Hi, don’t know if this is the right place to post a few questions. I’m sure these questions have been asked and answered before however can’t seem to find much information regarding my situation. Basically just looking for some advice, or feedback rather.
My wife is Taiwanese, and I am from Malta, Europe. We live in Dubai at the moment however plan to move to Taiwan (will be my first time) in December. She has a job secured however I am quite worried about my situation. I was hoping to teach English, as it is my country’s official language, however not native language. Actually in Malta, we do teach English to many foreigners, mostly European as we follow the British A-level curriculum. I also have an Honors Degree in Science (B.Sc Hons) however don’t know if that would mean much to any employers in Taiwan based on the many comments I’ve read in this forum.
I’m planning also to do TEFL or TESOL, and maybe CELTA as time progresses (as its also available to follow back home). I would like to know what are my chances of being a non native speaker but someone who has a Bachelor Degree and is coming from an ex-commonwealth country, where everything is in English. Would you know of any non-native speakers who have managed to find employment in Taiwan as English Teachers?
I can’t say I have the whitest of skins either, we are more Mediterranean/olive Europeans (sorry to even ask but I’ve seen some pretty strange comments on this forum on how skin colour is everything unfortunately).
Thank you and hope to hear from anybody,
Stephen