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I have run my own Business for the last 25 years ( Real Estate ), I am now 55 and could retire ( financially )however, I am considering a TSAL course as an interrest, Would I be able to find a Job at my Age ??

Do you provide jobs in the West Indies? Barbados

Great presentation for this newsletter, the phrasing and the variety of subjects touched and briefly !
Please, discuss or have a section on OLDER ESL teachers ; not everybody is in his/her twenties or thirties . Talk about teachers 40-60 yrs old.
Keep up the good work !

How can I motivate Chinese university oral English students to accept my effort at making the most of the last month of classes? Only the more fluent participate even in fun days like Disk Jockey when I had them announce songs to play on the CD player.They dont take the foriegners classes seriously as they are concerned with the Chinese teachers tests that mean more to their goals: to get high test scores, not to get fluent in a language.

Dear Michelle,

I am very fond of the ESL Forum page, however, many times when I find some interesting job offer and I would like to send an application or CV to apply, I find that these employers forget to include an e-mail address, phone or fax number to write them to.

May I suggest to remind these potencial employers that we are unable to communicate with them if there is no return address to do it?

Writing to them using the Forum reply system does not seem to help because either they are not receiving them or they do not respond.

Could I get your feedback on this? This is very important, because it is preventing contact between applicants and employers overseas.

Thank you,
Maurice
century33@hotmail.com

My friend and I, both American citizens, will be taking a TEFL course in Greece starting this July. After it is over, the course and another teacher recruitment program will help us to find an English teaching position in Greece. We have been wondering what the logistics are of requiring a working visa in Greece. Do you have any information about this? Or know a great place where we can find all of our answers? Everywhere we have looked so far hasn't been able to answer all of our questions, and we've been left quite frustrated. We are very excited to go to Greece, but a little nervous to go if it is going to be very difficult to find a job, legally, after the course is completed. Thanks for your help!

Hi, I'm just finishing an on-line TEFL course and I'm hoping to take a CELTA course in the next month or so. However, I'm slightly concerned that my age (43) will limit my chances of finding teaching jobs abroad. In addition, I don't have a degree although I do have Higher Ed qualifications. Will this prove to be a restriction?

Kind regards
Stephanie

Morning!

I am preparing for a professional teaching career in ESL by applying for a MA degree in Applied Linguistics/TESL at San Diego State University. I have a BA degree in Spanish, also from SDSU, and was wondering if there is any research/job market/etc. that specializes in teaching English to Spanish speakers? I'm really hoping to find, within ESL, a job that will allow me to use both Spanish and English. Any suggestions?

Thanks so much!

Sr. Broc-San Deigo

hi I am really trying ti get skills . so Ican teach english abroad in japan or seoul korea . can you help me follow my dreams. can I take course online to get some training/? please give me some advice

I am Sergio from Peru, I would like to know more about teaching jobs in Greece.

Thanks in advance

Do I need a four-year degree to teach English or the certificate is enough?

I live in a very remote part of colorado. What is the best way to find reputable online ESL certification courses?

My question was about ESL positions in Europe for Canadians. From what I have seen, it seems that you need a European passport in order to get an ESL position in Europe. I am interested in Greece in particular, but would be willing to work in other parts of Europe as well. Is there any way to get around the European passport issue in Greece or other European countries?

I am about to finish my studies, but being an african, and having studied in africa, I really don't think I will be able to get a job by visiting ESl. It seems that americans and other people from developed countries have the chance to ge jobs in this modern world. How best can you help me gain confidence that I will be able to get a job?

I have a student who should be in 7th grade and is lagging behind in the beginning of 6th grade work!! I try to get him to read and he hates it like asparagus! I know if I could get him to like reading he would love school and learning SO much more. His family's 1st language is not English, so there is not a lot of back up in the home. Any ideas!!

Curious teacher.

Hi Michelle,
I enjoyed reading your last email. I want and need to ask you for the answer to the specific question long unanswered for me. I am an enrolled nurse.

