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Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

ok, thanks for the explanation about the degree and major. Totally understood now.

As for not having enough money for a certification that involves hands-on experience... do your best to research wherever you want to end up, and see what sort of certification is needed. Ask yourself, too, whether you feel you will be in this for only a few short years, or if it's possible you might want to make a career out of it. The answer will ultimately point you towards either type of cert. Some things are worth waiting for.

dialogger · Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 419 Location: China

My experience (China) has been that my Chinese colleagues teach grammar a lot better than I can.
After all they can use Chinese as the language of instruction.
My experience with both private and day job students in China has been massively towards oral skills. For adults, the main reasons have been immigration and job interviews, where they feel intimidated by the interviewer. For senior students it is job intervews with western companies and pre-departure brush-up for post grad study abroad.
Another (possibly unrelated) thing is that privates require a lot more resources - dialogues etc. They can rip through in 10 mins what my day job class will take 50 mins complete.
I think OP would would be well advised to think of 'entering ESL teaching' rather than being specific about country (Brazil) and type of student (privates).

cks · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 144

Good luck, but if I relied on my privates as my prime source of income, I would starve.

Tina23 · Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 37 Location: Dusseldorf

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

if I relied on my privates as my prime source of income, I would starve.

Sorry - I don't have to elaborate, but I lived in Prague for several years. For sure there are people there who do this successfully...just that they don't teach English.

Visions of Vaclavske namiesti and Revolucni ulice after dark...except these bits are cleaned up somewhat these days, I think.

Embarassed

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Yes, taht's the problem. Especially if the parents know each other. One parent dropped me, then the next day, so did her friend. I quickly took up other students and had both parents come back to me begging me to teach their kids. I would have except for the fact that I had no time.