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Paper_Cat
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 Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 3:02 pm Post subject: Talk to me about my options. |
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First of all, some background info. I'm a non native teacher of English. I'm CELTA qualified with a Hons degree (Spanish and TESOL) from a British university. I have a total of 12 months teaching experience around Spain and 1 month in the UK(summer school).
As time passes one thing becomes more and more apparent. I am consistently being treated as a second class teacher because I wasn't born in an English speaking country. British and Irish friends of mine, who are hardly qualified, are getting red carpet treatment whilst I scrounge for leftovers with my CELTA and C1 Spanish.
At this point, and after several months of fruitless EFL job-searching around the world, I have decided it's time for a career change. I come here with an open mind, and I kindly ask you to let me in on my options.
Cheers
PS. Please refrain from turning this thread into a native vs non-native debate.
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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Options?
Come to Russia! |
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Paper_Cat
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| Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Sashadroogie wrote: |
Options?
Come to Russia! |
All the ads I've seen so far require a UK passport. :/ |
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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Which ads for which jobs? As far as I know, there is no legal requirement to have one passport or the other. Perhaps some schools are saying they only want UK passports, but there would be as many who'd prefer a US one. The vast majority of schools that I know of do not state a preference.
Check out the McSchools threads on this board. They hire any nationality going, if they seem like they can do the job. A Celta and previous experience will certainly help your application.
Best of luck. |
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Paper_Cat
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| Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Sashadroogie wrote: |
Which ads for which jobs? As far as I know, there is no legal requirement to have one passport or the other. Perhaps some schools are saying they only want UK passports, but there would be as many who'd prefer a US one. The vast majority of schools that I know of do not state a preference.
Check out the McSchools threads on this board. They hire any nationality going, if they seem like they can do the job. A Celta and previous experience will certainly help your application.
Best of luck. |
Thank you for your suggestions sir!
I couldn't find the particular threads. All the same, I've sent applications to all the Russian schools I could find on the International job board here and TEFL.com. |
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