| There are a wide variety of TEFL course options | | | | cosmopolitan environment, and has fabulous |
| available in Spain leading to TEFL jobs for those | | | | architecture, not least by the cities most famous |
| with TEFL certification. Spain has such a | | | | son Gaudi. Madrid has everything that you would |
| tremendous amount regional diversity that one is | | | | expect of any European capital city: Art and |
| almost dealing with this country as a mini | | | | architecture abound in an air of cool sophistication. |
| continent. The Costa's - Spain's huge coastline - | | | | In Galicia you are greeted by mountains and mile |
| differs greatly from the geographic nature of the | | | | after mile of spectacular, haunting forest. |
| big cities, which in turn differs greatly from the | | | | For those wanting a TEFL job within a state or |
| environment of the thousands of picturesque rural | | | | private school, employers require applicants to |
| villages, which is again is different from the | | | | have completed a TEFL course in Spain, or in |
| mountainous regions of Andorra or Granada. | | | | another country, and have full TEFL certification. |
| Dispirit locations and circumstances are united in a | | | | Teaching experience is an advantage but often |
| profound love of life. Hence it is very easy to get | | | | not a pre requisite. With language institutes, or |
| swept up in a seemingly constant round of | | | | acadamias, expect to find yourself to be teaching |
| festivals and fiestas, dancing and music - eating | | | | university or high school students - sometimes in |
| well and drinking well being all part of pursuing the | | | | the same class. Specialist business colleges and |
| good life in the best of all possible worlds. Few | | | | schools aim to provide for the needs of large |
| who have lived in Spain for a spell would disagree | | | | multinationals, in this case a business background is |
| with the idea that, in terms of quality of life, Spain | | | | an advantage. Enthusiasm for English is |
| is a world leader. There is a high demand for | | | | continuously increasing and there are moves to |
| English language skills in all walks of life generating | | | | bring English into the school curriculum at an earlier |
| a vast market of TEFL jobs for those with TEFL | | | | stage. In many cases you will find yourself |
| certification. | | | | teaching students of varying ability, sometimes in |
| Spain is a big country with a varying climate in | | | | the same class. Fortunately a great deal of time |
| different locations to suit all tastes. The country is | | | | within the Spanish education system is spent on |
| very hot in the south with temperatures getting | | | | learning Spanish grammar which is a great help |
| into the 40s, cooler in the north, and snowbound | | | | when learning English grammar. So with grammar |
| in the Pyrenees. The official language is Spanish, | | | | a Spaniard will tend to know what they are talking |
| though Catalan, Basque and Gallego are the official | | | | about. As a result preparation for teaching classes |
| languages in the Autonomous states. The | | | | is very important. |
| population is approximately 42 million, and while | | | | When researching TEFL jobs in advance the |
| there is plenty of hustle and bustle in the larger | | | | on-line Yellow Pages are a good resource for |
| cities the rural areas leave one with the idea that | | | | those with TEFL certification. Within the UK, |
| no one has been there for years. | | | | leading broad sheets have special editions for |
| TEFL jobs for those having completed a TEFL | | | | TEFL courses in Spain and TEFL jobs. The vast |
| course in Spain are excellent. Teachers of English | | | | majority of TEFL jobs and TEFL certification |
| have long been sought after with language schools | | | | courses in Spain can be found on the net. With |
| catering to the needs of high school and university | | | | this said, the vast majority of teaching positions |
| students seeking to shore up the tuition they get | | | | are filled on the spot and it is important to |
| at their main place of study. Spain has undergone | | | | remember that timing is a very important issue. |
| a huge period of economic growth during the late | | | | Many language schools close for the summer, |
| 20th century, and continues to be Western | | | | thus September is good time to arrive for your |
| Europe's fastest-growing economy. The result of | | | | TEFL certification course also to look for TEFL |
| this is that more and more employers in Spain | | | | jobs. In addition, there is often a spike of |
| require that their prospective employees have | | | | recruitment activity in January and generally TEFL |
| good English skills. Business-specific academies | | | | jobs are available all year round. Month to month |
| have sprung up almost everywhere to meet the | | | | September to June there are constantly TEFL job |
| needs of multi-nationals seeking to improve the | | | | opportunities available. A good idea, before setting |
| language skills of their employees. | | | | off, is to contact your local Spanish Embassy to |
| The large cities of the south such as Seville, Cadiz | | | | see what information they have available. Most |
| and Granada offer an array of medieval and | | | | consulates have a document entitled 'Teaching |
| Moorish architecture - often together in the same | | | | English in Spain.', and the consulate in the UK has a |
| building - along with flamenco dance and music. | | | | list of teaching institutes. |
| The Costa's range from Benedorm, where you | | | | Spain has long been a great destination for TEFL |
| will find it difficult to escape the idea that England | | | | courses, TEFL certification and TEFL jobs. TEFL |
| has somehow been transplanted into the | | | | courses in Spain can be found in most major cities |
| Mediterranean, to the beautiful and un-spoilt Costa | | | | and also in many smaller cities. Spain offers a |
| de la Luz - coast of light. There are also many | | | | wealth of choice and opportunity for those |
| amazing locations that fall somewhere in between. | | | | wishing to teach, travel, live and work in Spain. |
| Barcelona, in Catalonia, prides itself on its | | | | |