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  One decision that many TEFL trainees find themselves considering is whether to complete the course in their own country before they leave home, or take it once they arrive overseas. Here we look at a few reasons why taking it before you leave could be a good idea.  [Read more]

If you are thinking about teaching English abroad, you may well have wondered whether you should take a TEFL certification course at home or wait until you head overseas. There are pros and cons relating to either choice, but here we look at the main arguments in favour of completing your TEFL training before leaving your home country. Yes, in many of the most popular countries for teaching English abroad jobs are routinely organized from within your own country. In this scenario you will have an interview via phone or webcam from home. If you are then offered the job you will often have to send off a range of documents that are required for the employer to organise your visa, or you may organise this on arrival in some cases. This method of recruitment is most popular in Asia, where it is...  [Read more]

Once you have secured a place on one of our in-class TEFL certification courses you will receive extensive information regarding all aspects of the course, including accommodation. The course fee does not typically cover your accommodation, so you will need to factor the cost of housing for the four weeks of your training into your overall budget. Your options will vary from one location to the next, but you can rest assured that we only recommend accommodation providers that have been thoroughly checked for comfort and value for money. Details of our recommended options can be found on each individual course location page, however, below is a brief overview of the most common options available. One of the more common options is to stay in an apartment that is shared with other trainees on...  [Read more]

  If you choose an in-class TEFL course you will spend around four weeks at one of our centers where you will receive a high standard of teacher training and benefit from extensive teaching practice in an authentic classroom environment. The type of accommodation you will have during your stay will depend on the course location and your own preferences.  [Read more]

  Massir is from Tunisia and has been teaching English in Omar when he decided to take our 120-hour online TEFL certification to advance in his career. He was able to use the techniques learned in his classroom and saw significant improvements. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. This unit describes some macroscopic techniques that can be applied to many situations when teaching Business English. It presents the way to use case studies,...  [Read more]

  Teachers who do not want to be tied to an individual teaching platform can choose to start their own online teaching business. This is a particularly popular option among teachers who have a couple of years of work with teaching platforms under their belt, but in reality anyone can do it regardless.  [Read more]

  As there are many different reasons for learning the English language, there is no typical classroom environment for ESL teachers. Depending on the employer, your class could be full of five-year-old children, university students, or executives from the corporate world.  [Read more]

  When teaching English abroad there is always a chance that unforeseen circumstances could force you to break your contract. While this might result in the loss of certain bonuses, there are unlikely to be any major consequences if you feel you have no choice but to leave your position early.  [Read more]

Of the tens of thousands of people who head overseas every year to teach English abroad, the vast majority will have some level of anxiety about meeting new people and making new friends. The good news is that most teachers soon forget these concerns once they are immersed in their new environment. The chances are high that you will not be the only foreign teacher in your new school, apartment building, or neighborhood. As well as other teachers, you can also expect to meet friendly and welcoming people from the local community who will be more than happy to help you settle into your new home. One obvious source of friendship in your new life overseas will be your place of work. The majority of teachers will find there are other foreign teachers working in the same school, many of whom...  [Read more]

  The requirements for teaching English vary considerably from one country to the next and in some it can be difficult to secure a job without any classroom experience. However, due to the high demand for qualified TEFL teachers in many areas, first-time teachers should have no problem finding something suitable.  [Read more]

