 from IATTT back this week with another live session. Happy August, everybody! As you might know, you might not know if this is your first time watching, but you do know if you've been watched, if you've been watching before. Today is the first Friday of a new month, which means it is Q&A time today. So today is all about you guys, basically. So you guys can ask me your questions about Tefl TESOL, about IATTT, about teaching English abroad online, teaching English in specific countries, and I'm here. I'll do my best to answer the questions to the best of my ability or give you resources and places where you can find this information. So that's what we're going to do today. As always, we also have a 30% off link. If you're not yet Tefl or TESOL certified and you're ready to go, you're ready to start your new adventure as an English teacher abroad, this is a great opportunity to get started and do so. Don't pay full price. Use this code. You can scan this QR code, but I also have a link for you. And I have a little bit of a sore throat today. I had my air conditioning on the whole night, which was a bad mistake. So we're gonna have to suffer through that today. But anyway, we have this QR code that you can scan for the 30% off opportunity. Or I also have a link for you that you can copy and paste, and then you get 30% off. So don't pay full price. Use this code and you can save 30% off of your Tefl TESOL course to get started. If you're curious about our Tefl TESOL course options, you can ask away today. You can ask about the different options, different courses, which one might be right for you. How are they different? Things like that, if you're totally new. All of that. Okay, this is what we're gonna do today. Ask me your questions. And before we jump in, I also want to say, please don't forget to like and subscribe as always, right? This is a weekly event. So every week we are here and we're going live. 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And with that being said, I just want to give a quick introduction about who I am if you're watching this for the first time. So my name is Linda. I'm a language teacher. I'm also a travel writer. I'm a content creator under the name Linda goes east because I've been living in Asia for a very long time. This is my eighth year in South Korea. And before that, I also spent some time in China. So if you're interested in teaching English in Asia and traveling in Asia, check out Linda goes east.com and also my content on Instagram at Linda goes East. You can also send me a DM over there. If there's something you want to discuss in private, you don't want to say it here in front of everybody live. That's also fine. I'm originally from Germany slash the US. My mom is German and my dad's American and like I said, I'm based in South Korea. And I'm also a Tefl and TESOL marketing professional for ITTT, which is why I'm here talking to you on behalf of ITTT and ITTT. If you're new to it, it stands for international Tefl and TESOL training. And our website is TeflCourse.net. And ITTT has been around since the 1990s, one of the first Tefl TESOL course providers out there pioneering. And that's why we're leading today, one of the leading Tefl and TESOL course providers worldwide. We have a wide variety of different course options online in class combined, different study hours for different goals. So that's what we can talk about today. And I always ask you guys when I do my live sessions, first off, I want to ask you, where are you watching from today? Let me know where you at right now. What time is it there? I'm in South Korea and it's 1030 a.m. Friday morning. I'm very excited to hop into the weekend. But where are you watching from today? Let me know. Just leave a high and where you're watching from in the comments. I would appreciate that we are live on both Facebook and on YouTube. So whatever is more comfortable for you, you can watch stream from both places and leave comments. So let me know. Where are you watching from today? Let me know. I'm always very curious. I don't want this, especially today. This cannot be a one way like monologue lecture conversation, right? It needs to be a dialogue, a conversation between you guys and I. I'm going to be here to answer your questions. So please don't be shy and there are no stupid questions. I always say that there are no stupid questions. So I'm going to pop this on here. I also have some slides that I can show you depending on what questions you ask, what might fit. I do like to have my visuals right here next to me just to kind of help with the explanation and having some visuals usually helps better understand the things that are going on. And yeah, that's what we're going to do. So let me know in the comments where you're watching from today, how you're doing and maybe also let me know if you are Tefl or T-cell certified yet or not. And it also doesn't matter if you are Tefl, T-cell certified from a different provider. That's also fine. Of course, everybody's welcome here. Everybody can join and learn something new. We have a lot of different course options as well for people who are already certified and want to take specialized courses, for example, or we also have a T-cell diploma course that you can take. So there's a lot going on. And again, all of this is 30% off. So if you're not quite sure yet, which course to take. Yeah. So that's what we're going to do today. I might also actually, first off, we have an intro video about ITTT. Maybe I just pop that in real quick. And then I'll see you after that so we can have an introduction about what ITTT is and does and offers. So I'm going to put that on. It's not very long. And then I'll see you after that. Are you a native English speaker? Do you speak English fluently? Would you like to travel overseas? You can teach and live abroad with a Tefl T-cell certificate. Tefl and T-cell are basically the same thing. And both the certificates allow you to teach English all over the world to people that want to learn English. You can take an in-class course at one of our exciting locations worldwide. Or you can complete a course online from wherever in the world you happen to be. ITTT has been in business since 1997 and graduates more than 8,000 students each year. Thousands of people like you are teaching and living abroad thanks to a Tefl T-cell certificate. What are you waiting for? Add a Tefl and T-cell certificate to your resume or CV. You could be teaching and living abroad in just a few weeks from now. I hope you enjoyed this little intro video. Back here, my name is Linda. If you just tuned in and we just saw a quick short intro video about ITTT