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[Kev Crome]

I am considering taking up a place on a CELTA course and then finding a job teaching English abroad.

I would only wish to teach small adult groups of up to 10 people. Are there such jobs out there? I have looked at the jobs searches on this & other sites and the vacancies are nearly all for teaching children.

Are there any countries out there where the teaching of small adult groups is more usual, and such jobs easier to find?

[spiral78]

Teaching business English to adults individually and in small groups is the backbone of the newbie-level job throughout Europe.

[Glenski]

Teaching small groups, whether children or adults, is also a mainstay of EFL teachers in Japan. It's called conversation school or eikaiwa.

Not all eikaiwa have adult-only classes, though. They are essentially businesses, so they take in money from whoever will pay.

[nickpellatt]

Im in a small town in China that has a number of private language centres....again, the vast majority are adult classes, and my largest class is 8 students.

[Kev Crome]

Thanks guys.

It is good to see the jobs are out there. But what I cannot understand is where they are originally advertised! Just about all the vacancies that I see seem to relate to the teaching of children.

[spiral78]

Most European jobs aren't found from abroad - meaning they aren't advertised. You have to pick a city and c'mon over to interview in person before you'll get a first thought from an employer.

Perhaps those catering to children are desperate enough to advertise internationally

Not my cup of tea either, I'll say.

[Chancellor]

One wonders if teaching small adults is different from teaching large adults.

[Kev Crome]

Chancellor...that's an interesting point. Your profile suggests you are interested in teaching in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, or Thailand.....have you ever taught large adults?

[spiral78]

I don't think Chancellor has left his home country yet....to be fair, there is, of course, a valid TESL market in North America.

But I think the adults involved would be of mixed sizes in NA