I'm going to post some of my ideas on teaching English on Spain and hopefully the other forum members who are teachers will chip in.
First post
Do you need qualifications?
If you’re not qualified you’ll probably get something somewhere, but it would probably be on an informal basis and very badly paid – not enough to make a living on. It would be in your interest to get the correct qualifaction so that you can get a job in a "good" school, get good experience and can opt for promotion when the time comes. Most academies and schools wouldn’t dream of taking on unqualified staff. Those who do are bound to be a bit dodgy and would steer clear of them.
I would also say that as a matter of professionalism you should know something about what you’re doing and being a native speaker doesn’t mean you know enough about your language to teach it. For example if somebody is dividing up what to take to a party you can say "Put me down for the beer and crisps" So how do you explain "We had to have our cat put down"??
First post
Do you need qualifications?
If you’re not qualified you’ll probably get something somewhere, but it would probably be on an informal basis and very badly paid – not enough to make a living on. It would be in your interest to get the correct qualifaction so that you can get a job in a "good" school, get good experience and can opt for promotion when the time comes. Most academies and schools wouldn’t dream of taking on unqualified staff. Those who do are bound to be a bit dodgy and would steer clear of them.
I would also say that as a matter of professionalism you should know something about what you’re doing and being a native speaker doesn’t mean you know enough about your language to teach it. For example if somebody is dividing up what to take to a party you can say "Put me down for the beer and crisps" So how do you explain "We had to have our cat put down"??