What's It Really Like Teaching English in Vietnam?
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- In this video we talk to some of our TEFL course alumni about their experiences of living in and teaching English in Vietnam.
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Contents:
0:00 Coming up…
2:32 Where are you from?
3:29 What made you interested in coming to Vietnam to teach English?
5:56 Do you remember how you felt when you were leaving for Vietnam?
7:38 Living in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
9:24 Community in Vietnam
11:03 Favorite things about living in Vietnam
15:53 Best memories of living in Vietnam
19:53 Travel in Vietnam and Asia
24:18 Cost of living in Vietnam
26:50 Things to do in Vietnam
29:56 Challenges of living in Vietnam
35:30 How’s teaching English in Vietnam
39:57 Advice for anyone thinking of teaching English in Vietnam
43:47 How long do you plan to stay in Vietnam?
Edited by Taylor Olson
Great Video. I moved to Vietnam 3 years ago and find it awesome!! Couldn't see myself anywhere else
Are you a teacher there?
Unlike expats flocking to Thailand….good to hear something different.
Cảm ơn bạn và mọi người đã yêu mảnh đất con người Việt Nam chúng tôi.
Without communism, oversea Vietnamese would have never left Vietnam, it such a magical place.
When you visit Vietnam, please take time to go visit the native Khmer Krom people. They are being deprived of their basic human rights. Recently, the Vietnamese government jailed ten Khmer Krom activists for fighting for their rights which guaranteed by the United Nations and Vietnam also a signatory. Thank you for your kind attention.
Just got here 3 weeks ago... have lived here before.. still a bit on the fence in terms of If I wanna stay or move to Thailand but then I always get that in the first month... once I get over that I just don't wanna go anywhere else lol Its so much more chilled than living in the west... Wherever I end up, I don't think I will ever go back to live in UK again!
I am thinking of moving to Vietnam. It is literally helpful!! ❤
Vietnam economy is booming and now is the good time to move to Vietnam to live and work 😊
Is it really?
Bạn nói rất đúng.Ngoài ra Việt Nam có nền chính trị ổn định. Kinh tế bùng nổ, rất năng đông. ❤❤❤❤
@@inquisitvem6723Thật sụ là như vây. Yes.
@@inquisitvem6723 yes it’s true
What are you talking about? A lot of language centers told me they are undergoing with a recession. An international school in hochim is not paying the teachers 😂 most of the families don't have money.
I was at that coffee shop in district 2 before so now I saw you guys at here talking together. I am so happy that there can attact a lot of foreign visitors ❤🎉
All beautiful and great teachers. Of course, with training from Ninja Teaching Company, they all are great teachers.
Thank you very much.
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Tôi cảm ơn các bạn đã cảm nhận, yêu quê hương đất nước con người của Việt Nam chúng tôi.
Great episode
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Teaching jobs are great but they aren't meant to sustain you long term. A lot of people dont realize that teaching English is an entry level job. Teach to fund your travels and have fun for a few years but just make sure you plan for your future too if you plan on living there permanently because eventually teaching wont be enough to sustain the same type of lifestyle.
If u teach IElts in Viet Nam u will get hight salery cuz this examination must be renew two year again most of university require Ielts score and the student must have that
There are plenty of opportunities to progress in ESL in Vietnam: management roles, teacher training, curriculum development, test prep, and you can also consider doing a PGCE / teaching license / QTS after getting a couple of years experience and working in international schools.
@@ninja.teacheryes you’re correct. I should’ve been more specific. Teaching is great for single people and if they plan on staying in Vietnam for a while. I was referring to the older teachers who want to settle down, get married, start a family, etc. and sure they can get by but most of the time they end up moving back home and all of a sudden become a little behind in terms of career wise. As long as they plan ahead and are smart financially (most traveler aren’t) then they’ll be fine. These girls seem smart as well so they’ll most likely end up fine too.
Tôi cũng nghĩ vậy, mặc dù nghề giáo viên tiếng anh có thu nhập khá tốt ( so với mức sống ở Việt Nam ), nhưng mọi người nên chuẩn bị thêm những công việc khác cho tương lai. Và tôi tin những người bạn trong video đủ thông minh để nghĩ đến điều đó.
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What a great intro!
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Amanda’s morphed from American suburban girl to Ms. International woman in these 7 years…😊
❤❤❤ cô ấy rất tuyệt vời❤❤❤
But to the locals, she's just another tay ba lo.
Really wishing I was there right now.
