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Teachers from other fields in Teaching English
If you have teaching qualification in your own country ? but as, say a biology or history or even English literature teacher ? then many English teaching jobs will happily accept you, though some will want an ESL certificate as well.
With such qualifications, consider looking for work at International schools. These are for the children of expatriates. As a rule, the fees for such schools are paid by companies who send staff abroad; both their standards and their pay rates are similar to those back home, or a bit higher. They generally demand the same qualifications as primary or secondary schools back home.
Pay and conditions are generally much better than language teachers get.
There is some variation in the qualifications wanted. All want certified teachers, but some restrict that to certifications from a particular country or even state, while others will happily hire certified teachers from anywhere in the English-speaking world. A few will also hire well-qualified ESL teachers ? typically degree and CELTA ? without schoolteacher certification. Many international schools also look for two years teaching experience in addition to formal qualifications.
Many of those schools teach the International Baccalaureate program, so one way to find them is through the IB site . Other ways include asking embassies and companies with many expat staff. A web search for "international school" plus the name of a country or city will also turn some up, but be aware that "international school" is sometimes (at least in China, possibly elsewhere as well) purely a marketing term, used in promoting any school that teaches some English.
Job fairs are an excellent way to secure a contract. Fairs are usually held in large cities such as London, Bangkok, and Chicago. Most schools will also conduct interviews on Skype.
Certified Montessori teachers can also find work in many countries.
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