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I have recently started the TEFL course and just wondered if any of you lovely people out there could point me in the right direction of a useful resource that would help me with the grammar side of the course? I am having mixed results so far, some of the grammar I have been able to grasp relatively easy but there are certain parts that just aren't sinking in.  I have tried numerous websites through...

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Hi, If you see my profile, you'll understand that I am so new to this that I haven't taken a TEFL course yet. Would someone be kind enough to offer advice? I am a non university educated, mid-life changer. I have some classroom experience, having taught system use, soft skills and policies and procedures in a business environment, mostly to those with English as a second language. I am on a tight budget, and wish...

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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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Greetings from Shangnan, Shaanxi, China! This is the city in which I have been placed for my internship though i-to-i, with Teach and Travel China (TTC) under the Shangnan Senior School.  All that to say that by the time you get out here you can feel as though you've passed through many hands.  :)   Not everyone's experience is the same, in fact I would venture to say that there are barely two alike!  So...

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I arrived in Prague at the end of August and have been here for just over a week. But this last week has been pretty random and crazy. For the first month here I decided it would be wise to refresh my mind in TEFL so im doing an onsite course here. Im staying in an apartment with 7 other people doing this same course, and they're all amazing. There are 4 Americans, a Canadian,...

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As you might gather from the title of this post, I have just secured a job in Portugal (yay me!). I will be working for International House in the historic city of Braga, about an hour north of Porto. The contract starts on 1st October and I will be flying out there a week or so earlier to do some sightseeing, and get my bearings! I have created a 'Portugal' group, which I hope to...

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School Type - Private Training SchoolAge Range - 3 - 16 yearsWorking Hours - 60 - 80 per MONTH (including promotional responsibilities), 2 guaranteed days off per week.Contract Length - 1 year.Visa - Z (working) Visa is provided and paid for by the school.Salary - 3500 - 5000 RMB per month.Benefits - Accomodation paid, Chinese public holidays. Teacher requirements: Nationality - Native Speaking Countries only, US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc.Experience - Preferred, not...

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So after 2 months of travelling around Cambodia, Laos and Thailand I have finally made it to Tangshan, in the Hebei province in China to settle down for a bit (well 6mths anyways before I head on again)! I have a job organised throught the TEFL job placement with a company called Aston its an American run company that has loads of schools in China. Only been here 2 days but I already think its gonna...

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So after 2 months of travelling around Cambodia, Laos and Thailand I have finally made it to Tangshan, in the Hebei province in China to settle down for a bit (well 6mths anyways before I head on again)! I have a job organised throught the TEFL job placement with a company called Aston its an American run company that has loads of schools in China. Only been here 2 days but I already think its gonna...

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Well i've finally signed up to do the 140hr online and weekend course! OH MY WORD!!!! how little did I know of grammar! I mean really Section 1 done and my brain is mush! How do you huys get through it?SO MUCH TO LEARN!!!!No idea yet where I plan to go, but figured getting the course done was part of the process! Fingers crossed it starts to make sense some point soon HA HA HA!Hope...

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