text: is it easy to get a job teaching english in foreign countries? is it easy to get a job teaching english in foreign countries?  if so, what ones? it's easy if you have a bachelor's degree and a tesl certificate that included supervised teaching practice.  if you don't have those two things you'll have a harder time finding a job, and when you do find a job you'll have much worse working conditions and lower pay.    when i decided i wanted to teach overseas i waited until i finished my ba (actually, i left the morning after my grad ceremony) and then enrolled in a certificate in english language teaching to adults (celta).  i did the celta in barcelona and then moved to italy to find work.  i researched my family history before i left and was able to obtain eu citizenship.  if you're not an eu citizen you'll mainly be looking for jobs in asia, with a small chance of finding one in south america.