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mrgjh02 · Joined: 08 Apr 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Florida

Does anyone know how I can start the process of landing an English teaching position in Germany? I am somewhat of a novice in speaking German, a U.S. citizen, have Bachelor's degree, and taught English in South Korea. Thank you.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

It might be easier for you to go there as a student and do some teaching part-time.

Work permit can be a problem for those who are not nationals of a EU member State.

longtimeteach · Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 107

It's pretty difficult to get work in Germany if:

1. you're trying from afar
2. you're a US citizen
3. in the current economic climate
4. if you don't speak any German

I saw a thread on this board that had some strong disagreement about the need for German in order to teach English but I can tell you that this expectation is very real. You need to have some German to get a good job.

You could try contacting some of the inlingua and Berlitz schools but they're about the only ones which will take non-German speakers, US citizens, trying to get a job from outside Germany. The pay in those places is very, very low so be prepared for poverty.