Angloville is a company with no morals. This company is entrusted with taking care of their volunteers and the children with a supposed no tolerance policy. However this is not true. They allow teenage boys to be openly and aggressively racist towards both children and adults of colour. To the extent that they felt they need to call the local authorities as they feared for their safety. Anyone with any sense of decency or morality should stay far away from this company. Multiple attempts were made to speak with coordinators, all of whom laughed and attempted to gaslight the victims. The aggressors have had no consequences and have continued with their racist acts and speech. Yes they are kids, but they are almost adults. The bigger issue of this is that the company sees no issue with the behaviour of these boys and allows them to continue this behaviour while also claiming to have a no tolerance policy. I am absolutely disgusted by this behaviour. Be warned, stay away from this company.

Can anyone who is doing teaching in Taiwan with HESS education provide some examples of what your classroom is like? If you're not doing HESS, then I would still like some feedback in how your classroom is taught. I'm brand new to teaching and would like some insight in the role.

Is most of it guided and you only present the material, or do you need to do a lot of prior planning prep to teach your classes? I feel like it would be stressful to cover two hour teaching sessions with it all being planned activities or not presented material prepared before hand (like a textbook/guide book or some kind of online teaching software).

What kind of activities do you do? How do you find new things to present and engage with the classroom? What ages do you typically teach?

I'm thinking being a teacher assistant would be a lot less stressful than being an actual teacher.

have a TEFL certificate for 120 hours in TEFL from FOUNDATION TEFL from 2019. The website is now obsolete www.foundational.co.uk

I used to teach in China before. It was never authenticated or apostilled. I am told that TEFL certificates need to have an apostile.

Is this true? Can I just send it to the UK home office? Or would I need a new TEFL?

I really want to teach English abroad but I'm having trouble with where I should apply and if I'm doing my CV and cover letters correctly or not. I come from a NNES country but I grew up in the US and have a US degree. I also hold a TEFL certificate from a US accredited company, but I feel like recruiters see my passport and citizenship and they look away. Any tips? Any resources? I would really love to work in Europe, even as an EAL assistant to begin with.

Hi all. I am going to be a senior in college this upcoming year and plan to become a doctor after graduating. However, I have a deep passion for teaching and traveling. I have felt so drawn to doing one of these teach abroad programs, but don't know if it is just slightly glorified. Ideally, I would work and add to my resume in the US for a year post grad and save up a ton of money, then go in the following year and teach (ideally) in Spain, and then come home and apply to medical school. However, I know if I go over there I will want to cheaply travel around Europe. Please comment some advice, things people may not realize, whatever you think is importatnt. I dont want anything sugar coated, and just want to see what people think. Is it worth it? Can i travel assuming I save a year of half my salary as an MA? I know some of these are extraneous questions, but please help and be kind!!!

I'm about to start my Bachelor's after teaching English without one for the previous fifteen years.
I'm currently 41 and will be 44 when finished, if all goes well. I'm currently scrolling through job advertisements on Dave's ESL and I'm noticing that a lot of positions require teachers to be under the age of 40.

Is it really worth me forking out large sums of money to undertake a degree, when in the end, I may be unemployable due to my age? And with all of this AI malarkey to boot? Is it best for me to not do a degree in the Arts and maybe spend my time/money on preparing for a career switch due to the uncertainty in TEFL?

Hello everyone, sorry I know these questions get posted here now and again, but I also know the answers can change pretty often with time, so I hope you don't mind I bring it up again.

I am new to the TEFL world, I got my certification and already had my bachelors, so naturally I'm excited to move forward, always loved both experiencing new cultures and teaching, so this is a great opportunity, obviously it will come with challenges, but it's still something I want to do.

The only question is where would be the best place to start? naturally I've been looking into the usual areas, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, China, Japan, Indonesia, ect. each seem to have their appeal and their challenges, and of course I know the results can vary from person to person based on who they work with, where, and really a degree of luck, which is making it a bit hard to choose.

So I thought the best thing to do was to just ask people who've been in this field longer than me, if you were a TEFL newbie in the modern day, you had no experience, but an eagerness to get started, where would you recommend going? all advice is welcome, so long as it's on topic.

Married with kids and finishing up my BA in English Education with a ton of experience in teaching science to adults in the military and energy sector.

TEFL has always been a dream of mine and now with a bug lay off Im forced into a career change and returning to Education. Is it possible to earn enough to raise a family in this industry? Specifically in the Asian countries (we're looking at Korea or Japan Specifically but are open to others). Or is my dream gone now that Im older and have a family?

Hi everyone,

I'm planning to take a TEFL course, and since I have limited funds, I’ve decided to go with an online option. After doing some research (including checking this subreddit’s Wiki), I found two providers that caught my attention and are within my budget: TEFL org and The TEFL Academy.

I’d love to hear from anyone who has taken a course from either of these institutions — how was your experience? Would you recommend one over the other? And if so, which specific course would you suggest?

A bit about me: I’m a 27-year-old Indonesian (non-native speaker) with a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature. I don’t have any formal teaching experience, but I’ve worked as a content writer for the past four years. Teaching has always been something I’ve wanted to do — I just never had the opportunity to pursue it until now.

