Teaching English for The Auxiliares de Conversación Program

Ever wanted to live in Spain but didn’t know how to realize your dream? Spanish culture is widely known for Flamenco music and dance, bullfights, fantastic beaches and lots of sunshine, not to mention an incredible artistic heritage; El Greco, Dali, Picasso, just to name a few. Spaniards also happen to have a great desire to learn English and right now, the government is recruiting native English speakers from 18-35 to live and teach in this amazing country – no formal teaching skills required. Picture yourself living there, enjoying siestas and tapas with new international friends and making enough to live on…

Lester Herrera did just that and now he lives and works in Madrid teaching English, doing what he likes to call, “his first retirement.”

 

Resources for teaching English in Spain:

Cultural Ambassadors: North American Language and Culture Assistants in Spain

Brochure for Cultural Ambassadors

Facebook Groups for English Speakers in Spain – Auxiliares in Madrid & 2013-2014 Language & Culture Assistants in Spain

Help finding housing

Blog of a former auxiliares

Inspiration for Lester to travel – Nomadic Matt

For Ideas about how to find work / travel – GoAbroad & Transitions Abroad

For information about becoming a professional teacher of English as a second language see my blog post.

…And just in case you want to look for nonprofit jobs in the US

Click here for the transcript of the podcast – Teaching English in Spain – the Auxiliares de Conversacion Program

Comments, questions? – now it’s your turn