Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Peru

TEFL in Peru

This is a guest post from Sharon over at TEFL-Tips. Her site is an excellent resource for anyone teaching ESL Abroad, or for those considering it as a career. Teaching ESL in Peru is something that I really have no idea about, so I was happy for her to write this post and offer us some helpful information and resources. Thanks Sharon and without further ado, here's all the goodness:

I started TEFLing in early 2003 in China. At that time, Dave's ESL Cafe was the end-all for TEFL information, especially  the forums which were particularly helpful. About a year and a half later, in the summer of 2004 I moved to Peru to teach at a university there. While many people had taught in China, few people had taught in Peru and I quickly became the go-to person for information about teaching English there.  I also joined the forum at Expat Peru and helped people to learn about Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Peru, as well as visa information.

I kept telling people the same information over and over and decided that the best thing to do would be to start a blog and then I could just link to it when people had questions. In early 2008, I started the Ultimate Peru List. Although I left Peru in early 2010, I still have ties there and I actually became a Peruvian citizen in 2009.

Here are some posts I recommend about teaching English in Peru:

FAQ about teaching in Latin America

Finding Teaching Jobs in Peru

The Ultimate Guide to Teaching in Peru

The Best TEFL Institutes in Peru

Top 10 Institutes in Lima

Education in Peru

(It's Jackie here again- Peru, it seems like an interesting place to teach ESL!)