Blog posts

• China's School Principals Hope You Never Read This!

  [img]http://open.salon.com/files/chinese-money1361505812.jpg[/img] During the CFTU's (China Foreign Teachers Union) investigation of 37 Corrupt school principals it was learned that most of them live in million dollar homes and drive luxury German cars - all on salaries...

• First TEFL interview, with LoveTEFL!

  I have my first TEFL interview on Tuesday, eeeek! Has anyone gone for a job through Love TEFL before? It sounds perfect because they don't charge a fee to get you a job, and they...

• Finished

  Hello, Can somebody please help me? I finished everything, 120 hours. But do I get a mail about it? Or do I just have to wait 4 weeks for the post??I am leaving in 5 weeks...

• Has anyone heard of 'Online TEFL Express' or 'Island TEFL' before?

  I came across this too-good-to-be-true sounding program through 'Island TEFL', who admittedly I've never heard of, and can't find any reviews of online, but it sounds perfect so I thought I'd ask on here if...

• Fraud Warning! Blacklist Of Scam Recruiters Of Foreign Teachers For China

  [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z9fVu7Sexag/UL5GeqgQ-lI/AAAAAAAAALo/L2cNWwSy9oc/s1600/underwater_minefield_by_juanjosetorres-d5726zg.png[/img]For all my teacher colleagues who are evn thinking about working in China, please save yourself plenty of money, time, grief and even legal fees by visiting one web site BEFORE you sign any contracts...

• Best 2013 China School Blacklist For China Foreign Teachers Online

    Best and most current (2013) China School Blacklist is published online by China Foreign Teachers Union. Over 200 disreputable schools listed and linked for reference can be found by scrolling down at www.ChinaForeignTeachersUnion.org  There...

• Tell Us About Your TEFL Experience!

  Are you teaching English abroad? About to teach abroad? We would LOVE to hear about your TEFL experience so far! If you could fill in a VERY short survey for us we will reward you...

• I just ate a Chicken!!!

  Warning- Nothing to do with TEFL. I have been hungry for hours now. I'm looking at the clock ticking waiting for Lunch time to come, tick, tick, tick.... 12 oclock comes and the natural feeling...

• My blog of the experience in Czech Republic

  Hey there guys, I've started a blog of my experience of starting out in TEFL here in Pardubice, in the Czech Republic. You can check it out at www.czechingoutofhere.wordpress.com   I'm only here 2 weeks...

• How to get a Full time TEFL Job Abroad?

  What's the best way to get a Full time TEFL job abroad? I have volunteered in Uganda, working for a Charity called volunteeruganda.org. I would definitly recommend this, adventure, africa, charity work, bungee jumping, white...

• Just over 2 weeks to finish my course! Eeek!

  I reaally wish I'd taken out my tefl course to finish BEFORE Christmas!  I started the course on the 30th Oct, and because I thought I've AGES to complete it I didn't go on it...

• TEFL 150hours Complete!

  Finally finished my 150hours (10hours extra) what a relief! So glad I got through the assignments, I thought they'd never stop coming. The last time I wrote more than 100 words was probably when I...

• A Year in TEFL: 2012 Part Two

  July July saw the launch of our very exciting and very useful, TEFL Jobs Board. It’s a completely free service with LOADS of teaching jobs all over the world. Fancy a job? Check out the...

• A Year in TEFL: 2012 Part One

  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...

• Where Are YOU Spending Christmas?

  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...

• No More Spam! Hurrah!

  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...

• Teaching in Egypt?

  Good day guys!   Is there anyone that has any information or guidance refering to teaching in Egypt? I have recently travelled there and it seems that there is a need for English to be...

• Win £100 Amazon Vouchers With Our Popcorn&Passports Quiz!

  Hi there Chalkboard-ers! You're in for a treat today! Love movies? Love travel? Then you're going to LOVE our new Popcorn&Passports Quiz! Get involved and you could be in with the chance of winning £100...

• Classroom course, 8th and 9th Dec in Sheffield

  Hey, is anybody doing the Weekend Classroom Course this weekend (8th and 9th Dec) in SHEFFIELD?? If so, we could chat about it here :) and it'd be nice to meet some people before we...

• Interac. Job Offer

  Hi everyone! I don't know what to do in this moment, it just hasn't sunk in yet. But, yesterday I got a job offer from Interac, for a language instructor position in Japan! I still...