Great jobs for bright people
TEFL qualified Gemma Toovey found struggles and triumphs when she opted to teach English in Belarus, a lesser frequented part of the former Soviet Union. I asked her more… 1) …
If you are looking to escape this country to teach English abroad, Korea is definitely worth considering. Korea offers some of the more stable TEFL contracts around to native English…
I arrived in Japan in September 2006, at a time when the TEFL ‘party’ had apparently already ended. Notwithstanding such claims, I am now approaching my sixth year teaching English…
Shamefully, I have yet to visit any countries in Asia other than Japan. Staying put in one place in such a culturally rich part of the world seems like a…
In the last blog entry, I tried to tackle the monumental task of providing an overview of ESL in Africa. I got as far as volunteer work. I’ll level with…
I’ve been doing a lot of research into teaching English in Africa lately. Unfortunately, Internet research is predictably unrewarding, and garners only clichés (“Africa is great because you can go…
A rather ill defined but commonly used term, ‘the Middle East’ includes countries such as Turkey, the Gulf States, and Egypt. TEFL jobs are particularly common in such countries as…
In the wide world of TEFL, choosing which country to teach in at first can be a challenge. There are the financially rewarding and unique Asian territories; Europe, with its…
No, this isn’t a blog about Frank Zappa. Or Supergrass. This entry is about how TEFL can make you money. TEFL isn’t an industry that will make you a millionaire,…
The first European country to be covered in the Country Profile series is France (following on from Japan, China and Korea). It’s a beautiful country, with beautiful wine, food and…
