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I am Mihaela Dascalu, the head trainer of one of the pre-service teacher training centres in Greece. At the TESOL Greece conference this year I am doing a workshop on the issues raised by a number of ex-trainees of ours concerning the differences between what they learnt on a TEFL course and the requirements of an EFL teaching job in Greece.
Your input would be a most invaluable source of information which I will use to write a report which will be presented at the conference to serve as a starting point of discussion during the workshop.
It will also serve to tailor the teacher training courses to the trainees' individual employment needs as far as possible.
Thank you in advance.
1. When did you take your TEFL/TESOL Certificate?
2. What teaching approach were you trained to use?
3. How long did you/have you been working as an English teacher in Greece?
4. What area of Greece have you worked/did you work in?
5. What ages/level did you teach?
6. Were there any differences between your teaching expectations when you finished the course and the realities you had to face in your English classes in Greece? Please, give details.
7. What would be the positive and negative points of teaching English in Greece according to you?
8. If you left Greece and would consider coming back here, what changes would you expect to happen so that you feel more comfortable teaching English in the school/s where you worked?
9. Any other comments?
Thank you!
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This may not be helpful.
You appear to be tacking the problem from the wrong end of things
.
Looking at things from the employers needs is perhaps better than asking teachers (some with little experience
) what they percieve the need to be.
It might help if you contact the EFL/ESL schools in Greece, and ask them what they need. What they expect of the graduates form an EFL/ESL course.
I am sure most EFL/ESL schools will be happy to help you, and it may be good for your future business as trainers.
Because in your market the ESL school is the consumer of your product, not the student.
I have seen how some schools do consume (chew up and spit out) fresh TEFLers
You appear to be tacking the problem from the wrong end of things
.Looking at things from the employers needs is perhaps better than asking teachers (some with little experience
) what they percieve the need to be.It might help if you contact the EFL/ESL schools in Greece, and ask them what they need. What they expect of the graduates form an EFL/ESL course.
I am sure most EFL/ESL schools will be happy to help you, and it may be good for your future business as trainers.
Because in your market the ESL school is the consumer of your product, not the student.
I have seen how some schools do consume (chew up and spit out) fresh TEFLers