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delphian-domine
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 12:57 am Post subject: |
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Out of curiosity, what would an experienced native speaker earn per hour (gross) as a freelancer in Berlin?
I've absolutely no intention of ever moving there, but I'm curious to see if it's dramatically higher than in Poland. |
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Shaytess
Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 65 Location: Berlin
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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I'd say the Berlin average is around 16 Euros per 45-minute class hour, with a pretty wide range that probably looks something like this:
-teaching kids/after school tutoring - 8-10 Euros
-the big chain schools - 11-14 Euros
-average business English schools or private schools for adults - 14-18 Euros
-universities - 18-25 Euros
-your own 1-on-1 clients - 15-30 Euros per hour
-your own business clients (not very likely in Berlin but maybe if you have connections) - 30-60 Euros per hour
Cities in the east such as Leipzig and Dresden have even lower averages (12-14 Euros?) while Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Cologne, etc. which have a lot of better-paid corporate teaching work would be much higher (20 Euros?) - commensurate with cost of living and the number of qualified native speakers available.
How does that compare to Poland? |
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Shimokitazawa
Joined: 16 Aug 2009 Posts: 458 Location: Saigon, Vietnam
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:51 am Post subject: |
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Shay,
What are the chances of getting a full time university position, either contract or tenured?
I'm not interested in free lance teaching or working with rug rats. |
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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What are the chances of getting a full time university position, either contract or tenured? |
Europe is not at all like Asia in this respect.
I've worked in European universities for a decade, and have many contacts in German ones.
To land a full time and or tenured university job, you would need:
1. Advanced related qualifications (related MA++)
2. Pretty decent German
3. Local contacts who know your work and specifically want you over other applicants; because there will be competition for the job.
4. Related experience teaching European students
Short-term contracts to teach a course or two exist here and there; I assume that's what Shay's talking about. But a full-time and/or tenured gig would have really high barriers to entry in this part of the world.
Last edited by spiral78 on Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:16 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Shaytess
Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 65 Location: Berlin
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:21 am Post subject: University Jobs |
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I agree with Spiral78 - university teaching jobs in Germany are not the norm, neither are full-time jobs of any sort. I would guesstimate that perhaps 90-95% of professional English teachers work as freelancers here. University teaching, by the way, is also often freelance work in Germany. I'd also say that anyone with a full-time position of any sort likely worked their way up/in by starting as a freelancer and impressing the bosses over many years. |
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