 Hi, welcome. Linda here from ITTT. Welcome to another live session this week. Yeah, today we're going to have a Tefal and TESOL Q&A where you can ask me your questions about Tefal, TESOL, teaching English abroad, online, on different countries, whatever you want to know related to the teaching world, you can ask me today. We're doing these Q&A sessions every first Friday of the month, so it is the first Friday, November, happy November all, and that's why we're doing these today. We do go live every week, but normally every weekly session has a specific topic except for the first Friday of every month where we do a Q&A, where we talk about anything under the sun, regarding to teaching. So welcome, welcome. Don't forget to like and subscribe. You're already here, so you don't miss any of our upcoming live sessions. You're not going to miss any of our content that we share, the videos we post on YouTube, the content we share on our Facebook page. It is really, really helpful content for teachers and people who want to be teachers, so don't miss out on that. Have a look. Let's have a chat today. You can ask me your questions and also we do have 30% off as well. You should see that now. Let's see. Where's my slide? Okay, I'm going to talk about this in a moment, but we do have a 30% off today, a 30% off discount for anyone who's watching and who wants to get a discount. So what you can do is you can scan this QR code that you see right here with your phone, but if you can't scan that with your phone, no problem. I'm going to share the link with you also in the comment section, so you can just copy, paste that link and you can then use it. And you can get a discount. So this is what the link looks like. It ends with Facebook Live minus Linda. This one will get you 30% off any TEFL or TESOL course with ITTT. So if you're not yet TEFL certified, but you're thinking about it, this is a great opportunity to get started with that discount. All right, just wanted to say that right up the bat. And also everybody, I'm always super curious. Where are you right now? Where are you watching from? How are you doing? What's your name? Let me know. I can't obviously, I can only see you and your name and your picture when you leave a comment. I can see how many people are watching, but I cannot see who's watching unless you leave a comment. So just leave a comment saying, hi, I would really appreciate that. So here we have crystalline. Hi, hi again. I have to put this in here quick. Does ITTT have CELTA certification as well? Cool. Hi, crystalline. Maybe you don't have so much time today. I totally get it. Yes, we also have some CELTA options. So go to our website and let's see where is that? Just here. Is that it? So much content on this website, but yes, we do. So what you can also do, you know what? I can't find it right now, but so our main thing is definitely TEFL and TESOL, but we do have also some CELTA options. So please just email us courses at TESOL-TEFL.com. This is for anyone who has any additional other questions, you can always email this email address and then we'll get back to you. So crystalline, please do that and then my team will get back to you. Oh wow, there are already so many questions coming in. Okay, great. We have Amitava. I'm doing really, really well. Amitava, thank you so much. How are you doing? Also, Luciana Lopez here. Good evening, everyone. Hi, Luciana. That's awesome. Where are you watching from, Luciana? Oh, Brazil. Great. From Brazil. Awesome. All right. Okay. Here this is, is this Tene? Tene? Tene, maybe. I hope I don't say this wrong. This is a beautiful name. Ilana, it's Tene from Fiji. I just got my 120 hour online TEFL certificate in May and currently trying, doing my specialty course in teaching English to young learners. Awesome. Wow. I wish I was in Fiji with you right now. I'm low key jealous. Fiji sounds amazing right now. That'd be great. Awesome. Welcome. Welcome. All right. Okay. I'm going to get back to all your questions. We already have a couple of questions here from Sam. I see your question and also Tene. I see your questions. I'm going to get back to that in just a second. Allow me just to introduce myself real quick for people who don't know who I am. Okay. I was going to do that real quick and let's remove this real quick so you can see. So my name is Linda. I'm down here. Maybe I should move over here. This might be better. Yeah. So my name is Linda. I'm a travel writer and content creator among many other things. I do many, many different things, but this is what I do. This is my passion. Also next to TEFL in teaching. I also teach. I do many things. And if you're interested in kind of what life is like in Asia, I've been living in Asia for almost 10 years now. I lived in China and I've been living in South Korea for a long time now. You can head over to lindegoseast.com and check out my website. And maybe you can find some inspiration about traveling or teaching English in Asia. And also on Instagram, I'm very active over there that is at lindegoseast on Instagram. And this is also good for people who maybe don't want to ask a question here in front of everybody live. So if that, if you feel a little bit shy or you don't want to ask in front of everybody totally cool, you can message me on Instagram and I'll be able to get back to there. I'm originally from Germany in the US. I always say this, but my mom is German, my dad's American. And I am based in South Korea. I've been in South Korea for seven and a half years. And I'm also obviously a Teflon TESOL marketing professional expert. That's why I'm here. Yeah. Obviously, there's no way to know everything. And this industry is also changing a lot. So I'm just trying my best based on my own experience and ITTT's training and current news. I always stay up to date on things in the Teflon world. And that is how I get my information. But anyway, ITTT, if you don't know, ITTT stands for international Teflon TESOL training. I know many of