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| Teaching English Abroad
Overseas Programs, Jobs, Articles and Resources 
As the world rushes to acquire English, the new lingua franca of international commerce, diplomacy, and higher education, the bulk of teaching opportunities abroad are for English teachers. Your "credential" is simply being a native speaker of the English language. Some formal ESL training, whether in TEFL or TESOL, is almost always a plus when you seek to teach English abroad. The ability to teach ESL may be all you need to obtain a job and a work permit abroad in areas such as Asia and Eastern Europe. Many other English teaching jobs exist around the globe, as detailed below. To learn more about the array of acronyms relating to the booming field of teaching English abroad, click here.
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Teaching English Abroad Advisor |
| Articles by experienced experts providing inside tips, resources and insights for those who wish to teach English overseas | Teaching English Abroad
Randall Davis provides a comprehensive introduction to teaching English abroad. He offers expert tips, fine resources and links for anyone contemplating a career in ESL. | Long-Term Jobs Teaching English Abroad
William Nolting and Anthony Hand discuss how teaching English abroad has become one of the most common long-term jobs for post-graduates and provide extensive resources. | Where the ESL Jobs Are: Online But Off the Beaten Path
Duncan MacLeod, host of our favorite website dedicated to finding work teaching English abroad, www.tesall.com, guides you to the many alternative websites where you can search for such jobs independently. In A Primer for North Americans Wishing to Teach English Abroad, Duncan provides a concise overview of jobs which combine travel, living and work abroad. | Teaching English Overseas: A Stepping Stone to International Careers
Author of the bible on working abroad, The Big Guide to Living and Overseas, Jean-Marc Hachey lists many of the major motivations for teaching English abroad. Jean-Marc suggests that the plethora of ESL jobs may also provide an accessible and satisfying path to other international careers. | Teaching English Overseas: How To Be a Successful Teacher
Experienced teacher Susan Stephenson describes the preparation, organization, flexibility, and sense of humor she deems necessary to succeed teaching English overseas. | Teaching English Abroad: How To Create a Great Web Resume
AJ Hoge provides practical directions for any prospective teacher of English regarding how to create a great resume when seeking to land a job abroad. | Choosing a TEFL Program Abroad
Jacy Meyer offers tips for selecting a worthy TEFL program abroad, citing sample experiences in the Czech Republic based upon interviews with both School Directors and graduated working students. | Choosing a TEFL Course Abroad: What to Do Before Starting Your Internet Search
Tiffany L. Hendrix reports that before starting an Internet TEFL program search it must be realized that many jobs teaching English abroad - especially in Europe - now require an advanced degree. | Selecting Reputable TEFL Schools Abroad
Jane Mitchell offers seven suggestions when selecting the best ESL school overseas. | Consider Your Teaching Job Offer Carefully: Bad English Language Schools Can Happen to Good Teachers
Experienced professional Diana Campbell offers practical advice on how to prepare for and hopefully avoid an unpleasant experience as an English teacher abroad. | The TEFL Job Interview: The Ten Most Important Questions to Ask
Jonathan Clark offers practical advice when seeking a job teaching English overseas. | Top Ten Classroom Tools When Teaching English Overseas
Jonathan Clark provides his top ten classroom tools to use when teaching English abroad. | Ten Tips for Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Jann Huizenga provides her top ten tips for the first few months teaching English abroad. | Distance Learning: Travel and Study Abroad to Get Your Degree
A.J. Hoge has discovered in distance learning an innovative and flexible approach to study abroad, allowing him to travel, live and teach English in Thailand while working to complete his advanced degree in TESOL. | Teaching English Abroad: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
