Teaching English overseas is a rewarding experience and a great way to meet new people, learn a new culture, a new language, and little extra cash. It’s not that hard to become an ESL teacher. Even those who think they don't have the qualifications to become an English teacher will be surprised at how easy it is to become one and how many places around the world are indifferent to your skill set.
In order to be an English teacher in many parts of the world all you need to do is have a bachelor's degree from a university and be from a native speaking country. In some parts of the world, they may ask you to get a TEFL degree in order to be an English teacher as well as have experience. However, for the most part, especially in underdeveloped countries, you simply need be a native English speaker in order to teach English. Overall, there aren't too many requirements for teaching English.
Teaching English in foreign country is relatively easy and well paying. You don't have to do a lot of hard work or stay long hours. In fact, most full time ESL jobs are only about twenty hours a week. The pay is usually vary high by local standards and English teachers can walk away from a year of teaching with over 20,000 dollars- more if you teach in the middle east.
Generally, those who teach English abroad tend to fall into two categories: young people and life long ex-pats. Those younger teachers tend to be backpackers looking to make extra money or recent college graduates looking to make some extra money and see the world before they return home to a career. These teachers are usually looking to have fun, travel, and meet lots of people. They generally stay in their job for one to two years before moving back home. Older ex-pats are teachers didn't return home. They stayed and will teach English as their career. These ex-pats tend to be male. They married a local, had a family, and stayed. You see a lot of these in Asia. Some women do fit into this catagory. However, the older English teachers you find teaching English in language schools or government schools, are usually means.
On this website to find information about what it is like to teach English overseas, including information on TEFL, teaching in Asia, teaching in Europe, and teaching in Latin America. This easy to use website lets you find all the information you need in one simple place without having to search the internet. It is a pain in the butt to have to go to twenty different websites to get basic information so you can make an informed decision about whether or not your should be an ESL teacher. We make that easier by putting all the basic information about teaching English on one website. We give you salary information, job requirements, living conditions, visa rules, and much more. It contains all the simple information you'd need to know to decide if you should join the ranks of many other native English speakers and teach English overseas. We think you should.