I am now 46 yers old and have done some teaching in enrolled nursing programme and do not hold a university nursing degree. Can you advise me about the possibilities of the type of course I can do that will enable me to teach, work and live overseas? What type of work is available and on what basis, especially in Europe, with the emphasis being on Italy?

Regards,

Pier

Dear Sir

I am from India and would like to have teaching position in UK or some other European countries. My qualification is Post Graduation in Economics, B.Ed in Social Science and under graduation in Economics. And having two and half years full time teaching experience and three years part time teaching experience in Secondary level. My English language proficiency: Since my tertiary education, my medium of instruction has been English and I am teaching in English medium school. And I gained 6.0 in IELTS Academic module. Can I apply for the teaching vacancies in UK? Am I eligible for the same? If yes, how should apply for the job vacancies? If no, why i am not eligible? For this education in UK will help?

Yours Truly,

Jament Johnson

In this issue I noticed that Greece was mentioned as a great place to go teach english. When I was looking for a job last September that was one of my first choices. But, I noticed that the schools wanted someone with a university degree. Since I am 20 years old and taking a break from unniversity, it was really difficult to find a job there, and I ended up going to China.(China's fun too:P) I do have an ESL certificate, but I heard that it is manditory that a foreign teacher has to have at least a B.A. And that it is regulated by the government. Is this true?

I am a highly-qualified (master's level) English/elementary education teacher with experience. I have written to quite a few agencies, with my problem. Few of the schools or agencies want to hire an African American teacher, much less an African American teacher with one dependent, like myself, regardless of qualifications, nationality, or experience. I have wanted to teach overseas for years, but decided to earn a master's first. Now I will have the master's as of May 19th, but my prospects are not encouraging, because of race.

Any thoughts?

Laura

I am a highly experienced primary teacher who has specialised in Literacy and children's literature for many years. I am interested in doing an ESL course that bases itself on facts and useful teaching strategies,not academic waffle that is totally unrealistic in a classroom, any ideas?

Could someone write and tell me what to expect from teaching online. It seems interesting to me but I know very little about it.

Where can I find vocabulary lesson plans and games for advanced English students who know English grammar well, but are weak in vocabulary and pronunciation because few people in their country speak English.

Best Regards,
Willie

I received my TESOL certificate last year, and this year I have decided to go to Guadalajara, Mexico to ITTO and get my TEFL certificate. They offer a month training which I feel will be an asset for assisting in actual teaching, as I have not done it yet. Does anyone know of good schools to teach at in Mexico....I prefer to stay in Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta or maybe Manzanillo or Melauke. I am 54 and am really looking forward to living where the weather is nice and warm for the winters!!!!!

Bonnie

Thank you for
2. ESL Lesson Plan - The Apprentice, it helped me with my question of where to find material for advanced ESL students.

I am teaching at a kindergarten in China age range 2 - 7 the children are unable to read english nor is this a priority the focus is communicative english..I am running out of ideas for teaching them whilst keeping them motivated could you help me with some fun interesting ideas for my lessons

İ have a question.İ have graduated from the Department of English language and literature at the faculty of philosophy in Nis,Serbia.İ had all the TEFL trainings and exams during the course of studies and İ already have some international experience-being a teacher in Poland last year and in Turkey right now so İ would like to know if İ need some other certificate to apply for the numerous jobs around the world or this is enough.Thanks a lot.
Vladislav

I am a Tanzanian adult English teacher with a Masters degree in ELT which I obtained from Edinburgh, Scotland. I would like to teach abroad. Is there any chance? Preferably Arabian countries.

I haven't been able to find any forum/discussion etc. on the ITTO school in Guadalajara, Mexico? Does anyone know how to get "real" comments on the school...not just disguised ads?

This is one of the best sites I have ever found. Thanks!!! Very nice and informal.

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This is one of the best sites I have ever found. Thanks!!! Very nice and informal. I enjoy being here.

Thanks for the interesting and informative site. That’s definitely what I’ve been looking for.