you, you just put it in the comments are already Teflon TESOL certified from ITTT. So you know what it's all about, but it's all about helping people become English teachers. This can be around the world or online or even in your own country. And our website is Teflon course.net. And we are a leading Teflon TESOL course provider worldwide all around the world. We have online classes, online courses. We also have in-class courses around the world in different locations. We also have combined courses. So there's really a lot of options. And we can talk a little bit about these options today. I do have my slides here. So if that's something you're interested in, in the different course options, we can have a look at that as well. Good. So this is enough about me. Let me pull this up again. And then I'm going to have a look at the comments and then we can get started with a Q&A. So again, feel free to ask me your questions today. That's why I'm here. I always say there are no stupid questions. So just feel free, ask away. All right. So Sam here had the first question, I believe. So let me have a look at Sam's question. Hi, Sam. How are you doing? Where are you watching from today? He is asking, hi, does ITTT help with job attainment? So getting a job, a teaching job after, yes we do, most of our courses they have, or our courses all have lifetime job support. So that means you, after you finish your course, you have access to job support services from ITTT that are completely free. So we have, for example, a large database, a large network of schools and recruitment partners all around the world that we work with and have partnered with and you have access to those. You'll get access to unadvertised jobs from our partners because we partner with a lot of schools, like I said, and recruitment agencies, recruiters, Teflot recruiters, excuse me, who plays teachers into schools around the world and they have partnered with us. They know our qualifications, they know the value and they exclusively, some of them exclusively hire ITTT graduates. And so they send us these job offers and you cannot find them anywhere else on the web. So they're only for us. So you have access to that. We also help you with Teflot resume writing, interview preparation, all of these kinds of things. So you're not left alone after. So you have access to all of that. And even if you don't want to teach right now, you want to teach in a year, in two years, in five years, whatever, you can still come back to us because this is a lifetime job support service that we offer and it does not expire. Great. Cool. All right, then here today, I hope I'm saying this right today. I'm really sorry if I don't. But today's asking, can I use my degree in science to teach science in China? And after one year, then convert to teaching English, because I know I'm eligible for the visa to work in China. Yeah, great question. So actually for teaching English abroad in most cases, a degree is required also in China, but it does not matter what major you had in your degree. So you can already teach English, even with a science degree, that's possible. So you don't actually need to wait a year to teach English, you can teach English right away, even with a science degree. Now, there might be some schools who want to hire you specifically for teaching science, but I think in most cases, you are just going to be teaching English. Maybe if I used to work at like an, that was in Korea though, at a English speaking kindergarten, and we also had some science classes that we taught. So that might be an option, but normally you do not need to have a degree in teaching, because you then have a TEFL certificate, right, which is a certification that allows you to teach. So in most cases, the major of your university degree does not matter. It just matters that you have a degree in most cases, but there are still countries where you can teach without a degree. So if somebody's watching here, don't freak out. But yes. All right. And Crystaline says, I definitely will. Thank you so much. I keep missing these lives. So I wanted to ask before I had to work. Great. No problem. You can also feel free to message me on Instagram, if you want, or email us at the email that I gave you. So no problem. And have a great day at work then. Oh, Tene says, I meant not eligible for the visa to teach English in China. You know what? We just did, we recently did a live session all about teaching English in China. I don't know if you saw it. It was like maybe two weeks ago or three weeks ago. So three Fridays ago or two Fridays ago with Dan Wharton from Teach English Global. And he's sort of, he's a recruiter, definitely recruiter, specializing in China. So we talked about all the things that you need to have or you need to know for teaching English in China. So I recommend watching that. And then we also have a website on or a page on our website for Teach English Global where you can apply that we mentioned in that live. So you can check that out and you can apply and then you can also consult with Dan and he can help you out as well. Okay. All right. Cool. I mean, tell us, I'm fine. It is 707 in Kolkata, India. Cool. Fauzan is here too. Hi, Fauzan. How are you doing? Cool. All right. Sam is asking, I'm from India. Do you guys also provide any kind of visa support? Also, how does one reach out for job assistance? Yeah. So job assistance, if you get that when you completed a course with us, right? So first you complete the Teflor TESOL course and after that you have access to all of these job support resources automatically. Visa support. Usually the visa support will come from the employer, right? So after you Teflor course you get your job support, you do your interviews, you successfully get hired after an interview, hopefully. And then the employer will help you with the visa process or the recruiter depending on which way you're, you know, if you choose a recruiter, they can also help you with visa support. Cool. Let's