Comparative Study of ESL Jobs Abroad.
The demand
Since English is being accepted as a global language, the demands of English teachers abroad is raising day by day. Record says, more than 20000 ESL jobs are registered each month. Places like Korea, Thailand, China, and Arab all are developed as TEFL job hub these days. If we take Asia into account, you will be surprised to see the demand for English language schooling is rising by leaps and bounds. These demands are originated from the community, private schools, English turned vernacular medium schools, universities and corporate institutes and business organizations. For example, ‚¬"Hagwons‚¬, English schools in Korea and ‚¬"Eikaiwas‚¬, English language training institute are in high demands. It seems the demand for qualified ESL teachers seems to be coming from everywhere. The question raises ‚¬"Does the supply match up to this demands?‚¬
The supply
Reportedly, the job portals are overwhelmed with applicants. In fact many vacancies are met even before the advertisements are circulated. However nowadays we come across stories that fresher are facing difficulty while getting a placement. Why is this happening? Initially the TEFL applicants are mainly fresher, a bachelor degree holders, who like to explore and experience a new land but gradually the type of candidates are changing. Now experienced people from different sectors are turning to TEFL. Due to the economic downturn those with experience of finance sector or live in UK or US are also applying for this job. In fact those who already gained experience as ESL teachers are renewing their jobs, so the fresher are facing high competition, when it comes to teaching English abroad.
To sum up, though it seems the demand of ESL teachers is rising high, thanks to globalization and the developing countries like China and Thailand, the supply seem to match up with it. However the wages offered to the international teachers took a rain check.
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