english teachers abroad: stories and histories

Here's a great book just out which shows the life of the TEFL teacher over the decades - as reviewed by the EL Gazette:

As this is a history of TEFLers and not a history of TEFL, it is certainly a first, and anyone who has ever taught English overseas will love it. Written in two parts, the first part of The Experience of Expatriate English Language Teaching outlines the everyday experiences of expat TEFLers as depicted in fiction, memoirs, biographies and autobiographies. The second covers the history of the ELT profession as reported by language tutors dating from Shakespearian times to the present. Being at various times erudite, sardonic and often self-deprecating, author David Wilson has provided a veritable feast to sit back and enjoy over the winter.

“A veritable feast”: The Experience of Expatriate English Language Teaching - E L Gazette

Here's the preface, available as a free download: the-experience-of-expatriate-english-language-teaching-sample.pdf

With more from the publisher: The Experience of Expatriate English Language Teaching - Cambridge Scholars Publishing

And from Amazon: The Experience of Expatriate English Language Teaching: Amazon.co.uk: Wilson, David B.: 9781036446031: Books

There are other accounts - but personal stories rather than a 'history':

Day in the Life of a TEFL Teacher | TEFL BARCELONA

My Life-Changing TEFL And Digital Nomad Experience | TTA

My TEFL Experience in Spain: A Great Experience Teaching English

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