Chapter 3

Examining Courses, Qualifications

and Jobs

In This Chapter

▶ Deciding on your level of teaching

▶ Signing up to the right courses and training

▶ Gearing your work to the salaries available

▶ Finding work

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one are the days when a native English speaker could set off with a

rucksack, arrive anywhere in the world and expect to be greeted with

open arms by eager language school owners. Such scenarios are still pos-

sible, but the TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) industry has

moved on, so you need to put a little more thought into it before you start

packing. In this chapter I show you how to take your first steps in TEFL by

deciding whether you need training, what kind to choose and how to go

about finding a job.

Teaching the Teacher

From intensive weekends to master’s degrees, so many TEFL courses exist

out there that it’s a job in itself trying to decide which one is right for you.

Before you set out to teach, get a decent dictionary and the best grammar

book you can fit in your case (see Chapter 24 for some suggestions).