Choose Your Own Adventure: TEFL to Volcano Hikes!
Come on, be honest, you’re not adventuring abroad teaching English just to mope about on the weekends! You’ll want to get out into the new country you’re living in and explore all the amazing sites it has to offer. One of the most amazing wonders that mother nature created is the volcano, a looming mountain…
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General TravelChoose Your Own Adventure: TEFL to Scuba Dive
Teaching English could be the answer to a scuba divers dream! While your weekdays will be full of teaching English games to children, or having meaningful conversations with adults in class – your weekends are free for your own. Beaches are usually just hours away, or may even be on your doorstep. Most of the…
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General TravelChoose your own adventure: TEFL to Surf
Teaching English in itself is such a rewarding job, non-native English students are so eager to learn, and so grateful for the time you take for them – even (actually especially) if it’s just a game you play with them. As a teacher you become immersed in the local culture and community you’ve become a…
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General TravelTips 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 š 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 AbroadWhat to Pack for your TEFL Heaven Adventure!
So! You just booked your TEFL course in the country of your dreams and you are so excited you want to dieee (but not really, we know the feeling). It may be months away, or happening just next week! Either way – you will need to start thinking about what the heck a globe-trotting, adventure-having…
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General Travel
Watch a real life English class in Thailand!
Hello! I’m Nicola, a TEFL Heaven trained teacher who works at a lovely Kindergarten school in Thailand! Here is a little snippet of a class I taught on the topic of ‘Shapes’. This will give you an idea of what it’s really like to teach younger students in Thailand. In this video, I also show…
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AsiaTEFL 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 ā CELTA, CertTESOL and TEFL…
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General Teaching AbroadTeaching English in Thailand ā Sample Activity ā Battleships
We were setting up a teaching volunteer program in Chiang Mai in 2011, and I was asked by the director of this school to start teaching this class to show him what our volunteer teachers would be doing. I had exactly five minutes of preparation time! So the pressure was on. Some things in this…
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AsiaWhy Kit Kat Chunkies Can Save Chocolate Lovers In Thailand: The Land of Rubbish Chocolate
In recruiting many people to teach English in Thailand over the past 6 years or so, some have ventured to actually ask me questions during interview. One of these commonly stands out: “What do you like about Thailand? My top answer, every time, and number one love about Thailand is the food! Thai food is…
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Asia7 Reasons Why The TEFL Heaven Internships Thailand Program is Much Better than i-to-iās Teach in Thailand Internship
Here at TEFL Heaven, we are not afraid to tell you about our major competitor, i-to-i, and let me tell you why. We usually aren’t one to boast too much (not directly in words anyhow) about why we are so good, but we felt that people had to be told the truth about the differences…