Teaching English in Asia

"Despite the rumors, a native’s knowledge of the English language is not an automatic passport to employment anywhere abroad. It can, however, be put to profitable use in many Asian countries. In Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand and, increasingly, China a high proportion of the population are eager for tuition from English speakers. A university degree in any subject is the only prerequisite, though in some cases just a degree of enthusiasm will suffice." --Susan Griffith reports in Teaching English In Asia. Articles and  Participant Reports on Teaching English in Asia Jobs Teaching English in Asia by Susan Griffith Best Places to Teach English in Asia  Michael G. Hines provides a rundown of the pros and cons of teaching in the most popular countries in Asia for ESL teachers. Teaching English in Asia: Practical Information You Need to Get Work Michael G. Hines offers and overview for those who wish to teach English.. Teaching English in Southeast Asia: Practical Information You Need to Get Work Michael G. Hines, a long-time teacher in Thailand, offers his take. Teaching English in Asia  Lucia Novarra provides an overview on opportunities for work in Asia teaching English. Getting Started Teaching English in Japan: The Three Common Roads John Sheldon provides a top-down description of the three major roads taken by those who teach or wish to teach English in Japan, while providing realistic advice for teachers in the "Land of the Rising Sun." Teaching English and Living in Japan Lindy Sinka offers a practical overview of what is involved in teaching English in Japan. She also offers a taste of Japanese culture and expatriate life. Point Your Mouse Cursor to a Job in Japan  Celeste Heiter provides the inside tips on finding jobs via the Web teaching English in Japan. 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. Live, Learn and Teach English in Japan by Christopher P. Cotter Hong Kong Needs English Teachers 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 Choose Your First Job Teaching English in China Gregory Mavrides, PhD offers an overview and advice on how to go about the selection process. Teaching English in China Smitha Murthy offers practical advice on finding a job teaching English in China while warning about possible pitfalls. English Teachers Needed in China by Matt Lee Teaching in China: No Experience Needed, No Shortage of Jobs by Guy Bojesen-Trepka Teaching English in Taiwan Newley Purnell provides a thorough description of the lucrative jobs available teaching English in Taiwan, and provides inside tips for enjoying its rich culture. Three Reasons to Teach English and Live in Taiwan by Matt Gibson Teaching English in Taiwan: The Vital Information by Matt Gibson Teaching English in Taiwan with Hess by Gilbert Wang Teaching English and Living in Korea Lindy Sinka, who has taught in various parts of Asia, offers a practical overview of what is involved in teaching English in Korea. She also offers a taste of Korean culture and expatriate life. Living and Teaching English in South Korea Jalel Marti Sager provides a practical and inspiring insider's view of his experience living and teaching English in South Korea. English Teaching Contacts in Korea: What to Ask For and What Not to Stress Over Lindsay Nash 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  A.J. Hoge tells you how to find a job teaching English in Thailand within 10 days of stepping off the plane. Freelance Teaching English in Bangkok, Thailand   A.J. Hoge provides practical inside tips for setting up a freelance business teaching English. How to Teach English in a Thai High School by Paul King Teaching English in Chiang Mai: A Step-by-Step Guide   Wayne Johnson is your inside guide to teaching English in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Work in Thailand: Teaching English Can Be Just the Beginning by Seth Leighton   Teaching English in Thailand and Beyond: Making Choices About Where to Teach Abroad by Paul Carpenter Teaching English in Indonesia Geoff Andrews describes the many advantages of teaching English in Indonesia while offering practical tips on work requirements and an overview of the cultural characteristics. 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. Teaching English in Vietnam by David M. Lenard Teaching English and Living in Singapore by Nathan Edgerton Notes from an English Teacher in Cambodia with LanguageCorps by Margaret Ulrich Top Jobs Teaching English in Asia See a daily selection of the Top Jobs Teaching English in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Southeast Asia, and Asia courtesy of ESL Job Feed. If you do not see the jobs or training program you want in Asia, look under Worldwide for programs located in several different regions or check our China, Korea, Japan, Thailand and Taiwan directories for much more country-specific information on teaching English. Contact the program directors to confirm costs, dates, and other details

