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Celine
Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 8 Location: London
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Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 7:20 pm Post subject: French National wanting to teach English in Asia... |
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Hi everybody
Maybe someone can help... I'm French, but have been living in the UK for 13 years. I have an MA from a UK university, and am starting a Celta course in London in May. I want to go teaching in Asia from September on (preferably Japan or the South-East: Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, etc).
There seems to be a problem though: the majority of ads I read specify they want US-UK-Canada-N.Zealand-Australia nationals . Now, I am completely fluent (after 13 years here I should be!), my accent isn't strong (I did some volunteer-teaching last year in Vietnam, and no-one in my group could tell I was French - though to be honest I do have a little foreign accent).
Is the whole nationality thing an actual Visa requirement for most schools, or would they still consider someone French?
Thanks for any advice!
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khmerhit
Joined: 31 May 2003 Posts: 1874 Location: Reverse Culture Shock Unit
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 12:46 am Post subject: |
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Try Cambodia-- pas de probleme. |
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Celine
Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 8 Location: London
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Kmerhit
Thanks for the advice. It is so frustrating to read all these ads that say 'north American only'...
Had a look around to find sites re. Cambodia: Besides Khmer 440, any other you'd recommend? What's the score with Laos? Is there anything out there from your experience?
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guru
Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 156 Location: Indonesia
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Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 4:18 am Post subject: |
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try indonesia. |
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khmerhit
Joined: 31 May 2003 Posts: 1874 Location: Reverse Culture Shock Unit
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Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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Celine from London said
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Thanks for the advice. It is so frustrating to read all these ads that say 'north American only'...
Had a look around to find sites re. Cambodia: Besides Khmer 440, any other you'd recommend? What's the score with Laos? Is there anything out there from your experience?
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you might find gordon sharpless helpful-- www.talesofasia.com
also www.mekongesl.com or www.eslmekong.com
As for Laos, Ive read on Dave's that there is work there. Sounds a boring place to me, but each to his own. Very pretty, with gentle people, and a rather weird govt.
Indonesia would be an amazing country to work in--but where? Its huge.
my two cents
kh
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khmerhit
Joined: 31 May 2003 Posts: 1874 Location: Reverse Culture Shock Unit
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Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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Celine from London said
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Thanks for the advice. It is so frustrating to read all these ads that say 'north American only'...
Had a look around to find sites re. Cambodia: Besides Khmer 440, any other you'd recommend? What's the score with Laos? Is there anything out there from your experience?
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you might find gordon sharpless helpful-- www.talesofasia.com
also www.mekongesl.com or www.eslmekong.com
As for Laos, Ive read on Dave's that there is work there. Sounds a boring place to me, but each to his own. Very pretty, with gentle people, and a rather weird govt.
Indonesia would be an amazing country to work in--but where? Its huge.
my two cents
kh
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cheekygal
Joined: 04 Mar 2003 Posts: 1987 Location: China, Zhuhai
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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 10:13 am Post subject: |
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I don't know how it works in other countries, but in China if you just appear at the company which is currently looking for a teacher to fill the position - there is 99% chance of getting the job (I know of such cases in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen - all the people I know are not native English speakers). |
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