 Welcome, my name is Linda, back this week again for ITTT. We are live on Facebook and on YouTube and I'm here today to talk about all things teaching English abroad and online and everything in between. All of the questions that you might have, you can ask me today. This is a pretty casual TEFL and TESOL Q&A, so we can have a chat. You can ask me your questions about teaching English in general, about our TEFL courses, about teaching abroad in different countries, about teaching online, whatever you are curious about, I'll be hopefully able to answer today. While you're already here, please don't forget to like and subscribe, subscribe to our YouTube channel, like our Facebook page. We also share a lot of really good and useful content on there, especially for new teachers and those who are already teaching and are looking for teaching materials, seasonal teaching materials. So now we're getting ready for Mother's Day stuff, spring, May kind of theme topics are appearing on our Facebook page, so you can just download those. Yeah, and on YouTube, we also have a big collection of videos explaining all about teaching English abroad and our courses, of course, and all of that good stuff. So thank you so much for joining today. My name is Linda, and the first question I have for you guys is where are you guys right now? Where are you watching from today? I'm actually in South Korea, and it is 10 a.m. Friday morning. So welcome. Where are you guys at? Where are you watching from today? What time is it there? How are you feeling? How is your week? How has your week been? It is finally Friday, I'm so excited about that. Weekend is around the corner. Do you have any plans? What is, what's happening? Let me know. Let me know if you can see me, if you can hear me clearly. There's an issue. Just put it in the comment box and we'll get to that. I'm trying to fix it, but I hope everything's working well. And I also prepared a couple of questions that I have for you guys today. So while we're getting ready, I just want to introduce myself real quick. I'm going to show you this slide real quick a little bit bigger. So my name is Linda. I am a travel writer and content creator under the name Linda Goes East because I've always been super interested in Asia. And I also have my own website at LindaGoesEast.com and a very active over on Instagram where I share all about my life in South Korea and my teaching experiences and all that good stuff. So if you're interested in Asia in moving to Asia and moving to Korea, go ahead and check that out. You can also reach out to me over there. Just send me a DM if you don't want to ask here in front of everybody. That's totally cool too. I'm originally from Germany in the US. So my mom is German. My dad is American. And I also lived in China before I moved to Korea. But I also taught English in China and I also worked there in online marketing. And then I moved over to South Korea and I have been here for seven years. So that's one thing. And then the other side over here is sort of the Teflon TESOL side of my existence. So I've been a Teflon TESOL marketing professional for ITTT. Also for many years already, ITTT, if you don't know, stands for International Teflon TESOL Training. And you can find ITTT on the webs at TeflonCourse.net. And we're also on Instagram and all the other social media platforms. But on Instagram, you can find us at International Tefl Training. If you're already on Instagram, just give us a like, give us a follow. We would really appreciate that. And what is ITTT? If you're not aware, ITTT is a leading Teflon TESOL course provider worldwide. We have a wide variety of different courses. I will be showing you some of the courses that we offer today if you're interested and share a little bit more information about those as well. And that's sort of it about me. And yeah, so today we're doing Q&A, which also means we have a 30% off discount code for any Teflon or TESOL course from ITTT today. So what you can do is either scan this QR code that you see here directly with your phone. And it'll take you to an application page. You can fill in your details and click on Apply. And then the next page, you'll see the discount. And you'll also then are able to choose or select your payment options. So you don't actually have to pay right away. You can fill out your application and then get back to it at a later point as well. So there's no pressure in applying. You can just fill out this application stress-free. If you cannot scan the QR code, no problem. We have a link as well. You'll see that now in the comment box appearing. It looks like this. It ends with Facebook Live minus Linda. This will get you 30% off as well. So you just copy paste this link into your browser and you're good to go. Same thing, application page, et cetera. So that is that. And then hello, we have Giuliano here from Brazil Thursday. It's Thursday over there and it's a little bit colder as usual for this part of the year. Oh, interesting. Cool. Are you what's what season are you in in Brazil? Is it supposed to be? Is it winter? Is it fall? Do you have any seasons? Just curious because I think Brazil, some of Brazil is very close to the equator, right? So you probably don't even have a lot of actually four seasons. I'm not quite sure. Anyway, yeah. So where are you guys right now? Giuliano is in Brazil watching from Brazil. It is Thursday over there. I am in South Korea where it's already Friday morning. What about all our other viewers over here? Let me know. And also think about some questions you have. You can already put your questions in the comment box if you want. Totally fine. And then I'll be able to get back to you guys about. Anything Tefal, T-Soul related. We can have a live session for up to an hour, usually. So if you have any questions, I'll stay up. I can be online for up to an hour. Usually it's about 45 minutes that we do these live sessions. So we'll see what happens. I'll be here. I just want to make sure that everybody has the chance to ask some questions that no questions remain unanswered. That's what we're here to do today. All right, Giuliana is also here. Hi, Giuliana. I'm watching from Illinois, 8.05 p.m. on