 Teaching English in Thailand
"While Bangkok absorbs an enormous number of English teachers, both trained and untrained, there is also demand in the other cities such as Hat Yai, Chiang Mai in the north, and Songkhla in the south, where there is less competition for work. Not much teacher recruitment takes place outside Thailand. Even Thai universities and teachers' colleges, as well as private business colleges, all of which have EFL departments, depend on finding native-speaking teachers locally. In short, anyone who is determined to teach English in Thailand and prepared to go there to look for work is virtually guaranteed to find opportunities. Finding language schools to approach is not a problem." —Susan Griffith in Teaching English In Asia.
| Articles on Teaching English in Thailand |
|
|
If you do not see the English teaching job or training program you desire in Thailand, look under Worldwide for English teaching programs and jobs located in several different regions. Contact the program directors to confirm costs, dates, and other details.
|
|
Phuket, Thailand
CTESOL: Teach English Around the World
4 week–(140 hr) Internationally accredited courses worldwide.
Our training centre in Phuket 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: USD$1,490
Contact: Luke Fisher; info@teflcorp.com
Website: www.teflcorp.com
|
|
Featured
|
|
Ban Phe & Chiang Mai, Thailand
CTESOL: Teach English Around the World
4 week–(140 hr) Internationally accredited courses worldwide.
Our training centre in Ban Phe 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: USD$1,490
Contact: Luke Fisher; info@teflcorp.com
Website: www.teflcorp.com
|
|
Featured
|
|
TEFL Thailand — TEFL Teacher Training
Teach English Abroad: TEFL Thailand offers Ministry of Education-approved English Teacher TEFL certification in Phuket, Bangkok, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Krabi and Koh Samui. We feature modern facilities, experienced instructors, innovative coursework, comfortable accommodations and job placement services! Our school in Phuket is five minutes walk from the beach and your studies are more fun with your toes in the sand, plus we have a variety of placement options in schools, at resorts, and as private tutors.
Dates: We offer courses every four weeks all year long. For our specific dates please see: www.teflthailand.com/enroll/enroll.html
Cost: Starting at US$1200
Contact: Thomas@TEFLThailand.com
Website: www.teflthailand.com
|
|
Featured
|
|
CIEE: Teach Abroad in Thailand
The CIEE Teach in Thailand program places individuals just like you in paid semester or year positions teaching English at primary or secondary schools in urban, town, or rural locations. Program benefits include a paid teaching position, in-country orientation, rent-free accommodations for the duration of the teaching contract, return flight perks, Thai visa acquisition, travel and medical insurance, and CIEE pre-departure and emergency support.
|
 |
Dates: One and two semester options beginning in May and October.
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/thailand.
|
|
Featured
|
|
Chiang Mai, Thailand
SEE TEFL Teacher Training
4 week — (120 hr) TEFL Certification with UK Accreditation and Guaranteed Job.
SEE’s accredited TEFL Certification in Chiang Mai Thailand enables its graduates to successfully step in to a classroom and teach English. Participants experience 6 1-hour teaching practices with real students in real schools. The schools include a nursing college, a kindergarten, a primary school and a government university. SEE’s teaching inputs combined with real teaching practices give participants the knowledge, skills, confidence and experience to be a successful TEFL teacher.
|
 |
Dates: 10 courses per year
Cost: From USD$1,295
Contact: John Quinn; info@seetefl.com
Website: seetefl.com
|
|
Featured
|
 |
Greenheart Travel
Teach in Thailand
Greenheart Travel ’s Teach in Thailand Program is an excellent way to share your English language expertise with Thai students while also earning your travel expenses. Not just an opportunity to teach abroad, it is the chance to truly immerse yourself in a new culture, experience a different way of life, build friendships that will last a lifetime and discover your own potential.
Teaching placements are in rural and urban locations throughout Thailand, generally for secondary schools. The Teach in Thailand program is a full time commitment and is available for 5 or 10 months with specific start dates. Teachers receive rent-free accommodation plus a salary that is enough to cover living expenses in Thailand.
Greenheart Travel is a division of CCI, a non profit founded in 1985 and run by friendly and seasoned travel enthusiasts who regularly participate in their own cultural exchanges.
Dates: Programs begin October 22, 2011. Deadline to apply: July 15, 2011.
Cost: 5 month program: $1900; 10 month program: $2,370 including rent-free accommodations. Teachers also receive a salary.
Contact: Greenheart Travel, 746 North LaSalle, Chicago, IL 60654.
Tel: 1.312.944.2544 or toll free 1.866.684.9675.
Email: info@greenhearttravel.org
Website: www.greenhearttravel.org
|
|
Featured
|
 |
Paid Teacher in Thailand
This is a paid position with a minimum salary of 30,000 Baht per month (approximately US$ 1,000). Major intake dates are April and October, but we can fill 150 positions each month.
Placements are mostly at the secondary level with student's ranging in age from 12-18. Most placements are available in the Northern and Central provinces but they extend throughout a wide range of urban and rural locations.
Go beyond the beaten path and experience Thailand the way no tourist ever could. GeoVisions' Teach in Thailand program allows you to live and work in one of the world’s favorite holiday destinations while helping to improve the English skills of local children and experiencing and engaging in an important cultural exchange. You will find a rich culture built upon a fascinating history and a country populated by a caring, vibrant people. You will truly come to learn why this country is often referred to as “The Land of a Thousand Smiles”.
