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ldragon
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 Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:35 am Post subject: Teaching in Thailand w/ BA in English Only |
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| I am considering teaching English in Thailand. I am a native English speaker from USA. I do not have a TEFL certificate or any related certificate. Just a Bachelor of Arts in English. I have about 2 years experience in an education environment, but no teaching certificate. What are the chances of finding work with these qualifications? And what kind of salary should I expect? |
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tttompatz
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Location: Talibon, Bohol, Philippines
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 1:23 am Post subject: Re: Teaching in Thailand w/ BA in English Only |
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| I am considering teaching English in Thailand. I am a native English speaker from USA. I do not have a TEFL certificate or any related certificate. Just a Bachelor of Arts in English. I have about 2 years experience in an education environment, but no teaching certificate. What are the chances of finding work with these qualifications? And what kind of salary should I expect? |
Chance of finding work is 100%. The length of time needed to find work will vary depending on the time of year (busiest in April and slowest in Dec/Jan).
It will also vary on whether or not you are in Thailand. Schools will always look to a local hire NET first before importing a teacher.
1st year and coming in from abroad you can expect a salary in the 35-45k baht range.
Network and learn your way around. If you are any good in the classroom you should be able to find positions in the 45-55k range for your 2nd/3rd year.
Continue your professional development and salaries up to 100k are attainable for decent, career ESL teachers.
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MaiPenRai
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Location: BKK
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:06 am Post subject: |
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| Schools will always look to a local hire NET first before importing a teacher |
Very true. That being said, if you are the type that needs security and want to make sure you have a job, then there are a few larger agencies that hire overseas for government schools. These jobs are usually not in Bangkok or other hot spots, but can be a good way to get your foot in the door and see if you like teaching EFL. AYC, MediaKids, TLS, Essential Learning, BFITS are among the more well known. Expect 30-35,000 baht/month and to live in smaller cities/towns outside Bangkok.
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| 1st year and coming in from abroad you can expect a salary in the 35-45k baht range |
Depending on your personality, resume, interview skills, etc, this is an accurate range. 35-40 is more likely with no experience or TEFL cert.
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| Continue your professional development and salaries up to 100k are attainable for decent, career ESL teachers |
Not likely in Thailand though. And not likely with only a day job. Unless the professional development you get is to go home and get a B.Ed or P.G.D.E and work as a teacher in the States for 2-3 years. 100K is possibly but most likely for teaching subjects other than EFL (upper secondary math and sciences in big demand). For the vast majority of career TEFL'ers, the summit seems to be about 60-75K for a 9-5 job in Thailand.
There are a lot of jobs available right now in the 30-40,000 baht/month range and will continue to be until end of May probably. The Thai school year starts in May, so most jobs will be filled by the end of May. Always jobs in the language school area. These are less stable and less likely to get you a work permit. Although there are lots of jobs available, there are also lots of teachers available, many who have just finished a TEFL course (although that doesn't always mean as much as most think, in Thailand anyways).
With government price caps set to end next month, prices for food, construction materials (accomm) and possibly gas are expected to go up by about 10%. This will not help most TEFL'ers as salaries most likely will not go up in unison.
Come and have fun for 6 months- 1 year to see if you like it. Bring a few thousand dollars to ensure you can get home and survive if you dont.
Best of luck. |
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ldragon
Joined: 01 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you both for your informative responses.
Another set of questions... I have a medical condition that makes it difficult for me to be seated for most of the day. I need to be on my feet. Or have a steady combination of sitting and standing. Would that be awkward in a Thai classroom or language school? Also, how is the availability of medical insurance? Scanning the forum it seems like there are a lot of options. |
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