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bobokeen
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 Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:09 am Post subject: Are my dreams of teaching in Indo unrealistic? |
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As I see a lot of folks posting mentioning masters degrees and CELTAs, I'm getting nervous that my dream of teaching English in Indonesia may be unrealistic.
I'm 23, with a bachelor's in English Lit, a small amount of teaching experience (three months in Kyrgyzstan), and soon to have a 100-hour TEFL certificate from Oxford seminars. This seems to be something of a bare minimum for most schools.
I'm interested (almost exclusively) in Malang and Bandung. Are the cards stacked against me? Is EF a possibility? |
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Flicka
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If you have English in your degree, as you do, TBI might take you on and sponsor you to do the CELTA and give you a contract thereafter. Is worth trying anyway, don't scrape the barrel till you have no other options!  |
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bobokeen
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| So I just read a thread about an age limit of 25, and am feelng even more despondent about my chances. Can anyone at all tell me anything encouraging? I'm feeling like I might have to give up on this particular dream for now :/ |
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chezal
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 8:31 am Post subject: |
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| bobokeen wrote: |
| So I just read a thread about an age limit of 25, and am feelng even more despondent about my chances. Can anyone at all tell me anything encouraging? I'm feeling like I might have to give up on this particular dream for now :/ |
I've worked in Indonesia on and off since I was 22 (3 different KITAS all made when I was under 25). The age limit isn't one set down my law as far as I know but dependant on the preference of the school.
As Flicka said try TBI first before EF or other bottom feeding schools. They have schools in both of the places you are interested in. |
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Matt_22
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:15 am Post subject: Re: Are my dreams of teaching in Indo unrealistic? |
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| bobokeen wrote: |
As I see a lot of folks posting mentioning masters degrees and CELTAs, I'm getting nervous that my dream of teaching English in Indonesia may be unrealistic.
I'm 23, with a bachelor's in English Lit, a small amount of teaching experience (three months in Kyrgyzstan), and soon to have a 100-hour TEFL certificate from Oxford seminars. This seems to be something of a bare minimum for most schools.
I'm interested (almost exclusively) in Malang and Bandung. Are the cards stacked against me? Is EF a possibility? |
I think I know of a place that would love to have you in Bandung, and it's a fantastic school to work for. I'll send you a PM. |
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dxn283
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Hi bobokeen,
Don't stress, you'll have no problem setting up over here. There are lots of issues with job searching in a foreign country. The biggest thing at the moment is the requirement of a degree, but seems you'll be fine with that. I don't see any problem with age, other than the school�s preference. I came here aged 27 and I'm still here at 31.
Take Flika and Chesal's advice and check around as much as possible. I work for an EF and I don't really like the expressions of scraping barrels and bottom feeders. We do offer a starting point for people, like yourself, who really want to work and live over here. When you start of in any career (with little experience and qualifications in that industry) you can�t realistically walk into a top paid job. EF is lower pay in comparison to other school but enough to live and have fun!
Good luck, I really hope you find something that suits you. This is a great country to choose. |
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chezal
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:06 am Post subject: |
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| dxn283 wrote: |
| Take Flika and Chesal's advice and check around as much as possible. I work for an EF and I don't really like the expressions of scraping barrels and bottom feeders. We do offer a starting point for people, like yourself, who really want to work and live over here. When you start of in any career (with little experience and qualifications in that industry) you can�t realistically walk into a top paid job. EF is lower pay in comparison to other school but enough to live and have fun! |
Don't take the comments too much to heart both myself and Flicka started out in an EF. You'll have to admit yourself some of the EF schools are less than stellar as are some of the staff they employee. While I worked with many nice people at EF I also met and worked with some of the strangest work colleagues I've ever worked with in my life.
EF seems to generally (not always) attract either newbies looking for a foot in the door or people with various issues due to the low wages they offer. People with experience, correct qualifications or the right connections usually look for better offers than EF can provide. |
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