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help?! I can't find work in south america!

 
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nabs2g



Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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Location: UK

PostPosted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:46 pm    Post subject: help?! I can't find work in south america! Reply with quote

Hi all

Just wondering if anyone can offer any advice?

I am trying to find work in Brazil..(or maybe argentina/venuzuala) I do not have a tefl - but I have a degree and lots of work experience with kids...anyone know any schools I can email directly...or any good sites...that dont charge u like �900 to register wit them!?
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YanquiQuilme�o



Joined: 20 Oct 2005
Posts: 122
Location: Quilmes, Argentina

PostPosted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good Lord! Are you a native speaker? If so, don't even waste your time with those nonsense 4-week TEFL certification courses. Brazil is the 3rd world! Just being a native speaker is a HUGE asset here in the 3rd world, and they will hire you if you show up in person. Don't waste a dime on some "program" to get yourself a job. Just go to Brazil, and go into language institutes personally. Dress well, and be professional. Ask for a good wage. Language institutes are a BUSINESS. I repeat, they are a BUSINESS. Nothing more, nothing less. Think about things from the owner's perspective. He can make a lot of money off you because people will be willing to pay to learn English with a native speaker. Most of your classes will probably be conversation anyway because a Brazilian can teach grammar.

Just remember. Don't accept a pathetic wage so that some language institute owner can make a fortune off you. Ask to be paid what you're worth. And again, don't bother getting certified. Those certification courses are also a BIG BUSINESS, and nothing else. In the 3rd world, you don't even need a degree. You just need to be a professionally-dressed native speaker with a brain and a personality.
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nabs2g



Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey thanks for the reply!

I am a native speaker - born and brought up in the UK. However I don't actually look like a native speaker and thats what I am worried about. IO went to school, uni, worked in the uk...but my parents r pakistani - so I have an obviously BROWN FACE. lol! I heard in Thailand this can affect (or is it effect..lol and i wana teach!) your chances getting work!

I have been thinkn of just hopping on a plane and arriving there...but do you by any chance have an contact details of schools etc so I can at least set up some interviews.

Where abouts are you teaching? Any reccomendations? I would like to work in Sao paulo..or somewhere like venuzuala/argentina

thanks you've been a big help already

Oh and I have a brain...a personality...and I am sure I do actually scrub up well..oh and I am female...so maybe some femmine charm will work?!
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The Boz



Joined: 13 Jun 2004
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Dress well, and be professional. Ask for a good wage.


What would be a good wage to ask for? Also, would a suit and tie be too much or would a little more casual be better?
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