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by k1w1 » Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:19 am
I beg to differ with Smithy. There are heaps of Asian expatriates here, and the majority of ESL work is teaching them, not the locals. And the younger generation is still nothing close to impressive in their English skills, on the whole. Especially considering they generally speak English at school, home and around Singapore.
The money varies in this industry, but is pretty bad most of the time. With two of you you will be able to save, but not as much as in Japan, Korea or the Middle East.
However, without a degree you will have trouble teaching English at all, I'm afraid. Most companies expect you to show that you have an excellent command of English, and a degree is thought to do that. In fact the decent ESL jobs these days expect masters degrees in TESOL, and without experience it will be tough.
This has been something of a boom industry for the past five years, so the market is saturated with teachers, and schools/companies can demand more and pay less.
I did know a couple of people in Japan who didn't have degrees, but that was a few years back now, and I don't know what your chances will be like now.