Jobs for language teachers always have a slot or place somewhere. A major factor of language teachers is their ability to apply English in both oral and written, which is highly demanded in many key areas. While English is applicable in a lot of areas for foreign NGOs, it is also essential for a number of government jobs. Most of the time, when people apply for a job, they are asked how good is their knowledge of the English language.

In Afghanistan, for example, being a deprived country and all is now making steps to open itself to the world and the first pace starts with education of the English language. Because of this, there are now over a hundred private language schools for English in the country and over ten thousand students. The rising dominance of the Western (especially American) culture brought about the upsurge of English language study. Also, the impact of globalization is another major factor that key in the knowledge of the English language as a must.

Moreover, most of the local instructors positioned in language centres have learned English while being refugees in Pakistan and came back to Afghanistan after US led the invasion of English skills into the country. Furthermore, the Afghans who can speak English quite fluently work with the NGOs assigned in the area and are being paid 10-15 times more than their previous jobs as interpreters, translators or drivers. The ministry on education has been operating on a new syllabus intended for schools and the nationwide drive is aimed at making English the chief foreign language trained in the country; the aim is to allow students work in the English atmosphere both in Afghanistan and overseas after they are through with the 12th grade.

The arrival of the U.N. and other international NGOs engaged in the developmental work instigated the English drive in Afghanistan. There are a handful of jobs in the public sector made available and a few employment opportunities situated in foreign aid agencies certify familiarity with English as very useful. Today, almost everyone understand the substance of the English language so much that parents are taking the initiative to send their children to centres, if not schools, to have them study and learn the language.

A language teacher is someone who can teach a certain language and is well spoken about it. Fluency is a quality that a language teacher must have. He must be able to speak fluently and confidently if he is meant to be understood and taken seriously. After all, since he will be teaching an avid crowd of language learners, he must have the standard qualifications to conform to his authority. It is important that he is authoritative in his position.

* He must know the subject thoroughly. The knowledge, training, experience and practice have direct influence to his performance.

* He must be organized in his teaching by presenting readable visual aids for easy comprehension.

* He must be flexible in conducting class activities. A language teacher must be able to teach a language well. It helps if he constructs various activities for better absorption of the language being taught.

* The ability of the language learners to absorb and practice what is being taught depends largely on how the language teacher does his job.

* The language teacher must be able to keep the standard and quality of an outstanding language education.

* He must ensure he is able to provide excellent language education to his students.

* His teaching must combine skill, knowledge and methodology. The skills involve using a variety of techniques for students to learn better and adopt the skill according to how it is aimed. Knowledge involves familiarity with the significant aspect of the subject. He must have in-depth knowledge of the language he is responsible to teach.

Some language teachers have questionable qualifications, therefore institutions and organizations that offer language courses must certify that the language teachers they have in faculty are capable and qualified. A language teacher must pass the various examinations to test his ability and skills before he is allowed to teach. If they cannot confirm they will risk at large the reputation of the school and prone to poor quality. The language teacher must generally have outstanding background of the language history and its impact to society. He must possess outstanding grammar usage of the language being taught. The teaching process of the language must tackle the subject extensively, taking into account the wide possibilities the language may encounter its use. The primary goal of a language teacher is to guarantee the students and language learners will have thorough knowledge of the subject after the allotted time.

Since the beginning of history teachers exist. They are not only persons inside the classroom and held a whiteboard marker in one hand and discuss lessons. They also take the form of an elder in a village a long time ago that teaches young men to be good hunters and provider and young women to be good housewives. Since, men developed and get advanced knowledge and technologies the teaching job also transform to fit the society and the advanced age. It is sad to say that teachers are not compensated well. In third world countries teachers receive a wage that could not almost pay well for their immediate family. So, teachers find ways to evolve themselves as the economy of first world countries get global. Language teachers were then born and get in demand as countries all over the world wanted to communicate and do business with each other.

Nowadays, language teachers also study to get a higher education to be dynamic and be able to get another job beside their teaching jobs. Here are some of the jobs for language teachers. Take your pick and earn higher wage.

* A second-language teacher. A high number of teachers are hired in the countries of Europe for teacher who could speak another second-language. Countries like France, Italy, German, Spain and even U.S. needed teacher they could hire as language teacher.

* Tutor. A hired private tutor is the best way of dealing your first days in learning a second language. You hire a quality and qualified tutor to get your money’s worth. Remember by giving one to one English classes, you can make your own timetable and be completely flexible - a great way to earn an income which supports study!

* A material editor/writer. Publishers of books, magazine, newspapers really need language teachers to publish quality papers.

* Translator/interpreter. International business firms and company need a person who translates documents to a language that they could understand and interpreter to be able to communicate with employees or with foreign business partners. These jobs could really earn very high.

* School counselor. An international school or universities that deal with foreign students should have at least one counselor who knows a second language so that it could help with the dealing of the students.

* Researcher. This is the best sideline profession for me. Research on different fields like in medicine, law, and even television programs (like the CNN new program) hire researchers to be accurate with their data.

* Travel Agent. Once you’ve got a grasp of the language, why not help other people on their travels. You could even work abroad and be the top consultant for journeys to your own country. Imagine working in an agencia de viajes in sunny Spain and being able to confidently talk and advise about your homeland. And furthermore, learn about all round the world to plan your own travels with ease!

* Owner of a language school. Putting up your own language school is one of the most compensating businesses. Agencies that hire workers to be deployed abroad also hire the services of language school to train worker of the language of the country they are going to work for.

* Teacher trainer. As the demand of teachers abroad increases teachers became trainers for teachers.

* Tourism Industry Whether it is in a hotel or a tourism hotspot, being able to communicate with tourists in your job can be really quite enjoyable - meeting people from all over the world. It could be you are working on the pokern tables in Mallorca (a german favourite), in a water theme park in Spain or as a tour guide - you’ll meet a tonne of people and certainly not regret your decision to learn languages!

Compensation is not the only reason why teachers also have a part time job or dual-duty but also the demand for good and quality teachers. These jobs are just some of the so many jobs that language teachers can do.