Teach English in Spain. Live with your Spanish host family in Spain and teach them conversational English for a few hours each day in everyday situations. Your role will be to teach both children and adults English in exchange for your meals and accommodation. Some of our Spanish families may also decide to pay you a small salary in your role as an English teacher.
There are many Spanish host families living throughout Spain looking for a resident English teacher. Many Spanish families live in the major cities of Madrid or Barcelona. Teaching English abroad in Spain is a really interesting way to see the real life sights and sounds of Spain whilst building your professional experience.
At Lingoo, we call teaching English conversation in Spain ‘working as an English Language Au Pair in Spain’. Teaching English in Spain as a Language Au Pair allows you to gain valuable and practical English teaching experience without the need for a specific language teaching qualification. However if you have a TEFL or similar qualification for teaching English then you will find it even easier to select an interesting host family in Spain.
English Language Au Pairs in Spain don’t have any domestic duties or child care on their homestay with the local Spanish host family. Your work is about teaching English to your Spanish host as part of your working holiday. Our Spanish host families will provide authentic Spanish meals and accommodation while you teach them English conversation skills in their home. You can choose between FREE and paid membership options.
Requirements for an English conversation teacher (Language Au Pair) living in Spain.
- Aged 18-30
- No formal teaching qualifications (though great if you do)
- An interest Spain and the Spanish language
- Unmarried and without dependents
Applying for a teaching job in Spain as a English Language conversational Au Pair is the first step in planning a working holiday to remember. You choose where you stay, when and for how long. Spending time in Spain won’t cost you much more than your flight and some spending money.
All our Spanish families all have published personal profiles on Lingoo so you can see where you will stay, see inside their home, learn about their interests and read reviews from previous guests. We make it easy to get to know your Spanish host family before you decide to stay with them for a teaching holiday.
You can start planning your working holiday teaching English in Spain when you join Lingoo as a Language Au Pair.
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