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| TESOL
Market in Spain and around the World |
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| Spain
has an excellent TESOL market, so, if Spain is where you want to teach
you should be working soon after completing the course. Even in small
towns and villages there are usually language academies. Of course,
the greatest number of schools is in the large cities. For example,
there are over 500 language academies in greater Barcelona. Most schools
want a teaching staff with a variety of accents to satisfy the requests
of their students. We know the labor market in Spain very well and
are also very familiar with the TESOL market worldwide. Therefore,
we will help you regardless of where you want to work. |
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| ESOL
teacher pay in Spain ranges from about 10 to 16 €uros an hour.
Although pay in the large cities often leans towards the higher end,
lower pay in towns and small cities is often offset by the lower cost
of living. Many teachers supplement their income by teaching private
students and usually share apartments in order to contain their cost
of living. |
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Barcelona, it is typical for new teachers to take a few hours with
more than one school in order to have a full teaching load as soon
as possible. (Most people consider between 20 and 25 class hours a
full schedule.) This is because schools will often initially offer
a teacher new to the field a few courses to teach in order to see
how they perform. If the teachers perform well, the school generally
offers more hours within the first few weeks or so. Another way graduates
build up their hours is by teaching private students. This also takes
time and effort, such as developing and posting up fliers and ads
announcing your services as a private teacher. Part of the job guidance
you will receive focuses on obtaining private students. |
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people take the course in Barcelona but move on to another city or
town to teach. We will provide job guidance regarding whatever destination
you choose. In terms of other parts of Spain, Madrid has a great TESOL
market. Valencia and Seville have smaller but good markets. Moreover,
there are often positions in smaller cities, such as Granada, Malaga
and Bilbao, especially at the beginning of the school year or right
after the New Year holidays. If big city life does not attract you,
there are charming towns with relatively good markets near the bigger
cities, such as Sabadell and Terrassa near Barcelona or Alcala de
Henares (Cervantes’ birthplace) near Madrid. These and other
“bedroom communities” have small but healthy TESOL markets
and are commutable from the larger city. Small towns that are not
near large cities also have language schools. The best times of year
to find work in towns such as these are September/October and December/January.
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terms of countries near Spain, Portugal, Italy and Germany have excellent
markets, too. Although Morocco has a comparably small market, there
is usually relatively little competition for positions.
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other parts of the world, excellent markets exist in Central and Eastern
Europe, especially the Czech Republic, Poland and Russia. Unlike Western
Europe, in some Eastern European countries there may be work available
in universities and state schools as well as in private language academies. |
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the Mid-East and surrounding areas, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United
Arab Emirates all have many opportunities for ESOL teachers, especially
for those who have advanced degrees and a few years teaching experience.
New teachers will find more opportunities in Turkey and, to a lesser
degree, in Egypt and Tunisia. |
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Asian economic “tigers” of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan
continue to have excellent TESOL markets, with China quickly catching
up as it is in so many other spheres. Thailand and Indonesia have
the most established TESOL markets in South Asia, but Cambodia and
Vietnam are emerging as good places for ESOL teachers. In China, Cambodia,
Vietnam and Thailand, it may be possible to get university positions.
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best markets in Spanish speaking Latin America are Costa Rica, Ecuador
and Mexico. If a desire to be in a Spanish speaking country is not
a motivator, then Brazil is a good place to consider, as the TESOL
market there is one of the best in the region. |
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| Africa
is usually divided into North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, in terms
of the TESOL market, and most work is in North Africa with the best
opportunities for paid positions in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia. In
Sub-Saharan Africa, work is usually either volunteer or for subsistence
wages only. Many of the former colonies of Britain use English as
the language of instruction in state schools -- for example Ghana,
Malawi, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe. English is also one of
the official languages of South Africa, so, English teachers in these
countries are usually local citizens. |
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| If
you are a native of an English speaking country there are usually
opportunities for jobs or volunteer positions at private language
schools, religious organizations, non-profit programs that work with
immigrants, libraries, community colleges and summer “English
immersion” camps for foreign children. Universities in these
countries usually require a Masters degree. In English-speaking countries
that you are not a citizen of, opportunities would be few since you
would be in competition with local native-speakers. |
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