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Glenski
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| algernonsidney wrote: |
| Have you people here ever made the decision to leave a career? It may very well be the most emotional decision I have made since I left the church in 1994. |
I changed careers at about the same age as you. Big change! Haven't stopped doing it since 1998.
But unless you stay there and scrounge for work, or go to a country that doesn't need a degree, you should consider getting at least a BA degree. It will open doors no matter how you feel about college education. |
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fluffyhamster
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Location: UK > China > Japan > UK again
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My advice is always to read. Once you start reading, who knows, you may find you're hooked on this interesting thing called TEFL.
A few threads to perhaps help start you off (I've written many posts though on good books - try searching for 'grammar AND book' with me as author):
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=89185
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?p=863888#863888
Oh, and a very useful book, certainly back in the pre-internet age, was Susan Griffith's Teaching English Abroad. Maybe try to find it in a library or bookstore and read especially the chapters on the countries you're interested in working in. It'll also have listings of generally reputable courses and course providers. |
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kazpat
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Location: Kazakhstan
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Fluffy Hamster,
I just wanted to take a minute and thank you and I figure this thread is as good as any. There have been numerous times that I have been using the search function to answer a question that I had and have had that questioned answered by a post of yours, sometimes from a post going as far back as 2005. I also usually end up learning a whole lot more than my original question was about.
Most of your recommended reading now sits in my TEFL library. I really appreciate your helpful and informed posts along with other long time posters who are too numerous to name. |
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fluffyhamster
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| Wow, thanks Kazpat! I didn't know I'd ever quite inspired anyone to go and buy any let alone most of the books I've recommended. (If you ever get the time to post or start a thread to share your thoughts on some of the authors and their ideas, please feel free!). |
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djunamod
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"Dual-citizenship is certainly something I would like to obtain."
I might be way way off on this, but aren't there only certain countries that allow a dual-citizenship?
I only ask because I have a dual-citizenship (US and Israel) but I recall having been told that this was a special agreement between the two countries. I also recall an Argentinian friend I had who couldn't vote in Israel because she said that would mean taking out an Israeli citizenship, which would mean giving up her Argentine citizenship and she wasn't sure she was ready to do that.
It would be interesting to know...
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