The TEFL Org blog is updated weekly to bring you helpful tips and information about finding work abroad, stories from course graduates, and so much more.
There’s nothing quite like a good book to transport you somewhere else, and great travel writing can take us places we perhaps don’t have the money or means to travel to. We’ve put together this list of six writers who will be sure to coax out your adventurous side and feed your wanderlust. We’ve tried…
You may have heard that we recently held our very first Facebook Live session with Megan, The Candid Nomad! Megan completed her TEFL qualification with us back in 2013, and has been busy teaching around the world in Chile, Austria, Spain, Slovenia, and here in the UK ever since. She talked to us about her…
Surely the world’s most visited country needs no introduction? With the magnificence of sights such as the Eiffel Tower and the romanticism of Paris, the City of Light, well ingrained into everyone’s collective imagination, what more could there possibly be to the delightful country that is France? For starters, there’s the rest of the country of…
I started my 120 hour online TEFL course back at the start of 2014, after a trip to South Korea. Since then my TEFL adventures have taken me to teach in China, Italy, Vietnam and Myanmar. All beautiful countries with wonderful creative students. However, it was China that first really captured my heart. I landed…
English is, arguably, the closest thing to a global language the world has ever seen. In many countries, English is the language chosen for business, diplomacy, and as a general common ground for speakers of different tongues. That’s why many entrepreneurial men and women around the world are scrambling to improve their Business English skills…
Passport? Check. Wallet? Check. An engaging, wonderfully written, piece of prose that will transport me to another world, that will take me on a journey of emotions and ideas and, ultimately, leave me feeling both satisfied and exhilarated? Umm… Oh dear… It’s a good job we’re here to help you pack one of the essentials…
Nowhere else in the world is there a land so vast and expansive as Russia. From the Baltic Sea to the Bering Strait; the Arctic in the North to the warm climates of the Caspian Sea; and the bustling cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg contrasted with the empty Siberian tundra. Just as Russia is…
It can’t be denied, finding work teaching English in Europe is a far more challenging task for a non-EU citizen than it is for a UK or Irish citizen. But that’s not to say it’s impossible – you will find non-EU EFL teachers working across Europe! Maybe you’ve come across someone or know of a…
TEFL isn’t just about going abroad – you can stay at home, too. There are plenty of opportunities to tutor English privately either face-to-face or online. Private EFL tutoring has many benefits which will be highlighted below. The Pros You are the boss of your own salary – you can expect to earn between £10-£35 a…
If you’ve ever been sat in a sauna for too long you’ll have a good idea of the Andalusian heat, the intense climate is however ably matched by the vibrancy, familiarity, beauty and joviality of its people and its environment. I was incredibly fortunate to be based in the wonderful city of Seville, ‘some cities…