and what it is, just wanted to share that with you. And yeah, then we also have Q&A. So you guys can ask me your questions about Tefl T-cell, all of that. And there was a lot in our intro trailer that we saw right now. Many questions but already have been answered. We can get into it. But yeah, so different course options and they mentioned in-class courses, online courses, that's the option. And yeah, maybe you're thinking, I don't know if I should go abroad. I don't know if this is the right decision for me. Let me know in the comments. Let me know, say hi, and I will help you figure out if teaching English abroad is the right thing for you or not. I know it can be a very scary thing to do, right? Moving to a different country if you've never been there, if you've never even been abroad before, it can be very scary things. So you want to make sure you're as best prepared as you can, which is why you're here and that is amazing and that's great. So that's the first step. Getting all the information, getting everything in is the first step of this whole journey, right? And then the first step would be the next step, I should say, would be getting that Tefl T-cell certificate. So let me have a look. The first thing also from the trailer, what was mentioned, the difference between Tefl and T-cell. And if you're new to the whole thing, you might also be thinking that, you know, what should I get? Should I get a Tefl certificate or a T-cell certificate? What's the difference? Which one should I get, right? That might be one of your questions. And so let's just start with that. It was also the first thing that was mentioned in our trailer just now. So Tefl and T-cell, let's break it down. The Tefl stands for teaching English as a foreign language and T-cell stands for teaching English to speakers of other languages. Okay? So they have slightly different meanings, but the course content and initially the two things are the same. So the course content is exactly the same. Whether you take a Tefl course or a T-cell course, the course units and the content and everything you learn is exactly the same. So what's the difference then, right? So the difference really is just in where, in what part of the world the term is used. So as you can see here for Tefl, Tefl is most commonly used within the UK and Europe. So there people just call it Tefl or yeah, in Europe and in the UK. In other parts of the world, like America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, people just tend to call it T-cell. They're more familiar with that. So it really kind of depends on where you're from and which term you prefer. And then you can be like, okay, I call it Tefl so I'm going to get a Tefl certificate. So that's really all that it is. And you can choose on ITTT certificates, whether it should say Tefl or T-cell, you can choose that. You can choose that. So they're the same thing, just personal preference, personal preference, which term you prefer. Course content is all the same. It's all the same. Good. So just breaking that down. And I see people are watching and I'm still kind of waiting for people to tell me where they're watching from. Don't be shy. Let me know where you're watching from today, what time it is. And of course your questions about Tefl T-cell ITTT, which is why you're here, which is why you joined, right? You have questions. So let me know. I'm all open. Like I said in the beginning, I don't want this to be just a monologue and me talking about stuff. Please ask your questions. I would really, really appreciate it. There are no stupid questions, like I said. So feel free, feel free to ask away. If you want to go abroad and teach English, it's a big decision. It's a big thing. So I'm sure you have a lot of questions and I'm here to try my best and answer your questions. So let me know. Don't be shy. Leave some comments. Yeah. So let's have a chat. I like to call this a chat, a Tefl T-cell chat between you and me. Okay. So ask away, ask your questions. Yeah. Maybe we can also talk a little bit about the demand until there is a question coming through. But maybe you're thinking like, okay, I want to teach English abroad, but I don't really know where, where can I go? Where are they even looking for teachers? What's the industry like? So really, you're very lucky because they're looking for teachers all over the world, especially now it's a really, really good time sort of still slightly post COVID and things because COVID slowed things down, but now everything is back at it again. And there was this period of kind of where everything slowed down during COVID. But now those countries are really ready and they're looking for teachers. So it's a really, really good time to get into that. And there's maybe first, let's stay on the map, but a really, really good region for teaching English abroad is Asia, right? Asian countries, as you can see China, for example, then we have Japan, we have Korea, we have, what's that, Taiwan, we have Thailand and Vietnam, those are all really, really good places and the demand is really, really high in Asia. And usually, and especially in Eastern Asia, so those are these countries up here, the benefits for teaching. So the salaries are really good and also extra benefits, like typically you will get free airfare, you will get free housing, you will get bonuses. So it's a really, really good place to go. Southeast Asia is still very, very good. The demand is really good, but those bonuses are kind of fewer. Okay. So you might just get a flight, you might not get free housing, you might not get all of these additional benefits, but it's still a really good place to go. Then another region I really like to talk about is the Middle East here, Middle Eastern area, not for everyone, of course, but it's a really good place for people who are in it all for the money, all for the money. So you have, well, I mean, they also have really good cult, like amazing culture, right? Food, of course, it's not all about the money, but if your goal is, it's what I'm saying, that's what I'm trying to say, if your goal is to make as much money as possible, the Middle East is the best place to go, because they have the highest teaching salaries and also a lot of countries in this region, the Gulf, a lot of Gulf countries, they actually have tax free salaries. So you don't pay any income tax. So what you see is what you get basically on your contract, right? So that's really great. And they pay really well, but they also tend to have some stricter requirements for their teacher. A little bit stricter requirements. You have to have a bachelor's degree, you have to maybe sometimes even a