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[msimard]

Hi. Im new to this forum and I would like to know what is the first thing to do if I want to teach in Cina. I speak french as a first language and a pretty good english which I would say would be good enough to teach kids. Im 43 and I have a college diploma in communication. Do I really need a tesol diploma or do i have enough competence with my background. Thanks in advance to all of you who are going to help me.

[Roger]

Mais quel serais le sujet que tu voudrais enseigner? Et sur quel niveau?

[vikdk]

tu es un bon garcon, roger - c'etait un bon message - tu as du bien apprendre de l'oncle Vik

[msimard]

Id�alement j'aimerais enseigner le fran�ais mais je ne sais si c'est possible. Je connais quelqu'un avec qui je n'ai pas l'occasion de parler souvent qui a enseign� l'anglais et il m'a dit que c'est pas n�cesssaire d'�tre parfaitement bilingue pour �tre embauch�. Je serais int�ress� � enseigner l'anglais de base � des jeunes enfants. Merci d'avoir r�pondu.

[tw]

干啥写法文?在这儿每个人都会法语吗?

Since this is a forum about TEFL in China why not write in English?

[msimard]

OK. We were exchanging in french. I guess that someone has to go back to their roots once in a while. Sorry about that if it frustrated you.

[Super Mario]

Ok, many of us could work the forum in Pinyin, some even in Hanzi. To prove what? The OP asked about teaching English in English.
Msimard, just let prospective employers know you are from an English speaking country and include a photo. If you've got a degree and confidence in yourself as a teacher, that should be enough.
Teaching kids is tough work though.

[msimard]

Is a college diploma is enough to get a job as an english teacher? Thanks.

[Babala]

To the OP,
How strong is your accent? I know some French-Canadian accents can be very heavy.

[tw]

[Super Mario]

True. Most employers can't differentiate between native - or near native - speaker's accents.
Just tell them you're a Canuck and go for gold.
A diploma, on nice parchment, will do the trick.

[Roger]

I doubt you will be totally happy with jobs available for English teachers at primary and secondary school levels - you won't be teaching ENGLISH but so-called "oral English" to classrooms full to their rafters with noisy and occasionally ill-bred kids: think of 60 kids and more per class, with you trying to make them speak when they profess to not understanding YOU because you DON'T SPEAK LOUDLY enough or because YOU HAVE an "ACCENT"... It can be traumatising! IT can be otherwise too - but nothing is granted in this business!

THe majority of newbies go for adult training centres - not exactly ideal but possibly a lot better, especially if your students are self-paying adults.

Personally I consider kindergartens the best employers - short working hours (a period has 20 to 30 minutes), and you are relatively free in how you do your job although parents have unreasonable expectations!

Mais puis-que tu ne t'opposes pas a l'idee d'enseigner le francais, mon avis est que tu serais beaucoup plus a l'aise en l'enseignant!

Le francais s'enseigne a plusieurs universites telles que l'Universite de Dr Sun Yatsen a Canton, the University of Foreign Studies (egalement a Canton), et dans un nombre de grosses villes depuis Pekin a Xi'an.

La raison pourquoi je crois l'enseignement du francais (ou de n'importe quelle langue etrangere autre que l'anglais!) est que ceux qui s'inscrivent pour l'etudier doivent d'abord passer dex examens qui prouvent si quelqu'un est doue pour cette langue alors que l'anglais est une langue mandataire pour tous les eleves!

Il existent aussi des centres de formation linguistique quasi-prive ou gere par une agence officielle telle que l"Academie Francaise qui a des antennes a Canton, Hongkong, Pekin, SHanghai, et peut-eutre ailleurs aussi.

[msimard]

I don't have a very big accent. It's only noticeable with certain verbs or words.

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