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[Michal]

I'm an ESL teacher with the "right" credentials but...not a native English speaker.Does anyone know what my chances are for a teaching job in Spain?I have a European passport so work permit won't be a problem.

Thanks for any reply.

[Moore]

I know several non-native English teachers here: an Italian, a Belgian, a Czech and a Chinese. They all get plenty of hours, but obviously had to work a bit harder to get themselves established, and end up doing classes with a bit more travelling involved that natives might refuse. Do note that this is in Madrid, where there is a lot of work: I'm really not sure there'd be much work elsewhere, especially Barcelona where competition for jobs seems to be fierce.

[craftynick]

as ive only worked in 2 schools here in Barcelona i dont really know much on this subject. However i do know that in my last school there was a finnish girl working there who had no TEFL certification & no experience of teaching - all she had was a degree in linguistics - so yeah it is possible to get work here too i just dont know how easy it is. Have a look on pages like Loquo.com and see what schools are looking for. Hope this helps

[spiral78]

Um, Craftynick, 'all' she had was a degree in linguistics?! Are you aware what that is? Sure, she might have needed teaching experience, but she should have pretty good knowledge about how languages are learned. It's a fairly major qualification.

[craftynick]

[spiral78]

Ok, I have to agree that it takes both training and some talent to teach well. And a degree in linguistics isn't a teaching qualification - just that she should have good knowledge in that part of the job.