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Originally Posted by Tired Teacher  From my experiences, being caucasian and a native English speaker with a Bachelor degree is the ideal situation.
If I were you, I would forget about teaching in Taiwan.  The schools aren't to blame - it's the parents. You see, the parents in Taiwan want their children to learn from a caucasian teacher no matter whether the teacher is skillful or not.
When I was teaching in Japan, there were a few Asian English teachers and some black teachers. Of course, they were both native speakers. In Japan, as long as you are a native speaker, then it doesn't matter what color skin you have.
HOWEVER, not having a passport from one of native Engllish speaking countries, does make it more difficult. Problem is getting a visa. I know of an Swiss teacher teaching English in Japan. She had to get a visa thru a company as if she was needed as the translator between German and English. Obviously she had this contact, hence she could get the visa.
In your situation, it will be somewhat difficult to get work only because you will find it a challenge to get a visa.
My only suggestion is to self sponsor yourself. If you have enought "private" students, then take the list of names and write a contract for each student and take it to the visa office. You may be able to get a visa that way. |
Hello everybody
I am new here. I am an ESL teacher for nearly eight years now and I am from Indonesia.
Recently, I've been looking for an opportunity to teach overseas especially in Japan. I've noticed and been aware that the situations in ESL field are not in favour with Asian non-native English speaking teachers. I mean, being a qualified teacher (I have TESOL cert) and having years of experience don't count here.
The situations must be changed. I know that now even non-native speakers of English are eligible for CELTA. If CELTA accepts non-native speakers, why not the working field?
Hi Tired Teacher, I am interested with your idea about self sponsoring ourselves. I contacted a small English language school in Nara and sent them my resume. They said they would be willing to hire me if I were in Nara because they couldn't afford to sponsor me. I'd like to know how it works when we sponsor ourselves. How much would we spend? Can you tell me more about it? Thanks a million!