Bạn có thẻ bay sang Việt Nam du lịch bất kỳ lúc nào.❤❤❤
@@duongvi4350 vâng, trên lý thuyết, nhưng không phải lúc nào cũng thực tế
I’m not looking to teach in Vietnam and make a salary. I would just like to volunteer to teach English while I’m living there for 3 months next year. Do you know how and where I can start? Or possibly you have some connections. I think the community you built is amazing
Thanks for your generosity.
Being from a non-native country (India) having a bachelor's as well as master's degree (in science) and also having a good score of 8 in IELTS, I was thinking of enrolling into your TEFL Vietnam Program if it was gonna be tough for me to land a teaching job in Vietnam?
Vietnam is great, but teaching English is not my cup of tea. I've been in Vietnam for 10 years, but only taught for 2. I've been lucky to have some other opportunities.
Thời điểm này nên đầu tư vào Việt Nam 🇻🇳. Chỉ 5 đến 10 năm nữa các bạn sẽ thấy rằng khoản đầu tư của mình không hề sai lầm!!!
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thank you for this video! im moving to ho chi minh in august and im so excited :) out of interest, are there any groups or bars where you can meet other EFL teachers? I wish i would have gotten my TEFL with you guys as its so nice to hear these girls gained friends and connections so easily :)
Greetings fellow ninja! I've been researching affordable destinations for digital nomad / slow travel / early retirement. Vietnam seems like a great option!
Teaching English as a side hustle seems like it could be a fun way to earn some extra money too. Keep up the good content!
I'll leave you with a ninja joke... How many ninjas does it take to change a lightbul--
💡 Where'd that lightbulb come from?! :)
Thank you for sharing I am really excited to work in Vietnam 😊
Hey ladies you r jusr so cool 😎
Bạn nghiêm túc thực hiện kế hoạch đó là một lựa chọn sáng suốt và thông minh.❤
There is not visa for digital nomad and companies are scamming teachers in Vietnam.
How are you guys be able to adapt to the cleanliness of food in the street?
Hi how are you guys ,I'm from Vietnam and Where are you from?
Wonderful.Any info where in Vietnam are they working
Bạn tra cứu bất kỳ cái gì cũng có ở trên Goole
Hello from Vietnam!
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Wow..haven’t checked back in a while and you’re still in Vietnam. I thought maybe you would’ve moved to Thailand or Cambodia by now.
Tôi nghĩ bạn ấy đã yêu quê hương đất nước con người của Việt Nam chúng tôi rồi bạn ạ.
Thank you so much for calling Sai Gon instead Ho Chi Minh😢
Can I have Eddie info? Thanks
The issue with Vietnam is that hours are very bad. Pay is low. Vietnam is wonderful. But teaching there is not what I thought it'd be. Still of all the places I've lived, Vietnam is by far my favorite. Food. People. Culture. Travel. Safety. Ticks off all the boxes. But teaching....just being real. I do know many teachers here who are ok.
Interesting info. May i ask what pay and expenses are on average ? 🙏 Thanks
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Pay is low. I dont think so. Where do you teach?
@@Hoa240 Teaching English has always been low salary around the world. In USA, ESOL teachers get $20 hour for 30 hour week, but living expenses, taxes, rent, food, etc. are much higher.
Ngoài lương thấp ra thì tôi là con người Việt Nam tôi cũng cảm nhận như bạn. Cảm ơn bạn. Thank you.
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are there Libraries there for those teachers who wish to study further, complete Masters degrees etc?
Depends of what kind of masters you doing
Good question... Do you mean University libraries to enroll in Master's Program?
Có bạn ạ
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I am so wondering what people mean by hot. I live in central valley of california and we run in the 100's in summer. Is it that different?
its not the temperature , it the humidity that's can kill you
I love Southeast Asia Countries...from Northeast India Aizawl city
Ấn Độ là Trung Á.
Anyone been to My Tho?
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Especially, the people in South Vietnam call Saigon and we are boat people living in California also call Saigon instead of hcm city and I believe foreign countries (before 1980) do call Saigon as well.
Who the hell cares. Move on. These people are talking about so much more important things about life in VN and this same old tired obsession keeps coming up.
