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Teaching English in Europe

Teaching English in Europe

"Whatever transatlantic trade agreements now exist or might exist in the future, one thing is sure: there will be no free exchange of labor between North America and Europe. As the ties between European nations strengthen, particularly among the members of the European Union, the employment opportunities for non-Europeans decline. Yet thousands of Americans live and work in Europe at this moment. Many of them have arrived in the past year and have found a niche, comfortable or otherwise". --Susan Griffith in Teaching English In Europe.

For more English teaching jobs and certification programs in Europe, see our France, Italy, Spain, the U.K., the Czech Republic, and Worldwide pages.

See a daily selection of the Top Jobs Teaching English in Europe courtesy of ESLJobFeed.

 Teaching English in Europe
Teaching English in Europe by Susan Griffith
Teaching English in Europe: Practical Information You Need to Get Work by Michael G. Hines
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.
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.
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
A Second Encounter: Returning to Germany to Teach English by Nicholas Oyler
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
Teach English in Spain as a Language and Cultural Assistant
Nara Nylander reports that making it as a cultural ambassador in Barcelona (and all over Spain) is a great way for North Americans to work (semi) legally in Spain.
Teach English in Barcelona, Spain
Regina Winkle-Bryan offers practical advice on preparing for, finding, or creating jobs teaching English in Barcelona, Spain.
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, co-host of MadridTeacher.com, 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
Jobs Teaching English in Greece by Donna Bamford

Contact the program directors to confirm costs, dates, and other details


Florence, Italy
CTESOL: Teach English Around the World
4 week – (140 hr) Internationally accredited courses worldwide.
Our training centre in Florence provides teacher training, certification and career guidance and support throughout our graduate’s teaching career. The course has a very practical emphasis and features a high proportion of actual teaching practice hours in the classroom. Teach, travel, live and work abroad.

Dates: Course available each month all year-round
Cost: $1590 USD.
Contact: Luke Fisher; info@teflcorp.com
Website: www.teflcorp.com

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Rome, Italy
CTESOL: Teach English Around the World
4 week – (140 hr) Internationally accredited courses worldwide.
Our training centre in Rome provides teacher training, certification and career guidance and support throughout our graduate’s teaching career. The course has a very practical emphasis and features a high proportion of actual teaching practice hours in the classroom. Teach, travel, live and work abroad.

Dates: Course available each month all year-round
Cost: $1690 USD.
Contact: Luke Fisher; info@teflcorp.com
Website: www.teflcorp.com

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Bordeaux, France
CTESOL: Teach English Around the World
4 week – (140 hr) Internationally accredited courses worldwide.
Our training centre in Bordeaux provides teacher training, certification and career guidance and support throughout our graduate’s teaching career. The course has a very practical emphasis and features a high proportion of actual teaching practice hours in the classroom. Teach, travel, live and work abroad.

Dates: Course available each month all year-round
Cost: $1490 USD.
Contact: Luke Fisher; info@teflcorp.com
Website: www.teflcorp.com

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Madrid, Spain
CTESOL: Teach English Around the World
4 week – (140 hr) Internationally accredited courses worldwide.
Our training centre in Madrid provides teacher training, certification and career guidance and support throughout our graduate’s teaching career. The course has a very practical emphasis and features a high proportion of actual teaching practice hours in the classroom. Teach, travel, live and work abroad.

Dates: Course available each month all year-round
Cost: $1490 USD.
Contact: Luke Fisher; info@teflcorp.com
Website: www.teflcorp.com

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Seville, Spain
CTESOL: Teach English Around the World
4 week – (140 hr) Internationally accredited courses worldwide.
Our training centre in Seville provides teacher training, certification and career guidance and support throughout our graduate’s teaching career. The course has a very practical emphasis and features a high proportion of actual teaching practice hours in the classroom. Teach, travel, live and work abroad.

Dates: Course available each month all year-round
Cost: $1490 USD.
Contact: Luke Fisher; info@teflcorp.com
Website: www.teflcorp.com

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Barcelona, Spain
CTESOL: Teach English Around the World
4 week – (140 hr) Internationally accredited courses worldwide.
Our training centre in Barcelona provides teacher training, certification and career guidance and support throughout our graduate’s teaching career. The course has a very practical emphasis and features a high proportion of actual teaching practice hours in the classroom. Teach, travel, live and work abroad.

Dates: Course available each month all year-round
Cost: $1590 USD.
Contact: Luke Fisher; info@teflcorp.com
Website: www.teflcorp.com

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Teach English in Italy with InterExchange — No Teaching Certificate Required
The Teach English in Italy program gives students and young adults from the U.S. the chance to live with an Italian host family for 1-3 months, providing informal English lessons in exchange for free room and board. Placements are in the beautiful Le Marche region, along the Adriatic coast. Teaching commitment is just 15 hours per week and the rest of the time you are free to explore the beautiful coast or countryside or enjoy short trips to the cities of Rome, Bologna and Florence.

