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The new sights, tastes, smells and sounds that you experience when you start teaching overseas can be incredible, but they can also be a little overwhelming. So it’s only natural to suffer a spot of culture shock. Here’s how to prevent it: 1) Manage your expectations Whilst you may have all your flights booked and are beaming with the anticipation of arriving in your new home away from home, it’s always worth checking out the...

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Hi where is a good place to teach in Central America? I'm thinking maybe Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Panama or Costa Rica???  I really like scuba diving and snokelling and would like to beable to do this at weekends.  I have travelled alot in South America and I don't like big cities.  I know theres jobs in Ecuador and Chilie but I don't want to live there.  I want siestas, fiestas and hamacas.  Is this posible?

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There are lots of great reasons to teach English abroad – wanting to experience other cultures, take on new challenges, get paid to travel the world… However, some people have rather unusual reasons for wanting to take to the TEFL waters… from despotic grannies to a desire for mental freedom, we salute all these wacky and wonderful answers to the question ‘Why did you decide to TEFL?’ from recent i-to-i graduates: Was following a man...

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If you’ve taken your first steps in becoming a TEFL teacher by completing a TEFL course, but feel like you don’t have the confidence to step into your first classroom, you’re not alone! A lack of confidence is one of the major worries new teachers face, which is why we’ve developed the brand new Advanced Classroom Course. In just 20 hours you can gain all the extra skills required so you can step into your...

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So, you’ve done the research, the applications, the phone interviews and have been rewarded with a TEFL job offer that, on paper, looks great. Good work. But, how do you check that you’ll be having the time of your life teaching abroad, not having a breakdown from all that lesson planning? It’s simple – ask questions. Lots of them. And preferably some of these… 1. Will you provide me with accommodation? Many a TEFL teacher...

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If the thought of facing a room full of expectant English learners makes your tummy go all wonky and sees you reaching for the door, you’re not alone! Most new TEFL teachers find summing up the courage to take their first few lessons pretty tricky, but help is at hand. Here are seven easy ways to boost your classroom confidence. 1. Do a TEFL course Want disengaged students, sweaty armpits and stressful lessons? Don’t do...

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Since we offered you a totally FREE copy of our brand new TEFL Activities Book at the beginning of the week, over 2000 of you have already grabbed a copy and started using it in your lessons all over the world! So for those of you that have yet to do so, why not check out these 20 tried and tested lesson plans (written by our very own TEFL expert Emma Foers!) that are sure...

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We all had that teacher at school who was absolutely dismal: boring, ineffective, nasty… Make sure you don’t turn into him/her while teaching abroad by steering clear of the 7 deadly TEFL sins: Sin 1: Talking too much You can speak English, so don’t really need the practice! Your students on the other hand can’t – give them as many opportunities to practice their English as possible and cut down on the dreaded TTT (teacher...

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It happens to the best of us, the dreaded ‘getting-stuck-in-a-rut-itis’. Symptoms: being trapped in a job you don’t like; longing for something more interesting; imagining the day you can hand in your notice; and most importantly – being powerless to do anything about it! Often, when you’re stuck in a rut, you just need a little nudge in the right direction. So, here’s why you should jack it all in and jet off on a...

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You may have heard a little rumour that, as a fluent English speaker, you can magically get paid to teach English in amazing places all over the world. It sounds a bit too good to be true, but in fact, it’s not! Teaching English abroad is as simple as 1, 2, 3… Step 1: Get TEFL Certified Without a TEFL course behind you, you’ll struggle to get out of the starting blocks. A TEFL course...

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