{"id":951,"date":"2018-10-12T11:30:37","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T10:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/?p=951"},"modified":"2018-10-12T11:32:39","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T10:32:39","slug":"teaching-english-in-spain-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/spain\/teaching-english-in-spain-barcelona","title":{"rendered":"Teaching English in Spain &#8211; Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Teaching English in Barcelona, Spain<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/spain-barcelona.gif\" alt=\"\" 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!1d191372.03447696258!2d2.0988886344575093!3d41.38554217178957!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x12a49816718e30e5%3A0x44b0fb3d4f47660a!2sBarcelona%2C+Spain!5e0!3m2!1sen!2spt!4v1539339346284\" width=\"486\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Report submitted on<strong> 19 Mar, 2018<\/strong> by<strong> nieto.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Teaching English in Barcelona, Spain:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>How can teachers find teaching jobs in Barcelona, Spain?<br \/>\n <\/strong>Just keep on trying never give up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The main English teaching jobs available are:<br \/>\n <\/strong>part time English language school positions, agencies (send teachers to different locations), teaching at private international schools, private teaching (not through a school, agency, etc.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the minimum teaching requirements?<br \/>\n <\/strong>Bring all you documents updated and sealed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What teaching requirements would you recommend?<\/strong><br \/>\n <span class=\"s1\">Same as above.<br \/>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the levels of payment?<\/strong><br \/>\n <span class=\"s1\">About 9 Euros <\/span><span class=\"s1\">(approx. 11 US$). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>How many teaching days a week is normal?<\/strong><br \/>\n <span class=\"s1\">3 days per week.<br \/>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>How many face-to-face teaching hours a week is normal?<\/strong><br \/>\n <span class=\"s1\">3 hours per week.<br \/>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the normal arrangement for holidays?<br \/>\n <\/strong>Many.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to someone considering coming to Barcelona, Spain to teach English?<\/strong><br \/>\n Never give up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the positive aspects of teaching English in Barcelona, Spain?<\/strong><br \/>\n It makes you happy to make a difference in someones life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the negative aspects for teaching English in Barcelona, Spain?<\/strong><br \/>\n Never trust someone that says he will do everything for you. Never give personal info , bank info , personal info, never just be very careful with whom you talk to.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are some of the teaching challenges for English teachers teaching the local people in your area?<\/strong><br \/>\n There are no bookstores from the USA, there are a lot of books from Eengland but very hard to find something from the USA. They do not know what is ESL , and nobody has what you have to offer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Living in Barcelona, Spain:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Are there any visa or other legal requirements to live in Spain?<\/strong><br \/>\n Yes, just bring all your documents and have them updated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the cost of living like in Spain?<\/strong><br \/>\n <span class=\"s1\">1,000 euros (approx. 1158 US$).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the usual accommodation arrangements and how can you find accommodation?<br \/>\n <\/strong>With good friends or family or even better from church.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other than teaching, what positive aspects are there for living in Barcelona, Spain?<br \/>\n <\/strong>Enjoy life be happy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other than teaching, what negative aspects are there for living in scenery, Spain?<\/strong><br \/>\n Just be verrrry careful with whom you talk to never trust anybody.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to someone considering coming to Barcelona, Spain?<\/strong><br \/>\n Just be careful come with an open mind and bring all your stuff that you need.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What things do you miss most (other than family and friends) from your home country?<\/strong><br \/>\n American books from the USA , not from England with all respect just need a normal American bookstore with real American things. We do not have anything like this in my area of Barcelona. Its an open market.<\/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 \/>\n Come with lots of money and be very careful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any other comments (about teaching or living in your country)?<\/strong><br \/>\n Please open an American bookstore in Barcelona, Spain. We need<br \/>\n American books , esl etc and more please .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>About Me and My Work:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>My Name<\/strong>: nieto<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality<\/strong>: USA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Students I&#8217;ve taught in Spain<\/strong>: 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), university, adults, business, other.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where I teach<\/strong>: <span class=\"s1\">bcn. Teaching for 1 year.<br \/>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\"><strong>How I found my current jobs<\/strong>: Working very hard over 1 year waiting.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><strong>My school facilities<\/strong>: <span class=\"s1\">Excellent. <br \/>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Do you teach English in Spain?<\/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 Spain<!--more--> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching English in Barcelona, Spain &nbsp; Report submitted on 19 Mar, 2018 by nieto. Teaching English in Barcelona, Spain: How can teachers find teaching jobs in Barcelona, Spain? Just keep on trying never give up. The main English teaching jobs available are: part time English language school positions, agencies (send teachers to different locations), teaching &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/spain\/teaching-english-in-spain-barcelona\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Teaching English in Spain &#8211; Barcelona<\/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":[92],"tags":[192,7,122,6],"class_list":["post-951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spain","tag-barcelona","tag-english-jobs","tag-spain","tag-teaching-english"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/951"}],"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=951"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":954,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/951\/revisions\/954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}