Anybody here ever done the ESL teaching abroad as a way to earn some money while traveling? How did you coordinate that? What were your experiences?
I'm looking for ways to earn a few extra bucks while in Europe and thought that might be a pretty handy way of doing it.
I have read a blog about doing that before. Specifically in Japan.
http://www.outpostnine.com/gaijin_smash/2004/11/
Fun read.
Sounds like fun, until you find out what Kancho is...
You can teach a broad English, but that doesn't mean she'll listen to you.
I don't know what the demand in Europe is for English speakers, but it is definitely in demand in Japan. Unfortunately, in the aftermath of the earthquake there, teaching/learning English may be low on the list of priorities.
guy I know is in china on his second stint doing ESL.. He loves it
Apexcarver wrote:I have read a blog about doing that before. Specifically in Japan.
http://www.outpostnine.com/gaijin_smash/2004/11/
Fun read.
Sounds like fun, until you find out what Kancho is...
I stopped reading once he said he prefers his meat well done. BLASPHEMER!
integraguy wrote:I don't know what the demand in Europe is for English speakers, but it is definitely in demand in Japan. Unfortunately, in the aftermath of the earthquake there, teaching/learning English may be low on the list of priorities.
This. English has been on the curriculum in most Western European countries for a long time so the demand for this isn't that great IMHO.
OTOH I know (vaguely) a couple of people who did that sort of work in Japan and China, where there is still a lot of demand for this sort of service.
Well, I'm already planning to be in Europe. I was just looking for a strait forward way to earn a few bucks while I'm already there. I will need it most when/if I spend some time in the Czech Republic. Probably greater demand there than in Germany.
I would be more interested in teaching a broad english.