see if I missed anything, but yeah, keep your comments coming. That is really, really good. I also have some questions, you know, that we get quite a lot that we can talk about, but let me see. I think I haven't missed anything here. If I have missed something, please let me know. You can just, you can just comment again if I missed something. I do have my coffee here because it is in the morning here in Korea for me. So I usually need some coffee to get through the live sessions, but that's just how it is. All right. Cool. Maybe let me put up a question then and let's talk about that. That's usually one of the first questions that we get for people who are really new to Teflon TESOL. They would usually ask, what is the difference between Teflon TESOL? So this is one of the most commonly asked questions for people who are completely new to this field, to this area. And let's see, I have a slide for you guys, so I can explain that better. Yeah. See, that's one of the first ones because it's commonly asked and there's a lot of confusion around this. So let's have a look. I'm sure many of you guys know already, but basically Teflon TESOL, the training, the courses is the same. They are in general the same, right? The goal is to teach English as a foreign language. So Teflon stands for teaching English as a foreign language and TESOL stands for teaching English to speakers of other languages. So they, the acronyms are slightly different, but the outcome is the same and the training, whether you take a Teflon course or a TESOL course is the same. The course content is the same. So the only difference really is where are these terms used. So Teflon is most commonly used within the UK and Europe. That's where they just say Teflon more. And then in Australia and the US and I believe also Canada, North America, the term TESOL is just more commonly used. So people in America, for example, they would just say TESOL for this thing and people in the UK and in Europe, they would just call it Teflon, but they are exactly the same. So that's what you need to know. Because some people are like, should I take a Teflon course or a TESOL course? And then I say, you know, it depends on you what you want to call it. So, or maybe where you're from, right? If they're are the same and at ITTT actually on your certificate, you can choose whether or not it should say Teflon or TESOL on it. So that's just your own personal preference. But the course content is the same and your outcome will be the same. Good. All right. Yeah. I mean, keep you guys's questions coming, right? I'm just explaining our most commonly asked things here, but keep your questions coming at all times. That would be great. Fawzan, hi. Are you back? Hi. How are you doing? Hope you're doing well. Yeah. So then let's have a look. Then also a lot of people say, what Teflon course should I take? Which one? Because there's so many different options. So let's also have a look at all these options. And then maybe you see something here in the slides that interests you. You let me know. We can talk about that. So yeah, which course should you take? Here, this one, which Teflon course is right for me, right? And this sort of depends on a lot of different factors. So it depends mostly depends on two things, where you're from, your own background, and where you want to go, which country you want to go, or do you want to teach online, right? So these are the two things you need to answer first for you. And then we can kind of determine which course might be right for you. So let's do this first. At ITTT, we have these options. So we have anywhere from 50 hours to 550 hours of Teflon TESOL training. Now, generally in this industry, as a EFL teacher, you want to have at least 100 hours of training minimum. That has kind of become the international standard. So right away, you kind of want to stay away from the 60 hour introductory course that we offer. If you want to teach long term, the 60 hour introductory course is kind of for people who maybe, you know, they go backpacking, but maybe along the way, they can also do a little bit of teaching. It's not long term. It's not something super serious or volunteer teaching or something like that. Then you can do these 60 hour course. But in general, you really want to aim for at least 100 hours of training, which then basically starts with the 120 hour course. And we're going to talk about that one as well. But so yeah, we have a wide variety of different courses to suit our needs. So whatever you want to do. And we also have Teflon TESOL specialization courses to kind of add to your portfolio. So I'm going to show you that as well. All of our courses are, of course, internationally accredited and accepted worldwide. We also offer additional notarization options, services, if that is required, that is sometimes required in countries like China and Vietnam, I believe, and some other countries, you know, laws or regulations for different countries are changing all the time. And they make new requirements so that can happen in the future for more countries. It's just an additional stamp on your certificate. And we can also help you with that. So get it notarized for the country that you want to teach in. So let's have a look at the 120 hour course. So this course is the most popular because it fits the brief basically with the international minimum, the 100 hours. There is no 100 hour Teflon course. So it starts with the 120 hour course. This course is 100% online. You can complete it online. This is also the course that I took many, many years ago with ITTT. That's kind of how I found out about ITTT. Oh, excuse me. Excuse me. And this course has 20 units and they kind of split half and half between teaching methodology and grammar and English tenses. Yeah, I guess that's grammar. So teaching things, teaching methodologies, lesson planning, classroom management, these kind of theoretical topics and grammar as well. And you actually study at your