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Great Read for any new English teachers! http://www.lingholic.com/4-common-misconceptions-beginner-english-teachers/ https://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/education-learning-and-development/topics/teaching-english-as-a-foreign-language https://www.facebook.com/uvictefl/

Hey Everyone, Here are some of my favorite pictures that I took while living in South Korea. Its such a beautiful country with amazing people...definitely my top choice for teaching English abroad. Teaching Staff at my first school Gwangju at night Tradition Drums Cherry Blossoms are amazing in Spring More Gwangju Palace in Seoul Fall in Korea was my favorite season Paragliding in Busan The coast in Namhae Nice shot with my wife in Busan Haeundae Beach My parents visit to Korea ????? Picture of Jeju Island from a hot air balloon Ice bar in Seoul....very cold!! Bamboo Forest in Damyang https://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/education-learning-and-development/topics/teaching-english-as-a-foreign-language https://www.facebook.com/uvictef l

Great story from a student who took the University of Victoria TEFL program in 2013: Becoming trained in teaching English gave me more than I bargained for.  I discovered that having the skills to teach people English, is like having a golden key – that they can use.  The UVic course directed my thinking to the millions of people around the world whose lives are destined along a course on which they are trapped.  For many of these trapped people, communication skills in the English language is like the off ramp from the path of servitude. As a direct result of the training at Uvic I went to Samoa to teach English.  In Samoa, I met young women who were culturally destined for a life of servitude.  There, I came to the stark realization that communication skills in English simply gives these young women more life choices  - affecting both their families and their wider communities. The excellent training at UVic goes beyond formal education; ...

Good Morning!                                      As promised in my last post, here are some tips that I hope you'll find valuable on teaching and living abroad: Before you go -Take your time finding a job and weigh all of your options carefully - There are literally hundreds of new ESL jobs posted every week all over the world. - Do your Research - Try to find out as much info as possible about the country and city, that you are thinking of going to before making your decision. Here are some things you may want to consider:      Size of the city / Population      Average Salary / Cost of Living      The Weather      What kind of visa do you need to work there      The religion or culture of that country      Environmental conditions -You should also look into the school that you are t...

Hey Everyone, This is my first blog, and to start out I thought I'd tell you a little about my Teaching English as a Foreign Language experience. In 2010, I decided I had had enough of trying to crack the teaching system in Canada, So I decided I wanted to travel abroad to teach English, where the demand for teachers was as great as it is now. I figured that since I had a Bachelor of Education degree and some teaching experience in Canada, that teaching English would be no problem. After talking to some friends, who had taught abroad, I decided to pursue a job in South Korea. There are a number of teacher recruitment agencies on the Internet, so it really wasn't challenging for me to find a good job in Korea. The job I chose was was teaching English to elementary students after school in a private academy in Gwangju. Each day I would teach English from 2pm - 9pm to students ranging from age 6 - 13 for a good salary, while having a accommodations paid for (and my flight ...