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Q. How does TEFL work?

Category: Online TEFL Courses

A. Answer:

They don't speak English, you don't speak their language... how in the hell are you going to manage to teach them anything? Well, unlike language lessons you might have had as a kid, the aim is immerse your students in an English-speaking environment. It's not just a case of lecturing at them and hoping that they pick up something though. Your TEFL course will teach you loads of tips and tricks to get them talking and improving their English in no time at all. The longer TEFL course you do and the more experience you pick up along the way, the better skilled at this you'll be.

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Online TEFL Courses

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Weekend/Classroom TEFL Courses

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Finding A TEFL Job

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About i-to-i

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Accreditation

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Requirements to Teach in Brazil

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i-to-i Job Placement in the Czech Republic

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i-to-i Job Placement in Ecuador

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Teaching in Ecuador

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Finding Work in France

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Requirements to Teach in France

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Teaching in France

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Finding Work in Greece

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Living in Greece

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Teaching in Greece

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i-to-i Job Placement in Indonesia

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Finding Work in Italy

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Requirements to Teach in Italy

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i-to-i Job Placement in Japan

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i-to-i Job Placement in South Korea

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EDI CertTEFL

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Advice from the Experts

A few of our TEFL experts (Dave, Meryl, Laura, Rebecca, Rachel and Rich) have also come out from behind their headsets to answer some of our most popular TEFL questions on camera: please excuse the giggles – they all got a bit nervous!

Anyway, take and look, and if you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, just give one of them a call – they don’t seem to be able to keep a straight face, but when it comes to TEFL they really know what they’re talking about!

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