own pace. So you don't need to be online at a certain time of day to join a class. You can do this at your own pace, work through the units whenever you have time, whenever you want, which is really, really great for people who are working, who don't have like full time for studying. So you also have up to six months to complete this course. And at the end, you get an embossed hard copy certificate shipped to you straight to your door wherever you are in the world. And like I said, we have these notarization services available as well. And like it says here, it's this course is 249 without tutor support and 339 with tutor support. So tutor support just means that there is a tutor at your disposal. Basically, you can contact at any time if you have any questions about the course content. If there's something that's not clear, if you need more clarification, if you have any questions, anything like that, they will help you. They will give you more insight and additional information perhaps. So if it really depends on, you know, can you study alone? Can you study on your own? Or do you need somebody there with you? If this is like your first online course experience, then perhaps tutor would be great. So that's just personal preference. But with today's link, the discount link, you can save 30%. So it's a lot cheaper. So, Sam's just bless you. Thank you. So this is the link. And it gets you 30% off also this course. So it is way cheaper than 249, which is a great deal. And this course will then get you ready for teaching English abroad or online. And you can start your journey. And then we also have, oh, how long? Yeah, let's talk about this then too. How long does it take to complete a course? So as mentioned, you have up to six months to complete the whole course, but a lot of people finish it much faster. So this kind of how it would go, you choose a TEFL course, and you work through your units. And you have between six and 12 months to complete the course. So 12 months for the diploma course. If you do the 250 hour diploma, then you have 12 months to complete it. And then you work through the units, you have six months to do so. But like I said, a lot of people finish it faster. I finished it within three to four months. Some people finish it in one month if they have a lot of time to study. And yeah, then you get your hard copy certificate. You also get a PDF version of the certificate. And then you can start applying right away. You apply for jobs, you do interviews, you get hired, and then you start teaching. So we recommend, if you want to go abroad to teach, we recommend starting probably one year before your desired start date with this journey. One year in advance. And then you can see here the in-class courses. So that's also something we have at a center around the world. And these classes are four weeks long. So you spend four weeks working full-time, which is eight hours a day, Monday to Friday at a training center. This is an actual English school. So you learn the same things like from the online course, but you also get to teach real English students and practice your teaching skills. So that's the advantage of the in-class course. And yeah, you can choose a training center of your choice all around the world. You can check on our website, which course locations are currently available. And you can book that. And the discount link here, you can also use for in-class course deposits. So there are deposits that are paid before. And off of this deposit, you can get the discount. And then there is a balance that you pay directly to the center when you get there. You cannot use your discount for this balance, just for the deposit, but still. So just so you know. And that is that. And I think that also have a look at these specializations. So why should you take specializations? Like I mentioned, the 120 hour course is the international standard, right? Which means people who want to teach English abroad are very likely to have this qualification. And if you add these specializations to your resume, to your portfolio, it just makes you stand out a little bit more, right? And also, obviously, you learn additional skills, especially if you want to teach online. You can take the teaching English online course and it teaches you all about how to teach English online because it's very different from in-class teaching. You need to keep a lot of different things in mind when you teach through a computer. It's very different. So you gain all of these additional skills and it makes you a better teacher in this field. And B, it makes you stand out when you apply for a job. And these are pretty cheap and affordable, these courses. And again, you can use the 30% off link with these and then it's even more cheaper. So yeah, these are the ones that we offer here, a good variety, depending on what you want to do. And most of the time also, when you pick the 120 hour course with tutor support, you get one of these courses for free, actually. So that's also an advantage of using tutor support. I did not mention that yet. So yeah, great. Then let's get back to the beginning with the Q&A thing, if it allows me to. Yes. So let's keep that up. And I want to give you guys, again, the opportunity to ask questions and feel free. So just ask me your questions, anything that's on your mind about Tefalteasal teaching English online, abroad, whatever you want to know. And I will try my best to answer. So I don't want this to be just like a lecture and me talking like a teacher. It's actually supposed to be a conversation. So please ask me your questions as well. Daniel says, hello, Linda. I hope you're doing well. I'm just catching up with today's lives. Oh, great. And I have a question. Okay. Hit me, Daniel. What's your question? What's your question, Daniel? I'm curious. Daniel has a question. Let's give Daniel a moment to ask the question. Let's see. It's probably typing right now. So we're all waiting for Daniel's question. Meanwhile, please