demonstrate your ability to think outside the box. Aside from the transferable skills gained, the work you’ll be doing is really valuable. This isn’t just a summer or a gap year spent relaxing on a beach (although there’s usually some time for that); you’ll also have
Develop Yourself – and Have Fun!
Teaching English abroad is also more generally a great opportunity for personal development. While there’s no doubt that becoming an English teacher is a real job, many graduates take up TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) as a stop-gap between finishing
About TEFL Jobs
To apply for TEFL jobs, you first need an accredited TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course and the ability to speak English fluently!
How long do TEFL jobs last? Full time TEFL job contracts tend to last between 9 months and a year. If you’re looking for something shorter, summer camps take place all over the world and can be anything from 2 weeks to 3 months.
Where can I find TEFL jobs? There are technically TEFL jobs in any country where people want to learn English, which I’m sure you can imagine is a lot of countries! Having said that, the most popular TEFL destinations tend to be in Asia, Europe and South America.
What can I earn as a TEFL teacher? Salaries, like everything else worldwide vary! In a small Mexican village you could be earning $400 a month whereas in large Asian cities, such as Seoul and Tokyo, monthly pay packets are around $3,000.
Whether You’re a Student or a Graduate, there’s a TEFL Opportunity for Everyone!
the opportunity to do something worthwhile and help others through education.
If you’re mid-way through job applications you can appreciate the difficulty in finding work without that much needed experience – and international work experience is likely to be especially valuable, as most graduate employers do recognize the benefits.
university and starting out on a different career.
The social benefits of teaching English abroad are also extremely tempting – living abroad gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in a new country, meet lots of new people, and you get to travel on weekends! At i-to-i we like to say that teaching English abroad means you get paid to travel!
James Jenkin is the academic director of i-to-i TEFL. He has been teaching English as a foreign language since 1994 and has managed English language programs in Vietnam, China and Australia. His classroom career has included teaching Sudanese refugees, Vietnamese government ministers and Chinese airline pilots.
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