Plan an unforgettable gap year or career break travelling the world, staying in the homes of local people while you teach them conversation skills in your own language. As a language Au Pair, you don’t need a formal teaching qualification.
All you need is to be aged between 18 and 30, unmarried, without dependents, and possess an interest in people and a desire to help them improve their conversation skills. It’s a unique way to travel, get inside a culture, make new friends, and create memories that will last a lifetime.
Language Au Pair
Being a Language Au Pair Member allows thousands of potential families to contact you. For a small annual fee, you can upgrade your membership to search for and contact potential families based on your own criteria.
• Choose where you stay, when, and for how long
• Save money on accommodation and food
• Develop informal language coaching experience
• Learn new foreign language skills while immersed in the local culture.
Important note: Lingoo uses the authentic definition of ‘Au Pair’: a young person travelling abroad and staying with a family in exchange for light household duties. Although Lingoo Language Au Pairs do not undertake housework or childcare duties, the authentic use of the term ‘au pair’ allows both the family and ‘au pair’ to be covered by the correct legislation regarding working permits and social security and also provides an EU-approved contract detailing all issues relating to the stay.
You can find out more about the Lingoo community and how it works by visiting our FAQ pages.
It’s a new approach to working holidays for anyone aged between 18 and 30 who is unmarried and has no dependants. You travel the world staying in the homes of local people in exchange for teaching them your own language. It’s an opportunity to save money on accommodation and gain informal teaching experience. You’re not expected to plan and deliver formal lessons. You simply spend time with your host or hosts in their normal daily lives and help them improve their spoken language skills. Your ‘fee’ is free accommodation and meals. Read more about the language Au Pair role
People from all walks of life are becoming language Au Pairs; students on gap years, professionals on career breaks, and tourists looking for a fresh travel experience. Free food and accommodation is one attraction but living with a foreign family in their own home also offers a unique perspective on the country, its people and culture. And coaching them in your own language can be both highly satisfying and fun. You can search the range of language Au Pair opportunities currently available without being a member. Read more about the language Au Pair role
Our FREE membership allows you to put your profile in front of thousands of friendly families across Europe and the world – all of whom are looking for language support from a native speaker. They will get in touch with you. For a small annual fee, you can also start searching for families and initiate contact yourself. So you can either plan your own trip with an upgraded membership or use your FREE membership to see what offers you receive. Read more about becoming a Language Au Pair.
Improving your speaking skills in a foreign language takes practice. One of the best ways to practice is to live with a native speaker. By receiving a language Au Pair, you can gain access to thousands of native speakers ready to stay with you in your home and help you and your family improve conversation skills. Hosting a language Au Pair for a few days or even several months offers an excellent opportunity to practice vital speaking skills at no cost, other than accommodation and meals in your home. To read more about receiving a language Au Pair click here.
You need to know that, as a language Au Pair, your stay will be safe and secure. Since 2007, we have been using a stringent validation process for members; no one can actively use our site without first being validated by a human being. We physically check each member’s profile and members must supply a current identification document and proof of address. For added security, we allow members to create a credentials file (available to members on request). Our hosts are then evaluated by visitors with feedback left on their Lingoo profile.
We also protect your personal information on our secure servers in an encrypted form and our secure messaging system maintains your privacy during communication with other members. Any financial transactions through Lingoo are also safeguarded through enhanced security. Read more about security on Lingoo