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ESL-james
Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 5
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject: Where do you teach? |
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I'm just curious where everyone comes from and where they've been.
2 mins survey!
- What country are you from?
- What country are you teaching in?
- How long have you taught there?
- What do you teach (subject teacher, language teacher etc...)?
- Top 2 or 3 things you love about your new home.
- Top 2 or 3 things you miss from you home country.
Can't wait for some interesting replies!
James
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ecocks
Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 899 Location: Gdansk, Poland
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject: Answers |
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From: USA
In: Ukraine
Time Here: 21 months
Teach: Business Content and English Language
Love: The new Culture, Experiences and People
Miss: My car, my dog, some foods and the comfort zone of being "home" |
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basiltherat
Joined: 04 Oct 2003 Posts: 952
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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UK
Recently ex-Syria
5 years in total (rotational)
General and business / Technical English
Humous, damascus, our secretary, cheap cigarettes, professional barbers and dentists
My kids, Dolly Mixtures, marmite |
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denise

Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:49 am Post subject: Re: Where do you teach? |
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ESL-james wrote: |
I'm just curious where everyone comes from and where they've been.
2 mins survey!
- What country are you from?
- What country are you teaching in?
- How long have you taught there?
- What do you teach (subject teacher, language teacher etc...)?
- Top 2 or 3 things you love about your new home.
- Top 2 or 3 things you miss from you home country.
Can't wait for some interesting replies!
James
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From: USA
Teaching in: currently Oman; previously Peru, Japan, Czech Republic
How long: just over a year in Oman; 8 years total in the field
What I teach: currently, first year English (general college-prep skills for uni students) and some sort of teacher-training classes in the B.Ed. department. Last semester: Communicative Language Teaching Development and Debating and Communication. This semester: Differential Learning and Independent Learning Styles.
What I love about Oman: Muscat (pity I don't live there!), living alone, ice skating
What I miss: best not to go into detail here!
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Shonai Ben
Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 617
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:07 am Post subject: |
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Canada
Japan
10 years
Adult Conversation English.......no kids!
Easy winters,sumo and the women
Keith's beer,lobster,ice hockey |
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Mike_2007
Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 349 Location: Bucharest, Romania
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:13 am Post subject: |
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UK
Romania
3.5 years
English - adults, mostly corporate clients
Debt-free housing, the Romanian countryside, the challenge
Friendly service in shops, clean streets, the local pubs |
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Takahiwai
Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: 93 Location: Libya
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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What country are you from?
- What country are you teaching in?
- How long have you taught there?
- What do you teach (subject teacher, language teacher etc...)?
- Top 2 or 3 things you love about your new home.
- Top 2 or 3 things you miss from you home country. |
1. Born in the UK, brought up in NZ, long-time resident of Spain
2. UAE
3. 18 months
4. English Language, IELTS prep, subject-specific English for primary school teachers
5. the desert, local hospitality, R&R trips to the Beach Rotana in Abu Dhabi
6. (Spain) garlic soup, wine, the beautiful countryside of northern Spain. |
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Sadebugo
Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 524
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject: Re: Where do you teach? |
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ESL-james wrote: |
I'm just curious where everyone comes from and where they've been.
2 mins survey!
- What country are you from?
- What country are you teaching in?
- How long have you taught there?
- What do you teach (subject teacher, language teacher etc...)?
- Top 2 or 3 things you love about your new home.
- Top 2 or 3 things you miss from you home country.
Can't wait for some interesting replies!
James
--America
--Djibouti
--four months with two to go
--EFL to Djiboutian military
--It's Africa!!
--Friendships and hassle free shopping
Sadebugo
Djibouti, Horn of Africa
http://travldawrld.blogspot.com/
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Kootvela

Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 513 Location: Lithuania
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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- What country are you from? LITHUANIA
- What country are you teaching in? LITHUANIA
- How long have you taught there? SINCE 2005
- What do you teach (subject teacher, language teacher etc...)? ENGLISH |
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JZer
Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 3898 Location: Pittsburgh
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:43 am Post subject: |
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From: USA
Taught in: South Korea and Taiwan
Current position: teaching at a high school
Future plans: Stay in Taiwan and learn Chinese. Maybe move back to the US to get other qualifications but plan on living abroad long term. |
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jwbhomer

Joined: 14 Dec 2003 Posts: 876 Location: CANADA
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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- What country are you from? Canada
- What country are you teaching in? Now retired. Taught in China (Guangdong) 2003-6.
- How long have you taught there? 3 years, long enough.
- What do you teach (subject teacher, language teacher etc...)? English to university students and (just once) to adults at a night school
- Top 2 or 3 things you loved about your new home. The climate (strange but true) and low cost of living. I would call it "home" though.
- Top 2 or 3 things you missed from your home country. Hockey, GOOD western food |
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kaw

Joined: 31 Mar 2003 Posts: 302 Location: somewhere hot and sunny
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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What country are you from? Uk
What country are you teaching in? UAE-
How long have you taught there? 6 months here, before......everywhere(not quite)
- What do you teach (subject teacher, language teacher etc...)
? English to college students including ielts prep.
Top 2 or 3 things you love about your new home. The weather (strange but true), great flat rent free, being by the sea
Top 2 or 3 things you missed from your home country. Good Chinese food, walking through the parks or sitting on the grass by the river with a good book. |
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