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rach_13 · Joined: 20 Dec 2010 Posts: 2

Hi everyone...

Im quite new to this so bear with me. I have done some research, but ive found such contradictory information.

My boyfriend and I are thinking of going to teach english in Asia, I have a british passport so am alright, but my boyfriend, who is fluent in english, and did attend an international school in the Netherlands for a few years, only has a dutch passport. He has also been in South Africa for the past 3 years, doing an undergraduate degree at an English speaking university.

I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice on which countries are most likely to allow my boyfriend to work. Or is there another option, where he could say teach sport?

I would prefer to apply with someone like EPIK or JET.

So my questions is two fold, are there any large recruitment drives that will consider people who are non native. The problem with Jet is that we are just way too late to apply. Secondly, if we cant go during one of these large recruitment drives, which countries in Asia do not mind if you do not have one of those 7 passports but can speak and write perfect English.

Trifaro · Joined: 10 Nov 2010 Posts: 152

I know a guy from the Netherlands teaching in China.

If you're ready to go now, check out Dave's China Jobs list and apply to Beijing Normal University in Zhuhai.

The hiring guy is a British chap named Martin.

Generally, China and BNU requires experience, but, you never know.

Good Luck!!

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

JET program seems to have taken 2 Dutch as ALTs in the past years.

He's going to have a hard time landing anything else in Japan. No degree and non-native speaker with less than 12 years of education in English... whew!

rach_13 · Joined: 20 Dec 2010 Posts: 2

He does have an undergrad degree, but not in english or anything of that nature. Economics and economic history. We arent set on Japan, really anywhere in Asia would be alright.

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sistercream · Joined: 18 Dec 2010 Posts: 497 Location: Pearl River Delta

If neither of you objects to language centre teaching (as opposed to "real" school teaching) then Hong Kong is a possibility - I've met Polish, German and even a Syrian EFLer, working at places of varying standards/ reputations. The sad fact is that in the private sector it's often much more important to be caucasian than to be even half-way fluent in English.