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It's tougher when you are over 60, but you have a background in education, if not TESOL. I think you have a chance, but you will need to send out more enquiries and applications.

It doesn't really matter for 'TEFL purposes' but I'd recommend Apple; especially if you have an Apple store nearby and can take advantage of their one to one tutorials.

The OP was looking for work in Europe, not Asia.

Well, good luck, but your questions need to be more specific if you want people to answer.

Of course!

Start by giving them a lot of practice in the class and for homework.

LELF Concept?

I think you need more levels than this. Will you be using a book? If so study the book. You will need much more than 20 hours of study for most books/levels. One course may be 3 or 4 hours a week for 3 months - for example. Usually it takes an academic year to complete one level. However, it really ...

One of my favorite introductory TESOL books is Practical Techniques for language teaching by Michael Lewis & Jimmie Hill. Most of Penny Ur's books are good: Discussions that Work and Grammar Practice Activities are very good.

You have an unusual notion of enjoyment, but the best 4 week TEFL courses are the CELTA and the Trinity CertTESOL. These two are the most [or often only] recognized certificate courses - and the most expensive. They are externally validated and include more practical teaching hours than other course...

This depends on where you want to work in Asia. Every country has a different requirement. Korea & China require a criminal background check. In Korea the employers expect you to do this yourself. I don't quite understand how this can work for UK citizens, when they are not allowed to apply for ...

It's not too late, but it's a lot tougher to find work then. Be prepared to send your C.V. and a cover letter to lots of schools, and call them later to see if they have any vacancies. Make sure you have savings to live for the first few months at least. Start looking for private students as soon as...

It's not possible to give a comprehensive answer here, but it sounds like you need to learn how to give conversation/discussion classes. If the students are shy, even if they aren't with those numbers, you will need to devise tasks for them and divide them into pair or small groups. You won't be abl...

Lots of people only teach English for a year or two, but people who spend much longer teaching - like me - often end up managing language schools or training teachers. I had my own chain of language schools which I've now sold. I've also been involved in writing EFL coursebooks, and other tefl relat...

I used to hire English teachers, and it was fairly easy to spot the fake degrees; and even if you don't spot them, you can check later with the universities.

I've also had a pm asking if I want to work in Kazakhstan, but I've not followed it up.

Sebbo - I think your lack of a degree [and lack of experience] would make it more difficult. As would not being a native speaker, which many countries require. You make quite a few spelling mistakes in your post, and any employer reading a letter like this would be unlikely to hire you. However, it ...

The market for English teaching jobs in the Netherlands is very small. Most people learn English at school, and learn they very well. In other parts of Europe - for example France - you may have a better chance of finding work. I don't know which websites you read, but 30 euros an hour is not common...

I don't have any experience of Gibraltar, but I've worked in enough countries to know that if you are really determined, you will most likely be able to find something, especially if you specialize in teaching young children. The competition is likely to be tough, so take enough funds to live for th...

Keep working towards your degree. This will help you in the future, but for now you will have a harder situation; perhaps. Most parts of the world prefer teachers to have a degree, of course. Some places don't insist, but you will usually have a choice of the lower quality jobs. China hires teachers...