Hi everyone, I've been doing some research on the requirements for teaching English in Vietnam, and most sites say that being a native English speaker is more or less mandatory. Is this true? If I had enough qualifications would I be able to get a job anyway?
I'm from Argentina, have a B.A. in English interpreting and a 140 hours TEFL course. I'm also planning on doing a CELTA course when I'm back home, as now I'm living in New Zealand and it's really expensive to do it here.
Suppose I had those three qualifications and a recommendation letter from a hostel where I've been working here in NZ as a receptionist for mostly English speaking tourists, would it be possible to get a job in VN?
Or am I better off just trying somewhere else? If that's the case, could anyone point out countries where non native ESL teachers might find work? I know in Argentina or pretty much anywhere in South America I may have an easier time, but I really want to get away from the continent at least for a few years.
If you read through this wall of text and are kind enough to answer, thank you in advance haha.