Teaching abroad process?

I’m a 7th grade English teacher toying with the idea of teaching abroad next year. I have a Bachelor’s, all my certifications, and two years of experience.

I am assuming that you have a teaching degree and that you are American or Canadian.

Having a teaching degree is going to get you some sweet gigs all over Asia. Thailand, Korea, Japan, China… Asia has a huge demand for English education, and most teachers are qualified with just degrees and not education. TEFL or TESOL or CELTA are not in depth. MOST teachers having completed the course in just a month or two.

South America will definitely hire you too, but the pay will not be so good. Europe generally has more restrictions. Each country demands something else. Some countries may want CELTA and some may want TESOL. But I think that is the least of your worries when you go to Europe, a lot of countries want teachers to be from the EU. Americans generally find it difficult to get a work visa.

TESOL/TEFL/CELTA are great to have and it is a smart thing to do before you become a teacher. But, I would first choose the country before choosing the certificate, then find the requirements. Not only will this help you get the job, but it may help you out teaching too… but most of all it gives you leverage for more salary. I was able to get an extra $300 a month for having a TESOL in Korea… but it had to be over 120 hours in class time (not online). If I choose any other course it would have been useless.

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