AJ Hoge provides some practical tips to avoid and take precautions against the scams or bad work situations those who seek work teaching English overseas may encounter. | Teaching English Abroad: Don't be a Victim
Sarah Kendzior suggests some practical precautions based upon personal experience before plunging into tempting TEFL jobs overseas. | Teaching About Prejudice: “Isms” in English Language Instruction
Charles Domingues expounds upon cultural issues often confronted when teaching abroad. | |
Teaching English Abroad Participant Reports | | Participants who travel long-term and work abroad teaching English report their experiences while providing resources for others to do the same. Susan Griffith, author of the classic book on Teaching English Abroad and the Short-Term Work Abroad editor for Transitions Abroad, provides overviews of the ESL job opportunities available by the following regions: Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. |
Teaching English in Western Europe |  Teaching English in Europe
Susan Griffith provides a link-intensive overview of the job possibilities in Europe. | Teaching English in France as an Assistant
Kelby Hartson Carr describes a unique opportunity for Americans to find work teaching English in France while immersing themselves in the French language. | Teaching English in France: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success
Amber Foster provides realistic step-by-step advice on how to find work teaching English in France. | Teaching English in Paris, France: Where There is a Will There is a Way
Natalie Faulkner provides practical and realistic tips for finding a job teaching English in Paris, France. | | Teach English in France by Sara Wilson | Teaching English in Switzerland
Catherine Richards reports that finding work teaching English in Switzerland is not easy, but does provide the inside tips and resources for those determined to live in this beautiful country long-term. | | Finding Work Teaching English in Italy by Kevin Revolinski |
| Teach English in Italy: Insider Knowledge on Landing a Job in a Public School by Emma Bird | | Teach English in Italy, by Deborah Bassett | | Teaching English in Germany: Despite Slow Economy, Freelancers Are in Demand by Mark O’Neill | | Teach English in Germany: For More Job Choices Choose Smaller Cities by Holly Munn | | Teach English in Germany by Charles G. Hawley | | Teaching English in Madrid by Katalyn Vidal | Making it as a Freelance English Teacher in Spain
Steven Harold Starry provides an experienced expert's tips on what is required to find freelance work teaching English in Madrid, Spain. | Taking a Certified TEFL Course: Is a Teaching Certification Necessary for a Job in Madrid?
Steven Harold Starry analyzes the pros and cons of taking the various types of certified TEFL courses as a preparation for jobs teaching English in Madrid, Spain. | Freelancing in Spain: Work Permits and Teaching English in Spain
Victoria Fontana offers her experience acquiring work permits and freelancing teaching English in Madrid, as well as other advice for starting a business and living in Spain. | | Teaching English in Spain by Kate Doyle | | Finding Work Abroad: Teaching English in Spain by Amy Kirkcaldy | | Teaching English in Valencia, Spain by Susanne Eineigel | | Teaching English in Portugal: One of the Easiest Countries Abroad to Find ESL Work by Risa Barkan | | Teaching English in Brussels by Wendy Schatzman | | Jobs Teaching English in Greece by Donna Bamford | | ESL Teaching in Greece by Christopher Deliso |
| Jobs Teaching English in Asia
Susan Griffith provides a link-intensive overview of the job possibilities in Asia. | Teaching English in Asia: A Rewarding Way to Travel Abroad and See the World
Lucia Novarra provides an overview on opportunities for work in Asia teaching English. | Teaching English and Living in Japan
Lindy Sinka provides a practical overview of what is involved for those who decide to teach English in Japan. She also offers a taste of Japanese culture and expatriate life. | Teaching English in Japan: How to Get Started and What to Expect
Jo Ebisujima, author of Teach In Japan -- a comprehensive guide for finding a job teaching English and living in Japan -- provides a practical overview with key links. | Teaching English in Japan: The Internet Job Search
