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[cranberries]

Hello,
After all the research I've done on teaching in Spain, I feel silly asking this, but what kinds of schools are you all applying to?
Public schools where you teach children? Private language schools geared toward adults? Or something altogether different?
I plan to teach in Salamanca, a small-to-medium sized city, at least it seemed to me.
Thank you,
--Kay

[Mouse]

I�d always presumed that people were talking about private language schools (though not necessarily geared towards adults). Work in the public sector often (always?) requires specific in-country qualifications (like the CAP in Catalonia, I believe?) which we humble ESOL teachers often don't possess. Well, I don�t anyway. As has been said on here, oh, at least once, work can be found in smaller cities but your best bet is Madrid or Barcelona. Have you had a good look around Salamanca?

[cranberries]

Thanks for the reply. While I didn't look around for jobs in Salamanca while I was there--I studied there for a summer during college--I've gathered a list of language schools by going to Goabroad.com. I basically used the site to search for places in Salamanca to study English, as if I were the student seeking English.
Salamanca seems a bit more busy and "contemporary" than other cities of its size, because of its university students, commerce, and tourism. I'm hoping this will work in my favor to find a position. Or maybe I'm just wearing rose-colored glasses...
--Kay

[Mouse]

Have you also tried looking in the local yellow pages for work? If you love the city so much, go for it -- you should be able to find something, eh. If I were you I'd stress the fact that I'd lived there before, loved the city and wanted to stick around. Schools tend to like the idea that a teacher isn't too transient (unlike myself).