Where can I go to teach English

[htan9518]

Hello everyone,

I've just got CELTA certificate in Australia and wondering where I can go to
teach English. As my native language is not English, I'm wondering if this would make my job hunting harder. I've lived in Australia for 6 years and
graduated from the university (major in linguistics) so consider myself as "near-native", though I still need to work on my English. Can anyone give me advice on this?

Thank you

[gfell]

The places to teach English is almost unlimited. You can even teach English in Australia if you want. Many students and working holiday makers do come to Australia to study for 1 year or more.

You could teach in Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam and the list goes on.

BUT, as you mentioned, you have one BIG limiting factor. Why would someone want to have you as a teacher if you are not native and you have admitted it yourself that your English still needs work on?

Why didn't you pursue studies to teach your own native language instead?

Just as a tip, places like China and Vietnam do take non-native English teachers sometimes, but it will depend on your accent, English level and past teaching experience.

[zielwolf]

If you wanted to teach in Australia, you could try for a job in a private language school with a CELTA. If you wanted to work in the public sector, you'd need a Postgraduate Diploma in TESOL plus a Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment on top of your CELTA.

Remember that in Japan, Taiwan and Korea you need to be an Australian citizen to teach English there.

China, Vietnam and Thailand are pretty easy to get jobs in (China only as long as you're not Chinese/Asian yourself unfortunately - I don't know what the discrimination level is like in Vietnam and Thailand though).

Europe is another option. I had no problems getting work in Germany with a Bachelor's Degree and a Cert. IV in TESOL even though the Germans have a reputation for thinking only their education system is any good and the rest of the world's is rubbish. Europe is so far away though & kinda boring...I find Asia a much more interesting place to live/work in, but that's just my opinion.

Teaching English online is another possibility. It's what i'm doing now - it's great coz you can be anywhere at all and work, as long as you're connected to the internet. Working just 10 hours a week online would make me enough to live comfortably in Vietnam, China or Thailand if I so chose.

[htan9518]

thank you guys for giving me advice!

[exported_kiwi]

There's been a whole ton of threads about this subject and Gfell summed em all up.....if you're not a native speaker, it's hard to find a job, but not impossible. China is extremely biased against non-native speakers in particular and the only places, that I know of, that hire non-native speakers are the small provincial schools and colleges where the pay is not good and the conditions may, or may not, be to your liking.
Good luck with your search and persistence is the name of the game. Get some experience and referrals and then life might be a whole helluva lot easier for you!