TEACHING ENGLISH OVERSEAS

OVERVIEW
Teaching English overseas is an excellent opportunity on many different levels. If English is your native language, there are numerous opportunities to teach worldwide, either through organized programs that recruit in the U.S. or at independent schools in a variety of countries. In order to enjoy the experience and do a good job, individuals must have some desire to teach. This does not necessarily mean that your long-term goal needs to be a teaching career. That said teaching abroad does provide a solid foundational teaching experience that can be applied to a future job in education. Teaching English affords an opportunity to live in another country, work on foreign language skills and gain solid professional experience that can be used in future employment. It is also sometimes possible to transition into other types of jobs once you are in the country. In many cases, you do not need TESL/TEFL (Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language) certification in order to find a position, but it is extremely helpful to have some coursework in teaching methods and curriculum development and some volunteer tutoring experience. If you are interested in teaching as a long-term career and have training and some domestic teaching experience, there are opportunities at international schools around the world. While teachers can find placements independently, two organizations involved in recruiting teachers are International School Services (www.iss.edu) and Council of International Schools (www.cois.org). As this document is targeted toward teaching English abroad outside of the international schools framework, the content will focus more on that opportunity. Below are some resources to help you start searching for English teaching opportunities. Please note: The information below is a guide. It is not a complete list nor is it a listing of endorsed or recommended programs. Please be sure to be thorough in your research before committing yourself to any program.

INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES
English International: Provides information and advice for teaching English overseas, including a book, Teaching English Overseas: A Job Guide for Americans and Canadians. www.englishinternational.com Transitions Abroad: Available from many libraries and international newsstands: this magazine often carries articles on the TEFL job market as well as on other topics relating to overseas work, life and travel. The January/February issue each year concentrates on TEFL. www.transitionsabroad.com Daves ESL Caf: Run by Dave Sperling, this is the biggest and best website for EFL teachers. The Job Center section contains many useful pages including: Jobs Offered, Job Discussion Forum, Job Information Journal and Teacher Training Discussion Forum. www.eslcafe.com Teach Abroad.com: Directory for teaching positions around the world -- educational opportunities, paid and volunteer international teaching positions. www.teachabroad.com ESL.net: Distributor of ESL (English as a Second Language), GED, and foreign language training software, videos, audio, handheld translation devices, and textbooks. They also have a list of ESL resources at www.esl.net/esl_resources.html Teaching English in Asia: List of resources and opportunities in Asia www.teachenglishinasia.net

LOCAL TRAINING PROGRAMS

The School of Teaching ESL (S-TESL) Washington Academy of Languages (WAL) TESL Express Seattle Central Community College TESOL Program University of Washington MATESOL Program Seattle University TESOL Program www.schooloftesl.com/ www.wal.org www.teslexpress.com/ http://www.teachertrainingprogram.com/program1.php www.depts.washington.edu/engl/esl/ www.seattleu.edu/coe/tesol/

UW CAMPUS & SEATTLE-AREA RESOURCES FOR POTENTIAL EDUCATION AND ESL-RELATED VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
UW- Carlson Center UW- Pipeline Project UW- FIUTS Catholic Community Services St. James ESL program Jewish Family Service of Seattle Horn of Africa Services Refugee Womens Alliance (ReWA) Neighborhood House International Rescue Committee (IRC) El Centro de la Raza A.C.E Language Institutes University of Washington English Language Program ALPS Language School www.depts.washington.edu/leader/ www.washington.edu/uwired/pipeline/ www.fiuts.washington.edu www.ccsww.org www.stjames-cathedral.org/esl/ www.jfsseattle.org/vesl.html www.hoas.org/ www.rewa.org/ www.nhwa.org/makeadifference/volunteer.php www.theirc.org/help/volunteering.html www.elcentrodelaraza.org/giving/volunteer.htm www.cultural.org/esl/spu/ www.elp.washington.edu www.englishintheusa.com

A LIST OF PROGRAMS & SCHOOLS WITH INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES

Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program GEOS Language Corporation (Japan) Serendipity (Russia) Central European Teaching Program CIEP (Foreign Language Assistants in France) Language & Culture Assistants in Spain euroTEFL (Europe) WorldTeach Peace Corps CIEE (Chile, China, Spain & Thailand) Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program (FLTA) English Program in Korea (EPIK) English Language Fellows Program, US Department of State Centers for Interamerican Studies (CEDEI) (Ecuador) www.mofa.go.jp/jet www.geoscareer.com www.serendipity-russia.com www.cetp.info/ www.ciep.fr www.mec.es/sgci/usa/en/programs/us_assistants/default.shtml www.europetefl.com www.worldteach.org www.peacecorps.gov www.ciee.org/teach.aspx www.fulbright.org.il/en www.epik.go.kr http://elf.georgetown.edu/ www.cedei.org/

GLOSSARY OF TERMS
ESL ELL TESL TEFL/EFL TESOL MATESOL English as a Second Language English Language Learners Teaching English as a Second Language Teaching English as a Foreign Language Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Masters in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
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