How many hours of TEFL do I need to teach abroad or online?
A quick search online will show that there are online TEFL courses to suit every schedule and every budget. But how many hours of TEFL training do you actually need to qualify for jobs? Well, the answer depends on whether you’re teaching abroad (and which country you choose) or online. For teaching jobs abroad you’ll […]
9 New Year’s resolution ideas for 2020 + how a TEFL certification will help you achieve all of them
2020 is HERE. And with it comes the start of not only a new year, but a new decade full of exciting possibilities. It’s the perfect time to turn your dreams into reality and we’ve got some tips to help you do it. Making New Year’s resolutions is a great way to embrace a fresh […]
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 […]
5 reasons 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 […]
Jimmy’s teach abroad story: From ESL instructor to experienced web developer
Packing up and moving across the world to live and teach is a major commitment. When a teach abroad candidate makes the choice to sign their contract and solidify their plan, they take a lot into consideration. One of the key pieces in this decision-making process is whether or not they think their experience abroad […]