| You may have heard a little rumour that, as a fluent | | | | requirements at this stage to make sure you don't set |
| English speaker, you can magically get paid to teach | | | | your heart on a country you're not actually able to |
| English in amazing places all over the world. It sounds a | | | | teach in. |
| bit too good to be true, but in fact, it's not! Teaching | | | | Step 3: Find Your TEFL job |
| English abroad is as simple as 1, 2, 3… | | | | So you've worked out where you want to teach - the |
| Step 1: Get TEFL Certified | | | | last step is just applying for that all-important TEFL job. |
| Without a TEFL course behind you, you'll struggle to | | | | Here are a few different routes to consider: |
| get out of the starting blocks. A TEFL course will give | | | | 1) Do a supported internship |
| you a great grounding in the basics of TEFL theory, | | | | Teaching internships are a great way to go if you've |
| and give you a good idea as to how to put those | | | | never taught abroad before and want that extra little |
| principles into practice. More importantly, a TEFL | | | | bit of support to help get you started. You'll usually get |
| course is usually a pre-requisite for the better TEFL | | | | living allowances and free accommodation, plus |
| jobs – without one you could struggle to find that | | | | someone on hand 24/7 in case anything goes wrong! |
| dream job. | | | | Learn more here. |
| There are loads of different course options, from 20 | | | | 2) Use an agency or TEFL job placement service |
| hour classroom course, jam-packed with fun activities, | | | | If you picked your TEFL course provider wisely, they |
| to comprehensive 140 hour courses, which mix | | | | may have a job placement service which will help you |
| top-notch online learning with practical experience. | | | | find work abroad. Alternatively, search online for TEFL |
| Remember, the more hours of TEFL training you do, | | | | job agencies – just be warned that when using an |
| the better chance you've got of landing the best | | | | agency you may not get as good a deal in terms of |
| TEFLjobs! | | | | salary and working conditions as you would if you'd |
| Step 2: Research, Research, Research | | | | applied direct. |
| So, you've got your shiny new TEFL certificate in hand, | | | | 3) Apply for work independently |
| but before you rush off to apply for lots of TEFL jobs, | | | | This may take a little more leg-work, but you'll ultimately |
| it's worth doing a little bit of research. Log-on to TEFL | | | | have more control about where you end up and your |
| communities like TEFL Chalkboard to chat to people | | | | job conditions. There are plenty of sites online, such as |
| who are already EFL teachers, to work out whether | | | | and where you can find TEFL jobs advertised, or if |
| you're best off heading abroad to teach, or whether | | | | you're already in-country check out local |
| you're better off teaching English at home. | | | | English-language newspapers and magazines. |
| It's also worth researching different visa and job | | | | And that's it! What step are you on at the minute? |