AJ Hoge provides tips for making the best use of the Web in order to search for and land a good job teaching English in Japan. | | Point Your Mouse Cursor to a Job in Japan by Celeste Heiter | | Live, Learn and Teach English in Japan by Christopher P. Cotter | | Tutoring English in Japan by Adrienne McPhail | | Japan's JET Programme: Join Japan's Leading ESL Training and Job Placement Program by Laura Mann. | | The JET Programme: Teaching English in Japan While Getting to Know it as an Insider by Aaron Paulson. | | Hong Kong Needs English Teachers | | Living and Teaching English in Hong Kong by Anna Maria Davis | Teaching English in China: Choose the Right Place and School
Eve Bergazyn analyzes and reports on the various types of places and schools in China to teach English. | | How to Find the Perfect Job Teaching English in China by Charlotte Turner | A Primer for Prospective Teachers of English in China: A Diverse Market Awaits by Andrew Norman  | | Teaching English in Shanghai, China: Plentiful Jobs, Fascinating Place by Kristin Glavitsch | Teaching English in China
Smitha Murthy offers practical advice on finding a job teaching English in China while warning about possible pitfalls. | | Teaching English in China: Jobs Abound with Minimal Requirements by Adam Worcester | | China’s High Demand for English Teachers by Lydia Smith | | English Teachers Needed in China by Matt Lee | | Teaching English in China by Daniel Walfish | Teaching English in Taiwan
Newley Purnell offers a thorough description of the lucrative jobs available teaching English in Taiwan, and provides inside tips for enjoying its rich culture. | | Teaching English in Taiwan: Making the Transition by Amelie de Mahy | | Teaching English in Taiwan: Jobs Are Plentiful, Living is Easy by Danielle Staton | | Teaching English in Taiwan with Hess by Gilbert Wang | | Teaching English in Taiwan by Darby Cameron Doll | | Teaching English in Rural Taiwan by Roane Beard | | Teaching English and Living in Korea: Take a Camp Job for a Month to Check it Out by Lindy Sinka | | Teaching English in Korea: Public Schools are a Great Option by Wayne Johnson | | Teaching and Living in Seoul, South Korea by Molly Kennedy | | Living and Teaching English in South Korea by Jalel Marti Sager | | Teaching English in Korea: Demand for Teachers is High, Rewards Generous by Jonathan Adams | | Teaching English in South Korea: A New Home with an Array of Choices by Lavinia Spalding | | Teaching English in Korea by David Cox | | Teaching English and Living in Thailand: Do Your Homework Before Choosing a Job by Lindy Sinka | Teaching English in Thailand: The 10 Day Job Search
With summer rapidly approaching, and many making last-minute plans for work abroad, A.J. Hoge tells you how to find jobs teaching English in Thailand within 10 days of stepping off the plane. A.J. follows up his primer for finding work with Teaching English in Thailand: A Typical Day in a Teacher's Life. | Freelance Teaching English in Bangkok, Thailand
A.J. Hoge provides practical inside tips for setting up a freelance business teaching English. | Teaching English in Chiang Mai: A Step-by-Step Guide
Wayne Johnson is your inside guide to teaching English in Chiang Mai, Thailand. | | Teaching English in Thailand: LanguageCorps Eases Cultural Transition by Seth Leighton | | Work in Thailand: Teaching English Can Be Just the Beginning by Seth Leighton | | Chiang Mai’s Job Opportunties: Find Out Why ESL Teachers Stay Awhile by M.J. Young | | Teaching English in Thailand and Beyond: Making Choices About Where to Teach Abroad by Paul Carpenter | | Teaching English in Thailand by Dave Abernathy | | Teaching English in The Big Mango by Brian Thornton | | TEFL Training in Thailand by Scott Zimmermann | | TESOL Jobs in the Land of Smiles by Scott Zimmermann | | Teaching English in Indonesia by Geoff Andrews | Teaching English in Malaysia
Emile Alexander Dodds reports on the type of work available for English teachers in Malaysia - a new world with Western comforts. |
Job Search Engine for Teaching English Abroad | TransitionsAbroad.com strongly recommends the comprehensive ESL job search engine provided by www.tesall.com to find available teaching positions abroad. In addition, Tesall.com provides a daily selection of the Top ESL Jobs, the unique ESL Headline Ticker, an active ESL Forum, and Blogs which discuss teaching English abroad from an insider's perspective.
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