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marcosnpancho
Joined: 22 Jun 2007
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Location: canada
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 Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:53 am Post subject: old newbie..needs info. re Central American tesl jobs etc. |
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I'm 50..I only have a 2 year dipl.of gen.studies..can't afford to go back to get the degree..I was brought up by school teachers..I taught skiing for years...I still teach people to ski...I teach some music and singing...I drove to Mexico every year for 12 years..living in the desert, etc..in little towns..my Spanish is ok...
My big question is, does any of this mean a thing to a potential employer If I also have some kind of tesl cert.
Please don't say I need CELTA...I DON'T HAVE A DEGREE. In Canada you have to already have a degree to take the CELTA course.
Thanks...
PS.still need to know what specific tesl cert. would be best to take...and do I take it in Latin America?
Thanks again.
Marcos |
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RyanS
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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| You will have a hard time finding a job. Ageism is practiced. If you don't speak enough Spanish to get by then you will have trouble with people trying to abuse you. Its not legal to work in almost all countries without a degree, though there are places that might hire. You might find a job without knowing people, but not one that you can pay the bills with. If you have friends in Central America, that will be a big help. |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 04 May 2003
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Location: home sweet home
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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| There are always jobs, but the question is do you want to work for the low pay? If you have no degree, no experience, it'd be hard to find a job that pays well. |
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John Hall
Joined: 16 Mar 2004
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Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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| RyanS wrote: |
| You will have a hard time finding a job. Ageism is practiced. If you don't speak enough Spanish to get by then you will have trouble with people trying to abuse you. Its not legal to work in almost all countries without a degree, though there are places that might hire. You might find a job without knowing people, but not one that you can pay the bills with. If you have friends in Central America, that will be a big help. |
None of this applies to Costa Rica. |
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John Hall
Joined: 16 Mar 2004
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Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
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| Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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I've been asked to explain exactly what I meant in my previous post.
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| You will have a hard time finding a job. Ageism is practiced. |
At the university where I work now, there are three U.S. professors over the age of 50. During my 6+ years in Costa Rica, I have met competent English teachers in their 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. Many U.S. retirees in Costa Rica do some English teaching on the side.
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| If you don't speak enough Spanish to get by then you will have trouble with people trying to abuse you. |
Yes, there are quite a few people who work with tourists here who find creative ways to rip tourists off. That happens to everyone who comes here sooner or later.
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| Its not legal to work in almost all countries without a degree, though there are places that might hire. |
I have never heard of this being true in Costa Rica before.
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| You might find a job without knowing people, but not one that you can pay the bills with. |
Lots of people come to Costa Rica and arrange a job once they are here. As a matter of fact, that is the preferred way to do things. The Tico Times always has at least a few job postings for English teachers in it. It is true that most require a university degree, but not all. If you can demonstrate that you are competent enough as an English teacher, then you will do. Whether you will be able to pay the bills or not has to do with the lifestyle that you intend to live among other factors. Without a degree, I would imagine you will be able to just pay the bills.
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| As a matter of If you have friends in Central America, that will be a big help. |
As is to be expected. However, the majority of people come here without knowing anyone, and don't have much trouble getting settled. |
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nineisone
Joined: 23 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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| RyanS wrote: |
| You will have a hard time finding a job. Ageism is practiced. If you don't speak enough Spanish to get by then you will have trouble with people trying to abuse you. Its not legal to work in almost all countries without a degree, though there are places that might hire. You might find a job without knowing people, but not one that you can pay the bills with. If you have friends in Central America, that will be a big help. |
Ditto John W. Hall. None of this applied in my experience in Central America, outside of Costa Rica. Jobs are not difficult find. Pay is low, even worse than South America but when you consider the cost of living being so low, most can get by. The major problem in Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador are the conditions of the schools, from how they are structured to how they are managed. |
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pirateinpanama
Joined: 04 Feb 2003
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Location: Panama City, Panama
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John Hall is on the m-o-n-e-y.
I work with people mostly over 50 yrs. old. We all make good $$$.
It`s difficult to generalize about jobs in this part of the world.
Certainly a degree is a must on the university level, although there`s some that get away without one. Certificates are basically meanigless in this country.
Just my take. |
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