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Gordon

Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:25 am Post subject: Lack of posts |
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I am a little surprised at the lack of posts in the NA Forum. This isn't Qatar or Turkmenistan. There are so many people in the ESL field in Canada and the U.S., so why isn't anyone writing? Are people just too busy? Is the TV that good? Do N.Americans not use this site? Feel free to give us your thoughts on this profound topic. 
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denise

Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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My guess would be that most North American teachers (myself included) teach elsewhere. I know nothing about the Canadian situation, but there just aren't that many jobs in the States. Demographics, basically.
I could, of course, be completely mistaken.
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Gordon

Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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True that many N.Americans are abroad. However I know in Vancouver alone there are hundreds of ESL schools.
Many teachers overseas would like to return to N.A. at some point and want to stay abreast as to what the work situation is like there.
Where are you people? |
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khmerhit
Joined: 31 May 2003 Posts: 1874 Location: Reverse Culture Shock Unit
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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 12:54 am Post subject: |
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Stay away from North Americkay... not much work here. 
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ls650

Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 7:12 am Post subject: |
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Gordon wrote: |
Many teachers overseas would like to return to N.A. at some point and want to stay abreast as to what the work situation is like there.Where are you people? |
I know someone who has a BA and a TEFL certificate. She is doing admin work at a language school in Vancouver. I was chatting online with her this morning and asked about the employment situation in Vancouver, as I would like to try teaching there after my current contract. She told me that full-time jobs are few and far between.
Maybe no one from Vancouver is writing because they don't want to help the competition... ? |
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Brooks
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1369 Location: Sagamihara
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 8:36 am Post subject: |
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I am in Japan. I am not certified, so I would need to be in order to teach in New York. I think at some point I will go back but I prefer living abroad. |
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chinagirl

Joined: 27 May 2003 Posts: 235 Location: United States
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 4:26 am Post subject: "teachers" |
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Depends on the kind of teacher you're referencing. Most of the ESL teachers that visit the board here are uncertified to teach in public schools in North America. There are thousands of certified ESL teachers with stable jobs in the public sector who probably do not ever post to Dave's. At the college level, most ESL teachers here have at least master's degrees. They too, seem to avoid posting here, for the most part. There are very few private ESL schools outside of major metro areas. There are very few full-time jobs here for non-certified teachers or instructors without a master's degree in TESOL/Applied Linguistics.
My experience is that EFL teachers outside the US/Canada post to the ESL Cafe primarily, but those with more credentials (and most of the US ESL jobs) do not. |
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denise

Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 4:53 am Post subject: |
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So now the next question is: Why do those folks (certified, ESL as opposed to EFL, living in N.A.) avoid us on the forum? We're a jolly lot! Lack of relevance, I suppose--in their home environment, they don't really need to know how to cope "abroad."
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Gordon

Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan
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