Teaching in Russia
What are some of the best routes for someone to teach English or TEFL in Russia?
I have a B.A & teaching license from the U.S and teaching experience in public schools teaching Social studies ( not as a coach). Currently working on finishing a TEFL.
The sites / schools I have been to have been requesting some really odd documentation or only want to pay around $100 a month. Not looking to get rich as a teacher but being able to pay my bills and break even would be nice.
Posted Jul 30, 2021, 8:46 PM UTC
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If your main goal is to build a career here and work for a school offline, it’s not something I’d recommend. You definitely won’t make more money than teaching in China unless you start tutoring one-on-one and attract your audience. Otherwise, as it has been suggested, teaching online might be a more accessible option. However, if you’re in love with the country/culture, it’s a great opportunity to get to know the people and see if you might want to stay.
Me teaching in Russia would be my first attempt with teaching in a foreign country. I have worked with online teaching in TEFL. I was thinking Russia would not be that huge of a culture shock for me as say Vietnam or Japan would be. So figured a good place to start to see if this is something I could pursue for the long term.
I am interested in Russia in general to begin with. History, arts and people sort of stuff.
I stubbled upon some Russian vlog's that while some would see them and be turned off for the areas they showed, was actually a relief for me and reminded me of some of my home state/ town. Not all great stuff but not exactly alien or as foreign as some other places would be.
We’ll, seems like you’re at least doing your research! I’d say if you love the country, give it a try, but the competition is fierce and you’ll most likely want to start thinking about some specialisation such as kids/adults/IELTS/EGE preparation etc. Start monitoring profi.ru and vashrepetitor.info and make a business page there.
Thank you for the two links.
Checked out the vashrepetitor one and that had folks with very high ranking degrees and also charging around $200 / an hour for their services... I think that is a bit steep for a language tutor. So maybe that can be my foot in the door sort of offer.
Best of luck!