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kyz · Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 9 Location: New Zealand

Sorry All you probably have this question over and over again..

I have no degree I am going to do a TEFL course, a on line one which is 60 hours and the 20 hours class room training so 80 hours in total. Is this going to be enough to be able to look for work in Istanbul. I have done some english teaching to young (under 10) children in Italy for 8 months so I have a little teaching expereince. Am I going to have trouble finding work with only a TEFL cert and little expereince. i.e. Is there alot of people looking for english teaching work?

Also am I better to arrive and look for work rather than call / email schools from here in New Zealand.

Please help thank you

Kyz Confused

molly farquharson · Joined: 16 Jun 2004 Posts: 839 Location: istanbul

with no degree you are going to have a hard time finding a job. The TEFL cert courses should not accept people with no degrees and most schools will not hire them. You will be relegated to the smaller language schools and you are unlikely to get on at a kids' school. Sorry, but that's how it is.

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

With no degree you will get a job easily but it will be an hourly paid job with no holidays, no work permit and you will be at the mercy of the school owner. You will have to come here and go round the schools knocking on doors.

kyz · Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 9 Location: New Zealand

thrifty or anyone

can you suggest some schools that will employ TEFl holders only??

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

My advice is to go and get a degree.

Feel free to throw a wobbly and call me a horrid old man full of bourgeois ideas.

kyz · Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 9 Location: New Zealand

no not at all your advise is difentely helpful.. thank you..

Baba Alex · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 2411

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

No degree required but gullibility is a a requirement.

kyz · Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 9 Location: New Zealand

Thank you all for your feed back! I am going to write to a few schools and see what they say also. I don't want to come to Turkey un prepared and finding that I can't get work.. cheers all

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

Just jazz your CV up by putting down a degree from the University of WongWonga or wherever. Hey presto you have a job. Use Pagemaker or one of its ilk and adward yourself your degree. When you arrive bring your degree and TEFL cert and nobody will care. Add a quote in Latin and a royal looking crest and you are a winner.

kyz · Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 9 Location: New Zealand

thrifty.. beleive me that thought has crossed my mind.. thanks cheers

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

You have gone right up in my estimation.

Don't feel bad about it because you will learn the hard way that TEFL is a rat eat rat dog eat dog game. Honesty is most definitely not the best policy.

kyz · Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 9 Location: New Zealand

well i have travelled for many years around the world working and earning a living in many different jobs and yes honesty sometimes is not the best policy..as long as you can apply yourself that is what matters..

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

Is Turkey TEFLing getting a bad name or is this just a cynical con: