Do you wana teach English in Asia? AMA
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Have you ever thought about teaching abroad? I have a lot of experience working as an English teacher in Asia and I can answer your questions.
First, let's look at what different qualifications youThere are 4 main levels
1. You are ok at English
2. You are a native speaker of English
3. You are a native speaker with any university degree.
4. You have a degree and are willing to take a 4 week teaching course -
1. The lowest level
I met guys from Estonia and others from holland teaching in china. They had low paying jobs but pretty easy ones. They were just doing it for a year to travel. In china the desire for teachers was so great they would hire anyone better than they were! Salary is 6-10$ an hour2 and 3
You can definitely find a job teaching abroad. It's much easier if you have a degree (any subject). China and Korea have a massive need for teachers, and you can easily find a job.
There are two main divisions, public school or language school. Public schools are more secure but private schools are more rewarding (IMO) University teaching is also viewed as a nice job.4 -A 4 week training course will cost about $1200 and open a lot of doors. You can find work easier and work in a wider range of countries.
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Example jobs
In china I worked 12 hours a week, I got free accommodation and made around a thousand dollars a month. Paid holidays and paid airfare. Cheap cost of living. At this point I had only a degreeNow I work in Vietnam. 25$ an hour and a low cost of living makes saving easy.
Korea is another hotspot, where teachers at public schools get a free apartment and a nice wage. Teaching hours are low, and I've heard it's easy.
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Other countries you can work in are Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia etc... Visit eslcafe.com and view the job boards
So, if you have a shitty job now you hate, no strong commitments tying you down and wana a new exiting job with travel... Ask me anything
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This is a quality post. Nice info
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Someone asked me about the course.
The most popular one in the world is the CELTA. The trinity tesol is ok as well. If you want to take the course you can often take them abroad or in your home country. There are plenty available in the uk, but not so many in America. If you want to work abroad it often helps to take it in the country you want to work in. I took mine in Vietnam. After the course I had a good idea of the students and knew the local job market. It's also cheaper to live abroad.
A celta course is a full time commitment (unless u take a part time course!)An important thing to note is online courses are not really worth anything. Any decent teaching course will have an active teaching compent with real students
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Someone also asked me about long term benefits and retirement.
All schools offer slightly different things. My school now give us health care insurance as part of the package. If you need medical treatment, it's pretty cheap and easy here. I've never had any problems with that.
As for retirement, you have to sort that out for yourself. I plan to do this a long time, and retire in the philippines. People speak good English and it's cheap. I would rather live here than my home country anyway.
This is a job that many people just do for a few years however, it can be a short term change from what your doing on more long term, it is what you decide to make it!
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Have you ever taught in Kuwait?
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Great info.
I'm not in the position to do it unfortunately. If I didnt have a kid I would be definately interested.
Wonder if you inspire someone on here! 👍 -
I haven't, I do know a bit about middle east teaching tho...
The middle east is where the big bucks are English teaching. It's a lot more money, up to $50 an hour in some places (can get even higher as well) they mostly want well qualified teachers tho. They also are much more restrictive. Foreigners tend to live on compounds and are more tightly controlled. A friend taught there, she described it as hot, sandy, boring but profitable.
I've heard Kuwait is a little more liberal than some of the other states tho.
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I taught abroad once, by the time I was done she was totally into the B==D(_O_). ✊
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Ronster wrote:
Great info.
I'm not in the position to do it unfortunately. If I didnt have a kid I would be definately interested.
Wonder if you inspire someone on here! 👍Yeh, if you have a family it's much harder to take this kinda thing up. If you have a state license to teach in your home country international schools are an option. They pay very well, and you can send your child to teach in the school you are working at. Again, it would be a big change for a family, so you would have to think carefully first!
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I second everything (glasses?) (owl eyes?) said. I don't teach, but I currently live in Asia and it is an incredible experience. There is a huge need for English teachers, but it's not only teaching, opportunities - there is an incredible amount of development going on, so they need engineers, and all sorts of technical personnel. And don't worry about taking kids, the international schools are generally first class.
