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[aspiringesl]

Hey there folks

I'm currently a 21 year old male, recently graduated with honours with a BA in English. I'm about to attend another school for my MA in TESOL with initial teachers certification.

Now I am wondering, after I've got all these credentials, BA in English, MA in TESOL, and Initial Teacher certification, but without any experience and being quite young (23-24 when I graduate) what are the chances of me being places in the net scheme right after I graduate? I'm also a Chinese American that can speak cantonese fluently.

Anyone can lend some insight? I know that for teaching secondary schools I need 1 years experience, so maybe I would not be able to get into the snet scheme, but what about pnet? What if I worked in the pnet for one contract then applied to be an snet, would the 2 years experience as a pnet count?

Cheers!

[Perilla]

This subject has been covered before - worth doing a search. Basically, without experience SNET is unlikely but yes you might have a chance with PNET, and once 'in the system' you might be able to switch to SNET after a year or two. I don't think your Cantonese will enhance your chances much, judging by feedback from other Cantonese speakers.

[crazycat]

You see your Cantonese as an asset. And, in my opinion it is. However, your employer may not want to hire you because you are not 'native' looking. Before you throw out the racist card you must remember that parents and local teachers expect a native speaker to be non-Chinese.

There are always exceptions, but the truth is the Chinese are a little racist. Almost anytime I show a black african in a song or something like that, the rude-bratty-like students laugh. I just remind them that other cultures do not laugh when they see a Chinese, as this would be impolite.

I suggest you get a few years under your belt and then come to Hong Kong. Perhaps you can go to Korea or China where experience is easy to get.

[crazycat]

...double post...(ooops..)

[Perilla]