teaching english in a foreign country

daryn · #1 02-26-2005, 06:32 AM

anyone have any info on this? i know there are at least a few on here that have done this. where do you even begin? do you have to go to the embassy to get a visa, etc.? how do you get the job. maybe just show up and look? reponses appreciated.

AngryCola · #2 02-26-2005, 06:33 AM

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Yeah, anyone who has some real info. on this stuff should speak up.

This is something that I've always been very interested in, too.

daryn · #3 02-26-2005, 06:34 AM

i know malone brown was in s. korea. i would be interested in italy, japan, s. korea, other european countries, in that order.

peachy · #4 02-26-2005, 06:36 AM

Good starting place is contacting universities here that have oversea programs and need teachers - or contacting schools directly over there, do u know any other languages besides english? They would put emphasis on that b/c its needed to cross communicate, if not u could teach upper lvl english classes where they have enough of a base to understand u

daryn · #5 02-26-2005, 06:37 AM

italy is my first choice as i can commmunicate in italian but am not as good as i am in english. that's another benefit to going there.

peachy · #6 02-26-2005, 06:42 AM

Then this should be ur target country b/c u know both languages - it will allow u to find a position easier! Its much easier to find a job teaching language over there vs here b/c they start teaching other languages avidly at younger ages, so u could work with lil kids all the way to university students - also u could privately tutor (would be harder to do that from scratch though hehe maybe on the side after ur established) along with that u could maybe teach what was ur major?? physics?? so maybe get a position through a univeristy teaching english and one of ur undergrad focuses

meet a hot italian girl or two or ten

daryn · #7 02-26-2005, 06:45 AM

i just had a new thought. maybe i can just move there and find some menial job. it's not like i have a passion for teaching english. i could just as easily be a waiter or something.

ipp147 · #8 02-26-2005, 06:48 AM

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Hi Daryn,

I only see one issue here. In mainland Europe most countries teach English to a very good standard and it is compulsory upto around the age of 18 in a lot of places. The requirement for out of school tutoring is small.

Your better bet is the far east. A friends brother taught English in Taiwan and virtually every kid there has lessons outside of their school as well as in it.

peachy · #9 02-26-2005, 06:50 AM

then find a place to live...pack and bag and get to it....do it while ur young and can still move back if all else fails!

daryn · #10 02-26-2005, 06:51 AM

ok.. let's talk this up now. how do you find a place to live? just head there, stay in a hotel until you can find a place?