master's degree, it really depends, but I have to have sometimes experience and things like that. So what a lot of people do, they first, they go to Asia. The requirements are not strict there. So typically East Asia are more strict than Southeast Asia. So Southeast Asia, you can also find positions if you're not a non-native English speaker, if you don't have a degree, anything like that, you can find positions in Southeast Asia. East Asia, they tend to prefer people with bachelor's degrees minimum, and also sometimes, depending on the country, native English speakers. So what a lot of people do, they first go to Asia, they get their teaching experience in, and then if they really want to and they want to get more money, they go over to the Middle East. So those two regions are very, very good. And then we have Europe here, very popular among many, many people, right? Want to go to Europe, live in Europe, work in Europe. There also is a demand for qualified English teachers, but again, it's a little bit stricter. So you will need to have a degree in many cases. You will need to have, if you're a non-native English speaker, certain like English proficiency certificates and things like that. But the thing to know about Europe is that a lot of countries prefer hiring people from other EU countries just because of visa purposes or the visa things, they don't want to pay so much for visa fees and all of that. And it takes time, the paperwork, the preparation. So they do prefer hiring people from other EU countries just for simplicity. And the other thing is the cost of living is very high in Europe. So a lot of English teachers end up just barely breaking even, okay? You can live, but it's not going to be a very luxurious lifestyle compared to if you're going to Asia, if you're going to the Middle East where you get paid housing, you get paid airfare, you get really good benefits. It's not going to be like that in Europe. It's going to be a little tougher. Same also kind of goes for Latin America, South America. The demand is there. People are hiring. They really want English teachers there, but the salaries are very low. Salaries tend to be very low in South America. And you're not going to be able to save a lot of money in many cases when teaching English there. But it's still obviously a beautiful region. And if that's what you're interested in, go for it, go for it. The demand is definitely there. But in terms of just money and the opportunity, the chance to be able to save the most of money, the most money, the most of your salary every month is higher in this region is what I'm saying. And what a lot of people are also doing, a lot of teachers teaching English abroad, they take on private students in their free time so you can supplement your income, you know, or teaching English online is also an opportunity, right? All right. Well, I'm still waiting for you guys's questions. Don't be shy. I know you guys are watching and you might have a question or two. There's no stupid questions. So just feel free to ask a question. That's what we're here for today, a Q and A. That's what I'm here for. But if there are no questions, I might just end it after 30 minutes today. Just let me know. I want to make sure that everybody has a chance to come and ask a question before we sign off here. But I'm just going through my slides now. But feel free to ask a question because I really want to know what you're thinking. Okay. Takao. Hi. Hi, I'm in Brazil, Sao Paulo. I have a question I've never taught English before. How can I start teaching any tips to start my career? Okay, great. Absolutely. Absolutely. So Brazil is actually also a really good place to start teaching English as a foreign language. It's one of the big emerging markets in the EFL field. They're putting a lot of money in English education. You probably are more familiar with that than I am. But there's actually a lot of good opportunities in Brazil right now for English teaching. So basically, let me see if I have a good slide. How to get started, what to do. The first step really would be to get a TEFL certificate or to figure out where you want to teach. Those two kind of goes hand in hand. So think about where do you want to teach? Do you want to stay in Brazil and teach there or do you want to go to a different country and teach? But either way, the first step will be a TEFL certificate. So what's a TEFL certificate or a TESOL certificate? I mentioned that in the beginning, those two are the same course content. It just depends on personal preference, what term you prefer. So a TEFL certificate is two things. I like to explain it that way. On the one hand, it is a required certification in many countries and only if you have this piece of paper, you can go and teach. You can get a visa, you are allowed to teach in this place. It's part of a requirement for teaching English abroad. However, on the other hand, it's also for you personally, if you've never taught English before, like Takao, if you've never taught English before, but you're an English speaker maybe, or you speak English really, really well, you might think, oh well, I know all about English, like the grammar and everything. So I'll be fine. Think again. Think again. We have a lot of, especially native English speakers who think, oh yeah, I'm a native English speaker. I can teach English, but it's actually not so easy. Trust me, I have been there. So you also learn everything you need to know about actually teaching the language and not only teaching English, but just teaching in general. So this includes things like teaching theories and methods and techniques that you can use, classroom management. We also teach you all about lesson planning and evaluation and testing and equipment and teaching aids and all of that. And a bit component of our courses is also English grammar. So, and not only just playing grammar, but basically we also teach you the common issues English learners have with certain grammar points and how you as an English teacher can effectively teach that. So this is a TEFL certificate, and this would be your first step. And I have a really good timeline here. So I'm going to show you that next. Kind of the timeline, how it works from taking your TEFL course to teaching English. Okay. So let's see. I think this should be next. Well, and this is the recommended course that I would recommend. If you're new to teaching and you're like, hey, I want to teach English abroad, which course would you recommend this course? I would recommend first. This is the international standard, international, most basic TEFL course, the most, the minimum you need to have 120 