English Language Teaching Industry

A lot of opportunities await people from all over the world to provide services to foreign employers. However, there is a problem when it comes to communications skills, as some countries have rarely used the English language in their daily endeavours. So investments may somewhat be affected due to the incapacity of local citizens to handle jobs and interact with foreign investors. This is one of the reasons that TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language) lessons are taught. The means and the ultimate goal of learning a language is emphasised in communicative language teaching. In fact, it is growing in popularity in Japan, Taiwan and Europe despite several criticisms.

Most of the cities in Western Europe have already established language schools, whether on-site or operated as agencies sending teachers to various destinations. Teachers are being employed with preferable graduate-level academic qualifications, experience with younger learners or in Business English. Meanwhile, instructors from UK, Ireland and countries within the EU (European Union) are not required to possess acquire a work visa to work in the EU. This would eventually reduce the demand for teachers from abroad. On the other hand, due to the expansion of the EU, the demand for TEFL is considered stronger in certain Eastern European countries. Non-EU teachers then would usually find legal work in such locations with less difficulty as they have lower costs of living.

In quite a lot of countries, English teaching has become very popular due mainly to several reasons. Therefore, the need to employ an English teacher is growing considerably. In Cambodia alone, the demand for English teachers has increased over the past decade. Teachers are also welcome in China where company jobs would vary depending on the number of employees they want to teach. Even in Hong Kong, English language education has been taken seriously, according to a government-funded research.