Thursday, and it is gloomy today. Oh, it is gloomy. Well, at least you don't have any snowstorms. So that's good. All right, so we have Giuliano and Giuliana. Both on the other side of the world here, where it is still Thursday. That's awesome. All right. Good. Yeah. And just putting this banner up here as a reminder that we do have 30% off. So don't forget. Brett, we have Brett here. How are you doing? I'm watching from California. It's 6.09 out here. Yeah. Is it 6.09? Evening, p.m. I think, right? I think so. Cool. Yeah. So I'm already in the future, guys. It's already Friday here. Yeah, p.m. Okay, that's what I thought. Yeah. Yeah, I used to live in California. And I think to Korea, it's like a 16-hour time difference or something. Well, now it must be 14. Right? Is it 14? I'm not sure. It's a lot anyway. It's a big time difference. All right. Well, I do also have some slides here that I will be able to show you. Also added some new slides to this, especially about teaching, government-funded teaching programs, because I did some live sessions in the past. And this is also something that gets asked a lot. So I'll be able to show you that too. I'm also going to show you some general TEFL information and some course information. So that's what we're going to do today. And then any other questions that you might have, feel free to just ask away. And I'm also going to ask you questions. All right. So let's see what we have. Yeah. I usually start with this, but I think we've seen this slide a lot and the difference between TEFL and TESOL. But we do have some new viewers every time. So I just want to get this right out of our way in the beginning so that everybody knows what the difference is between TEFL and TESOL because this is actually still one of the questions that we get asked a lot. So I just want to clear that up. So TEFL stands for teaching English as a foreign language and TESOL stands for teaching English to speakers of other languages. And I think this is a little bit small. So let me make this bigger so everybody can see. And so the training received, so whether you take a TEFL course or a TESOL course, it's the same exact course content that you will take. The only difference between the two is that TEFL is most commonly used within the UK and Europe. And the term TESOL is usually the preferred acronym in Australia and the US and North America, I believe, also Canada. So that is the only difference. So where it is used, right? And so how do you actually determine whether you should take a TEFL course or a TESOL course entirely up to you? Like I said, the training, the units, everything you learn is exactly the same in a TEFL course and in a TESOL course. The only difference is then at the end what your certificate will say. It will either say TEFL on it or it either will say TESOL on it. So that is the choice up to you. And it's just a personal choice, you know, whether you want it to say a TEFL or TESOL. So it doesn't really matter because both terms are used interchangeably around the world. So you don't really need to think too much about it. Just pick the one that you prefer, how you prefer calling it, and you'll be good. So they're both the same. They're recognized the same. Everything is the same, basically. The only difference is just how it is used. And TESOL, did I say that? TESOL stands for teaching English to speakers of other languages, whereas TEFL stands for teaching English as a foreign language. But the two things are the same. So that's one thing to keep in mind. But if you've already taken a TEFL course with us, you will already be familiar with that. You will know what that means. So there's no, don't worry about that. All right. Demand. We talked a little bit about that before, for sure. So the demand, you know, it really depends when it comes to teaching English abroad. The demand is really broad and it's really worldwide. So I wouldn't, I mean, it depends on how you want to go about it. If you want to go and teach English abroad, usually people already have a place in mind where they want to go. So from there, you would then just check and see what the requirements are for that place. If you meet the requirements and then if you do, if you meet the requirements, you can then move on to your TEFL course and you can go through that and get your certification. And then you can start applying for jobs and move there. If you pick a country and you research the requirements and you realize, oh, I don't meet the requirements. I likely will never meet the requirements. So there are some countries like, for example, in South Korea where I am at the moment, teachers teaching English, they do so under the E2 visa, which is the teacher visa in South Korea. And under this visa, or this visa is only people from seven English-speaking countries can receive that. So if you're not one of those, if you're not a citizen of one of those seven countries, you're unable to actually go to Korea and teach. So if you know something like that happens, then you just need to kind of be more flexible and choose a different location, if that makes sense. So that's the only thing about that. But this is not the case in many countries actually. So Korea and a couple of other countries are special in that way. And I think we also see things changing, which is good, where they are just more open to also hiring people from many countries, other countries. So we're also seeing that for sure. Yeah. And I also have a question for you guys. So where would you like to teach personally? What countries are you interested in teaching at? And why? Why do you want to teach there? What is it about that country, about that place that really, really interests you? And why do you want to teach there? So for me, I've always been super interested in Asia. I'm not really sure why. I've never been into like anime or K-dramas or anything like that, where a lot of people get, how a lot of people get interested in Asia. I have never been like that. I'm not quite sure how I got into it, to be honest. But I did. And I moved over here and I really enjoy Asia. And Asia is actually the biggest market for ESL teaching or TEFL TESOL teaching. So many, many countries