In-Class TEFL in Paradise

I am currently teaching english in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam. I have taught in public schools and am currently teaching at two different language centers part time as well as doing a bit of online teaching during the week. I found it incredibly easy to find work here in Ho Chi Minh and I believe that my TEFL course more than prepared me for my jobs!

Getting my tefl in Phuket Thailand was an absolute DREAM and I would highly recommend this beautiful place. If you are a lover of the slow and laidback island lifestyle, then this place is for you. Take advantage of all the BEAUTIFUL islands and beaches right on your doorstep while taking this course and it will be so rewarding. The last two weeks can get very difficult and stressful as the workload is pretty intense, but there is still plenty of time for a relaxing weekend at Ao Yon beach! Go on trips to Krabi or Phi Phi your first two weekends when the workload is still light, I promise you, you will not regret it.

As someone who can get very nervous and shaky speaking in front of an audience, the chance to teach several of my own class during this course as practice with real students was totally invaluable. I don't think I ever would have been able to get up in front of my first real class without this in-class practice first. And now it is a total breeze. They also make you feel MORE than prepared with your grammar and phonetics.

The instructors are funny and wonderful. They really make you enjoy what you are learning.

I will say that the one negative thing about all this is that for my friends who have stayed behind to teach in Thailand, I have not heard great things about the schools or teaching experience there. Personally I am really enjoying Vietnam, but I've not heard the same from my peers back in Phuket. Might just be the school, but it's something to consider.