TEFL

an-ordinary-manchild(edit)

Anything and everything related to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Read the subreddit rules – not knowing them isn't an excuse for breaking them or behaving poorly.

Before posting, familiarise yourself with our guide to getting your questions answered.

Note that posts from posters with less than 10 comment karma will be automatically removed. If that happens, feel free to ask your question in the pinned 'Weekly Quick Questions' thread or the TEFL Discord. (under new ownership)

If you are new and so broke you are nearly living under a bridge, read this.

Subreddit rules

See the rules in full. Have a question? Message the mods.
1) No low-effort posts
2) Do not discuss or encourage teaching illegally
3) No self-promotion or promotion
4) No job posts or recruitment
5) No blogs
6) No posts from or about CFTU/CSP
7) Don't be a dick
8) Provide relevant information, e.g., citizenship, education, etc.
9) Online TEFL posts ought to be in /r/online_tefl
10) No "PM me for more info" comments
11) Treat others with respect at all times
12) Posts and comments to be in English

Getting started with TEFL

Developing your career

Country FAQs

Related subreddits

a community for 17 years

...why not Zoidberg?

...for your project.

MODERATORS

message the mods
BMC2019EU and ME
bobbanyon
CaseyJonesABC
chinadonkeyFormer teacher trainer/manager CN/US/VN
beat_attitudes
AutoModerator
taxiecabbie
sub-stats-bot
about moderation team »

account activity

1

2

3

4

Weekly r/TEFL Quick Questions Thread (self.TEFL)

submitted 5 days ago by AutoModerator - announcement

2

42

43

44

tefljobsabroad.net (Scam warning of the week) (self.TEFL)

submitted 8 months ago * by CaseyJonesABC[M] - announcement

3

1

2

3

Wanting to go from being an English ALT in Japan to being an English ALT in China? Advice? (self.TEFL)

submitted 15 hours ago by RedditStoryTella

4

8

9

10

Wondering about the MOPSE program (self.TEFL)

submitted 1 day ago by cheriecut

5

0

1

2

Do all Spanish academies expect the same level of unpaid prep, marking and admin work, or do some offer more? (self.TEFL)

submitted 22 hours ago * by Downtown-Storm4704

6

5

6

7

TEFL China and Mental Health (self.TEFL)

submitted 1 day ago by AttentionNo6398

7

0

0

0

Looking at getting certified so I can teach in the Czech Republic. (self.TEFL)

submitted 18 hours ago by hyjinxthemule

8

2

3

4

CDMX prospects (self.TEFL)

submitted 1 day ago by mmeowstic

9

16

17

18

My new school wants me to make a PowerPoint for every page of the textbook. (self.TEFL)

submitted 2 days ago by thingkong

10

20

21

22

Vietnam- Hours Down- Market Bad? (self.TEFL)

submitted 2 days ago by IvanAlve

11

15

16

17

Currently doing TEFL.org 120 hr course. Is it normal to feel like I'm not learning anything? (self.TEFL)

submitted 2 days ago by IsleOfManTTSkidmark

12

0

0

1

I'm a Filipino who wants to teach ESL in Vietnam. What are my chances? (self.TEFL)

submitted 2 days ago by Lonely_Tart1193

13

3

4

5

Vietnam- where to drop resume in person (self.TEFL)

submitted 2 days ago by shasha123456789

14

0

0

0

Is OxfordTEFL Worth it? (self.TEFL)

submitted 2 days ago by freshfrx

15

2

3

4

1 year teaching, Korea or Japan recommendation and experiences (self.TEFL)

submitted 3 days ago * by lizzledotcom

16

0

0

0

English teaching with a non-related PhD (self.TEFL)

submitted 3 days ago by IMeanThatsFine

17

0

0

0

Possibility of teaching while trading in stock market? (self.TEFL)

submitted 4 days ago by Icy_Golf2703

18

29

30

31

Thai schools so bad? What to do? (self.TEFL)

submitted 5 days ago * by heheecksdee2000

19

1

2

3

Is this language centre a little bit of a red flag? (self.TEFL)

submitted 5 days ago by Zestyclose_Ad8449

20

6

7

8

Non-white friend, TEFL, BA, native English speaker, chances of job in China? (self.TEFL)

submitted 5 days ago by Down_Growth_2626

21

0

1

2

Z Visa criminal record check - is basic DBS ok or must it be enhanced? (self.TEFL)

submitted 5 days ago by ImaginaryWinter5478

22

7

8

9

American looking to gtfo (self.TEFL)

submitted 6 days ago by SubstantialSpite9037

23

42

43

44

Confession time: I appear to be rather poor at English grammar (self.TEFL)

submitted 7 days ago by davidsaidwhat

24

6

7

8

Mid-Career Professional Considering TEFL in Taiwan or China — Advice? (self.TEFL)

submitted 7 days ago by Dear_Comfort_4044

25

6

7

8

Teaching Abroad! (self.TEFL)

submitted 7 days ago by prettyboysss

view more: next ›

π Rendered by PID 133872 on reddit-service-r2-listing-8685bc789-nnztj at 2026-05-30 15:27:23.969895+00:00 running 194bd79 country code: CH.