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epizano · Joined: 16 Jul 2009 Posts: 5 Location: Milwaukee, WI, USA

I'll be graduating with an MA in English Language and Linguistics (TESOL focus) in Dec. '09 and am looking to teach English abroad for a year.

I've been teaching for about 8 yrs. (6 ESL, 2 EFL) and am especially drawn to teaching positions in Asia and the Middle East.

Ideally I'd find a job that:
1) starts the beginning of the year- Jan./ Feb. (vs. Aug./ Sept. like many do)
2) pays well enough to save up a good amount of money to pay off my student loans
3) offers a 9-12 month contract
4) honors their contract!

I'd appreciate anyone's ideas/ guidance as I job search!
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denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

You could apply for jobs in Oman--sounds like you're qualified. There will be mid-year starts, to fill in for people who've left, but chances are the contracts would only go until the end of the academic year: January/February until August, not until the following Jan/Feb.

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epizano · Joined: 16 Jul 2009 Posts: 5 Location: Milwaukee, WI, USA

Hi Denise,

Thanks for the reply. Could you recommend any schools or recruiters to contact?

Elizabeth

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

If you check here and on tefl.com, you should see ads for jobs with the Colleges of Applied Sciences, Technology Colleges, and maybe some more--generally hired through recruiters and in small towns. There have been a lot of threads about the various recruiters (most of them negative), but if you're only planning on staying for one academic year or less, you can probably weather the problems.

On tefl.com, if you specify the Middle East, the Oman jobs pop right up.

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