hours. Okay. And this course is entirely online. You can take it. You can also do this if you want in person for four weeks at a training center. So there's two options online or in person in class. So a lot of people nowadays, they just do online and the online certificate and the in class certificate are also the same. So there's no difference there. Just depends on your personal preference and also your budget. The in class courses are a lot more expensive, a lot more higher priced than this online course, for example. So online course, you can take it 100% online. You have six months to complete the course and you study through it. A lot of people finish it much faster depends on how much time you have, how fast you study. And you can study at your own pace. There's also no certain time to be online. So you can really study whenever you want. You don't have to be online at like a specific time and join a class. It's not like that. You just work through the units at your own pace whenever you have time whenever you want. And then at the end of the day, you get your certificate, you get a PDF version. And you also get a hard copy paper version delivered straight to your door. So those two options. And yeah, as you can see, there's a price with today's discount. We have 30% off. You can save a lot of money. So it's really, really affordable. And most people have this already in with the first paycheck when they teach English. So this is the first step. And let me share again, our discount code just so you have it. But if you apply, you copy paste this code, it looks like this, you get a 30% discount. So you can use that. Okay, let me put this comment back up. And then I want to show you the timeline. So this is kind of a first, yes. Yeah, I think that's the timeline. Is it? Yeah. So you choose your course. Like we said, maybe you want to take the 120 hour course, you work through the units, right? This would be here, you have six months to do so. But a lot of people complete it faster, you can do it in three months, two months, depending on how much time you have. And then you receive your certificate. And then you're ready to apply for jobs. You would apply, you would apply to any job that you like, you'll also receive job support from ITTT. So after you complete your course, we will help you find a job in the place in the country or the city, wherever you want to go. And you can apply for these jobs too. And you would go through the interview process, and you would get all your documents ready. This will vary depending on the country you're going to. And then you're ready to start teaching and you go into go abroad. And that's basically how it works. I hope that makes sense, but that's basically how it works. It's going to depend the country where you're going to, where you can go to the countries rather where you can go and teach are different for everybody. They depend on a couple of factors, right? Some countries have other requirements than other countries. So in some countries, like for example, I live in South Korea, and Korea, they only accept native English speakers from seven countries, seven specific countries like America, Canada, Ireland, UK, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Only those countries are allowed to be English teachers in South Korea with the English teacher visa. So if you're not from one of those countries, it will be very difficult to come to Korea to teach. So then maybe if you really wanted to go to Korea, you might have to change if you're not from one of those countries. If your passport is not from one of those countries. However, not every country is like that. There are many, this is actually very rare, more rare that you have this strict requirement. So more countries will actually not have this requirement. I'm just saying as an example, because I live in Korea. So it depends, you know, what's your background? What's your personal background? What's your skill set? What is your nationality? All of those things kind of matter and it will be different. So if you give me a little bit more background, this is for everybody. If you want to give me a little bit more background about you, what nationality you have, if you have a bachelor's degree or not, those are usually the two most important things to know. And then I can let you know if you can go and teach in this or this country. So I hope that makes sense to cow. If you have another follow up question, feel free, feel free to ask away. I'm here to answer all of you guys's questions. I hope that made sense. Yeah, maybe also quickly about these specialization courses. There's more to the slide. Let me see. It's not loading. Okay. Takao says, thank you very much. I just completed the 120 hour course last month. I'm thinking of teaching in Japan. Perfect. So Japan does not have that requirement that you have to be from one of those seven countries. So you are good to go there with a Brazilian passport or I don't know what passport you have, but they don't have this requirement. So actually a lot of non native English speakers or a lot of people from many different countries go to Japan to teach. However, what's always a great plus, what I would recommend is having an English proficiency certification that will boost your application, your resume, if you are a non native English speaker. So anything like IELTS or a Cambridge certificate or what's the other big one? I forget now. Oh, the tuffle. There you go. So that's always going to boost your resume as well as a non native English speaker. And maybe then also if you want to go to Japan, let me see. You might have heard about the JET program. That's usually a very popular, yeah, here, programs. So these are government funded programs for English teachers abroad. So different countries have these programs that are from their local governments, that basically hires English teachers from abroad and then sends them to schools across their country. And Japan has a very big and established and popular program called the JET program, the JET program, which is Japan English. Oh, what does it stand for now? I always forget this. JET program stands for, oh yeah, the Japan exchange and teaching program. There we go. I can never remember this. Anyway, this is a very popular program, the JET program. So you can check out their website. They have very strict deadlines when they hire and accept applications. But so what's the benefit of joining one of these programs is just that usually you get a lot more benefits than other just regular jobs because they're government funded. Sometimes salaries are higher. And sometimes also you get more paid vacation days. There's