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xtremdelt8
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 Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:13 am Post subject: ALT opportunities similar to the JET Program in Japan |
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Does anyone know of anything anywhere else in the world that allows American college graduates with little to no teaching experience apply?
Something like a cultural exchange preogram like that of the JET ALTs.
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tttompatz
Joined: 06 Mar 2010
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Location: Talibon, Bohol, Philippines
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:51 am Post subject: Re: ALT opportunities similar to the JET Program in Japan |
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| xtremdelt8 wrote: |
Does anyone know of anything anywhere else in the world that allows American college graduates with little to no teaching experience apply?
Something like a cultural exchange program like that of the JET ALTs.
Thanks. |
If you just want a year abroad, since you are American, doesn't the Peace Corps still have things like that going on as well?
You can also get a job in many countries (public schools like Japan's JET program), private schools or language academies.
Korea has EPIK and GEPIK. You have to register for the Korean forum (we can't discuss Korean stuff here). http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/ .
You already know about JET in Japan.
There are any number of schools (public and private) in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and China who are looking for college grads (who can obtain a legal work visa) as "conversational English teachers".
The pay is often in the neighborhood of US$1000-1500 per month and sometimes includes housing and airfare as well.
There are always positions in Mexico (Mexico city is a good place to start looking) as well as central and south America.
About the only place you can't legally work (visa issues) is Europe.
Spend some time to look around. Lots of information in here if you take the time to read back a few (or even a few dozen) pages. If you don't have the few hours it takes to read back then you probably don't have the time to research and apply for a job abroad either.
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fat_chris
Joined: 10 Sep 2003
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Location: Beijing
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:09 am Post subject: |
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Bumping this thread up to add one:
for U.S. citizens, check out English Teaching Assistantships (ETA) in the Fulbright Program
http://us.fulbrightonline.org/eta-program-charts
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fat_chris
Joined: 10 Sep 2003
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Location: Beijing
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:13 am Post subject: Re: ALT opportunities similar to the JET Program in Japan |
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| tttompatz wrote: |
| If you just want a year abroad, since you are American, doesn't the Peace Corps still have things like that going on as well? |
The Peace Corps is actually a 27-month commitment--roughly 3 months of training and then 24 months in field carrying out projects.
I wouldn't recommend one try their hand at Peace Corps if they are just interested in a "year abroad" experience. Peace Corps can be intense.
Peace Corps can be a nice jump-start into a rewarding career in TESOL.
Also, Peace Corps can lead to many great things after service--lots of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) go to grad school in many different fields after service.
Take a look: http://www.peacecorps.gov
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fat_chris
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fat_chris
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:17 am Post subject: |
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Then there's these (oh! alliteration!):
U.S. Teaching Assistantships in Austria
"Applications for 2014-15 will be accepted between November 15, 2013 and January 15, 2014."
https://www.usta-austria.at/site/home
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fat_chris |
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bansheebeat
Joined: 02 Oct 2013
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| Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:16 am Post subject: |
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| fat_chris wrote: |
Then there's these (oh! alliteration!):
U.S. Teaching Assistantships in Austria
"Applications for 2014-15 will be accepted between November 15, 2013 and January 15, 2014."
https://www.usta-austria.at/site/home
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fat_chris |
Oh man that looked awesome up until I noticed that they require at least an intermediate level knowledge of German. Kicking myself for studying Spanish in college now. |
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fat_chris
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| bansheebeat wrote: |
| Oh man that looked awesome up until I noticed that they require at least an intermediate level knowledge of German. Kicking myself for studying Spanish in college now. |
Yeah, that's the kicker. I actually did a BA in German and then an MA in German immediately after undergrad and then applied to this program back in 1998.
It was a great program. My first TEFL gig! Learned some Austrian German, played for a baseball team in Vienna (The Vienna Lawnmowers!), traveled a bit around Austria and Central Europe, and learned how to snowboard. Also learned more about TEFL and upped my game a bit in that regard. Not a bad way to spend two years.
Warm regards,
fat_chris
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Lower Austria, 1998-2000 |
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