Three Things I Have Learnt About Myself Living and Working Abroad
Hello, fellow travel enthusiasts. My name is Sophie, and I’m a 21-year-old English gal from a beautiful seaside town called Plymouth. I’ve recently made the best decision of my life, packed the contents of my life into a four-wheeled suitcase and moved to the other side of the world. I’m now lucky enough to call…
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General Teaching AbroadSemester at Sea Led Me To Teach In Thailand with TEFL Heaven
We recently caught up with Micah Bank, 24, who was on our Paid Internships Thailand Program from October 2016 – March 2017. Micah found out about TEFL Heaven when one of his friends recommended the program, and Micah alongside another 20 or so Semester at Sea alumni decided to do various TEFL Heaven programs around…
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General Teaching AbroadMy TEFL Experience Helped Me Choose Teaching As a Career – Tristan Otten’s Interview
We recently caught up with Tristan Otten, 25, who was on our Paid Internships Thailand Program from October 2012 – March 2013. Tristan is now a Geography Teacher in the UK. How Has TEFL Heaven Helped You? Being on the Paid Internships Thailand Program in turn led to my first teaching job in the UK. With the…
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General Teaching Abroad5 reasons why face to face TEFL training is better than online TEFL
Below, Teacher Lane explains the benefits of doing a face to face TEFL program and why her decision to train In Thailand over doing an Online program was the best choice she made. Before coming to Thailand to work as an English teacher, I grappled with the idea of getting my TEFL certificate through…
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General Teaching Abroad8 Reasons Why TEFL is the Best Way to Travel the World!
Teaching!!! To some this occupation may sound quite ominous, being the center of attention for at least an hour, and having students’ learning dependent upon only you! Don’t let it get to you, as long as you are open minded, ANYONE can teach…absolutely anyone. Doesn’t matter if you’re shy or the class clown, if you…
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General Teaching AbroadTips for new teachers!
These are my top 5 tips for new English Language Teachers (ELT)! During your TEFL course with TEFL Heaven you will learn how to do all of these things 🙂 Firstly, Plan! I personally think teaching is really easy if you plan. I can definitely see the difference in a lesson that I have planned out well and…
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General Teaching AbroadTEFL Accreditation Explained
We want to clear up a few misconceptions regarding the TEFL industry, TEFL certificates and accreditation for them, as well as explain regarding our accreditation policy for our TEFL courses which we train people on in Thailand. Three Types of TEFL Certificate There are really three types of TEFL certificates – CELTA, CertTESOL and TEFL…
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General Teaching AbroadI got fired from my first job in Thailand, and I deserved it!
That’s right – my very first job abroad, they fired me! Back at university, I was browsing the internet and found an article somewhere that said: “If you can speak English, you can teach English!” That REALLY stuck with me! At this point I had never even heard of a TEFL qualification. Before summer break of…