| Even those who don't have a degree in education find | | | | while on a tourist visa, then make a visa run every |
| themselves landing jobs as English teachers in | | | | three months. In other words, they leave Spain for a |
| countries where English is not the mother language. A | | | | certain period of time four times a year and get their |
| number of these individuals elect to go to Spain and | | | | visa renewed when they come back after a few |
| gain employment teaching English in Madrid or in other | | | | days. This is pretty much a common practice, with |
| Spanish cities. If you're one of those who want to | | | | some employers even allocating funds to their foreign |
| develop a career in the TEFL or TESL field in sunny | | | | English teachers to help shoulder visa run expenses. |
| Spain - teaching English, Madrid could be a good place | | | | Another important requirement you'll need to meet to |
| to start. | | | | get an English teaching job in Madrid is the right |
| Madrid conjures images of museums, bullfights, sipping | | | | educational qualification. This means a college degree, |
| sangria in the sun. But life in this Spanish capital city isn't | | | | preferably in English, and of course the necessary |
| always a bed of roses for foreigners, whatever their | | | | teaching licenses such as TEFL certification or CELTA. |
| occupation. If you're thinking about moving to Madrid to | | | | You can get these certificates in your home country, |
| teach English, keep in mind the following tips to better | | | | though CELTA can also be earned in Spain. |
| understand what you might be getting into. | | | | If you can read and write in Spanish, then your |
| Some Work Requirements for ESL Teachers | | | | chances of getting a job teaching English in Madrid are |
| A work permit is one thing that foreign teachers will be | | | | even higher. Your ability to speak the local language will |
| needing. For citizens of other European Union countries | | | | facilitate communication with students, especially in the |
| such as the United Kingdom, this won't be a difficult | | | | first stages, when they still aren't sufficiently fluent in |
| task. For others, though, the process of acquiring a | | | | English to express themselves fully. Moreover, a |
| working visa can be more complicated. What some | | | | working knowledge of Spanish will assist you in your |
| enterprising individuals resort to doing is to find work | | | | everyday life outside of work. |