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Originally Posted by 1aday
I teach in Korea right now, and as such have a degree, CB check and also as a bonus have a TEFL.
I'm planning on leaving Korea after my contract is up, but have a hard time figuring out which place is best for me. I'm leaning towards either Taiwan or Vietnam.
How does Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam do for the following:
-Hours you 'work' (hours you just have to just be at work, desk warming)
-Hours you actually spend teaching
-Cost of rent for standard one bed, kitchen, bathroom joint
-Cost of local food that contains meat and vegetables (I enjoy all Asian cuisine, but noodles are too just carb loaded)
-Cost of local beer
-Pay per hour in privates / month in schools/private academies
Thank you!
You can check Dave's ESL Cafefor better information, I only taught for one year but
1. Only the hours you teach, prep time is up to you and mine went from one hour a lesson to 15 minutes per lesson. You can do that at home but its easier to do it at the school because of the resources.
2. I don't rent but my friends pay from $400 to $500 for a modest one bedroom in district #1 which is the most central district.
3. Vietnam might not be the place for you, there are a ton of noodles/noodle soups here. but pricing wise $1-2 street food, $2-5 in a restaurant. With $5 being kind of pricey.
4. Depends on where you are at, market less than .50 cents. backpackers district $1, most bars $1.50-2. Higher end bars $3-5. 5 star hotels I've seen up to $8.
5. I did the Celta so I'm not sure if you have the Tefl where you had to study for a month or the online course. If you have the online course I think your experience will be different, yes even with experience teaching.
Privates are $25-30, Monthly is dependent on how much you work but hourly started off for me at $17.50 and goes up every 6 months. Most of my friends are at $22 which is close to the max at their school which is a private language academy.