hire English teachers from abroad. It's definitely easier to find positions in Asia versus like in Europe, for example. So Asia is a really good place if you want to be an English teacher. Hi, Mohammed from Morocco. It is 1.16 a.m. Wow, awesome. How are you doing today? Mohammed, where would you like to teach and why? Let us know. Juliana wants to teach in Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan. Also Asia, okay. That's awesome. Why are you interested particularly in those countries? Also let us know. That would be great. Mackman says, what's the point? Says job for 45 an hour. Let's get the link for this job. Who do I call and get everything set up? I'm ready to go. Which job are you referring to exactly? Then we have Peter here. Czech Republic, beautiful culture. And I hear less age discrimination. Also Colombia. Yeah. So actually for people who are interested in teaching in Europe, we usually recommend the Czech Republic as well because the Czech Republic has sort of better or easier visa regulations compared to other countries in Europe. So it's easier actually to find teaching positions and to move to the Czech Republic as a non-EU citizen compared to other countries in Europe where it's just harder if you don't have an EU passport. So definitely. And I've also heard that about the age discrimination. So there is less age discrimination. You can also find a lot of positions in the Czech Republic. Even if you're older, so that's great. In Colombia too. Colombia is actually one of the emerging EFL teffel markets in the world at the moment. The economy is picking up there and they seem to put a lot of emphasis on English education there. So they also look for a lot of English teachers. So those are definitely both good choices, Peter. I agree with that. That's great. Juliana says, I have friends who live in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Okay. Nice. And so I take it they report good things about teaching and living there. And you also want to go there. That's good. Yeah. Mohammed says amazing topics, teffel and tea salt. All right. And Juliana also says I love teapot and I love to eat Thai food. All right. Nice. All right. And we have Matiu asking about the requirements to obtain teffel tea salt accreditation or the courses online, synchronous or asynchronous or mixed. So yeah, for sure. Actually for our courses, wait, let me pull a suitable slide up if I have one. Should have one. Let me see so I can show you better. Okay. So these are at ITTT we offer teffel courses ranging from 50 hours of training to 550 hours of training. So a wide variety of different courses that all depends like which course is right for you. All depends on where you want to go, what you want to do with that. So that's why I recommend just reaching out to us for consultation. And you can do so. You can reach out to us via social media also via email. And I'm just going to share this email address real quick. And you can get a consultation. Let us know your goals and what you want to do. And then we will recommend the ideal course for you basically. To take a course. So the email address here before I move on is courses at tso-teffel.com. If you have any questions about anything related to teaching related to ITTT, whatever it is, reach out to us via this email address. And then back to this question. So yeah, the courses, the online courses are completed 100% entirely online. And let me see. Yeah, they're all internationally accredited and accepted worldwide, of course. And the requirements to take the course, all you need to be is a fluent English speaker. So also non-native English speakers can obviously take the course. And you need to be at least 18 years old. Other than that, there are no requirements to take the course. The most popular option, I think I also have it on here is the 120-hour TEFL certificate. And I'm just going to make this bigger so we can see. So this is the most popular one because it is 120 hours. And this is the international, like, minimum for a TEFL certification. You want to have at least 100 hours or 120 hours in order to find a teaching position that is, you know, a good school that is paid good. So this is usually the minimum. This course, this particular course includes 20 units. And it's sort of a combination of teaching methodology and grammar. It's very important that as an English teacher, you're also familiar with English grammar. And especially what this course is great about is that it goes into the difficulties, the different, the difficulties that English learners have in regards to different grammar topics and how, like, what problems you can anticipate and then how to tackle these problems and effectively teach them. With this course also, you actually study at your own pace. So there's no live session or time that you need to be online. You need to participate. There's a schedule. It's nothing like that. So you can just study at your own pace whenever you have time and you have up to six months to complete this course. So that's why it is super flexible and great for people who are also working at the same time. So for me, I took this course back in, I think it was 2014. I was actually working full-time and I took the course and it probably took me about three to four months to complete it because I was working full-time. So I didn't have so many hours a week to spend on it. I just worked a couple of hours a week on the course and that's how I managed to finish it in three to four months. And then at the end of this course, you actually receive an embossed hard copy certificate that is delivered to you wherever you are in the world. And you also get a PDF version of the course of the certificate. So you can actually apply right away. Once you have completed the course, you receive your PDF version and then you can apply for jobs right away. And we also offer notarization services, but this is not something that everybody needs. Actually only a handful of countries. They actually really want this additional notarized stamp on the certificate, but that is something that we can also do for you. All right. Then we have... We have Muhammad saying that I am a Teflur, Tefl certified trainee