Get Paid to Teach English in Spain with TEFL Certification
Get paid to teach English around the world!
Are you:
- A native English speaker from USA or Canada?
- Age 20-40?
- Wanting to get paid to teach English abroad and get paid?
- Looking to take a professional TEFL certification course?
A job teaching English abroad is a fantastic way to live overseas and get paid to travel the world!
Armed with an International TEFL Academy TEFL TESOL certification, you will be able to work abroad teaching English while getting paid. After completing our TEFL training certification, you can quickly begin working in major cities throughout the world.
Who is International TEFL Academy?
We are one of the largest TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification schools in the world training over 1,200 new teachers a year, people just like you. 95% of our students do not have a degree in Education, they simply want to get paid to teach abroad and go through our training and use our help to find paid teaching positions around the world.
How does it work?
- You request a free brochure and speak with one of our TEFL admission advisors about the jobs, hiring processes, our TEFL course options and make a plan to see the world. We are happy to speak with you as many times as you need, provide hundreds of articles and FAQs, testimonials and show you how over 100,000 people like you move overseas every year and teach English abroad.
- You talk with your friends and family, figure out your timeline and come up with the courage to go for it.
- Enroll into our TEFL certification class online or at one of our 25 locations worldwide and get trained.
- You interview and get a paid job teaching English for 6 -12 month contracts around the world.
What are the jobs like:
English teaching jobs are typically at private language institutes with students paying private tuition to learn a language by a native English speaker in a 100% English immersion classroom (you don't need to speak another language). Your English language students are typically adults in Europe and Latin America and either children or adults in Asia and the Middle East.
Your day at work: You typically teach 5 classes a day for 45-50 minutes, 5 days a week. There are anywhere from 5 to 50 English teachers at each language school so you will have lots of new friends to make. Most cities will have anywhere from 500 to 5000 other English teachers like you.
Wages: Most industrialized countries you get paid a middle class wage to support yourself, pay your bills and break even (just like teachers in America), many Asian countries teachers can save 30-50% more than the cost of living which can be up to an extra $ 12,000 to $ 15,000 in a year!
Popular Countries to Teach English with a TEFL TESOL Certification:
Europe: Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine
Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras
Asia: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand
Middle East: Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, U.A.E.
How does this work?
TEFL classes:
We offer professional TEFL classes and lifetime job guidance assistance to our graduates.
*If you already have a TEFL certification from another school we are not able to assist you.
Option A: The traditional method is to take a 4 week full-time TEFL certification course at a location either domestic or internationally.
Tuition ranges from $ 1,600 - $ 2,500 depending on location plus your living expenses. Classes are in North/Central/South America, Europe and Asia. Options are listed on our website.
- Option B: Take the same level 170 hour TEFL certification Online class part time over 11 weeks. This allows students to continue to work their current job while spending 10-12 hours a week on coursework, reading and projects. Tuition is $ 1,350
Job interviewing: There are over 100,000 new jobs every year around the world (as 50% of the teachers leave every 12 months). We have full time staff dedicated to train you how to find jobs, provide tens of thousands of school's contact information and we show you A-Z on finding the best option for yourself.
What's next?
Go to our website and fill out a contact form for a free brochure or call us directly at 773-634-9900.
The world headquarters is in Chicago, IL, we are one of the largest TEFL certification schools in the world training over 1,200 students a year and changing the world by helping one person at a time pursue their dream of living in another country. All courses are internationally accredited and exceed the world's standards for TEFL certification set by the British Council.
Contact International TEFL Academy for a Free brochure describing the process, read over the charts of where you can teach, how much money you make and the educational requirements and TEFL class options and tuition fees.
Advisors in our office are here to help you through the decision process. Join hundreds of thousands of others who teach abroad each year by starting with a professional TEFL TESOL certification.
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Alumni Interviews
Meet Ryan Franco, International TEFL Academy-Spain alum
GO: Why did you choose the International TEFL Academy?
Ryan: The International TEFL academy had good prices and good reviews. It had the program that allowed me to complete it from Santa Barbara my final quarter, since I graduated one quarter early and the counselors were very helpful.
GO: How did the course prepare you for teaching abroad?
