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Swap Teaching for Housing and Language Lessons
Updated 13 September 2009
If you're looking for a cultural experience and are only able to commit to teaching for a short time, then swapping English classes for room, board, and language lessons might be for you. If you're an experienced teacher, look at Teaching Exchanges. Different institutes offer different benefits. Some may offer all three (room, board, and language lessons), some may offer only one, some may even offer a small stipend. Finding material for lesson plans can be found online.Camp jobs are a great way to teach for a bit and earn some extra money. For more info, see Summer and Winter Camps.
For teaching exchanges, try contacting the institutes below. Credit has been given to those who suggested some of the links.
Always ask for a written reference when you leave a job, no matter if it's paid or a volunteer position. Have your employer write when you work, job title, levels worked with, and what your responsibilities were. It should be printed on school letterhead and carry your employer's stamp (if they have one), their signature, their name, job title, school address, phone, and email. Try to get two copies of this. This is the basic info which gives you proof of employment. Even if you leave on bad terms, you should still ask for proof of employment. If you're leaving on good terms and if your employer is willing, they could also say what a great teacher you were. It's better to get this BEFORE you leave your job, because if you ask for a reference in the future, your eomployer might forget all the wonderful things you did and also might be less inclined to write a reference. Whereas if you ask while you're still working for them, you can remind your employer daily until they give you the reference/proof of employment. Then scan this and send it in an email when you apply for your next job.
Chile
● Santiago: Manhattan English Institute , elbajaramillos@hotmail.com (dannyboyinchile)
They offer free housing and Spanish lessons.
Costa Rica
● Torguguero: Meybel Hostel and Hostel El Icaco have been known to offer free housing in exchange for English lessons. Contact them for more details.
Czech Republic
● Prague: Jazykava info@jazykava.cz (Chris Westergaad)
They currently offer inexpensive Czech lessons, but are working on a language exchange. Email them for more information.
Guatemala
● Xela: Don Diego hostel (OleLarssen)
They offer free housing in exchange for English classes.
Mexico
● Chipas: Dunham Institute, academic-coordinator@dunhaminstitute.com
They have a language exchange where you get free housing and Spanish lessons in exchange for teaching English. You must commit at least five months (from August to January or February until July). More details are available from the website.
Peru
● Chachapoyas: International Language Center, ilc.chachapoyas@gmail.com
You are paid a small salary, about 200 usd a month to teach 25 hours a week. Housing is provided for teachers for about 50usd a month. Spanish lessons are also available. Email Angel for more information. English, German and French teachers are needed.
● Piura: I.E.P. Bilingue Brilliant Star in Piura, ashley.pohlmann@gmail.com
They offer free housing, board, and Spanish lessons.
United States
● The US State Department has a list of exchange programmes.
Vietnam
● Phan Thiet: Tri Cong has been said to offer free housing and a stipend in exchange for English classes. (ajc19810)
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