The truth about teaching English in Spain... what you should know 

When I was learning Spanish in high school I was so excited about Spanish that I wanted to become a Spanish teacher. I discussed it with the guidance counselor and he told me that I could not teach in high school or the lower grades. When I got to college I majored in Spanish and still wanted to become a teacher at the college level. Then I heard “Publish or Perish”. That absolutely terrified me. Then one day a group of students were sitting around in a break room. Everybody was telling what their plans were and when I said that I wanted to teach Spanish a girl at the other end of the table almost yelled at me, “YOU’LL never teach!” She was right. A week from today I will be 77 years old so I am way too old now and I never took any classes for learning how to teach. I have thought of teaching English to Spanish speakers but it was just not meant to be. I could never teach children anyway. I would have to teach adults if I were to teach anybody but that is never going to happen either. I have always wanted to live or at least spend some time in Spain but I have never we travelled in my life. It’s too late now.

Maddie I’m moving to Madrid to teach on Sunday. Thank you for this !

I may be biased here but your vocabulary is expanding in both languages it seems like. I just subscribed to your account. Great explanation of the public and private school systems in Spain.

I applaud you for your English Teacher in Spain🎉 My family is Spanish South American Jewish in Laguna Niguel Calif, I made my adult university & working life in Miami Florida then moving up to N Virginia for Law School & US Govt jobs. I always loved San Diego growing up abd spent 6 months in Del Mar until I got my passport again. Being on the East Coast, it was refreshing to visit beautiful San Diego, but Spain is home & I applaud you and your love for Spain and teaching.

Maddie, en un próximo viaje a España, deberías acercarte al norte y hacer ese "Camino de las Estrellas" que haría que no volvieses a mirar el mundo de la misma manera. Un saludo desde esa esquina verde, desde ese Finisterre de pereginación.

Saludos Maddie’s desde el suroeste de España - Huelva (Greetings Maddie's from the southwest of Spain (Huelva)).

It's true. Sevilla is very nice.

What a great share! Thank you!👍

You are the best! I love your videos ♥️

Thank you for the content. I am getting my Master's in ESL and I planning to visit Spain this year to start looking for jobs. I am fluent in Spanish but not academic Spanish. Thanks

Qué bien se te entiende el inglés, amiga. A algunos ingleses de Inglaterra me cuesta mucho más por el acento.

Interesting, great tips. thanks for sharing :^)

It'd be interesting if you did a video on each type of student you encountered and what worked for each set of students. I wanna do this but I'm unsure what kind of students I would choose became I've never taught

Hi Maddie. Great video. I think l am going have to watch it at least 2 or 3 times because l have a broken arm and trying to write down notes is very hard, plus you speak so quickly. I am from Australia and l am 51. I do not have a degree just a TEFL Certificate however l can do the degree from one of the Universities in Melbourne online. Will they favour younger people over me because of my age? I prefer to teach children. In Australia you must pass what is called "Working with children check" So basically the police will do a check on you to see whether or not your fit to work with children. Also my understanding by my research is a good wage is between 800 to 1300 Spanish money. Sorry l don't know whether they use the Euro. Anyway l will watch it again. If you could find some time to answer these questions would really appreciate it Cheers from Melbourne Australia

What a Sweetheart. Thank you for all the useful information.

Hola profe!!! 😂😂😂😂

Y quien no querria aprender Ingles contigo? Seguro que hay una cola que da la vuelta a la manzana.

Maddie, did you find it was easy to make friends? You mentioned the other auxiliary teacher who was your friend, but did the program make it possible for you to meet people?

Why did you personally return to the states? I’m a second year aux in Madrid with BEDA and contemplating a 3rd…I absolutely love the city and enjoy the teaching aspect as well but for me it’s family/money/age holding me back (I’m in my 30s)

What did you think of the interview process at Meddeas? I found it very strange. The questions they asked me were: Name 3 things do you not like about people? What one of those 3 things do you see in yourself? What would make you not enjoy the program? I was never accepted in the end and they never reached back to me. My application was very Madrid focused so that could be why I wasn’t accepted. This year I am applying through Conversa so my fingers are crossed🤞

Maddie I was just living in Madrid for my masters! Look into a masters!

Good! I was thinking of doing this, as I taught in the states a little...But the income I am not so sure about... in Spain.

My plan is to teach ESL to Spanish business owners. Also communication and negotiation skills. What are your thoughts?

I am thinking of doing the nowcap but the people I am getting my TEFL from would be the ones I can reach out to for support once I am there.

Great information, thank you for sharing this! Im looking to get my CELTA certification. What are your thoughts on CELTA? Thanks again!

I’d love to do the same the other way around! Teaching Spanish in the US would be a dream for me!! Any recommendations?

Did you teach in El Vellon?

Amo tu rostro 💕

I'm a teacher of English at high school in Morocco and I've been teaching for 7 years Is it possible to teach in Spain ? \ what are the requirements? Is it easy for non-native teachers to find a job there? Thanks a bunch in advance

Do you need to know Spanish?

Do you know of any programs that accept application all year around and employ throughout the summer?

Thank you for that valuable information. If I could give you ten Likes, I would.

Does NALCAP get you through a "student visa" like the program you did?

Maddie do you think it is okay for me to teach English in Spain even though I am not a native speaker?

Do you know of any online groups for ESL teachers in Spain?

It's a bummer they only accept recent graduates. Wish I had heard about the program earlier.

Maddie, you said that this was technically a student visa but does that mean you have to be enrolled in a degree in a country to participate?

🥺 I think that I'm surrending.

Is there an equivalent to nalcap for European teachers?

I speak in English with my latino accent. But you don't sound like a gringo speaking in Spanish. In fact, in Instagram, I was not sure if you were a Spanish speaker with an good English or a English speaker with a good Spanish.

It get time that foreign students learne the language were they go studie in europe People have enof from students in chops?cafe?etc?they dont talk the language from land?only inglisch? Wath you think?I go to amerika?etc? And work as student and talk im amerika shop?french germane french? With their high 1Q? mus be easy to learn???? Wen I go to germane iech rede deutsch to netherland ik praat nederlands to french bonyour ca va etc etc

Are you an Aztec alumna?

Amiga date cuenta: la weá es en español.

Hi ! Thank you for sharing your experience. It's something that I've recently become interested in so I appreciate your insight. If it isn't too much trouble I just have a few questions. 1) Did you graduate and then go teach? Because you said how it's a student visa so I was just a little confused aha. 2) If I don't do a degree in Spanish, but still learn basic levels of conversation, would I be able to get into these programs? 🤍

3:59 for a supposed English teacher, it’s frustrating how you keep using improper verb conjugation 😒