in Morocco by American Tefl Academy. And he wants to work in China or Japan, but out of the pandemic. Yeah. I do believe that Japan is hiring at the moment for the jet program that is open and running. And also China, you are able to find positions now. They are recruiting again for China as well. So that is actually not on hold. That is something that you can currently do. But yeah. All right. Then we have Muhammad's question here. Do you have T-Soul or Tefl that is equal to level seven like Delta? All right. So when you take a look at... Maybe I need to share my screen real quick. So when you take a look at our website, you should see our website now. Yes. Let me just get rid of this. Okay. So this is our website, TeflCourse.net. You will see this beautiful website showing up. And you can actually go here to courses and then online courses to get an overview of all the online courses that we have. And you will see the level right here under it. So you'll see here 120 hour course is equal to level four. And we have the 170 hour, which is level five. This is also level five, level six, level six, level six. So the highest that we offer is level six. So we actually do not have a level seven course. So the highest you can go with ITTT is level six with the 550 hour expert package course. And if we look at this real quick, you'll see what it includes. So there's actually six parts. Can you see this? This is too small. Hold on. Can I zoom in a little? Okay. I think that's better. So there are six parts to this course, six course components, all with full tutor support. So you actually have a tutor who will be by your side, so to speak, who you can reach out to at any time and ask questions and ask for guidance and tips and tricks, which is really cool. So first with usually all of our package course packages and with anything you start out with your 120 hour Teflon course, because that is just a standard course. And all of the other courses build upon the knowledge and the skills that you'll learn in this 120 hour course. So this is always the first one. After that, you can pretty much choose which one you want to take next. Most people just do all the specialization courses next. So that's the 50 hour in teaching business English, teaching young learners and teaching online. So those are the three specialized Teflon courses that we offer at ITTT. You take all of those and then you will move on to the TESOL diploma course, which is an advanced research based diploma in TESOL. That is 250 hour long, excuse me. And then at the end, you will also take this 30 hour certificate of teaching practice recognition, CTPR. So this is actually really great because it sort of gives you that teaching experience, teaching practice that is typically or normally not included in online courses. And so we've worked really, really hard to develop this course because we wanted to give people the option of having this additional certificate because some people are just looking for this, yeah, teaching practice recognition thing part of their certificate so that they, yeah, get feedback on their actual teaching skills. And this is the closest you can get to in-class, an in-class Teflon course, which is a lot more expensive and takes a lot more time than this. And this one also gets you the diploma, which also an in-class course actually doesn't have. So that's also really great. Okay, so yeah, this is what it looks like. I hope this answers your question. Yeah, I'm a little, I feel like I'm a little slow on the comments here. I just want to give an in-depth answer here. So I am having an eye. I am looking at the comments. So Peter is asking about the 170 hour certificate with teaching young learners. Can the course be paid via payment plan or must the entire fee be paid upfront? So no, we do actually have payment, flexible payment. And I think we also have a slide about that or information on the site. Maybe it's at the bottom. But you do have flexible payment options. Of course, I don't know how to find this right now. Hold on. Let me just put payment into the search bar. But we do have payment options. Here it is. You don't have to pay everything upfront. I'm not sure if it says that now. Yeah. So we do have that. It doesn't say that here now, but it's something we do offer. I cannot find it on the website right now, but it's definitely something we have. So you can also, depending on which course you take, you can pay in installments. So this is something that you, I think you need to reach out to us for that because we need to set that up specifically for you. I'm not sure if you can select that right away. It might be possible actually. So if you go to our application course application page and you fill in your application, you send off your application. The next page will be the payment options. And there might be a section about installments there, but it's definitely possible. So if you have any questions about that, you can just email us again at courses at tso-tefu.com and we can set you up with that. Usually how that works with the installments, you pay an installment and we basically activate a certain amount of course units for you. And you can take all of those. And once you are done with those, you need to pay your next installment to be able to take the rest of the units. That's usually how it works, but definitely possible. Oh, Amitava is here. How are you doing Amitava? In Kolkata, India. Great. Mathir is saying thank you for your answers. Here's another, would ITTT be ideal for teaching English for Canadian citizenship, for academic purposes business? Teaching English for Canadian citizenship. Like as a Canadian citizen, teaching English as a Canadian citizen? Thank you. Yeah, I'm trying my best. So, I mean, yeah, you can apply to take our courses. It doesn't matter which nationality you are, but just keep in mind that like I said, depending on where you want to teach, you might not be able, depending on your nationality, to go to a certain country to teach. But as a Canadian, pretty much you are. You're good. But like I said in Korea, for example, sometimes or actually for the E2 visa, the teacher visa, they only allow seven countries, which