Opportunities Teaching English Abroad: Resources

We have begun to compile links to useful and interesting articles & resources on teaching English abroad. The Internet is littered with articles, journals, websites of organizations (some reputable, some less-so), and much more related to teaching abroad. What we have listed below is but a small selection. If you have found others of particular note or use, email us - we are always looking for additional resources!

International Teaching
The Educator’s Reference Desk

Briefly annotated links to useful Internet sites and organizations, many of them US government programs.

Language Corps

Program training and placing interested persons in teaching positions overseas. Fee-based program which includes trainging & certification, placement, and continuing support during time overseas.

Recent Articles From...
TeachingAbroad.net

Newer resource with focus on opportunities and experiences teaching in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Includes school directories for each of those countries and links to good, general information.

SoYouWanna Teach English Abroad?
SoYouWanna.com

A good, brief thumbnail of things to consider when thinking about and/or beginning to look for positions abroad. Includes a few links to additional resources. Discusses the certified/not certified dilemma too.

Teach English Abroad
Learn Abroad Center, University of Minnesota

A two-page pdf file with questions to ask yourself before pursuing an overseas teaching opportunity and information on select resources & certification programs.

Teaching English Abroad: An Introduction
ERIC Digest

Another brief overview though the most interesting aspect of this article is the attention the author gives to issues of classroom and curriculum development.

Teaching English Abroad: What To Expect, How to Prepare
Transitions Abroad

Another brief guide of what to expect and how to think about teaching abroad. Includes limited links to additional resources and some good suggestions on how to prepare yourself and “beef up” your qualifications . The same issue of Transitions Abroad has additional articles on ESL Teaching in Madrid, why Hong Kong Needs Teachers, and why the Czech Republic Wants English Speakers (all accessible online) as well as an article on teaching in Chile and teaching abroad generally (accessible only in the print version).

Elsewhere on the Transitions Abroad site are the many articles and resources pages of possible interest to those interested in teaching English abroad. Among those article are:

• A TEFLing Primer for North Americans: DOs and DON’Ts
• Teaching English as a Second Language Abroad (ESL / TEFL Training and Job Placement)
• Teaching English in Europe

... and many, many more.

121sensei.com

Not your typical “teach English abroad” site. This site does not list job opportunities but helps those currently teaching in Japan find and connect with Japanese who would like to have private English lessons/tutoring. Once you get abroad - whether in Japan or anywhere else - something to keep in mind to help you keep that checkbook in balance.

And, of course, don’t forget the links we have to numerous teaching abroad job listings on our Just Jobs, Please! page.