people don't forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube where many of you are watching and Facebook like the page. If you haven't yet, I would really, really appreciate that. Daniel says, is there any Facebook group we can join after getting our Tefal course? Yeah. So we're actually in the process of developing a Facebook group for graduates that is coming. So that's a great question. Thank you, Daniel. We are currently working on that. But there's also and I always mentioned Facebook groups in general. They're great. So if you want to teach like, for example, let's say you want to go teach English in Korea, right? Where I live on Facebook, search like English teachers in Korea, right? And then there's a group for that. So those groups are very, very helpful. And you can do this for any country or any city. You could do English teachers in Berlin or something. And there will be something. There's always a group for something. So definitely look out for these groups on Facebook. And usually people are very, very nice and helpful in those and also share job offers in there. And actually a lot of times if you are in these like very specific groups like English teachers in Korea, for example, a lot of times what these people are doing. So if a teacher is leaving a school, for example, they will post about it in the group and actually look for somebody who could take over this job. That's very, very common of schools. They would ask the teachers, hey, can you have a look around if you can find a replacement before they then actually post the official job? Or they do this also at the same time. But this is another great way to actually find a job. If you already know where you want to teach, definitely check out Facebook groups on Facebook. Good question. Also great for networking. You can ask people, you know, what is it like to teach there? You can get some information and to make your decision maybe a little bit easier. Great question. Good. Anybody else? Next question. Or I'm going to have a question. Maybe, okay, then let me talk about this. So you take a TEFL or a TESOL course, you get the certificate, but then what can you actually do with it? And I have a slide for that. So let me show you, because you can actually do many things with the TEFL certificate. Let's see. When we're there, takes a moment. Yes. Okay. Here. Oh, this computer is a little slow. I apologize. So let's have a look. What can you actually do with a TEFL certificate? A lot of people ask that as well. So a TEFL certificate really opens doors to exciting opportunities, right? Obviously you can teach English abroad. You can teach English online, right? If you want to teach English abroad, here are some hot spots. Asia, definitely. You know, I love Asia. I live in Asia and Asia is definitely the hot spot for teaching English abroad. It has the highest demand and usually has great pay, especially East Asia, which is Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, the high salaries and great benefits like paid airfare, housing, health insurance, all of those good things. Also the Middle East, the Middle East is actually considered the highest paying region. So they have very, very high salaries there, but their requirements are usually also a little bit more strict. They want people who have maybe even master degrees in English and teaching experience. So it's not that easy to get into. So Asia is usually a good start for people. Also Latin America is obviously a very popular destination, but there you can't really make that much money. But it's, you know, for some people it's not all about money. It's about the experience and what they're interested in and the cultures and countries they want to visit. So Asia, the Middle East, Latin America are definitely considered hot spots when it comes to teaching English abroad. Salaries, they can really range from 1,000, lower end to more than 5,000 US dollars in the Middle East, particularly. And like I said, you get additional perks like paid airfare, housing, health insurance, even pension plan, bonuses, but not in Latin America. That is usually not provided there. That's why Asia and the Middle East are pretty much the best places to teach in terms of financial aspects. And then when we talk about teaching online, you can work for a teaching platform or you can teach independently. So you can make your own website, for example, and offer your services. And really then when you do that, your salary is really up to you. But most teachers, they charge between 10 and more than 30 dollars per hour. Of course, there are people who charge 50, it just depends. And then it's also nice to have obviously a Tefl, you know, you can showcase that on your profile or on your website. And then it also allows you to charge more because you are certified, things like that. So these are the two obvious ones, what you can do with a Tefl. Now, I also know a lot of people who were teachers, and then they kind of moved into different directions. So I have some people who, for example, in Korea, there are a lot of English book companies. They create English teaching material for schools. And so they hire former English teachers to help with material creation or writing English books, textbooks for schools. That would be a cool job. Anything like that, definitely, that is really, really cool. So there are a lot of options. A lot of people also move on to actually opening their own school. I have a friend here in Korea, he just opened his own English teaching school after being a teacher for several years. He and his wife decided to open their own school. So there are really a lot of options, what you can do with a Tefl. So let's have a look at Sam's question here. Sam is asking or saying, I finished the 170 hour course and got my certificate. I just have to upload my CTPR. Do I have to wait until it's completion to reach out for job support? No, you don't have to wait for that. So you can just email us again or you can