TEFL Thailand Blog

Here’s a few tips from experienced teachers on your first days of teaching, and how they overcame their obstacles…

Ree-laaax … probably the best piece of advice. Remember that your students are not judging you, just looking to you for guidance. Take a deep breath and keep going with your well-prepared lesson plan – your best friend at times like these.

Keep a long view remember that you’ll be teaching the same class for the next few months, at least, and there will be plenty of ups coming your way. Just keep pacing yourself for the long haul, and remember that progress is sure to be with you.

Enjoy the culture – you’re in Thailand, remember? Go out have some of that great Thai food with some friends, share experiences, funny moments, travel stories.

Speaking of friends… build a good, positive network of peers, which will help you socially and in your career.

Get creative and have fun … now is the chance to use that creativity you were aching to use in your old career. Come up with original ideas, plan them out, and enjoy as they unfold in class. Smile at your kids when you walk in, they’ll respond!

Got questions? Give us a ring and ask how much more fun you can have teaching!

We live in a time of unprecedented change.

Why not take advantage of the opportunity to invest in yourself, develop your skills, add valuable experience to your resume and have the adventure of your life? Teaching English is rewarding in both quality of life and compensation.

With TEFL English Teacher training, you have an opportunity to make an investment in yourself, and TEFL is an investment that will pay dividends long after the course is done.

Average monthly salaries in Thailand can be close to the cost of the course. Many of our trainees have multiple job offers and cover the cost of the month’s training in a single year – while earning enough to live happily.

You have a choice in how to spend your money – treat yourself well and make a smart investment in your future.

Allie, a recent graduate of our Phuket course, is off and working at a hospital on the island.

Here’s what she says about the course:

After taking four days to settle in, it was time to begin class.  There were eight of us.  One had arrived from Krabi after discovering the school where he had booked his course didn’t exist!  Having a smaller class environment encouraged camaraderie and interpersonal relationships.  Our head instructor, Stefan was able to give to us 100% and kept the eight-hour per day classes interesting and fun.  We were always laughing about something, and coming from six years of undergraduate and graduate work, I can honestly say that Stefan is one of the finest teachers I’ve ever had the pleasure of learning from. The course work was hard but rewarding and Stefan never made students feel intimidated during observations.  He still keeps in touch with many of us from TEFL to find out how our lives are progressing in Thailand.

Along with from Stefan, the staff and teachers at the school were all, and continue to be wonderful.  They were always able to provide objective feedback and had an open mind to anything we could throw at them. They gave us with lists of the schools across Phuket and even have a Facebook page where we can share resources, materials, ask questions, discuss experiences etc.  I have made wonderful friends as a result of my time at TEFL Phuket.

Making the decision to move overseas and take a TEFL/TESOL course to teach English in Thailand was a big one for Allie, and we spent a lot of time with her resolving any issues she had. Now that she’s made the jump and is working, enjoying new friends and her new job, she has zero regrets!

Join Allie and others like her on a new adventure with plenty of jobs. While economies continue to languish in the West, teaching English overseas continues to be a great decision for those who have made it, and a time they’ll remember for years and years.

Enroll now.

Some people have a real concern about whether they have the grammar skills themselves to become good enough to teach it.

Many of the best teachers are those that have struggled with their subject in the past. The key is to keep working on the subject and understand you can keep improving; it’s never too late to learn (or keep learning)!

During your course, you’ll get plenty of guidance from your course instructor as there’s a full 40 hours of grammar lessons, and you will have a chance to get real-world practice implementing your skills in your practice teaching sessions with Thai students. For most people, this turns into the best part of the TEFL course, and it’s where that big connection is made with students and how to teach effectively in a TEFL/TESOL classroom.

So, not to worry! With our great training program and a little practice, you’ll be on top of the grammar game and helping your students in no time.

Now that you’ve taken a look at some of the top fears that everyone faces when making the decision to take the TEFL plunge and come to Thailand to teach English, let’s see what else lies on the other side of your training – some of the big personal insights that will come as a result of your life abroad.

A deeper world view.
You might have a friend or relative who has traveled abroad, either briefly or more extensively, and has told you, “oh, you need to travel to (insert exotic country here), and experience the culture, it will really expand your view of the world!” The words can’t really express what has changed in them from their experience abroad; the only way to find out is to take their advice and live it!

Being flexible with change.
What your well-traveled friend or relative may have also related to you is how things turn out different than you expect. Tales of plans gone astray that led to an experience they would never have expected. This also changes you in very positive ways that help you adapt to life’s inevitable changes and mutations; you become more supple and balanced in the midst of challenges and a more positive person.

So – don’t just hoping these changes will happen to you – take charge and get it done now! Enroll.

So many people have been able to start off on a new track teaching English in a exotic country such as Thailand- there’s no real reason to not do it yourself!

Jobs remain difficult to find in most markets in the west, yet people coming through our TEFL programs are having a 100% success rate in gaining employment after their course. A degree is not required to take our courses, and our graduates are going on to work, not only in Thailand, but in countless other countries, including Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Peru – the list goes on!

We have courses starting in January to get you ready to teach and in a classroom teaching in February – what are you waiting for?

Start now!

The latest round of courses in Patong and Koh Samui started up today. For the next four weeks, the current students will be going through teaching methodology, English usage, Thai studies, and, most importantly, practice teaching.

In the alumni arena, graduate Path has just opened up a new language school in Yasothon, the first in the area to teach English as a Foreign Language. Just another one of the go-getters making it happen in Thailand. We’ll have more details on the school soon, including a web link. Way to go, Path!

Home to the top-rated beach in Phuket, just a block off the beach, and plenty of activity for anyone, our new training location is a great place to spend your four weeks of TEFL/TESOL certification training!

We are no proudly hosting our Phuket training at this new location, with modern facilities that include air-conditioned rooms, wifi, and printing and copying resources.

The October 4th course has just a couple of more spaces available, and the November 15th date is filling up fast! Reserve your space now and get started on your new career teaching in Thailand or internationally!

Even though the demonstrations in Bangkok are capturing the headlines in news internationally, travel into and out of Bangkok and Phuket airports have been going as normal.

We continue to make bookings for courses coming up, and have not received any cancellations. The US State Department, in one of its alerts, stated that, “travel to Thailand continues to be generally safe.”

The protests are limited to only specific areas of Bangkok as the demonstrators focus their efforts, and life continues as normal for the vast remainder of Thailand.

A recent article recently highlighted the bump in visits Phuket is experiencing as a result of people deciding to travel to the quiet island instead of Bangkok.

The current course in Phuket is continuing smoothly, and we are planning on starting our next course on time beginning May 3rd. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.

Our course starting April 5th is coming up soon, enroll now and you’ll get a great start on your TEFL/TESOL certification and your new career!

There’s a new term starting for government schools in mid-May, and the April 5th course date is the best one to be in to take adavantage of all the hiring going on in preparation for that term! The course ends April 30th, prime time for getting hired. Being in that course will assure your success in starting a new career quickly and gaining valuable experience for your teaching CV.

Our Phuket location give you everything you need to get going: job placement, CV review and critique, an online jobs board, a friendly and helpful staff, and one of the most experienced TEFL trainers out there. All of this in a location you’ll be remembering for the rest of your career.

You can get employed year-round in Thailand as government schools are frequently short-staffed, international schools operated on different academic calendars, and private language schools need teachers to fill their contracts for business in a variety of industries as well as teaching adult-education classes.