Hello Elvato

I asked a similar question a while back and received the same negative answer along the lines of "No, you don't stand a chance, they only employ natives or stay-at-home wives who might have a bit of French/Spanish/German knowledge" (yes, language teachers are THAT valued!!). Well, as a non-native speaker, I applied for four positions - I was invited to interview for 3, was shortlisted for 1 of those and got the other one outright. I also signed up with Search Associates and 3 schools I had not even applied to emailed me asking me to interview with them.

I would imagine if you have the right experience and good references then there is every chance you will get a position - I did.

Good luck.

Thanks Nemo, although not very encouraging to hear that there is so much competition for MFL jobs.

Indeed, does that mean schools think just anyone can teach languages or are there an abundance of spouses with language teaching qualifications?

Ann, I have just tried to send you a pm with my email but this service doesn't seem to be available to me.

There seem to be very few mentions of language teachers on here and I was wondering what the international market is like for qualified teachers of French and Spanish at middle/high school level. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks Shadowjack, I looked at that school's website and would defininitely consider Johannesburg so it's nice to get some positive feedback. I would also be interested to hear any opinions on the Pretoria campus.

Hi Eric

Thanks for your reply. I have visited South Africa many times and have lots of friends there so I am aware of the problems that you mention such as the crime. I agree that there are still plenty of people, regardless of their colour, who are racist but there are also many people who are not and just get on with life - especially in Cape Town - which by the way would definitely be my first choice too. Anyway, thanks again for your reply.

I would like to work in South Africa. Does anyone have any recommendations or recent experience of working at schools in either Cape Town or Johannesburg?