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>>420331
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As a weeabo, I'm naturally an expert on this. Yes, you generally need a degree.

>>420331
You either:
Need bachelor or higher degree for a working visa aka sponsorship
or
Spousal Visa

Without one of those, you cannot legally work in a foreign country.
Any more questions?

>>420331

Teach english in Ecuador and live like a king. High pay and low living expenses, oh and they use usd dollar.

Just any bachelor degree, easy as pie.

I heard you can teach English in China, and some other countries without a degree. I actually know of one guy who is teaching in China without one at 19 or 20 years old.

Anyone know of any similar cases?

I'm living in China.

Most all of the legit places require a degree.

That said, there are plenty of shady places willing to take you in without one. There's also a good chance they'll treat you like shit though, knowing they have the upper hand.

The sketchy places also will probably hook you up with a visa via another company because they couldn't/won't pay for the rights to hire foreigners. The chances are low, but there's still the risk that you'll get booted out of the country.

Even with a legit school I was on a shady visa for awhile...

THAT SAID, China is really fucking lax on document forgery as far as degrees/certs go. Would be best to not forge local documents or passports!

>>420331
is it possible to teach english with english literature degree ? not a native speaker though.

I've taught in China, Korea and Taiwan. Working in Beijing right now.

>Do you need a degree?
Yes unless you want to teach the Chinese countryside for 5000 RMB a month.
>What was/is it like?
The jobs I've had ranged from shitty to OK. The lifestyle outside of work is mostly very good... at least if you like Asian pussy, drinking/partying, and traveling. That's pretty much the lifestyle of most teachers.
>Is it difficult to find a job in this field?
Nope

I've never taught English in a foreign country, but I've lived in a foreign country for quite a while and suffered through English classes taught by foreigners.

>Do you need a degree?
Yes, in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, especially if you are working in a real school. Probably could get away with not having one in a shitty cram school where you have a shady work visa.

>What was/is it like?
It is what you make of it. You're living in a foreign country for a long period of time. You generally either put up with teaching people with poor English, or you work in an international school teaching people who are practically native English speakers.

>Is it difficult to find a job in this field?
Helps to have prior teaching experience. That said, several of my foreign English teachers were complete lazy boneheads and they still found work somehow. I suppose if you get a bad reputation in one country, you can always move on to somewhere else. Most of my least favorite English teachers went from Korea to Taiwan, presumably after people realized how useless they were.

>>423513
Er, by foreigners I mean Americans. Sometimes I get a little mixed up.

>>423513
How was the pay in Korea? Considering going there to teach after undergrad to help save up for graduate

>>423519
Sorry dude, I've never taught there. I suspect it varies greatly depending on whether you teach at a cram school or for the government, though. Also, depending on how much you need to save, you may not want to live in Korea for that long. If you've never lived overseas for a significant period of time you may just find the culture/environment doesn't suit you.

>>423519
Pay sucks due to supply > demand. Too many faggots going to korea to teach english because of its rise in popularity compared to China or Taiwan.

I'm hoping to teach ESL abroad by october. I majored in English and World literature in college and got a CELTA. The CELTA is the gold standard certificate to teach esl abroad at any reputible school.

In all of the research I have done I have never heard of a country in south america paying well. Korea is nice because it is possible to walk away with 10k saved at the end of the year. That is more than can be said for someone getting paid 50k in NYC. after rent and trying to live a similar lifestyle in korea 50k in nyc just gets you by imo.

>>420331
Would be cool to live in Italy and do this. Can't say I'd be willing to sacrifice my current paycheck though.

>>420331

I've met a Canadian here in Brazil who doesn't have a degree and teaches English in one of the best schools we have in town. People love to have a native speaker teaching them.
The payment is really low though.

>>423541
>50k in NYC
I make 36k a year in nyc.
I own my apartment, go out 2 times a week. Funny enough work for a school so I get school hours. And travel to another country at least once a year. either during winter break or summer vacation.
I guess because i didn't choose the most expensive school I thought i could afford that makes me bad? I did go to school didn't graduate going back with the school paying for half my tuition.
How in gods name can you not save 10k a year making 50k.
You must be "poping" champagne and sniffing coke on a daily basis.

>>423613
36k before or after taxes? also what neighborhood

>>420331
Wow great thread OP.

I have been thinking of teaching ESL in South America somewhere. Because I love the Latina ladies, the culture, and the food. Asia seems to be a popular ESL destination, but I have zero interest in Asia.

I have a BA in social sciences, would I be eligible to teach at a legitimate school? Or do you need an English/education degree??


Teaching ESL seems like a great way to travel the world and have adventures before I am too old and get strapped down with wife and kids.

Anyone teach in South America?? I'm interested in Argentina.

>>424253
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