reach out to your tutor if you have a tutor. You can let them know that you're ready for research and for jobs and applying. Or you can email us here courses at tesal-tefl.com and just tell them the same thing you told me. Provide your student number, your ID, and then we will help you with that as well. Congratulations on completing, by the way, that's exciting. That's great. A lot of people also move on to like headteacher positions. I know someone who I think lived in Korea for almost 10 years worked at the same school and they are now a headteacher there. So yeah, there's definitely a lot of opportunities, what you can do, you can get additional. Dan actually in our live session about China, Dan Wharton from Teach English Global who is a recruiter for China. He mentioned this great university online program that anybody can do 100% online to get a, what was that, an international university degree. So that's also really cool. And then you can move on to teach, no an international teaching license it was. And then it allows you to teach English at international schools. So that's another great, great, great idea. Daniel, yeah, that's something we're currently working on. So we're going to do that in the future and then I'm going to let you know first, okay? You'll be the first to join. Thank you, Daniel. Very cool. All right, well, we still got time. So keep your questions coming for sure. I'm excited to be here. I'm excited to listen to your questions and then provide answers. Keep them coming. Keep them coming. Very cool. Let me know guys. Let's have a chat, ask me your questions. It's getting too quiet. Oh, okay, Sam says what is it like working in South Korea? Yeah, it's good. So I think with anything, you know, there's good and bad schools, unfortunately, with everywhere, a lot of teachers always have this problem. You know, sometimes you're unlucky and you land like in a bad school, where maybe, you know, a lot of times in private schools, because they are a business, private schools, so they heavily focus on making money. And sometimes then the management is not very good. But that's why it is safe to work with the people, our partners through ITTT, because we basically don't, we avoid those bad schools, right? And we only work with people that we trust and we've known for years. So those are safe. But it's really nice working and living in South Korea. I've been living here for seven and a half years and I worked my first year in Korea. I was a full-time teacher at an English-speaking kindergarten. So I taught little children in the mornings and then in the afternoon, we had elementary school, the kids coming in for English classes. And it was great. The kids were nice. They're very polite in most cases, obviously, but in general, South Korean or Korean children are very polite. They, there's definitely still like, it's part of the culture where there is a respect for teachers. It's not like some places maybe back home where students, you know, yell bad words at the teacher. It's definitely not like that here. There's still this respect for the teacher, especially also respect for, you know, people older than you. It's definitely one of the biggest things. And yeah, I mean, the salary is good and you get a lot of benefits when you teach English in South Korea. So most of the time you will get paid airfare, paid housing. You have access to health insurance. You also pay into the local national pension plan. But then when you leave Korea, you actually get all of that money back. So depending on how long you stay, this is a couple of thousand dollars that you then just get back and can take back home with you, which is great to kind of come back home to and have this money available, you know, which is great. A lot of people come to Korea that I've met teachers who have student loans and they paid them off. You can really save a lot of money from your salary because the housing is paid for and airfare is paid for. You don't have to worry about any that. So it depends on your own lifestyle, you know, are you going out every weekend, traveling or partying or whatever and spend all your money like that and shopping, or, you know, are you also saving some? So it really depends on your lifestyle, but it has the potential to really pay off debts or generate a good amount of savings for then when you go back home, a lot of people put that down to buying a house, for example. So yeah, I enjoy living and working in South Korea. I can recommend it if, you know, you're up for an adventure in Asia, South Korea, I think is a great place to start. And you're very close to really cool other destinations like Japan, you can fly over there, you can go to Taiwan, you can go to Southeast Asia, we went there in the summer, it's just like a well to Bangkok from Seoul. It was almost six hours, six hour flight, but you're very close to, you know, a lot of great countries, travel destinations, which is what I love. So yeah, I hope that answers your question. Again, Fausan, hi, I'm doing well. How are you doing Fausan? Awesome. Yep. Let me know if you still have any other questions about TEFL, TESOL, teaching English abroad, teaching English online, South Korea where I live, or other countries for teaching that I might be able to answer to. So let me know. Anything you're curious about, that's why I'm here. Also any topic suggestions for upcoming live sessions, feel free to let me know if there's something you want me to talk about in the future, in a future live session. Let me know. I always, I'm always looking for new ideas, for sure. Awesome. We still have a little bit of time, so don't be shy. Don't be shy. Looking like if I forget to mention anything important, don't think I have. Maybe something I can also show you guys, what a lot of people don't know in terms of teaching. Where is that slide? So here, these are a lot of the government funded programs for teachers. So these are basically, many countries have basically the government