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Teaching English Abroad

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 those who teach English. 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, and many other English teaching jobs exist around the globe.

ESL Training and Job Placement Schools and Programs
If you lack experience or credentials, you may want some formal study, often generically called ESL training, before heading overseas in search of an English language teaching position. Virtually all positions require only a bachelor's degree. However, candidates with advanced training and either a certificate in ESL or a master's degree in TESOL will have greater flexibility and command more pay. Organizations in more than one country are listed under Worldwide.
Teaching English by Region	Teaching English by Country
Worldwide	Argentina	Italy
Africa	Brazil	Japan
Asia	Canada	Korea
Australasia	Chile	Mexico
Europe (Central and Eastern)	China	Russia
Europe (Western)	Costa Rica	Spain
Latin America	Czech Republic	Taiwan
Middle East	Ecuador	Thailand
Online TEFL and TESL Courses	Guatemala	United Kingdom
	France	United States

Featured Programs for ESL Training, Certification and Job Placement Overseas

CTESOL: Teach English Around the World with The International TEFL Corporation

TEFL Training in Guatemala, Mexico, and Thailand with Global Vision International

Teach English! TEFL Certification + TEFL Jobs in Boston, U.S.A. with ITTO

Teach English! TEFL Certification + TEFL Jobs in Mexico with ITTO

TEFL Courses in Spain and the Czech Republic with Oxford TEFL

Teach English in Chile, Spain, Italy, and Worldwide — No Teaching Certificate Required — with Working Abroad

Teach and Travel Worldwide with TEFL Worldwide Prague

Teach English in Argentina with GIC

Teach English in Argentina with Road2Argentina

Teach English in China, Republic of Georgia, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand with Greenheart Travel

Online TEFL/TESOL Certification Courses with i-to-i

Accredited TEFL Certificaton Courses in 15 countries with Via Lingua

Teaching English Abroad Advisor

Articles by experienced experts providing inside tips and resources 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.
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 Abroad: Recession-Proof Jobs Michael G. Hines describes in practical terms why teaching is one of the most recession-proof jobs available in these troubled economic times, as he initiates a series by region on this most common form of work overseas.
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 guides you to the many alternative websites where you can search for 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: 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.
Teach English Abroad: How To Create a Great Web Resume A.J. 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 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 degree in TESOL.
Teaching Abroad: Top Ten Tips for Preventing Nightmare Experiences Zahara Heckscher offers tips for those teaching overseas to avoid nightmare scenarios, and provides survival strategies to mitigate any such experiences.
Teaching English Abroad: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly A.J. 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 English Abroad Participant Reports
We feature below a wide-ranging sample of participants reports written by those who have traveled long-term and worked abroad teaching English. Teachers describe their experiences while providing inside 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 in 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 resource-intensive overview of the job possibilities in Europe.
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.
Teach English in France Sara Wilson provides an overvue of a teaching assistant program.
Finding Work Teaching English in Italy Kevin Revolinski provide the key resources.
Teach English in Italy: Insider Knowledge on Landing a Job in a Public School Emma Bird on her experience teaching at an Italian public school.
Teach English in Italy Deborah Bassett on teaching in Milan
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.
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 Madrid Katalyn Vidal describes her experience as a first-time teacher abroad.
Finding Work Abroad: Teaching English in Spain Amy Kirkcaldy says that when it comes to teaching, "where there is a will there is a way."
Teaching English in Valencia, Spain Susanne Eineigel combines her work and vacation.
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.
Teaching English in Germany Mark O’Neill reports that despite the slow economy, freelancers are in demand.
Teach English in Germany Holly Munn suggests choosing smaller cities for more job choices.

Teaching English in Central and Eastern Europe

Teaching English in Central and Eastern Europe
Susan Griffith provides a resource-intensive overview of the job possibilities in Central and Eastern Europe.

Teaching English in Russia: Demand for English Teachers Exceeds Supply by Robert Leitch

Czech Republic Opportunities to Teach English Meredith Fox

Czech Republic Wants English Speakers by Arie Farnam

Working as an English Teacher and Other Jobs in Prague by Nicole Rosenleaf Ritter

Teaching English in Prague by Mishelle Shepard

Teaching English in Hungary by Marie Kirschbaum

Teaching English in Asia

Jobs Teaching English in Asia
Susan Griffith provides a resource-intensive overview of the job possibilities in Asia.

