Canadian looking to TESL in Vietnam
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:51 pm
Hello all,
One month ago, I arrived home from a somewhat lengthy vacation in Vietnam. I came to the realization when I got back <of course>, that my interests lie in staying there for an extended period of time. I wondered for a while about how I would manage to do this, and began to recall bits and pieces of a conversation I had with a drunken Englishman at a cafe in Hoi An. It seems that a friend of his is a well respected TESL instructor based out of HCMC, living there on a work visa. I began to play with the idea - could I, who never had any ambition to teach before this point, find a fun and exciting job teaching English as a second language? To make a long story short, I've decided that this is something I'd like to pursue, and have begun to research what it is I will need to find a job there. It would seem that for Vietnam a University degree is not a necessity, however a TESL/TEFL certificate would most likely be needed. Over the last little while, I've managed to find some information regarding various TESL/TEFL programs, but I am still lacking some direction as to what would be considered an adequate program by most employers. From what I've heard, an online TESL course is pretty much useless, due to the inability to provide the teacher with practical classroom experience, which seems valid. What I'm looking for is someone who has some TESL experience, but does not have a University degree, preferably teaching, or have taught, in Vietnam or an area of some similarity where a degree is not an issue. You may contact me here, on Yahoo messenger under the ID Darkshanker, or at my email [email protected] Thanks!!
L
One month ago, I arrived home from a somewhat lengthy vacation in Vietnam. I came to the realization when I got back <of course>, that my interests lie in staying there for an extended period of time. I wondered for a while about how I would manage to do this, and began to recall bits and pieces of a conversation I had with a drunken Englishman at a cafe in Hoi An. It seems that a friend of his is a well respected TESL instructor based out of HCMC, living there on a work visa. I began to play with the idea - could I, who never had any ambition to teach before this point, find a fun and exciting job teaching English as a second language? To make a long story short, I've decided that this is something I'd like to pursue, and have begun to research what it is I will need to find a job there. It would seem that for Vietnam a University degree is not a necessity, however a TESL/TEFL certificate would most likely be needed. Over the last little while, I've managed to find some information regarding various TESL/TEFL programs, but I am still lacking some direction as to what would be considered an adequate program by most employers. From what I've heard, an online TESL course is pretty much useless, due to the inability to provide the teacher with practical classroom experience, which seems valid. What I'm looking for is someone who has some TESL experience, but does not have a University degree, preferably teaching, or have taught, in Vietnam or an area of some similarity where a degree is not an issue. You may contact me here, on Yahoo messenger under the ID Darkshanker, or at my email [email protected] Thanks!!
L
