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rrooseve
Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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 Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:22 pm Post subject: Some help getting started...(South America) |
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Hi Everyone,
First of all I'd like to thank those who reply. I would like some help getting started on teaching in South America. I graduated from a university this past May with a Bachelors in German and Spanish and received my TEFL/TESOL certificate from Oxford Seminars in July. I have not gotten extremely good feedback from other people on the forum about Oxford Seminar's Teacher Placement Services so it looks like I'm going to have to do it by myself. I would like to teach in Ecuador, Argentina, or Chile (well those are my top choices, but I'm not limited to teaching elsewhere). I would like to go asap because quite frankly I'm getting cabin fever here in the US. The problem lies now that schools are already in session so jobs are scarce, and not knowing how to look for jobs makes my job finding even more remote. Which countries have the biggest market now and are more likely to give me a job without me going there? I've heard it's difficult to get a job down in Argentina and Chile from North America (so says Oxford Seminars). Any help getting me started is very much appreciated.
Very respectfully,
Ron |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 04 May 2003
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Location: home sweet home
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| Honestly, you are most likely to find a job within a couple of weeks of coming to LA. YOu could try emailing schools, but the majority won't reply back to you. Try PMing Justin Trullinger, he could help you. And take a look at the job list. |
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rrooseve
Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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| Yeah, thanks. I'm starting to come to that realization. I would have no problem with going down there without a job already in hand provided that I had the funds. That's the reason that's holding me back right now. |
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Sabine11
Joined: 01 May 2006
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Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Hi there;
I know for a fact that there are no online postings for jobs in Argentina, and contacts are virtually non existent. You would need to fly down there and apply in person...
I don't know for sure about other countries, but you're best off save up (lots) before going to Argentina, rents are very expensive in Buenos Aires..
Best, Sabine. |
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MELEE
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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Location: The Mexican Hinterland
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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| rrooseve wrote: |
| I would have no problem with going down there without a job already in hand provided that I had the funds. That's the reason that's holding me back right now. |
Might I suggest going to Asia for a year?
You will get some valuable classroom experience in a more controlled enviroment. In general the schools in Japan, Korea, or Taiwan, offer their teachers a lot more support both in and out of the classroom than most schools in Latin America do. I worked at one of the large chains in Japan when I was younger and there were monthly teacher seminars which taught me a lot about teaching. They offered some very specific method type classes that they mass marketed in addition to more traditional 4 skills type classes and kids classes, for all of which they had in house training. I got to teach in different styles and see the draw backs and benefits of each style. I got a furnished apartment in which the pervious occupant, a departing teacher, even left rice and stuff in the cupboards so I spent almost no money until my first paycheck. Which was good because I had almost no money until then. The visa was free and the school reimbursed me for my flight. In Mexico, there are a lot of start up costs the teacher has to cover. I wasn't really interested in Japan, and knew hardly anything about it. I loved it! Its a facinating and beautiful place. I had previously travelled throughout South America and Asia put my ideas about the world on their head. AND I banked 10,000 dollars in savings after 18 months (this was back in 1996-7).
If you went to Asia for a year, you could then easily have the funds to just turn up in the Latin American country of your choice. And you'll have more sustance on your resume and will be more likely to land one of the "better" jobs. |
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