Career Advice

[Tethler]

Originally Posted by Wonkie [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

is teaching english internationally still a thing? i think you have a degree and that's all it used to require. gets around the rude american student issue.

chime in here if you know better folks.

It's still a thing, yeah. That's what I do currently. People like to do it as a year-off kinda job before their "real career", so it has a bad reputation in the host countries sometimes due to many unqualified teachers. I got a degreee in Linguistics and a teaching cert so I wouldn't be like those guys. In my second year now and I really enjoy it. The pay isn't amazing, but it's enough to live comfortably (able to pay all bills and save $800-$1000 a month) and I am able to explore Asia cheaply (based in Japan).
There aren't many advancement opportunities though unless you get a masters or doctorate and teach at university level.