Johnny Ward, Thailand English Teacher

How long did you teach English in Thailand?

I first arrived in Thailand in February 2007 and left around May 2008 but my first month or so was taken up by studying my CELTA diploma, I was employed almost immediately after completing that so I taught for around 15 months in Thailand in total

Please tell us about your job?

The job was great! The company I worked for, AUA, are a renowned language school throughout Thailand with branches in every city. The students ranged in age from around… Read the rest

Teach English in Colombia, Interview with Colin Post

How long have you been teaching English in Colombia?

Almost one year.

Please tell us about your job?

I work for an institute at the high end of the English industry here in Colombia. The institute charges companies top dollar and sends us to busy professionals’ offices for classes early in the morning or after their workday. Most classes are at multinationals you’d know. My hours are very irregular, rarely keeping the same schedule from one month to the next. But it pays well and I never… Read the rest

Teach English in Korea, Interview with Jordan Lunan

How long have you been teaching English in Korea?

Just over 10 months ago. My wife and I started in early March 2009.

How did you find your first teaching job?

On the internet. There are several websites (Dave’s ESL Cafe) dedicated to providing job postings for teachers from schools and recruiters.

We initially dealt with a recruiter who was helpful in explaining the process and helping us prepare all the paperwork, but we eventually found the school through another recruiter and negotiated a contract about 6… Read the rest

Teach English in France, Interview with Roni Weiss

How long have you been teaching English in France?

I have two jobs currently. One is as an English language assistant in the French public schools. The other is in a school teaching Business English. I started the first job on October 1st, which is the start date for everyone for that job. I started the second job during the first week of December. My first time working in France was last summer.

Please tell us about your jobs?

Language assistant: I work in two middle schools… Read the rest

Teach English in Korea, Simon and Martina Stawski from EatYourKimchi.com

How long have you been teaching English in Korea?

We’ve been teaching in Korea now for a year and a half.

Have you taught English in other countries?

We taught English in two high schools and one elementary school in Canada. This was during our practicum for our Bachelor’s of Education. It was much different than what we teach now, because here we’re teaching the basics of conversation while there we worked with students who already knew English, and were already conversationally competent. So, apart… Read the rest

Teach English in Vietnam, Interview with Sherry Ott

How long did you teach English in Vietnam?

I taught English there for 1 year – all in and around Ho Chi Minh City. I held a couple of different teaching jobs – one in an English Language School and one private job at a factory teaching business English.

Have you taught English in other countries?

Sort of. I did volunteer work teaching English in Delhi, India and in a small village in Nepal. This was before I had any ‘formal’ training on how to teach English… Read the rest

English Teacher in Taiwan, Tina Wu

How long have you been teaching English in Taiwan?

I have been teaching English since August 2008, so a little bit over a year.

How did you find your first teaching job?

Back when I was still in the States and trying to make contacts here in Taiwan, I emailed many schools and a place called Asian Consultants International. Some of them didn’t respond, and some of them told me to contact them again when I arrived in Taiwan for openings at that time. So when I arrived, I emailed Julie Teng again,… Read the rest

Thailand English Teacher, Amanda Dorough

How long have you been teaching English in Thailand?

A year and a half. I came in on a one year contract and I loved it so much I signed on for another year.

How did you find your first teaching job?

I had never planned to teach. Even more than that I had no desire to teach. Then, a few months after I graduated from college, something changed. I had a some friends that were teaching at different schools in Thailand and the more I read their blogs and… Read the rest

Teach English in Japan: Neil Mullens

How long have you been teaching English in Japan?

I came to Japan in late 1996, initially with the intention of working my way around Asia. However, within three years, I’d gotten married, started my own school and the rest, as they say, is history. Apart from a 12 month stint in Osaka, I’ve spent the entire time in Shizuoka, famous for its mountains, rivers and beaches.

How did you find your first teaching job?

Obviously, back in 1996, there wasn’t access to jobs online. If I remember correctly,… Read the rest

Teach English in China: Interview with Gordie Rogers

Gordie Rogers is a Kiwi, who has been teaching English in Tianjin, China for nearly 7 years and also has runs the blog Lifestyle Design for You. He was kind enough to share some of his experiences teaching English in this interview.

How long have you been teaching English in China?

I have been teaching English in China for about six and a half years since early 2003.

In that time I’ve taught mostly at the university level, but also spent a… Read the rest