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mlawson1776
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 Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:03 pm Post subject: Looking for work in Israel |
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Hi All,
Most of the postings in this forum are quite old so I thought I would start a new one. I am currently in Israel because my boyfriend lives here, in Haifa. I am a native-English speaker from the US (not Jewish) with a B.A. in Psychology, a CELTA cert., and about 6 months of various teaching experience.
Judging by all the posts and the lack of job listings on the major sites, the market doesn't look so good for me here. I have looked into Berlitz and Wall Street and have applied to several smaller schools throughout Israel with only negative responses. I am working on compiling a list of schools and language institutes in and around Haifa in order to start making the rounds with my CV.
I got some good websites on TEFL in Israel from other postings here that I am going to check out. I also posted in CouchSurfing/Haifa, but haven't received a single response to that. I was thinking of advertising private lessons in some local papers and/or putting up flyers around Haifa.
I'm just looking for any advice that anyone can give me.
Thanks so much! |
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scot47
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| There are probably more speakers of English than of Hebrew in this part of the world ! |
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Henry_Cowell
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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| There are probably more speakers of English than of Hebrew in this part of the world ! |
Make that "native" speakers too. Plenty of Americans have been emigrating to Israel since the early part of the 20th century. |
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scot47
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| HC native/non-native is a false dichotomy. It should be seen as a spectrum. |
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johnslat
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Why do I have the uneasy feeling that a can of worms has just been opened? 
Regards,
John |
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Henry_Cowell
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The OP thought that being a "native" speaker of English (her term) would help get her a teaching job in Israel. There are plenty of "native" speakers from the U.S. and Canada there already. That was the only point I was trying to make. 
N.B. The last three posters have a combined total of 23,438 posts on this site. What has happened to our lives?  |
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johnslat
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Dear Henry,
"What has happened to our lives?"
You mean - besides taking a wrong turn and ending up in EFL/ESL?
Nothing terribly bad, I'd say. I can certainly think of a lot of worse pastimes than posting on Dave's. 
Regards,
John |
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Henry_Cowell
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John, wrong turns usually present new opportunities!  |
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cairanya
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:13 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for work in Israel |
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| mlawson1776 wrote: |
Hi All,
Most of the postings in this forum are quite old so I thought I would start a new one. I am currently in Israel because my boyfriend lives here, in Haifa. I am a native-English speaker from the US (not Jewish) with a B.A. in Psychology, a CELTA cert., and about 6 months of various teaching experience.
Judging by all the posts and the lack of job listings on the major sites, the market doesn't look so good for me here. I have looked into Berlitz and Wall Street and have applied to several smaller schools throughout Israel with only negative responses. I am working on compiling a list of schools and language institutes in and around Haifa in order to start making the rounds with my CV.
I got some good websites on TEFL in Israel from other postings here that I am going to check out. I also posted in CouchSurfing/Haifa, but haven't received a single response to that. I was thinking of advertising private lessons in some local papers and/or putting up flyers around Haifa.
I'm just looking for any advice that anyone can give me.
Thanks so much! |
Wait, "not Jewish" by American standards (i.e., Christian/Muslim/Hindu/etc.) or by Israeli standards (i.e., Reform/Conservative)?
If you're Reform or Conservative you still qualify for an Oleh's Visa and can get job hunting and HSL support via the Ministry of Immigration. |
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Prof.Gringo
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| Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for work in Israel |
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| cairanya wrote: |
| mlawson1776 wrote: |
Hi All,
Most of the postings in this forum are quite old so I thought I would start a new one. I am currently in Israel because my boyfriend lives here, in Haifa. I am a native-English speaker from the US (not Jewish) with a B.A. in Psychology, a CELTA cert., and about 6 months of various teaching experience.
Judging by all the posts and the lack of job listings on the major sites, the market doesn't look so good for me here. I have looked into Berlitz and Wall Street and have applied to several smaller schools throughout Israel with only negative responses. I am working on compilin | | | |
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