Many people want to visit Vietnam, but if you would like to actually live and work in the country teaching English is one of the best ways to do this.
Best Vietnam Teach Abroad Programs
Teach English in Ho Chi Minh City
• 1-12 months
• £1,845
How to Teach in Vietnam
The large number of foreign tourists and the surge in international trade has resulted in an increasing need for locals to learn the English language.
Native English speakers from around the world have taken advantage of this trend and have used it to build a career in Vietnam and overseas. This is because teaching English is one of the few occupations that can be carried out legally by foreigners in Vietnam.
In the early days, in order to learn English, Vietnamese students were forced to attend specific language schools, but today there are a number of schools that teach English as a Teaching English in Vietnam part of the curriculum. There are many language schools in operation in cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, many of which are part of large chains. There are also some smaller individual schools.
Most of these schools, both small and large, are willing to employ travellers as teachers. Apart from local schools and language schools, people looking to teach English in Vietnam can gain employment in international schools and agencies that send English tutors to local companies and schools.
Most of the elite schools of English require that their teachers have former teaching experience as well as relevant qualifications and some of them actually require that their recruits have experience in Vietnam. In other smaller schools it is possible to get employed with no prior experience. Some schools offer opportunities for teachers who are willing to work over the weekend. They are even willing to pay double the amount for weekend lessons.
Vietnam is one of the most popular TEFL destinations in Asia and in order to work successfully as a teacher here, it is important to build up a reputation, and make contacts and gain valuable experience.
About Vietnam
Thinking about working in Vietnam,? Here are some important things to know before you go.
Area: 329,566 sq km
Population: 90 million
Capital City: Hanoi (pop 3.5 million)
People: 84% ethnic Vietnamese, 2% ethnic Chinese, also Khmers, Chams (a remnant of the once-great Indianised Champa Kingdom) and members of over 50 ethnolinguistic groups.
Language: Vietnamese, Russian, French, Chinese, English
Religion: Buddhism is the principal religion but there are also sizeable Taoist, Confucian, Hoa Hao, Caodaists, Muslim and Christian minorities
Government: Communist state
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +7
Dialing Code: 84
Electricity: 220V, 50Hz
Weights & measures: Metric