Via Lingua TEFL Certification in Vietnam Via Lingua provides international TEFL certificate courses in many of the world's most popular teaching destinations. With courses in 15 countries, Via Lingua is one of the world's largest and most respected global TEFL course providers. Our programs in Ho Chi Minh City offer 130 hours of training, including 10 hours of assessed teaching practice. The Via Lingua course exceeds all professional guidelines for the regulation of international TEFL certificate courses, and is moderated by the ELT Institute, Hunter College and accredited by the College of Teachers in England, and is recognized by the British Council. Graduate credits are also available. Dates: Courses are offered monthly throughout the year Cost: $1750 for tuition; $500 for accommodation Contact: Via Lingua International TEFL Programs Tel.: 1 888 835 6207 Email: info@vialingua.org Website: www.vialingua.org

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Via Lingua TEFL Certification in Cambodia Via Lingua provides international TEFL certificate courses in many of the world's most popular teaching destinations. With courses in 15 countries, Via Lingua is one of the world's largest and most respected global TEFL course providers. Our programs in Phnom Penh offer 130 hours of training, including 10 hours of assessed teaching practice. The Via Lingua course exceeds all professional guidelines for the regulation of international TEFL certificate courses, and is moderated by the ELT Institute, Hunter College and accredited by the College of Teachers in England, and is recognized by the British Council. Graduate credits are also available. Dates: Courses are offered monthly throughout the year Cost: $1750 for tuition; $500 for accommodation Contact: Via Lingua International TEFL Programs Tel.: 1 888 835 6207 Email: info@vialingua.org Website: www.vialingua.org

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Teach in Indonesia Earn up to 8,500,000 IDR ($840 USD) per month working only 23 hours a week! You'll also enjoy the benefits of subsidized housing (compliments of the school) with your own air-conditioned room only a short a short distance from school. Airport pickup and an orientation to get you started. The best part? After completing your 12 month contract, you can get your flight reimbursed (up to a limit and subject to guidelines). All of these perks...on top of the experience of your life in Indonesia! Schools are located in the city or outskirts of Jakarta, or in the suburb of Bogor and contract length is one year. *Please note that details vary slightly if teaching in Bogor.
	Visit our website to learn more about our Teach in China internship and download your free program guide to get all the details! Dates: There are departures every month except October & December (subject to availability) & contract length is 1 year. Cost: TEFL qualification: 100-hour or 120-hour TEFL course recommended. Email: Or send us an email with your questions and an advisor will be in touch with answers whenever is best for you. Website: www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-jobs-abroad/tefl-indonesia.html
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Teaching/Teaching Assistants in the Maldives English is the second language of the Maldives, and is taught in all schools and commercial hubs — however, much help is needed in the teaching of the language. Fully qualified teachers or teaching assistants or those with TEFL or ESOL qualifications are in high demand for short and long term projects. The islands really need your help to make a positive impact on the early learning years of the children. For non-qualified, enthusiastic volunteers who would love to help out in the classroom, we have positions in the mainstream schools working beside the qualified teachers. Alternatively, all islands also have pre-schools where volunteer assistance is also very much needed!
	Dates: Year round, except November & December. Cost: 1,400USD = 4 weeks; 1,980USD = 6 weeks; 2,400USD = 8 weeks; 2,900 USD = 10 weeks; 3,200USD = 12 weeks. Contact: Volunteer Maldives PVT Ltd, Unimoo Building, Orchid Magu, Male, Republic of Maldives. Tel.: 00960 3320993 Email: info@volunteermaldives.com Website: www.volunteermaldives.com
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American University Alumni Center, www.auathailand.org. Over fifty years of Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Thailand.

Asiapond.com: Jobs pool for Teaching English in Asia. Whether you are new to Asia or have already worked here we believe that job-hunting should be a simple and stress-free experience. Asiapond has been designed to allow teachers to find the jobs that they want, where they want, quickly. Contact: info@asiapond.com, www.asiapond.com.

Big English International Limited (Hong Kong), www.bigenglish.com, offers jobs private tutoring jobs and opportunities teaching at language schools.

Buckland International Education Group, Dacunmen Villa District 555, Yanshuo, Guilin, China 541900; 011-86-773-882-7255; buckland@china.com, www.bucklandgroup.org. Recruits 80+ native speakers of English to offer conversation teaching for 3-12 months in different areas of China.

Chatteris Educational Foundation, 18/F Honest Motors Bldg., 9-11 Leighton Rd., Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, China; 011-852-2520-5736; info@chatteris.org.hk, www.chatteris.org.hk. Graduate English Language Tutors (GELTs) are placed in Hong Kong schools and given a monthly allowance and free housing for the first 2 weeks. Recent graduates preferred.

CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange
Teach English in China. You can teach English for a semester or an academic year at an elementary, middle or high school, college or university in an urban or rural location. Where you’ll be assigned is driven by the demand for English-speaking teachers and the requirements of each host institution, but you can request placement and CIEE will try to honor it. Wherever you are, you will see the Chinese way of doing things—and meet students eager to know you as a foreigner, a teacher, and a friend.
Teach English in Thailand
Teach English at a primary or secondary school in an urban or rural location for a semester or an academic year. Teaching assignments are driven by the demand for English-speaking teachers and the requirements of each host institution, but you can request placement at a particular level and in a particular location, and CIEE will try to honor it. Anywhere you teach in Thailand, you will have the opportunity to learn Thai customs, share your own way of life, and have new experiences that make it impossible to take even the smallest things for granted.
Contact: 300 Fore Street, Portland, Maine 04101 USA; tel/fax. 1.800.407.8839; 1.800.553.4299; teach@ciee.org; www.ciee.org/teach.aspx.

Colorado China Council, 4556 Apple Way, Boulder, CO 80301; 303-443-1108; alice@asiacouncil.org, www.asiacouncil.org. Graduates from the U.S. are placed as teachers at institutes throughout China, for 6 or 11 months.

ECC (Thailand), 430/17-24 Chula Soi 64, Siam Square, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; 011-66-2-253-3312; fax. 011-66-2-254-2243 or in the U.S.: 425-930-5421; jobs@ecc.ac.th, www.eccthai.com/jobs.asp. Chain of language schools with 50 branches employing 500 native speaker teachers, who must have a bachelor’s degree and at least six months teaching experience or a CELTA entry level qualification.

English for Asia Ltd, 7/F, Workington Tower, 78 Bonham Strand, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong; 011-852-2366-3792, fax. 011-852-2392-2424; info@englishforasia.com, www.englishforasia.com/en. Provides EFL-qualified teachers to primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong, as well as a number of teaching centers including in Macao and Shenzhen. Also runs Trinity CertTESOL courses four times a year. .

Hess Educational Organization, No. 107, Sec. 2, Minquan East Rd., Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104, Taiwan 011-886-2-2592-6998; fax. 011-886-2-2586-3829; hesswork@hess.com.tw, www.hess.com.tw. Website gives email addresses of overseas recruiters. Specializes in teaching children including kindergarten-age. Native Speaking Teachers (NSTs) must be college graduates.

IEF Education Foundation, 18605 E. Gale Ave., Suite 230, City of Industry, CA 91748; 626-965-1995; teachers@ief-usa.org, www.ief-usa.org. Recruits mainly American graduates to spend six months teaching English to junior high and high-school aged students in many cities in China and Taiwan.

International Avenue Consulting Company, 16F-1, No. 499, Chung Ming South Rd., Taichung City, Taiwan; 011-886-4-2375 9800; recruiting@iacc.com.tw, www.iacc.com.tw. Recruit agency with partner offices in Canada able to place about 100 graduates in teaching vacancies throughout Taiwan.

Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET), Program JET Office, Japanese Embassy, 2520 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008; 202-238-6772/3; jet@embjapan.org, www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JETProgram/homepage.html. Official Japanese government program to improve foreign language teaching in schools and foster good relations between the people of Japan and 44 participating countries. JET Programme information for Canadian applicants: www.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/jetcanada.html.

LanguageCorps is a fee-based service that trains, places and supports English language teachers in overseas assignments, including eastern Asia, including Cambodia, China, Thailand, and Vietnam. TESOL training and certification and guaranteed placement into paid teaching jobs are offered. Contact: teach@languagecorps.org, www.languagecorps.org.

Princeton-in-Asia. Paid internship programs for college graduates, usually teaching English, for one or two years in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam. Teachers may be responsible for transportation. Salary very much country-dependent; housing and health insurance arranged. Must interview and have orientation in Princeton.  Contact: pia@phoenix.princeton.edu, www.princeton.edu/~pia.

Russell Recruiting: Teaching English in Asia; www.asiangateway.net. Russell Recruiting provides job seekers with ESL employment in Asia. We offer safe, reliable positions with reputable schools that treat their staff with respect. Trust us, we were once teachers too!