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Sgt Killjoy · Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 438

For the foreseeable future, English will continue to be an important langaueg and many will want to learn it. But we as teachers should be broadening our horizons and trying to move up the food chain and out of the institute work. No one should stagnate in a position for years, isn't that why most of us took on this lifestyle?

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject:

English will continue to be a world language for the foreseeable future-

The need for native English teachers is an elastic thing though- if a country does well in teaching English to locals, local high schools and elementary schools, taught by non-native English teachers, can pretty much swallow the demand for native English teachers.

In countries where the demand for English doesn't affect the school system in this way, our niche may be more permanent.

In countries like Ecuador, where I am, the school system in general is such a heap of shite that I imagine some importation of teachers will be necessary for a long time. (I'm working on it- but the school system here needs more work than can be done in a single lifetime...)

Best,

Justin