 Welcome! Linda here from ITTT back this week with another live session. Welcome, welcome! I'm so excited to be here again and today we're gonna talk about the best countries for non-native English speakers to teach English abroad and I'm just gonna bring my microphone a little bit closer so you guys can all hear me clearly. 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Hi cool we have oh I cannot read Arabic I'm afraid but this person says hello Linda it's 2 9am here in Morocco okay tuning in from Morocco hi thank you so much and then we have Mohammed from Kuwait very nice very nice thank you guys so much still waiting for a couple of other answers as well I see how many people are watching but I can't see obviously where you're from and who you are I can only see the viewer number so just let me know don't be shy don't be shy just say in the comments where you're watching from today and how are you doing I appreciate that and then we're gonna go into today's topic which is the best countries for non native English speakers to teach English abroad because that is a very requested topic has been in the past we do have a lot of non native English speaking Teflon TESOL course graduates ITTT and course takers so that is always a big question right can I find a job as a non native English speaker after I take this course what are my opportunities and especially where are the opportunities right so we're gonna talk about that today we have Emilio in Barcelona hi Emilio how are you doing leturk is also back hi leturk how are you doing thanks for joining again and then Mohammed says it's 4 30 a.m. in Kuwait oh my gosh you're up so early for this thank you I hope you didn't just get up for me right I hope you've been up already because you can't watch the replay I don't want to rob you of your precious sleep great alright cool and then also very important what I need to mention here we do have a 30% off opportunity off of any Teflon or TESOL course from ITTT so if you're not yet Teflon or TESOL certified which is something that is very much required especially for non native English teachers you need to have a Teflon or TESOL certificate to teach especially as a non native English speaker so if you don't have one yet tada 30% off of your certification today with our QR code here so you can just scan this QR code or if you can't scan 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Barbados please can I come visit I would love to go great okay we are a big nice group I think today's topic is highly anticipated and requested so we're gonna jump right into today's topic again about the best countries for non-native English speakers I have it she knows I apologize it's getting like humid so all the little I have cats too so all the little hairs are like sticking on my face and it's like but I think it's okay so there we go which banner should I turn on I'm gonna turn this one on don't forget to like and subscribe that's very important and then I think we're just gonna jump right in and I'm gonna make myself a little bit smaller so we can see the slide here that I prepared for you today I'm also gonna take a sip of my tea this morning as you got some ice now anyway we're gonna make it happen I apologize but it's getting very hot in Korea so I do need my eyes okay there we go great so let's see what we're talking about first so getting rid of my eyes okay it's gone out all right so non-native English speakers versus native English speakers let's just start with that because in the real world it's not just black and white right it's not just this is a native English speaker this is a non-native English speaker and there is a clear division in the real world there are many different nuances many different many different versions of native English speakers and non-native English speakers there's not just one distinct line between the two in the actual world but in the EFL world unfortunately there is a clear distinction between those two so we're gonna talk about it first I think it's easier just to talk about what is a native English speaker in the EFL industry and here it says there are some countries where employers will only consider native English speaking ESL teachers either due to government restrictions or simply personal preference and we're gonna talk a little bit about that as well so in many countries around the world either they have laws and regulations related to work visas and things in the hiring process that only accepts people from these seven countries as native English speakers or it is a personal preference of an individual employer a school so what are these seven countries that is as you can see here Australia Canada Ireland New Zealand South Africa the UK and the USA these seven countries are considered the native English speaker countries so if you don't have a passport from one of these countries for example you are not considered to be a native English speaker now is that always true in the real world no right it is not always true I for example take my case personally I do have an American passport my father is American but I actually only got my American passport my citizenship when I was I think 18 17 or 18 so and we just did that because yeah it can open different doors right but actually I was born and raised in Germany my mom is German so I am a native English speaker because my dad is American we speak English at home however if I didn't get my passport my US passport at the age of 18 if I didn't have that if I only had for example my German passport I would not be considered to be a native English speaker either even though that is not accurate right so in the EFL world it is unfortunately like this right it is unfortunate like this and that is just a huge thing it is not very 2023 right and I feel like many countries are kind of changing their laws and regulations but it's still in the heads of many different people in the schools so that if you're not from one of these seven countries you are not a native English speaker and that's just not the case for example you have countries like the