Last Updated: 2/2/2020 | February 2nd, 2020
Every year, tens of thousands of people go overseas and instruct English. young and old, they opt for numerous reasons: to learn about a new culture, make some money to travel, seek adventure, or just experience something new.
The time I spent teaching English overseas in Asia was life-changing. In Thailand and Taiwan, I learned that I could make friends and start a life in a unusual place, as well as adapt and flourish in a different culture. It gave me a confidence that nothing else before had ever done. It helped make me a better version of me.
Yet, with seemingly millions of places to teach, many people often wonder: where are the best places to instruct English overseas? What countries offer the best experience, pay, or benefits? Here’s my list of where to score a fun, rewarding, and well-paying job teaching English overseas:
Table of Contents
Sydkorea
Japan
Mellemøsten
Thailand
Kina
Prague
Spain
Taiwan
Teaching English Online
1. South Korea
South Korea is one of the best places — if not the best — to instruct English overseas. jobs are abundant, the pay averages $1,600-2,600 USD per month, and you get awesome benefits, like a contract completion bonus, totally free housing, and airfare reimbursement.
A lot of recent college graduates are attracted to Korea because of the money, benefits, and the fact that Korea takes numerous first-time teachers. If you don’t have any experience, this country is one of the best options for you. As a place to live, Korea has plenty of things going for it: the food is delicious, the country is dirt cheap, and the people are friendly.
Plus you will find lots of other international young expats there. because you earn so much money in a country with such a low cost of living, many people leave having paid off a substantial portion of their debts! You could easily walk away after a year of teaching with your loans (school or non-school) paid off and money for travel!
2. Japan
Japan has a credibility for good jobs which implies it also attracts as numerous people as South Korea. though the years of easily teaching in Japan and making quick cash are long, long over, people prepared to stay at least a year can typically save a substantial sum of money.
While the cost of living can eat up a lot of your salary, especially in Tokyo, there are a number of programs out there (including the government’s JET program) that reward long-term teachers with generous benefits and completion bonuses.
Additionally, the Japanese are extremely friendly and polite, the food is unlimited gourmet heaven, and the culture is unique. It’s one of my favorite countries in the world.
3. The middle East
The middle east lures numerous teachers in for one reason: its salary packages. middle Eastern countries offer extremely large salaries (up to $70,000 USD per year for an experienced teacher), lots of benefits, and no taxes. A teacher can walk away with around $40,000 USD after one year.
However, this is no place for the recent college graduate. These countries want certified and experienced teachers. If you couldn’t instruct at a public school in your home country, you have little chance of getting a job in this part of the world. As such, many of the teachers here are older and much more settled and have families.
Dubai, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, and Saudi Arabia are the most popular destinations for teaching English in this region.
4. Thailand
Thailand attracts lots of young and new teachers with its cheap cost of living, warm beautiful weather, tropical beaches, mouth-watering food, and party atmosphere.
Most of the language school teachers are ex-travelers wanting to save for future travels…or travelers who thought they were doing that but ended up never leaving. The pay in Thailand isn’t that high ($1,000–1,500 USD per month), unless you instruct in Bangkok or at an international school.
However, teaching English in Thailand isn’t about making lots of money — it’s about everything else: the ease of getting a job, the food, the fun-loving atmosphere, the weather, and everything in between. It’s one of the best destinations for young, new teachers, especially in a larger city, because you’ll fit best in.
5. China
As China rises in global stature, its need for English teacher grows as much more and much more citizens need to know the language for their job. Moreover, the culture puts an emphasis on learning it. As such, it is one of the easiest places to find work. No matter where you go, you can find work, even in saturated cities like Beijing and Shanghai.
You can earn a good salary teaching English here (upward of $1,500-2,000 USD a month), and numerous jobs give completion bonuses, totally free housing, and airfare reimbursement.
China is the brave new world and a country in constant change. It’s a good location for teachers of all abilities — there’s somhing for alle der!
6. Prag.
Prag, hovedstaden i Tjekkiet, har en tilsyneladende rigelig udbud af undervisningsjob. Byen er vokset i størrelse i løbet af de sidste par år og tiltrækker en række teknologiske start-ups og expats, som har skabt meget meget mere jobmuligheder for lærere.
Mens det er meget svært at få et job i det offentlige skolesystem eller et universitet, er der masser af sprogskoler i byen at vælge imellem. Betalingen er ikke så højt som andre lande i verden, og der er få fordele (især i forhold til Asien eller Mellemøsten), men du er et stenkast væk fra hele Europa.
Byen er en af de smukkeste, levende, sjove og populære byer i Europa, hvilket gør Prag til en fremragende central base, hvorfra man kan udforske kontinentet.
7. Spanien.
Undervisning i Spanien er en af de bedste muligheder for nogen, der ønsker at arbejde i Europa. Der er masser af job, regeringen har et aktivt program til at tiltrække lærere, og dit visum indebærer, at du frit kan rejse rundt i Europa.
Der er også mange muligheder for at instruere private lektioner på siden. Du får ikke mange fordele (eller høj løn i forhold til Asien eller Mellemøsten), men lønnen er stadig nok til at leve af.
8. Taiwan.
Taiwan er et fremragende land til at instruere engelsk i, takket være masser af jobmuligheder (selvom de har tendens til at være med unge børn), høje lønninger, fordele svarende til Sydkorea og masser af andre unge lærere at dele et socialt liv med. Landet placerer en stor betydning for at lære engelsk, og du vil kunne finde freelance tutor muligheder udover dit regelmæssige, stabile undervisning job!
Jeg elskede min tid i Taiwan, lavede nogle fantastiske venner og tilpasset til en helt ny kultur.
9. Undervisning DANSK ONLINE
Dette var noget, der ikke eksisterede, da jeg lærte. Takket være internettet, behøver du ikke længere at være bundet til et sted for at instruere undervisning online bliver meget mere populært som en måde at tjene penge på, mens du arbejder eksternt. Platforme som Cambly og Italki kræver heller ikke nogen undervisningsgrader. Betalingen er ikke stor, men det er noget, der kan få dig til at tjene nok penge til at holde rejser.
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Jeg havde en masse sjov undervisning engelsk i udlandet. Det var på mine yndlingsoplevelser på vejen, og det lærte mig så meget om mig selv. Du erhverver meget perspektiv på livet ved at leve i en anden kultur.
Mens der er mulighed for at instruere, hvor engelsk ikke er modersmål, tegner destinationerne ovenfor de mest betydningsfulde folkemængder, tilbyder den bedste løn, de bedste frynsegoder og er det mest sjove.
Hvis du tænker på at blive engelsklærer i udlandet, er min vejledning at gå til et af disse destinationer og bare gøre det!
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