Hello, everyone. I'm considering The Language House for my first TEFL course. I'm a journalist/reporter in the United States and I speak French at an intermediate level. (It looks like this institution caters toward the Mediterranean region, thus my interest.)
Would this be a good choice?
Does anyone have any feedback on The Language House, or recommendations for an alternative institution?
Merci!
Kyle
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Hi there,
Which school are you referrring to? There are lots of institutions with the same name.
FYI, if you are a US citizen you are most unlikely to find legal work in Western Europe regardless of which course you do. To hire a non-EU citizen, emplyers have to first prove that there were no suitably-qualified EU citizens who could do the job, which is not a very likely proposition.
Generally speaking to work in Western Europe you need to (a) be the holder of a passport from an EU member state, either through birth or ancestry, (b) be married to an EU citizen or (c) be in possession of a valid work/study visa. Otherwise, as a non-EU citizen you would need to enter Europe on a Schengen (tourist) visa, which gives you 90 days in the zone (http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/borders-and-visas/index_en.htm). If after 90 days you have not managed to convert you visa to a work visa, which you probably won't have, you need to leave not just the country you entered but the entire zone for a further 90 days.
Then there's the fact that the market in Western Europe, and particularly in France, Spain and Italy, is VERY competitive, and that most teachers have a minimum of a CELTA/Trinity CertTESOL and at least a year's experience. Unfortunately, this means that as an inexperienced non-EU newbie with a non-CELTA certificate finding a good and legal job will be quite a challenge.
That said if you are keen to work in Europe, Eastern Europe is a much more realistic prospect for non-EU citizens, with a number of schools actually sponsoring visas.
Briona
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