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biffinbridge · Joined: 05 May 2003 Posts: 701 Location: Frank's Wild Years

Please ignore the handle,I'm posting for a friend.
Polish female citizen with MA in Russian and teaching methodology and an international TEFL certificate seeks work in Moscow teaching Russian/English/Polish to Young Learners.Anybody got any links or contacts?Thanks in advance...just trying to help her.

canucktechie · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 343 Location: Moscow

No replies yet, so I'll just point out the obvious that she could probably get a position with BKC or Language Link. Also look at the posting for CREF in the International Jobs branch.

steven_gerrard · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 155

Language Link employ only native speakers or Russian teachers of English. I think the reasons for this are pretty clear.

canucktechie · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 343 Location: Moscow

Sorry, didn't know that about LL. BKC certainly DOES employ non-native foreigners to teach English, for example I've met a couple of Czechs and a French woman.

steven_gerrard · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 155

What can these teachers offer the students? At least the Russian teachers of English can explain things in the students' own language. Additionally, no work permits or visas need to be arranged.
I've worked with a couple of teachers in Moscow who were neither native-speaker or Russian and they weren't very popular with the students who couldn't see what they were paying for. I have to say I agree with them.

canucktechie · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 343 Location: Moscow

Well of course it was not my job to evaluate these people but they seemed to be just as good as any other teacher.

I can certainly say that BKC always has its eyes on the rouble, and these teachers wouldn't have been retained by the school if their students didn't like them.