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JessC162 · Joined: 21 Mar 2011 Posts: 5

I am thinking of being a ESL teacher and I was wondering if you have the option to stay after the kids go home to sit at your desk and get things done you need for tomorrow.

Or do you have to take it home?

artemisia · Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 875 Location: the world

Your plans are unclear here so just to be clear: ESL (English for Second Languages or ESOL: English for Speakers of Other Languages) usually means teaching English in an English speaking country. Is that what you mean?

I'm not sure what kind of teaching situation you're imagining. It's not that likely you'd be based in one school all day as, say, regular primary school teachers in your home country are. I think that would only be possible if you're based in a proper school set up such as you might find in Korea and China. Teaching in other countries is usually referrred to as (English for Foreign Languages). Are you planning on teaching abroad?

Generally, in most language teaching situations, you can expect to find a teacher's room or staffroom where you can prepare work and if you have an individual classroom assigned (and are not just moving around from place to place) then you could work there assuming the classroom is not locked after school. A lot of teachers, EFL/ ESL or otherwise, bring work home.

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

A huge amount of EFL/ESL teaching is not to kids. We teach in universities, in businesses, and in private language schools to adults.

EFL (English as a Foreign language - in a country where English is not the major spoken language)
ESL (English as a Second language - in an Anglophone country for immigrants and foreign students, who are usually near or at university age)

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

JessC162 · Joined: 21 Mar 2011 Posts: 5

I meant EFL so if you go to work in china can you stay after class?

tttompatz · Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 3:09 am Post subject:

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

Many employers would be HAPPY to have you there afterhours and wokring. SOME may not and close the school down, but you could always take your work home and do it there.

JessC162 · Joined: 21 Mar 2011 Posts: 5

The only thing that worries me about taking my work home is losing it or wrecking their work.

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

Just stick it in a folder and put it in a backpack. You'll be fine.

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

If you're inquiring only about China, I'd suggest adding this thread to the China forum for more responses from the crowd that's there now.

JessC162 · Joined: 21 Mar 2011 Posts: 5

No I was just using china as an example for places over seas.

rtm · Joined: 13 Apr 2007 Posts: 1003 Location: US

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

IN nearly a decade of teaching, I've never lost a paper, but I've saved lots of time by grading on the bus, subway, and waiting for them to arrive.

AS the above posters says, there are heaps and heaps of teaching settings. Some poeple have daily grading, others don't have any at all.

JessC162 · Joined: 21 Mar 2011 Posts: 5

Well when I said kids I just meant students or people or whatever lol I didn't really think about my post because it was my first and I didn't think people would really reply like this helpful.