Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Turning your TEFL gap year into a TEFL career

If you plan to stay in TEFL, then be prepared to keep on learning and improving – or else get out quick! Find out about the pitfalls of staying in TEFL too long and some ideas about how to turn your gap year into a meaningful TEFL career. Read More »

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Want to Blog for jobs.ac.uk?

Are you about to move abroad to TEFL? Or have you been there a while and think you could share your experience and tips with our audience? We would love to hear from you! What we would ask All we … Read More »

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2 Years in TEFL: What I've learnt

It feels like only yesterday when I set out from my home in Coventry with a packed lunch and a book entitled ‘How to Teach English‘. My destination was Japan, and my goal was to TEFL. 2 years on, and … Read More »

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Moving House in Japan

The process of relocating in Japan is pretty complicated and expensive. Unfortunately, I am in the middle of that process right now. For the benefit of anyone who might be in the same situation, here are my tips when moving … Read More »

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Sapporo Snow Festival

Last week, I, along with about 2 million others, descended on Odori Park in Sapporo to see some snowy statues. Sapporo’s Snow Festival is one of Japan’s largest annual events, and certainly its coldest event.

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Back to England

Apparently, no one believed Marco Polo’s incredible tales of China upon his return to Italy. I wonder if the same thing will happen to me. Yes, I’m going back to England.

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End of the English term

This week has probably been the last week of work in 2009 for many English teachers. The end of a term (or semester) always brings a bit of extra work, followed by a welcome period of rest.

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