Submit Teaching Abroad Report

Do you teach English as a foreign language?

Tell us about your experience!

Submit Country ReportCould you please spend a few minutes filling in the form below?  We will publish your information in our Teaching English Abroad page for the country you teach in.

Your information and advice is sure to be of great help to teachers who are considering working and living in your country.

We also offer you the opportunity to promote your link(s) for your English teaching related website, blog or Facebook page at the bottom of the form which will be published on our teaching abroad pages.

 

Teaching English Submission Form:

* = required fields

Where you teach:
1. *Where do you teach?
 
Country:
City / Town:
   
2. *How long have you been teaching there? years
   
Practicalities of teaching English in your current location:
3. *How can teachers find teaching jobs in your location / country?
 
   
4. *The main English teaching jobs available are (select multipe if necessary):
  full time English language school positionspart time English language school positionsagencies (send teachers to different locations)teaching at kindergartens / pre-schoolsteaching at state schoolsteaching at private international schoolsteaching at colleges / universitiesteaching at companiesteaching at community centers, etc.private teaching (not through a school, agency, etc.)other (please state):
 
   
5. *What are the minimum teaching requirements for getting an ESL teaching position in your current location / country? (e.g. qualifications, experience, English level, etc.)
 
   
6. *(In relation to above) What requirements would you recommend (qualifications, experience, English level, etc.) in order to get a reasonable teaching position?
 
   
7. *What are the levels of payment? (e.g. per hour)
 
   
8. *Teaching hours:
  - how many teaching days a week is normal?
  - how many face-to-face teaching hours a week is normal?
  - what is the normal arrangement for holidays?
 
   
Practicalities of living in your current location:
9. *Are there any visa or other legal requirements for foreigners wishing to teach and live in your current location?
 
   
10. *What is the cost of living like there (accommodation, daily necessities, going out, etc.)?
 
   
11. *What are the usual accommodation arrangements and how can you find accommodation?
 
   
Your opinions of teaching English in your current location:
12. *What advice would you give to someone considering coming to your country / city to teach English?
 
   
13. *What are the positive aspects of teaching English in your country / city?
 
   
14. *What are the negative aspects for teaching English in your country / city?
 
   
15. *What are some of the teaching challenges for English teachers teaching the local people in your area?
 
   
Your opinions of living in your current location:
16. *Other than teaching, what positive aspects are there for living in your country / city?
 
   
17. *Other than teaching, what negative aspects are there for living in your country / city?
 
   
18. *What advice would you give to someone considering coming to your country / city to live?
 
   
19. *What things do you miss most (other than family and friends) from your home country?
 
   
20. *What do you think you will miss most when (or if) you leave your current location / country?
 
   
21. *What things would you recommend to new teachers in your area to bring with them from their home country (e.g. things that are difficult to get in your location)?
 
   
About you and your teaching experience:
22. *Your Name:
  (If you would like to be anonymous please put a nickname, just your first name, etc. )
   
23. *Your email address:
 
  (This will not be published on the website - it is only if we need to contact you for further information)
   
24. *Your Nationality:
   
25. Your photo (optional - we can publish your photo next to your report if you would like.  Otherwise, please leave this field blank):
 
   
26. *Different student types you have taught in your current location / country (select multipe if necessary):
  babies (0-2 years)toddlers (2-4 years)pre-school / kindergarten (4-6 years)elementary (6-12 years)junior high school (12-15 years)high school (15-18 years)universityadultsbusinessother (please state):
 
   
27. For which school or organization do you teach in this country? (Optional but please do let us know if possible)
  - school / learning center:
  - location (e.g. city):
  or
  - I don't teach for an organization (e.g. I teach privately ... please provide details):
 
   
28. *How did you find your current teaching job(s)?
 
   
29. *How would you grade the facilities in your school/s?
  InadequateAdequateGoodVery goodExcellent
   
30. *Why did you give the above rating? (e.g. Teaching resources / technology access / school library / classrooms / textbooks / etc. )
 
   
31. *What kind of teacher support is available at your school/s? (select multiple if necessary)
  training / workshopslesson observationsteacher evaluationspeer support / trainingnoneother (please state):
 
   
32. Any other comments (about teaching or living in your country)?:
 
   
33. If you have a blog / website / facebook page / etc. you would like to promote (the address will be listed along with the above details) please type the url(s) below:
 
   
34. Have we missed any important questions?  If so, please let us know what we should add (and your answer).
 
   
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Terms and Conditions

  1. We take no responsibility for the information published in your report.  If you feel you have made any mistakes please contact us here and we will update your report.
  2. We may make changes to the spelling, punctuation or grammar if necessary.  We may also choose not to include some of your information if we believe it is not appropriate (this will only be done in extreme cases!).
  3. Please do not use this form to vent your frustration at an employer.  We will not publish any reports that are an obvious attack on an employer.