Ecuador

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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Hi, I am very interested in teaching Ecuador, on the i to i website it states you get around £200 dollors per month, never having visited before I was just wondering if this was a sufficient living allowance?   x

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Hey guys, I have just started my TEFL course and completed module 1 and 2 and checkpoint 1. I am already going travelling round India and Myanmar in December and January, so looking to find a teaching job that starts around Feb, March time!  There are so many amazing jobs and countries available so thought I would try to find out about others experiences!! Thanks x

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We’re holding a live Q&A session on our i-to-i TEFL Facebook page at 10.30-11.30 GMT on Wednesday March 14th! It’s your opportunity to talk to real TEFLers who are either TEFLing right now, or have taught overseas previously. Here’s your lovely panel: Baz TEFL’d in: Ecuador, Thailand, Australia, Brazil and Spain Location right now: Seville, Spain Denise TEFL’d in: Chengdu, China Location right now: Staying put in China! Jess TEFL’d in: Thailand, Cambodia, Burma Location right...

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Okay... so after 3 job offers in Ecuador last week I decided to go to Cuenca to work for some time for CEDEI. Made the final decision on Sunday, got the paperwork on Tuesday, had an appointment at the embassy on Thursday, booked a ticket on Thursday and was on my way to Ecuador on Sunday!! In juat one week, everything has changed! I'm currently in Quito and will be going back "home" to San...

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Well, a week after finishing up my i-to-i course and I've accepted a job offer. Wow! I didn't expect trying to navigate the job search seriously till I had spring vacation next week and some extra free time, but things sure have fallen into place quickly! Once I decided what city in Ecuador I would be looking for a job in I did some recon online to find out what schools and opportunities were available...

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Well, after just finishing my 120 hour TEFL course with 1 day to spare (being a full time graduate student doesn't leave a lot of time to get things done early!) I'm ready to start my job search! Truth be told, I've been keeping an eye on the job postings online since I made the decision and announced to the parents that I was planning on moving out the country. My mother's worst nightmare and...

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Not so long ago I wrote I have been offered a teaching position at a school in Ecuador. Just before accepting it, I got an e-mail from another school in Ecuador who wanted to talk with me.  One would think I have a world of experience teaching with school calling from out of the blue but that's not the case. 6 Months of volunteer teaching and years ago 3 years of volunteer teaching Dutch is...

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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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