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fiveeagles · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 51 Location: Jeonju, South Korea

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spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

FiveEagles, your question is really directed to a very small audience: teachers from Brazil who are working/have worked in other countries, and their families and friends.

I think you are unlikely to find too many people on this forum who will know the answers for you. Most people who participate on Dave's are from native English speaking countries and so we have information from that perspective........not to say that this is the whole picture of ESL by any means, or that your query doesn't have merit - I just don't think many people on this forum will have much information for you.

Maybe someone will prove me wrong? Come on, guys!

I suggest that you should try the Embassy websites for countries that interest you. You should be able to find specific information this way - �t's a little more work, but probably more productive for you, I think.

JZer · Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 3898 Location: Pittsburgh

fiveeagles, I see you are currently in Korea so I guess the question is not about you. I think that a Brazilian could get a job in China. It would help if they looked European.

fiveeagles · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 51 Location: Jeonju, South Korea

Well, her boyfriend is an American and they both want to teach ESL.

JZer · Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 3898 Location: Pittsburgh

Is he a student in America? He would probably have to take the TOEFL to demonstrate his English ability. I think that there is about no chance in South Korea. Though it would be possible if they are married. Having your non-native English speaking partner work is not legal and I am not recommending it but I do know that some Filipino wives teach English in Korea illegally. So, it would probably be possible for a married couple with a Brazilian husband to find some work under the table. They would need to be married or there would be no way for him to enter Korea.

Jetgirly · Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 741

I had a Brazilian girl in my CELTA class and she ended up working in Spain BUT she also had an EU passport. The school she ended up with wasn't concerned that she wasn't a native English speaker.

fiveeagles · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 51 Location: Jeonju, South Korea

JZer · Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 3898 Location: Pittsburgh

The best options are probably Thailand and China. Almost everyone in Thailand works without a visa so she would be no different than anyone else. She should probably take her American High School Diploma and show it. That might find her some work. If she is attractive then that will help as well. If they were married she might be able to work in Korea under the table.