miércoles, 8 de abril de 2015

The English Language in El Salvador



As El Salvador becomes increasingly industrialised, the English language is becoming ever more important for people to find a better job. Moreover, the tourism industry is booming in the country and the ability to speak English is vital in the tourism sector. As with most countries in the world, the importance of learning English is getting higher every year. For this reason, there is a real need for English teachers.
El Salvador is an exotic and beautiful country that is unlike anything you will find in Europe or the United States. This multicultural country still has quite a low cost of living and you can earn a decent amount and enjoy a fairly high standard of living.
En top of this, it is pretty easy and fairly cheap to travel to other countries in the region.

Where to Teach English in El Salvador

Although most teaching positions will be available in the nation’s capital, San Salvador, nowadays most of the schools and colleges of El Salvador are including the English language as a mandatory subject.






Types of Teaching Jobs in El Salvador




Private Language Schools & International SchoolIt is one of the many private language schools that you will find the most opportunities as a TEFL teacher.There are schools of various sizes and some of the more well-known and expensive schools will require that you have at least a bachelor’s degree and an internationally recognised TEFL, TESOL or CELTA.International schools also hire native English speaking teachers and they often pay more than private language schools, however, they will often require that you are a licensed teacher in your home country.



Businesses



There are a number of call centres that cater for the United States market and these call centres often employ TEFL teachers to provide training for their staff. 

Private Lessons

Sometimes teachers take private lessons to supplement their income and after you have been in the country for some time and made some connections you might decide to make a few extra dollars taking private lessons.
Usually teachers use private lessons to supplement their income and only a few teachers use this method as their primary source of income. One of the reasons for this is that the work isn’t often reliable enough because student’s often cancel at very short notice meaning that you won’t get paid!.