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bassexpander
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 Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:00 pm Post subject: Anything for fluent Spanish/English speakers not native Eng? |
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A prof. of mine from my MA program sent me this message:
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**** ***** is a friend from Paraguay. She has a ton of experience teaching English in Paraguay and Siberia - she is there now. She has also taught Spanish in Scotland. Late 20's - very spunky - native-like fluency in all 4 modes. She thinks that she can not teach English in Korea, as she is not a native speaker of English. Do you know of any options she might have there? Also, is there any interest at all in Spanish in Korea? She'll be available - tentatively - in late August/early September, although they want her to re-up in Siberia and she also has a pending offer in the Czech Republic. Her preference at this point is to go to east Asia.
Also, know anything about options in China or Japan? |
Anyone know of anything job-wise for her in Korea?
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Karea
Joined: 07 Jul 2009
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My research suggests it's harder to get a job in Japan, than in South Korea. I was told I would need a Bachelors Degree and a full TESOL/CELTA certificate as well as being a native English speaker just to have a chance of a decent job.
It seems you can get a teaching English job in China by just looking foreign, though pay and quality vary. |
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ducati
Joined: 02 Jun 2009
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| In my experience, non-native English speakers make too many careless mistakes, especially with articles of speech. Mistakes that most native speakers would not make. Also in pronunciation considering that there are no set of precise rules in English. If she comes here and someone realizes that her English ability is less than native, she may get the boot. |
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asylum seeker
Joined: 22 Jul 2007
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| Probably not possible to get an E-2. She would have to do privates with all the risk that entails. |
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Looney
Joined: 23 Dec 2008
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| Karea wrote: |
My research suggests it's harder to get a job in Japan, than in South Korea. I was told I would need a Bachelors Degree and a full TESOL/CELTA certificate as well as being a native English speaker just to have a chance of a decent job.
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I worked in Japan previously and a few companies.......Interac for one employed non native speakers both for English teaching positions and non English speaking teaching positions.....
I guess she'd have a better chance over there due to the fact there are very few Spanish hagwons in Korea.....but like you said the minimum requirement would be a Bachelors degree. If she has an MA and teaching experience she could try one of the Uni's here.
Perhaps if she uses facebook she can post a message on this group to ask about Spanish hagwons here too. I know 2 mexican guys who worked at a Spanish hagwon near Gangnam (but that was part time work/student visa and they have since left)
Latin, Hispanic, or Spanish people in South Korea
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=78136076236
Latinos en Corea
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49090677847
Spanish speakers in Seoul
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17946771360 |
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