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[erdal]

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[Sheikh Inal Ovar]

Some sort of TEFL course would be a good start .. a one month on site course will give you some of the basics to work with ..

Then you can look forward to an apprenticeship of sorts at a language school .. and if a few years of that that doesn't put you off forever, you can think about moving to university level teaching and doing a masters

[Barnicles]

Hi Erdal, from your surname I'm presuming you are a dual national. I heard from a close friend of mine in a similar situation as yours that Turkish citizens need a degree in English literature or teaching to teach in Turkey (pursuant to YOK requirements), while foreigners can use any 4 year degree and a TEFL qualification to teach English in Turkey.

If your a dual national (my friend calls it 'cift vatandash'), then the Turkish citizen rules apply, regardless of the fact that you may have been born in Australia. Therefore, you won't be able to work at YOK regulated institutions - universities, high schools, reputatble private schools.

Mind you, I only heard this from my friend from what he experienced. Perhaps someone else on these forums can correct the information above.

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[ossie39]

Hi Erdal. I think you really need to make sure that your new degree has teaching practice and is recognised by the Australian government, if done in Australia. I thought YUK only refers to university. Edibiyat is state school. Check me out please any other readers. To make money you would a) get experience in a language school after training and then start up your language school. b) option negotiate with a private university.c) translation and training self employed.
The state school system can be tricky. Good luck.

[erdal]

Thank you for your help ossie39

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[Barnicles]

Erdal, asked my friend to explain it further.

he said it depends on what type of degree. If you get a degree in Commerce or law or science etc, then no, you can't get a job at Unis/state schools/reputatable private english schools (cause YOK regulations apply). Of course you can work for private schools that don't care about thoise regulations, but your working conditions would be bad (basically they can f**k you around). IF you wern't a turkish citizen, then you can use the above degrees to get a job.

But you sound OK, since you said your getting a degree in Teaching (make sure the degree is in English language or literature). My frined said that you should be OK to get a job with those qualifications.

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