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[skalett]

Hello, I am Barbara and I am just studying for my TEFL Diploma. I havent got any teaching experience at all but I would like to get some here in London first and then go abroad and teach english. Only problem is that I am not a native speaker. Anyone got any ideas where I can get teaching experience?

[tedkarma]

That's not really a LOT of questions! But, people here can help you more if you give us some idea of your education (do you have a degree?) and in what part of the world you might like to teach - those two things will make a big difference in what people might recommend.

[skalett]

Well, not a lot of questions yet but I am sure there are more to come while chatting.
I dont really know I guess I would be intertested in teaching in Asia or South America, I havent seen that much of the whole wide world yet so I am not too fussed where to work.
No, I havent got a degree, I passed my A levels 5 years ago and since that I have been working in Customer services in Austria and London. Might that be a problem in finding a teaching job?

[PAULH]

[JZer]

skalett, how long have you lived in London? More important than being a native speaker is whether you have a British passport? You need a British passport, American, Australian, NZ, or Canadian passport to be eligible for a visa. A non-native speaker with a british passport has a better chance of finding a job than a native speaker with an Indian or Jamacian passport. Furthermore as stated before you need a degree to be able to work in many countries. With a British passport you may find work in South America or China.

[skalett]

Thanks for your help guys!

I am Austrian and have been living in London for over 2 years, I havent got a british passport and I havent got a degree so it looks pretty bad for me, doesnt it?? I am a German speaker, do you think I could teach German here to get some experience, I am not sure if thats possible, guess it depends on the demand for german speakers!??

As I said I dont really mind where I am teaching as long as I do and get some experience, guess thats going to be tough for me. I am currently trying to get a part time teaching job for next semester and get some experience here in london first before heading off somewhere else. Any idea how to do that?? I have already registered with my Council and they hopefully will conisder me should they need teachers for the next semester. Anything else I can do??

[JZer]

Sie koennen englisch in China lehren, aber Sie mussen erst Ihren Magister schliessen. Da sind deutschen, die in China englisch unterrichten. Ohne Magister bist du wirklich qualifiziert, um englisch zu unterrichten? Wenn Sie qualifiziert sind, koennen Sie auch deutsch beim Goethe Institut lehren.

Wiessen Sie, wie ich eine Arbeitsstelle im Oesterreich bekommen kann. Ich moechte sehr gern dadort arbeiten.

Viel Erfolg,
James

[cam]

James,

It is nice to see some German on this board. However, I think if a foreign language is going to be used here then you should also translate it into English. Most people are not so familiar with German.


German version:

Es is sehr sch�n, dass Sie Deutsch schreiben k�nnen. Aber wenn Sie etwas auf Deutsch schreiben, �bersetzen Sie es bitte auch auf English! Ich bin der Meinung, dass die Mehrheit hier kien einziges Wort Deutsch lesen kann.

Zus�tzlich habe ich Ihr Deutsch ein bisschen verbessert.

''Sie k�nnen Englisch in China lehren, aber Sie m�ssen erst Ihren Magister schliessen. Da sind Deutsche, die in China Englisch unterrichten. Ohne Magister sind Sie wirklich qualifiziert, um Englisch zu unterrichten? Wenn Sie qualifiziert sind, k�nnen Sie auch Deutsch beim Goethe Institut lehren.

Wissen Sie, wie ich eine Arbeitsstelle in �sterreich bekommen kann. Ich m�chte sehr gerne dort arbeiten. ''

[JZer]

cam, sorry I can't get the umlauts to work on this computer that is why I wrote koennen.