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Teaching English in India/China/Korea

  • 22-03-2009 4:57am
    #1
    terencemc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 537 ✭✭✭


    Hi just wondering has anyone done this without a qualification in teaching.
    I've got a degree in engineering from UCD and am tempted to teach for a month or two in one of these locations.
    Wondering, would i be able to get a job and how much does it pay?

    Cheers


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  • #2
    dory
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,516 Mod ✭✭✭✭dory


    India is very difficult due English being such a widely spoken language there. It's an exEnglish colony too!
    Looks up Dave's Cafe, they have a whole message board on this. One or two month contracts seems very rare, unless you get a summer camp job or something. Also, with no TEFL cert you'll get less pay and be out of the running for the best jobs.


  • #3
    Shane™
    Closed Accounts Posts: 132 ✭✭Shane™


    I teach English in China, I did an on-line TEFL course but nobody else here did. The pay is 100RMB an hour where I am which is ShenYang. You can't get boards.ie in China but I'm in Australia at the moment, so I might not be able to get back to you if you have more questions.
    I'll give you some advice though, 1/ don't tell them you're going for a short time, say you're thinking of staying long term, a mistake my brother made. 2/ China is not Ireland, can't comment on the others but in China don't expect moral values or respect or even rights (such as pay, some schools just don't pay). 3/ The secret to success seems to be entertaining the students, happy students give good reviews, I've seen teachers dropped because they were too serious.
    That's my 2 cents anywho...


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