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rogan
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Some very loud prejudices being aired here.
Just one commment I'd like to add - When Poland joins the EU next year, it won't be only UK native speakers who will be able to work there.
Southern Ireland (Eire) is also a part of the EU and the last time I looked English is the native language there too. |
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rogan
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Some very loud prejudices being aired here.
Just one comment I'd like to add - When Poland joins the EU next year, it won't be only UK native speakers who will be able to work there.
Southern Ireland (Eire) is also a part of the EU and the last time I looked English is the native language there too. |
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mike10
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bjamesw
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| Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 7:21 pm Post subject: please update this thread? |
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I'm also searching for information regarding any limitations imposed on non-EU teachers seeking work in Poland in the future.
Anyone have an update on this?
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Bjamesw |
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dtomchek
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Hello everyone:
Well, looking at this thread, I can take some exceptions to what other people have said. Being a former Peace Corps volunteer in Poland, I was making what a Polish teacher made (this being about 1200zl a month  ) to teach in a public high school in a 7000 person town. On top of that, I had to go thru 11 weeks of training just for the priveledge (167 hours of TEFL both methodology and practicum and this is not counting the language training). The volunteers we had were dedicated people if not a wee bit immature at times (that comes with age though). The whole purpose of the orgaization is to work itself out of a job within 10 years. Does not always happen but it did here.
That all being said, I have been back but no one can seem to shed any light on teaching prospects for non-EU citizens. I was thinking about returning myself but am saving far too much $$$ here in Japonia to return now. That and the prospects of an American finding work seem up in the air right now...
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Lucky Bob
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junkmail
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In Germany, they take qualified American teachers. They like to have good British as well as American (or Canadian) teachers.
I prefer that because it is sensible.
In Japan they just want good teachers, even non-natives from places like Poland, Finland, Denmak, Brazil or Korea are accepted at some places.
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It's good to see cooler heads at work.
I'm British myself and face a fair bit of prejudice against my passport in Korea. I have a very neutral Southern English accent.
I get so bored by this argument.
Students should have good teachers from a range of backgrounds so they can learn English for international communication. I've met excellent native and non native teachers from a variety of countries; and many bad ones too.
To put a little balance though. I have a pilots license valid in the US that I would love to use there but I can't because I'm not American and the US, quite rightly, protects it's job market for the benifit of it's own citizens. Why should the EFL industry be different to every other industry? |
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Alex Shulgin
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:34 pm Post subject: Re: please update this thread? |
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I'm also searching for information regarding any limitations imposed on non-EU teachers seeking work in Poland in the future.
Anyone have an update on this?
Thanks,
Bjamesw |
I can tell you that one: no additional limitations are being placed on non-EU teachers. Exactly the same paperwork which was required from each non-EU teacher before EU membership is still required. The only difference is that teachers from the UK, Sweden and Ireland no longer have to get that paperwork. |
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