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5 Ideal Countries for Non-Native Speakers to Teach English Abroad

Editors' Picks, TEFL as a Non-Native / Premier TEFL

So you may not be from the USA, the UK, Australia, or any other of the countries deemed as home to “Native English Speakers,” but you still want to teach abroad. The good news? You absolutely can teach English abroad as a non-native speaker. The slightly-bummer news? Your job options will be slightly more limited (particularly in East Asia and the Persian Gulf countries), and you might have to take some extra steps in the application process to prove your qualifications.

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Meet Slobodan – TEFL Teacher in Cambodia

Editors' Picks, Teaching English in Asia, TEFL as a Non-Native, TEFL Intern Superstar Stories, TEFL Internships - Cambodia / Ritesh Agarwal

Slobodan might look like Mr. Bean (his words, not ours!), but he’s anything but a goofball. This hard-working, intrepid and adventurous young man has traveled the globe extensively. Learn more about his journey to [spoiler] teaching abroad as a non-native English speaker!

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Lorena at a desk with her students in Argentina

Meet Lorena – TEFL teacher in Argentina

Editors' Picks, Teaching English in South America, TEFL as a Non-Native, Trending Articles / Megan Lee

Lorena currently teaches Language and Literature in secondary school, Business English in a hotel management and tourism school, and Aviation English in a civil and commercial aviation degree course—not to

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Meet Tetiana – Non-Native TEFL Hero

Articles On Tefl Internships in China, Editors' Picks, Teaching English in Asia, TEFL as a Non-Native / Megan Lee

Tetiana hales from the Ukraine, but leads her life by example: Having two children under 13, two cats, and a husband didn’t stop her from pursuing her dream of learning English herself and then teaching abroad with her hard-sought skills.

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8 Companies Looking for Speakers of English as a Second Language

1 Comment / Editors' Picks, Online English Teaching, TEFL as a Non-Native, TEFL Experience, Trending Articles / Megan Lee

Non-native English speakers make great teachers abroad. You’ve studied the language yourself—which we all know is way more than memorizing verb structures and grammar patterns. You’ve experienced the up’s and down’s and whirl-arounds of learning a language from scratch, and let’s be honest… those highs and lows can take a toll on your mental game. But you persevered, worked really, really hard, did an immersion program in a Native English speaking country.

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Top Native English Speaking Countries: By TEFL

Editors' Picks, TEFL as a Non-Native, Travel & Adventure Advice, Trending Articles / Megan Lee

You might speak English daily—sometimes even more often than your native language. You use it to get around, in business, when hanging out with friends, or while watching Netflix. But

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Legalizing Documents – Teaching English Abroad

2 Comments / Editors' Picks, TEFL as a Non-Native, TEFL Experience, Trending Articles / Premier TEFL

Visa regulations are never static. As the world continues to grapple with political or terror attacks and refugees and immigration woes, it’s not uncommon to find national securities across nations

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A New Life in Asia – Interview with Erick García Plasencia

Articles On Tefl Internships in China, Editors' Picks, Teaching English in Asia, TEFL as a Non-Native, TEFL Intern Superstar Stories / Premier TEFL

A native of Mexico, Erick García Plasencia has an unusual background for an ESL teacher abroad. A combination of an inspiring father and video games lead him to not only

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Meet Sara – Enjoying to Teach in Brazil

2 Comments / Teaching English in South America, TEFL as a Non-Native, TEFL Experience / Premier TEFL

Discover the life of Sara in Brazil as a TEFL teacher! Sara Fredrich is a Brazilian born English speaker and teacher. As a young teen, she began learning English at

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