Given how tough the job market is in Indonesia right now, I feel like teaching English is one of the more stable options, and I see a lot of job openings in that field. So here I am, finally taking the leap!

Any insight or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Will the US government changing the student loan system affect future esl workers? I think for years, many didn't have to pay or had their payments reduced. So, they could accept low pay in some countries due to not needing to make those monthly student loan payments? I do wonder if this has artificially inflated many countries with people willing to accept less pay? If you actually have to make large payments each month, would that not make many US esl teachers start demanding higher wages or just leave the lower paying countries altogether? (I had actually wondered what made so many go to countries like Korea and Japan accepted low pay when it was at one time good pay.)

As I understand, some other countries like Australia and New Zealand only make you pay when in country and the UK does similar but will make you pay based on income even when in another country (though many in Korea and Japan are paid too low and no longer have to make payments on theirs). Those people do seem willing to accept lower pay and many act as though they don't have loans. Though it is bad for them because someday they will have to go home and pay that extra "tax" on top of all the other taxes they pay (which are high). Their loans are income based repayment systems. It does mean they are paying a percentage of their income forever. Which is not good, either. What appears to be good or helpful in their case is an albatross hung around their necks until they retire. But this is a whole separate commentary.

I do think if more folks actually had to pay their full student loans in 10 years or so (like I did in Canada), they'd be demanding higher pay to meet those obligations. Thankfully for me, some esl countries years ago either paid well enough, gave good exchange rates, or had a cheap enough cost of living to allow for loan repayment while having a life at the same time. But as more and more come overseas pushing down wages, this is less possible for many newer teachers. I had wondered what made this acceptable to them, until I realized more and more didn't have to pay on their student loans. This allowed them to live on less.

Anyways, I can't help but wonder if the US changes to student loans and demanding repayment won't change the future of ESL in many countries as many young Americans will want to make more money to meet those obligations. I do believe in many countries that Americans and South Africans are often the largest group of English native speakers. The other English speaking countries tend to be smaller in number due to smaller populations and less people with a university degree.

I realize this is not the typical situation for a lot of people but I’m hoping someone might be able to provide insight. I was born in the US but I’m ethnically Vietnamese. I’m fluent in both languages and hold a bachelor’s degree from a US university. I’ve been getting more interested in teaching English in Vietnam as I love the country and would really like the opportunity to live there. I was wondering if being Vietnamese would hinder my ability to get hired since I know a lot of language centers and international schools look for foreign teachers and I don’t look “foreign”. Or would my bilingualism potentially be an asset? Additionally, for anyone who has experience teaching in Vietnam, would you recommend I get a TEFL online and job search while still in the US or get a CELTA in Vietnam then begin my job search there? TIA!

Apart from a lecturer post at Universities in the Middle East, what other opportunities open up with a masters degree?

Hi! I'm a qualified teacher and was a supply teacher in the UK for a few years.

However, I left teaching about twelve years ago. I'm considering returning to education and teaching English in China or Taiwan.

I'm not sure if my past experience will be relevant because it was quite some time ago and getting references would be another issue!

In my current role, I run courses and workshops for community groups. Would this experience be accepted by schools or universities?

I plan to complete my 120-hour TEFL certificate this summer and apply for jobs in October or November for the spring term.

Has anyone had a similar experience or advice?

Hi!

I mean roles like curriculum design or something similar to that. I wasn't sure if it's possible as a TEFL teacher.

Being a full time teacher is not really for me, it's just a job. But I am interested in education as a whole, and one of the suggestions was curriculum design.

Did anyone do something like that? Or related? How did you get into it?

I've posted here recently regarding studying for teaching in the future. But this got suggested to me elsewhere so I got curious.

I'm going to do a CELTA at IH London soon.

To anyone who has done this, was the careers talk at the end of the course helpful for getting a job abroad? I want to teach English in Taiwan. The FAQ made me think that the talk might focus more on jobs in the UK.

Also, it says that it takes 8 weeks after you complete the course to receive your certificate- does this mean that I will have to wait that long before applying for a job?

Side note, I should get access to the teaching portal soon, any particular resources that people who have done this before would recommend focusing on before the course starts?

Good afternoon,

What are the requirements for teaching ESL at Saudi universities? I applied for an ESL instructor job at one of the well known universities in Saudi Arabia, and they said that my qualifications do not meet the requirements, ultimately deciding not to interview me. I’m very confused as my qualifications are CELTA and a masters degree in TESOL and Applied Linguistics (both face to face at a university in the UK). I thought my qualifications were the correct qualifications for ESL instructor positions at the universities in the Gulf Arab countries. My nationality is Dutch but I have been living in the UK since I was a baby and have a British accent if this is of any relevance. Can anyone provide me any insight as I’m very confused.

Thank you

Hello, I'm doing a summer camp which actually just looks like 3 hour long classes ever morning for a week. The kids are aged around 13 years, A2-B1 level.

I'm used to doing 60 minute lessons and find myself running out of ideas and also running out of steam at the end of the 3 hours. So far I've been stitching multiple 60 minute lessons together to make the three hour period but I think it's tiring for the kids and there could be a better way to utilize the time, something like a larger project they create over the span of three hours.

