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Q. How long are TEFL contracts?

Category: Favourite TEFL Questions

A. Answer:

Just like the people who take them on, TEFL contracts come in all shapes and sizes. Generally the minimum length for paid work is around 3 or 4 months, and most last 6 months to 1 year.

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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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