Ryan: I had a decent amount of teaching experience before this as a TA and Personal Trainer, but teaching English was a new topic. The TEFL course helped me brush up and review where I needed to. The preparation for abroad manual was very thorough and helped me a lot! The best way to learn is just throwing yourself into the classroom and going for it with the honest intention of doing well for yourself and your students.
GO: Describe your day to day activities as a teacher.
Ryan: Well, everyday was different. I flew to Madrid without a visa or an apartment. Getting up and running was a little challenging but once I did I managed to construct a very happy and successful life over there. I taught Mon-Thursday at my language school, "The English Group". Monday's and Weds were long, Tuesday's were average,and Thursdays I only had 2 classes. I also had a few private students which were awesome and I formed great relationships with them!
GO: How has this experience impacted your future?
Ryan: I have more confidence, assertiveness, resourcefulness, and overall a better self evaluation as a result of my trip. I moved there with one suitcase, and a child's level mastery of the language. I learned to live with close to no possessions, to speak the language, to adjust to a vibrant culture, and to dance until 7am regularly. I think everyone gains different things out of trips like this, but I got exactly what I wanted out of it and even more. I could go on and on, but if I could summarize my trip as briefly as possible I would put it as so: See for yourself!
GO: What is one piece of advice you would give to those thinking about pursuing a TEFL certificate?
Ryan: To just do it! People around the typical age to do this all have so much social pressure to get a job or to start a career. Quiet frankly, there is no better time to do something like this, it is socially acceptable to be broke, traveling really helps put things in perspective, it educates us, you meet so many interesting people, you find new stores of energy within yourself you never knew you had. It teaches you so much about yourself that you will never know unless you go for it!
Further Info
About International TEFL Academy
International TEFL Academy was founded on the premise that language education offers English speakers from all backgrounds the opportunity of a lifetime to experience other cultures and build relationships abroad while providing a worthy service to others. Combining a wealth of expertise and commitment to excellence we provide the finest training and personal guidance to enable students from all walks of life to live their dreams of exploring the world while teaching English. We are committed to complete transparency and integrity in representing who we are, what we do, and what we stand for.
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Overall, though the International TEFL academy gave me advice and helpful information on schools and opportunities in Spain, almost all of the work was done by me. I found a way to apply for a visa because I had a boyfriend living in Spain, but otherwise most Americans simply have to stay illegally or find someone to sponsor them for a visa which is a long and difficult process, not to mention rare. However, if I ever need advice or assistance the TEFL Academy does what it can to provide me with information from past alumni that have traveled to Spain.
So far I've really enjoyed myself here-the nightlife is great! Drinks and finger food (called pinchos) are really cheap so you don't have to spend all you earn on going out. The food has a lot of garlic, bread and oil which does get a tad boring at times but if you're in a large city like Madrid you can find plenty of foreign food. I felt very safe-you have to be careful at night in the big cities but I found a shop to buy pepper spray and the Spanish community are very friendly and helpful in general. They don't speak a lot of English, however so you either have to be patient or have a little Spanish in your back pocket.
I would definitely do this again-it was hard to find work at first, especially in a crisis-ridden country like Spain but if you're persistent there is a lot of good paying english teaching jobs out there.
I didn't like my school so much-especially with children they expect you to teach them things that are unreasonable-you don't always see your kids very often and they only want to play games, so its hard to teach them advanced English, the most you can hope for is basic sentences. I've had great resources for teaching exams though, like the TOEFL and Cambridge books-they help a lot and keep the students focused. I wish I would've brought more books on English grammar because books are really expensive here, though. Maybe more clothes too, because those are really expensive as well-prepare to pay much more than you would in America. I wish someone would have told me how expensive things were so I would be prepared with an adequate wardrobe and possible more Spanish. I didn't really bring anything I didn't need-eveything has been put to good use.
My school didn't really prepare me to teach, more thew me in and expected I could swim-it was terrifying at first, but I got the handle of it though. My older students were very well behaved and loved to learn, as well as not being afraid to do some hard studying, but the young ones-horrible! No disciple-they were very used to getting what they wanted, it seems to me kids in Spain remain dependent on their parents longer than in America.
As much as I've had fun I don't think I want to keep teaching English-its an ok pastime but there's not much gratification, I will probably continue learning Spanish and study in Spain. Hope this helped!