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Hi guys, If you enjoyed last week's post about how to keep teenagers motivated in TEFL then have a butchers at part 2 here: http://teachingenglishinaforeignland.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-keep-teenagers-motivated-in-tefl_21.html Since writing this I've began to realise how hard it can be for teenagers to be in a class and how much planing and effort we have to put in to really get the best out of them. Hope it helps. Bazteach        

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Hi Guys, Anyone struggling to motivate teenagers in class? I used to have major problems with them but over the years I've managed to get them under control. I've written a blog, which comes in two parts, about how to ,motivate your moody teenage students. Have a butchers here: http://teachingenglishinaforeignland.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-keep-teenagers-motivated-in-tefl.html Cheers Bazteach  

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I came across this web page while searching for resources on teachign business English.  There is a lot of information on here for what ever you need, regardless of the age group being taught.  I hope it's helpful to you and in the event there is something on here that someone has tried and found it works really well, do leave a comment and let us know. http://www.eslgold.com/ Have a great day. eimi-chan

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Here's an insight into whether TEFL is really going to be your bag. It's a blog based on my own personal experiences of almost 9 years teaching TEFL. Are you patient, sociable, a good listener, can you cope with being a foreigner, do you like words and grammar, and most importantly, are you a bit nuts? Have a look at the full blog here: http://teachingenglishinaforeignland.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-do-you-know-if-tefl-is-for-you.html Bazteach

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Hi guys, Thought this might help. Here are a few blogs that I've read this week that might be useful and inspirational, have a butchers on my site. http://teachingenglishinaforeignland.blogspot.com/2012/02/this-weeks-top-tefl-blog-posts.html Cheers Bazteach

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So you’ve completed all the checkpoints, your grammar is top notch and you’re ready and raring to start the next step of your TEFL adventure and get applying for jobs.. Rather than waiting for Postman Pat to grace your doormat with your shiny new certificate every morning here are a few top tips and snippets of information to ensure the completion of your course goes oh so smoothly... Post course questionnaire After every module you’ll...

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Hi Guys, Anyone in need of some inspiration? I've been reading a few TEFL blogs this week and I have compiled a list of blogs that I found useful. You can find them on my site here. http://teachingenglishinaforeignland.blogspot.com/2012/01/this-weeks-top-tefl-blog-posts.html Hope they are of some help, they were to me. Bazteach

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...but not sure where to go? Check out my latest blog about the top 3 places to go in Ecuador to teach English. http://teachingenglishinaforeignland.blogspot.com/2012/01/where-to-teach-english-as-foreign.html#more Good luck Bazteach

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Uh-oh, it’s time to face the boss with that dreaded letter of notice…no one likes doing that. Even if you are tempted to throw the letter down on their desk and strut out of there singing Aretha Franklin songs, we’d advise that you don’t…for the following reasons:•    There’s still that matter of getting a reference, and although it is against corporate policy to give you a bad reference, it’s not worth leaving on a bad...

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Hi Guys, How's it going? Here's a couple of blog posts for this week. The first is on the official i-to-i TEFL blog: 5 things I loved about living in Brazil. http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-blog/2012/01/17/5-things-i-loved-about-living-in-brazil/ And I wrote another on  my own blog: the Cons of TEFLing in Ecuador. http://teachingenglishinaforeignland.blogspot.com/2012/01/cons-of-tefling-in-ecuador.html Happy reading, have a good one. Cheers Bazteach

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