also, especially for the JET program or also the EPIC program in South Korea is very similar. They both have like an orientation period. They pick you up from the airport when you go to the country to Korea or Japan. And then you have, I think it's two weeks, a two week orientation with all the other people who joined the program from other countries and they go through how the program works. There's also a lot of Japanese culture exchange that you do in the orientation. I think this all takes place in Tokyo for the first two weeks. And then you would be sent out to the city, the place where you're then going to go and teach and work at a public school. So it's really, really cool. But again, it's very competitive. So check out the website for all the deadlines, all those requirements and everything so that you're, you know what you need to do. But that might be a good option for Takau if you want to go to Japan. Yeah. And as you can see, there's a lot more of these programs in other countries as well. So there's not only Japan and Korea, there's also, oh yeah, well, if you have a Japanese passport, then you should be okay. But then maybe you can't teach for the, you might not be able to join the JET program. I think this is for non Japanese. I'm not sure. Check out the website for the details. But I think I've heard something like this, that maybe if you are a Japanese citizen, you're not allowed to join the program. That might be the case. But anyway, then you are definitely allowed to live and work in Japan anyway. So you just have to apply to jobs. So then you're good to go. Very good. Yeah. So other countries also have programs like this. As you can see, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Chile, Spain, even Spain has a couple more internal programs depending on the city or the province or whatever it's called there. You want to go to, they have different programs. There's even more. So there's the net scheme in Hong Kong is very popular as well. There's a program in Italy called the site program. Then Georgia, the country in Europe has a program and France also has a very popular program, the Taipiff program. So if any of these interest you, any of these destinations, and you want to go and teach there, check out these programs. Some of them have stricter requirements than others and are more competitive than others. So do check it out because they're really, really good. Especially for first time teachers because again, there is a lot of support. Like I said in many of these programs, people, they have support people, right? They will pick you up from the airport. They will give you housing. There's always somebody you can contact if you go through a program like this. So it's really, really good. And usually benefits are good because again, their government funded. So yeah, that's that. Okay. Question here from Svieta. Hi. I'm not a native teacher. I'm Bolivian. I've been teaching English in schools for about two years, but more time in other institutions. I still don't have a bachelor's degree, but I'm working on it, but it will not be related to teaching. Do you think this background could open me a possibility into going to Europe? Yeah. So I think definitely make sure you finish that bachelor's degree that's going to really, really help you. And it's very important, especially if you want to go to Europe and if you're not from the EU. So I don't know if you just tuned in or you were there a couple of minutes ago. I spoke about teaching English in Europe and it is more difficult to get into a lot of schools actually in Europe. They will hire people with EU passports because it's just easier for them, right? There's no paperwork and anything like that. However, it is always down to the individual employer and they can make the decision of who they hire. So a lot of people nowadays, I believe, you know, are more open minded also in Europe when it comes to hiring foreign professionals. I know that I'm from Germany, so I kept keep up with German news, but recently Germany introduced a new kind of visa that is going to make it easier for non EU citizens to come into Germany. So definitely there is a trend to that. But yeah, so if you've been teaching English already, you have experience in the field, definitely make sure you get a TEFL or a TESOL certificate if you don't have one yet. And in your case, I would recommend going with more hours than just the minimum 100 or 120. So go with, of course, do that 120 hour course first and then you can add on to that. You can do specialized courses. Let me pull it up. So they're specialized. Yes, this is perfect. They're specialized courses in teaching, maybe not teaching English online, but in business English, which is I think really good in your case to get that course business English and also young learners getting a young learner certificate. And I think if you want to go to Europe, maybe you could even get a certificate if we're teaching Spanish, if that's, you know, and then you can teach English and Spanish that would be very valuable, I think for Europe. So maybe also think about that because then you're, you have both, you know, that could be very, very good. And then you could really find some positions because English and Spanish is very important in Europe. And I would think that that would really, but I don't know much about teaching Spanish, but I know that there are also certificates like a TEFL or a TESOL for English. There's something like that for Spanish as well. So maybe if you also have that, then this would be a really, really good resume, a really good portfolio that you have. So I hope that makes sense. Great question. All right. Next question here from Nicole. Hi, Nicole. I'm from Singapore and I have a Bachelor of Arts degree without teaching experience, which countries in Southeast Asia and East Asia will have the best opportunities that I can consider with a TEFL certificate. So good question. And it's actually something I forgot to mention also in Svieta's question with the Bachelor's degree that's not related to English or education. So normally this does not matter. They really, in most cases, do not care what your Bachelor's degree is in. So you can have a Bachelor's degree. What was it? Well, Svieta didn't mention that, but Nicole says a Bachelor's of Arts degree. That's fine. And you also, in many cases, do not need teaching experience, especially for Asia. That's totally fine. So the question is, which countries in Southeast Asia and East Asia will have the best opportunities? Definitely, I would say East Asia, probably Japan would be the best because they do not have this native English