How hard is it to get a job teaching English abroad? Well, it depends on you and where you want to teach.

In this post I'll cover a few factors that can determine how hard getting a job teaching abroad actually is.

And...

I can only speak from experience so I will be focusing more on teaching in East Asia: China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.

For starters lets focus on the basics...

Are you qualified and/or experienced?

The requirements to teach in Asia are that you need a 4 year degree and to be a native speaker to get a legal working visa "most of the time".

Now other than that some schools may prefer experience, TEFL certification, related degrees, teaching licenses, master's degrees, etc.

Inability to Ask Questions: It’s a Big Problem! One of the biggest problems my lower-level students have is knowing how to ask questions, especially of the follow-up variety. They’re pretty decent at answering the basics, like: “What’s your name?” “Where are you from?” “What’s your favourite_____?” But once that question …

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I’ve been watching one of those old dramas called “The King 2 Hearts” which is about a handsome South Korean prince falling in love with a North Korean commando. The plot isn’t that great but there’s this amazing scene where the minor characters get up on the old city wall in Seoul and have a heart to heart.

When you look above, what do you see? If you’re at home, you’ll probably see the ceiling. If you’re outside, it’s the sky. But what else is up there in the sky, reaching beyond the limitations of our mind? That could be heaven! Thus, today we’ll want to teach you how to say ‘heaven’ in Korean.

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‘Heaven’ in Korean

I recently heard about a lesser-known spring flower destination: the Goryeo Mountain Azalea Festival (고려산진달래축제). A little tired of the crowds at the Yeoido Cherry Blossom Festival, I decided to check out this alternative flower fix, which is located on Ganghwa Island near to Incheon. Another plus point is that the azaleas bloom a week or two after the cherry blossoms, so you can still visit them in mid or late April, when the weather is slightly warmer (say 15 degrees in the afternoon?).