Finding Your
First EFL Teaching Job
The demand for EFL teachers worldwide
is so great that you will find it surprisingly easy to land your first job
offer. BUT - take your time, find the right position, check out
your employer, talk to other teachers there and make sure you will be
happy.
If
you are interested trying your hand at teaching English
overseas - but don't yet want to commit to a one-year
contract, go over to
TEFL Temp
where information about short-term TEFL positions is
posted. Some are as short four months
and even include airfare and training. Hard to
beat that!
Just about
everything you could ever want to know about finding
your first position Teaching
English Overseas - and just about everything else about
living and working in another country -
can be found at our companion website:
TEFL Daddy.
Whether thinking about a two-year "lark" teaching
overseas - or if you would like TEFL to offer you a
long-term career - give the website a good read. No, it
doesn't really have all the answers, because the answers
are as individual as each person thinking of entering
the field. Your needs, interests, skills, and goals are
unique. But, TEFL Daddy can at least help you address
each issue and get on the road to finding exactly what
might fit you best.
TEFL Daddy was written by a former Peace Corps Volunteer
(Botswana 89-91) who designed the site with the complete "Newbie" in
mind - and answers just about every question you might
have about Teaching English Overseas. From country
selection, paying student loads, insurance, how to deal
with aging parents, to visas and contracts - and even
investment from overseas - you can find it all at:
TEFL Daddy
Once you land that first job - put what you have learned
on this website to work!
If
you would like to consider a TEFL Certificate
documenting your studies here - there are several
examinations that you may take - and once passed - you
can be issued a certificate that will document and
demonstrate your interest in learning more about TEFL.
Learn more about this option on the
Certification
page.
If
you would like to consider a full-blown TEFL
Certification with 120 classroom hours and six hours of
observed teaching practice - learn more about that
option also on the
Certification
page.
