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flavoursome
Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 12
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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 11:40 am Post subject: Teaching Asylum seekers/ immigrants - how? |
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- Just come back from teaching in South america and it's impossible to not notice all the talk about the invasion of the immigrants etc...
Well where are the jobs to teach them then as I have not seen one job advert?
I get the idea that the government is now requiring many of them to learn English in order to get benefits etc.. but where?
I have a Celta but no degree - I also have 6 months worth of Tefl references - am I in a good postition to get a job? (I think not)
I imagine somewhere in the UK they are crying out for Tefl desperados to work for low wages to teach the immigrants - is this the case - or am I better off going back to a 3rd world country to look for work?
- kind of a strange irony really - I guess if most of us were to swap nationalities with say the Turks or the Thais all our labour problems would be solved -
hey maybe I should become the Home Secretary -guess that pays better than doing tefl........ |
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SueH
Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Posts: 1022 Location: Northern Italy
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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 12:46 pm Post subject: Re: Teaching Asylum seekers/ immigrants - how? |
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flavoursome wrote: |
- - I guess if most of us were to swap nationalities with say the Turks or the Thais all our labour problems would be solved -
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Well, I'm sure that if, like my Thai and Turkish students, you were to accept long hours at minimum wage in some kitchen you'd have no problems getting a job.
Alternatively, try your local FE college. |
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dyak
Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 630
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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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flavoursome wrote: |
I imagine somewhere in the UK they are crying out for Tefl desperados to work for low wages to teach the immigrants - is this the case - or am I better off going back to a 3rd world country to look for work? |
These jobs are in FE Colleges/Adult Education Centres, basically any institution run by the local Council. If you can bear working for the government then go for it. I'd take the second option, go back to a 3rd world country and live like a king. Though you could take a job in (1st world) London for 3rd world wages. |
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flavoursome
Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 12
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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 7:21 pm Post subject: Re: Teaching Asylum seekers/ immigrants - how? |
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SueH wrote: |
Well, I'm sure that if, like my Thai and Turkish students, you were to accept long hours at minimum wage in some kitchen you'd have no problems getting a job.
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-I have tried that in the past after one of my financialy rewarding overseas tefl positions - coming back to the Uk I had to find just any job - couldn't get taken on as a washer - up because I am white !
so to make a comment on the 'can I get a job in Tefl if I am not a native white english speaker'.- basically I would say you are going to find it difficult but you do at least have the advantage in the Kitchen porter line of work - the pay is about the same AND you sometimes get free food (or at least can stuff the odd pack of bacon under your trousers)!
When did you last get such a good bonus ? |
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flavoursome
Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 12
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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: Teaching Asylum seekers/ immigrants - how? |
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[quote="flavoursome"]
SueH wrote: |
Well, I'm sure that if, like my Thai and Turkish students, you were to accept long hours at minimum wage in some kitchen you'd have no problems getting a job.
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-I have tried that in the past after one of my financialy rewarding overseas tefl positions - coming back to the Uk I had to find just any job - couldn't get taken on as a washer - up because I am white !
so to make a comment on the 'can I get a job in Tefl if I am not a native white english speaker'.- basically I would say you are going to find it difficult but you do at least have the advantage in the Kitchen porter line of work - the pay is about the same AND you sometimes get free food (or at least can stuff the odd pack of bacon under your trousers)
When did you last get such a good bonus ? |
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stillnosheep
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 2068 Location: eslcafe
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 2:16 am Post subject: |
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Tuesday's Guardian Education Section.
Last edited by stillnosheep on Sun Mar 13, 2005 12:10 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 11:08 am Post subject: |
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What possessed you to return to Modern Britain ? Only place in the world where a GP can murder 250 of his patients before anyone notices ! |
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Will.
Joined: 02 May 2003 Posts: 783 Location: London Uk
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 11:31 am Post subject: |
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I think the patients noticed, but like everyone else, probably, after the event? |
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scot47
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:11 am Post subject: |
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I still cannot see the attraction of working in the UKofGB&NI for not much more than minimum wage. |
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grahamb
Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 1945
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:24 pm Post subject: Madhouse |
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That's asylum for you. |
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Will.
Joined: 02 May 2003 Posts: 783 Location: London Uk
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Anyone going to Cardiff for the conference? |
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