In what country is there the greatest demand for ESL (or TEFL) teachers?
OctopusGuy asked:
In what country is there greatest need for ESL teachers? I thought perhaps Japan, but I have read that market is saturated with teachers looking for work……Is there any demand for English teachers in South America?
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In what country is there greatest need for ESL teachers? I thought perhaps Japan, but I have read that market is saturated with teachers looking for work……Is there any demand for English teachers in South America?
March 29th, 2009 at 5:04 am
America has the greatest need for ESL/TEFL/ESOL teachers. Good Luck….
March 29th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Having taught TEFL/TESL/TEC for many years, I have come to realize that the greatest need is in countries which are trying to implement the use of English as an official or unofficial second language. Korea is a good example. Japan is still a huge market in spite of what you’ve heard, except they are looking more at qualified EFL teachers rather than just people who are native speakers without teaching experience. South America is another huge developing market with Mexico leading the “charge”. Chile and Venezuela are the next largest markets. However, if you are a qualified EFL teacher, you can still work in most countries just fine.
March 31st, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Probably the U.S.
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Have you thought about China? It has recently become open to overseas teachers. Because of its rapid growth it seems that it can’t get enough English language staff.
Many cities are highly westernised and make China a fairly easy option for living overseas for most people.