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Archive for August, 2009

Sports in Buenos Aires; Get out of the classroom and into the fresh air!

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Teaching TEFL in Buenos Aires? Are you looking for a great way to get out into the city, meet new people, practise Spanish, and get your adrenaline pumping?
Sports are a great way to mix up your routine in Buenos Aires and complete a cultural immersion experience while teaching TEFL in the city. If you played [...]

TEFL teachers in Buenos Aires: Spring is in the air. Where are you going to go?

Friday, August 28th, 2009

It may not be ‘beach season’ quite yet but summer is definitely on its way and even during the spring months in Argentina, a trip to the beach can be a refreshing and relaxing way to get out of Buenos Aires and enjoy the sun, beach, and ocean.
Beaches in Argentina
Some of the best beaches begin [...]

Using Internet Resources to Teach English in Buenos Aires

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

One of man’s ‘new’ best friends is the internet, a tool that has become so advanced in the recent years that you can actually see advancement occurring everyday now, placing every source of information we could imagine at our fingertips and making the world seem like a very small place.
The internet can be used for [...]

TEFL teachers in Buenos Aires: Learn to Cook Empanadas

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Living abroad and teaching English in Buenos Aires requires that you learn a variety of new skills including learning how to take public transportation, speaking a bit of Spanish, dressing like a professional porteño, and a few others.  Another helpful skill is learning how to cook Argentine food, so if the time comes that you [...]

Tips for adjusting to your new life as an Expat in Buenos Aires

Friday, August 21st, 2009

If you have moved to Buenos Aires to take a TEFL course and/or teaching English in Argentina, the transition is exciting, challenging, and will be memorable throughout your life.   Whether this is your first time living abroad or you have done it numerous times before, every country and every cultural will need to get some [...]

Ideas for finding a job teaching English to Children in Buenos Aires

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

So many families in Buenos Aires consider it very important that their young children learn how to speak English.   Many families send their students to private schools, weekend school, or English secondary schools so that when their children grow up, they have more opportunity in both educational choices and future career paths.
If you enjoy teaching [...]

Teaching TEFL in Buenos Aires? Teach your students about Charles Darwin

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Buenos Aires is always at the cutting edge of offering interesting and often educational, artistic or cultural exhibits, and this August, the Centro Cultural Borges, located in the Galerias Pacifico mall, will be doing just that.  One of the most famous scientists of all time will be portrayed this month in an historic-photographic exhibit, honouring [...]

Get out of the classroom and take a break from the books with Jazz in Buenos Aires

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Ready to take time off from the TEFL classroom and head out to the nightlife of Buenos Aires?
In the very eclectic city of Buenos Aires, there always seems to be a myriad of things to do, day or night, week or weekend. A few of the major activities to do in Buenos Aires is listen [...]

Sign Up for a TEFL Course in Buenos Aires

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Taking a TEFL course abroad in becoming more and more popular and many people are exchanging a ‘regular’ vacation for a living and working abroad experience, developing themselves both personally and professionally.
If you are considering applying for a TEFL course in Buenos Aires there are a few things you must have in order before you [...]

How to Deal with Challenges in the TEFL classroom in Buenos Aires.

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Teaching English in Buenos Aires is a very rewarding, fun, and interesting work to take on and many teachers say that teaching abroad in another country is one of the best experiences they ever had. Like any job, TEFL can come with its own challenges and these challenges are the same that any type of [...]