Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC, former Sai Gon or Saigon) is the largest city in Vietnam. When you hear about Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City is definitely the most famous name. The city has a population of more than 10 million people, this contribute to the development of Vietnam dramatically. Because of the crowded city, the demand for teaching English is very large. This leads to the consequence that Ho Chi Minh city has the number of English teacher which always stand in the number 1 rank in Vietnamese English teacher list.
Ho Chi Minh city has a strong community of expats who live in many places in this city. District.7 and district.2 are two ones with highest number of expats. The convenience of these places is quite exciting with most expats. Their jobs are various: engineer, specialist, doctor,… but the most popular one is English teacher, the most popular job in expat community of Ho Chi Minh city. The English teacher job in Ho Chi Minh city is so common that if you ask an expat in the street, more than 90 percent that they will tell you that he or she is an English teacher. English teacher in Ho Chi Minh city can receive as many benefits as they can receive in Hanoi or other cities in Vietnam
It is not difficult for expats to start their career in Ho Chi Minh City as an ESL teacher. With a native English speaker, an expat need a suitable qualifications which a TESOL or CELTA is necessary. The place of teaching is private school or public school but most of expats choose a private school or center because of the high salary. English teacher in Ho Chi Minh city can choose the aspect that they concern to teach, for example: academic English, English for communication, English for adults/teenager,…

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Besides, if you are an English teacher in Ho Chi Minh city, you can teach in Binh Duong, Dong Nai or Vung Tau if you like, because these provinces are not very far from Ho Chi Minh city. Moreover, the salary in these places is quite amazing. The most wonderful thing is that to start a journey from Ho Chi Minh city can bring a very great experience!
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