speaker, which is ridiculous because I know Singapore. English is an official language in Singapore, but it's not considered a native English country in the TEFL world. And that's a whole other thing. And I do not agree with this, but that's unfortunately how the TEFL industry thinks. But that's why I think Japan would be good for you. And maybe China, but they're also depends on where in China, they are more strict. They sometimes also only hire from native English speaking countries. And Southeast Asia would say really everywhere would be good. Thailand is very popular, so is Vietnam. So those are like the two most popular in Southeast Asia. Cambodia and Laos are more emerging countries. So there's a lot of demand, but the salaries are lower. So yeah, if I were you, I would just honestly send my application once you have a TEFL certificate anywhere, send it anywhere. But you do have definitely chances in Southeast Asia and East Asia, maybe Japan. Like I just said, the JET program might be good for you as well. And yeah, so I would go again, this is for everybody. I would go, this is the first certificate that you want to get the international minimum standard 120 hour TEFL certificate. This is the one to start with. And then you can build upon that with other specialized certificates if you need more. And yeah, you can see the price here and we do have a discount code today. So I'm going to share that again with you in the comments. This will get you 30% off. You can scan this QR code in the upper right hand corner as well. That's the same discount. But yeah, it looks like this. So copy paste that and apply for the course and you get 30% off. Okay. Great question. And then we have Ray here. Question. I'm interested in taking the ITTT international TEFL program. However, I don't have a BA just an associates. Which one of the hours I choose without any experience? So yeah, to take a TEFL course, you really only need to be at least 18 years old and understand English, be a fluent English speaker. That is all you need to have for taking a TEFL course. And in your case, I also would say the 120 hour course would be good. This is really the course that everybody wants to get for teaching English abroad. However, you do have an associates. So it's this is going to affect your job search after you get the TEFL certificate. A lot of countries have even it's a visa requirement to get an English teacher or work visa requirement for English teachers that you have minimum a bachelor's degree, not every country, but certain countries. So if you want to enhance your chances in your case, because you don't have a bachelor's degree, I would recommend maybe going higher than the 120 hour course. And I'll show you which course I like in my favorite course, basically here, the 220 our master package. That is the course that I took also that I have and this my favorite for anyone who wants to just have a little bit more. So this course includes or this package includes the 120 hour course and then two specialized courses on top of that. So you have business English and also teaching English to young learners. So children. So and business English and children are the two biggest fields or specialized areas in Teflon TESOL. So if you have those two, and you have 220 hours of training, you are already more, you have more than average and you have higher chances, especially in your case, Ray, because you don't have a bachelor's degree. But for taking a Teflon course, it does not matter if you have a degree or not. So for you, I would recommend this one 220 hour course. And again, you can also have this 30% off discount. So check the comments for that. And you can get this much cheaper as well. Then we have Amitava. Hi, Amitava. How are you today? I'm having some technical issues and glitches with my desktop computer. Oh, no. So I'm watching your live session streaming from my smartphone. Oh, thank you. I appreciate it. I hope you figure out your issues with your computer soon. Oh, and Ray says just to add I'm from the United States. My English is fluent, not perfect at all, but great enough to be expected. Yeah, sure. But maybe you just tuned in. But I always say this, you know, just because you're a native English speaker does not mean that you can also teach English, right? Actually, you'll be surprised. Most native English speakers actually really appreciate the Teflon course because they never, we never thought, think about the English language and grammar and all of those things. If this is not like your field of study. So you're going to appreciate that. And a lot of countries, they have a Teflon course as a requirement regardless of you being a native English speaker or not. But yes, also being from the United States will also enhance your chances then with applying for jobs. That's the truth, right? A lot of countries, they prefer hiring people from English, English speaking countries in quotation marks and definitely the United States passport will be good to have when applying for English teaching jobs abroad. So that will help you definitely. But again, a bachelor's degree is also often a requirement. And just because you have a US passport, they cannot overlook that you don't have a bachelor's degree if it's a requirement for the visa, right? But it will open doors to other countries as well. Then we have Emilio, Highlander tuning in a little late today, but here I am. I'll watch the part I missed at the end of the live stream. Thank you, Emilio. I appreciate it. We're just doing a casual Q&A today, you know, first Friday of a new month or Thursday wherever you are watching from. So that's what's happening today. Nicole, Nicole has another question. What were the most rewarding and challenging aspects of your experience teaching English in South Korea? Oh, that's a great question. Thank you. Yeah, let's get into it. So maybe starting with most challenging first, challenging, what's kind of challenging for not only teaching English in Korea, but just working in Korea in general. So the Korean society and work culture is very, there's a lot of emphasis on hierarchy. So that's different. There's, you know, you have to really respect the people who are above you. It's a lot more strict and people do not communicate directly with each other. It's kind of more indirect and passive. So that's very different from where I'm from. So that's sometimes, you know, caused challenges for foreign workers, foreign English teachers working there. But of course, the staff, the people in the school, they know that we are all foreign teachers and we have different cultures. So they expect that and there just needs to happen