Jobs Abroad i-to-i

76 Pages·2010·3.21 MB·English

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A Graduate’s Guide to
Teaching English as a
Foreign Language…
With the job market still struggling to recover from the
recession and graduates finding greater employment
challenges than at any time in recent history, TEFL
offers you the chance to earn a decent wage, cut your
living costs, improve your employability… and have
an amazing time living and working overseas. With
the British Council estimating that more than one billion
people are learning English worldwide, the opportunities
for graduates are virtually limitless*.
*British Council Learning. August 2009. www.britishcouncil.org/learning-faq-the-english-language.htm
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Contents
1 Opportunities
TEFL Opportunities for Graduates 5
Graduate Opportunities Worldwide 7
Worldwide TEFL Requirements 8
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Training
TEFL Training for Graduates 11

Which TEFL Course is Right for You? 13
Online TEFL Courses 14
Classroom TEFL Courses 14
Combined TEFL Courses 15
Trinity and CELTA Courses 15
Grammar Quiz 16
Specialist TEFL Training 18
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Finding Work
How to Find a TEFL Job 21
Creating a Good TEFL CV 22
Creating a Good TEFL Cover Letter 24
Finding Work Yourself 26
Finding Work With Recruitment Agencies 28
Types of Teaching Institutions 29
Arriving Overseas 31
How Will TEFL Help Your Career? 34

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Destinations

Where Can TEFL Take You? 37
North Asia 38
South East Asia 43
Western Europe and the Med 47
Central and Eastern Europe 54
Central and South America 57
The Middle East 61
Africa 65
The Indian Subcontinent 67
TEFL Glossary 70
A Few Last Words 72
Some Space for Your Notes 73
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TEFL Opportunities
for Graduates
As a recent graduate, finding a job teaching English
as a foreign language overseas is relatively easy. In
some cases you really only need the ability to speak
English fluently to find work.
In fact, people have been teaching English abroad for decades with nothing more than wanderlust and
their knowledge of the English language. However, over the last few years the market has become far
more competitive and school requirements have increased to the point where the vast majority of the
more reputable schools now require teachers with an accredited TEFL certificate.
So we’ve created this guide to tell you exactly what you need to know about the TEFL industry, the courses
available and the types of opportunities there are for graduates worldwide. It’s an up-to-date view of the
world of TEFL based on our experiences of teaching abroad and training other people to do the same. It
should serve as the perfect guide for the start of your TEFL adventure.
Enjoy!
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Siobhan’s Story
Siobhan Torrens took an i-to-i
TEFL course after graduating. Her
course took her all the way from
Southampton to China…

I arrived here in China in October 2009, so I’ve
been here almost a couple of months now. This
trip started way back in May. I was nearing the
end of my dissertation which was about how
to teach programming when I decided that I
needed a break from computing. I love travelling
so I looked at jobs where I could go abroad. I
remembered thinking about teaching but I didn’t
want to teach in a school in England or spend
a year training to find out that I didn’t like it. The
solution was simple - I decided to teach English
as a foreign language.
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Siobhan Torrens
REad moRE TEFL sToRiEs aT
www.TEFL-chaLkboaRd.com
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Graduate Opportunities
Worldwide
English is the international language of business, politics,
science and communications. The British Council estimates
there are over a billion people learning English worldwide.*
About three quarters of these people live in non-English-speaking countries where TEFL courses are
accepted and qualified TEFL teachers are in huge demand. In other words, every country needs English
teachers - there are even foreign TEFL teachers in North Korea!

EuRopE asia

200,000,000+ 300,000,000+

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souT h amERica middLE EasT
150,000,000+ 50,000,000+
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There are hundreds of websites dedicated to TEFL jobs. It’s estimated that there are over 20,000 new TEFL
jobs listed each month and one of the best known sites – eslcafe.com – can have over 2,000 listings at
any given time. As a graduate you’re in a great position to find work overseas and you’ll find it easy to
get working visas for some of the most lucrative TEFL markets in the world, such as the Middle East, Japan
and South Korea.

However, in some places the demand for TEFL teachers is so huge that many schools will employ teachers
with no teaching qualifications or degree. This does depend on the country, the school and the individual
employer – you may need to be qualified or degree educated to get a working visa in some countries.
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*British Council Learning. August 2009. www.britishcouncil.org/learning-faq-the-english-language.htm
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Worldwide TEFL Job
Requirements
The list below gives you a rough idea of the regional
requirements for TEFL teachers looking for work
abroad.

Region General Requirements
North Asia Degree required and TEFL certificate preferred
South East Asia TEFL certificate required
Western Europe & the Mediterranean Degree and TEFL certificate required
Central & Eastern Europe TEFL certificate preferred
Central & South America TEFL certificate preferred
Middle East Degree required
Indian Subcontinent Degree and TEFL certificate required
Africa TEFL certificate preferred
English speaking countries Degree & CELTA/Trinity CertTESOL required
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Rozel’s Story…
Rozel Le Cornu is an i-to-i Teach in
China intern. She headed East after
graduating and had an amazing
time…
Sometimes bubbles of joy and excitement just
cannot be contained and I begin to smile, or
jump up and down, or laugh – or all three
simultaneously! I get moments like this often
here, like just now, walking back from the school
canteen. I hear the cry of ‘Rozel!’ followed by
a small Chinese girl running towards me, arms
outstretched for a hug. Then after talking to her,
I continue walking to have one of my grade 3
boys literally hurtle towards me, hug me, take
my hand and then spin around with the biggest
smile on his cheeky face! Wow, I’m going to
miss this place when I head home!
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Rozel Le Cornu
REad moRE TEFL sToRiEs aT
www.TEFL-chaLkboaRd.com
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Training
TEFL Training for Graduates 11
Which TEFL Course is Right for You? 13
Online TEFL Courses 14
Classroom TEFL Courses 14
Combined TEFL Courses 15
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