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.
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 […]
The TESOL job market in the USA is organized differently from what most teachers are used to abroad. Unlike most countries where TESOL jobs can be found in private language schools of all sizes shapes and forms, TESOL opportunities in the US are mainly found in Community Colleges and Universities. […]
The United Kingdom or UK (comprising England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) is the home of English and TEFL schools abound here catering generally for small groups of foreign students in the country for a few weeks taking a short course. There are additionally some courses offering English to immigrants […]
The UAE or United Arab Emirates is a federation 7 small states or emirates in the Middle East, namely Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah. The UAE have a cosmopolitan population with many nationalities here for business and work, primarily in the oil industry. English […]
Demand for English teachers in Eastern Europe is growing, and the Ukraine is no exception. Though the Ukraine has not been given any immediate prospect of European Union membership, the possibility of being granted market economy status has boosted its need to communicate with the rest of the world, and […]