more communication and things like that. So that's a little bit more challenging. Just the work environment, because of this great emphasis on hierarchy, right? And then most rewarding experience is definitely just seeing your students progress and enjoy English. And if you have a student who did not speak much English in the beginning of your teaching, but then you can watch them get better and improve throughout the school year, that's just the best feeling ever, right? That's really, really great. And usually parents are also very appreciative. You would, when you teach English in Korea, you would get a lot of little gifts here and there. Expensive gifts are not allowed technically. Sometimes you still get them, but technically you should refuse. But, you know, you would get like little parents would send donuts. So you get donuts or you would, you would get like a coffee all the time, things like that. So these little gestures, that's really, really nice. You are appreciated as a teacher that feels good. So yeah, most rewarding, definitely the kids are the most rewarding. Good question, Nicole. Okay, with Harish, Harish, Harish, sorry if I'm saying that wrong. Hi, good morning. It's been 12 years since I have the ITTT TEFL course. I'm glad to see you all have a great day. Oh my gosh. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. That's cool. Awesome. I appreciate it. And congratulations again on your TEFL course from 12 years ago. That's cool. I hope you have a great day as well. Thanks. Awesome. Very cool. Let me just get back to our regular Q&A thing here. Okay. Very nice. Cool. Great questions. Well, let's see if there's any more questions coming through. If not, I think we're at the end of the live stream. Okay, Ray has a question. Let me answer that. What countries would hire me to teach abroad or online in my situation since I currently don't have a BA bachelor's? I'm new to your channel so I assume it's mentioned but just wanted to hear from you live. Yeah, absolutely. So with just knowing what I know now about you, Ray, so you have a US passport which is really good for teaching English abroad, right? So that's going to open a lot of doors. You don't have a bachelor's degree. So unfortunately, countries like South Korea, I also believe Japan. Japan, I'm not 100% sure, but maybe. And I also believe China, they all want bachelor's degrees and this is tied to the visa there. So this is not something you can change or you have any say in, right? When it's tied to the work visa, when this is a requirement, many countries have that, then you just can't change that. But in your case, I would just look for Southeast Asia if that's where you want to go. Southeast Asia is good, like Thailand. Thailand is a really great place. They do not care too much about what certificate and diploma you have in terms of bachelor's or what. So that's a really good place to go. Vietnam as well. And so Thailand and Vietnam are really good. I think in your case, the salaries are still pretty good and high. And the cost of living, of course, is very low over there. So you can actually save and have a comfortable life. So I would recommend over there. But if you're like, oh, no Asia, I don't want Asia. Latin America is another great option. And they would really hire you like this. You would find a job very quickly in Latin America. However, Latin America, the cost of living very low, but the salaries are also very low and you're not going to be able to save a lot of money. Maybe you're going to be able to live comfortably, but not maybe save a lot of money. So it just depends on you personally. What you want from your experience. Do you want to make a lot of money, be able to save a lot of money? Or do you just want to go somewhere where, you know, a country that you're interested in and you just want to have a good time and just teach English, but you don't care too much about money, then it's really up to you. Really up to you. But those two regions, I would recommend in your case, maybe also Mexico. If you don't want to go too far from home, Mexico is hiring and they really want a lot of business English people. So maybe that's good too. Really depends on what you want. What I recommend, okay, just to figure out, you know, the requirements and everything, go to our website, TefalCourse.net and then we have in the header a job section. So you click on that, maybe I just shared the link, the job section on our website and then you can browse different countries. So you can browse jobs available in maybe a country that you like. So let me share that. It's very slow now. I think when I share a link, I hope it's okay. So you would go here and then you can see all the different countries and you just click on a country that interests you and then you can see all the available job offers and you can just see what the requirements are. So you can get an idea, oh, for this country, these are typical requirements for this country, the requirements are like that. So I would recommend doing that and then just figuring out, oh, this is where I can go or, you know, yeah, kind of do that. All right, then we have Nuna, Nuna. Hi. Good morning. May you share how much the program is again? Yes, sure. And we do have a 30 person off code as well, if you missed that. Oh, one more here. So regular price, 249 for the standard. This is the international minimum 120 hour TEFL course, but with today's 30% discount code, it's only 174 US dollars. So let me share the discount code again and you just apply through that. This link will actually lead you to the application page and then you can select this course and you see congratulations, you get 30% off all that and then you know it's the correct link. All right, Nuna, I have a TEFL. Okay. Well, that's good that then maybe, I don't know. Oh, TEFL and TSOL is the same, Nuna. You don't need to get a TEFL and a TSOL. It's the same thing. So you don't have to spend any more money. If you have already a TEFL, that is at least 100 hours, maybe 120 hours. If you have that, you don't have to get anything else. TEFL and TSOL is the same. Yeah. Very nice. Same thing. It just depends on, you know, what your personal preference is, how you want to call it. TEFL or TSOL, but they're the same thing. Sure, you're welcome. All right, then we have Emilio. Oh, first Ray. Ray and then Emilio. And then I think we have to say goodbye soon. But thanks for the info with Thailand Paymore, even in my case, yes, I have a passport. I prefer to teach online starting out. Thanks again for the info. Yeah, so starting with teaching English online is great because you gain experience and you also gain a little