Philippines or India where English is an official language or Nigeria many countries right where English is an official language and this is the people's native language as well but you're not considered in the EFL world you're not considered to be a native English speaker so keep that in mind and that of course is a big problem right that's a big problem and we need to overcome that but that's just the current situation and the reality even though that is not very accurate so then looking at non-native English teachers who are they then well basically they're everybody except people from those seven countries in the EFL industry so being a native English speaker however it doesn't always mean that you're a professional teacher to be a teacher is talent and therefore well qualified and totally in love with their professional teachers are highly in demand and that can be non-native English teachers of course as well so what do non-native English teachers need to have what kind of requirements pretty much the same as native English teachers except for so we have of course a degree it's very helpful however you can also find positions without a degree however if you're a non-native English speaker it will be even harder to find a position if you don't have a degree versus a native English speaker so someone from one of those seven countries who has a who doesn't have a degree so there's definitely some prejudice there so a four-year degree but this can be in any field again if it is a degree that has to do with English teesol tefl English English literature anything like that huge bonus huge plus of course you also want to have a tefl or a teesol certificate of at least 100 hours of training and actually the more hours you have the better it will be for your job search and then this is the only thing that native English speakers do not have to provide is an English proficiency certification so something like an IELTS a tefl a Cambridge certificate anything like that right so those are the big three that you should have as a non-native English teacher um yeah so yeah I think that was what I wanted to mention so let's talk a little bit about the benefits of being a non-native English teacher what's actually good about being a non-native English teacher right and then also the challenges let's start kind of with that so non-native English speakers they have a special advantage in understanding different cultures right you're from a different country your students might be from a different country but you also understand the um like English speaking culture the English culture um the western culture depending on what country you're from so you have a very broad understanding of different cultures already and this helps non-native English teachers connect with students on a very personal level and also adjust their teaching methods then non-native English teachers also inspire students as role models for language learning success I think that's a very very big one right the language role model because non-native English teachers they have been through the exact same process of learning English from beginner to now expert teacher level so the students actually resonate with that a lot right and you as a non-native English teacher you can sympathize with your students a lot better versus a non-native uh native English teacher native English speakers usually have no idea what's the hardest part about English about the English language what do most people struggle with what is really difficult um they can't really relate to that because it's it's their native language right they just speak they don't really know so that is a huge huge plus right the language role model and then also non-native English teachers they bring diversity into the classroom by introducing different languages and cultures so you can introduce your own native language wherever you are from so for example me uh I am German and American so I can also speak German I can I understand German culture I speak German so I understand English English grammar German grammar kind of so you you just automatically have a much more diverse understanding of different languages and cultures that you can bring into the classroom which makes you an even better teacher and this really enriches the language learning experience and creates a welcoming environment that values and appreciates various cultures so that can be something very very very useful in the classroom to just create a very positive learning experience right so these are the big benefits of being a non-native English teacher in um the efo industry and guys as always I encourage you to leave comments if you have any questions or if you want to add any comments to anything that I'm saying please do so in the comments I'd really really appreciate that even if it's just like yeah thumbs up or any kind of emojis smiley faces I really appreciate that just wanted to put that out there or if there's something that you're like well in my experience actually this was very different I don't think it's like that from your own experience please also let me know we're all here to learn from each other now let's talk about of course the challenges for non-native English teachers right because there are quite a lot let's be honest there are quite a lot so non-native English speaking teachers they often face higher language proficiency expectations due to biases favoring native speakers right so including accent and pronunciation challenges as well as cultural stereotypes and prejudices however by demonstrating fluency and employing effective communication techniques and showcasing their teaching skills and cultural competence non-native teachers can overcome these obstacles and prove their effectiveness in the classroom of course only if people let them right so that's I think a big thing that the efo industry needs to work on to give qualified English teachers a chance no matter where they are from okay but I have to tell you guys how it is in the real world that to give you false expectations right so um yeah and I think many