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| How many people are truly qualified to teach (IYO). |
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11% |
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5% |
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11% |
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5% |
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5% |
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0% |
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23% |
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| Other, please explain... |
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5% |
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Yes, this is muddy. Do you mean "qualified to teach English (to native speakers) back home"? Or have a teaching-related degree or MA? Most of us are neither of those. And teaching English to foreign kids is much different to teaching English to native speakers. Most folks are of the same ilk as me I suspect.....BA (mine's not in English), CELTA. This entails being actually qualified to teach English in Korea since those are the requirements. To teach English to kids, as most of us do I think, you really don't need to know grammar inside out, or be qualified to teach English to native speakers, because it's different and ultimately it's a fairly straightforward, common sense job, requiring liking kids/age group, a bit of imagination, decent grasp of grammar/rules, 'fun personality' (embarrasing phrase, but the point stands) and an interest in language per se. In my view, simply not being a disinterested moron going through the motions for easy money or for a year abroad is a requirement in addition to the requirements of the market and Immigration. |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:50 am Post subject: |
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| SPINOZA wrote: |
| Yes, this is muddy. Do you mean "qualified to teach English (to native speakers) back home"? Or have a teaching-related degree or MA? Most of us are neither of those. And teaching English to foreign kids is much different to teaching English to native speakers. Most folks are of the same ilk as me I suspect.....BA (mine's not in English), CELTA. This entails being actually qualified to teach English in Korea since those are the requirements. To teach English to kids, as most of us do I think, you really don't need to know grammar inside out, or be qualified to teach English to native speakers, because it's different and ultimately it's a fairly straightforward, common sense job, requiring liking kids/age group, a bit of imagination, decent grasp of grammar/rules, 'fun personality' (embarrasing phrase, but the point stands) and an interest in language per se. In my view, simply not being a disinterested moron going through the motions for easy money or for a year abroad is a requirement in addition to the requirements of the market and Immigration. |
What I meant was whatever you perceive it to be....You answered the way you wanted to answer. That's all I was looking for; your opinion.  |
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