Dates: Program begins monthly.
Contact: GeoVisions, 63 Whitfield St. Guilford, CT 06437.
Tel.: 203-453-5838. Toll free 1-877-949-9998.
Email: programs@geovisions.org
Website: www.geovisions.org
|
|
Featured
|
Ajarn.com: The Largest and Most Comprehensive Website for English Teaching in Thailand
The site has an extensive job board, plus general information about living and teaching in Thailand, including freelancing. The job board contains mostly full time positions, but many schools will be interested in part-time or weekend teachers as well. Visit www.ajarn.com for a list of language schools in Thailand.
American University Amumni Center (AUA), www.auathailand.org. Bangkok's best known and most respected language school—a good place to look for weekend work. They offer a one month TESOL certificate course and also have a Thai language program.
The British Council (Thailand): www.britishcouncil.or.th. Located at the fringes of Siam Square. The Chulalongkorn Continuing Education institute is located in the same building, upstairs (only open on Saturdays and Sundays). English teaching jobs are posted on the site.
Cultural Embrace
Teach in Thailand!
Thailand's education system recognizes the need to improve its English language skills, thus hiring foreign teachers. Expect to teach an average of 20-25 hours a week, with extra time needed to create lesson plans, attend faculty meeting, and extra-curricular activities. Students' age range from elementary to professionals, with varied levels of English skills. TEFL certification is included.
Contact: info@culturalembrace.com, www.culturalembrace.com
Dave's ESL Cafe Discussion Board on Thailand, www.eslcafe.com, is a lively board with a lot of inside tips, experiences and dialog among experienced teachers.
ECC (Thailand)
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.
Contact: 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
Global Service Corps (GSC)
Thailand Buddhist Immersion In-Country Fellowship Head Teacher Position
Position Length: One year.
Paid monthly stipend, room and board included.
The In-Country Fellowship Head Teacher's responsibility will be to assist with the management of the GSC Thailand Buddhist Immersion volunteer service-learning programs located at a large monastery (wat) an hour and a half from Bangkok. The In-Country Fellow will work closely with the wat staff in Thailand to arrange volunteer participant programs, teach English classes at the wat, provide support for the Monk coordinating the English teaching program at the wat, and provide support for participants while they teach and stay at the wat.
Contact: Thailand@globalservicecorps.org, www.globalservicecorps.org
Inlingua
A major chain for teaching English with many branches, including one in Bangkok.
Visit: www.inlinguathailand.com.
Island TEFL 4-week Certified Course - Thailand
Package A: 4-week certified TEFL course. Package B: 4-week certified TEFL course PLUS 2-month volunteer placement in a state school on Samui (full accommodation included in this package option). 10 hours of observed teaching practice. Gain your TEFL qualification in a troipical paradise.
Contact: info@islandtefl.com, www.islandtefl.com
LanguageCorps Thailand
Teaching English in Thailand: Flagship Program
Program include TESOL certification, guaranteed paid jobs, regional excursions, host country language instruction, support of a local "Corps Advocate," a prepaid cell phone, visa preparation, and pre-departure and re-entry packages.
Contact: teach@languagecorps.org, www.languagecorps.org
Learn to Teach English with Learn in Asia
The TEFL Certificate certifies you to teach in Thailand and worldwide. The course focuses on the dynamics of teaching English, specifically to Thai and Asian learners.
Contact: Learn@Learn-in-Asia.com, www.learn-in-asia.com
SIT TESOL Certificate Course
The School for International Training (SIT), Vermont, USA, has been a leader in the field of TESOL training programs for over 30 years. The Certificate Course held at AUA Language Center in Bangkok is a 4-week, 130 hour course that provides participants with knowledge and skills in teaching English, as well as the tools needed for their ongoing reflection and growth as teachers. Graduates are highly sought after throughout Thailand and internationally.
Contact: training@auathailand.org, www.auathailand.org
TEFLPlus
Thailand's best value teacher training courseconducted on beautiful Patong Beach, Phuket, is a 4-week 125-hour course offering more practice teaching classes than any other provider. Train to become a professional teacher of English and earn an internationally recognised TEFL certificate.
Contact: info@teflplus.com, www.teflplus.com
Text-And-Talk Academy in Thailand
Language training programs, translation services, corporate English teaching, free lesson plans, job services and much more.
Contact: benbow@langserv.com, www.langserv.com
Youth Hostels Association of Thailand: International Community Service Programme
Volunteers with basic Teaching English as a Foreign Language experience spend 3-5 months teaching 4 hours a day in different locations around Thailand in exchange for living and travel expenses within Thailand.
Contact: bangkok@tyha.org, www.tyha.org
Wall Street Institute in Thailand:
The New Way to Learn English
We use a totally flexible multi-media based approach to teaching English, including small classroom sizes, social club activities, a total English language environment. We are open everyday at two locations, students have unlimited access to our learning facilities.
Contact: info@wallstreet.in.th, www.wallstreet.in.th
WorldWide TEFL
English Teacher Training Academy in Thailand
Teach English as a Foreign Language around the world with a certificate that schools and employers recognize and value. Our full time, 1 week, 120 hour course which takes place at our center in Pattaya, Chonburi in Thailand will give you valid a certification and allow you to teach English and start your teaching career. Our certificate reflects the fact that we operate as licensed institute of education, so our graduates have education recognition for completing our course.
Contact: info@worldwidetefl.com, www.worldwidetefl.com
|
