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legaleagle · Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 59 Location: HCMC

University teachers in Vietnam totally get respect, also. If you work in a university that pays quite well, and on-time, you will be sitting in a pretty enviable position. Keep in mind that money goes a very long way in Vietnam, and perks like maids, massages and all that are beyond cheap. I usually tip enough to nearly double the bill!

ChuckECheese · Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 216

intlduke · Joined: 13 Feb 2007 Posts: 12

Miyazaki · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 635 Location: My Father's Yacht

You're not at libtery to say what the pay was?

Are you for real?

Why don't you just tell people what you made.

misteradventure · Joined: 18 Aug 2003 Posts: 246

It is called a 'non-disclosure agreement', which prevents you from telling other schools what you made, to keep them from offering you just a little bit more to steal you away.

I would be interested if you could confirm that the corporate gigs generally paid on par with the lecturer positions. Can you get away with that?

Also, if you could send me an IM with some info about how well the various departments are staffed, I'd appreciate it.

THanks in advance.

beebee · Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Australia

Hi there,

I too am very interested in teaching in Vietnam and am planning to do the CELTA at RMIT in Hanoi in the hope that I will meet other teachers quickly and also find a job pretty easily after doing that course.

Has anyone done the CELTA at RMIT and if so, did you find that it helped you find a decent job? I'm a qualified primary teacher with two years teaching experience but no ESL experience or quals.

Also another question, what nationalities are most ESL teachers in Vietnam? I'm Australian and imagine there are plenty of Aussies there but am really hoping there are people from all over the world teaching there!

Thanks

legaleagle · Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 59 Location: HCMC

Hey mate, I don't think RMIT in Hanoi is offering the Celta. You might want to confirm that. Either way, good luck!

beebee · Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Australia

you're right, i meant celta at language link in hanoi - too busy reseaching prospective jobs and getting confused with places Smile

Miyazaki · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 635 Location: My Father's Yacht

I'm curious, are there a lot of Australians working at RMIT in Vietnam?

There were just too many Australians in Japan and I would like to avoid them as much as possible. Unfortunately, I found many Australians to be loud, brash, arrogant and quite lazy.

The money sounds good and I'm not totally writing off the idea of putting in an application with RMIT but I'd rather work in an environment with as few Australians as possible.

ChuckECheese · Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 216

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

sojourner · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:03 am Post subject:

Miyazaki,

You recently mentioned that you are toying with the idea of applying for a job with RMIT.You also mentioned that you do not like working with Australians.You may not be aware that RMIT is, in fact, an Australian-based institution - it stands for the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technolgy !

If you were to work for RMIT, you would probably have to work with a number of Australian academics and administrators.In light of your postings to other threads in which you have been somewhat critical (to put it mildly !) of Australian tertiary institutions, as well as your dislike for (albeit, stereotyped) "Australian behaviour", I just don't think that RMIT would be your cup of tea.

Miyazaki · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 635 Location: My Father's Yacht

Thanks for your comments about Australians working for RMIT.

If it's the case that I'd be working under Australian managers or supervisors - forget it!

Yeah, I generally don't like the behaviour of Australians. They were some of the most arrogant, loud, brash and lazy people I've met. Unfortunately, Japan is full of Australians like that and many have worked themselves into positions of Assitant Trainer, Head Teacher or Area Managers, etc. I've only ever had problems with Australians, actually and would like to avoid working with so many of them in one place.

When I started in Japan, I thought, "Why are there so many Australians in here Japan?" I've since learned it's a popular location for many Australians to travel and work before going to university.

Second, yeah, the Australian universities have devalued the master's degree. They've pretty much made it so that anyone can obtain a master's for taking as few as 6 online courses. It's quite shocking, really, how little work one has to do to earn a master's degree in Australia. Also, one needn't even be able to speak English it seems to get into these programs.

But since you've been reading my posts, you're aware of my opinions of Australians and their master's degrees! Very Happy

Mr. Kalgukshi · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:59 am Post subject:

At this point, I am going to recommend that everyone get back on topic.

The topic is not Australians and future comments not directly related to the topic will be deleted.

techshots2 · Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 4

Hi,

I'm interested in working for RMIT, but unfortunately I can't PM you because I haven't posted enough on this forum according to the pop up message I got.

I'd like to ask more questions if you have the time. Please contact me at
[email protected].

Regards,
HN