What is Classified as a ‘Good Teaching Job’ in Bangkok, Thailand?
I was out for dinner recently with a group of new western friends, all of whom happen to be new teachers in Bangkok or teachers looking for their first teaching jobs, and the subject moved around to...
View ArticleCan You Teach English in Thailand and Elsewhere Without Certification?
If you’d love to teach English in Thailand or elsewhere overseas but don’t have basic teaching certification, can you? When you consider hundreds of thousands of native English speakers currently...
View ArticleCan You Have a Permanent Career Teaching English (EFL) Overseas?
Tens of thousands of people every year move overseas to teach English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Some do it temporarily, some more permanent, and a few consider teaching EFL overseas as a permanent...
View ArticleA Fun Lesson Plan for World Geography: Grades 2 Through 10
Sponsor a Child Overseas and Watch Your Students Be Fascinated with Geography The secret to teaching World Geography to kids of almost any age is to make it engaging for them and also something in...
View ArticleHow to Get Your Dream Teaching Job in Thailand Easily and Fast
Have you ever thought about teaching English in Thailand? Felt like you wanted to help other people? Wondered what it would be like to live as an expat? Wanted to learn about a different culture and a...
View ArticleA Free, Fun EFL and ESL Lesson Plan: Teaching Travel and Transportation...
As an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teacher in Thailand, one thing I always taught early on to all my beginner level students is travel and transportation vocabulary. Talking about getting on a...
View ArticleFun, Free Lesson Plan for EFL Health for Students in Thailand and Elsewhere
Teaching EFL students subjects other than English, in English, can sometimes be a challenge. Unlike ESL (English as a Second Language) students who hear English all day because they live in an English...
View ArticleFree EFL Conversation Lesson Plan: Is it News and What’s Your Opinion?
This is a reprint of a story I wrote several years ago, when I used to teach English in Thailand. It is still relevant. As an EFL teacher in Thailand, I’m always looking for interesting ways to get my...
View ArticleWhy You Should Look for an English Teaching Job in Thailand and Not Outside...
Many western EFL/English teachers when planning to teach in Thailand start looking for a teaching job before they come here. Not only is that not a good thing to do, in some cases, it can even be...
View ArticleFreelance English Teaching in Thailand: Is it Possible and How Successful Can...
After a few years of teaching in Thailand, a lot of teachers start thinking about freelance English teaching instead. For most teachers, freelance teaching means giving private lessons to Thai students...
View ArticleHow to Quit Your EFL Job in Thailand: Don’t Do a Midnight Run, Usually
Everyone who has ever worked an EFL job in Thailand knows one, or probably more, teachers who have quit their jobs overnight and simply disappeared. Some leave the country they’re teaching in...
View ArticleHow to Recognize a Scam Agency Recruiting for Teaching Jobs in Asia and Avoid...
As a former English teacher with seven years experience of teaching in Asia, one thing that makes me angry when I get online are the huge numbers of scam agencies recruiting for teaching jobs in Asia....
View ArticleHow to Apply for an English Teaching Job in Japan in a Few Easy Steps
Last year, I spent a considerable amount of time applying for teaching jobs in Japan as, after nine years living in Thailand I decided it was time for a change. As it turns out, my plans to move to...
View ArticleIs a TEFL or CELTA Course Better To Take When Planning To Teach in Thailand?
Fifteen years ago, when I decided to move to Thailand to teach English, I knew I had to take either a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) or a CELTA (Certificate in English Teaching To...
View ArticleReview: Getting a TEFL at Text and Talk in Bangkok, Thailand — An Excellent...
When you decide you want to teach English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and live in another country to do so, one of the things you need to take is TEFL certification. TEFL stands for Teaching English as...
View ArticleProblems You Are Likely to Encounter Teaching English in Thailand
Many people come to Thailand every year to teach English. Filled with dreams of beautiful beaches, clear ocean, cheap living and gorgeous girls, teaching in Thailand seems like teaching in paradise....
View ArticleCool Jobs You Can Do with a Political Science Degree — Teaching in Thailand...
When I started university in the United States, I’d only been living in the country for six months. Not intending to go to college when I first arrived from England, I suddenly decided to apply at a...
View ArticleHow to Improve Your English Skills Quickly: Fast Tips to Speaking English...
Many students of EFL/ESL (English as a Foreign Language/English as a Second Language) who have fairly good English skills still want to improve their English skills but they don’t know how. There are...
View ArticleFree EFL/ESL Lesson Plan on Prepositions: For Thai and Other Non-Native Speakers
Many adults who learn EFL (English as a Foreign Language) or ESL (English as a Second Language) have problems figuring out how to use propositions correctly. Students who are Thai, Chinese, Japanese,...
View ArticleThe Pros and Cons of Teaching Corporate English in Thailand
Teaching Corporate English is the Wave of the Future in Thailand, but with the Positives Also Come Drawbacks Teaching corporate English in a company is the fastest growing segment of the English...
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