In this category you’ll find articles on each country in the world where there are opportunities to teach English as a foreign or second language. And there are plenty!!!
For each country you’ll find some general info about the place, the kind of qualifications and visa requirements you will need to go and work there, the kind of typical teaching conditions you’re likely to find there and what it is like to live in that country with information about the cost of living, taxation, and so on.
Uzbekistan is a landlocked country in central Asia bordering with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Since gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Uzbekistan has worked towards strengthening its economic relations with many western powers, and consequently has invested heavily in English language training. Recently there has been […]
Located on the southern border of Brazil along the Atlantic coast and bordered by Argentina to the west, Uruguay is an attractive prospect when it comes to teaching English in South America. Economically, the country is in a great period of growth after a slow start to the new century, […]
With 52 ethnic groups in Uganda, each with its own dialect, English has been for years the official language of instruction in all school years. In major multicultural urban centers, like Kampala, the capital of Uganda, English is the medium of instruction in schools, with students being taught one local […]
Although jobs in State schools in Turkey are possible, most are in the thriving private schools which also usually pay better. With demand outstripping supply, jobs are fairly easy to come by and the private lesson market is booming (although some schools don’t allow this in the contract). To help […]
Tunisia is a former French colony where traditionally students are taught in Arabic in primary school, then in French in secondary school and at university, with English lessons starting in year five of primary school and carrying on throughout secondary school for three hours a week. Now all this is […]