So i-to-i have asked me to give you all a run-down on my top 5 reasons to love China. Well, that’s a tall order but I think I’m up to the challenge. And a challenge it is.  First of all, where to start? You see the thing about China is you either love it or hate it. There is no in-between, and I don’t know of many people who have hated it here.  So if...

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Recently I applied for my first "official"(read: paid) TEFL job and after some back and forward e-mailing I received an invite for a phone interview. As this was the first time ever to go through an interview for a teaching position, I had no idea what kind of questions I could expect and was prepared for the worst. Luckily, it wasn't all that bad. Things like "How much time do you expect you need to...

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Greetings :D   Well, let me just introduce myself then. I am Tina and I am (hopefully) starting a TEFL online course soon. I come from a smallish country called Croatia (I wouldn't be suprised if no one's heard of it), and I belieive it's obvious by now that I am a non native speaker. English is actually my third languge. That being said, I am fresh out of high school (just graduated, got a...

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  Good morning,   I am writing on behalf of an EX EMPLOYEE xxxxxxxx from Scotland who was employed by Vaughn Systems in Madrid.   xxxxx has been making regular contact with xxxxxxxx and teacher support for 10 weeks and has yet to receive a reply. Which is deeply concerning. I have an email audit trail from xxxxxx to xxxxxx, which I am prepared to showcase, if this can not be resolved today.   The...

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Hey everyone :)   Me and my boyfriend are currently doing our 120 hour TEFL course (about half way through and going well so far!) and we were just wondering about how to go about looking for teaching jobs in Asia that are either at the same school or at seperate schools nearby.   Has anyone else done this as a couple? or anyone have any advice?  We are currently looking at signing contracts with...

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Hi there. I have just finished my 120 hour online course and need to find a job. The thing is, I don't have any experience and don't have a degree, only my 120 hour course. Where do I look and what will I get. Any suggestions will help. Thank you.

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My First Class After some brief training, James and I were thrown in front of the class this past weekend to try our hand at teaching. My first class was a group of 7 students between the ages of 3 and 6. They were beginner, and most couldn't say or understand any more English than 'Hello, how are you?'. I used flash cards, games, actions, drawing and songs to teach them responses to that question,...

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Where to from here? Really interested in private one to one teaching. Has anyone else gone down this route in Spain? Am presently learning Spanish as well. Based in Catalunya, north of Girona. Any tips or advice welcomed. Not sure how long I will have access to the chalkboard or is this something which continues? Thanks for any tips or advice,  Regards, Ann Marie

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Ok.  So the end of college life is approching fast, and I assumed throughout the year that I would simply stay in Ireland working in my usual pain-in-the-rear-end job as a shop assistant selling overpriced jeans to rude people and make money in order to run really fast from this country come September. But the thought has suddenly crossed my mind, why wait until then? So I have started looking for summer jobs teaching English....

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<tbody>   I am a teacher in the USA. I have my original degree; I have my original Teaching certification from my state and transcripts from my school district showing all of my ESOL credits. I have copies of my official transcripts. My state and school district have the originals and gave me copies. At this point I can not get my original transcript from the college because I owe money still and they will...

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Well everyone, life has been a little hard lately! My current job is not as good as it first seemed! It is lucky that I am doing my TEFL course isn't it?! I am determined to complete my course and then start looking for jobs! China is calling me; well actually Asia in general is calling! I am wondering if I should apply to UK based schools before heading abroad or start abroad and then...

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“Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I would stay and love you, but I have to go…’” – Lisa St. Aubin de Teran My GCSE English teacher (and major crush) told me that a good way to start an essay is straight in with a quote, which I’m inclined to agree with. I like that quote and it fits this next essay (yes it’s an essay). I’ve had a backpacker epiphany; a...

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Introducing….. Marcus! From Shrewsbury to Australia to Vietnam. We caught up with this i-to-i graduate as soon as he touched down in Asia and battled through ‘perhaps the worst jet-lag ever experienced.’Take a look at our TEFL Ireland Blog to find some pearls of wisdom from a TEFL teacher who has been there, done that and loved every minute of it…                                 

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They refuse to reply to emails and show poor commuincation skills. Do NOT work for them, they offer the best rates in the market for pay but fail to deliver.    

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Im sat here now looking at all this information on a screen, all the videos youtube has to offer and all of the forums relating to teaching abroad one problem.......Theres just too much. Everytime I think I've made my mind on the route I want to go down along comes someone slating that option. (And I do understand that everyone's opinions are going to be different.) But people say that is my weakness I can see both sides...

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