of you guys know this very very well right I know many of you guys are non-native English speakers you have taken the courses maybe you have not yet and you're starting your job search and it's hard it can be very hard as a non-native English teacher but it is not impossible but you are facing several challenges that native English speakers don't have to worry about and so one is definitely the language proficiency expectations right um because like we said in the requirements here that is one thing that you need to prove um English proficiency either in form of an IELTS a TEFL certificate any Cambridge certificate right and the more those you have the better the higher the level the better of course and all these things they all cost money so it's additional money for you guys right so that's one thing um the language proficiency expectations and I really want to see they just make this just a standard right every every English teacher also native English speakers should take these language proficiency tests because I guarantee you there are a lot of people who would probably not have good grades um even native English speakers the understanding of grammar again it's a very old fashioned way of thinking that every native English speaker can automatically teach English and that's just not the case right so um that's the other thing then the other thing of course we just talked about that accent and pronunciation right there's a lot of prejudice against that stereotypes prejudices especially with accents and pronunciation people usually want either an American accent a British accent whatever it may be any other accent Indian accents or I don't know Jamaican accent Nigerian accent or even like not even first language English speakers other accents German accent French accent whatever it is Spanish accent a lot of prejudice and stereotype this accent is okay but this accent is not okay how does it make sense how does it make sense it doesn't make sense unfortunately but this is how a lot of people in the efl industry feel right we know that we know that so these are the challenges again stereotypes prejudices so this is what non-native English teachers have to face um in the efl industry so just be aware however again if you follow these requirements you have a degree you have a tethered t-sole you have an English proficiency um test um sorry an English proficiency certification this really shows that you are a capable English teacher right so that's what it's all about that's what it's all about um yeah let me know in the comments before we jump into the countries I think is right after that the different countries where is good okay great Emilio has a question yes please keep this coming this is a very interesting topic and of course um I'm considered a native English teacher so I have never had to face these challenges before right so I would love to know from you guys who have this firsthand experience what your thoughts are right so this is very important so Emilio says hi I'm here Emilio says honest question Linda I believe behind a very good and very well-paid career I have here in Spain as a doctor to follow this new path as an ESL teacher in Vietnam next year is it worth it you know that's a very good question good question and I think I think you need to ask yourself what um what what do you want your life to look like you know why are you leaving this very well-paid career in Spain so I assume it's not a reason for money right you make very good money so your incentive is probably not earning money right you must have already money or you don't really care about how much money you make um so it sounds like from this if you're leaving a very good career as a doctor in Spain it's and you're going to Vietnam it sounds like you just want a different kind of lifestyle you want to experience something different um so in that regard you know it's worth it you can only kind of answer that for yourself is it worth it it can be worth it if you want to if you don't care about how much money you make and you're just you want to see the world you want to experience something different you want to live in a different culture you know then it can be very worth it right but if you care about your your uh high salary all of these things maybe is then not worth it if you may you would probably make more money in Spain then it depends on what you want your life to look like right and then only you can answer this is it worth it or not what are your priorities maybe you need to ask yourself that what are your priorities do you prioritize traveling living your life new adventure or do you prioritize making money having stability being in your home country close to maybe family etc what do you prioritize and then you can make an answer um but I think with everything you never know until you try you never know until you try so and also again teaching English abroad doesn't have to be a lifelong thing right a lot of people think oh i'm giving up like everything back home yes you are but also you can always move back home right you can always go back home you can always do that so um but most of the time people who go abroad to teach English they love it you know I can just speak from my personal experience and from the people that I've spoken with a lot of people they go abroad they think oh I'm just going to teach English abroad for a year and then come back and then they've been here for 10 15 years and they love it you know so it really depends on the person and how you how yeah what your priorities are I hope that answers it only really you can answer that I think unfortunately all right very good though because these are the difficult questions that you need to ask yourself right so I think that's really good Emilio um and it's a great discussion for all of us here to think about that I think that's really good yeah all right then let's look at the best countries for non-native English speakers to teach English abroad so where can you actually teach because unfortunately you probably cannot teach everywhere it is true native English