Teaching English
Articles about Teaching English from Medellin Living — expat guides, news and first-hand experience in Medellín, Colombia.
The Linguist’s Guide to Medellin: Top Language Exchange Meetups
There’s no better way to practice a language than by talking with a native speaker. In Medellin, there are tons of places to practice Spanish, English, and other languages. And, it’s a great way to meet both paisas and…
Digital Marketing in Medellín: How to Find the Experts
In recent years, Medellín has attracted a diverse, highly skilled network of entrepreneurs and creatives from around the world. With a 97% literacy rate, a $38 million government fund for local tech and innovation, and…
6 Christmas Charity Activities in Medellín
December in Medellín is filled with plenty of festive events, as well as the opportunity to indulge in Colombian culture and spend time with new friends. However, Christmas in the city is also one of the most difficult…
Finding a Job in Medellín as an Expat
Medellín has rapidly become not only a place to visit on vacation but also somewhere to live and work full-time. The emerging tech scene, entrepreneurial spirit, climate and transformed image all combine to make the…
Where to Volunteer in Medellín
Giving a little back can go a long way. While Medellín is a city that boasts great weather, happy people and plenty of adventures, it’s not without its struggles. Homelessness, street violence, drug use and inadequate…
The Best Coworking Spaces in Medellin
Our picks for the best coworking spaces in Medellin.
Medellin: A Top Digital Nomad Destination
With its great weather and friendly people, Medellin has grown to become one of the top digital nomad destinations in the world.
Medellín is Becoming a Popular Location for Digital Nomads
Many expats living in Medellín work remotely for a company in another country, which is known as being digital nomads with a location independent jobs.
Teaching English to Adult Students
In this guest post, Nancy Kiernan shares her experiences and motivation teaching English to adult students in Medellín.
Reality Check: Teaching English at a Colombian School
My friend Jessica’s idea seemed innocent enough. Invite interesting foreigners into her 8th grade English class, and have the students ask them questions to practice their language skills. “The kids will LOVE IT” she…
Teaching English in Medellin
In late August, after about a month of exploring Medellin and its surrounding regions, I decided to start looking around for English teaching positions. I started off by asking my family for some names of good bilingual…
Discovering Colombia
Two years ago, I was offered a job working with Colombian students who were going to participate in an English immersion program at my university. I was just beginning my graduate studies in TESOL and was happy to…
English Discussions in El Poblado
A small cafe in Near Casa Kiwi (in El Poblado) called Tinto Tintero offers free English discussions every Tuesday night at 8pm. The topics are very diverse and can be funny, meaningful, or just intriguing. I have been…
Teaching Update…and The Future
Course Correction I bet you have been wondering why I’ve spent more electronic ink on nightlife and salsa dancing the last few weeks then my trials and tribulations teaching English. The reason is simple….I decided to…
Teaching Update
I ran into a gregarious Colombian English teacher at the print shop. Her first question to me was whether I was a teacher, perhaps because there is little reason for me to be at such a place if I weren’t. She said she…
Teaching Update
My efforts to build a clientele of private English students is slowly but surely moving in the right direction. I am receiving interest from potential students via my advertisements, networking, and chance encounters.…
My First Regular Students
I gained my first two regular students last week, and both were through networking. First, on Monday, I forwarded my teaching advertisement and rates to David, an engineering student from Mexico. He forwarded them to a…
Meeting Clint At Universidad EAFIT
In addition to meeting Ken last week, I also reconnected with Clint from Australia. I met him at Casa Kiwi Hostel, and got his contact info after learning he was also looking for work as an English teacher. The…
My First Student
On Wednesday evening, I met with my first paying student at the San Diego Mall. We had met once before my first week in Medellin through a mutual friend. She is heading for a series of interviews in the United States…
Updated Teaching Advertisement
On Tuesday, I printed 30 color copies of the advertisement below. I then dropped by EAFIT’s Culture and Communications office. Their protocol is to stamp up to four copies of the advertisement, and then post them on…
Language Lessons Continued
Sundays in Medellin are quiet. The young people are recovering from their late nights out, while others are going to church and exercising along certain main roads which are closed every week to encourage walking,…
Let The Tutoring Begin!
Friday saw me back in the physics lab. I had Martin review my tutoring advertisement, and we made quite a few revisions, though the Spanish translation would need to be reviewed by Rodrigo. Martin and I also went on a…
My First Teaching Interview
I spent almost 12 hours this past Wednesday on the campus of EAFIT, mostly in the physics lab which Martin and Rodrigo call home. They were trying to help me prepare for my first teaching interview which Rodrigo helped…
Visiting Universidad EAFIT
Monday turned out to be another day of progress toward my goal of living and working in Medellin. It started with a good night’s sleep in the room I´m renting. I had a copy of the apartment keys made at a local store,…
English Tutor Seeks Students
The more I think about it, and talk with other current and future English teachers in Medellin, the more I realize trying to get a job at an English school is less than ideal. So, I have decided to focus my energy on…
TEFL Resume Writing 101
Today was spent recommitting myself to looking for work as an English teacher in Medellin, sans teaching experience and the ability to speak Spanish. Since I began paying attention, I´ve met quite a few travelers who…