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Bmackx
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 Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 3:48 am Post subject: University job in South America? Which country? |
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| I'm due to complete my MA in advertising (in Australia) in the next couple of months. The world economic status means I'll have to postpone my career in advertising and head off to fulfill a long held dream of learning Spanish and living in South America (every cloud....) With three years teaching in Taiwan and a TEFL certificate behind me plus my impending MA I have plenty of experience for teaching english but feel my future prospects would be best served by teaching in my field of communications and advertising, hopefully at a university. This seems to me as something that would be a step forward rather than backwards. So my question is which countries would offer the best prospects for starting my adventure off in and gaining a decent job quickest? Any help would be much appreciated, I'm not really in the mood for 6 months living out of my backpack, any help would be much appreciated. Cheers |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 04 May 2003
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Location: home sweet home
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd say Mexico. VIsas are pretty easy to get, compared to other countries and pay is decent. Try posting on the Mexico forum. GOod luck |
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Mexicobound
Joined: 09 Apr 2009
Posts: 120
Location: In Texas but ready to roam again
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| naturegirl321 wrote: |
| I'd say Mexico. VIsas are pretty easy to get, compared to other countries and pay is decent. Try posting on the Mexico forum. GOod luck |
I will agree with Naturegirl, I am going to Mexico because the visa is easy to get and the pay and benefits look much better than many other LA country. Plus I love the culture.
I teach in the states but I am willing to take a pay cut for the experience; I don't want to be going backwards either so i am being very careful.
I am working through a recruiter out of Puebla, Mexico who deals with Int schools and private/public schools as well. Good news, they don't charge for services.
I heard my recruiter say something about taking Aussie applicants, if you are interested I can post a link to their website.
Good luck. |
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Atlan Training
Joined: 02 Apr 2009
Posts: 76
Location: Spain
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 8:26 am Post subject: Mexico is *maybe* the winner |
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| It's true that Mexico is the easiest option and has lots to offer, but if you want to be a bit more adventurous, I'd recommend Ecuador, where I work, or Uruguay, which is definitely on the upswing these days. The visa in Ecuador is easy. You apply for a "12 IX" online, which allows you to work for six months legally, etc. Then once in Ecuador, you find an employer to sponsor you for the regular work visa, which is a two year renewable. Ecuador is a great place, not so travelled. |
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Mojoski
Joined: 03 May 2009
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| Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 4:15 pm Post subject: Really, money??? |
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I haven't seen any jobs in L.A. that pay anything to speak of. I'd love to go to a Spanish country, since I speak the language, but the best job I've seen in Mexico paid $750 a month!  Now I know you can live on five or six hundred dollars there, but I have some financial obligations.
I saw one job at a uni in Loja, Ecuador that looked good - $1000 a month, but it turned out an MA was required, which wasn't specified in the original ad. I never quite finished mine. 
My objective now is to go to UAE or Oman for two years, fatten my bank account, then go to Spain or L.A. and polish my Spanish and enjoy life.
Let me know, if anybody has the skinny on a job that pays in L.A. Thanks!   |
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motown
Joined: 07 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:42 am Post subject: Re: Mexico is *maybe* the winner |
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| Atlan Training wrote: |
| It's true that Mexico is the easiest option and has lots to offer, but if you want to be a bit more adventurous, I'd recommend Ecuador, where I work, or Uruguay, which is definitely on the upswing these days. The visa in Ecuador is easy. You apply for a "12 IX" online, which allows you to work for six months legally, etc. Then once in Ecuador, you find an employer to sponsor you for the regular work visa, which is a two year renewable. Ecuador is a great place, not so travelled. |
What qualifications are realisitcally needed for Ecuador?
Do you have to take an onsite TEFL course there? |
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motown
Joined: 07 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:43 am Post subject: Re: Mexico is *maybe* the winner |
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| Atlan Training wrote: |
| It's true that Mexico is the easiest option and has lots to offer, but if you want to be a bit more adventurous, I'd recommend Ecuador, where I work, or Uruguay, which is definitely on the upswing these days. The visa in Ecuador is easy. You apply for a "12 IX" online, which allows you to work for six months legally, etc. Then once in Ecuador, you find an employer to sponsor you for the regular work visa, which is a two year renewable. Ecuador is a great place, not so travelled. |
What qualifications do you realistically need for Ecuador? |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 04 May 2003
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Location: home sweet home
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: Really, money??? |
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| Mojoski wrote: |
My objective now is to go to UAE or Oman for two years, fatten my bank account, then go to Spain or L.A. and polish my Spanish and enjoy life.
Let me know, if anybody has the skinny on a job that pays in L.A. Thanks! |
DOn't be so sure, I've never worked so hard than I have in Peru. I know of a place in Peru, check my pm to you. |
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Justin Trullinger
Joined: 28 Jan 2005
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Location: Seoul, South Korea and Myanmar for a bit
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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| What qualifications do you realistically need for Ecuador? |
Depends on the work you're looking for. Regrettably there are still cowboy outfits for whom any old gringo will do- no training required. These are certainly bottom end of the market, though, and tend to be unreliably at best. (About visas, conditions, you name it.) Do a search of this forum for Ecuador, and you'll come up with a lot of info about cowboy outfits- we have more than we need.
The good jobs with the good institutes, though, do tend to require real training- a decent cert with practice teaching minimum. Best known locally are SIT TESOL, CELTA, and Trinity. (There are CELTA and SIT centres operating locally, so their grads build the recognition of those names.)
There are also a number of local "colegios" (as opposed to language institutes) that hire foreign teachers. These, especially the ones with $$, tend to prefer state-qualified teachers from their home countries, but occasionally will take a TESOL cert qualified teacher in a hiring pinch.
Not much work here requires an MA, though some (few) language institutes and a fair number of colegios will give you a little salary hike for having one.
Some universities hire foreign teachers, ranging from the lowest to the highest end. Cert is generally the requirement there.
Best,
Justin [/quote] |
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Justin Trullinger
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Location: Seoul, South Korea and Myanmar for a bit
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| What qualifications do you realistically need for Ecuador? |
Depends on the work you're looking for. Regrettably there are still cowboy outfits for whom any old gringo will do- no training required. These are certainly bottom end of the market, though, and tend to be unreliably at best. (About visas, conditions, | | |
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