Oxford Seminars Blog » Saudi Arabia 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 Living & Teaching ESL in Saudi Arabia as a Foreign Woman https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/living-teaching-esl-in-saudi-arabia-as-a-foreign-woman/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/living-teaching-esl-in-saudi-arabia-as-a-foreign-woman/#comments Wed, 26 Jul 2017 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog?p=3818&preview=true&preview_id=3818 As a woman, when I tell people about my experiences teaching ESL in Saudi Arabia, the question they always ask is “Did you have to cover your face?” They are surprised when I tell them that I didn’t have to cover my hair, let alone my face, though sometimes I chose to cover both. Wearing […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/living-teaching-esl-in-saudi-arabia-as-a-foreign-woman/feed/ 1 How Living Abroad Lets You Experience New Cultures https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/experience-new-cultures/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/experience-new-cultures/#comments Tue, 02 May 2017 20:31:02 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog?p=3677&preview=true&preview_id=3677 As a tourist, you never really get a full sense of another culture. Instead you only see a limited, surface view of the culture and never really get to experience how that culture actually feels and functions. Actually living in another country, on the other hand, can give you a much more in-depth and organic […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/experience-new-cultures/feed/ 0 How Much Do ESL Teachers Get Paid Overseas? https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/how-much-do-esl-teachers-get-paid-overseas/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/how-much-do-esl-teachers-get-paid-overseas/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2016 22:04:30 +0000 http://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=2553 The average salary for K-12 teachers across the United States is about $45,000 per year. Of course this number varies greatly based on several factors, particularly location and experience. The same formula applies to ESL teachers abroad. Most people who decide to teach English overseas do so for the cultural experiences and travel opportunities. But […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/how-much-do-esl-teachers-get-paid-overseas/feed/ 1 How Teaching ESL Allowed me to Travel Around the World https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/how-teaching-esl-allowed-me-to-travel-around-the-world/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/how-teaching-esl-allowed-me-to-travel-around-the-world/#comments Thu, 26 May 2016 21:36:03 +0000 http://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=1957 Thinking of teaching English abroad? Let me tell you how it enriched my life and opened me up to a world of travel. After completing a bachelor degree in music, I decided to travel to Japan to perform and teach instead of immediately immersing myself in graduate studies. I wanted to be absolutely certain about the field of work I […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/how-teaching-esl-allowed-me-to-travel-around-the-world/feed/ 2 Four ESL Teaching Tips for Your First Classroom https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/four-esl-teaching-tips-for-your-first-classroom/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/four-esl-teaching-tips-for-your-first-classroom/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:54:50 +0000 http://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=1867 My wife and I are veterans of almost 20 years of teaching overseas in five different countries.  I had been teaching in public schools in California for several years before we left for our first overseas adventure (Saudi Arabia) so I was pretty well prepared to walk into a classroom with a good degree of […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/four-esl-teaching-tips-for-your-first-classroom/feed/ 2 Quirky Facts About the Top 10 TESOL Countries – Part 3 (Infographic) https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/quirky-facts-about-the-top-10-tesol-countries-part-3-infographic/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/quirky-facts-about-the-top-10-tesol-countries-part-3-infographic/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2016 18:16:08 +0000 http://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=1785 One of the most rewarding and exciting aspects of visiting another country is the opportunity to experience a new culture. The best way to do that is to teach English abroad. Teaching English abroad gives you more than just the quick sample of another culture that typically comes with a vacation; it lets you immerse yourself in the different foods, festivals, holidays, […]

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]]> https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/quirky-facts-about-the-top-10-tesol-countries-part-3-infographic/feed/ 0 Top 10 Countries for Teaching English Abroad https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-countries-for-teaching-english-abroad/ https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/top-10-countries-for-teaching-english-abroad/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2015 20:00:58 +0000 http://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=721 If you are considering teaching English overseas, do your research. Where should you go? Is it right for you? There are trends in ESL markets worldwide, which can help in determining if this is, in fact, the type of career path that you want to take. We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 countries […]

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