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[cecex144]

Hi!
I'm a freelance writer in USA seeking answers to some questions about the TEFL job market. I am writing a chapter on current trends and need some reliable info concerning the job market in Asia, Europe, Australia and USA.

If you are interested, please e-mail me at [email protected]. Thanks for your time. This info will be published in a workbook for people who are just entering the TEFL or TESOL world.

Also I am seeking a sample resume to use in the book. I do not have to use your name--just your resume.
Thanks much
cecex144

[Glenski]

Are you going to pay for this information?
Are you going to acknowledge contributors?

Your chapter sounds fairly thin ("current trends" covers quite a large ground, as does the locations you propose). What is a "workbook"?

[cecex144]

No pay. I'm just trying to corroborate information that I've researched in order to see if it rings true in the real world. For example, is it really true that TEFL teachers can actrually make enough to save money in by teaching in Hong Kong? How necessary is the EU passport to secure employment in western Europe? Is it possible to teach in Spain or France without it and under what conditions?

What's the best way to research job opportunities--what has worked for you?

Again, this isn't for general dissemination--just for people getting into the field.

By a workbook, I mean a book that is used in conjunction with a course of study.

Thanks for the inquiry

[Varvian]

http://www.frenchculture.org/education/support/assistant/

This is a website for Americans who would like to spend a school year being an English teaching assistant in a French public school. You recieve a stipend and live about as comfortable as a college student. I also think there is an age range they want. You'd have to check out the site for the specifics. I know a girl who did this program and she had a good time.

I'm not sure about Hong Kong, but you should definitely ask the Korean and Japanese board about pay and savings. The Western Europe question should be posed to the Europe board.

[cecex144]

Thanks for the info and the suggestions

[Glenski]

Well, I don't know about others, but I think you are asking far too much to be covered by a single chapter in some book. If you have more specific questions that those few, then ask them, because you just can't do decent "research" with what you have provided so far.

Example:

[Ludwig]

First, let me just thank you for the nice giggle your post engendered; everyone I have showed it to has at least chuckled.

[cecex144]

Thanks for the replies. For specific questions, and if you are interested in participating, please e-mail me.

Thanks for your help

[Ki]

It is certainly more difficult for non-EU passport holders to legally work in Western Europe (and now parts of Eastern Europe) but not impossible. Many European countries have bilateral agreements with other countries making working holiday visas available for people under thirty, with a lot of restrictions. Australia has a dozen or so of these agreements including UK, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Ireland, Italy, Holland, Malta, Hong Kong, Japan. Okay, I know the last two aren't in Europe. New Zealand has even more and I think South Africa has a lot of these agreements with whoever they could.

Even with these agreements it is still more difficult than EU passport holders to work and without them even more difficult. I fear it will only get worse for us non-Europeans in the future. A lot of employers don't want to hire non-Europeans because of all of the extra paperwork. It depends on the country. I heard it was almost impossible to teach in Holland.
Ki.

[Boy Wonder]

experience......well i once used to wash dishes in a mental hospital.
Also swept carparks for a living.....is that the sort of experience you're looking for?

[cecex144]

thanks Ki.