includes Canada, luckily, but so yeah, it depends. But let me know if you want me to go into more depth of this question. So we do have business English courses and we also have teachers who then went on, for example, to teach at universities. So that's all possible for sure. Internationally accredited courses, like I said, so you should be good to go. All right. Mohammed is asking, what about the other four skills and components of LGE? What is LGE? Am I missing something? What is LGE? I'm sorry. Maybe it's because it's in the morning. Peter is saying, okay, thanks. I'll follow up with you guys. I know PayPal lets you pay things over four payments. Yeah. So I am not from the payment department. So I'm not quite sure how things are set up. But for that, I'm 100% positive that we do have installment payments. I know that. So please reach out to my colleagues here at courses at tesal-tefal.com. And they will help you out with setting up the installment payment for sure. Oh, it is for the naturalization course. I would like to do that too. What is the naturalization course? Naturalization course for Canada or LGE. Is that LGE? I'm sorry. I'm not sure what that means. Maybe I'm a little slow today. I don't know. So anyway, let's get back to this perhaps. And I think I also have a question, another question for you guys. So basically, wait, how can we go to the beginning? This one maybe. Yeah. And I have a question for you all. And all of you who are currently not teaching, what is holding you back from teaching right now? What is like the biggest issue you're currently facing? Why you all want to teach English abroad or online or whatever it may be? What is holding you back from doing that right now? And you're really curious about that. And maybe I can help you out. Maybe I can help you with your struggle. I don't know. But yeah, let me know. What is holding you back from teaching right now? Okay. Juliana says teaching English for Canadian citizenship. Teaching newcomers, temporary foreign workers, family, dependents, refugees who want to become Canadian citizens. Oh, I am not familiar with that. Teaching English for Canadian citizenship or US citizenship. Okay. Okay. Got it. Well, so this, I'm not familiar with that. So I think it'd be best to reach out to an official office or official department like for Canada or for the US to ask about this question. I'm not quite sure about that. But do you need to have a TEFL certificate for that? What I can tell you is that our TEFL certificates are, and maybe I can show you that page as well about affiliation and accreditation. Hold on. So we are internationally accredited, internationally recognized, all of that. So let me just show you. And you can also read about this more in depth, I suppose. Hold on. I will share the link with you as well. Let me just pull this up real quick. Oh, here I think. So I'm just going to share this page with you again. Oh, I think it is still, how do I, oh, this. Yeah. Okay. All right. So. And can you see the URL too? No. Okay. So the URL for this is TEFL course dot net slash affiliations. So if you go here, you will see this page that you are just seeing in front of you now. And it talks all about our accreditation and affiliations. So, for example, the in-class courses are validated and credit bearing by Lamar University in the U.S. and the Paris College of International Education. And then we have, these are the five-day combined. So it kind of depends on which course, but this is the online course. So the certificates from the online course, they are validated, accredited and credit bearing from an internationally recognized university, which is the Paris College of International Education. And this is recognized as a degree granting institution by the Paris Academy. And this is under the jurisdiction of the ministry of international education. And this is under the jurisdiction of the ministry of national education and youth and ministry of higher education research and innovation. So, and the credits that you gain from this course can actually be transferred successfully to universities all across the world. And in the U.S. credit evaluation services consider this Paris College of International Education to be the same bracket as a U.S. regionally accredited university. So that's also really good to know. We also have a couple of other affiliations and accreditation. You can just read all about this on this page. And you can then, with this information, reach out to the official institute or organization that deals with the naturalization for U.S. and Canadian citizenship and ask them if that also applies to ITTT, I suppose. It's actually the first time I've heard of this. I need to research that as well. So if you are teaching English, you can become a Canadian or U.S. citizen if you're teaching English in Canada or in the U.S., that's interesting. Very interesting. Okay, next question here from Peter again. Asking about, do you have any tips for making extra income overseas if you are already accepted to teach full-time in the classroom? For sure. This is a big topic among teachers. And depending on where you teach and what your contract says, you need to be a little bit careful. So some countries, or if you are working as a teacher for a government-funded teaching program, for example, and I have some that I can show you which are like the most popular. The contract will often say that you are not allowed to do any other work. So the way that a lot of teachers are doing it, they just tutor in their free time, so they actually don't have another official job with an official contract because usually that is not allowed depending on the country where you are. So there is no, I guess, 100% answer here. You would have to check with your employer. You can always ask them depending on what kind of work you want to do. But yeah, a lot of English teachers are private tutoring in their free time or what's super popular also teaching online nowadays in their free time. So you can just set up an account with a teaching platform and start teaching through there. So that's also possible to earn some extra money. A lot of ways for sure depending on what country you are in English