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Have you ever considered volunteering as a TEFL teacher?  There are numerous organisations around the world offering you the opportunity to volunteer as a TEFL teacher in remarkable places with remarkable people.  teflhub is going to run a series of articles and interviews to help you decide if you’d like to take the next step in what must be an incredibly rewarding experience. The first article is from a volunteer with Care4Calais who taught English at the Calais refugee camp. 

TEFL teaching is a wonderful job, but sometimes we need a change from general English teaching.  There are numerous different paths a TEFL teacher can take within the TEFL world.  Here we interview a British teacher, Clive, who works at a university in the UK in the EAP department .

TEFL teaching is a wonderful job, but sometimes we need a change from general English teaching.  There are numerous different paths a TEFL teacher can take within the TEFL world.  Here we interview an Australian teacher who has worked all over the world as an IELTS examiner.

TEFL teaching is a wonderful job, but sometimes we need a change.  teflhub is going to look at different occupations that TEFL teachers might consider.  Here we interview an English former TEFL teacher, Simon, who now works as an editor based in Dublin after a three year spell in Germany, but with a global reach as an editor through his website, www.simonsolomon.ink .

Unless otherwise clearly stated in the job advertisement, your resume or CV should always be accompanied by a covering letter whether it’s in the form of a letter or an email. Spending a little time customising your covering letter will help it stand out positively from the majority of generic applications the employer will receive. Below are a few simple ‘Dos’ and ‘Don’ts’ from employers that will allow you to complete a complementary covering letter.

TEFL teaching is a wonderful job, but sometimes we need a change.  teflhub is going to look at different occupations that TEFL teachers might consider.  Here we interview an American former TEFL teacher, Kevin, who now works as a translator in Japan.

Due to the global distribution of TEFL jobs many interviews are conducted by telephone or skype.  Many people believe that telephone interviews are easier than face-to-face interviews. Whatever the truth of the matter we have to consider how we’re going to impress over a telephone line. Employers suggest that we should prepare just as we would for any other interview, but we should also take additional steps outlined below.

Preparing for an interview can be daunting, but we can get a confidence boost by being suitably prepared.  Spend the same amount of time preparing for your interview as you would a regular lesson and you can walk into that interview confident in the knowledge that you have done everything possible to impress the interviewer(s).

Have you considered working in the Middle East, particularly in the Arabian Gulf?  Adverts encouraging tourists to visit the area show images of amazing shopping centres, beautiful beaches lined with palm trees, four-wheel-drive vehicles hurtling up and down huge sand dunes, and usually someone with a falcon on his arm gazing over a spectacular desert sunset.  But what’s it really like?  Here we interview a British teacher, Dave, and ask him for his reflections on working in countries around the Gulf.