supports hiring foreign English teachers to come into their country and teach in public schools or private schools. And a lot of countries have these established programs that you can also get hired through as English teachers. And here are some popular ones. So if that's something that interests you, this is usually really great for first time teachers because these programs typically offer a lot of support for their teachers. There are like orientations. You are in this really great community of like-minded other teachers who all come to this country at the same time and you have training. Obviously, every program is different, but a lot of programs work like that. And you have a lot of support there. You have counselors or people who you can always reach out to. In many cases, they pick you up from the airport and stuff. So there's a lot of support there. And sometimes these programs are also the only way to actually get into the country and teach. So these are some examples here. Like I said, we have the Czech Republic, we have Hungary, we have Chile, we have South Korea. The Epic program is very, very big. The Jet program in Japan is very popular. We have the NelCap program in Spain. So you can take a screenshot of this and then put it into Google and you get to these official websites. And you can read more about the requirements. But these there are more here. And NelCap, I put that on there twice in Spain, my mistake. But also the net scheme in Hong Kong is very popular. Tapef in France is very popular, TLG in Georgia, site program in Italy. So those are some programs that you can apply to to teach English there. And a lot of people are not aware of these programs. So go and check them out. If there is one country that really interests you, check it out. All right, Sam had another question here. Do you have to be a native speaker to work in South Korea? And technically a native speaker, but there is a giant gray area there for me. Yes, absolutely. So yeah, that I think is definitely a problem in the teaching industry still. It should not be like that. But usually what native speakers are considered also in Korea to be from seven countries. And that is Canada, America, United States, Ireland, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Those are the seven countries that are considered native speakers. So if your passport is from one of those countries, then you can work in South Korea with the E2 visa. If you don't have a passport from any of these countries, unfortunately, you will not be able to come to South Korea with an E2 visa to teach. So that is very unfortunate. And I know that that, you know, we are in this international global world nowadays that a lot of people are English native speakers, but they live in other countries or they are born in other countries. They don't hold a passport from this in this country. And there are also other countries that are obvious that have English as their national language or official language. But then these people are not recognized to be native speakers. So there's a lot of prejudice there. And it is a big gray area. But unfortunately, Korea is one of those places where you need to be from one of those seven countries that they have decided are native speaker countries. So it is annoying. And I hope that we're going to see some change about that in the future. Thank you for the question. That's a good point. Then we have Amitabha. Linda, if ITTT can provide CELTA qualifications for non-natives like me, then there would be nothing like it. This is because I do not have to go to any other place and run helter-skelter in order to prove my English proficiency abilities and adapt abilities. Right. Yes. I agree with you. Thank you, Amitabha. All right, Sam has a follow-up question to this. Is there any way to teach in South Korea then if you have a different passport? So for example, for the EPIC program, which is on this slide, this government program, EPIC program here in Korea, they also only hire people from these seven countries, but they have an additional thing or additional opportunity for Indian citizens. So if you are an Indian national, if you have an Indian passport and you also have all the other requirements that you can read about those on the EPIC website, you meet all of those requirements, plus you have an Indian teaching license, then you also qualify and you can apply for the EPIC program. There are also other ways to teach English in South Korea if you have a different passport. So for example, if you come to Korea and you already have a visa that allows you to live and work here, then you can apply at different schools for teaching positions and then the employer can decide if they want to hire you or not. So for example, me in my case, I do not have a teaching visa. I have a spousal visa for Korea because my husband is Korean and so I have a spousal visa which allows me to live and work here. So with this visa because it is a work permit, I can apply at companies or schools wherever I want to work for and then they decide if they want to hire me or not. So if you obviously I'm not saying go and marry a Korean person, but there are also other visas that you can look into that have this is a residence and work permit. Visas like that, if you have a visa like that, then yes, you can also teach in Korea. But you just cannot, you do not qualify for the E2 teaching visa. But if you can get another visa for South Korea or any other country to live and work, then certainly that is an option. I think Korea is also trying to come out with a sort of digital nomad visa. I believe so maybe that would be interesting. I'm going to keep you updated on that, but I heard some rumors so there might be something in the works at the moment. Great question. What you can also do at any time, you can call the, for example, Korean embassy near you and ask them about that, what options you have, and they will also be able to help you. They know exactly all the visa types