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With the New Year almost upon us (and the office party leaving us all feeling in the mood for a lazy afternoon) we thought today was a good time to do a quick review of the last year on our own TEFL Community – TEFL Chalkboard Hopefully the stories below will get you inspired enough to make 2013 the year that you get out there and get your big TEFL adventure started. And if you’re...

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Hi TEFLers! There's only 7 sleeps until Christmas! The decorations are up, the christmas CD has been on repeat since November and the dust has been brushed off your favourite reindeer jumper.  We want to know where and how you're spending Christmas this year? For example, are you having a BBQ on the beach in Thailand or are you having a 'traditional' dinner with your expat friends in China etc. OR if you're already home...

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Just incase you missed my blog on Friday: here's a chance to win a copy of my book - Teaching English in a Foreign Land: http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-blog/2012/12/14/5-reasons-to-become-a-tefl-teacher/#.UM43IW_LTd5 Good luck Bazteach

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Hi all!That's right, we've done it! New anti-spam measures are now in place on Chalkboard! Hurrah!As it was launched today, we are still in the testing period so please let us know if you see any suspicious spammer-esque behaviour! We now have captcha codes on sign-up to Chalkboard and have limited the amount of posts a user can make in a specific period of time. It shouldn't affect your experience :)Thank you for your patience...

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Hi Guys, It's been a while. I've been busy studying for a DELTA, done the module 1 exam...now the module 2. I wrote a blog post a while back that might appeal to those of you who are wondering what it's like to be a wandering TEFL tecaher. Have a look here: http://teachingenglishinaforeignland.blogspot.com.es/2012/11/what-i-miss-about-being-wandering-tefl.html Hope all is well. Bazteach

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It's mid-November and time for another update. I have been in Madrid for eight weeks now. The last time I posted I was about to start my second week of teaching which came with the added bonus of being my very first four-day week... It turned out to be a week of firsts actually. I kick-started a social life by going to my first-ever Meet Up. For those not in the know meetup.com is a platform...

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Hey everyone! As a new person to TEFL, and kinda lost when it comes to what places to look into once my 140 hour combined course is completed, I need a little help :) I have completed secondary school, and spent under a year in Sweden, and now  I am back in Eire! I intend on attending university in Fall 2013, so without having a degree, what countries would one recommend teaching in to start...

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To help all those TEFL Newbies who are still deciding whether TEFL is the right choice for them we think it would be AMAZING for them to see what a day in the life of a TEFLer is REALLY like. This is where we need your help. If you fancy sharing some of your day-to-day regime this is what you should do: 1)    Got video on your phone? Have a video camera? We’d like to...

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I've been debating the idea of being a teacher for about 4 years, but since moving to Madrid I kind of dismissed the idea, even after I managed to get some 6 months of experience in! Teaching small children through play was initially easy, but my lack of experience did show through and eventually I ended up working at what I knew and left teaching. With unemployment so high and having a baby to care...

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I've now been in Madrid for two whole weeks (yay!) so it's time for an update. I arrived late on Monday 24 September and found my hostel without too much trouble. I attempted to check in using my (fairly rusty) Spanish, but as soon as the receptionist spoke, I was lost. Fortunately, his English was in a more usable state than my Spanish. That said, the 'female-only' dorm I'd booked turned out to have a...

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