Teaching legally without a degree in Taiwan
Posted: 29 Mar 2008, 12:56
Since the question keeps appearing, I thought I would pipe up.
You can legally teach English in Taiwan provided you meet two criteria:
(1) You have an Associate Degree or a two year Diploma.
(2) You have a recognized TEFL certificate (e.g. Oxford).
I have both and work here legally. I am also able to save money (about US$800/month) for completing my degree by correspondence.
There are several places one can get a TEFL certificate; I earned mine online for under US$400, and that was three years ago. If you are not working and knowledgeable about teaching, you can obtain the certificate in a few weeks; it was six weeks from regisration and payment to receiving the certificate.
Full time wages are slightly less than Korea or Japan and the income taxes are slightly higher (10%), but legal work and visa is better than illegal work with no visa. The quality of life is also about the same, and the Taiwanese smoke less.
You can legally teach English in Taiwan provided you meet two criteria:
(1) You have an Associate Degree or a two year Diploma.
(2) You have a recognized TEFL certificate (e.g. Oxford).
I have both and work here legally. I am also able to save money (about US$800/month) for completing my degree by correspondence.
There are several places one can get a TEFL certificate; I earned mine online for under US$400, and that was three years ago. If you are not working and knowledgeable about teaching, you can obtain the certificate in a few weeks; it was six weeks from regisration and payment to receiving the certificate.
Full time wages are slightly less than Korea or Japan and the income taxes are slightly higher (10%), but legal work and visa is better than illegal work with no visa. The quality of life is also about the same, and the Taiwanese smoke less.