Well Ho Chi Minh City only appear in offcial legal papers or TV news , in real life people call it SaiGon , even the Northern people
You are pitiful, and your mind is too sensitive about it. Please try to return to Vietnam once to see how it is different from what you are thinking
Ho Chi Minh city🎉🎉🎉
Tôi cũng quen gọi là Sài Gòn. Và theo trí nhớ của tôi thì trong 63 tỉnh thành ở Việt Nam thì chỉ có 2 tỉnh thành có tên từ 3 chữ trở lên ( Buôn Mê Thuật, Hồ Chí Minh ), còn lại đều là 2 chữ, thậm chí là 1 chữ ( Huế ).
Is it true you can make 3500 USD as a first time teacher in Vietnam? What are the salaries like in Da Nang?
No, that's not realistic for a first time teacher. You can download the salary guide in the description of this video. Da Nang is extremely competitive to secure work in and most first-time teachers won't be able to get a job there.
@@ninja.teacher thank you for the reply! Is it possible to make anywhere near around that when coupling teaching at a school and working at centres also?
Is it easy to get a license to drive a motobike?
Với những loại xe motobike có dung tích dưới 50cc thì không cần phải có giấy phép lái xe. Với những loại dung tích lớn hơn ( 110cc, 125, 250... ) thì bạn cần giấy lái xe quốc tế. Bạn có thể thi lấy bằng lái ngay tại Việt Nam, nhưng chi phí khá cao, khoảng 80~100$ tuỳ vào địa phương.
Khó hơn bên USA
Should I be a native to teach English in Vietnam?
Có cả người Việt dạy tiếng Anh, tiếng Pháp, Nga, Trung, Nhật ....
Which city?
Sai Gon
The NY girl 😂😂
Các bạn hãy đến Việt Nam ,Việt Nam yêu các bạn 😘😘😘😘😘😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤
Trừ China ra nhé. Tôi không thích người China có mặt ở Việt Nam
When she said she was from NY I was thinking of NYC and realized she has no City accent, where in NYC you live? How did you skip the accent lol
She sounds like she's from California or something. But you can have neutral accents in NYC and all 50 states really. Not everyone sounds like Fran Drescher in NYC, lmao.
@@kayflip2233 True she might have but it's nearly impossible to skip an accent like a NYC accent. She sounds like a Cali girl who moved to NYC when she was later in age. I don't buy it she's an implant from somewhere else maybe Jupiter lol
@@MrPookiexL3oi Nah, there are tons of born and raised New Yorkers that have valley girl California sounding accents. Just talk to any teenager on the UWS or UES, none of them have regional NY accents. You're talking about distinct Jewish or Italian American accents or hood NY accents that not everyone has. Also, just go to Long Island or Westchester county, tons of people sound like her there. The regional NYC accent faded away as of generation Y.
Hi gorgeous all.of you
Life is expensive in Vietnam?
If you single and have a decent English teaching job here you can even save half of your money to bring back your country easily
ok, its time to use my vietnamese green card 🤧
Where is the football team
Maybe their not into the whole traumatic brain injury scene.
im 58y old, living in Brisbane was looking for someplace to move from Australia , Brisbane is unbearable expensive right now Vietnam looks like a good place to live rest of my life,
Welcome to Vietnam
I somehow don't see and feel a passion for teaching and sharing knowledge in them - rather young girls who came to live in the tropics on a budget. I wouldn't want them teaching my children.
I wish I could teach English abroad, but I think as I have a criminal record (from 10 years ago) I am not allowed to?
As long as you do not tell that when you apply your job, no way they know about that lol.
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In Vietnam they did not check personal background for a job
@@wildcat4701 What ? They do but they can not check foreigners. In Vietnam if you have been to jail it will be very hard for you to find a decent job because that record will go with you forever and companies just throw your CV to the bin once they knew. But they can not check legal status of foreigners so like i said if you do not mention about your past , they have no idea. However they will know if you committed any crimes in Vietnam though
@@phanhuyduc2395 well I didn't go to jail. But just minor stuff, and from what I read you must have a clean criminal record. But there are always away around situations ,😉
Vietnam have a lot of good foods and we eat healthy for our health and gut health
Recently Vietnamese government just arrested Khmer Krom activists who are fighting for their basic human rights that are guaranteed by the United Nation charters. Khmer Krom are the native of South Vietnam and they are being deprived of their basic human rights. Please help put pressure on the Vietnamese government to respect human rights and release these activists unconditionally.
Họ đang vi phạm pháp luật. Bạn không hiểu hết sự việc do bạn không sống ở Việt Nam
Do you guys work illegally in VN ? I think vietnam new law requires you to have a permit before you can do English teaching there.
