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yourfinesthour
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 Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:22 am Post subject: questions about south america |
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Hi there,
I am in my second year of teaching English in South Korea. When I am finished I want to teach in South America. Maybe Chile, Maybe Argentina. I have lots of time to decide to do my research.
I don't have a certificate but I do have a BA and will have two years teachig experience.
1) Should I waste my money and get a TEFL certificate?
2) Am I too old? I'll be 33 this year but I am hot! (just kidding) |
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Ben Round de Bloc
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:48 am Post subject: Re: questions about south america |
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| yourfinesthour wrote: |
| Should I waste my money and get a TEFL certificate? |
If you consider getting a TEFL certificate a waste of money, then it seems you've already answered your own question. |
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Justin Trullinger
Joined: 28 Jan 2005
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Location: Seoul, South Korea and Myanmar for a bit
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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A tefl certificate with teaching practice isn't exactly a waste...but neither would I say it's completely necessary in your case.
I'm at a mid sized school in south america (Ecuador) and while I would prefer all my teachers to have: a BA, a TEFL certificate, and experience, the fact is, hiring is hard, and often I must settle for two out of three. (Sometimes one out of three, but I don't want to talk about it...  )
I don't know if this is the same in all parts of SA, but suspect it's pretty common.
Regards,
Justin |
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yourfinesthour
Joined: 15 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 6:31 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for your responses.
In fact, I haven't made up my mind that's why I posted the questions. |
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MixtecaMike
Joined: 19 Nov 2003
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Location: Guatebad
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| Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 11:28 pm Post subject: Re: questions about south america |
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| yourfinesthour wrote: |
2) Am I too old? I'll be 33 this year but I am hot! (just kidding) |
Stay in Korea for another four or five months and you'll be hot AND sweaty.
I did the opposite to you, I moved from Mexico to Korea, and have to say it was a really nice change for me. Nice apartment included in contract, decent pay, extremely good savings potential. Teaching load is much heavier here in the ROK than I ever had in Mexico and I miss my family who are still back in Guatemala, but moving from subsistence to paying off a small building block in a year made it worthwhile.
Save enough money in Korea so you can live off it for a year then look for a job you like in a place you like in LatAm and you will probably have a much better time than if you have to struggle to make ends meet. |
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portochuck
Joined: 05 Apr 2005
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Location: Brazil
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:05 am Post subject: |
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| TEFL??? Whats that.....Ive been teaching in Brazil for over 2yrs....and I have not had a school ask for it.....only one school ask for my working papers...if that tells you anything. |
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