The TEFL Times

What to expect from your four-week TEFL course by Bruce Haxton.
So you’re interested in Teaching English as a Foreign Language [TEFL] but you don’t know which course might be for you? Or maybe you’d just like to know more about what to expect on day one on a course you’ve already booked? Well, there are [...]

By Bruce E Thompson
Every year thousands of adventuresome souls leave their home country for six months or more with goals of teaching English abroad. Yet a common question for those without experience teaching English abroad is, “will an online TEFL certificate (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) be sufficient?”
The answer varies depending on your short [...]

Sharon K Couzens de Hinojosa, the creator of and writer for TEFL Tips, discusses the merits of TEFL certification.
As far as visa requirements go, while countries may require a degree, I don’t know of any that require you to have a TEFL certificate. Although TEFL certs won’t help with visa requirements, they will make [...]

The recent appearance of online colleges and university programs has undoubtedly provided fantastic opportunities for many people to earn college degrees who would not otherwise be able to obtain such qualifications. For many people, college or university tuition fees can prove to be prohibitively expensive. The one main advantage of an online degrees program, therefore, [...]

By Ajay Shringi
Online TEFL courses open up amazing career opportunities for aspiring teachers in countries that are experiencing a high demand for people with English language skills. With globalization, there is increasing pressure on people to acquire excellent writing and reading English skills. In fact, mastery of language often becomes decisive when selecting people for [...]