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KatieJ · Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Posts: 5

Hi, I am completed my TEFL course and did 4 weeks practicum teaching but have done nothing else in the last 2 years and have now decided it is time to get out there and use my qualification and see some of the world.

Just wondering if anyone has suggestions for good countries to start in, I enjoy teaching beginners and also taught survival english. I was thinking of Vietnam/Cambodia or Thailand

Any thoughts/ideas/suggestions?

thanks

Kaite Very Happy

tedkarma · Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 3:42 pm Post subject:

Come to Thailand - as good a place as any.

Enough thoughts, ideas, and suggestions to fill a book - so will wait for a more specific request!

KatieJ · Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Posts: 5

so what places are good in Thailand, would like to not be in too big a city and near enough to travel to a beach on days off etc.

what is the usual style of teaching in Thailand, e.g. do the students want to know grammar rules or are they more interested in conversation etc.

thanks

K

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

Do you have a bachelor's degree? It's usually needed for a work visa.

KatieJ · Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Posts: 5

Hi, yep, I have a BA (Hons) Business Studies degree and I have 20 years work experience behind me as well

saint57 · Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:04 pm Post subject:

snorklequeen · Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject: Cambodia and Vietnam

hi, Saint,

what about Cambodia and Vietnam do you think would be unbearable?

cheers,

Queenie

tedkarma · Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:26 pm Post subject:

Personally, I think Thailand offers the best quality of life.

Teaching method/style preferred by students? Edutainment! Games, competitions, contests, uh . . . then just a little English, please.

saint57 · Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:10 pm Post subject:

anospi · Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:03 am Post subject:

My first TEFL job after completing my CELTA was in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I found it a great place to live for a year.

As far as teaching goes, you'll make around $1000US/month or more depending on where you work, and considering rent is $150-$200/month and everything else is so cheap you can save a little. The students are quite passive, love their grammar and can be a little shy when it comes to conversation, but once they get to know you they open up a bit.

Cambodia, by and large is very safe now. I used Phnom Penh as a base for travel and visited 21 of the 24 provinces. Sure there are landmines about, but unless you ignore the signs you don't have anything to worry about. Phnom Penh is safe, I never had any problems. I didn't go to the dodgy bars or areas at all though. I know of some people who were robbed, but it's just as likely to happen anywhere in SE Asia.

Beaches! Try Rabbit Island! Nice small beach, with some bamboo thatch bungalows owned by a lovely local family. People generally go for the day, so between the hours of 4pm and 10am it's yours!

Ok, enough said. Cambodia is great, even if you're not a sexpat!

TheLongWayHome · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1016 Location: San Luis Piojosi

You could try some teaching in your own country to get a feel for it before taking the plunge and going abroad.

Mexico's a pretty good place to start. Great food, beaches, cities, history, learn uneducated Spanish etc.

saint57 · Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:47 am Post subject:

anospi · Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:29 am Post subject:

There are over a hundred bars catering for foreigners in Phnom Penh. Sure, a lot of these cater for the sexpat crowd, but there are others which don't attract this clientele. These are the ones I went to.