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Kushluk · Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 22 Location: NYC

hey,

I'm interested in looking into ESL teaching in Chile. I was adopted as a child FROM Chile and as far as I know I'm a Chilean citizen. Will this be a problem? I can speak Spanish. I'm also an American citizen. I have both passports, one being my new american, one the other being an ancient Chilean passport from the Pinochet regime (scary bright red ;P).

I will be getting my degrees soon in English and Chinese, maybe I might go a little longer and add Spanish.

If I were to get a MA Tesol could I teach at University? Are there strictures about what schools are acceptable to the government (ala the MOE of Taiwan).

What is the job market like in Chile? Is anyone going to pay for my flight? I know very well flights to Chile are big bucks. I am ok with a 1 yr contract.

I heard someoen call Santiago Santiasco. Whats so Ascoso about it, ha. Is it polluted? Keep in mind I spent my life in NY or Wash DC, that is superpolluted ubercities so... if you come from east Texas and tell me it's a sesspool.... well I might be used to that kind of sesspool. People said that about Taiwan, and it was about as gross as NYC, maybe cleaner. I wasn't shocked at all.

I lived in Taiwan for a while so I am more clear about the situation there than here. I can speak Chinese too if that helps ha.

I just want some information here. I am MUCH obliged to whoever answers these queries! Thanks a lot.

Ai · Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 154 Location: Chile

viovio · Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 63 Location: Chile

I think you could find a job at a University, but as part time teacher. Contracts are difficult to find in Universities.

tiolee · Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 55 Location: UK - CHILE

If you were adopted from Chile and any one of your parents is/was Chilean then you are entitled to a Chilean passport.

You can apply for one from any consulate, you will have to show documentation about your birth parents etc. Or do it in Chile, much quicker and cheaper.

koshechka · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:19 pm Post subject: university job

hi,
i agree with viovio, it isn't all that difficult to get a job at a university but to get a contract seems almost impossible. i've been working at a university for almost two years, and still nothing in sight. not that this matters of course since you will always make more money giving private classes.
hope this helps,
koshechka