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useful jobsite for work in Spain
- AlixM09
- May 16, 2012
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Hi, just wanted to share a site I've just found for jobs in Spain - it's got very comprehensive school profiles and lots of detail: http://spainwise.net/ check it out!
Would you like to star in our next fun video?
- KatieKatie
- May 01, 2012
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Calling all TEFLers around the world! We're putting a new video idea together, it's just for fun, but we'd love as many people around the world to take part as possible! The idea is that you're going to be passing an inflatable globe around the world, showing how far TEFL can take you. We'll start it at TEFL Towers here and pass it along! How far it goes is up to you all :) We'll...
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Checkpoint 4 Done :-)
- nikkij
- Apr 25, 2012
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Wow, that was tough but i did it again. Another step closer to getting my TEFL and living my dream life , so pleased. Think i'd better go and venture out in the pouring rain with the pesky pooch who has been very well behaved whilst I've been working away. Then I can treat myself to a cop of tinto before I tackle Checkpoint 5. :-)
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Just come back from Pueblo Ingles
- nikkij
- Apr 25, 2012
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Hi, I have just returned from Pueblo Ingles and though I would share my experience with you all. I really enjoyed it and have met some lovely people. I did a 4 day immersion program in La Alberca, Salamanca from the 19th until the 22nd of April. I was met by one of the team in Madrid on the Thursday morning and travelled with 3 other volunteers to La Alberca, we arrived about 13.50hrs and...
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Pain and language
- AlixM09
- Apr 24, 2012
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This week has been, for me, an abject lesson in the stupidity of being slow about learning Spanish. There are excuses, of course!! 1. It's a bit tricky taking in a new language when you have to learn your own all over again in detail you never imagined: "if the relative pronoun refers to the object of the defining relative clause, it can be omitted", "we use the third conditional for hypothetical situations...
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Madrid protests 3/8/11, after being evicted from the camp at Sol
After the protest camp was evicted at 6am, the people gathered in various places around the city and continued the protest. I left them at Puerta de Sol at about midnight, bloody but unbowed.
sol revisited
5/8/11 Las Indignadas have retaken Sol following a violent clash with the police the previous day
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...
What is TEFL?
We went into Leeds city centre and asked people one question... "What is TEFL?" Get answers to this and more TEFL questions here: http://www.onlinetefl.com/discover-tefl/
Help us raise £10,000 for Sport Relief!
Were going to raise £10,000 for Sport Relief by riding from Beijing to Xian and on to Shanghai. Thats a bum-achingly, scary 2478km! Please help us reach our target by donating here: http://www.mysportrelief.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=183408Recent 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 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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7 Deadly TEFL Sins
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:
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5 Reasons to Quit Your Job and Teach Abroad
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 TEFL adventure
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5 Fantastic TEFL Resource Sites
Whether you require inspiration, lesson plans, resources, pictures or advice on how to teach a grammar point - have no fear…there are plenty of resources available for free on the internet!! It’s important to remember to adapt the things you get from the net to suit your classes needs – remember no two classes are the same! Here are my top 5 websites that I have found useful:
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7 Tips for Successful TEFL Job Interviews
If you think that TEFL job interviews are difficult, scary and worth losing sleep over, then you might be happy to know that they aren’t! Interviews vary according to the institution you are applying for, but unless you’re applying for top schools or universities, you will find TEFL interviews a breeze compared to the formal interviews you get in your own country. Nevertheless, you still have to make a good impression, so here are 7 tips to help you:
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Spain's much more than just sun, sea and sangria you know. Teach in Spain and you'll get to experience her amazing culture, meet some great people and maybe catch a cheeky tan while you're at it.
Are you thinking about heading to Spain to teach, or maybe you're already there? Tell us all about it here!
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