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Introducing our NEW Thailand Teaching Programme

Introducing our NEW Thailand Teaching Programme

So, you’ve completed your TEFL certification, and you’re thinking of a place to go. Are you dreaming about dramatic landscapes, exotic locales, and a uniquely rich cultural playground in an ever-growing country? Thailand might be your port of call, then – home to 6 (six!) UNESCO heritage sites, the ‘Land of Smiles’ has a growing […]

Balancing family life and a career: Diana’s TEFL story

Balancing family life and a career: Diana’s TEFL story

I have been fascinated by the English language ever since I was a little girl. My fascination was born from British and American music and television programmes. My favourite show was Friends, which I watched almost religiously. Once I had picked up enough of the language, I began to read books in English and before […]

‘I Taught English Abroad’ – a new podcast from The TEFL Org

‘I Taught English Abroad’ – a new podcast from The TEFL Org

Here at The TEFL Org, we’ve always looked for new ways to reach out. We’re active across social media, our YouTube channel is packed with webinars and fantastic advice, and our website is updated several times a week with new articles, blogs and deals. It’s a 24/7 operation and will stay that way. However, we […]

What to do on a gap year: TEFL

What to do on a gap year: TEFL

So, you’ve come to a crossroads, a fork in the road, or your desired cliché. It’s decision time – go straight into the world of work? Explore higher education and test your intellectual limits for three, four years? What’s it going to be? In recent decades, we’ve seen there’s a third way to do things. […]

Teaching English in Europe as a non-EU citizen

Teaching English in Europe as a non-EU citizen

In the TEFL world, there certainly are some challenges. Over the last decade, we’ve seen major shifts in how governments grant working visas; some more liberally, others less so. The pandemic caused every nation to think about how it receives talent from other nations, and as the world’s doors reopened when the virus became more […]

The adventure of a lifetime in Thailand: Sophie’s story

The adventure of a lifetime in Thailand: Sophie’s story

Where do I start? It’s taken me, I believe, 4 years to convince to myself to become a teacher, let alone do the TEFL course. This was mainly because I didn’t believe I could do it, let alone handle the big leap of moving abroad. I had three boring options back home in England and […]

What’s so great about TEFL?

What’s so great about TEFL?

If the name wasn’t a giveaway, we’re pretty sold on the idea of TEFL as a fantastic way to live and work, whether from home or across the world. Our highly accredited TEFL courses have been created by real TEFL teachers with extensive experience working in the industry – as English teachers and teacher trainers. […]

Irene’s story: quitting a corporate career to become a TEFL teacher

Irene’s story: quitting a corporate career to become a TEFL teacher

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 […]

How much money can TEFL teachers really save in South Korea?

How much money can TEFL teachers really save in South Korea?

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 […]

Top 10 Video Resources for TEFL

Top 10 Video Resources for TEFL

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, […]