More On “Under The Table” TEFL Jobs
Under the table jobs – what are they? These are jobs which you don’t have legal permission to work – it could be a full-time job at a school or part-time or even occasional private lessons. People tend...
View ArticleCertificate Of No Criminal Record For TEFL
**Update** As of December 2007 (or earlier) it appears that the estimated time for an FBI Certificate of No Criminal Record is 16-18 weeks, not the shorter time it took when I wrote this post. They...
View ArticleSpotlight On Spain
The home of tapas, flamenco dancing, and best of all the siesta. The country which contains Sevilla, where the current temperature is 52 Degrees Fahrenheit! Possibly the only place on earth where you...
View ArticleWhat Can You Do If Your School Treats You Badly?
Keep in mind that working and even just traveling abroad presents a full set of difficulties. You often do have to compromise, and the fact that not everything goes exactly according to plan does not...
View ArticleThailand EFL Outlook
By Ted Karma Ted Karma has once again taken some time out from TEFL Daddy and lent his expertise to the TEFL Logue, this time on the topic of current job prospects in Thailand. Thais, generally, are a...
View ArticleAdventures In Bureaucracy
I’d like to offer some tips for dealing with bureaucracy, but I think things vary enough from place to place that it would be misleading to pretend there’s a method that always works. There’s not! So...
View ArticleYet Another Look At Under The Table Jobs
Inquiring minds want to know about under the table jobs – so here are some common assumptions about under the table jobs and my take on them. “Taxes aren’t paid.” I think this depends on the situation....
View ArticleThe Czech Republic Now Entering The Zone
Changes are on the way for one of Eastern Europe’s TEFL hotspots: the Czech Republic will soon officially be a part of the Schengen Zone. Sadly this is not an indication of good Chinese food on the way...
View ArticleBureacracy With A Smile And Some English…Or Not
One Czech national who is also a fluent English speaker went undercover in her country to assess the English-language readiness of Czech public officials – and found it sadly lacking. Of course any...
View ArticleNo More Under The Table Jobs
Writing about the recent visa changes in Korea, I brought up the topic of “illegal teachers” working under the table jobs. Actually I promised to return to the topic of: what would work, as far as...
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