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judith reining · Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 8

Hi there,

I am a new member of Dave�s cafe and I love it!
I am looking for an English teaching job in Latin America for this summer (=July/August 2005).

I have experience as an English teacher in the Netherlands in secondary education (pupils aged 12-17) on different levels. I really like teaching and love the English language.
I do speak basic Spanish and am willing to improve this.

I have a bachelor�s degree in Marketing and Economics (I studied Business and Languages), and next year (June 2006) I will have my bachelor�s degree in education (comparable to TEFL).

Can anyone give me tips concerning finding a paid teaching job for this short period? Is it available at all?! I do not have the funds to work as a volunteer right now�..

Any reaction is welcome!

Regards,
Judith

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 10:21 pm Post subject:

Are you sure that any reaction is welcome? Because I'm afraid that I'm not the bearer of good news. There may be exceptions, but most people I know here have taken 2-3 months to get enough teaching hours together to be making a living. Set up costs are not high here, but neither are wages, and really, it's likely that you wouldn't recoup your startup costs working less that 6 months to a year. If you don't have the money to volunteer, I suspect that you'll find it very hard to manage a 2 month teaching stint in South America.
Some countries do have organisations that offer summer camps for young people, which would probably be your best bet, if I haven't disheartened you completely. I don't know a lot about that, but I've heard that Argentina might be the spot. (Matt? Any ideas?)
But my most honest advice is that I would try to save some cash back in your own country, and come back next year when you have more money and time.

Regards,
Justin

matttheboy · Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Posts: 854 Location: Valparaiso, Chile

JZer · Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 3898 Location: Pittsburgh

judith reining, if you are looking for a summer gig then you would be better off trying China. I will be working at a summer camp in China this summer. They pay for room and board and you would earn around $200 U.S. a week. There are also some jobs in Korea but since you are not a native speaker you will probably have a hard time getting a short term job in Korea.

judith reining · Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 8

hello Justin, Matt and JZ,

thanks for your reply!

thanks to your comments and other people's I'v figured out now, that getting a paid teaching job for this summer will be very unlikely. but that's ok! I've decided to go anyway. I'll just buy a ticket to either Mexico-city or Peru (I'm not sure yet). I'll see how long I can stay with the money I've got. I'm sure I can stick it out for 1 month... and if I do find a job (either in teaching or in tourism or whatever), I could always stay longer!

I'm really looking forward to it. I've been wanting to go to LA for years now. I went to Africa last year (Sierra Leone) and loved it, too. Is it true that, once you've visited LA, you'll never want to go home again???

cheers,
Judith

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:44 pm Post subject:

Erm, not sure about that, Cause this is my home.

Take care and have a great trip!

Justin

Weona · Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 166 Location: Chile

judith reining · Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 8

thanks Weona. that's very nice of you.

would you recommend Mexico or Peru? I can't decide....

ciao,
Judith

sonia12 · Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 13

Check out www.coachenglish.com. Although the program is not for short term engagements, please write us for different options.

judith reining · Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 8

hi there,

just to let you know...I found a teaching job for 2 months in Huancayo, Peru!

I'm so happy. I will be flying in 2 weeks and stay till September. I will be teaching English at UK El Britanico, a language school. I will teach an advanced class on Phonetics and teaching methods. possibly I will get more classes, but we'll decide once I get there.

I found it through this forum! I read a message by another Judith (in de andes, she's also in this forum) and I replied to the school directly. it's so great, love it when it works like this.

just wanted to thank you for all the tips and I'm thinking of making my own weblog, so you can see/read my experiences. if I do, I'll let you know through this forum.

so there are possibilities! just keep on searching and yes, I think I am lucky.

thanks and all the best,

Judith Reining

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:17 pm Post subject:

Congrats and good luck!

Justin