Oxford Seminars Blog » Abby https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca Grads since 1992 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:31:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.5 Adapting to the Culture & Everyday Life as an ESL Teacher https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/adapting-to-the-culture-everyday-life-as-a-tesol/ https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/adapting-to-the-culture-everyday-life-as-a-tesol/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:00:39 +0000 http://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=236 While going to a new place is exciting, it can also be challenging. We’ve talked about it before, but culture is an area that sometimes takes the most adjustment for a newcomer to a country. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, culture is defined as: The beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, […]

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]]> https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/adapting-to-the-culture-everyday-life-as-a-tesol/feed/ 0 The Perks of Teaching Abroad https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/the-perks-of-teaching-abroad/ https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/the-perks-of-teaching-abroad/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2015 08:00:18 +0000 http://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=131 Many people grow up in a relatively closed-in environment. Sure, there may be family vacations to the beach or to the mountains, depending on where you live. But, most families have certain routines. While there’s nothing wrong with these routines, it can create an urge in certain people to experience more outside their boxes. And, […]

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]]> https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/to-teach-abroad-or-not-that-is-the-question/feed/ 5 Rewards & Challenges of Teaching English in France: Q&A with Kiara Wessling https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/rewards-challenges-of-teaching-english-in-france-qa-with-kiara-wessling/ https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/rewards-challenges-of-teaching-english-in-france-qa-with-kiara-wessling/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2015 08:00:54 +0000 http://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=129 Kiara Wessling of Ohio taught high school English at Lycée Pierre Bourdan in Guéret, France for a school year. Here’s her story: (Note- Guéret is in the Limoges académie) Q: What made you want to become TESOL certified? A: There were many reasons I wanted to become an English teacher in France. I wanted to […]

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