education is always super in demand. So you're likely find some people to tutor in your free time for sure. Okay. Okay, so Juliana says, no, you have to pass the naturalization exam to become a citizen. Okay. Well, I don't know too much about that. I'm sorry. So it's best to reach out to the official organizations for that. I cannot really give you any information about that. I'm sorry. But I think nobody has answered my question yet. So what is holding you back from teaching right now? I really want to know what is holding you back right now. Is it just that you haven't finished school yet? Perhaps you haven't finished university yet. You have other responsibilities at the moment or you don't have... You're not certified yet. What's holding you back? You're not sure where to go yet? Let me know. Is it COVID? What is holding you back right now from teaching abroad or teaching online? Whatever. What's holding you back? Let me know. And Mohammed is saying, thank you host teacher for more detailed explanation. You're welcome. Mohammed, what? Oh, you are teaching already. So I guess nothing's holding you back. I'm just checking now while you guys are answering hopefully if I have missed a comment. I don't think I have. All right. While you're answering that, I'm going to show you the different government programs. Okay. And these are actually two slides. So this is what I mean when I say government funded programs for teachers. So actually many countries around the world, they have these established programs funded by the government, put into place by the local government of the country that places teachers into schools, sometimes public schools, sometimes private schools in their country. Okay. So, yeah, I want to make this bigger and I'm just going to turn this off real quick. So these are, and this is ordered alphabetically. So these are some government funded programs for teachers around the world in different countries that if you are interested in teaching in those countries, you can check out. And I have mentioned all of these in previous live sessions as well. So I did one a couple of weeks ago that was focused on government funded programs for teaching English in Europe. So you're going to see a lot of these here. And also there are some in other countries as well that I've added to this list that I also talked about before. So there were two live sessions. One was specifically for teach for government funded programs in Europe, which was not too long ago. You can find that in our playlist. And then there was one that was some time ago, but it's still in our playlist. If you can search for just government programs or something, which was all around the world. So the most popular government funded programs worldwide. So you're going to find those there as well. If you want more information, but I also added here all the official website links. So if there's one that interests you, you can just go to that link and that website or do a Google search. So you can just Google that and you'll find the official website. But anyway, so the first one here, I know that somebody earlier said Czech Republic. They were interested in the Czech Republic. Oh no, all of my comments disappeared. Okay, they're back. Who was it? Who talked about the Czech Republic? Excuse me. So anyways, I think I can't find this now so fast. Yeah. So in the Czech Republic, they also have a government funded program called AIA. So that is worth checking out if you're interested in teaching English in the Czech Republic. And then we have the CETP in Hungary, which offers really, really great benefits actually. So you can check that out as well. And in South America, which is called the EODP, which stands for English Open Stores Program in Chile. However, currently ever since the pandemic, this program has been on hold. And as of yesterday, when I checked again, they're still not open, but they are actually recruiting for online opportunities. So if you're interested in, you know, Chile, you can still, oh yeah, Peter, Peter. So Peter, check out AIA, that program. Maybe that would be something for you. And so back to Chile and the EODP program. So if you're interested in Chile or South America, they are recruiting teachers for online teaching sessions. So maybe that's something that interests you. You can do that. And then once they go live again, you can go to Chile and do the program in person. Then we have one of the biggest and most popular programs is the EPIC program, English program in Korea in South Korea. So they also recruit every year, I think twice a year. They have two seasons like the Jet program in Japan. So those are the two biggest programs that we see in the teaching world. So those are very popular and competitive. And then we also have the NELCAP in Spain. If you're interested in teaching English in Europe, Spain is a really good option. They actually have a lot of different programs. So if you're interested in Spain, particularly, I highly recommend checking out my previous live about government-funded programs in Europe. There's actually quite a few in Spain, but the NELCAP is the biggest one. And then we also have the NET scheme in Hong Kong, which has been in place for a while. We do also have the SITE program in Italy, which is kind of specific because it's only for one region in Italy. But still, if Italy is your jam, you might want to check that out. As with the TAPIF, that is for France. And I think that is for all of France. So if you want to teach English in France, go ahead and check that one out. Then we also have a cool program in TLG in Georgia, or TLG in Georgia. And then I don't know why I put the NELCAP there again. That is a mistake. The TLG in Georgia, Georgia, the country in Europe, so they also have a really cool program, maybe something a little bit different off the beaten path. Really interesting. If you're looking for something different, I recommend that one. And then I'm not sure why I put NELCAP here again. That is a mistake. We have a question from, I guess, Matia, he was answering to what's holding you back from teaching English right now. And he says, I'm currently working full-time. Perhaps one reason is not confident in