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[Nexus]

A friend of mine is heading to Turkey to try and find work over summer and possibly the next academic year.

She's Russian, has a CELTA and one year experience (higher education from a Russian Pedagogical University). I've warned her that it might not be so easy but what opportunities are there for NNS teachers - it seems that most places recruit only NS teachers. Is this true for ET / Interlang, ILM, Dilko?

Any concrete leads would be much appreciated as I fear she's going to be staying in a hotel and walking the streets looking for work.

[31]

OH MY GOD. I am going to have make another cup of coffee and try and not get too Halle Berry before I reply to this.

[dmb]

31, when I was ET I had a Romanian and a Pakistani working for me.

[Baba Alex]

[Nexus]

[31]

Now don`t you get all Halle Berry with me. I know that there are non native teachers teaching English here-whynotme is one fine example.

Of course you had Pakis and Romanians-ET with its pay and ''conditions'' has to take what it can get. Of course they had a uni degree, CELTA etc.

[dmb]

The Romanian teacher did a runner. during a break!!! Just left the students in the classroom. I told the Director not to hire her, but did he listen?

[Nexus]

So anyway, I'm meeting her this afternoon before she goes to the airport to either

a) talk her out of it at the last minute
b) give her a list of names / addresses / phone numbers

If it's b) what names go on the list as places that will realistically offer her hours?

[31]

Much as this pains me:

ET
Interlang (ET)

If ET won`t employ her then her only hope is under the Maslak flyover.

[Nexus]

[whynotme]

i am also non native do you know more than 90 % of EFL teachers working here are non native but they are Turkish. 4 or more year degrees, MA's, experience and lots. good excuses to work with but why hire a Russian ? there are a lot of qualified Turkish EFL teachers or qualified natives .

[31]

There are loads of qualified barbers, chefs, civil engineers and managers with great qualifications from the Soviet education system in Azerbaijan yet there are thousands of Turks employed there. Why hire them?

There is mass unemployment in Saudi Arabia but half of Antakya is working there.

[dmb]

[whynotme]

[quote="31"]There are loads of qualified barbers, chefs, civil engineers and managers with great qualifications from the Soviet education system in Azerbaijan yet there are thousands of Turks employed there. Why hire them?[quote="31"]
if they are better and legal yes hire them

[justme]

The old Interlang had 3 Romanians and a Bulgarian... And I'm pretty sure one guy at my school is Azerbaijani or something like that...