Teaching Abroad?

Collin Pelfrey: Where are you thinking? It's a big world out there. Are you fluent in a second language?I think most industrialized nations have an education system, where teachers are trained and certified in their own specific teacher education programs...Also, in response to all the posters who think someone who speaks a language is over-qualified for an ESL/EFL job: There's a lot more to it, and people that know what they're doing have a much better chance of getting a job, and being successful at it.What sort of expertise do you have in linguistics: phonology, morphology, syntax, discourse, semantics, pragmatics? How about socio- and psycholinguistics, such as first and second language acquisition in regards to human development, or personality, cognitive, biological, and socio-cultural factors that impact language acquisition? How about the interface between language and culture? How's your academic grammar? Do you know much about teaching literacy, reading, v! ocabulary, writing, grammar, speaking, and listening skills? How about valid assessment tools? How about general learning theories and human development? I would never try to teach a science course, because I had a few as an undergraduate. Stick with your expertise....Show more

Kris Bozelle: If you want a cool teaching experience, check out Semester at Sea. You spend a semester on a cruise ship.I think for sure you can teach ESL and probably whatever subject you majored in.

Raven Purl: You can definitely teach English as a foreign language abroad (even, I've read,without a degree.). You may need to get extra certifications to teach science, depending on where you're going. It would help if you had ESL classes.