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In general the regular course is always going to be better than the online, albeit I believe that any online course put together by CELTA (Cambridge) must be pretty good. The regular course is usually something like 4 weeks and pretty intensive. Just in terms of getting it over with and personal mot...

I'd recommend EnglishClub.

There is tons of amazing material there for learners, and also worksheets etc for teachers.

Also check out Games and Quizzes.

Assuming you are a UK citizen, then visas and work permits don't come into it. One reason most schools around the world ask for a degree is because the relevant government insists on that to get a work permit. So a degree would not be a legal requirement for you in the UK. A CELTA is a KIND of TEFL ...

Pardon me while I roll on the floor laughing :lol: I got my first teaching job (in a language school in Asia) when I was 50. And if teaching online, your age is even less relevant. Also, don't forget that not all countries are as ageist as we are in the West. On the other hand, many native English s...

You might find this helpful in general:
https://www.tefl.net/elt/articles/teach ... roduction/

@Mrdaud - what's the issue with paypal?

The Botanist wrote: ↑02 Jun 2019, 19:41And how realistic is it to be able to get private lessons to supplement the result?

Don't forget it's increasingly easy to get private lessons online. This intro might help you:
https://www.tefl.net/elt/articles/teach ... roduction/

I agree Starling. Agents seem to be a mysterious bunch operating in stealth mode. I don't think I've ever knowingly met an agent, though I've worked for a school in France that sent students to UK and was thus effectively an agent myself—in my own very modest way. But really I think "agents&quo...

If this other job is so good, what's stopping you from going for it?

I used to work in this area but I forget the exact figures. However, I can confirm that both your scenarios exist: - Agents find and send students to schools in UK (and elsewhere). 40% sounds like what I remember. Certainly doesn't surprise me. - Language schools do the same, for similar commissions...

Just wondering how binding that contract that you signed was, both legally and morally. You say you signed it two months ago but only recently received an invitation. I don't know how things work in Russia, but seems to me strange to have a binding contract before receiving an invitation. Also, what...

Wrong country (Mexico) and probably too late but just saw 4 month contracts at:
https://www.tefl.net/jobs/international ... read/49111

rutherford wrote: ↑14 Nov 2017, 15:59What could be responsible for this gross incompetence of the so-called custodians of knowledge?

Who taught the teachers? :twisted:

UK is not USA which stalks people around the world and demands tax wherever its citizens are. I believe (may be a bit out of date here) that if you are out of UK for more than 3 months in the year, you don'y pay UK tax full stop

Which TWO questions do you need help on? :roll:

Good stuff DaveJavu. Many thanks, I can definitely use those :mrgreen:

Sounds like a great warning. My guess is that was China?^^ But there are several other countries fit the bill.

What are your greatest challenges teaching TEFL?

This might be useful for you:
https://www.tefl.net/jobs/international ... read/49062

If you teach privately, do you have a cancellation and payment policy? For example, how do you deal with last-minute cancellations? Do you charge up-front or later? Do you think it's necessary to have terms and conditions or play by ear? It's easy to get taken advantage of, but one doesn't want to a...