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Niederbom
Joined: 13 Feb 2010 Posts: 66
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 11:39 am Post subject: Any TOEFL teaching jobs? |
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I want to teach in Singapore next year after I spend a year teaching in mainland China.
Can I realistically expect to find a job specializing in the TOEFL or SAT tests? Or should I take a traditional ESL job?
Right now in China, I have the option of taking a traditional oral English job at a university or a TOEFL teaching position at a prep school beginning September 1.
I would imagine, given that Singapore only has 3 universities, compared to 11 in Dalian for a similar population, many Singaporean students would try to study abroad. Am I wrong?
I have a BA (in English, not teaching) and TEFL, and if feasible next summer, I would get a DELTA at IH Bangkok before starting work in Singapore in the fall of 2011.
EDIT: I also do not have a teaching background, which is why I want the 1 year of experience + DELTA + Intermediate Mandarin before trying to crack Singapore. |
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wailing_imam
Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 580 Location: Malaya
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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Do some research on the demographics of esl students in Singapore before you come. I have been teaching here for 3 years and have yet to have a singaporean student. |
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Niederbom
Joined: 13 Feb 2010 Posts: 66
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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 5:42 am Post subject: |
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Sorry, but that doesn't answer the question: Do the Malaysian, Chinese, Indonesian, Pakistani, African, and Indian students whose presence creates employment for foreign teachers usually only study traditional ESL, or is there a demand for TOEFL teachers, too?
In short, is TOEFL teaching experience valuable at all in Singapore? |
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wailing_imam
Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 580 Location: Malaya
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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:23 am Post subject: |
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Not really. General esl courses, ielts and academic English mainly. |
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