I guess they feel safe knowing there's strength in numbers. The tay ba lo with certificates and degrees in irrelevant disciplines far outnumber the real teachers in Vietnam. Besides, tracking them all down and holding them accountable must not be a top priority, especially since the schools and centers that employ them either have connections in government, or bribe the right people.
Will Eddie marry me? 😍
39:00 LOL
43:00 Everyone "We're leaving as soon we can"
There won't be any opportunity outside of Vietnam, besides China, which means bye-bye all western websites
It’s Ho Chi Minh City not Saigon. So ignorant, look up why it’s called that. Must be Americans lol.
Have you ever been to Vietnam lol? It's probably still referred to here as Saigon more than HCMC...
Move on. Obviously YOU haven’t ever been to hcmc because you chose to publicly display your ignorance. The majority of Vietnamese use both names out of respect to the elderly. I really don’t have enough time and crayons to explain this to you.
You can call it Saigon or HCMC. But most people still love to call it Saigon because of the history, culture, and what it represents. Saigon forever…
@@NicolasD414 it’s not called Saigon anymore! Bad luck. Google it. Your comment shows your ignorance towards the Vietnamese culture.
There are only 2 Americans in this interview one of them even refers to it as “Ho Chi Minh” @9:56. It doesn’t really matter because it can be referred to as either HCMC or Saigon.
The world needs more creators like you. 🌍💡
Start your intro with where you each are from etc …. The poor Vietnamese have to try to decipher all these different English dialects….. shame American pronunciation is much easier to both enunciate and to understand say my former Vietnamese students
As a Vietnamese who studied in the USA, I have to say it’s a shame Vietnam will remain a third world slum country for generations to come, because of the indiscriminate littering and lack of traffic law enforcement. Garbage and chaos of traffic everywhere is exactly depicted of a third world country. Sad.
So I hope that these English teachers can teach the Vietnamese not to litter indiscriminately and respect the rule of law.
Keep doing nail mate, we are doing fine without you lol 😂
@@phanhuyduc2395 red bull eat more chilli
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Dân chúng Việt Nam sanh ra với nền văn hóa bầm dập ba xàm. Vì vậy con người từ già đến trẻ đến thầy cô giáo đến chính phủ lãnh đạo đều sinh sống thiếu ý thức vứt rác bừa bãi, thiếu trật tự lộn xộn ồn ào, làm ăn buôn bán tham lam gian lận trộm cắp. Bước ra xã hội sự thật là như vậy từ chối kg được đâu. Bọn 3 sọc mà không hòa đồng với nền văn hóa mới, bọn nó sinh sống như lũ chuột không khác gì đâu. Tui đây mà thấy mặt mũi mấy ông bà là rùng mình huống chi người ta.
As a Vietnamese who studied in the USA I have to admit Vietnam is still a third world slum country due to the passed down mindset from one generation to the next.
There’s garbage everywhere is because of the indiscriminate littering and unhygienic food vendors. Vietnam will remain a third world country for generations to come.
@@phanhuyduc2395 that’s the truth, mate. Dân chúng Việt Nam sanh ra với nền văn hóa bầm dập ba xàm. Vì vậy con người từ già đến trẻ đến thầy cô giáo đến chính phủ lãnh đạo đều sinh sống thiếu ý thức vứt rác bừa bãi, thiếu trật tự lộn xộn ồn ào, làm ăn buôn bán tham lam gian lận trộm cắp. Bước ra xã hội sự thật là như vậy từ chối kg được đâu. Bọn 3 sọc mà không hòa đồng với nền văn hóa mới, bọn nó sinh sống như lũ chuột không khác gì đâu. Tui đây mà thấy mặt mũi mấy ông bà là rùng mình huống chi người ta.
@@phanhuyduc2395 that’s the truth, mate.Dân chúng Việt Nam sanh ra với nền văn hóa bầm dập ba xàm. Vì vậy con người từ già đến trẻ đến thầy cô giáo đến chính phủ lãnh đạo đều sinh sống thiếu ý thức vứt rác bừa bãi, thiếu trật tự lộn xộn ồn ào, làm ăn buôn bán tham lam gian lận trộm cắp. Bước ra xã hội sự thật là như vậy từ chối kg được đâu. Bọn 3 sọc mà không hòa đồng với nền văn hóa mới, bọn nó sinh sống như lũ chuột không khác gì đâu. Tui đây mà thấy mặt mũi mấy ông bà là rùng mình huống chi người ta.