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In the future when there is no need for English Teachers
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candykisk



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:16 am    Post subject: In the future when there is no need for English Teachers Reply with quote
In the future when there is no need for English teachers, what do you think will be the career options for people who like to travel? What would you choose if there were no need for English teachers today? I imagine that within the next 50 years, English will become more widespread in non-English speaking countries, therefore making it unnecessary to hire foreign teachers from abroad (like as has happened in the Netherlands, Iceland, Finland, and other countries as such).
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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scot47



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You mean when the world returns to normal. The recent boom on EFL has only been big since the 1970s.
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candykisk



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Muscat Gary, lol. And Scot47, hmm. I've never looked at things in that way. But how will things return to normal if there really won't be a need for English instructors in the future? What do you think?
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En929



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 05, 2015 7:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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n the future when there is no need for English teachers, what do you think will be the career options for people who like to travel? What would you choose if there were no need for English teachers today? I imagine that within the next 50 years, English will become more widespread in non-English speaking countries, therefore making it unnecessary to hire foreign teachers from abroad (like as has happened in the Netherlands, Iceland, Finland, and other countries as such).


Based on what I've been learning, English is super vast and encompasses a lot of subjects including science, business, it's the language on the internet, people like to watch America music, movies, and many other things; so thus, I don't see English or the need for English teachers will be going away anytime soon. Sure, countries like China are rising and getting more into the worldwide arena and is VERY influential country, but as far as Chinese becoming a worldwide language, I think it might be a very long way off (if ever) and even before that happens Chinese people themselves are working to learn English too. Now, in some countries citizens who are fluent in English might be used to teach English more and more and such might have an impact. But still, I think the need for English teachers might still be important and plus, it opens the rest of the world to more diversity and ideas; something that countries like China are wanting more of.
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scot47



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 7:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Of course English is big, but that doers not mean there will always be a demand for "native-speaker" teachers. The days when someone with a BA from Wigan Poly could easily get a job teaching English in Asia or the Middle East are already coming to an end.
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Sashadroogie



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 7:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yip. It'll be the new Latin. Original powers that spoke it will have long faded into obscurity, but English, or a version of it, will likely continue to be used.
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teacheratlarge



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I suppose it depends on the time frame we are looking at. Even now, you get teachers who have forgotten what their original nationality is until they need more modern medical treatment. In countries where ESL/EFL opportunities are growing, the demand for teachers with a good grasp of the target language is still strong. Sometimes the local population either doesn't have a good grasp of English or is just not interested in using the language for teaching purposes.
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happyinshangqiu



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
scot47 wrote:
Of course English is