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JesseM
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 Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:41 pm Post subject: ADVICE NEEDED! |
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Hi, i apologise in advance for the very general and not overly original content of this posting but here's the thing - i've just got my TEFL cert and have decided that i definately want to go teach in Asia, thing is, i don't even know which country would be best. I was looking at China, but would like to come home with a little bit of money saved. I've heard Hong Kong or Singapore would be good choices, but was hoping i could get some advice from experienced teachers and travellers here. Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much.
P.S bear in mind i'm a 20 year old female travelling alone! |
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ls650
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Location: British Columbia
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Taiwan and Indonesia are also countries where it is possible for a new teacher to save significantly. |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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If you're 20, it's safe to assume that you don't have a bachelor's degree. That will severely limit your options, because a degree is often needed for a work visa.
Are you eligible for a working holiday visa? (Don't know your nationality...)
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/w_holiday/index.html
How much were you hoping to save per month? |
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Chris_Crossley
Joined: 26 Jun 2004
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Location: Still in the centre of Furnace City, PRC, after eight years!!!
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| Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:21 am Post subject: Degree at the age of 19? |
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| Glenski wrote: |
| If you're 20, it's safe to assume that you don't have a bachelor's degree. That will severely limit your options, because a degree is often needed for a work visa. |
One of my former colleagues at the primary school that I taught at for a year in Wuhan was an American girl, who claimed that she had gained her bachelor's degree at the age of 19. I found this rather dubious, and, though I never openly questioned what she said for the rather obvious reason of lack of physical proof (nor was I going to risk asking for it in case she believed I thought she was a liar), I never accepted it, either. |
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dmb
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| If you did your highers at a Scottish secondary school, you'd leave school when you were 17, then go on to an English Uni for your BA then you'd graduate by the time you were 20. |
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ls650
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I've met a few people who were "academically gifted" and started a university degree at a very young age (12, 15).
However, I doubt that anyone that smart would stoop to TEFL.  |
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saloc
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| Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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| dmb wrote: |
| If you did your highers at a Scottish secondary school, you'd leave school when you were 17, then go on to an English Uni for your BA then you'd graduate by the time you were 20. |
Or even just do an ordinary (non-honours degree) in Scotland. That only takes three years, so there are quite a few folk with degrees at twenty. |
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Chris_Crossley
Joined: 26 Jun 2004
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Location: Still in the centre of Furnace City, PRC, after eight years!!!
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| Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:50 pm Post subject: I did not start uni until my 20th birthday! |
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| dmb wrote: |
| If you did your highers at a Scottish secondary school, you'd leave school when you were 17, then go on to an English Uni for your BA then you'd graduate by the time you were 20. |
I was at school until I was 18 3/4, and, no, I did not repeat any years. I started primary school just before my fifth birthday, and had a total of 14 years of (all-English) school education. Unfortunately, at the time I completed my secondary education, I did not get into any universities of my choice owing to "unimpressive" A-level results (save my Grade "A" in German, my favourite subject), although I did manage to get a place the following year with the exact same results.
This all meant that I did not even start university until my 20th birthday!  |
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SillySally
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| I started university at 26 and finished at 33. |
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Girl Scout
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Location: Inbetween worlds
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| I started university at 17. I still didn't graduate until 22. I changed majors once and put two minor onto my program. |
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JesseM
Joined: 07 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:23 am Post subject: It's True |
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As the one who started all this i feel i should clear this up - yes i am twenty, and have a perfectly legitimate Bachelors degree in English (due to the slightly shorter irish school system and a three-year degree) a TEFL cert and teaching experience. So, with that in mind, could anyone reccommend a country with decent money and great people to get started?
Thanks! |
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stillnosheep
Joined: 01 Mar 2004
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Location: eslcafe
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| Go for JET. |
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