Study Abroad Success
Teaching English abroad can be a profitable option
for new college graduates.
Most recent graduates I interviewed concerning their teach abroad experiences were enthusiastic about their adventures.
Beijing, China
They would do it again in a heartbeat.
The primary funnel for students who want to teach abroad leads to Asia – just about all regions of Asia. China has an almost insatiable desire for people to teach conversational English. They have large populations of students learning English in school, but those students have limited opportunities to practice their conversational skills.
China generally offers a lot of perks to these new teachers.
The primary funnel for students who want to teach abroad leads to Asia – just about all regions of Asia. China has an almost insatiable desire for people to teach conversational English. They have large populations of students learning English in school, but those students have limited opportunities to practice their conversational skills.
China generally offers a lot of perks to these new teachers.
- You don’t have to have a college degree.
- You don’t need to be a certified teacher.
- You don’t need TESOL or TEFL training.
- You will receive free housing. Usually you can negotiate that your employer pay utilities also – internet connection, water, gas, electricity, heating….
- You get compensated for your airfare after 6 months of teaching.
Now that many people have discovered the benefits of going to China to teach abroad, the job market has become
much more competitive. But there is still a great deal of opportunity there. There are similar opportunities in other places in Asia, most notably in Japan and Korea.
Many of the study abroad organizations also have teach abroad programs.
And many of the countries that host study abroad students will also have a ton of teach abroad opportunities.
Some of the more popular programs are run by:
Beijing, China
- CIEE
- Language Corps
- TEFL Online
- Teach Away Inc
- NICS
- Transitions Abroad.com
Transitions Abroad.com offers quite a few kinds of work abroad options as alternatives to just teaching abroad. They include:
- Au Pair Jobs – year around, mostly employed in Europe, Canada, North America, U.K. Some recent high school graduates work as au pairs or nannies during their gap year before attending college.
- Farm Jobs
- Work abroad in Italy
- Working on Organic farms abroad
- Family farms in Europe
- WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms)
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To learn more about my son's teach abroad experiences in China, click the preceding link. You’ll find out how he and other students decided to teach overseas and the process they followed.
