Blog posts

• We've Got 20,000 Members on Chalkboard!

  Amazing! We've hit over 20,000 members on Chalkboard and to celebrate... we pretended to be 20,000 in our car park. We got some funny looks...   Here's to the next 20,000! Chalkboard loves you!

• 8 Things To Do And Try In Peru For The First Timer

  Tempted by TEFLing in Peru but don’t have a clue what this spectacular country has to offer? And no, it’s not just ponchos and panpipes. Here are 8 things to whet your appetite for teaching...

• Is The Language House solid?

  Hello, everyone. I'm considering The Language House for my first TEFL course. I'm a journalist/reporter in the United States and I speak French at an intermediate level. (It looks like this institution caters toward the...

• Top 10 Things You Must Do In France!

  Vive la France! Quaint villages, buzzing cities and scenery to die for, parfait non? If you’re thinking about heading to France for your TEFL adventure then you’re in for a treat or if France hasn’t...

• How to Stay Safe While Teaching English Abroad

  Anyone who is embarking on a TEFL adventure is bound to be open-minded (which is great!) so we’re far from suggesting that you should head overseas wrapped in cotton wool too scared to touch anything/...

• Second week in SoKo...

  Please visit my blog site www.avalarkin.yolasite.com if you'd like to read about my experience as an English teacher in rural South Korea.

• So What’s The TTC China Internship REALLY Like?

  Thinking about heading on the China Internship (Yeah!) but don’t know what to expect? (Erm kinda) We caught up with six interns who have been there, done it and bought the t-shirt! There Ain’t No...

• 5 Reasons Why You Should TEFL in France!

  Calling all TEFLers! France is waiting. 1) Geographically Fantastic I was thinking about how I would try sum up the French landscape. It is impossible. Whether it is North, South, East or West, it’s all...

• A Guide to French Food...TEFL Style!

  Oooh La la! Let’s dig in to a French culinary feast! Yum! Here are a few classic French dishes (and we obviously had to keep it TEFL related, look out for the T E F...

• 5 Ways To Cope With City Life

  It’s your first day exploring your new city. You’re standing (quite awkwardly) with an oversized map in one hand and a dazed expression across your face. Everyone else around you seems to know where they’re...

• Typos, Price Quotes and Invoices

    So that's it!   I paid for the course and my account will feel the jolt of £289 sapping away at it. Goodbye money!   Honestly though I was surprised at how cheap it...

• My dream - dashed

  So, I have spoken to a lovely lady called Natasha from i-to-i and receieved a message from Helen and there is only one thing from stopping me. Money. Basically, I won't be able to join...

• My Japanese Blog

  Hi! Since the beginning of last year when I started applying for the JET Programme, and when I started my beginners Japanese course, I decided to set up a blog. It's an Ameblo blog, which...

• I've started TEFL...

  Today I finally booked onto my TEFL course! I'd been speaking to a friendly TEFL advisor called Natasha, she was really nice and she first gave me a call about a week ago just asking...

• How To Stay Sane While Teaching English Abroad?

  You’re about to embark on your TEFL adventure (cue huge grin) but a few creeping doubts still remain. PANIC NOT. Here are a few handy tips to ensure that your sanity is kept firmly in...

• Teaching and living in Seoul...1 year on!

  Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't blogged in a VERY long time. Been busy with work, partying, travelling around Asia :) It has been exactly 1 year since I first stepped in Korea, so I thought...

• A-Level Disappointment? Get Paid to Take a Gap Year!

  If you’ve just received your A-Level results and you find yourself in the same boat as the many people who haven’t got a job or university place, don’t worry! Taking a year out is a...

• TEFL Answers: How Good is Your Grammar?

    So How Good is Your Grammar?   Absolutely no cheating is allowed on this post so we'll just talk about random stuff for a while so that you can't see the answers on the...

• Which TEFL online course?

  I just have the possibility to take an online course, but I am already struggeling with choosing one^^ Who of you did which course and how was it? Do you think it is easier to...

• How long does TEFL course really take?

  Hi, This might seem like a silly question, but would a 120 hour ONLINE TEFL course really take 120 hours? Might it take shorter or longer depending on the learner? Is it somehow capped at...