Volunteering/Teaching English Abroad

bluealien01 · 11-03-2009, 02:41 PM

Does anyone know of any good, reputable programs for volunteering or teaching English abroad? I'd prefer firsthand accounts (or if you know of one a friend/daughter/son/etc. participated in), as opposed to someone just looking up and posting links (which I can do on my own). Thanks.

I found something called Greenheart Travel and made a post about it months ago here, but no one ever responded to my post.

bluealien01 · 11-08-2009, 06:22 PM

Anyone????

sarah9 · 11-08-2009, 08:15 PM

I've heard Greenpeace has good programs. Though, I don't have any personal experiencew with them.

somebodynew · 11-09-2009, 09:23 AM

As a post-grad program, Fulbright has an extensive ETA (English Teaching Assistantship) program in a couple dozen countries. I applied for Fall 2010 in Spain, and I have a friend currently in Kiel, Germany. Applications are due the fall of every year--check with your University about specific dates/procedures (the application is kind of a MAJOR pain)

If you're interested in Spain, the Spanish government sponsors about 1000-2000 Language and Cultural Assistants to come from the United States to teach English. Applications should be up early 2010.

bluealien01 · 11-10-2009, 03:26 PM

Do you have a link for the Spanish government thing?

somebodynew · 11-10-2009, 10:20 PM

Estados Unidos

It has the information for this year's grants, I was told applications for 2010-2011 would go up early 2010.