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Luxe
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| JN wrote: |
After 2 years of renewals you can get an unrestricted permit? Wow! I'd sure like that. |
Yes, and it's been discussed in depth over on Toytown, with several people who made the switch after three years of ESL work. Granted, German proficiency becomes necessary at that point (for the purpose of finding non-ESL work). |
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Hod
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| Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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| And none of the English teachers I know in Berlin speak German above A1/A2 level. |
And I bet they all fare just fine. It goes without saying that it's better to speak German, but in international Berlin, A2 German is good enough for 97% of things. After six years in Berlin, soon to come to an end, I've reached the gargantuan heights of B2, but many younger Berliners still hear my accent and reply in English. Scot47�s quite correct about the importance of German skills for anyone moving to Keinspassdorf where IQs and ages are averaging 85. |
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scot47
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Whether in Keinspassdorf or in the Reichshauptstadt, the day will come when you have to deal with German bureaucrats. To do that - and win - you need fluency in German ! If you only have "Ladendeutsch" you will get the same treatment as a Turkish "Gastarbeiter",
Our German cousins have many virtues but Xenophilia is rare.
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ohwell
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| Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| scot47 wrote: |
Whether in Keinspassdorf or in the Reichshauptstadt, the day will come when you have to deal with German bureaucrats. To do that - and win - you need fluency in German ! If you only have "Ladendeutsch" you will get the same treatment as a Turkish "Gastarbeiter",
Our German cousins have many virtues but Philoxenia is rare. |
Autsch! |
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yoga2012
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| I have an opportunity to take a Trinity course in Germany. Is it worth it for me being a non-EU citizen? There are other TEFL courses I could take in other countries...but they're not Trinity level ones but still, I could work directly in these countries after finishing the courses. In Germany, I'd be freelancing. I didn't know about working for 3 years and than possibly being able to get any type of work.... |
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spiral78
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 1:58 am Post subject: |
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| Nobody can tell you if it would be worth it for you, but you'd most likely be freelance after, for sure. |
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