Second language teachers are hired to teach English in Asian and Eastern European countries, with courses held at schools, universities, and online. Teaching certification is required, with Asian countries being the easiest to hire with limited credentials. Second language schools vary from public to private and corporate organizations, with different types of instruction for different purposes. In the US and UK, a teaching certificate is the minimum credential, while in Europe and Asia, a Teaching Diploma is required. University positions generally require a master’s degree and fluency in field terminology.
Second language teachers are hired by schools and families to teach a non-native language that is seen as instrumental in the students’ future success. Most of the time, second language teachers are hired to teach English in Asian and Eastern European countries, where the population expects a lot of business interaction with western English speaking countries in the future. Second language courses are usually held at local primary schools and universities, but are also offered through online classes.
Teaching a second language often requires some kind of teaching certification in addition to a basic university bachelor’s degree, with Asian countries being the easiest region to hire English teachers with limited credentials. While the job typically doesn’t pay well or provide coverage and health benefits, the advantage it does offer is that second language teachers have the opportunity to live and work in another country for an extended period of time. Courses typically last between 20 to 24 weeks, and the rate of pay increases as a student’s educational level rises, with university and company second language teachers earning more money.
The second language schools involved in hiring teachers can vary greatly, from public to private and corporate organizations, and there are several subclassifications of second language teachers to define this. General second language instruction is aimed at students who plan to live and work in an environment where that language is routinely used. Learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) is aimed at students who need to master it for day-to-day business while not living where it is commonly spoken. Other occupation variations for second language teachers are focused on mastering vocational languages such as English for Special Purposes (ESP). These students are specifically learning the language to conduct business effectively with foreign groups in their fields, and these positions often pay three or more times as much as elementary school students.
In the United States and Great Britain, the minimum credential for second language teachers is a teaching certificate which can be acquired in 3 to 4 weeks. An internationally recognized higher level credential in all European and Asian countries is the Teaching Diploma, which can take anywhere from 3 months to a year of formal education to acquire. University and college positions for second-language teachers, however, like most university positions generally require a master’s degree. Business environments also often require fluency in field terminology, such as computer science, for second-language professors to be considered for employment.
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