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Melissa Whiteside – Thailand & Teaching Online 🌏💻
Teacher Melissa began her TEFL career in Thailand on a paid internship (and loved it!). Since then she’s been classroom teaching in South Africa and is now an online English teacher. Sound like a path YOU want to pursue? Read on to learn more about her journey to becoming an online ESL teacher! MELISSA, YOU’VE BEEN A PREMIER T...[Read More]
Life after COVID-19; Penelope boosts her salary with TEFL 🌏
Penelope moved to China to embark on Mandarin lessons. Over the past 6 years she’s developed her career and grown her family. With a TEFL certificate under her belt, Penelope knows she can boost her salary by as much as an extra US$1,000 per month. And, she’s our first interviewee who’s lived through the Coronavirus expe...[Read More]
Missionary Teacher Chris brings her TEFL to Costa Rica 🛫 🌎
Chris is from Pensacola, Florida and is teaching abroad as a missionary in Costa Rica. Read more about his journey to teaching English abroad! Tell us about Chris! What was your path to teaching abroad? Where in the world can we find you now? I came to Costa Rica with my husband, we are missionaries here. A Costa Rican friend ...[Read More]
Interview with Ahmed Allam in China – How Premier TEFL changed his life 🌏
Ahmed Allam, from Pretoria in South Africa, has found himself teaching abroad—not only in China (where he currently resides), but also in exciting locations like South Korea and Ecuador. What drew Ahmed to teaching abroad? What surprises him most about life as a teacher abroad? Find out! Tell us about yourself! A few details from yo...[Read More]
Teach English Online: 5 Awesome Companies to Choose From
Teaching English online can be a great—or a horrendous—experience. Avoid the latter by choosing awesome, reliable, trustworthy companies from the get-go. Here’s our comprehensive list of the best and most reliable companies to work for when teaching English online. But first… What to look for in trusted online Eng...[Read More]
Teaching English online | DADA | Meet Teacher Vanessa
Two years after leaving their US home, Vanessa Small and her husband have visited 14 countries and counting…How? By teaching English online, they’ve funded their jet-setting lifestyle and whoa have they made the most of their time at every single location. Blogger and cooking whizz Vanessa takes us behind the scenes of her Da...[Read More]
How to Rock Your Online Teaching Demo
You’ve wrapped up your online English teaching-focused TEFL certificate and have a few job leads from really exciting companies offering cutting-edge online learning to students in distant places. Your dream life is so close you can taste it. But in order to make it a reality, you need to actually get hired—and before that hap...[Read More]
5 Countries to Teach English Abroad as a Non Native Speaker
So you may not be from the USA, the UK, Australia, or any other of the countries deemed as home to “Native English Speakers,” but you still want to teach abroad. The good news? You absolutely can teach English abroad as a non-native speaker. The slightly-bummer news? Your job options will be slightly more limited (particularly...[Read More]
Why Do You Want to Teach English Online?
The age-old question: Why do you want to teach English online? You can bet that not only your friends and family will be asking you this question, but that an interviewer for that teaching online job you want will be, too. What they’re looking for when they ask this question In an interview, the company is trying to make sure that y...[Read More]
Interview Questions for Online Teachers from 4 Reputable Companies
You’ve just learned about teaching English online and it has totally rocked your worldview. Turning your home into a classroom? Making upwards of $20 an hour teaching something you know very well to cute kids? Being able to work remotely—from anywhere—and maintain consistent income? HECK. YES. Teaching English online is ...[Read More]
The Must-Know Online ESL Teacher Interview Questions & Answers
You applied to become an online English teacher and got a bite—wahoo! It’s time to prepare for the interview. Don’t fret; you got this. Since we at Premier TEFL are cheering for you every step of the way, we’ve put together this robust list of online ESL teacher interview questions—and the answers to really &...[Read More]
Why Teach English as a Second Language Abroad?
Can’t quite get the idea of finding teaching English as a second language jobs abroad? We can’t blame you. Your feed is constantly filled with gorgeous moments from TEFLers currently abroad… and do you want to know a little secret? Their lives beyond their Instagram posts are just as beautiful, fun, meaningful, and adve...[Read More]