TEACHING ENGLISH

IN GERMANY

How to get rich in Germany

Halle, Germany

Paths to Teaching English in Germany

Bachelors/Masters in English
Teaching

Elementary Education

in University

Bilingual pre-school

Non English Bachelors

Teaching

Business English in Private Schools

(make yourself more marketable)

How to get rich in Germany

But remember where you would be living:

Immersed

in hundreds of years of history

Hours away from Europes attractions
All pictures are ones I took
The chance to help English learners

One hour away

One hour away

4.5 hours away

8.5 hours away

Same place

11 hours away

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My Story of teaching English in

Germany
No English or teaching training
Right place-Right time

3 main schools offered some work

After 6 months decided on one main school-not the school that paid the most.
Taught 30 to 45 hours a week as a freelancer
Bosses were happy with me
After two years of freelancing, I asked for a position and got it
n From day one 24 days of vacation plus 11 pub holidays
After another 2 years there was an opening/for a director of studies-head of
the English teachers with a small raise.

It doesnt always work that way

However, you can do certain things to make yourself

more marketable and increase your chances.

Improving your chances

Tons of English native speakers go to Europe
wanting to teach and see the sights.
How can you make yourself more marketable?

Making yourself marketable

Option A
Option B
Option C

Making yourself marketable

Option B
One month TEFL course

With

one month of training you wont know much, but

you will have a few ideas.
There are a lot of course-choose the one where you will
teach at least 6 hours with feedback.
n Cost

$2100 to $3000

Making yourself marketable

Get some experience
Stay on at the school to teach

They

dont take everyone

Making yourself marketable

Get some experience
Do some volunteer tutoring before you go.

Conversation

partners at INTO
Fort Collins International center

Making yourself marketable

Get some experience
Do some volunteer tutoring before you go.

Conversation

partners at INTO
Fort Collins International center
Become a cultural mentor
n

International Student and Scholar Program

Make yourself marketable

Avoid Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich

(Apply

Learn some German

(you

in smaller towns 200 K to 500 K)

will need it with staff)

Drivers license from Colorado (and manual trans)

Some numbers
More money is unlikely Two scenarios
Bill
(had his own apartment-ate out several times a
week, loved beer in pubs and gadgets was broke
and left Halle in debt)
Bob
(shared an apartment-rarely ate out, loved beer
from the fridge-traveled all over Europe, came
back to the US once a year)

Some numbers
(Remember Former East Germany-lower wages)
$14.50/45 min hour
8:00 to 3:00 = $116.00
Or 11:45 to 3:00 and 6:00 pm to 7:30 = $87.00
(Elsewhere in Germany you can make more, but the
cost of living will be higher too)

Some numbers

(Former East Germany-less money, but the cost of living is less)

Cost of living $1350 to $2600
Earnings $1350 to $2600 1
(Reduce living costs/meet new people with shared flat, with your
own apartment-deposit, notice before you leave, set up utilities and
internet)
Start up costs: $ 2000 to $4000 (depending on you and locationand if you go for the shared flat)

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What to expect

Training
(Some

very basic training and observations of

seasoned teachers)

Administration (get your visa-not every school will

help you with this)
If you have no experience the school may start you
out with a bit less and work up to full time.
(depending on their need)