{"id":556,"date":"2016-07-05T23:48:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T22:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/?p=556"},"modified":"2016-08-11T15:34:37","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T14:34:37","slug":"teaching-english-in-paris-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/france\/teaching-english-in-paris-france","title":{"rendered":"Teaching English in Paris &#8211; France"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Teaching English in Paris, France<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-561 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/paris-france.gif\" width=\"495\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d399748.5051212882!2d2.146532943321195!3d48.836294600627824!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x47e66e1f06e2b70f%3A0x40b82c3688c9460!2sParis%2C+France!5e0!3m2!1sen!2spt!4v1467763610205\" width=\"486\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Report submitted on<strong>\u00a01 Feb, 2016<\/strong>\u00a0by<strong> Belle<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Teaching English in Paris, France:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>How can teachers find teaching jobs in Paris, France?<br \/> <\/strong>Teachers or inexperienced with a TEFL can find jobs on craiglist Paris or fusac.fr.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The main English teaching jobs available are:<br \/> <\/strong>Full time English language school positions, part time English language school positions, agencies (send teachers to different locations), private teaching (not through a school, agency, etc.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the minimum teaching requirements?<br \/> <\/strong>I was very lucky, I had been offered to work in my local community as I was not far from the association and lived locally. I only have TEFL, native English speakers. \u00a0Some require degree some do not request.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What teaching requirements would you recommend?<\/strong><br \/> TEFL and 1 year experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the levels of payment?<\/strong><br \/> Depending who hires you. It ranges from 13 euros (approx. US$ 14) up, I was offered 27 euros (approx. US$30) an hour .<br \/> You will not get paid for school holidays or sick leave, so read the contract carefully.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many teaching days a week is normal?<\/strong><br \/> 6\u00a0days per week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many face-to-face teaching hours a week is normal?<\/strong><br \/> 17\u00a0hours per week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the normal arrangement for holidays?<br \/> <\/strong>School is about 6-7 weeks then usually 2 weeks holiday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to someone considering coming to Paris, France to teach English?<\/strong><br \/> If you are coming to Paris for love ok stay but also for experience why not. But to live here for long term, I do not recommend it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the positive aspects of teaching English in Paris, France?<\/strong><br \/> Teaching kids ages 2-6 years old is positive. Paris city itself is a beautiful place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the negative aspects for teaching English in Paris, France?<\/strong><br \/> Teaching 7-11 years old disrespect kids. The French seem to be quite negative, and I think Paris is just a busy city. Pay is not as good if you aren&#8217;t lucky. Monthly salary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are some of the teaching challenges for English teachers teaching the local people in your area?<\/strong><br \/> Depending in the area.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Living in Paris, France:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Are there any visa or other legal requirements to live in France?<\/strong><br \/> You need a visa, carte de sejour a resident card or EU passport<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the cost of living like in France?<\/strong><br \/> Accommodation for share is 400-600 (approx. US$443 -US$664). Own place ranges from 500-1000 (approx. US$553 &#8211; US$1107)\u00a0a month all in euros, transport is only 70 euros (approx. US$77), 1-5 zones . But most school or agency pay half of your transport.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the usual accommodation arrangements and how can you find accommodation?<br \/> <\/strong>Fusac.fr<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other than teaching, what positive aspects are there for living in Paris, France?<br \/> <\/strong>Here for love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other than teaching, what negative aspects are there for living in Paris, France?<\/strong><br \/> Monthly pay. I&#8217;m from Australia where there ws weekly pay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to someone considering coming to Paris, France?<\/strong><br \/> Be mindful why you are coming to Paris. Think twice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What things do you miss most (other than family and friends) from your home country?<\/strong><br \/> The weather, high salary and weekly pay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think you will miss most when (or if) you leave France?<br \/> <\/strong>Fresh baguettes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What things would you recommend to new teachers in your area to bring with them from their home country?<\/strong><br \/> I would go to London to the pound store buy pound books and pound posters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>About Me and My Work:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>My Name<\/strong>: Belle<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality<\/strong>: Australian<\/p>\n<p><strong>Students I&#8217;ve taught in France<\/strong>: babies (0-2 years), toddlers (2-4 years), pre-school \/ kindergarten (4-6 years), elementary (6-12 years).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where I teach<\/strong>:\u00a0School\/ association in Paris, France. Teaching here for 3 years.<\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\"><strong>How I found my current jobs<\/strong>: Craig-list Paris.<\/div>\n<p><strong>My school facilities<\/strong>:\u00a0Good &#8211;\u00a0Classrooms, free photocopying machine use for me has helped me out.<\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\"><strong>Teacher support at my school<\/strong>: none.<\/div>\n<div id=\"dividerDotsDiv\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h2>Do you teach English in France?<\/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 France<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching English in Paris, France \u00a0 &nbsp; Report submitted on\u00a01 Feb, 2016\u00a0by Belle. Teaching English in Paris, France: How can teachers find teaching jobs in Paris, France? Teachers or inexperienced with a TEFL can find jobs on craiglist Paris or fusac.fr. The main English teaching jobs available are: Full time English language school positions, part &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/france\/teaching-english-in-paris-france\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Teaching English in Paris &#8211; France<\/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":[9],"tags":[7,100,27,6],"class_list":["post-556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-france","tag-english-jobs","tag-france","tag-paris","tag-teaching-english"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556"}],"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=556"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":562,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556\/revisions\/562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}