i to i TEFL News and Updates

Are you wondering what it would be like to be a freelance TEFL teacher? Then you’re in the right place. Freelance TEFL teacher and i-to-i graduate Catherine went live on i-to-i’s Facebook page to talk about her experience of setting up and running her own online TEFL business. Watch the full webinar or read on for edited extracts, includi...[Read More]

So, you’ve decided to take a TEFL Course – good for you! If you’ve already started your research, we’re sure you’ll have stumbled across some insanely cheap deals on coupon code sites. You might be tempted but a word of warning, if it seems too good to be true, that’s because it usually is! So, why shouldn’t you buy a TEFL course from a c...[Read More]

You’ve got a student, let’s call them student A, who has finished the worksheet before you’ve even had chance to finish handing it round to the entire class. And then there’s another student, student B, at the back, who isn’t even sure how to tackle it at all.  Not an ideal situation, right? Unfortunately, it sometimes happens and it can ...[Read More]

Are you thinking about becoming a freelance TEFL teacher? Feeling a bit unsure about what it involves and how to get started? Then, do we have the blog for you! We managed to chat to the amazing Gill Murray, a super successful freelance TEFL teacher from the UK. She kindly agreed to answer your questions, give you all a sneak peak into wh...[Read More]

Are you looking to freelance as TEFL teacher? Feeling a bit unsure about how to get started? Then, do we have the blog for you! We managed to chat to the amazing Gill Murray, a super successful freelance TEFL teacher from the UK. She kindly agreed to answer your questions, give you all a sneak peak into what life is like as a freelance TE...[Read More]

Need a little inspiration to inject fun back into your TEFL classroom? Want some quick and easy classroom games for teaching English to children? Then you’ve come to the right place! This blog has been guest-written by TEFL teacher Ciara, who has tried and tested these games herself! So, take your pick, and thank her later! 1. Name games ...[Read More]

Teaching English online is an amazing opportunity for absolutely anyone! Whether you’re a full-time worker, who’s fed up with the 9-5 world of work and want to be your own boss, a recent graduate, who’s looking to kick-start a new career, a full-time parent, who wants to earn a little extra on the side, or an explorer, who wants a way to ...[Read More]

You’re the teacher. So, this means your students will hang onto your every word as soon as you walk through the door. Right? Hmm… well… we don’t want to scare you but… (whisper it quickly) they might not. True, TEFL teachers rarely have to deal with the sorts of behaviour issues you might find in a UK classroom, but it takes more than sim...[Read More]

First of all, what does being an online ESL teacher even mean?! Well, ESL stands for English as a Second Language, so teaching ESL online is basically just a different way of saying TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) online. Now that we’ve cleared that up, let’s find out how you actually become an online ESL teacher. We’ve spli...[Read More]

Want to know all about teaching English online as a South African? Well, this is the blog for you! South African TEFL teacher Rosland is one of our amazing i-to-i graduates! As she’s been through the whole process and is now a successful online TEFL teacher, we asked her to answer some of your burning questions! We covered everything from...[Read More]

Have you been thinking that you can’t teach English online without a degree? Well, think again! There are tons of online TEFL companies that do not require their TEFL teachers to have a degree. To prove it, we’ve pulled together a list of the best 20 companies/platforms, to make it easier for you to get started teaching English online! 1....[Read More]

So you’ve decided you want to teach abroad, but do you want to branch out from the regular TEFL hotspots? Here’s our key list of some unusual, but amazing, TEFL destinations that probably won’t have made your bucket list yet. We guarantee that once you’ve looked into them, flights WILL be booked… 1. The Magic of Myanmar If you’re searchin...[Read More]