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South Africans Teaching English Abroad — Londiwe’s Story Of Teaching In China

Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) has taken the world by storm. So much so that the idea of teaching English online or overseas has almost become a cliche. You'd be forgiven for thinking that South Africans teaching English…

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If you’ve been doing your research on teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), you may have stumbled across a few stories which haven’t painted TEFL in a very good…

TEFL Scams And How to Avoid Them

19th July 2022

Can you imagine waking up every day to a job you love, in a place you chose to live, getting paid well - and basically living your best life? Well,…

The Best Country To Teach English Abroad In 2022

28th June 2022

There are few battles more hotly contested than that of CELTA vs TEFL. People from all over the world, with all different kinds of experiences, just can’t seem to agree…

What Is The Difference Between CELTA Versus TEFL?

7th June 2022

With everything that has been going on in Europe lately, there has been a lot of talk about teaching English to refugees. Almost 4.2 million refugees have fled Ukraine as…

Teaching English To Refugees

8th April 2022

BREAKING NEWS: Italy introduces a digital nomad visa! After months of speculation and government talks, a new visa for remote workers was signed into law on 28 March 2022.…

Italy Introduces Digital Nomad Visa

5th April 2022

Yes, you read that right! Here’s yet another reason to become a TEFL teacher: recent research has shown that TEFL teachers are considered highly attractive. [gallery ids="22891,22890"] In a survey…

TEFL Ranked As One Of The “Hottest” Careers

1st April 2022

PSSSST! Have you heard? The TEFL Academy has been named one of GoAbroad’s Top Rated TEFL Certification Organizations 0f 2021! And we’re not even going to bother to humble brag…

TTA Wins GoAbroad’s Top TEFL Provider Award Of 2021

28th January 2022

Who said that teachers can't be fun? Nowadays, due to the pandemic, teachers tend to have way more free time on their hands than they would like to. So instead…

Top TikTok English Teachers You Need To Follow

16th December 2021

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