TEACHING ENGLISH IN ASIA
Asia is widely regarded as one of the world’s top TESOL job destinations.
This is mainly due to the fact that there are hundreds of millions of people learning English in Asia and they all need TEFL/TESOL teachers. Asia's middle class will increase by 1.2 billion this decade. In China alone there are believed to be over 400 million people learning English now. The table below contains a employment overview per Country for teaching English in Asia.
ASIAActive columns COUNTRY |
MAPS & WEATHER |
DEGREE REQUIREMENT |
PEAK HIRING SEASONS |
CONTRACT LENGTH |
INTERVIEW |
VISA INFO |
TYPICAL STUDENTS |
MONEY |
CAMBODIA |
| BA/BS preferred, not required |
All Year Round |
6 & 12 months |
Face-to-face in Cambodia |
Tourist visa convert to work visa |
Business Professionals, Children |
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CHINA |
| BA/BS preferred, not required |
All Year Round |
6 & 12 months |
Phone, email in advance & in China |
Work visa in advance or Tourist visa convert to work visa |
Business Professionals, Children |
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HONG KONG |
| BA/BS required |
All Year Round |
12 months |
Phone, email in advance |
Work visa in advance |
Business Professionals, Children |
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INDONESIA |
| BA/BS preferred |
All Year Round |
12 months |
Phone, email in advance |
Work visa in advance |
Business Professionals, Children |
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MALAYASIA |
| BA/BS required |
All Year Round |
12 months |
Work visa in advance |
Work visa in advance |
Business Professionals, Children |
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JAPAN |
| BA/BS required |
All Year Round |
12 months |
Interview in US, CAD, AUS, UK 3 -6 months in advance |
Work visa in advance |
Business Professionals, Children |
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SINGAPORE |
| BA/BS required |
All Year Round |
12 months |
Phone, email in advance |
Work visa in advance |
Business Professionals, Children |
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SOUTH KOREA |
| BA/BS required |
All Year Round |
12 months |
Phone, email in advance |
Work visa in advance |
Business Professionals, Children |
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TAIWAN |
| AA or BA/BS required |
All Year Round |
12 months |
Phone, email in advance |
Work visa in advance |
Business Professionals, Children |
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THAILAND |
| BA/BS preferred, not required |
All Year Round |
12 months |
Most face-to-face in Thailand; Some phone and email in advance |
Work visa or tourist visa depending on employer |
Business Professionals, Children |
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VIETNAM |
| BA/BS required |
All Year Round |
12 months |
Most face-to-face in Vietnam; Few phone and email in advance |
Tourist visa convert to work visa or work visa in advance |
Business Professionals, Children |
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