obviously and what's possible. So yeah, do that. Check that out. Keep your questions coming. Let's take a couple more questions and then I'll sign up for today, but if you have one or two more questions, send them in right now. Good stuff. And then let me also show you how you can get in touch with ITTT. Here, yeah. So if you have any questions about anything I'm talking about today, about our course options, you can find ITTT online, teffelcourse.net. We're also on all of these social media platforms, of course, and you can reach out to us at any time. And I'm just going to share one more time the email address in the comment section. So you can have that. It is courses at tesolminusteffel.com. So any questions you can reach out to us. And one more time, don't forget the 30% off link that we have, which looks like this. It ends with Facebook Live minus Linda. This will get you 30% off any TEFFEL or TESOL course with ITTT. Parkush says, nice. Great. Yep. I think that's pretty nice. Amitabha says, Linda, I think or I have a suggestion for you to discuss the alternative ways of proving English proficiency abilities, adaptability and capabilities for non-natives who have either TEFFEL, TESOL certifications in your future live sessions as a topic. That's a good idea. We also have some live sessions. I believe my colleague Lisa, she did a live session about that in the past. She did a live session about English proficiency and specifically for non-native English speakers. So have a look in our playlist. There will be something about that already. Because obviously because she is a non-native English teacher, she knows a lot more about that and that's why she did the live session about it in the past. So go ahead and check that out. She answered a lot of good questions and they're also what English proficiency certificates to get, which ones are the best, etc. Hey, Parkash. Parker said, where can I take an in-class full-time course nearby from Pakistan? I think we do not have a center currently in Pakistan, but go to teffelcourse.net and then you go to in-class courses and you will see all the locations that we currently offer. Maybe the closest one is maybe in Kathmandu, Nepal or in Kolkata, India. That would be that area, perhaps. Also very popular is Thailand. If that's something you would want to consider somewhere there. Also, we have a really good center in New York City, in Prague, in Tokyo, Rome, Paris, Colombia, Costa Rica. So there are some really good options. So you might want to check that out. We also have a new one in Bali, Indonesia. Maybe that might be one. But browse the website and you'll see all the options at the course dates and you'll be able to find one, hopefully. Or if anything fails, take an online course and you can also do the English teaching. What is it? The teaching practice recognition certificate, which is also teaching practice on top of that, but online. You can do that. Sam says, I have a master's in English and an IELTS certification. Does that boost my chance as a non-native speaker? Absolutely. Absolutely it does. Absolutely. I think a master's in English and then also an IELTS is really, really good. I think that's great, Sam. Parker said, Nepal, right place with easy visa. What are the dates and fees? Okay, let me send you the Nepal website. And then you can also get 30% off with my link off of the deposit. So let me send you that, Parkash. One second here. You can have a look. Yeah, we have course dates for December and also then pretty much every month in 2023, you can also join. So a lot of course dates here. Check it out, Parkash. Here, and you also get 30% off the course deposit. Check out the dates and the prices on this link. Okay, Kapmandu. Check it out. And good luck with that. Yeah, it's pretty awesome. Great. Cool. Good luck with everything. Don't forget to use the link with Facebook live minus Linda. This will get you 30% off. Okay, very important. Do not pay full price. All right, Parkash. All right. Awesome. Then I think we're going to end it here unless somebody has one more last question real quick, but this was really, really great. Thank you so much for all of your questions. I think we also had a lot of new people here. We had Sam here who asked a lot of questions. Parkash, Amitava, I really appreciate you. We had Fauson here. Daniel, as always, very, very nice. Tene was here. Crystaline in the beginning, Luciana from Brazil. So thank you all so much for your questions and for staying on here with me and sharing a little bit of your stories. So that was really, really nice. And I hope you also learned something new today. If you're watching this as a replay, you can still leave questions in the comments and we'll get back to you anyway. You can also email us like we mentioned courses at tesallinusteffel.com. If you have a question you want to ask me, you can message me on Instagram, at lindagoesease, for example, if you want to have a one-on-one, no problem. And yeah, next week we will be back with another topic. So stay tuned for that. Don't forget to like and subscribe so you never miss any of our upcoming live sessions. We go live usually at this time, this day, so you can save that if that's good for you. Save it. And I hope to see you all again next week. I'll be here. I hope you'll join me. And Amitava says, thanks a lot, Linda, for your kind ideas and suggestions. I hope you have a nice weekend. Goodbye. Thank you, Amitava. I also hope you have a lovely weekend. And also Sam says, thank you for all your help, Linda. Sorry for asking so many questions. No, I love it. Don't be sorry. That's why we are here, right? That's why we're here. Please ask your questions. That's totally cool. That's the purpose of this live session to ask questions. So that was really great. Thank you, Sam. Yep. All right, then. I think I'm going to sign off. Thank you guys so much. And please, please join me again next week. I would really, really appreciate it. I'll see you there. Thank you. Bye.