| Would you like to try your hand at teaching in Taiwan? | | | | Taiwan. |
| Not just anyone can teach English in Taiwan. It may | | | | For those people without a Bachelor's, the other |
| have been true that in the past all you needed to | | | | solution to teaching in Taiwan is if you have an |
| teach English in Taiwan or just about any Asian | | | | Associate's degree with TEFL or TESOL certification. |
| country was a passport from an English speaking | | | | If you have an Associate's degree but have no TEFL |
| country, but this isn't the case anymore. To be eligible | | | | or TESOL certification, unfortunately, you won't be able |
| to teach English in Taiwan today, in addition to being a | | | | to teach in Taiwan legally. Luckily, getting yourself |
| native English speaker from the USA/CAN/Australia | | | | TEFL or TESOL certified is easy and it shouldn't take |
| New Zealand/South Africa, you must also hold either a | | | | anymore than one month to get the certification |
| Bachelor's degree or an Associate's degree with | | | | papers. Once you have these papers you are fully |
| TEFL/TESOL certificate. If you satisfy these | | | | qualified to teach any the majority of English cram |
| requirements, you'll find that getting work in Taiwan is | | | | schools which are found throughout the island. |
| easy. | | | | Employers will have no problem helping you to apply |
| What kind of Bachelor's degree is required to teach | | | | for all the necessary work permits and papers to |
| English? Does it have to be education or teaching | | | | make it possible for you to live and work in Taiwan |
| related? Lucky, for many people, the answer to these | | | | teaching English. |
| questions is no. Some people might not understand | | | | The requirements to teach English in Taiwan aren't too |
| why you can teach English in Taiwan with a degree | | | | strict. There are many countries throughout Asia that |
| that isn't education related. The main reason this is | | | | have much stricter requirements for English teachers |
| possible is because you are teaching children that are | | | | to meet. Luckily, Taiwan is not one of these. However, |
| typically aged 6 to twelve years old at private schools. | | | | keep in mind that if you have a Bachelor's degree or |
| To work at most English schools in Taiwan, an | | | | an Associate's degree with TEFL/TESOL certification, |
| education or teaching related degree isn't required. You | | | | you will only be able to work in cram schools. These |
| can have a Bachelor's in Business and are still able to | | | | are the most common and hire the bulk of foreign |
| work as an English teacher in Taiwan. Since the | | | | teachers found in Taiwan. If you'd like to work at a |
| majority of positions for English teachers involve | | | | University or public school, some extra requirements |
| teaching children, the exact kind of Bachelor's degree | | | | need to be met. If you are qualified to teach in Taiwan |
| isn't important. What is important is that you have | | | | why not give it a go? You might actually enjoy |
| graduated from university with one. If you don't have a | | | | teaching English. |
| Bachelor's degree, you may still be able to teach in | | | | |