Cost: $795
Dates: Year-Round, 6-week to 12-week placements available
Contact: InterExchange Working Abroad, 161 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY 10013. Tel. 212-924-0446.
Email: workabroad@interexchange.org
Website: www.interexchange.org/workingabroad

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CIEE: Teach Abroad in Spain
CIEE places individuals just like you in paid yearlong Language and Culture Assistant positions teaching English in schools in urban or pueblo locations throughout Andalusia where you will be part of bringing a nationwide bilingual initiative to life. Program benefits include a paid teaching position, orientation in Seville, temporary housing upon arrival, travel and medical insurance, and CIEE pre-departure and emergency support. Optional pre-departure TEFL certification and early arrival Spanish immersion courses are available, as are program scholarships.

Teach English in Spain with CIEE

Dates: The Spanish academic year goes from mid-September to mid-June. Your departure date will vary according to which Teach in Spain program options you choose.
Contact: CIEE Teach Abroad, 300 Fore St, Portland, ME 04101, USA. Tel. 1.800.40.STUDY.
Email: teach@ciee.org
Website: For more information please visit: www.ciee.org/teach/spain.

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TEFL TOULOUSE — 4 week TEFL Certificate course
We offer onsite, 130+hour TEFL (TESOL) Certificate courses in the heart of Toulouse in the South of France. Courses are externally validated by IATQuO and trainees have a minimum of 6 hours teaching practice. Course covers all the appropriate areas of grammar, phonology, teaching technique and lesson planning. Plenty of teaching work is available locally and nationally upon completion of the course. Toulouse is a buzzing student city with a Spanish feel, and home to Airbus.

Cost: €1450
Dates: Courses run year round
Contact: Jonathan Davies, TEFL TOULOUSE, 54bis Rue Alsace Lorraine, 31000 Toulouse
Tel: +33 5 61 54 76 67
Email: info@tefltoulouse.com
Website: tefltoulouse.com

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The Language House TESOL/TEFL, France Nice
The Language House is an organization that provides teacher training to facilitate teaching English abroad. Our TEFL Courses are validated by IATQuO. With an ever increasing demand and a variety of English teaching jobs, we focus on Mediterranean countries. Upon completion of our program, we assist with finding employment in Italy, Spain, France, Tunisia, Morocco, Turkey and Egypt.

Learn to teach English in Nice, France

Dates: Every month
Cost:: 1,290 Euros.
Contact: The Language House/English American Center, 22 rue d'Alsace Lorraine, 06000 Nice.
Tel: 04 93 88 03 00.
Email: info@teflanguagehouse.com
Website: www.teflanguagehouse.com

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The Language House TESOL/TEFL, France Montpellier
The Language House is an organization that provides teacher training to facilitate teaching English abroad. Our TEFL Courses are validated by IATQuO. With an ever increasing demand and a variety of English teaching jobs, we focus on Mediterranean countries. Upon completion of our program, we assist with finding employment in Italy, Spain, France, Tunisia, Morocco, Turkey and Egypt.
Learn to teach English in Montpellier, France

Dates: Every month
Cost:: 1,290 Euros.
Contact: The Language House/Espace Langues, 5 ter avenue Saint Lazare, 34000 Montpellier.
Tel: 04 67 92 44 78.
Email: info@teflanguagehouse.com
Website: www.teflanguagehouse.com

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A.C.L.E. (Associazione Culturale Linguistica  Educational),
A.C.L.E. sends over 750 native English speaking Tutors to over 400 camps located throughout Italy. ACLE seeks enthusiastic and dependable people to work as English Camp Tutors at camps for children. Provides accommodation, transport, meals, weekly cash wages, and an orientation course.

Contact: info@acle.org, www.acle.org.

Embassy of France
Teaching Assistant Program in France
The Teaching Assistant Program in France offers you the opportunity to work in France for 7 to 9 months, teaching English to French elementary and secondary school students. Each year, nearly 1,500 American citizens and permanent residents teach in public schools across all regions of metropolitan France and in the overseas departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion. The program offers a monthly stipend of approximately €780 (net).

Visit: www.frenchculture.org

LanguageCorps in Europe
LanguageCorps is a fee-based service that trains, places and supports EFL teachers in overseas assignments. We provide TEFL training and certification, guaranteed placement into paid teaching jobs, and comprehensive support from local Corps Advocates staff. Training-Only programs available in Europe.

Contact: Info@LanguageCorps.com, www.LanguageCorps.com.

PASSPORT TEFL
Study TESOL in Europe
TEFL courses and help with job placement in Barcelona and Madrid. PASSPORT TEFL, based in San Francisco, is a US representative for Windsor TEFL, offering the Trinity College Certificate TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) established in Europe in 1974. We will give you an American perspective and advice based on our many years in the field as TEFL Certificate administrators, trainers and teachers. Schools in Prague, London, Barcelona and Madrid offer the prestigious, internationally recognized Trinity College Certificate of TESOL. For the past thirty years, the Trinity College Certificate has helped set the international standard for excellence and integrity.

Contact: www.passporttefl.com

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