Oxford Seminars Blog » Teaching ESL 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 TEFL Markets for 2026 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-tefl-markets-2026/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-tefl-markets-2026/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:31:30 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5901 Welcome to our long-awaited annual ranking of the top locations for teaching English in 2026. This year is going to have a bit of a variation in that you’ll see a “location” we’ve never included before, but it’s really shown staying power since the pandemic and we just have to include it. Really, if we’re […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/tehuacan-authentic-mexican-experience/feed/ 0 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 5 Fun Activities for Your English Club https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/5-fun-activities-english-club/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/5-fun-activities-english-club/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:00:42 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5609 English teachers abroad can have a great impact on their students, and you might find yourself being asked to form or supervise an extracurricular English club. This is a great opportunity — for reasons you might overlook! For the students, of course, these clubs provide a fun and engaging environment to chat with a native English […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/5-fun-activities-english-club/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/one-intrepid-teacher-landed-dream-job-korea-without-degree/feed/ 0 Great Weekend Getaways in Korea https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/great-weekend-getaways-korea/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/great-weekend-getaways-korea/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:20:50 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5538 If you are an English teacher from the United States, Korea is probably one of the best places you could go. The people are wonderful, the food is fantastic, the weather is moderate, and the scenery is excellent. Once you arrive here, you may find yourself in a big city or a rural county. If […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/teach-abroad-age/feed/ 0 Do I Really Need a Work Visa to Teach English Overseas? https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/really-need-work-visa-teach-english-overseas/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/really-need-work-visa-teach-english-overseas/#comments Tue, 10 May 2022 18:25:52 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5513 Getting a work visa to teach English overseas is, for many prospective teachers, a bit like going to the dentist – it’s not something we’re looking forward to with eager anticipation, but we know it’s important and has to be done. It’s also very common for a number of questions to arise when contemplating the […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/really-need-work-visa-teach-english-overseas/feed/ 0 Germany Offers Job Seekers a Door into Western Europe https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/germany-offers-job-seekers-door-western-europe/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/germany-offers-job-seekers-door-western-europe/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2022 13:41:09 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5453 Western Europe, home to numerous countries famous for fashion, food, wine, old-world architecture, and culture, is one of the most highly sought-after regions for EFL teachers. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the most difficult places to find a school willing to sponsor a work visa. Germany offers one solution that may be music to the […]

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