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[pr455]

Daniel,

It depeds on what you are looking for. Like Rob has said, summer camps are an option in Madrid, but there may be a few academies looking for someone to do some intensives in May. It can happen, but it is not the norm.

Some parents look for intensives for their kids in the summer as well, so it's all about hitting the pavement and passing your name off at schools in the area where you choose to live.

Since I no longer work for academies and have moved more into schools, I can offer you very little advice. Take what Rob has said and what I have said and make your decision. In the end, September is the best month to look for work, but ow even companies are started classes later and later than they used to in the past.

Suerte,

Shawn

[daniel_hayes]

[stevepip]

My wife is Chinese and I am British. Anyone know how she could go about getting a job teaching Chinese and/or English in Spain?

Regards

Steve

[Archie Rice]

Thought I'd bump this thread, as it contains some great posts already.

I'm moving to Spain ASAP - I have CELTA, two years experience and am British. I am confident in my abilities as a teacher and am savvy enough to find work wherever I go. I have a bit of cash put aside, and could feasibly get by fir 2-3 months without work.

My only real question is what city to hit ? I am drawn to the idea of Grenada Seville or Malaga - how is the working situation in these towns ? Also leaving for the south now, I feel my timing might be off as I hear it gets crazily hot and the towns empty out during July and August.

I am not so taken with Madrid, and as learning Spanish is a priority, will avoid Barcelona, and am a little put off Valencia for this reason. Ideally I would like the sea, decent nightlife, friendly locals and not too many pisshead Brits on tour tourists. Not a lot too ask eh

Any suggestions gratefully considered.

[Archie Rice]

Thought I'd bump this thread, as it contains some great posts already.

I'm moving to Spain ASAP - I have CELTA, two years experience and am British. I am confident in my abilities as a teacher and am savvy enough to find work wherever I go. I have a bit of cash put aside, and could feasibly get by fir 2-3 months without work.

My only real question is what city to hit ? I am drawn to the idea of Grenada Seville or Malaga - how is the working situation in these towns ? Also leaving for the south now, I feel my timing might be off as I hear it gets crazily hot and the towns empty out during July and August.

I am not so taken with Madrid, and as learning Spanish is a priority, will avoid Barcelona, and am a little put off Valencia for this reason. Ideally I would like the sea, decent nightlife, friendly locals and not too many pisshead Brits on tour tourists. Not a lot too ask eh

Any suggestions gratefully considered.

[Perilla]

Now is probably the worst time to go to Spain looking for TEFL work, as the majority of schools are on the verge of closing for summer. There may be some summer school work, but there's less of it than in the UK and in any case they should already have teachers lined up. Best time to go and search is September, before the TEFL year begins.

As regards which city, Valencia meets all your requirements.

[Archie Rice]

Thanks for the tip - I have left my previous job in Hungary and am now living between places at a friends, so I can't be too fussy about the timing. I have some cash put aside and may do an intensive Spanish course for a month to get me cracking. That way ill be acclimatised and to some degree able to converse in Spanish for the start of teaching season.

Would Valencia be a suitable location for learning Spanish ? I know it has its own dialect. Not sure how relevant that is in the grand scheme of things

[Perilla]

Apparently in Valencia most people speak Spanish most of the time. I've never been there but this query has popped up many times before, and the Valencia experts all say it's fine for Spanish.

Regarding a Spanish course, you might have difficulty finding one now for the same reason you'd have difficulty finding TEFL work - most schools will be closed. Having said that, who knows? You might get lucky and given the general lack of employment in Spain these days it can't be that hard to find someone willing to teach you - or to do language exchange.

[reddevil79]

Spanish is the language of cities in Spain, though you may find pockets where the regional language is spoken (bars, associations, clubs, etc.) It�s out in the surrounding villages and rural areas where you�re more likely to come across regional languages. Valencia would be a great place to start out and learn Spanish.

[Archie Rice]

Thanks RedDevil (poor choice of photo btw... my eyes my eyes

It's looking like ill head to Valencia, do a Spanish course and find the lie of the land for potential employees. Whether I settle long term or not it will at least give me a taste of Spanish living.

[Archie Rice]

On the subject of Valencia, i have read that the America´s Cup is held there in July and this will see accommodation prices sky-rocket. Is this really the case ? I had to google America´s Cup, so have no clue about the size of this event or how much effect it has on the city.

[Paper_Cat]

Get her to translate.