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Aksalon  ·  4073 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What's your job and the best part about it?

It varies by which country you want to teach in (some countries have higher standards, some have lower standards), but you generally want the following:

> Native English speaker.

> Citizenship in English-speaking country (US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Aus, NZ, SA).

> Bachelor's degree/4-year degree from one of aforementioned countries, any discipline.

> Preferably an in-class 100+ hour TEFL certification. E.g. CELTA. You can get one in a month for a few thousand dollars, cheaper if you go get it in Southeast Asia.

> EU citizenship if you want to teach in the EU, which is generally rather difficult otherwise.

You can find some country specific FAQs here: http://www.reddit.com/r/TEFL/wiki/faqs