TEFL glossary: terms, acronyms & jargon
If you’re a budding TEFL teacher with dreams of teaching English abroad, chances are you sometimes get lost in the lingo of an industry teeming with acronyms and jargon. And with terms like DELE, CELTA, TESOL and TBL being thrown around, who can blame you?  But don’t let it overwhelm you! As an industry expe...
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The Best Bookshops in Barcelona

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5 Good Reasons to Study TEFL in 2021

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The five fears every new TEFL teacher has

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TEFL in Spain after Brexit

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TEFL salaries: How much does a TEFL teacher earn?

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Finding teaching work year round in Barcelona

There are two main hiring seasons for TEFL teachers: the start of the academic year in September, when academies are setting up the group classes that will run until the summer, and January, when all the people who made a New Year’s resolution to lea...