speakers they can pretty much teach anywhere anywhere right anybody would probably pretty much take them in but non-native English teachers because of these challenges the prejudices the stereotypes and different rules and laws and regulations in different countries don't allow them to teach everywhere so where can you teach as a non-native English speaker let's take a look at that today so the opportunities basically Asia and South America are widely considered as the best continents or regions for non-native English speaking teachers to explore there are lots of exciting opportunities in teaching English brought in these places it's not impossible to teach English in Europe or the Middle East but the requirements are often very strict and we're also going to look at Europe as well and there are some places where non-native English teachers can find work in Europe so we're going to look at that because I know Europe is a very popular region to go to for many people so down here the best regions really are Asia and South America and you can also find places for teaching in Africa so we're going to look at those we're going to look at Asia South America Latin America Africa and we're also going to look at Europe today all right so let's have a look we're starting out with Asia I hope this is big enough please tell me if it's not big enough I can make it even a little bit bigger but I think it should be okay so Asia is the biggest region for teaching English as a foreign language for everybody also native English speakers huge market for everybody so due to the huge demand really for foreign English language teachers across much of Asia there are always plenty of jobs available regardless of your native language because the demand is just so big right so what are the best options for non-native English speakers in Asia here I've highlighted the three biggest ones that offer the most opportunities which is Thailand Cambodia and Laos there are others however these are the biggest ones with the most opportunities for non-native English teachers okay I've been to all of these three countries and they're all amazing they're all great for traveling for experiencing culture I would live probably in any of these countries so highly recommend this is a great region so this is Southeast Asia right so kind of Asia is a huge continent right for non-native English teachers most opportunities will be in Southeast Asia so Thailand here you can see how much you can make so between 850 to 2500 US dollars so that is a big range right depends on the type of school and your own qualifications right that kind of the city that you will work in and all of these things so basically you will need to have at least a bachelor's degree this can be in any field again doesn't have to be English or teaching or anything like that it can be any field you will need to have a teflor tea salt certificate so that is recommended better if you have it and then experience is not required so that's why Thailand is very good Cambodia another good one so between 1000 and 1200 US dollars you can make in Cambodia and a degree in Cambodia is not required not essential so that's also good if you don't have a degree Cambodia is great and also Laos as you can see Laos is also great so again teflor tea salt is recommended in Cambodia and you don't need to have experience now in Laos much of the same between 800 and 1100 US dollars a month you don't need to have a degree but you need to have a teflor or a tea salt and experience again is not required so this is what teaching English in Asia looks like for non-native English teachers and I actually wanted to also include Japan here Japan not in Southeast Asia East Asia and that's pretty much one of the only places in East Asia where you can teach as a non-native English speaker it is a little bit rare or not rare there are actually many non-native English teachers in Japan but the positions are not as plentiful not as many as in Thailand Cambodia or Laos which is why I didn't include it here but Japan is another one so Japan doesn't have this rule or law that you need to be from one of those seven countries and the work visa that English teaching visa is also open to all nationalities so you can also actually teach English in Japan as a non-native English teacher non-native English speaker so that's another great option because for example places like Korea Taiwan Indonesia and Vietnam they technically hire people they don't have this law that you need to be they don't they technically hire people that are non-native English teachers you can technically teach there as a non-native English teacher however their visas the English teaching visas restrict that so for example in Korea every English teacher is hired with an E2 visa E I assume I don't know if E stands for English but it's the E2 visa for English teachers in Korea and to get this visa you need to be from one of those seven countries we mentioned in the beginning however if for example you're in Korea and let's say in my case my husband is Korean so you can get a spousal visa this spousal visa allows you to live and work it's also work permit in Korea and then I could even if I'm not an English native speaker I can still find positions in schools so that is so schools do hire non-native English teachers but if they're already in the country and they already have a visa here but from abroad they do not they can't hire people from who are not from one of those seven countries does that make sense so technically they do not have technically they hire non-native English teachers and you can't find positions but you need to already be in the country and have a visa then it's possible if you're from outside and you're getting hired from outside it is not possible so that's the case in many countries in Asia like I said it's Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan and Vietnam who are like this but Thailand Cambodia allows it is possible and then also Japan is a big exception so that's really great news for a lot of people we at IATTT have a lot of TEFL