来中国当外教，在各大中城市的国际学校、英语培训机构或者中小学、早教培训班教英语，已成为老外们来中国最为体面和最受欢迎的工作。凭借自身的母语水平，不需要其他的特长和技术，就能够被众多中国学生簇拥着叫“Foreign English Teacher”，还能轻松赚取高薪，在环境非常好的地方教课，何乐而不为？

Coming to China as a foreign teacher, teaching English in international schools, English training institutions, primary and secondary schools, early education training classes in large and medium-sized cities has become the most respectable and popular job for foreigners coming to China.With their own mother tongue level, do not need other expertise and technology, can be surrounded by a large number of Chinese students called "Foreign English Teacher", but also can easily earn a high salary, teaching in a very good environment, why not?

来中国的外教虽然多，但是缺乏学历和出色的教学能力的也不在少数。现在中国一些非常大的英语培训机构以及高校对于外教的选拔都有严格的要求，并不是所有的外国人都可以来华教英语的。那么，要当英语外教需要符合哪些条件呢？

Although many foreign teachers come to China, lack of education background and excellent teaching ability is still not a few. Now some very large English training institutions and schools in China have strict requirements for the selection of foreign teachers, not all foreigners can teach English in China. Then, to be a foreign English teacher need to meet what conditions?

我国有规定，外国语言教学人员原则上应从事其母语国母语教学，并取得大学学士及以上学位且具有2年以上的语言教育工作经历。其中，取得教育类、语言类或师范类学士及以上学位的，或取得所在国教师资格证书或取得符合要求的国际语言教学证书的，可免除工作经历要求（即持有tesol、tefl和tesl外教证书可以没有经验，应届毕业生也行）。

It is stipulated in China that foreign language teachers should, in principle, be engaged in the teaching of the mother tongue of their native country, with a bachelor's degree or above and at least two years of working experience in language education.Among them, those who have obtained bachelor's degree or above in education, language or teacher education, or have obtained the teacher qualification certificate of the host country or the international language teaching certificate that meets the requirements may be exempted from the work experience requirements (Foreign teachers holding tesol, tefl and tesl certificates may not have working experience, and fresh graduates may also apply for it).

那么，以英语为母语或者第一语言的国家和地区有哪些呢？

阿森松、澳大利亚、百慕大群岛、英属南极领地、英属印度洋领地、加拿大、福克兰群岛（即马尔维纳斯群岛）、直布罗陀、英国格恩西岛、圭亚那（原名英属圭亚那）、爱尔兰、马恩岛（英属爱尔兰海域领地）、泽西岛、新西兰、皮特凯恩群岛、新加坡、南非、塞浦路斯的亚克罗提利与德凯利亚的英属地区、南乔治亚岛和南桑威奇群岛、圣赫勒拿岛、特里斯坦-达库尼亚群岛、英国、美国、美属维京群岛、安提瓜和巴布达、安圭拉、巴哈马群岛、巴巴多斯岛、英属维京群岛、英属开曼群岛、多米尼克、格林纳达、圣文森特和格林纳丁斯、牙买加、蒙特塞拉特岛、圣基茨岛和尼维斯、圣卢西亚、圣文森特、特立尼达和多巴哥、特克斯和凯科斯群岛。

What are the countries and regions where English is the mother tongue or the first language?

Ascension, Australia, Bermuda, British Antarctic territory, British Indian Ocean territory, Canada, the Falklands (i.e. the malvinas islands, Gibraltar, British guernsey, Guyana (formerly known as British Guiana), Ireland, Isle of man (British Irish maritime territory), Jersey, New Zealand, Pitcairn Islands, Singapore, South Africa, British territory of akrotiri and DE kerea in Cyprus, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Saint Helena, Tristan da cunha, United Kingdom, United States, American Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, British Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands.

外国人来华工作必须按规定办理外国人工作许可证和工作类居留许可签证（统称工作签证），只有持有工作签证的外国人，才是合法工作的。至于如何办理外国人的工作签证，欢迎随时咨询。

Foreigners working in China must apply for foreigner’s work permit and work type residence permit (collectively referred to as working visa) according to regulations. Only foreigners with working visa can work legally. As for how to apply for foreigner's working visa, you are welcome to consult at any time.