bit of money to then get ready to move abroad. So that's a very smart move. Very great. I like that. Thailand, I think does pay more than Vietnam, but again, I don't know on the top of my head, but I do think so. But like I said, go to our job section and check out Thailand and Vietnam, and then you kind of can compare from the job offers there. They usually also list the salary. So they're very open with everything. That's where you're going to see English teaching abroad job offers. They're very direct. And sometimes in your application, they also want you to be very direct. So they ask for your picture, name, height, sometimes even weight, depending on where you work. It's kind of crazy. But anyway, you'll find all of that information. And also what I always like to say, you can go abroad, teach English. If for example, you go to Thailand, right? You are in Thailand, six months, maybe a year. And you're like, oh yeah, I really like this. And usually, and I say this every time, the first year of you teaching English abroad is kind of your networking time. You arrive there, you learn a lot about the country that you're in. You learn to understand the EFL, the English teaching market in this place. And then you see, oh, the school that I'm working for is actually not great. And you meet somebody who works at a different school, they're leaving, and they're like, hey, do you want to teach at my school after your contract? It's better. And kind of you slide into things like that. So your first year of teaching English abroad is just kind of your trial and error time to be honest, because you don't know anything about this country yet. And you will learn, you will meet people, they tell you about other job opportunities. So this is usually how it works. And then if you don't like Thailand, and you're like, Hey, actually, I found this job offer over in Vietnam. I like this better. You just moved to Vietnam. It's fine. You know, you're not married to this one country where you're going to teach. You have the freedom to just change, right? That's the beauty of Teflon Tiso. All right, Emilia says when it comes to job hunting, would you recommend a time of the of year to move to Vietnam? I began my preparations to move there. I'm very excited about it, to be honest. Oh my gosh, very cool. Well, normally, let me see about Vietnam, but definitely try and find a job first before moving there if you can. A lot of countries in Asia, they hire teachers from abroad. So you don't have to be on the ground there. So again, go to our job section. I shared the link in the comments and look at Vietnamese or job offers in Vietnam right now. And usually for Asia, you can really find positions year round for private schools in particular. I don't think they hire native English teachers into public schools in Vietnam. I'm not quite sure, but it's mostly going to be private language schools. And then they hire year round. But try and have something lined up before you go just in case. I would recommend. Okay. And it calls says, will I need to register for the Teflon course by the end of the day to qualify for the 30% discount? Not by the end of the day. So this link is actually good for a long time. You don't have to make the decision right now, because this is a very big decision, I understand. So you can take your time. Just I would recommend copying and pasting this link somewhere that you have it. So then when you're ready, you can use it to sign up. Because if you don't use this link, you're not going to have the 30% thing. You have to use this one link. That makes sense. Yeah. So Nuna, let me share the link again with you. It's in the comments and it ends with FB live minus Linda. It looks like this. So just save this link somewhere safe on your computer or on your phone. And then when you're ready, you, you can do that. Okay. Emilio says for work permit purposes, I will be needing my ITTT 550R course diploma, notarized and legalized. Yes. Yes. I know for Vietnam, they do that or they want that. And yes, that is something that ITTT can help you with. So please contact us and we will do that. Of course, it will be a little fee. This because they're not included, because actually not a lot of countries require that, but Vietnam and I think also China, those are like the two countries that I've heard about that wanted. So yes, we do that. So contact us. Oh, maybe our email address. I'll just share that with you guys as well. But the email address, if you have any questions about anything, this is for everybody. You can reach out to our ITTT team. This is the email address with any questions. So Emilio reach out to them and they will help you. And no, no, no, this is, are there any opportunities for an Egyptian Egyptian citizen also? Yeah. So it depends on the country. Some countries they have, you know, they only hire people from English speaking countries, but there's a lot of countries who don't care where you're from. So just browse the job section. And also our FAQ section is a really good place to go for finding answers like that. Where do they hire non native English teachers? All of these things go to our FAQ section. We find so much information there as well. Looks like this FAQ. And then Ray. And this is going to be the last question I think I'm going to take. We're one hour in now. So after that, I think we're going to have to say goodbye, but I will be back again. Okay. Again, thanks for the info. I will do more research on the Tefl program, your channel and other information you provided today. It's 9 30pm here in the South. Have a good morning and great stream. Thank you. Join us again next time. Ray, it was great talking to you. Thank you. All right. Great. Thank you. Noona. Noona. I appreciate it. Ray and Emilio and Nicole. I really, really appreciate you guys. And if you watch this, you know, if you watch a replay or anything and you still leave comments and questions under here, we will still get back to you and answer. So don't worry. And if anything else, please hit us up. Send us an email, courses at tcell-tefl.com and we will speak with you and help you out. But I hope that maybe you learned something new today in this stream, in this Q&A stream. And it was really fun answering your questions. I appreciate it. And I hope to see you again next time. Don't forget to like and subscribe so you're updated. You're notified whenever we go live. And yeah, I think that's it. I wish everybody a wonderful weekend. Thank you, Svieta. Thank you too for your question. I appreciate it. Cool. All right. Thank you all. And then I'm gonna say goodbye. And I hope to see you all again next time. Thank you. Bye-bye.