21 Best Places to Teach English Abroad

From Spain to South Korea and Chile to Dubai, this extensive list shows you the 21 best places to teach english abroad. Organized by highest paying, best lifestyle and off the beaten path locations, this video will get you on your way to traveling and teaching english abroad.

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[itsmynamenotmymane]

I taught English in Thailand this summer and it was actually super easy to save money if you are not in one of the big cities. It was probably the greatest experience of my life 10/10 would recommend

[yosoyroman]

I feel like I just planned the next 20 years of my life out in my head. This is awesome. Thanks for sharing

[losangels]

My experience of teaching English for 3 years in Seoul, Korea was wonderful. Safe atmosphere, and nice people.

[marksummers]

If you're going to teach English abroad, I HIGHLY recommend reading a piece titled Mark's English Grammar Shortcuts. It's truly light-years ahead of everything else.

[arty]

FOR MONEY
1. South Korea
2. Dubai
3. Japan
4. Taiwan
5. Saudi
6. Singapore
FOR LIFESTYLE
1. Spain
2. France
3. Thailand
4. Costa Rica
For learning
1. Italy
2. China
3.Chile
4. India
5. Jordan
6. Lebanon
7. Brazil
8. Russia
Off the beaten path
1. Turkey
2. Indonesia
3. Vietnam
4. Colombia

[NsTheName]

I live in South Korea and it is honestly so safe. North Korea is there but no one is worried. He threatens things all the time and never actually does anything. The expat communities are great and I've also made some amazing Korean friends as well! I would highly recommend.

[theodorec]

“Brazilians love foreigners”
Every Brazilian ever on the internet:
COME TO BRAZIL

[kraftykatie]

I'm like, Ooo Saudi Arabia; never thought of that. Then he said that girls can't ride a bike or talk to men in public, and I changed my mind

[ninja.teacher]

Well put together video but there here are a few notes from a YouTuber who's been living in Asia for the past few years making videos about the industry:
- The market in Korea is very saturated and salaries have been stagnant for years.
- The JET program is extremely competitive to get into. Most people who apply won't get into it.
- You need to be qualified teacher back home or have years of experience for most jobs in Singapore.
- Salaries in China are a lot typically a lot higher than $1200
- With Vietnam they hit the nail on the head - one of the best countries for lifestyle and saving. Where I've been based for the last 2 years.

[XMissStephX]

I worked in Hanoi as an English teacher in a kindergarten for 3 years and loved it. The pay was much higher in my experience and was earning sometimes more than $2000 a month (paid by the hour of teaching) . The lifestyle is great, it's cheap and easy to make friends. I left Vietnam to work in Istanbul, where i am now. The lifestyle isn't quite as good- the hours are much longer, the pay is equivalent ($2000 salary) but I get housing and utilities included (as well as my flights to turkey and one home again at the end of each years contract.) and Istanbul is an incredible place geographically. I get a lot of vacation time in a year and I can easily travel all throughout Europe- especially in the 6-8 week fully paid summer vacation each year.

Get out there and do it! It's the best thing I've ever done!

[melahoran]

i just graduated college and am teaching english in spain this september y'all wish me luckkkk

[Bcass]

Died at “despite the threat of nuclear annihilation” lol

[dandiiiful]

Just got a job offer at a school in China! Can't wait! 💙

[imranr]

If you want to learn Spanish, learn it in the Canary Islands like I did. It is the fastest Spanish I've heard. Now any other Spanish spoken sounds slow and I can understand every word!

[nabilohara]

In Morocco you can learn perfect French and Arabic and the flights to Europe are around $100 .. That's gives you the best of both worlds + the cost of living is much lower than Europe .. Look into teaching in American schools in the major cities.

[winsomelorainepeter]

Thank you Vagabrothers! Excellent video! I am from Durban, South Africa but spent the last 19 years working abroad as an English Teacher - I have degrees in education and a TESOL certificate, which I got in Bangkok. I worked in Singapore, Malaysia (in 2 cities), China (in 5 cities), Kazakhstan and now I am in the country of Georgia. I also spent 6 months studying in Paris, France and 3 months in Panama and Colombia-traveling and I have traveled to several other countries. All the places I worked at were good in terms of salary and other benefits, however Georgia which is so beautiful, but pays extremely low salaries - there is a government program which pays GEL 500 (USD 250) a month but even private centers don't pay very high salaries - so I have been here for 3 and half months - I did some part-time teaching at a private language center (in Tbilisi) and did some traveling around - this was like a working holiday but now I am moving on. Thank you for the information-it was very helpful!

[rebeccagorman]

i work and live in china, ive been learning mandarin. class sizes are around 30-40 and its sometimes difficult but its the best thing ive eveerrrr done. my students are the funniest people and i love it!!! anyone thinking of teaching english, do china!

[kamalpreetarora]

I'm currently teaching in Thailand and came through Greenheart Travel and Xplore Asia. My term is almost up and I now have the travel bug so this video was SUPER helpful in narrowing down some potential options for the future. I may even be back in amazing Thailand to work at one of many international schools that typically pay more than the listed average. I was surprised to find that out too. But of course, you can only find them in the bigger cities where cost of living also increases...

[budaskins]

Great informative video...I am a four time veteran Peace Corps Volunteer & have explored many of the countries you included. I was a community health volunteer, but did do a lot of informal conversational English by default. My last assignment was in the Philippines from which I migrated to Thailand to complete a month long TEFL certification. Life happened since that time & I am now anxious to get back on track with a TEFL job. I have scoured the internet, Craigslist, Dave's ESL Cafe, etc. & managed to find a private school in Peru willing to take me on board. I'm set to travel there at the end of July. I'm hoping it will give me a nice springboard for making this my full time gig & travel at the same time. Thanks again for sharing this video with all the "travel junkies" among us...Cheers

[frankh.]

South Korea is pretty safe... N. Korea has been like this for last 60 years... Best internet in the world and wonderful culture..^^