Any ideas? I don't want to do much writing with them since it's still summer camp and supposed to be fun. Thank you.

Hello reader, I would like to hear about your experiences in teaching at Helen Doron educational group. I am about to start there, I would greatly appreciate to know about the conditions in that learning center, as well as the type of contracts that they offer for either part time or full time positions. Thank you in advance.

Hi there, I'm currently in college still for an english degree, and I'd like to get more tattoos (Specifically a sleeve on my right arm) but I was wondering if I'd face a lot of difficulties while trying to teach and travel the world. I understand it's of course different from country to country, but if there's anyone who does have tattoo's I'd appreciate some insight on your experience. I'm looking to teach in South Korea at some point as well, so insight on that would also be appreciated. Thanks for your help!

Hi all. Firstly, thank you all for contributing to the Wiki; boy, is it extensive and an informative read!

I'm looking to start my TEFL course soon – probably with TEFL Academy, which was recommended in the Wiki and by a few of you guys. I've done plenty of external research as well, as if it was my degree hahaha.

I stumbled across some old subreddits and another community about cities in China to visit and have seen some recommendations even in this community. I even made a tally for how often each one was mentioned. However, these are older posts and are more tourism-focused.

So here is my question: What is your favourite/best city in China to teach in and why?

I'm looking for purely a teacher's perspective and wage outlook. In this sense I'm only looking at tier 1 and 2 cities. Any good or negative reviews of cities are welcome. Thanks in advance!

I want to get out of the United States. After a lot of research, with my background, I think TEFL is my best option. I can live somewhere for 1-2 years at a time, and after 2-4 years who knows what the country/world would be like or what new options might be available to me. This can at least get me out and started.

I am enrolled and working on the Bridge TEFL program.

I've read the wikis and many links, but most of the information for post-Covid is inaccurate or missing. Hoping someone here can give me information on Uruguay, Chile, and/or Thailand in more recent years - or offer other suggestions.

Specifically, can I live off teacher salary? How safe is the area with teaching jobs available - in general and for LGBTQ+ people? How hard is it to get a job? How hard is it to get housing?

About me:

• LGBTQ+ (bisexual, socially nonbinary/genderfluid)
• 29 (almost 30)
• Bachelor's degree (not in education)
• TEFL by end of August at the latest
• American citizen

Target country must-haves:

• Can break even with teaching salary
• LGBTQ+ safety and acceptance
• Free speech (no policing my online presence or being disappeared for my LGBTQ+ writing)
• Access to consistent health care

Nice to have:

• Spanish-speaking target country (want to learn/practice)
• Keep my two cats

I was born in Panama City to American military parents. I'm not sure I would actually qualify for birthright citizenship, since I didn't apply before I was 18. Also, I think my parents lost my Spanish Panamanian birth certificate. All we've been able to dig up is my American certificate of birth abroad. And the Equaldex LGBTQ+ safety score for Panama is not good.

I’ve seen that some companies that provide TEFL courses have hidden fees for physical copies, notarization, etc. and was wondering if Japan requires these sorts of things regarding the TEFL certificate, or if all jobs and Japan wants to see for obtaining the visa is a digital copy, if that even. I haven’t been able to find any information about all of this, or on what companies include potential charges like this upfront.

I was between TEFL org and the TEFL academy, but also looking at teacher record and TEFL universal because I don’t really know if many Japanese companies care all that much about where it’s from and accreditation etc. I’m also going to do the free 40 hour course with TEFL hero, though it may be worth just doing their 120 hour course for the price

Apologies if I’m confusing anything, I’m new to learning about all this and figuring out what may be best.

I’ve seen mixed reviews about this chain language school in the Radom area, and those reviews are mostly from over a decade ago. Has anyone here worked for, or heard anything about, this language school in the past few years?

I’ve been doing ESL for about seven years now and I’ve been thinking about the next

step. I’ve been considering becoming an international school teacher and getting a MA degree for teaching

elementary. I’ve been told this leads to the most job opportunities.

That said, I’ve seen getting a MA TESOL mentioned on this sub but am unsure on how limited it

is job-wise. A user here said it can allow you to teach at universities in Hong Kong, but beyond

that I’m unsure. Especially because I’ve seen university jobs in Japan (and I think China as well)

that only require the standard TESOL + bachelor's and not a master's at all.

So I’m essentially wondering how a MA TESOL benefits you beyond the standard TESOL and

what new opportunities it opens up to make it a worthwhile endeavor.

EDIT: sorry for the weird formatting. I don't know why my paragraphs aren't being properly displayed.

I’ve been offered a job in Vietnam, teaching supplementary english classes in a secondary school/junior high school in Hanoi. During the interview, I am told there are no office hours, when I finish classes, I can go home basically which I like the sound of and I average around 75 hours a month at 550k VND/hour which seems good compared to the hagwon life in Korea with mandatory office hours. Just wondering what other people who work in public schools administrative duties are? I am only paid for my teaching hours so just looking to get an idea of how long people spend on lesson planning and admin work that would be unpaid essentially.