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babar6789
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 Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:30 pm Post subject: is Turkey for noobs?? |
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Hi, I'm looking to do my CELTA this summer and with the intention of teaching in Asia for a few years. Anyway i still haven't decided on which country to teach in as such but Turkey is an attractive option.
I probably won't be in Istanbul as I don't like cities of that size, so maybe Izmir or Adana might be possibilities.
Well to get the point, how is Turkey for first time teachers? I believe that i'll probably be with adult learners which won't be a problem (i hope) but i don't really speak any Turkish as of yet either.
So, to summarise, is Turkey a country for noobs???? |
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dmb
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:25 am Post subject: |
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Well to get the point, how is Turkey for first time teachers |
WARNING Almost all my friends(and I) came to Turkey as first time teachers........ and got stuck. There's something addictive about it. |
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billybuzz
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:35 am Post subject: |
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| Hi liketo help you on this one ,but, what is a noob? |
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thrifty
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:35 am Post subject: Your typical clique |
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Sorry, dnb but you wrote makes no sense.
If all your friends came as new teachers and have stayed, then that just shows that your friends are old Turkey hands. You have not counted all the newbies who have come and gone and will continue to do so.
It is a typical ex-pat survival tactic to hang out with the old hands and drink and talk about the good old days and keep away from the newbies. |
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yaramaz
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:43 am Post subject: |
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| Ah, but you guessed wrong about dmb, my friend- just because he has been here for 140 000 years does not mean he is unwilling to mingle with the newbies. After all, he is currently shacked up with one of last year's newbies. |
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thrifty
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:46 am Post subject: |
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| Sleeping with newbies, how typical.... |
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yaramaz
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:00 am Post subject: |
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| Hey, dont be callow. |
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Baba Alex
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:04 am Post subject: |
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| thrifty wrote: |
| Sleeping with newbies, how typical.... |
Hey Mark / 31, how's it going? |
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thrifty
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:26 am Post subject: |
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| WTF? |
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calsimsek
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:42 am Post subject: |
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thrifty wrote:
Sleeping with newbies, how typical...Hey Mark / 31, how's it going |
Thank God....... I was starting to fall a sleep here.    
I think dmb was trying to tell you that we all start out as 'newbies' and go from there. As an 'old hand ' who has been here longer than even dmb, I have found I tend to drink with both ''new and old.''
So lay off the personal *rap.
AS to your question. Adan is too hot and dull in the summer and theres little to do in the Winter. If you do work there you may be able to develop a few contacts at the U.S army base (if your a yank) and that may make life a little more fun..
The people in Adana are very warm and will go out of their way to help you, on the other hand they do tend to be conservative.
As for Izmir, I lived out there a few years back and had a great time. In fact when I do retier, I'll most likly move to Fo�a near Izmir.
Yet you should ask for some help and advice from a few other
'''OLDIES''' who have been down there for a while. So perhapes oldies do play part after all............... |
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saloma
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:21 am Post subject: |
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| Hey Mark / 31, how's it going? |
Oh Baba, YOU WIN!!! |
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harry the hobbit
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:54 am Post subject: |
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| Good question ,Harry wants to know , what is a noob? |
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sandyhoney2
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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| saloma wrote: |
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| Hey Mark / 31, how's it going? |
Oh Baba, YOU WIN!!! |
Let me second that motion! From thrifty's first comment, I was thinking the same thing. Let's see how long this persona lasts. Anyone want to take a poll?
A "Noob" is "newbie" in case the inquiry was serious. |
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Baba Alex
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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| saloma wrote: |
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| Hey Mark / 31, how's it going? |
Oh Baba, YOU WIN!!! |
It's a bit too easy if you ask me.
Anyway, in answer to the OPs question, Turkey's good for new people (noobs ffs) in that there are plenty of jobs around and expectations are much lower. That's what I've been lead to believe anyway. I've never atcually tefled anywhere else. |
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thrifty
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Expectations are lower, is that a good thing? |
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