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Teach English to a Family Abroad
Become a Teach & Travel Ambassador™ and immerse yourself in the language, culture and lifestyle of your host country. Teach & Travel Ambassadors™ live with a foreign host family and receive room and board in exchange for teaching 15 hours of English lessons per week. There is no better way to improve your language skills and get to know the culture and lifestyle of a country than by living with a native host family. The best part is you'll have plenty of free time during the week and weekends to explore the country! |
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 Who We Are |
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Bridge-Linguatec is a language, education and travel company that has been in business for more than 25 years. In addition to operating our own language schools in four countries, we have a network of partner schools in over 100 locations worldwide.
With our Teach & Travel Ambassador™ program we combine our two specialties, language study abroad and teacher training to bring you an innovative cultural exchange program. |
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 Teach & Travel Ambassadors™ at a Glance |
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Eligibility
• 18+ years old
• Native English speaker
Locations
• Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Italy,
Spain, Thailand, Vietnam and more coming soon!
Accommodation
• Room and board with your host family
Teaching Obligations
• Teach English 15 hours per week to family members |
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Duration
• 1 - 3 months
Included in Program
• Placement with family, room & board,
TEFLonline.com teacher training certificate course
with an endorsement in teaching young learners, a
teacher's start pack to give you ideas for fun lessons
to do with your family and traveler's health insurance
for the duration of your stay abroad.
Program Placement fee
• $1095 |
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| How it Works |
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• The Teach & Travel Ambassador™ Concept
Ambassador host families value language acquisition and cultural exchange. They are life-long learners that invest in their own education and in that of their children. Hosting a Teach & Travel Ambassador™ is seen as an opportunity for them to learn about your culture and language. We use the term "ambassador" to convey the importance of cultural exchange as a major goal of this program. |
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• Prerequisites
Participants must be 18 years or older and be native English speakers. Although knowledge of the foreign language of your host family/country and previous teaching experience is not required, it will strengthen your application. |
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• Locations
Bridge-Linguatec works with its network of language schools worldwide to bring you a variety of countries, cultures and languages. We currently offer Teach & Travel Ambassador™ placements in more than 5 countries. |
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• Duration
Teach & Travel Ambassador™ placements last between 1 and 3 months. Extensions may be possible depending on the visa restrictions for your nationality in your host country. Additional fees may apply for extensions. |
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• Host Family profiles
Host families are from affluent and/or upper middle class families and live in private homes. Families often live in the suburbs however you will have access to good public transportation.
Throughout the program participants stay with the host family and are provided with a private room, three meals per day and a private or shared bathroom. Host families are carefully screened by our partner schools and go through a detailed application process and interview.
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• Teach & Travel Ambassador Duties
Participants will teach English to the children and/or parents of the host family and will not be required to perform any domestic duties such as cooking, cleaning or babysitting. They will provide 10 to 15 hours per week of language instruction, Monday through Friday. Classes are usually given in the afternoons as an after-school activity for the children, but in summer months or when teaching adults the schedule may change. Teach & Travel Ambassadors™ will have the remaining hours and weekends free to sightsee, play sports, take Spanish classes and socialize. |
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• Remuneration
Full board and accommodations are provided in exchange for the language instruction Teach & Travel Ambassadors™ provide and are therefore not paid. |
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• Teacher Certification
If you haven't taught EFL (English as a foreign language) before, that's ok! Our teacher training division, BridgeTEFL trains over 3,000 English teachers a year. As part of this program you will be enrolled in our 120 hour TEFLonline.com teacher certification course includng our endorsements in teaching young learners and business English. This innovative online course can be completed from the convenience of your home and will provide you with all the basics you need to teach English to your host family abroad. Our TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) staff will also be available to you via email upon course completion for advice on lesson planning, curriculum and other teaching support you may need. For more information on our teacher training division visit, www.bridgetefl.com |
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• In-country Support
Teach & Travel Ambassadors™ are given orientation and in-country support via Bridge-Linguatec's partner language school. All Ambassadors are assigned an in country advisor who will be available 24/7 in case of emergency or for other matters including requests to change families, etc. |
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• Language Classes Option
If you are interested in taking language lessons during your Teach & Travel Ambassadorship™ we will be glad to arrange classes at our partner language school for you at an additional cost. |
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• Health Insurance
Basic emergency health insurance is included as part of your program fees. |
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• Visa
Depending upon your nationality and destination country you may need a tourist visa to participate in this program. |
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• Application Process
As part of the online application process you will be required to submit a copy of your resume, photo, and a criminal background check. All applicants will be required to pass a telephone consultation with a job placement advisor before acceptance into the program. |
