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sisyphus · Joined: 20 Sep 2009 Posts: 170

Because where I am in the Czech Republic it is dire. And with a capital D.I heard that one advert for a few hours teaching outside of Prague was answered by 200 expats...grim!

Sef · Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 74 Location: UK

Demand still seems to be high here in China.

Deicide · Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 5:44 pm Post subject:

The Pit...aka S.Korea...but not for teachers...

evolving81 · Joined: 04 May 2009 Posts: 135 Location: Tampa

Yes, I'd like to know too. Demand & decent paying... So Prague is out and China and Korea are in. I actually have no urge to go back to Asia though...maybe it'll come back to me.

80daze · Joined: 15 Oct 2008 Posts: 118 Location: China

If you're thinking of Asia then China is your best bet at the moment - it has 1.4 billion people and English must be taught in schools, colleges and universities. You also have a lot of language schools and they hire basically anyone with or without a degree or TEFL/CELTA certificate so if you have those and experience you should be able to get a good deal.

I've heard that Japan, Korea, Thailand etc.. are flooded with TEFLers at the moment.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

I think the market is flooding all over the place due to the recession. But it won't last, once people realise that TEFLing isn't super easy, they'll go back to their old jobs. . or looking for jobs.

Evanzinho · Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 28 Location: Seoul, South Korea

Deicide · Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:57 pm Post subject:

evolving81 · Joined: 04 May 2009 Posts: 135 Location: Tampa

I'm getting subtle hints that you dislike Korea (aka The Pit).

I've been to Busan but I would actually be interested in working in a more rural environment. Big cities can be overwhelming, foreign big cities can be even more overwhelming. I'm sure there will be less to do in term of entertainment but it could still be a good experience.

Is pay in rural Korea much lower than the bigger cities?

Deicide · Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:25 pm Post subject:

coledavis · Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 1838

Russia and the central Asian countries are good, but they don't advertise. So you've got to research.

Translate something like 'English language school Xtown' into Russian, using Google and/or Yandex to search for school web sites and then use Google's translate or Yahoo's Babelfish to look at them in English and pick up contact details. Then, yep, good old phoning and emailing cv/resume.

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:40 pm Post subject:

MOst of Latin America demand is high, pay low.

What do you have against Korea, Deicide? I was there last year, and liked it so much I'm planning to return. Good food, literate populace, good pay and benefits, schedule not too bad.

It should be mentioned, though- I was training teachers on a fairly specialized course. I couldn't say what entry level or low level work in Korea might be like.

Best,
Justin

evolving81 · Joined: 04 May 2009 Posts: 135 Location: Tampa

sisyphus · Joined: 20 Sep 2009 Posts: 170

So the strong hotspots for english seem to be:
1. China
2. South Korea (
3. Russia and Central Asia

any emerging nations where demand will be strong?

North Korea?

Wink

coledavis · Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 1838

Kyrgyzstan is possible but the pay is 6 or 7 dollars an hour. You should be able to live well while you're out there, but I guess most of your spare cash will be dedicated to getting home again. I rather think Kazakhstan is similar.