Learn to Teach English Anywhere
By NomadicMatt | Published: June 17, 2010I’m always asked “Matt, how did you fund your travels before this website?” and the answer is teaching English. While I saved up money before I left to hit the road, I decided that teaching English overseas would be the best way to earn some extra money and stay on the road longer. It was. I taught in both Thailand and Taiwan and enjoyed it thoroughly. Now, I want to share how to do that with you.
Teaching English overseas is a great way for people without a lot of money to head overseas, learn a new culture, experience personal growth, and make good money that can be put towards paying off student loans, or (even better) a round the world trip. But how to go about doing it? A Google search brings up millions of website results and most of those sites are junk, filled with Google adsense ads, spam, outdated information, and sponsored ads for placement agencies that charge you to get a job. So I’ve made it simple for you. Two years of teaching experience are now in my new (and final) book:
This 101 page book includes:
- Information on what a TEFL degree is and if you need it.
- The types of teaching jobs you will find.
- The requirements for being an ESL teacher.
- Salary and benefit information.
- Specific country information for Argentina, Belgium, China, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Ukraine, Dubai, Japan, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and Guatemala. All the major teaching destinations and then some!
How much is this book?
This 101 page book is $9.99 USD. You’ll get this book and updates for life. That’s right- for life. Prices, salaries, cost of living, and visa rules are constantly changing and I plan to constantly change this book to keep those updated.
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What will this book do for you?
- Save Time!! I spent 2 weeks looking for information about teaching English when I decided it was something I want to do. I searched websites, spam sites, scrolled through forums, job sites, consulate information, and blogs. It was a time consuming process. This book will save you two weeks.
- Decide What Job is Best for YOU! I’ve held every type of teaching job described in this book. My detailed description of each jobs can help you decide which one is right for you. You don’t want to get a job, decide you don’t like it, and have to quit.
- Ease Your Mind. Maybe not fear, but doing something new can create a lot of anxiety and nervousness, especially when you feel like you don;’t know what you are getting yourself into. This book walks you through every stage of getting a job. That knowledge will definitely help calm your nerves and make you more confident in your decision to teach.
- Pick Your Country. I think this is the best and most compelling part of this book. In this book, I go into detail (over half the book) on what you can expect in each country. Wanted to teach in Spain? Ukraine? Thailand? Now you can find out what expect. You’ll find out about working conditions, salaries, benefits, cost of living, and list of online job boards. To get all this information, would require weeks of research and even then, you won’t find most of this information online. I tracked down teachers, called up expats, messaged schools, and used my own experience to get the most accurate teaching information for each country.
One of the greatest things I did during four years of traveling was teach English while overseas. That experience let me learn about a new culture, a new language, make international friends, and break out of my routine. Most importantly though, teaching showed me that if I can get up and move to a new culture and survive, I could do anything I put my mind to. Let teaching do that for you. And let this book help you figure out how to become a teacher.
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Looks interesting Matt. I’m currently doing just this and writing about it occasionally on my blog, and I love it! Getting qualified to teach English as a foreign language has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made!
It did indeed take a while to find useful information on the web when I first decided it was something I wanted to do, so having something cut out that research like this would definitely be useful. I look forward to reading some reviews of the new book soon!
While I am not quite in the position to drop everything at the moment, you have sold me on UPDATES FOR LIFE! I will be saving this post for later use:-).
Interesting…I wonder if you need to have work permits in these countries
In most of them, you do but you get them via your company.
I’ve been doing so much research on this lately, so glad you put this book together. Can’t wait to read it!
Teaching English in other countries is one of the most rewarding experiences to be had! A highly recommend it to anyone who wants to travel, learn, and discover new things. It’s also so pleasing to teach others and see their development and progress.
This looks like an interesting book. I look forward to reading it and learning what kind of advice you offer.
I taught English in Taiwan for two years and had an awesome time. Since then the industry has certainly changed, but I still highly recommend teaching overseas to anyone seeking valuable work experience living abroad.
Hi.
How has the industry changed? Less demand? Or too much offer?
Sorry Gerard for getting back to you so late.
I think the industry has changed from a teachers market to a schools market. Just having a degree is not enough any more. The better jobs are going to teachers with TEFL qualifications and teaching experience. I see this as a result of a growing market pool for a limited number of positions.
If you want to stand out, get a TEFL certificate and suck it up at a less than stellar school for a year or two. At that point you can transfer to a better school and really enjoy the benefits of living and teaching abroad.
looks fantastic! working on my review for you now…what a GREAT book, matt!
Just wondering how specific to country of origin is it?
I’m based in the UK and have done a bit of research already, so not sure if your ebook is entirely suited to my situation (though the potential usefulness of the job board bit is tempting in itself!)
A lot of people are interested in teaching English overseas, but you’re right about the tons of sites that come up in the search engines. It’s tough to get straight answers without a ton of research. I hope your book will help people narrow down what they want to do and where.