one's own English abilities. Oh, that's a good point. I forgot about that. But that's why you also take a TEFL course and a TESOL course because you learn how to teach. And then I think you're right, especially for non-native English teachers, what you can do and what you should do. And I think this is something I mentioned last week in my live session. You should definitely get a English proficiency certificate as well if you're a non-native English teacher. So either a Cambridge certificate or an IELTS or a TEFL. I think those are the big ones. So you want to have that. And that should boost your confidence as well. But that's a good point. I forgot about that. Thank you. Then we have Mikey here. Hi. How are you doing? And Amitabh is asking a question. So Linda, do we have to enroll for some courses in these government funded programs for teachers? Yeah. So some of these programs, they actually require TEFL and TESOL certification. So the best thing to do first, obviously, is to get TEFL or TESOL certified. And then once you have that, you are ready to apply to one of these programs. Okay. So yeah. And they all have. So I recommend you pick one that you like. You check out the program because they all have different requirements. I know that, for example, for the one in France, you actually need to be able to speak French. So that's something to think about. But programs like Epic or the Jet Program in Japan, you don't even have to have any experience. You do have to have a TEFL. So it just depends on the different program. I hope that makes sense. And we have Peter asking, thanks, I honestly or honestly some fear of big change away from family, also certification, sufficient savings. I also do not see job listings online for my country of choice when doing casual searches. Okay. Yeah. So we actually have yes. So we actually have a very nice in-class TEFL center in Prague in the Czech Republic. And they are really amazing. They're really great. So maybe if you're really, really interested in the Czech Republic, I recommend you take the in-class TEFL course and go to Prague. Stay there. The in-class TEFL course is four weeks long. You stay there at the center. You check out, you know, I don't know if you've been to the Czech Republic or not, but you can stay there for a week, for a month, four weeks, doing the program, get TEFL certified. And you also, you know, check out the city, the country, if you like the vibe, and the people at the center, they will also be able then to connect you to schools or they might even hire you because they sometimes also hire teachers. They are also a running English school. So they also sometimes hire new teachers for their own school. So maybe that's something worth checking out. And other than that for, yeah, here, this AIA in the Czech Republic, this program, I would also check that out if I were you. And then, yeah, the fear of a big change and the way from family, you know, you'll never know until you try. And moving abroad and spending time in a different country is such a great experience for you personally. And what's the worst thing that can happen? The worst thing that can happen is, you absolutely hate it, and then you just go back home, you know? You never know until you try. You don't have to stay there forever and never come back. So maybe you just want to do it for a year, and that's fine. You can go back home. I don't know. I would just say if you're interested in it, go for it. Go for it. Why not? And if it's not for you, it's not for you. You try it, and you just went back home, and that's all right too. So, yeah. But yeah, I mean, you might get homesick, and it might be hard, especially during holidays or family birthdays and get-together. But yeah, they can always come visit you. You can always go back and visit, and if it's not for you, the living abroad thing, you can always move back home. So, I would just say go for it, try it, and then you'll see for yourself. Okay, Juliana says, if you have lived in English-speaking countries for more than 10 years, you do not need to go back home. You can just go for it. If you have lived in English-speaking countries for more than 10 years, you do not need to take any English proficiency exam for what situation. Because, you know, from an employer's perspective, I feel like some people just really want to see certificates and certifications. So, if you just have proof, I mean, even if you have lived in an English-speaking country for 10 years, you have a really high C1, C2 level, you know, that's something you can show. So, I don't necessarily agree with that. I would just still say, just from my personal experience, I have lived in Korea for now for seven years, and I'm definitely not at a fluent native-speaker-like level. So, I don't necessarily think that living in a country for a certain amount of time gives you, you know, that level. But, yeah, just my opinion. Abitava is saying, although I have done my 120 hours intensive in-class TEFL certificate from CETRA, Kapmandu, Nepal, way back in 2019, as well as a 250-hour online TESOL diploma course that also way back in 2021, I'm facing a couple of obstacles, problems in getting appropriate jobs while applying. Yeah. So, I guess that's your answer to what's holding you back. So, I definitely get that. You know, it's not easy, especially for non-native English teachers. Unfortunately, you do have this extra. Yeah. So, like you said, first of all, since I'm a non-native English-speaker from India, I am not a citizen of one of those seven countries. Exactly. But actually, I told you last time the Epic program for Korea has this one exception for Indian, only for Indian citizens. So, if you also have a teaching license from India, you also qualify for the Epic program. So, maybe that's something you want to look into. If you're like, if you really want to go to Korea, for example, check it out. Check it out on this website. They have that on the website saying that. So, okay. Yeah. Juliana says it is for naturalized citizens. So, the 10 years thing for the naturalization certificate or what was it? Test. For sure. Okay. Yeah. That makes sense. But I'm just talking about English teaching abroad. So, even