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I met one guy here in Vietnam who worked as a manager in a furniture factory. He had a business degree. His current job was checking everything was running smoothly in the factory and mostly just being the mouth piece for when they had dealings with foreign companies. Just make sure no wires got crossed between what the customer wanted and what they were doing. He said he only had to work a few hours a day and it was the easiest job he has ever done. There are other stories of guys in china just being paid to turn up and be the white face at a building inspection. Its a good status symbol to the locals as its makes them look international. They just walked around a bit, pretend to have a meeting,then went out and partied
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BakedBananas wrote:
I second everything (glasses?) (owl eyes?) said
An owl? Really?
Just to let you know, it's an Internet meme called look of disapproval
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"The Man" wrote:
And he wonders why he is my hero!?!?!?!I taught abroad once, by the time I was done she was totally into the B==D(_O_). ✊
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"The Man" wrote:
Too funny!I taught abroad once, by the time I was done she was totally into the B==D(_O_). ✊
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originalbones wrote:
I know it's something sexual but I don't understand it fully what it is he is getting at?"The Man" wrote:
Too funny!I taught abroad once, by the time I was done she was totally into the B==D(_O_). ✊
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seller wrote:
Here's a hint. It's not a word.originalbones wrote:
I know it's something sexual but I don't understand it fully what it is he is getting at?"The Man" wrote:
Too funny!I taught abroad once, by the time I was done she was totally into the B==D(_O_). ✊
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Das would be a good English teacher
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seller wrote:
Let me make it easier. 8==D🙆😱originalbones wrote:
I know it's something sexual but I don't understand it fully what it is he is getting at?"The Man" wrote:
Too funny!I taught abroad once, by the time I was done she was totally into the B==D(_O_). ✊
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"The Man" wrote:
Is this image actual size?I taught abroad once, by the time I was done she was totally into the B==D(_O_). ✊
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I just got a pm from someone asking how you can teach someone English when you don't speak their language.
To this I usually ask someone if they came out the womb speaking English...On a more practical side, the answer is its very doable. For very low levels it's tough. You need to do a lot of checking and go simply. I have taught a beginner class who spoke no English at all up to the point where we could have a basic convasation. Many schools will actually ask you to only speak English even if you know the local language, they are trying to create an immersion environment.
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My question is....
I am level 2, when can I start?
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YOU wrote:
For the record, I am not joking! 😃My question is....
I am level 2, when can I start?
Who do I call?
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I just got another PM from someone at level 2
"I don't have a degree but I from England and born in England. I have a GCSE equivalent in Maths & English though.
What can I do?"The answer is you can still find work teaching abroad. The best place to look is china and Korea. Both of these places want people with university degrees but the demand outweighs the supply so much that they will take anyone.
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I haven't worked in Korea, but I can tell you about a standard job like that in china.
You will be working in a smaller city, in either a government school or university. They will provide free accommodation and the workload is little. You will make about 5 or 10 times the average for the city, enabling you to live very comfortably. I made 1000 dollars a month there, but the cost of living was so cheap I bought what I wanted without thinking and still saved $500 a month. You also have an amazing life experience to live in a different cultureLook at jobs listing for Korea and china on eslcafe.com and you will find many jobs you are eligible for.
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Also for a first job in china or Korea, dont be scared of just looking for a recruiter. These are like head hunters or middle men. The schools will pay them money to find a teacher for them. Companies like network esl in china will often have hundreds of openings they need teachers for. Make them a cv and send it off and they will be able to find you a job. They will do the job hunt for you.
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I wouldn't mind going to Korea for a job but China isn't my cup of tea.
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ZRAYGO wrote:
It would be good for students to learn that kind of slang lol. They don't teach it in a standard English class.Das would be a good English teacher
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Tanthony43 wrote:
I wouldn't mind going to Korea for a job but China isn't my cup of tea.
Thats cool, Korea is a lot more developed and international (out of the big cities)so often a first place for new teachers. There is a large expat community there as well which is nice
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