TESOL graduates who are not native English speakers but are teaching English in Japan so that is another option however competition will be more fierce so you really need to have a bachelor's degree you need to have a TESOL TEFL certificate many hours and you need to have a very good English proficiency score one of the big tests and then you can also teach English in Japan as a non-native English teacher all right good actually Emilio I wonder about with Vietnam because you're saying you were going next year you were going to Vietnam um because Vietnam is not listed I see uh Vietnam has this visa thing with native English speakers I wonder if you already have a position in what they how you're going to Vietnam with what visa if you want to share I don't know that'd be very interesting to me so anyway and again keep in mind that these rules and laws and regulations are also regularly changing so things are changing all the time right so always check back with like the official embassy websites and all the visa types you can call them also blogs of people who are currently there teaching our great resources so keep that in mind all right then we're gonna look at South America or Latin America rather Latin America including Central America so Latin America is one region where generally speaking citizenship from a native English speaking country is not a major factor in determining whether you can get hired or not and really most of all of Latin America is free game when it comes to teaching English also as a non-native English teacher so the demand is huge and they really want teachers to come regardless from anywhere so we have Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador Mexico Panama Peru they're all great options to start your teaching adventure in this region here I picked the three most popular places to teach English in terms of also the economy the demand so we definitely see Argentina and Chile being like powerhouses in the region and then Costa Rica just being an all-time favorite amongst travelers and teachers abroad in general so Argentina as you can see you can you can earn between 600 to 1100 US dollars a degree also not required but a Teflon t-cell is required and no experience required so this is pretty much the same all across this region no degree required but a Teflon t-cell required so as you can see in Chile in Costa Rica the same and teaching experience is also not required in Chile you can make between 750 to 1000 US dollars per month and in Costa Rica similar between 700 to 900 US dollars a month so and like I said South America is really open really to anyone native English speakers and non-native English speakers alike however I will say that South America or Latin America is normally not it's not a a region you want to go to if you want to earn a lot of money teaching English they usually have lowest salaries not a lot of benefits so but typical benefits that you get especially in Asia and Middle East would be like free airfare free housing paid vacation days all of these things and in Latin America you don't have that many benefits like this you have to organize your own housing you have to organize your own transportation your flights all of these things and a lot of times also in South American countries or Latin American countries they want you to interview in person so you need to be there in person during like the the hiring seasons and we actually did a couple of weeks ago a live session about these hiring seasons so I encourage you if you're interested in Latin America go back in our playlist and check out that hiring season live session because if you want to go to Latin America um you can find positions online for before you go but a lot of them just really want you to interview in person and you have a lot more opportunities if you interview in person so you need to be in the country at the right time to interview at a lot of schools when the hiring season starts so yep so we talked about Asia now we talked about South America and now let's talk about teaching in Africa which is also another option for native English speakers and non-native English speakers alike so one of the best options for new teachers in Africa is definitely volunteering at a local school there are many programs who are looking for native English speakers with little to no experience introducing younger students or non-native English speakers so that's kind of a typo here um volunteers may be placed in public private or religious schools and while most schools they need ESL instructors you may also be assigned to teach math or science computer literacy or various other subjects so they're pretty open it might not only be English um but the keyword here in Africa it's mostly volunteer positions which means unpaid most of the time unpaid or very very little pay but if you're very much interested in Africa or if you're just starting out you're looking for a new experience and you're looking for that can also really really help you if you are someone maybe you don't have a degree maybe you're a non-native English speaker maybe you still don't have a very high English proficiency score volunteering in Africa for like six months or a year just volunteering can be just such a boost to your resume it really shows if you want to go to like if you want to go to Asia later or even Europe other places that can really show employers that you're serious about teaching you're serious about personal development you're growing your skills so that can really really boost your resume if you're interested in that um so volunteer opportunities in Africa how can you find them there are so many organizations and programs that basically are looking for people to volunteer in Africa as teachers and these are just some of them so you can just take a screenshot of these um yeah there are many many different options in many different African countries and also the ITTT job board is another great resource and this is actually a great resource for any jobs that you're looking for so I'm just going to share that not just volunteer jobs