  Taking a gap year between school and university, between university and a first job, or at any other time in your life is an increasingly popular option. Although some people can afford to head off without any money concerns, many people embrace TEFL as a way of earning cash on the road.  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Minnesota? Are you interested in teaching English in St. Martin, Minnesota? Check out our opportunities in St. Martin, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit taught me how to use eye contact, gestures and my voice to control my classroom. It also taught me to use students names when acknowledging my students and during a class...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Lake Orion, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Lake Orion, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Since I started this course,I was always thinking about creating activities for my Thai Students.In my way of thinking activities are more important to acquire fluency and fun.I have some...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Auburn, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Auburn, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! After that unit my anxiety reduced a little.That unit gave me the knowledge about how i can do a lesson without being boring for myself and for my students.Over that unit i just thought that we would...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Minnesota? Are you interested in teaching English in Center City, Minnesota? Check out our opportunities in Center City, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit allowed me to gain incite on my lesson plan for my class. The structure should not be studied as law but as a guideline in order to perform a smooth and ongoing learning...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Georgia? Are you interested in teaching English in Nicholson, Georgia? Check out our opportunities in Nicholson, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! After reading unit 1 I was refreshen from my psychology class in my bachelor degree.Thanks a lot! As I go on I realized that there are still lots of things that I need to. Learn to be able to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Kansas? Are you interested in teaching English in Utica, Kansas? Check out our opportunities in Utica, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! The classroom management sometimes can be my biggest problem that i can't solve a problem which i have in my class. in this lesson i learnt some techniques and methods of the classroom management. it is...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Cost Fulltime TEFL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: S.S. - Canada said: I personally learned a lot. It gave me a better idea of what my students are going through at my school and expanded my knowledge into how complicated language forms can be. I am personally taking Korean now as a means to further understand how students feel. I am hoping to use what I learned to better help students within my classroom as I teach them conversational english only. Many mistakes are made, but I just never could really help them understand why this word goes before this...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in North Dakota? Are you interested in teaching English in Logan, North Dakota? Check out our opportunities in Logan, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! As a classroom ESL teacher, it is great to learn new games that I could use in the classroom with my students. I am excited to use Fizz-Buzz, Alphabet Relay, Sevens, and Word Linking games with...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Pennsylvania? Are you interested in teaching English in Cokeburg, Pennsylvania? Check out our opportunities in Cokeburg, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit taught me the positives and negatives of using the coursebook prescribed. It also gave ideas of what I can do to make my lessons more interesting and educational for my...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Freeland, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Freeland, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Throughout this unit as a non-native speaker,I knew about TOEFL and IELTS.Yet,I saw many other tests.They made me think about myself."Am I going to be a good teacher for my Thai students?" or...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Online TEFL Lessons and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: M. C. - South Africa said: Why complete a TEFL course I am 27 years old and ever since I left high school I have been involved in education in some form. During my varsity years I worked with a NPO that specialized in the supplementary education of underprivileged kids around the western cape of South Africa. After varsity I spent my first year teaching english as a second language in Korea at a private school. I then spent some time traveling and now I am almost finished my second year teaching english as a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Georgia? Are you interested in teaching English in Douglasville, Georgia? Check out our opportunities in Douglasville, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! I spent more than a decade of my formal studies using English as a medium and yet I felt that I still need a lot of time and effort to be able to accomplish my goal to use English according...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Organisation Short TEFL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: D.B. – U.S.A. said: There was a massive amount of information in this course. It really got me thinking about things I had not even considered. Great ideas to utilize and guidelines as to how to sift through and categorize things. The ways to overcome potential hurdles are going to really come in handy. There was a time in my life when I really wanted to be a teacher. Then reality happens and the path you take shifts far from what you thought you would be doing. I never thought that, at my age, my...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in KwaZulu Natal? Are you interested in teaching English in Melmoth, KwaZulu Natal? Check out our opportunities in Melmoth, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! As a teacher who uses music, video and games regularly in class, I found this unit very helpful. I took away some new ideas and thought about things which have never really...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Oregon? Are you interested in teaching English in Lorane, Oregon? Check out our opportunities in Lorane, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit served as a good reminder of the importance of lesson planning. I recently graduated with my teaching degree and when I jumped into my first job I forgot the importance of lesson planning. It...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Kentucky? Are you interested in teaching English in Sharpsburg, Kentucky? Check out our opportunities in Sharpsburg, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! The topic that actually stands out to me during this unit was the potential problems of Teaching Listening. The problems of Listening are: the flow of information, Speed of speech, and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Accreditation Cheaper TEFL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: M. B. - Luxembourg said: I have truly enjoyed this course as it did a great job reviewing the general language structure, all the while feeling somehow quite thorough yet concise. Having had an interesting in language structure and speaking correctly since my youth, I found it very refreshing to review plenty of info that I felt I knew, but had somewhat forgotten – or just placed aside in my memory. So, on the technical side, it has truly built my confidence and re-ignited my interest in the meticulous...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Indiana? Are you interested in teaching English in Energy, Indiana? Check out our opportunities in Energy, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! As a new teacher to the English Language profession, I have had challenges to complete my lesson as planned in my lesson so this chapter was definitely a big help to me. I do plan on following the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about International TEFL Program and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: R. S. - USA said: I have really enjoyed this course. It gave me the means of analyzing my prior experiences in France and improving my teaching skills on a more professional level for my next assignment. I am working towards making this my career, and this course has reaffirmed that. It addressed important aspects of teaching that I had never considered before and gave me a much more organized picture of where I want to go with lesson planning. It showed me effective methods of bringing everything I have...  [Read more]