I’ve been penning this weblog for a number of years, so I made a decision it was time to become involved in creating one thing a bit extra severe, particularly an ELT guide. I’m comfortable to announce Extra Than a Hole 12 months Journey: Methods to Make a Lengthy-Time period Profession out of TEFL is now obtainable for buy on numerous on-line platforms. I created the guide along with a bunch of wonderful ELT professionals whose contributions make it a really invaluable learn.
What’s the guide about?
That is the guide description used on Amazon and different on-line shops:
Educating English is commonly perceived as a short lived job overseas, but it’s completely attainable to have a long-term profession within the occupation. Extra Than a Hole 12 months Journey supplies lecturers with info they could not have entry to firstly of their profession, which will help them keep away from widespread points that in lots of instances lead to English lecturers leaving the sphere disillusioned. Along with actionable recommendation for shifting past entry-level TEFL roles, the guide contains 23 essays written by skilled professionals offering real-life suggestions based mostly on the writers’ private expertise. Extra Than a Hole 12 months Journey promotes the concept of being proactive in profession improvement in order that one can discover a rewarding ELT job with a good establishment or create their very own enterprise.
The place can I get it?
PDF: Payhip, Gumroad
e book: Amazon, Apple Books
paperback: Amazon
Who’s it for?
Anyone who’s desirous about profession improvement in ELT will discover one thing helpful within the guide. These considering of stepping into TEFL will obtain concepts for getting began; growing lecturers who wish to make profession progress will get recommendation on that as properly. The guide solutions lots of questions which are regularly requested in on-line teams, and I describe it as a useful resource that I want I had learn after I determined to grow to be an English instructor.
Why ought to I learn it?
The guide mentions some uncomfortable truths about our occupation and supplies particular suggestions on coping with widespread challenges that lecturers could face. And most significantly, there’s a wealth of data (and hyperlinks to different helpful sources) within the essays written by the next ELT professionals:
Fatime Losonci, Tiago Bueno, Kate Lloyd & Kris Kirby, Jim Fuller, Sandy Millin, Michelle Adele Wardman, Ariella Moses, Andrew Woodbury, Rachel Tsateri, Joanna Hebel, Peter Clements, Martin Sketchley, Laura Wilkes, André Hedlund, Kate Khurtsilava, Sebastiano Favretto, Zorica Kovacevic, Silvina Mascitti, Noreen Lam, Monica Ruda, Walton Burns, Corridor Houston, Mohamed Oummih.
What particular matters does it cope with?
You may obtain the Contents web page of the e book model right here.
How lengthy is the guide?
There are 78,472 phrases (206 pages) within the PDF doc. The paperback model is 299 pages lengthy.
E book mentions and critiques
• Monica Ruda’s sneak peek
• Mohamed Oummih’s article
• Rachel Tsateri’s weblog put up
• Christopher Walker’s overview within the IH Journal and on Goodreads
• Jim Fuller’s overview
• Joanna Hebel’s weblog put up
• Martin Sketchley’s article
• Paola Dell’ Acqua’s overview within the TESOL Spain publication
Interviews
• My chat with Teresa Bestwick from the TEFL Growth Hub
• Episode 138 of Ola Kowalska’s podcast Get Richer, Trainer!
• TESOL Pop S10E05: Begin Constructing the Profession You Need
What’s going to occur if the guide makes some huge cash?
I wish to reward the sensible professionals who made this mission attainable, so the proceeds can be shared with everyone concerned in creating this guide.
What ought to I do if I just like the guide?
Please suggest it to somebody you suppose could get pleasure from studying it. Leaving an trustworthy overview on the web site the place you bought will probably be appreciated as properly.