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Scotivo60 · Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 2

I'm curious to know your take on this one. I'm looking to find the best country for locating ESL teaching work for a 4 month span from November to March. I'm currently an adjunct professor in the States who has work contracts lined up from March through October. I know this is an odd period of time for landing any kind of a contract. So. I'm thinking of bringing some $ and just landing somewhere to beat the streets for work and a place to live. I would like to save some $ if possible, but a rewarding experience is the priority.
I'm 46 years old, have a teachers license, state certified ESL endorsement, and an M.A.. I've got over 10 years experience teaching English to Japanese students in the U.S. and have lived and taught in Japan before.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
All The Best.

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

There is Westgate in Japan which offers 3 month contracts. You can also try Vietnam, but yes, it is an odd time to find work, summer would be much better. Why don`t you try volunteering somewhere? That might be more rewarding for you.

in_asia_bill · Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 197

If I had a dollar for every time I saw 'advise' instead of 'advice' on this forum I wouldn't have to work. What's going on? Doesn't anyone know the difference between nouns and verbs anymore?

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

wildchild · Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 519 Location: Puebla 2009 - 2010

bill,

it could be a dialect that doesn't differentiate between the two.

Lynn · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 696 Location: in between

globalnomad2 · Joined: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 562

Well, American standard English does differentiate between advise and advice. And another thing-! The poster didn't do this, but an awful lot of apparently educated people (I saw a post by a biologist on another forum, for example) write "loose" instead of "lose" and when they get mad at somebody they write "looser." What's that all about? Surely, this is a very obvious error even for spellers prone to errors?

zorro (3) · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 202

The problem with Westgate is that their contracts start in September and finish in December, so it wouldn't fit the OP's timescale.

Why do you want to do just four months? And why in this period?

Scotivo60 · Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 2

My apologies for my word blunder. I didn't intend to annoy anyone.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

In American English advice is a noun and a verb. In British English, advise is a verb and advice is a noun. Maybe we should just give the OP the benefit of a doubt.

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

Venti · Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 171 Location: Kanto, Japan

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

Unlike practice/practise where both spellings are possible, advice is always a noun in both British and American English, and advise is always a verb.

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

Some of you seem to be in a pretty cranky mood. If poor spelling and grammar upset you, you should probably quit reading the internet; it's a problem you'll never escape from otherwise.

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

These threads should have a 'p�ssy correction thread' warning on them. I feel like I've wasted another 2 minutes of my life. As Is650 says, it's all over the internet, even online newspapers... and it ain't gettin' no better.