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Erin Plum always had three passions in life: teaching, connecting with people, and seeing the world. After completing her degree in 2013, it was time for Erin to combine her passion and truly live her dream life. That’s where Premier TEFL stepped in. Erin left her job and began a new chapter: teaching English in Vietnam. Erin overcame her...[Read More]

March 2020, an unforgettable time for Elisabeth! She decided to start a TEFL in South America. Elisabeth adventured from Germany to Columbia and now Mazatlan, Mexico. Elisabeth found her body needed rest from working extremely hard in a high-class gastromy business in Germany. She resolved this situation by choosing to do a volunteer prog...[Read More]

So you’ve transitioned to teaching online independently (or you’re still thinking about it) and it feels wonderful. You can work on your own time, deliver authentic lessons, and you don’t have to worry about faceless “suits” changing your service agreement. But once you’ve made the transition, you realize there is a lot more to teaching o...[Read More]

The Ultimate TEFL Giveaway starts NOW To celebrate International Mother Language Day this Sunday, we are running a GIVEAWAY As our business is based on linguistics, International Mother Language Day is a date we hold close to our hearts and we want to give you the chance to win the ultimate teacher starter pack (which includes teaching eq...[Read More]

Have you always wanted to change careers? Has something been holding you back? Maybe your previous job or even your age? Or maybe, you just want to teach English online to adults. Well, Mark will tell you how. He will discuss how he went from 30 years of corporate to be able to teach English online to adults. He will talk about how he han...[Read More]

Meet Leejay Heller, an American who has loved traveling from a very young age and started teaching English in Asia and Europe. Graduating during the year 2010 was a difficult time for Leejay as the American economy was going through a great recession. Like many other people who have featured on our blog, Leejay decided to pivot his career...[Read More]

Teacher Melissa sat down with Mark to learn about his experience teaching adults English as a second language. Mark exemplifies the motto ‘never say never,’ as he didn’t believe he would be teaching English to adults (or children!) online this time last year. In fact, he said the suggestion was crazy. But so is a global pandemic, the pent...[Read More]

How to Keep Your ESL Students Engaged Every day TEFL teachers all over the world switch on their computers to their first class of the day. It’s no secret that your students will react to the energy you give, so you give it all. Funny voices, stuffed animals, posters, actions – everything! But what happens when your attempts fall short? W...[Read More]

Gift vouchers, perfume, and festive socks! It’s that time of the year again! It’s Christmas! Leave your 2020 woes behind and end the year in style! Depending on what kind of person you are, this can mean one of two things. Maybe you’re excited about the festive feeling of eating turkey, drinking port, and opening presents. Or, maybe you’r...[Read More]

Would you like to go on a paid teaching internship to Thailand? Melissa will speak to us about everything required to apply and travel in 2021. Plus, find out the best places to go, beaches to see and the amazing food that you can’t miss out on. Learn what will be different this year, what’s the same, and all about Melissa’s experience! J...[Read More]

It’s that time of the year again! No, not Christmas (yet)! No, it’s not your birthday (if it is, I’m sorry)! It’s the last Thursday of November, which means it’s Thanksgiving! 399 years later, we are still celebrating this holiday which encourages us to show gratitude. Gratitude for what we have, and gratitude for the excuse to eat a humo...[Read More]