What to Expect in an Interview for Teaching English in Japan and How to Get the Job
While Being Interviewed by a Japanese School Can Be Intimidating, Knowing What to Expect Can Help If you have always wanted to teach English in a Japanese school,…
While Being Interviewed by a Japanese School Can Be Intimidating, Knowing What to Expect Can Help If you have always wanted to teach English in a Japanese school,…
While Some EFL Teachers Think Using DVDs of TV Shows and Movies in Class is a Bad Idea, It’s Not If You Use Them the Right Way I…
One of the fabulous new ways to make a living teaching English is to sign up with an agency and teach English online. Not only is it a…
Although some teachers will tell you anyone can teach Corporate English in Thailand and that there aren’t any requirements to teach in businesses in Thailand, that’s not necessarily true. Some…
For many teachers who move to Thailand to teach English, they need to get a teaching job in Thailand quickly. Plane fares, rental deposits, setting up an apartment,…
When most teachers arrive in Thailand to look for a job teaching English, one of the first things they consider is whether to apply for jobs with…
As an EFL teacher in Asia, one of the things I did early on was involve the parents of the kids I taught in their child’s learning….
Thailand is one of the top destinations in the world for would-be English (EFL/ESL) teachers who want to get TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification….
Most EFL/ESL/English teachers come to Thailand and look for a teaching job when they get here. With the best jobs found in country, nobody wants to accept…
Many English (EFL) teachers come to Thailand and are offered teaching jobs through a Thai teaching agency. What this means is you don’t work directly for the Thai…
If you’ve been to a job interview as a teacher in Thailand or have interviewed western (farang) teacher yourself, how some farang teachers behave in job interviews…
Thousands of westerners move to Thailand every year to teach English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Some are prepared for job interviewing for an EFL teaching job…
Being an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teacher comes with its own set of problems when it comes to classroom management. Unlike in a classroom where…
At a TEFL conference several years ago, I read several studies showing teaching EFL (English as a Foreign Language) to students of any age is even more…
If you’re considering coming to Thailand to teach English, don’t just presume you’ll be teaching Thai children in a primary or high school. In fact, there are so…
Teaching in Thailand is actually a low-paying job compared to most of the rest of Asia. Salaries for teachers haven’t increased in more than 15 years, and are…
Small talk is something many EFL students have problems with. Often they’re shy when speaking English so their minds go blank when they meet a native English…
One of the subjects an EFL/ESL teacher often struggles with is not only how to get students to understand the Five Ws (Who, What, Where, When and Why)…
Teaching English (EFL/ESL) in Thailand, one thing I’ve noticed is my students’ inability to understand native English speakers because of the slang and idioms we all use….
Teaching EFL English in Thailand, I sometimes struggle to try to get my students to write something in English that’s interesting. Most EFL/ESL students don’t like writing…
One of the classes I always enjoyed teaching to my EFL students in Thailand the most was learning how to use ‘Imperatives’ or commands. Imperatives are usually relatively…
During my first year teaching EFL in Thailand, getting students to say more than a few words in English was just about impossible. Thais are shy and…
Most Thai students, but particularly children who are beginners, find it difficult to learn adjectives and to understand where to place them in the sentence. English puts the…