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[jlb]

It's all about improving yourself and your job prospects. But someone with a BA and a few years experience or an MA and no adult teaching experience has to start somewhere, even a unigwon.

[PRagic]

Sure thing. That's been a major running theme on this board for years and years. Invest in yourself and your credentials. These are jobs in HIGHER education, after all, so the price for admission to the show is a higher level degree.

For long-termers, ESL can get frustrating here because all but a select few jobs have imposed term limits and/or salary caps. Unfortuntately, given market conditions, even the most experienced and well qualified instructor will find it necessary to move on once in a while. IF you can find a place that doesn't impose term limits and IF you can work somewhere without salary caps, it is possible to have a bonified career in univesity ESL teaching here.

For those who want job security and a say in the management of programs, or tenure track gigs for short, a Ph.D. is necessary, and those jobs will more than likely be in Colleges of Education training future teachers.

[jlb]

You definitely can make a career out of it if you find a place with low working hours, no term limits and plentiful OT opportunities within the uni or permission for outside work.

The actual base salary is less important than number of hours worked and OT opps, in my opinion.

[PRagic]

Hmmm, but that flies in the face of my guiding career philosophy: To consistently work less while getting paid more as I get older! Mostly why I got out of ESL, I guess.