Oxford Seminars Blog » Oxford Seminars https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog Grads since 1992 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:31:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.5 Top 10 AI Tools for the Classroom https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-ai-tools-for-the-classroom/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-ai-tools-for-the-classroom/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:35:18 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5885 In the current technological climate, it feels like AI is everywhere – on our phones, answering customer service calls, and enhancing every other website with its signature sparkle emoji. With so many AI tools, apps, and features, how can teachers decide what’s suitable to use in the classroom? Fortunately, you don’t need to be an […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-amazing-international-sports/feed/ 0 Teaching EFL as a Non-Native English Speaker https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/teaching-efl-non-native-english-speaker/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/teaching-efl-non-native-english-speaker/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:57:39 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5642 Learning the English language can be a long and challenging pursuit, and who knows that better than ESL learners themselves? Entering the English teaching world as a non-native speaker can be intimidating, but our Job Placement Advisors are here to help you find opportunities where your English learning journey is valued. Many of our contacts […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/teaching-efl-non-native-english-speaker/feed/ 1 Teaching Business English? Here’s What You Need To Know https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/teaching-business-english-heres-need-know/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/teaching-business-english-heres-need-know/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:13:50 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5627 I know for a lot of people the thought of teaching adults can be really intimidating. I always had a feeling I would like it, but have spent most of my teaching career so far teaching children and teenagers. At my current job, I made the switch to teaching adults with a little hesitation, even […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/teaching-business-english-heres-need-know/feed/ 0 How One Intrepid Teacher Landed a Dream Job in Korea (Without a Degree!) https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/one-intrepid-teacher-landed-dream-job-korea-without-degree/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/one-intrepid-teacher-landed-dream-job-korea-without-degree/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:12:38 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5588 Let’s time travel back to February 2021: I had just turned 25 and had quite literally a quarter-life crisis. The pandemic had undoubtedly put a pin in my previous plans of becoming a lawyer, and I was now a manager at the same job that I had been working at since I was 16 years […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/teach-abroad-age/feed/ 0 Teaching EFL without a Bachelor’s Degree https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/teaching-efl-without-bachelors-degree/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/teaching-efl-without-bachelors-degree/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:00:29 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5500 Having a bachelor’s degree opens many doors in the world of TEFL, but for those without a bachelor’s traveling the world to teach English as a foreign language is still very much an adventure worth pursuing! In Latin America, Oxford Seminars’ Job Placement Service contacts in Brazil and Mexico prefer degree holders or current post-secondary […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/teaching-efl-without-bachelors-degree/feed/ 0 My Kinder Year in Korea https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/my-kinder-year-in-korea/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/my-kinder-year-in-korea/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:52:34 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5463 I was walking through the Eaton Center in downtown Toronto, Canada a few days ago when a store called Reiwatakiya caught my eye. It looked like a whimsical beauty store, and when I walked inside it, I saw – to my pleasant surprise – lots of familiar Korean and Japanese beauty products. I browsed through […]

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