TEFL vs TESOL certification: Why get either one?

If you’re looking to teach abroad, chances are you’ve already stumbled upon these two terms on your job hunt. They may sound similar at first glance, but they offer different possibilities for teachers. Feeling lost over which certification path to take? Or, are you wondering what these acronyms even mean? That brings us to the […]
Quiz: Where’s the best place to teach English abroad with a TEFL certification [+ job postings]
So you’ve decided you want to pack up your life and find the perfect job teaching abroad, but there’s only one problem: you don’t know where you want to go! With so many options before you, it’s no wonder this decision takes lots of contemplating. That’s why we’ve whipped up a short quiz to help […]
5 tips for getting a TEFL certification online while you travel
Need a TEFL certification but you’re itching to take off to a faraway place ASAP? You can travel the world and get certified at the same time with an online TEFL certification course. As Teach Away’s TEFL Program Lead, I get a lot of questions from prospective students who want to get certified but don’t […]
Why You Need a TEFL Certification to Teach English Abroad
If you’re just starting to research teaching English abroad – and don’t have all the lingo down yet – you may be asking yourself: what’s a TEFL certificate? Well, if you’re dreaming of teaching English abroad and seeing the world, a TEFL certificate is your ticket to making your dreams come true – it was […]
Requirements to teach English in China [Video]
Following on from our previous blog series on teaching English in Tianjin, Nanjing and Hangzhou, we had a lot of questions from recent grads and ESL teachers looking to teach in China, wondering: Whether they needed a TEFL certification to teach in China. How recent changes to China’s new work visa policy could affect the […]