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.
Greece has traditionally been a popular destination for first time teachers. Although some years ago there were thousands of British and Irish teachers in the country (plus a few other nationalities) due to the recession and declining birthrate the number of teachers needed has slowly declined. However, there are still […]
Germany is a beautiful and diverse country. It is clean and dynamic and life ranges from large industrial cities to some of the most unspoilt and gorgeous countryside in Europe. It is very regional, also, and traveling around you will find great variations not only in the landscape and cityscapes […]
France is without doubt a beautiful country; laid back and vibrant at the same time. It attracts many visitors from abroad, a lot of whom fall in love and decide to stay there forever and the country is home to expats of all nationalities. Having said this there is sometimes […]
Although it has a very high standard of living and often ranks highly on quality of life scales, Finland nonetheless is not a particularly common destination for TEFL teachers. Perhaps it’s the weather (often cold) or perhaps it’s the food (lots of fish) but it doesn’t seem to attract the […]
Europe, for TEFL teachers, can be divided into several distinct areas. These sometimes overlap. For a list of individual countries and the TEFL situation in each of them, see below. English-Speaking Countries In other words, the United Kingdom and Ireland. There is a demand for English teachers here, mainly dealing […]