Teach English in Hotels and Resorts around the World

Teach English in Resorts and Hotels around the World

It is a bit funny that you read so much from different TEFL certification vendors about teaching English around the world: the adventure – the great locations – etc – but none of them EVER seem to talk about one of the best options available to teachers: teaching English at hotels and resorts in some of the world’s best and most beautiful locations.

This is a career option that is a bit counter intuitive when you are starting out.   Go right to the top – to the best hotels and resorts.  Don’t go looking for jobs in the two or three star resorts.  They generally don’t care too much about the English skills of their employees.  It is the five-star hotels, villas and resorts that know that good communication skills equal good guest relations and good service.   And those communication skills are in English as these resorts will serve people from around the world and the only common language is usually English.

How do you find these jobs?  Look at websites that sell five star resorts and hotels.  Look for the best hotels in resort areas.  Check Bali, the Maldives, Kenya, Tanzania, Hainan, the China Beach area of Vietnam, Siem Reap in Cambodia, Phuket and Samui in Thailand, Boracay in the Philippines and just about anywhere else you might think of where tourism is the #1 industry and where it is done well.

Many people teach English because they want to “see the world”  – why not see the very best parts of it?  The parts so popular that major resorts and hotels have been built there.

The best resource around is the Hotel and Resort English eBook offered by TEFL eBooks.  The book was written by a teacher who – at the time – was teaching at a five star resort on a tropical island.  The eBook is a compilation of lessons taught at a Hilton hotel to help staff meet the discriminating wants and needs of their guests.

Just one more great option to try!

TED’s Tips™ #1: Use your imagination a bit and seek employment in some of the worlds most beautiful and interesting resort locations.  Hospitality English is an option not often explored by newbies or even oldies in the TEFL industry.  Go and work in the location of your dreams!

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Teaching English for Special Purposes

Teaching ESP Abroad

Many people, when transitioning to a career in TEFL, forget that they have lots of experience and sometimes education in a specialized area.

Rather than starting at the bottom rung in TEFL consider finding your own special niche where you can probably make more money, do a better job and even enjoy yourself more.

For example, many people from Information Technology (IT) careers come to TEFL. Their best job strategy would be to seek an English teaching position at a college or university that has an IT specialty.

Many occupational specialties in foreign countries need English training. The need it for university study and papers, research (most international research is published in English) and/or to run a business.

If you have a background in a special area, it is in your best interest to use it. You will already know the specialized vocabulary of the business, you will know how the business works and you will even have a curiosity about the business that other teachers won’t have. This makes you ideal to teach in that special niche. And it makes you a preferred hire over other teachers without your special skills.

Consider nursing, aviation training, business and marketing, chemicals, general medicine, engineering, hospitality (restaurant, hotel, and tourism industry), IT, law, construction technology, and every other possible major at a university or college.

If you have such a skill/knowledge it would be well worth your time to seek employment in that area. DON’T go to the English department of a college or university – go to the department of your specialty and have them recommend you to the English department. You WILL be in demand.

Read the following links to get a better understanding of teaching ESP.

Teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP)

Two excellent examples of niche employment that the smart people look for are Hotel and Resort English and Business English. Teach a few reception desk staff in an air conditioned classroom at a 5-star resort on a tropical island – or 50 screaming kids in a hot classroom? Teach a small class of businesspeople at corporate headquarters – or back to the screaming kindergarteners . . . Up to you . . . ESP has its advantages!

TED’s Tips™ #1: Your BEST English Teaching Job – the one that you enjoy the most and that will likely pay you the best is usually related to your personal skills, experiences and education. If you don’t explore those options you are shortchanging yourself AND your new career.

TED’s Tips™ #2: There is no need to start on the bottom rung of the English teaching business. Go direct to the colleges, universities and businesses that need the skills you already have.

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