Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Appendix B: TEFL Locations around the World 357

✓ Accommodation: £400 per month.

✓ Classes: Many private schools run courses for adults but state schools

ask for native speaker conversation classes. Students tend to be a bit

rowdy but good natured.

✓ Contracts: Contracts run from autumn to spring.

✓ Cost of living: Slightly cheaper than the UK but eating out costs less.

✓ Qualifications: Native speakers can find work without qualifications but

not at the best schools.

✓ Salaries: £900 per month or more

✓ Travelling: Cheap airlines like Ryanair fly here.

✓ Visa: EU citizens don’t need one.

✓ Where to teach: Rome, Milan and tourist cities

Japan

The Japanese are still interested in old traditions. Japanese people follow

rules so expect to conform. They are hospitable people but live a very

high-speed lifestyle. They give more importance to body language than most

English speakers and tend to be ambitious.

✓ Accommodation: About 20 per cent of net salary.

✓ Classes: Classes are varied and can include local primary schools or
business people. The students’ focus is often on correctness, but most
lessons are conversation based.

✓ Contracts: Contracts run April to March with long teaching hours.
But you get a bonus on completion of contract and seven weeks paid
holiday. Apply for the best jobs in your home country.

✓ Cost of living: It’s possible to save if you don’t splurge on bars and
entertainment.

✓ Qualifications: A degree is needed for an instructor visa but you can
find work without one while in Japan.

✓ Salaries: £1,700 per month.

✓ Travelling: Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, United Airlines.

✓ Visa: You need a working visa and you can obtain a teaching licence
through accredited schools.

✓ Where to teach: Tokyo