of course but really any job so I'm going to share the link with you guys so you can have it our ITTT job board it is free to access um let's see this is the link here teflocourse.net slash teflon minus jobs and then you can see it is basically sorted by different countries and also continents so Africa is really the first one for in-class jobs so you can click on that and then you can see all the recent positions in Africa and even there are also many that are not volunteer positions actually so if you're looking at this for example we also have a lot of Morocco and Egypt so sort of North Africa but here is one English teachers needed in Kenya for example um so let's see this yeah so this also looks like a really nice um nice job here yeah Kenya you will see that some of these are older because Africa is not uh one of the biggest destinations for teaching English abroad because it is more like a volunteer type destination so for example this particular job I'm looking at here English teachers needed in Kenya it is from 2021 but any kind of job offer that you see that really if you think oh this is this sounds great I really would like to go but it's older just still use that email address and just email them because English teaching jobs they are rotating very often usually teachers might stay just for one year and then they change again so um these positions are constantly open and filled again they're rotating a lot so use these as resources you can just email these people and check in if they're currently hiring or not I would recommend that so that is teaching in Africa and then let's have a look at teaching in Europe I know a lot of people are very very curious about that so let's have a look can you teach English in Europe as a non-native English speaker let's have a look at that so for those countries in the European Union teachers who are EU citizens are preferred as many schools are unwilling to deal with the extensive paperwork involved in hiring teachers from outside the EU so this is a very common thing that we see in Europe that's the biggest problem like in Europe and now also for a lot of teachers from England from the UK after Brexit a lot of teachers have this problem because they're not part of the EU anymore so schools in the EU prefer hiring teachers with an EU visa right so they hire Irish people they hire Scottish people not Scottish sorry Irish people they hire who else speaks English well I think a lot of Irish they hire right and then other European countries right people who have EU um citizen passports right however this is not to say that teachers from countries outside of the EU cannot find work there just that there are additional hoops to jump through in order to do so and these additional hoops we talked about in the beginning and with Europe a lot of countries it is a little bit harder with the visa process however these three countries here that I've mentioned are traditionally a little bit easier to get into if you're a non-native English teacher from outside of the EU if you are EU citizen you can really teach anywhere in the EU right you can work legally and live in any country in the EU also as a non-native English speaker but if you're a non-native English speaker from outside of the EU Spain the Czech Republic or Czechia and Turkey are some of the best places to start and get into so in Spain you can make anywhere from 500 to 1700 US dollars a month and here a degree is also not required but again even if it's not required in any of the countries if you have a degree it really helps right but it's not required a TEFL or a T-SAL certificate is required and experience again is not required in the Czech Republic you can make anywhere from 1000 to 1500 US dollars a month and a degree is often required especially in the bigger cities definitely required and then a TEFL or T-SAL is also required but no experience in Turkey similar you can make anywhere from 1000 to 1800 US dollars a month and a degree is not required a TEFL is required and experience again is not required so if you're interested in Europe look at Spain Czechia and Turkey Turkey is interesting because Turkey is kind of between Europe and Asia so it's a really cool place to go they're also very accepting Europeans and Asians alike so it's a kind of a really good place to go because it's sort of at the crossroads between Europe and Asia so there are a lot of opportunities especially for like business English type things that's where Turkey is really good Czechia also is considered to be one of the best countries sort of central Europe where you can find where you can get hired from outside of the EU their local laws and regulations are kind of easier to get into compared to other countries in the EU and Spain as well so look at those three countries and then we're actually I'm going to mention I think one or two more at the end that are good in Europe but these are like the biggest three the biggest three for non-native English teachers in Europe that are possible so yeah just a quick review of all of this what we talked about so North America we also have Mexico that is open for non-native English teachers and then again we talked about Costa Rica Colombia Argentina Brazil Peru Chile pretty much all of Latin America is open to non-native English teachers as well so keep that in mind and then we talked about Asia where we have Thailand and Cambodia and Laos and also Japan would be a possibility if you're into East Asia but the competition is fierce it's even very fierce for native English teachers in Japan so Japan is just very very competitive in general even more so for non-native English teachers but it is possible in Africa like we talked about there are lots of especially volunteer positions and most paid positions in Africa are kind of North Africa so Morocco Egypt those places other places are more volunteer and then in Europe we have Turkey Spain Czechia and also Georgia would be an option there Georgia is kind of an up-and-coming and emerging destination in Europe for English as well for English teaching EFL so