Teaching in thailand for non native speakers

[Sammel]

Hello i am currently on my last year of a pedagogic degree of teaching, and i want to teach in thailand, doesnt matter where in the country it is, but if i could choose i woulf like to work somewhere in isaan, since thats where my mother comes from( i am half thai). So i speak fluent thai and my english is also fluent. 

 

So what i wonder is, can a non native speaker of english like me teach in thailand and get a ok good job , preferably 50kbaht+ a month. 

 

I come from norway, and i have been thaught english since 2 grade, and have a masters degree of english under my belt. 

 

Is it hard for non native speakers to get a good teaching job in thailand? 

 

Do you guys have any tips about how i should approach to get a job offer? 

 

Hope you can help:)

[stubuzz]

2 hours ago, Sammel said:

I come from norway, and i have been thaught english since 2 grade, and have a masters degree of english under my belt. 

I can see that it was money well spent. However, NNES will not get 50k in Isaan and your Thai background will hold you back.

[dotpoom]

I had a friend who is a native English speaker....he was from the "inner city" back home and his grammar was atrocious...he teaches English in Thailand...my sympathy goes out to his students.

[tubby johnson]

With your substandard English grammar, spelling and punctuation, you should expect a salary of 30,000 Baht, at most. Your English is still good enough to be hired by a Thai school, though. Don't feel discouraged. Study for a real master's degree.

[marin]

If you plan on using your Thai passport to make staying here easier you will be paid a "Thai" wage. If you use your Norwegian passport and obtain a visa you will be paid more. But as others have said your use of English grammar and punctuation is barely up to Thai standards. I would rethink my plans..

[fxe1200]

I believe, that the demand being a native speaker is discriminatory. One can live in the U.S., and work at the M.I.T. for years, have a masters degree in education, profound teaching experiences, does professional specialized translations, and then in Thailand, because this person is not a native speaker, will be paid less than a student from South Africa. 

[Muzarella]

You may have a chance to get an English teaching job at Government Schools on small towns...or schools located on dangerous areas like close to the Malaysian border.

For sure you may get a job around Phayao and Lampang where many non-natives are teaching English with salary about 30000 and half of that money for a part time or teacher´s assistant position. I have a Russian friend working at the Phayao Muban School. But, 50000 ?...it is about the salary of a School Principal or an University Teacher. For a single person 30000 it is enough for a decent life in Thailand.

Your Thai skills also will help for that pob and others.

Edited July 11, 2019 by Muzarella

[Isaanbiker]

Your chances to find a teaching position in the northeast are not that bad, but you've got to work with your European passport.

 

   Then you'd need a TOEIC test as a NNES. There are some agencies that are always looking for teachers, get in touch with some, should you not find a position.

 

  Agencies do not pay a full year salary, it would be much better to look for a position at a government school, working for the school directly. 

 

   

 

  

[OumarhindaOunsingha]

On ‎7‎/‎11‎/‎2019 at 9:22 AM, tubby johnson said:

With your substandard English grammar, spelling and punctuation, you should expect a salary of 30,000 Baht, at most. Your English is still good enough to be hired by a Thai school, though. Don't feel discouraged. Study for a real master's degree.

Nice way to put it ;)