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Solight
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 Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 12:26 am Post subject: On becoming a TESL |
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I want to change my career from a nurse consultant to perhaps teaching nurses who need to learn English. At this time I have a MA but no training in linguistics. That will be the next step.
 Is there employment for retirement age women in this career? Are there specialty areas for TESL? |
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PanamaTeacher
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 12:37 am Post subject: |
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Yes, yes
before you ask more read the past postings.
maybe post this in newbie section
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bnix
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 12:47 am Post subject: Yes,But |
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Yes.There are opportunities for people of retirement age,although there is some age discrimination inthis field(like many others).Age discrimination is more rampant in some TESL venues than others.
Also,generally,do not expect TESL to be as stable as a nursing career.They are light years apart in many respects.TESL teaching is generally not like having a more or less stable teaching career in your own country.
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SueH
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I was doing an observation of Chinese nurses being taught English only the other day...
For a UK perspective on the training of nurses have a look at The Guardian online, in the education section.
I suspect the US may have a similar large demand. bnix is right about the financial aspects, but maybe if you already have a pension to underpin things you'd be able to weather the fibnancial squaalls.
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Roger
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| Besides, teaching medical English is a narrow specialty that you can teach in very few countries! It really is necessary for you to acquaint yourself with the TEFL scene worldwide before you post such a question here! |
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Ben Round de Bloc
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Is there employment for retirement age women in this career? Are there specialty areas for TESL?
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As others have mentioned, you'll find some age discrimination in this field, but overall I don't think it's as widespread as in many other careers.
There are speciality areas such as business English, but speciality areas are few and far between for the most part. I think it would be difficult, even in large metropolitan areas, to find enough demand for speciality courses in medicine, engineering, law, etc. to support yourself teaching EFL only in one speciality area. You would probably have to teach general/conversational/colloquial/standard (whichever term you prefer) courses, too. |
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veiledsentiments
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Solight,
There is a woman on this board who teaches English in a hospital in Saudi Arabia. Her screen name is Cleopatra and she often posts in the Middle East - Saudi section.
You might want to try sending her a PM to ask about this type of teaching.
EFL/ESL can be a good second career, but it is best if you leave your first with a pension. For the most part, pay is not great. I have heard of a number of medical related teaching jobs around the Middle East.
Take a good training course, like CELTA (not one of those quickie 1 week courses) and then you are ready to give it a try. With the shortage of nurses in the US, you could always go back to nursing if things didn't work out.
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