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aidanari
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 Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:39 pm Post subject: Need for teaching experience? |
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| Hi, trying to get abroad to teach english, like all of use hey?. I wondering how much a lack of teaching experience is going to affect my chances of getting a job? |
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Gordon
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Depends on your education and where you want to teach. Also depends how desperate the school is. |
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aidanari
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Degree level with 80 hours TEFL certificate, prob looking to teach in major asia cities: HK, Shaighai,Singapore,Kyoto etc |
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Gordon
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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| With a bachelor's degree, you qualify for a work visa in Japan. You can either come here and look for work or apply at one of the big chain schools abroad and get them to sponsor you before you leave. The downside of getting hired abroad is that there is no guarantee that they will place you in a city of your choice. They will place you where they need you. |
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PAULH
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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Location: Western Japan
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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| aidanari wrote: |
| Degree level with 80 hours TEFL certificate, prob looking to teach in major asia cities: HK, Shaighai,Singapore,Kyoto etc |
Singapore though a nice place will be next to impossible to get work as English is spoken there as a language of business and commerce, and most people speak English already from a young age. There is probably work at universities etc but you need a Masters or above and teaching experience.
Kyoto though being a nice place (I live in Kyoto) has less than a million people and is relatively small in size and there are not many jobs here. Many live in Kyoto and commute to Osaka which is nearby.
New inexperienced teachers come to Japan every year with no experience on the JET programme so you need the minimum of a degree to get a work visa.
Hong Kong also has the NET (Native English teacher)program where its possible to land work as well teaching in high schools. |
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Cdaniels
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
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Location: Dunwich, Massachusetts
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:16 pm Post subject: Re: Need for teaching experience? |
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| aidanari wrote: |
| Hi, trying to get abroad to teach english, like all of use |
That's "youse" (yooz) Pronoun
1. (US and UK regional slang) You (as a plural subject pronoun); often as youse guys
Youse guys ain't got a chance.
Where youse been?
2. (US regional slang - see usage notes below) You (as a singular subject pronoun).
* In New York youse may be grammatically singular (I don't know what youse is talking about)
 Just Kidding! Sense of humor, even a twisted sense of humor, is very important in any teaching job!  |
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Super Mario
Joined: 27 May 2005
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Location: Australia, previously China
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:27 am Post subject: |
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Jeez, I thought Youse was purely Aussie semi-literate!
If the OP has a degree, China is a reasonable introduction to EFL. |
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