if you have lived in a country for 10 years, I still recommend getting a proficiency certificate. Okay. Mateurs asking concerning jets. It's a great experience. Plan to live in Japan for a year. Breaking contract will not look good. Also, you can't really choose which city you want to teach. Yeah. I mean, it's not going to look good, but if you're really miserable, what else can you do? You can just break your contract. But also, one year, honestly, one year is not that long. One year goes by really, really fast. I've already been in Korea for seven years, and it doesn't even feel like seven years. It goes by really quick. One year is really nothing. It goes by super fast. So, I actually had a co-worker in my past who was teaching in Korea, and she absolutely hated it. She did not like it. She did not like the culture. She did not like the food. She didn't like anything. And she stuck it out for a year, and then she went back home, and she's never been back to Korea since. So, you know, okay. Is this from the website? Start your jet application today for your interview in 2023? Yeah. Japanese is necessary for the most basic functions in Japan. You know, with every country, it's obviously better if you already know a little bit of the language before you go. But when you live abroad, you live in a different country where they use a different language, and you hear it all the time, you also automatically will pick up some of the language. So, don't be discouraged. You can do it. You know, from my own experience, all of the people I have met in China and in Korea, after a couple of months of living in the country, you will know how to order. You will know how to get into a taxi and tell them where you want to go. You'll be able to pay in a supermarket. Those are all the basic things you really pick up very fast. So, I wouldn't worry too much about that. Then we have a comment here from Ray. I have lived in Vietnam for nine years. Over the past two years, there has been a move to insisting a degree as a minimum qualification to work as a TESOL teacher. All right. Paris College of International Education runs degree courses online that are registered in France and work closely with ITTT. Many courses now will not accept only the 120-hour certification to qualify as a teacher. You need both a degree and certificate. Yeah, this is true for many different countries, actually, where a degree is also a requirement, for sure. More places, more countries around the world require you to have a degree than those where you don't need to have a degree. So, there are some countries where you can still find work as an English teacher without a degree, especially, yeah, in this area, Southeast Asia, and also Latin America, it's possible to find positions without a degree, but it is definitely, yeah, it's possible, but if you have a degree, you have more options and it's easier to find, for sure. I agree with that. All right. I think we are near the end now. We're already doing this for an hour, so let's have one more question. One more question, and then I am going to sign off for today, but this was a really good session. Thank you all for your questions. If you have one more question, I'm going to take the first question that's going to show up now in the comment section. That would be the last one for today, and then I will be back again next week, so I hope to see you all again here for another cool topic. And yeah, yeah, this is also a good point. Amitava is saying, while applying for jobs in European countries, they want to know whether I have the right to work in the EU or not. That's a big problem in Europe, in the EU. They tend to only hire, not only, but they tend to just prefer hiring people who are allowed to have an EU passport or a work permit for the EU for sure, because it just saves them money and time. That's why maybe you should look into the Czech Republic. They have better laws and regulations concerning that, and it's easier to get into the Czech Republic compared to other European countries. So maybe have a look at that. Maybe also have a look at this AIA government-funded program for the Czech Republic and see maybe if that works for you. Okay, let's see. Last question of today, and then I am signing off, but this was a good session today. Thank you so much for joining and taking some time out of your day to spend in with me today. I really appreciate that. So yeah, well, or if there's no more questions coming in, then I am just signing off now. That's fine too. If I answered all of your questions, let me know. I was going to give it some more, a couple more seconds here to see if we have a question coming in or not. And just a reminder, maybe I just want to say that again real quick. We do have 30% off any TEFL or TSOL course with ITTT only during this live session. So scan this QR code or let me just share the discount link one more time in the comment section. So you click on this link, you apply via this link, and you get 30% off any TEFL or TSOL course from ITTT. All right. Matias says thank you, Linda. Amitava, thanks, Linda, for your kind suggestions and support as always. Of course. And Bret says thank you again. I'll send you more questions. Good evening. Sure, send me your questions. No problem. Juliana also says thank you so much. Sorry about my typing system. It does not work well today. Oh, you're good. You're good. I didn't even notice. Good. All right. Then I guess we are signing off. Thank you so much. Thank you too. Awesome. All right. Then let me turn this all off. And yeah, like I said, I will be here again next week, same time, same place. So I hope I'll see you. There. Okay. And Amitava says, how about English wizards from Poland who help teachers with visa issues and others? I have not heard of English wizards from Poland. Let me just put that in my computer so I can just then maybe research those. I have not heard about that. So I'm going to look at that now and then maybe I can tell you what I think next time. All right. Good. Then thank you guys. And that was it. Thank you for today. And I hope to see you again next week. Thank you guys. Have a good weekend and stay happy. Stay healthy. Stay safe. Bye. Bye.