Teaching English Abroad in Asia
Michael G. Hines offers a practical overview and description of the requirements for teaching English abroad in Asia, breaking work visa requirements down by country.

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 Abroad in Southeast Asia
Michael G. Hines offers a practical overview and description of the requirements for teaching English abroad in Southeast Asia, breaking work visa requirements down by country.

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 as an expatriate.

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.

Teaching English in Japan: The Internet Job Search
A.J. 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
Celeste Heiter offers inside tips for teaching English in Japan and how to find them via the Internet.

Live, Learn and Teach English in Japan
Christopher P. Cotter provides resources and inside tips for those wishing to teach English in Japan.

Japan's JET Programme: Join Japan's Leading ESL Training and Job Placement Program
Laura Mann on provides insides tips on teaching English in Japan with this unique program.

Teaching English in China
Smitha Murthy offers practical advice on finding a job teaching English in China while warning about possible pitfalls.

How to Choose Your First Job Teaching English in China
Gregory Mavrides, PhD offers an expert overview and practical advice on how to go about the process of selecting your first Job Teaching English in China.

Teaching English in China: Choose the Right Place and School
Eve Bergazyn 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: Jobs Abound with Minimal Requirements by Adam Worcester

China’s High Demand for English Teachers by Lydia Smith

Hong Kong Needs English Teachers

Living and Teaching English in Hong Kong by Anna Maria Davis

Teaching English in Taiwan
Newley Purnell offers a thorough description of the lucrative jobs available teaching English in Taiwan, and provides tips for enjoying its rich culture

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 and Living in Thailand: Do Your Homework Before Choosing a Job Abroad by Lindy Sinka

Teaching English in Thailand: The 10 Day Job Search
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.

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

TEFL Training Abroad in Thailand 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.

Teaching English in Latin America

Teaching English in Latin America
Susan Griffith provides a resource-intensive overview of the job possibilities abroad in Latin America.

Teaching English Abroad in Latin America
Michael G. Hines offers a practical overview and description of the requirements for teaching English abroad in Latin America, breaking work visa requirements down using two countries—Brazil and Costa Rica—as examples.

Teaching English and Living in Mexico as a Mex-Pat
Jonathan Clark provides inside tips on finding work teaching English in Mexico, and offers a variety of perspectives from the many mex-pats.

Teaching English in Mexico City
Michelle Joyce writes from Mexico City and offers inside tips and extensive resources for those who seek to work abroad.

Teaching English in Costa Rica: How to Prepare
Geraldeen Woods offers advice on preparing for and finding work teaching English in a country where teachers are in great demand.

Teaching English in Costa Rica
Laura Dulin provides inside tips and many valuable resources for finding a job teaching English throughout Costa Rica.

Teaching English in Ecuador: Adventure Awaits at Latitude Zero
Newley Purnell relates his joyful experience teaching English in Ecuador.

Teaching English in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cara Pulick writes about the many options to teach.

Teaching English in Brazil
Robert La Bua writes that it is not an impossible dream to teach in this very diverse country.

Work Teaching English in Ecuador by Christopher Sacco

Teaching English in Santiago, Chile: Inside Tips for Finding a Job by Heidi Resetarits

Teaching English in Chile: Living and Working in Santiago by Britta-Lis Perry

Teaching English in Panama by Kevin Rovolinski

Teaching English in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean

The Eastern Mediterranean: English Teachers in Demand
Susan Griffith provides a resource-intensive overview of the job possibilities in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Teaching English Abroad in the Middle East
Michael G. Hines offers a practical overview and description of the requirements for teaching English abroad in the Middle East, breaking work visa requirements down by country.

Teaching English in Istanbul: A Cultural Crossroads by Andrew K. Burger

Teaching English as a Second Language in Egypt by Jane E. Cuccia

Teaching English in Saudi Arabia by Scott Zimmermann

Study TESOL in the United Arab Emirates by Ahmad Al-Issa and Laila Dahan

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