Is it possible to build a real career in TEFL?
Most EFL teachers stay in the field only 1-2 years and then return home and move into other types of work. However, many teachers make EFL their career. Some settle permanently in an overseas country, often becoming school directors or directors of studies. Others eventually return home and work in TEFL/TESL as teachers, trainers, program directors, materials writers, etc. As the TEFL/TESL market in Canada and the USA is very competitive, Canadians and Americans who want a good long-term position back home usually find that they need to obtain an MA TESOL degree at some point.
