell if a provider is legitimate

If you’re trying to choose a TEFL course but are feeling a bit lost then don’t worry, you’re not alone. There are hundreds of providers out there, some good and, unfortunately, a lot more bad. But how do you tell them apart? Due to lack of regulation in the industry anyone who wants to can […]

Are you guaranteed to pass a TEFL course?

Are you guaranteed to pass a TEFL course?

You might have seen some TEFL courses guarantee a pass, but is this legitimate and are these courses worth taking?   It’s tempting. After all, if you’re going to spend hard-earned money on a course you want to get a qualification at the end of it. But there’s a difference between buying a qualification and earning […]

10 skills needed to be a great TEFL teacher

10 skills needed to be a great TEFL teacher

What are the most important skills you need to be a great TEFL teacher?  Have a think back to your school days: who were your favourite and least favourite teachers? What was it that made the good ones good and the bad ones bad? Your favourite teacher was likely someone you made a personal connection […]

FOKUS Camps: Teaching English in Germany

FOKUS Camps: Teaching English in Germany

Summer camps are the perfect way to get started in TEFL. Aside from being a whole lot of fun, they’re a great way of testing the waters to see if TEFL is for you as contracts typically last anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. And if you do decide to pursue longer-term […]