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Teaching English in Krakow. Is there still enough work?


morphoeujennya  1 | -  
19 May 2011 /  #1
Hi there!

I'm considering moving to Krakow around September 1st. With the current economic situation, is it possible to find enough work teaching English to support oneself?

I am a native speaker with a Master's degree in Second Language Acquisition, and a TEFL Certificate, but more importantly, I have 5 years experience teaching ESL/EFL (In Russia and in the USA)

Advice?
delphiandomine  86 | 17823  
19 May 2011 /  #2
Krakow is flooded with natives. You'll be competing against backpackers who are willing to work for buttons - and while there's always well paying work out there, that work goes to people "in the know". The fact that you need a work permit also puts you at a massive disadvantage.
pawian  221 | 25663  
19 May 2011 /  #3
Krakow is flooded with natives.

Exactly. Competition might be die-hard.
dtaylor5632  18 | 1998  
19 May 2011 /  #4
Haha Pawian, they don't like foreigners, the 2 guys on the left are the 2 homeless folk who "camped out" near my flat on Starowislna! :D:D:D:D
pawian  221 | 25663  
19 May 2011 /  #5
the 2 guys on the left are the 2 homeless folk who "camped out" near my flat on Starowislna!

Even natives can be homeless one day. :):):)

BTW, do you know where they are sitting?
dtaylor5632  18 | 1998  
19 May 2011 /  #6
BTW, do you know where they are sitting?

Of course, same place I used to meet my ex fiance everyday after work if we were meeting up for dinner out, though I suspect she only met me there cos empik was in front of it :)

Adam Mickiewicz's statue ;)


  • some American lassies waiting for me to show them about
byronlennon  - | 1  
8 Oct 2011 /  #7
Merged: English teaching positions in Krakow 2012

Just wanting to see if there are any english teaching positions in Krakow from 2012.
I have experience in primary school teaching and intermediate.
anyone know of anything going?
delphiandomine  86 | 17823  
8 Oct 2011 /  #8
If there is, you're not going to get anything from outside Poland.

You and ten million others want to teach in Krakow.
loc_kanika  - | 19  
12 Oct 2011 /  #9
Well try in some job listing site/ classifieds/ or maybe thru referrals- Hope you get it!

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