These schools do, however, sometimes hire interns for one year who are recent college graduates. Search Associates offers the only formal internship program available to students who wish to pursue these internships. Students who are interested in teaching English in a foreign country should plan to get experience tutoring or teaching English as a foreign language before beginning a job search. Language schools will seldom hire candidates without some knowledge of methodology. Please refer to resources in the Career Development Center for information about such certification programs.
Internships sponsored by U.S. colleges and universities are available in the Far East.
Government sponsored internships are available in Japan. Many, many Duke graduates have engaged in such internships and report enthusiastically about their experiences. The following publications and other resources may help if you are looking forinformation about international teaching opportunities. All rights reserved.