Tag: tefl

  • Am I on Mute? 6 Tips for Teaching Online

    Am I on Mute? 6 Tips for Teaching Online

    Teaching online, and subsequently teaching English as a Foreign Language comes along with a few strong associations: Travel! Freedom! See the world and make a living while you do it!

  • Teaching English Abroad and At Home

    Teaching English Abroad and At Home

    Hopes and dreams So you want to teach English abroad? Or maybe you just want to teach but stay close to home. Realistically, if you’re interested in becoming an English as a Foreign Langauge instructor in the age of Covid-19, you’re going to be teaching online. Of course, there are schools around the globe opening…

  • CELTA: A Great Way to Challenge Your Brain

    CELTA: A Great Way to Challenge Your Brain

    11/7/09 Update: As of today I’m 4 lessons, 1 lesson plan, 4 stage plans, 1 Focus on the Learner Assignment, and several other ‘input’ sessions down. No problem, though,

  • Yo Estoy Aqui, Compadres. Arrival in Sevilla

    Yo Estoy Aqui, Compadres. Arrival in Sevilla

    10/23/09 I’ve been daydreaming about writing all day. Phrases popping into my head and revelations begging to be transcribed. However, despite this nagging excitement and partial feeling of obligation to record my adventures, all I’ve managed to do is sleep! Jet lag is a real thing and somehow in my planning I’d seem to have forgotten…

  • One Week ’til Spain

    One Week ’til Spain

    10/14/09 I feel like it was a few weeks ago that I was sitting in my parents’ office trying to figure out a better way to live my life. I knew I wanted to travel, I knew I wanted to go to grad school and I wanted to keep my car. Those were my “non-negotiables,”…