Good Things start to happen when you start to value your personal preferences. Living abroad and teaching as TEFL teacher is a dream of many but some tend to forgo it because of their fears and pseudo comfort zones. But sometimes, deciding to go overseas for a major change can become your greatest life adventure. Check out the story of one of our TEFL trainee at TEFL Madrid Academy that how getting a TEFL certificate and teaching abroad has changed her life.
—Jodie Foster
TEFL is a rewarding career but you have to constantly adapt to the changing developmental needs of the students which means that you might be dealing with a number of problems as well. Here is the list of basic difficulties and challenges that teachers and students may face during their TEFL abroad experience and also proposed effective ways to overcome them. Hopefully, it would help many of you as you undertake this course.
“You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.”
—Tom Brokaw
Teaching English abroad might be your dream job and you may also have a TEFL certificate but this is not all you need to become a TEFL teacher. Because there comes a nerve-wracking stage when you are analyzed and judged on the basis of your abilities, skills and knowledge – the interview! But no matter how challenging it sounds, you can still nail your first TEFL interview by some initial preparation and planning. Here are 8 most effective tips which ensure that you succeed at acing the interview.
From the first day of classes we teachers have to understand that more than being a teacher for our students, we are true sellers. But not to market products or services, but to offer knowledge. In this case a new language.
When you decide teaching English abroad, it is important to know how to sell and present our ideas in an attractive way, and to convince that the learning they are getting with us is advantageous for them, and catching their attention.
Becoming a TEFL teacher in Spain, a dream of many but fewer could make it till the end. TEFL Madrid Academy has been in the business for years and we know well what works best to survive your first TEFL job and how to make it less stressful and more fun.
Whether non-native English teachers match up to the natives is a conversation that has been the subject of heated debate over the past few years. Statements like “non-native English teachers are better than native speaking teachers” and “Teaching English abroad is practically impossible for non-native English teacher” are common conclusions of either of the debating parties.
Nowadays deciding to become a teacher of english as a foreign language (TEFL) has increasingly become a second career for professionals of a wide range of backgrounds. Being english the most popular language talked, taught and used in business and daily life all around the world, it is not uncommon to encounter that professionals from the administration to the engineering realms had become english teachers as a second job or a suitable and enjoyable career after retirement.
The term accreditation refers to the process of confirmation of the standard or quality assurance of both professional or education certifications. Accreditation in a particular field attempts to factor in some reviews over a designated period and final approval from a stand-alone body that oversees that field. The primary example is the regular accredited process of universities and other schools to affirm that they still have all it takes to produce genuinely qualified professionals that are relevant and acceptable to influence the larger world.
We help you get your student visa, then we also help in making the smooth transition you’ve dreamt of, we don’t just stop there, we go ahead and give you a job!
If you have any online TEFL course that does not meet the requirements –not the worry, we have several other options for you. Write to us and we will guide you through.
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The key to getting an English teaching job is turnover and knowing the hiring seasons.
Off season Hiring: Jobs do open during the off season as not all schools fill every job and employees do not always stay for their full term. Follow our professional advice regarding hiring seasons and the interview process and you will find opportunities.
Many jobs entail 10 to 12 month contracts. September, October are busy hiring periods with many contracts ending in July. January is a secondary season. Main period will be about 50-60% turnover. Secondary season about 25%.
Summer camps in Europe offer great opportunities for those looking for shorter commitments.
