Hi! Thanks for reading my message!!!
I'm looking to get back into teaching English, after taking my CELTA three years ago. Since then I've had next to no experience (a few weeks volunteer work in '01). Any ideas about how i go about getting a job? Do I need to do a refreshers course? Will anyone hire me? Do i need to volunteer first? If so, any ideas? I'm looking to teach long term, it's something i really really want to do!!!
Thanks for any help and advice given, it's much appreciated!!
Annabel
getting back into teaching - please help!!!!
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Lamya Al Kooheji
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Climb the Ladder
Hi there,
You haven't mentioned your location. The condition varies from a country/ city to another. However, this may work for most people:
If you're not a native speaker country and English plays a very important role in your country, that'll be a tough job. You need to start tutorials. Try teaching one-to-one. You may get good references, especially if you did for children whose parents are well-educated and, accordingly, their reference will be profound and valuable. You may then try to get a job in language institutes and move to better ones, replying on your experience and reputation.
In some countries, were English is not the medium of education, your degree will be a good help. Nevertheless, you may need to do the same as above. In brief, don't wait for a job; go and hunt one. Expect to start from the bottom, but make sure that you move up and improve your skills. Keep reading on Applied Linguistics and second language acquisition. Keep yourself updated in the field.
You haven't mentioned your location. The condition varies from a country/ city to another. However, this may work for most people:
If you're not a native speaker country and English plays a very important role in your country, that'll be a tough job. You need to start tutorials. Try teaching one-to-one. You may get good references, especially if you did for children whose parents are well-educated and, accordingly, their reference will be profound and valuable. You may then try to get a job in language institutes and move to better ones, replying on your experience and reputation.
In some countries, were English is not the medium of education, your degree will be a good help. Nevertheless, you may need to do the same as above. In brief, don't wait for a job; go and hunt one. Expect to start from the bottom, but make sure that you move up and improve your skills. Keep reading on Applied Linguistics and second language acquisition. Keep yourself updated in the field.
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fluffyhamster
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Good advice in general, Lamya, but if you view belly's profile, and then 'Find all posts by belly', you'll be able to read all the other replies to the same message that belly('s) posted on the Adult Education and Applied Linguistics, in between her first (very bottom) post here on the EFL Management forum, and her last (very top) on the AL forum.
http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/teacher/s ... thor=belly
It took a while on (and between!) those other forum's threads to get a clearer picture of belly's exact circumstances, but we (I?) kind of pieced it all together and cracked it, so I think the problem's been kind of solved by now.
This is one of the main reasons why PEOPLE SHOULD STOP POSTING IDENTICAL MESSAGES ON SEVERAL FORUMS - it means a lot of people replying are inadvertently "reinventing the wheel" if a discussion develops elswhere, which it is likely to, given the multiple posts! Even the original poster won't always be able to keep up with it all sometimes - and belly herself fell a little behind in replying to the AL regulars!
Gotta be fast when dealing with those guys!); potentially a great waste of everyone's time, and bad manners to boot (even if only inadvertently). 
But as I say, good advice and thanks for posting, Lamya!
(Not sure if belly will be checking back on Dave's much now that she's already gotten her advice).
http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/teacher/s ... thor=belly
It took a while on (and between!) those other forum's threads to get a clearer picture of belly's exact circumstances, but we (I?) kind of pieced it all together and cracked it, so I think the problem's been kind of solved by now.
This is one of the main reasons why PEOPLE SHOULD STOP POSTING IDENTICAL MESSAGES ON SEVERAL FORUMS - it means a lot of people replying are inadvertently "reinventing the wheel" if a discussion develops elswhere, which it is likely to, given the multiple posts! Even the original poster won't always be able to keep up with it all sometimes - and belly herself fell a little behind in replying to the AL regulars!
Gotta be fast when dealing with those guys!); potentially a great waste of everyone's time, and bad manners to boot (even if only inadvertently). But as I say, good advice and thanks for posting, Lamya!
(Not sure if belly will be checking back on Dave's much now that she's already gotten her advice).-
Lamya Al Kooheji
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My apologies. I'm new to this forum, and I don't think it' would be wise to go through all (or even a lot of) discussions without a reason (e.g. I was looking for info about Callan method, so I search for relevant matters).
If there is a subject to be traced back, then it should appear as one topic, otherwise it's a new topic. Then, her profile (to which the little icon below her post is) doesn't show any info.
Anyway, maybe that's way most topics are left without reply! People are probably posting a new one every now and then and expecting the members read all- what's the use of classifying the topics, then?
My apologies again. I won't disturb you again.
If there is a subject to be traced back, then it should appear as one topic, otherwise it's a new topic. Then, her profile (to which the little icon below her post is) doesn't show any info.
Anyway, maybe that's way most topics are left without reply! People are probably posting a new one every now and then and expecting the members read all- what's the use of classifying the topics, then?
My apologies again. I won't disturb you again.
I don't think Fluffy was really criticizing you, Lamya--I certainly wouldn't check to make sure that the post I was responding to hadn't been repeated elsewhere. I don't think it's my responsibility to have to do that if I find something to reply to. On the other hand, Fluffy is irritated at the number of people who multiple-post (Is that a new verb? )because many of us read all the forums and it's hard to keep track of the various responses. I hate those mulitple posts too. I think he was just venting and you wound up on the wrong end. (He wasn't being very fluffy at the time. 
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)because many of us read all the forums and it's hard to keep track of the various responses. I hate those mulitple posts too. I think he was just venting and you wound up on the wrong end. (He wasn't being very fluffy at the time. )-
fluffyhamster
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Thanks Lori! Yes, I wasn't meaning to criticize you, Lamya - don't feel you have to check if a question has been asked elsewhere! I just wanted to say that the people who post the same question all over the place can end up getting the same answer several times (and getting a better answer in one place than another when they give more detailed information in the one place, but not on any of the "other" threads they've "forgotten about" and left awaiting the same answer - like this one here!). I'll try to be fluffier next time.
I just wanted to say that the people who post the same question all over the place can end up getting the same answer several times (and getting a better answer in one place than another when they give more detailed information in the one place, but not on any of the "other" threads they've "forgotten about" and left awaiting the same answer - like this one here!). I'll try to be fluffier next time.