{"id":285,"date":"2014-11-26T22:11:50","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T22:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/?p=285"},"modified":"2014-11-26T22:11:50","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T22:11:50","slug":"teaching-english-in-germany-hamburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/germany\/teaching-english-in-germany-hamburg","title":{"rendered":"Teaching English in Germany &#8211; Hamburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Teaching English in Hamburg, Germany<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hamburg-Germany.gif\" alt=\"Hamburg, Germany\" width=\"495\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d4853667.698042292!2d9.9278215!3d53.55857199999998!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x47b161837e1813b9%3A0x4263df27bd63aa0!2sHamburg%2C+Germany!5e0!3m2!1sen!2spt!4v1417041070223\" width=\"486\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Report submitted on <strong>26 November, 2014<\/strong> by <strong>CalGal<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Teaching English in Hamburg, Germany:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>How can teachers find teaching jobs in Hamburg, Germany?<\/strong><br \/>Word of mouth, social networks, Internet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The main English teaching jobs available are:<br \/><\/strong>Part time English language school positions, teaching at kindergartens \/ pre-schools, teaching at private international schools, teaching at companies, private teaching (not through a school, agency, etc.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the minimum teaching requirements?<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; native speaker (at the entry level schools)<br \/>&#8211; teaching credential for the better schools or businesses<br \/>&#8211; German Ausbildung for teaching children in a German school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What teaching requirements would you recommend?<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; teaching credential from your home country<br \/>&#8211; if you want to stay in Germany and work with school age children, enrol in the World Teacher Program (Hamburg only) OR go back to Uni and get the Ausbildung.<br \/>&#8211; if you want to work with adults teaching Business English, get a credential in your home country, then start wherever you can, then network your way up to a decent paying position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the levels of payment?<\/strong><br \/>Depends &#8211; 11 euros per hour at a starter business school, up to 30 euros per hour at a high-end school<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many teaching days a week is normal?<\/strong><br \/>5 days per week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many face-to-face teaching hours a week is normal?<\/strong><br \/>20 hours per week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the normal arrangement for holidays?<\/strong><br \/>Teaching hours are hard to say\u2026depends on the school and on how you organize your time. Lots of flexibility with the different jobs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to someone considering coming to\u00a0Hamburg, Germany to teach English?<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; learn German, be prepared to learn German<br \/>&#8211; learn how to teach<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the positive aspects of teaching English in Hamburg, Germany?<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; respectful clients<br \/>&#8211; eager to learn English<br \/>&#8211; you will need to be prepared and to really know your material<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the negative aspects for teaching English in Hamburg, Germany?<\/strong><br \/>Tax laws and net income\u2013either work for 450 euros a month or less and pay no taxes, or go for full time work and get as much money as you can, and benefit from the good benefits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are some of the teaching challenges for English teachers teaching the local people in your area?<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; stereotypes, cultural misunderstandings<br \/>&#8211; reserved culture, takes a long time to get connected<br \/>&#8211; students do not like to make mistakes and get embarrassed easily<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Living in Hamburg, Germany:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Are there any visa or other legal requirements to live in Germany?<\/strong><br \/>Yes, must register at the Foreign Office, prove competency in German.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the cost of living like in Germany?<\/strong><br \/>Depends on your lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other than teaching, what positive aspects are there for living in Hamburg, Germany?<\/strong><br \/>Hamburg is awesome! If you can handle horrible weather, then take advantage of the international community, the music, the food, the football\u2026\u2026coffee and cake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other than teaching, what negative aspects are there for living in Hamburg, Germany?<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; weather is awful. You have to like rain and gray.<br \/>&#8211; takes a long time to get &#8220;in&#8221; to a community, but once you are in, you are in for life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to someone considering coming to\u00a0Hamburg, Germany to live?<\/strong><br \/>Learn German, book a plane ticket to somewhere sunny in January or February, be prepared to wait a while to make German friends (as in years), learn German, be open to international friends, join clubs, do your own thing, don&#8217;t take it personally if people are &#8220;direct&#8221; or &#8220;blunt&#8221; as it is perfectly okay to be direct, learn German, and be prepared to live in rhythm with the weather.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What things do you miss most (other than family and friends) from your home country?<\/strong><br \/>Sunshine, relaxed attitudes, shallow friendliness on the streets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>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)?<br \/><\/strong>Spices, anything related to food, health and beauty products, Tampax (seriously! They only sell OB, no applicator).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think you will miss most when (or if) you leave Hamburg, Germany?<\/strong><br \/>Transit systems, the slower pace of life, bakeries, the quality of friendships, being able to bike everywhere, Christmas markets, being able to call Christmas Christmas and not &#8220;The Holidays&#8221;, Saturday football games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other comments<br \/><\/strong>If you want to do it, go for it. You won&#8217;t regret it. Plan to be there for three years, and don&#8217;t be surprised when you stay for six, or ten.<\/p>\n<h4>About Me and My Work:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>My Name<\/strong>: CalGal<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality<\/strong>: USA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Students I&#8217;ve taught in Germany<\/strong>: Toddlers (2-4 years), pre-school \/ kindergarten (4-6 years), junior high school (12-15 years), high school (15-18 years), adults, business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How I found my current jobs<\/strong>: Social network, and I created one at the preschool per parents&#8217; requests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My school facilities<\/strong>: Very good &#8211; comfy room, technology, freedom to teach as I feel meets my students&#8217; needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teacher support at my school<\/strong>: Lesson observations, teacher evaluations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"dividerDotsDiv\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h2>Do you teach English in Germany?<\/h2>\n<p>Tell us about your experiences &#8211; <a title=\"Submit Country Report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/submit-country-report\">click here to submit your report about teaching English in Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching English in Hamburg, Germany &nbsp; Report submitted on 26 November, 2014 by CalGal. Teaching English in Hamburg, Germany: How can teachers find teaching jobs in Hamburg, Germany?Word of mouth, social networks, Internet. The main English teaching jobs available are:Part time English language school positions, teaching at kindergartens \/ pre-schools, teaching at private international schools, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/germany\/teaching-english-in-germany-hamburg\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Teaching English in Germany &#8211; Hamburg<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[7,110,47,6],"class_list":["post-285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-germany","tag-english-jobs","tag-germany","tag-hamburg","tag-teaching-english"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":287,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285\/revisions\/287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}