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Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Where are those ads?

some waygug-in · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 339

Here is one that I found on another site:

http://www.englishschoolwatch.org/job_detail.php?topic_id=2290

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English teacher wanted to teach - No QUALIFICATIONS is required � � [SAUDI ARABIA]

Hi,
No QUALIFICATIONS is required
Just for native english speaker.

gender: male

English teacher wanted to teach in Saudi Arabia.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1- No a degree or Diploma is required etc..
2- With no teaching experience is required. .
Any certificate of english teacher training is enough.

Of course, now that you've put me on the spot, I can't find one for Mexico.
Confused

Also ads like this one, where there is no mention of qualifications or experience. I didn't put the name of the school, so don't jump all over me for this. Wink

http://www.eslemployment.com/dcforum/DCForumID4/252.html#

seeks homeroom teachers who are native English speakers to teach the wonderful students in our bilingual school, grades 1st through 8th. Please only respond if you are available IMMEDIATELY.

Here is one in Mexico where it says that a teacher must have a 'certificate', but it doesn't say what kind of qualification that would be.
(I suppose a 1 week, on-line certificate is all that is required)

http://www.geocities.com/teflgroup/ESLJobs.html

If you
1. are a native English speaker
2. are certified with a certificate to teach English
3. Have a positive attitude with an open mind
4. are highly motivated, with an active and dynamic lifetyle
5. are dedicated and down to earth ...

Then there are many that say you need a BA (any major) and no experience and no certificate. They usually say that certificates are 'preferred' but not required.

Then there are the cases of teachers being hired directly out of university, who may or may not have a teaching certificate, but who lack any practical experience. (certainly not the kind of experience that would help them deal with living in a foreign country) They are placed in shools with little or no support or guidance and then ............. hope for the best I suppose.

Not that there is anything wrong with hiring people directly out of university, but you have to offer them some kind of assistance when they inevitably start to run into problems. There was a case that was discussed on this board this past summer that comes to mind. If organizations don't support new teachers and try and help them through some of the rough spots, then they shouldn't be surprised if ex-teachers come onto this forum to complain. I mean really, what else can they expect?

Ben Round de Bloc · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1946

waygukgaijinhaole · Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:16 pm Post subject: orig thread

I did a search on 'Canada connect' and found only this thread. Does anyone know where that earlier thread about them can be found? I emailed them asking about the fee and received a short, snippy reply.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

There not being much on CC doesn't surprise me. I think they are a new start up.

By the way, I can't seem to pronounce your name waygukgaijinhaole without feeling like I'm swearing in Spanish...and saying something nasty at that

waygukgaijinhaole · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2004 5:22 am Post subject:

...and I didn't even include the Spanish one...

moonraven · Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 3094

steven: talons. My talons have only one "n". If you thought my talons might be drawn into action by what you wrote, then I assume that you wrote what you wrote deliberately to offend me? (Rejection wouldn't have just a bit to do with this?)

I don't care how many women from Sonora you marry, you will still be a racist. "Obnoxious Mexican men, indeed!"