I studied foreign languages and graduated in translation. As a European citizen, I worked corporate jobs for some twenty years travelling around for work: San Francisco, Dublin, London, Paris.  I know: this sounds pretty cool when it comes to posh hotels and fine dining, but if you really love getting to know countries and cultures […]

Through Government initiatives, including the EPIK Programme, South Korea aims to improve its English proficiency vastly, so the demand for qualified teachers is higher than ever. English is not spoken too widely in the Land of Morning Calm, but that’s something that South Korean politicians want to change. While people working in hospitality are largely […]

The days of the blackboard and chalk are over. These days, whether it’s teaching English or anything else, students have a wealth of multimedia available to them in the classroom. Far from the days of a small TV and VCR being wheeled into a designated room, many teachers today are able to use interactive whiteboards, […]

Whether you’re a regular here on the blog, or you’ve done one of our courses, you might not know that we have run live weekly webinars.  The most recent series of webinars have been hosted by Carl Cameron-Day, one of our highly experienced and qualified tutors here at The TEFL Org. With a wealth of […]

The world of teaching English as a foreign language is, inarguably, very exciting. The chance to live abroad, start a business, change career, nourish your intellect and even help people make life changes of their own? In truth, it’d be difficult to sum up everything gained and contributed from a TEFL experience in one CV! […]

Mexico and Guatemala, Chile to Argentina… Latin America is as richly diverse and breath-taking as it gets. From the heat of the baking sun and the local cuisine in the north to the obsession with football and steak culture far south, there’s an infinite number of attractions, delights, sights and sounds in Latin America. What’s […]

Learning to be a TEFL teacher is a fantastic experience. A rewarding and stimulating course will lead to global opportunities, teaching in international schools, universities, colleges or businesses. What if there was a way to ensure not just a permanently exciting future for yourself, but for your students? What if, through the International English Language […]

The English language; it’s sometimes frustrating, often confusing, but never boring. English is spoken as a first language by over 400 million people. And as a second or tertiary language? Over a billion people, or a seventh of the world’s population, are either learning or are proficient in the language. However, it is full of […]

Once you’ve secured your TEFL certification, it’s sometimes hard to know what the next step is. Yes, there’s a literal world of opportunity out there. However, it’s a lot to manage on your own. There’s an awful lot to think about: where to go and teach, flights, accommodation, job interviews, knowing whether the school or […]

It’s a question we’re asked on a daily basis: do I need to speak another language to TEFL? Surely, if you’re teaching English you would need to be able to speak your students’ native language? How else do you effectively communicate? Actually, it’s one of the biggest misconceptions about TEFL! Though being multilingual – or […]