A question we’re asked all the time is if it’s possible to TEFL with a partner or friend. The short answer is: yes! And who better to tell you all about it than a real-life TEFL couple. For the last year and a half, Joel and Menna have been living and working in China teaching […]

Why did you come to China? This is the question I get asked more than any other. And it’s a heavy one. Every time I’m asked this, I smile, take a pause and try to think of an answer. The thing is, there is NO one answer to this question. But as I write this […]

Originally from Cordoba in the South of Spain, 26-year-old, María Ortega Blanco gained her TEFL qualification in 2016. Having spent some time teaching English in China, María has now returned to Cordoba to teach for the international company, Helen Doron Early English. We asked María some questions about her TEFL experience. What was your experience […]

In China, the importance of learning English is ingrained in children from a young age. By law, Chinese children are required to start learning English at just 8 years of age! With an estimated 300 million English language learners, China is by far the biggest employer of EFL teachers in the world. In 2015, education […]

Have you ever wondered who TEFLs? You’ll come across both young university graduates looking for an opportunity to explore the world and dedicated EFL professionals who have many years of experience and qualifications under their belt. There are EFL teachers who used to work in journalism, customer service, and hospitality; who ran their own businesses, […]

I moved to France from England two years ago, with my husband and two young daughters. We set up a Glamping site in the Dordogne region of France and for 6 months of the year life is a dream!!! Endless sunny days, working outdoors, fresh air and meeting lots of people all over Europe. But… […]

It was while I was studying International Relations at Lancaster University late on in my postgraduate year that TEFL came to my attention. In my field of study, you learn just how globalised we have become, and see how that will only increase. To really take advantage of this, out in the “real world” one […]

Not all of us are looking for a long-term career or experience for the future – some of us already bring these with us. But, like most others, we are looking for something different, a change, a challenge. After working for many years for the National Health Service, that was the situation I was in. […]

So, you’ve finished (or almost finished) your TEFL course and you’re wondering what you should do now? Well let’s assume that you took this course to teach English as a foreign language and let’s help you find a job! The need for ESL teachers is forever growing around the world and you are now the […]

The 2018 edition of EF Education First’s English Proficiency Index has recently been published, providing valuable insight into English language ability around the world. The index analysed test results from 1.3 million EF SET (Standard English Test) takers and used the data to rank the English language skills of 88 countries and regions, tracking improvements, declines, […]