Why Budapest

Chris states that ELT in Hungary tends to involve freelance work for most teachers. He notes that there is high demand for qualified TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) teachers, but that upon completion of the CELTA course, graduates need to be prepared to travel to different ELT schools with their CV / Resume in order to find work. He observes that within two months of completing the CELTA course, a CELTA graduate is likely to have a full ELT timetable and sufficient income to live on based on their work for various English language schools across Budapest.

Borka points out that most applicants who take the CELTA in Hungary at IH Budapest do not require a visa; she offers some examples of countries for whom this is true (e.g. citizens of Australia, United States, Canada do not require a visa to take the CELTA course at IH Budapest). She then gives examples of countries whose citizens do require a visa (e.g. Russians, Ukrainians, those from the Far East and Middle East may require a visa to take the CELTA course at IH Budapest) and outlines the steps that IH Budapest takes: sending a letter of invitation upon acceptance onto the CELTA course which the prospective CELTA participant can then use when applying for a visa in their own countries. She notes that this is usually an easy process.

Gary discusses the decent standard of living in Budapest that TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) teachers can experience; apart from enjoying the bars and restaurants, he notes that a key advantage of Budapest for TEFL teachers is its location in Central Europe: this means that those involved in ELT (English Language Teaching) can travel to many attractive locations from Budapest. He offers his own examples: Croatia, Austria, Spain and France, among other places.

In the video, Neil concedes that Hungarian is a difficult language, but that this should not be a concern: CELTA applicants who come to Budapest a) are able to pick up the basics of Hungarian b) English is widely spoken in Budapest. It is therefore not difficult for CELTA trainees to get around and enjoy living in Budapest. He has some advice concerning Hungarian for all those who wish to teach EFL (English as a Foreign Language) in Budapest: it is worth learning some Hungarian as Hungarians will be very appreciative of the effort made, even if they will not always understand what you have said.

Gary discusses the decent standard of living in Budapest that TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) teachers can experience; apart from enjoying the bars and restaurants, he notes that a key advantage of Budapest for TEFL teachers is its location in Central Europe: this means that those involved in ELT (English Language Teaching) can travel to many attractive locations from Budapest. He offers his own examples: Croatia, Austria, Spain and France, among other places.