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Recent Blog Posts
Welcome to Handan
- Clare101
- Sep 10, 2010
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We’ve been in our new apartment for just over a week and in Handan for nearly a fortnight, so it’s time and past to update my first impressions of Handan. The first few days were hard, there’s no doubt about it. What surprised me is that the thing I’ve found the hardest is being back around people all the time again. I’ve become much more solitary than I realised and I’m going to have to...
Teacher Banana!
- Hannah101
- Sep 09, 2010
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Thought i would share a few tales on this journal thing, so forgive me as i tend to ramble :) I arrived in Yantai, Shandong, on the coast, with the expectation that i was teaching middle school but i soon discovered some interesting news!! i am teaching kindergarden....yes thats correct they have put me in charge of the little ones....cant see my degree coming to much use in the next few months, but hey at...
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Settling in to China Life
- katieloudreaming
- Sep 07, 2010
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I have now been at my school for about 10 days and gradually finding my feet. I am at Baise Qifu Senior High school. I teach Senior 1 one week and then Senior 2 the alternate week. I have 22 senior 1 classes and 16 senior 2 classes....needless to say I am not even going to attempt to learn the students names. I have 70+ students in Senior 1 and 60+ in senior 2 so...
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OH GOD
- Clare101
- Sep 07, 2010
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(I haven't had internet for the last ten days, so this is my first impressions of Handan - fear and all) Sunday 30th August OH GOD. Oh my actual god. No really, oh god. *deep breaths* *some more deep breaths* OK. Laura, Steph and I have arrived in Handan, Heibei. We are decidedly not in Kansas anymore, Toto! Let’s start with the train journey. West Beijing Train station is mental! It’s HUGE! We...
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Funniest TEFL Mishaps
- honor
- Sep 06, 2010
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No matter how much TEFL training you do and how well you plan your lessons, there will always be times when it all goes just a little bit wrong… And when that happens, there’s nothing you can do but realise that some poor teacher out there has done much worse. Just check out some of these TEFL mishaps: Denise Duggan realises board markers mean trouble in South Korea Today I encountered my first big...
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Recent Videos
Meet the People Behind i-to-i's Teach in China Internship!
http://www.onlinetefl.com/teaching-internships/china/ Pete and Kirsty, who work for TTC, i-to-i's partners for the Teach in China Internship, chat about the support interns get on the program, and how exactly they both ended up in China.
how NOT to be a teacher in china
Love this video - about a guy who taught in jiashan, china for 3 weeks at an english language camp...
My Trip to Yangshuo
A collection of photos from my holiday with my friend Martha in Yangshuo, as it was Dragonboat Festival this week and we had some days off (well...I had to work the weekends to make it up but still!) Had a beautiful, relaxing time and now just have a week left at school before setting off to explore more of China! Can't wait! You can check out my blog about my trip here: http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/rozel09/posts/1503-rain-mountains-rivers-my-beautiful-holiday-in-yangshuo
Children's Day
Children's Day, a whole day in China dedicated to spoiling kids rotten!!! And the spoiling doesn't end at home it continues at school!!! A fun day for all!!!
University Graduates Teaching Abroad
http://www.onlinetefl.com Hear from a just small group of i-to-i TEFL/TESOL graduates about how and why they decided to do a TEFL/TESOL course and teach over...
A Day in My Life as a Teacher at Sanxin Bilingual School, China
http://www.onlinetefl.com/teaching-internships/china/ - Check out China intern Rozel's (http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/rozel09 ) day in the life of a TEFL teacher at Sanxin Bilingual School in China!Recent Travel Guides
Four Really Good Reasons to Get off Your Bum and TEFL
If you’re reading this, there must be a little bit of you that thinks it’s the right time to do something a bit more interesting with your life. We know how tricky it can be to take the plunge, so we’ve come up with these four very good reasons to get off your bum and get yourself a TEFL job abroad.
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7 Things You Won't Learn on Your TEFL Course
TEFL courses are a great ‘nest’ for you to grow in, but as with anything it’s when you build up the guts to get the heck out of the nest when you will truly start learning! But the question is, will you fly in the classroom or will you die an awkward death to the delight of your students? Here are a few tips to trick death and at least make it to land with only a few cuts and grazes….
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Don’t Forget the Chocolate: Essential Items to Preserve Your Sanity While Teaching Abroad
So, it’s the day/week/month before you head abroad to teach… you’ve either got all your worldly goods strewn all over your bed, or a very neat list of things to take with you. Either way, to preserve your sanity while trying to teach abroad, make sure you find space to cram the following things into your suitcase:
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Take Your Degree Abroad
Forget waiting around at home for a job to land in your lap - get out there and see the world!
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Am I Cut out for the World of TEFL?
So you’re dreaming of a fresh new life abroad as a TEFL teacher – one filled with exciting new experiences, new friends and weekends sipping cold beers on the beach. But stop! Before you get too ahead of yourself, let’s check that you’re cut out for the world of TEFL. Here’s what you’ll need to be:
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7 Reasons to Teach Abroad Before You Die
Forget finding true love, climbing Everest and/or saving the world – here’s why teaching English abroad should be number one on your bucket list!
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It’s got the best food, the best TEFL job opportunities AND the best bears (pandas!) As the world’s most populous country with a booming economy, China’s demand for English teachers is massive, so fluent English speakers with a recognised TEFL qualification are like gold-dust!
Are you teaching in China, or thinking about heading out there to teach? Tell us all about it here!
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