here you have it this is what we talked about and now we are going into Q&A we still have a couple of minutes here where you guys can ask me question and also feel free to leave your comments so let me know what you what you think guys and again 30% off any TEFL or TESOL course from IITTT just want to put that out there again you can scan this QR code or use our link in the comments this link ends with FP live minus Linda use it don't pay full price just save 30% off of your TEFL course and here Emilio has a comment because I'm also very curious about that so Emilio says I thought that for the work permit in Vietnam as non-native English teachers you are required to have an English certificate a C1 level a TEFL certification and a bachelor's degree that's why I was to go there okay yeah uh I need I'm gonna look into that but yeah C probably that's why if you need to show like a C1 level yes that's that sounds about right and then you say I do like Cambodia a lot too so I could also go there if Vietnam doesn't work out or if regulations are that strict there I heard that in recent years Vietnam is also kind of going towards native English speakers only but let's just see on our TEFL on our job site here for Vietnam what it says exactly in the job description let's just say that this is the most recent one so let's have a look expert ESL teachers needed in southern Vietnam yeah and this is very recent this is from like a week ago um and they say where are the requirements oh here yeah so they say native level of English proficiency yes they don't say native English speaker or any kind of um any kind of a special nationality you need to have so the requirements for this are a university degree a TEFL or TSOL native level of English proficiency so yes you will have to prove like a C level um English proficiency certificate a clear criminal background check and you need to be fully vaccinated okay I guess COVID COVID vaccine I suppose okay so that is interesting because I I've read different things about Vietnam that's why I did not want to include it right now here today let's look at the other one also bachelor's degree here it says being a native English speaker or equivalent with evidence of high English proficiency equivalent to CEFR level C2 it says here C1 C2 I would imagine both would be probably accepted I would still apply if you have C1 you should still apply to that so that is interesting okay yes then we need to update that and also include Vietnam just have to say that they really want to see that English proficiency of at least C level that's interesting great okay all right Mohammed asked what about deep tesol in ITTT so the diploma in TSOL at ITTT um yeah what about it what do you want to know it's it's our highest level certification it's the diploma in TSOL so um that is really great for people who want to have a long term uh teaching career this can open doors to um to kind of head teacher sort of more uh management material is that a word management management positions teacher management positions so if you really want to teach English for a very long time or again uh as a non-native English speaker the higher your qualifications in Teflon TESOL the better it will be for your job search also as a non-native English speaker right the more you have the more certificates the better it will also be so definitely recommend that the same discount yes you can also use this discount for that absolutely this discount where is it this one is for all of the Teflon TESOL certificates on ITTT's website you can use that for any of them yes Emilia says could you submit that link here I would like to explore other options yes so I'm just gonna share um that job offer that I saw is that what you wanted from like a week ago let's see okay yeah this is it's just a southern I didn't read all of it so southern Vietnam okay so they have different centers in southern Vietnam looks like okay interesting yeah I'm gonna share that with you right now you can have a look here so our job section is not only useful I think for people who have already graduated and they're looking for jobs but it's also great for um before for the for the beginning of your Teflon TESOL journey you can go into this job section and if you're interested for example you're interested in teaching English in Vietnam but you're not sure what are the exact requirements you can look at the job offers and see what these jobs require right so that's a great place to start and then see oh do I have that or don't I have that if for example you don't have a degree and all of these places in say Korea you can only teach with a degree you're like oh no I don't have a degree so I guess I can't teach in Korea and then you can go look at other countries and what their requirements are and this is also a really good way to just kind of get started with this journey so you can see what the requirements are typically in those different locations that's also a great way to go about it so yeah so this is the link to that southern Vietnam job offer Emilio you can check it out cool wow all of my eyes melted now oh a little bit of love but yeah this means we're closed at the end here I think of our live session we have a couple more minutes to go so keep your questions coming I hope today's topic was not too confusing or too discouraging no so I want you what I want you to take away from it is yes it is possible to teach English as a non-native English teacher it is possible but I feel like you do need to be a little bit more patient it requires a little bit more effort unfortunately than for native English teachers because of these stigmas and because people think native English speakers automatically mean you can teach English which is not the case what what are you drinking okay so this is like a Korean tea a corn tea it's called Korean corn silk tea it's very nice Amitavis says so Linda opting for an English proficiency test is the only option left for me despite having a TEFL 120 hour in-class intensive certificate as well as a TSOL 250 hours online diploma in order to