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TEFL Certification Course in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Teaching English in Argentina is a challenging prospect. Here ESL teachers are expected to hone the conversational English skills of students who in daily life use primarily Spanish and may be some Portuguese. Argentina may be suffering from economic affliction but the TEFL job scenario is as sound as ever.

It is not that difficult to bag a teaching job either. Of course a little bit of groundwork is needed. The assignments tend to be interestingly varied. They are not necessarily limited to classrooms. Private tutoring is common practice.

Relevant Information:

• Argentina prefers teachers to be university graduates in a specified field.
• It is better if one has completed the 120hours or 4 weeks TEFL certificate course.
• Naturally Teachers with experience are better paid and preferred. But there exists ample opportunity for the novice ones as well.
• Native English speakers are preferred to non-native trained teachers.
• The best place to look for appointments is the English Language institutes that are dotted across Buenos Aires.
• The usual hourly basis payment is $5 - $7. The work hours are round about 30 per week.
• In a month one can easily earn between $700 - $800 depending on experience and ability.
• One may be allotted mixed classes or expected to teach different levels, don’t let that bog you down, all you need to do is a little pre class preparation and you can tackle the seemingly arduous task.
• The accommodation and food being reasonable one can comfortably live off one’s earnings.
• ESL jobs are not limited to teaching students at institutes it can be as fundamental as giving a crash course in English conversation to a gentleman planning a trip to Disney World, Florida with family.
• It can also involve coaching young children at home in spoken English and American lifestyle. These types of private lessons which are better paid; one can earn $10 per hour as a freelance tutor.
• You must have an interesting and efficient approach to teaching – a skill that will be polished and bettered by the TEFL International course Buenos Aires.
• A good majority of employers do not provide airfare to their ESL teachers. Those wishing to teach English in Argentina are to pay their airfare.
• It is better to use the internet and thoroughly research ESL jobs in Argentina before settling for anything in particular. This way you can save money.
• Working knowledge of Spanish is an advantage and you can even teach English in exchange for Spanish lessons. Options are many but you need to do some legwork for the right one.