4 Popular Places To Teach English Abroad

When you take a TEFL course to train to teach English abroad you’ll see that The TEFL Academy has a great TEFL jobs board that you can browse.

Here are a few of the TEFL locations you’ll find in our advertisements:

China

You’ll need to have a university degree as well as your TEFL certificate to teach English abroad in China. This is more to do with being able to obtain a work visa than your ability to the job. China is a popular place to teach and there are plenty of opportunities. Most positions include accommodation and work is available in cities like:

• Shanghai
• Beijing
• Guangdong
• Tianjin

Italy

Italy has beautiful countryside, great beaches and fine food. It’s well liked by TEFL teachers who enjoy the sunshine and the relaxed way of life. Some jobs require a degree, but not all, so it’s worth looking at if you have a TEFL certificate to teach English abroad, but no degree. Places to teach include:

• Florence
• Turin
• Naples
• Milan

Spain

Like Italy, Spain has plenty of sunshine and an outdoors way of life. You can sit outside for a coffee before or after your classes and watch the world go by. You don’t need a degree to get a visa and plenty of schools welcome newly qualified TEFL teachers. You can teach English abroad in:

• Madrid
• Barcelona
• Cordoba
• Vigo
• Valladolid

South Korea

Another location where a degree is required in order to get a work visa. South Korea is popular with new teachers who want to teach English as a foreign language abroad in a modern environment with plenty to do and excellent transport links. The most popular place to teach English as a foreign language is in Seoul, but you can also go to:

• Busan
• Daegu
• Suwon
• Gwangju

So you now have some inspiration for where to teach English abroad.

Author Bio

Written by

Kirsten Colquhoun

Kirsten Colquhoun is the Content Manager for The TEFL Academy. A graduate of Cambridge University and DELTA-qualified, she first started teaching kindergarten in Thailand in 2003. A South African, she has also taught in China, the UK, Spain, Qatar and South Africa, but these days she is a teacher trainer and freelance writer and editor. Read Kirsten Colquhoun's story →