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Video: What Does It Take to Be an ESL Teacher?

Are you considering a life of teaching English abroad but are concerned you don’t have what it takes? In this video, Oxford Seminars instructor Paul Workman discusses the various personality traits most successful ESL teachers possess. Take a look as Workman explains his experience: Are you adventurous? If you’re even contemplating a life abroad, you’ve probably got this trait ...

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Video: The Realities of Culture Shock & What to Do about Them

Teaching abroad has amazing potential to changes lives. Living among different people, learning their traditions and speaking their language can expand horizons like nothing else. Growth most often involves challenges, and as our instructor Corinne Toffan explains, culture shock is one of them. Culture shock isn't a unique phenomenon - it happens to everyone. From one of our instructors ...

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Quirky Facts about the Top 10 TESOL Countries – Part 2 (Infographic)

Teaching English abroad is one of the most rewarding things you can do with your life for many reasons, not the least of which is the experience of getting to know different cultures. This is a big wide world. You have the opportunity to get out and explore it, growing yourself as a person, all while earning money through ...

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