establish improve my English proficiency as a net non-native English teacher yes yeah you should yeah look into that so like I said the most popular ones are like IELTS and TEFL or any kind of Cambridge certificate those are usually the biggest ones but I would do some more Google research to find out especially like for the country where you want to go to if you want to go to like Europe usually in Europe the Cambridge certificates are the most recognized the British tests any other place IELTS or TEFL are usually probably the most accepted but Europe specifically everything kind of is centered around the Cambridge certificates and that kind of scoring system so it depends just so you don't waste any money and take a course and then it's not accepted or then it's not the norm in that place hi Marchie good morning teacher from is that Thailand hi Marchie how are you doing good morning man from Nepal hi oh I've been to Nepal a couple years ago and it was amazing I really really really want to go back also been to Thailand just last year I've been to Thailand three times it was great one of my favorite places to go um and Nepal really really want to go back there everything's so vibrant and colorful Thailand as well it's just nice Marchie says yes I'm doing great how about you I'm doing great too I love your hair in the picture that looks so great that looks really great on you where have you been in Thailand um so the first time I went that was many years ago on like a three-week backpacking trip so we started out in Bangkok and then went down Koh Tao, Koh Bangan, Koh Samui, Phuket and then went back home I think Bangkok again and then home the second time I went to Bangkok and Chiang Mai for that Yipeng lantern festival that was really really great in Chiang Mai and I went up to the golden triangle that area Chiang Rai and those places and then last year yeah it was last year again we went to meet my husband together at this time we went to Bangkok and Chiang Mai as well to see the elephants and stuff so that was really really nice love it I want to see more of Thailand for sure and then thank you thank you for your good compliment man welcome again yes I really want to go again so bad so bad Marchie says what is your favorite food in Thailand or in general in Thailand I need to have mango sticky rice every single day I love mango sticky rice I always take it and then have it like in the hotel room at the end of the day or like during the day as a snack I love love love mango sticky rice that's my favorite all right very good that was a nice chat but let's let's try and come back less about me more about you guys if you guys still have any questions about Tefal Teesol teaching English abroad online oh I think there was a question earlier that I forgot to get back to about teaching English online here from Mr. Yaro how can I teach English online suggest some website I'm from India so they're actually so so many different so so many different websites and I did a couple of last live sessions in the past a complete guide to teaching English online how to get started and everything so go in our playlist go to our playlist and check it out it was called like the complete guide to teaching English online or something like that check it out and you will find answers there okay Amitabha says Linda I think you have not yet visited India well I would suggest you to visit the vagaries and varieties of various places in India I do really want to go to India yes that is on my list as well my list is very long so I really want to go there as well yes of course I want to see like Taj Mahal and nowadays I feel like a lot of people go to the northern part of India Jaipur I think it's called which looks great I just want to go everywhere March she says I really love your accent where do you come from so my mom is German and my dad is American that's yeah I was born and raised in Germany but my dad is American I also spent some time in America so that's probably why all right thank you guys so much I think we're gonna end it here then if there are no more questions coming in now about today's topic or Tefal Teesol in general if you want to learn more about me Marchi Amitabha whoever in my story you can head to my Instagram at lindegos east and to my website lindegos east.com you can find out more about me there but then I think we're gonna say goodbye today if there are no more questions again if you're watching this after this life is over you can still leave comments and we will still get back to you you can always watch the replay and if you leave a comment we'll get back to you later on as well so that's no problem and then yeah I think we're gonna end it here and we will be back again next week as well so stay tuned for that and I did get some topic suggestions from some podcast listeners we always turn our live sessions into podcast episodes afterwards and a lot of people are listening to that as well and we've been getting some requests so I'm going to go through that list and start covering those topics but if you also have any topic suggestions what you want me to talk about in the future please let me know leave a comment or just send it to me on Instagram at lindegos east and then we can do that as well in the future and then amitavis says thanks a lot for your kind help and suggestions as always and have a nice weekend thank you so much have a nice weekend as well I hope you learned something new I hope you found it useful and it will help you in your taffle t-solve journey and I would love to see you again next week when we when I'm back here with another topic and until then I wish you all a happy weekend stay happy stay healthy and um yeah let's just further grow our teflon t-solve community here our family I would love to see you again next week until then have a wonderful time and then I think I'm going to say goodbye don't forget to like and subscribe don't forget to use our discount code 30 off just want to throw it out there one more time and then we're going to say goodbye thank you guys so much have a wonderful weekend bye