Hey everybody! Hope your TEFLing adventures have all been going awesomely. :) I have two classes I teach weekly with exclusively upper-intermediate students from the Middle East. I'd like to start incorporating discussion groups, using audio/read-along programs. My students are passionate about politics, building tolerance between religions/ethnicities, and American culture. Have any of you ever found any online resources where I could download programs about these topics (or other topics; I'm not set on just...

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Hey, just wanted you guys to know that being a ESL teacher is probably the best thing in the world. :-) I've been at it for nearly a year now, and I am having the time of my life. Seriously - if you're hanging back wondering if you should, if you're adequate, if you know enough...just DO IT! Get out there and take the brave leap, and get into teaching English. You won't regret it....

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Hello all! Just dropping by to ask a question: I received my TEFL/TESOL certificate in the mail several months ago. BUT, as I'm applying for a position online, I'd like to have a PDF file to send to a potential employer. Where can I find this?

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Hey fellow TEFL'ers! I've recently finished my TEFL course, and am looking for a job teaching ESL online. I'm currently unable to travel overseas due to health issues, and so teaching ESL online would be SO ideal. Do any of you have any ideas, leads, maybe experience in this area? I'd really appreciate it!

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Hey fellow TEFLer's! I'm new to the Chalkboard, but I thought I'd put in my two cents. I'm taking TEFL with the goal of teaching English overseas. I'm currently tutoring three middle-school age girls from Nepal, so it has been a real learning experience learning to teach English while at the same time having hands-on practice actually doing it. What I learn in the course, I immediately use with my students.  I currenly work in the...

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