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Re: A degree proves nothing. What does a degree mean to you?

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:15:53 GMT

Dear all,

I've recently completing my Trinity teaching course. I have a degree in law and possess postgraduate legal qualifications and a string of law-related continued professional development courses. What does this prove? It sure doesn't prove I can do the law job (although I can).

With regard to Lee's post titled "A degree proves nothing. What does a degree mean to you?" (2004) I like to say that having a degree is a requirement for certain jobs and some of them you can gain qualifications through long term work experience although you usually still have to take some form of examinations. Nowadays much university learning is being spoon fed without really understanding its application and practical usage.

Experience is important. Simply we need to see what the employer wants - if you don't fulfill their criteria then move on to the next vacancy.

I've tried to look for teaching jobs but failing to receive a response. Is having a degree and being a professional make it hard to get a teaching English job? I'm starting to wonder whether the language schools are finding it hard to believe that a lawyer would give up their full-time legal career to become an hourly paid teacher. I'm a hard working individual and very eager to teach!

Any practical comments or helpful suggestions most appreciated.

All the best to those TEFL job seekers!

Job seeker.

Re: Legal English teacher

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:13:02 GMT

Hi Luca,

I am a lawyer and English teacher currently living in Uruguay. For the last 5 years I have been teaching English throughout Latin America at law firms and companies. I practiced law in New York for about 10 years, and I worked in a city agency writing grants and reports for the agency commisioners. I have found a specialty in working with lawyers to develop their legal language fluency and also help them to research and expand their knowledge of their practice areas. Although I have mostly worked in house for Latin American firms, I have recently started teaching online to Japanese lawyers, and I am finding it very effective, as do my students! We converse through Skype with or without webcam, depending on the preference of my clients, and their internet connection. If you would like to discuss this possibility, my email is [contact info removed; if you wish to post such information, please register as a member and include it in your Profile-- MM]
Good luck with your efforts!

Regards, Ken

Re: Teaching English in Austria

Anonymous — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:46:04 GMT

Hello,

I am a man and I am looking for a English teaching job in Austria preferably in Wien ( Vienna ) for a minium of one year. I do not have any English teaching certificates but I have command over excellent spoken and written English. All through my student life I studied in the best of English medium schools in India and I am a lawyer for the last thirty years in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad , India.

Can you help me.

regards,

vtm.

Re: Teaching English in Austria

Anonymous — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:39:00 GMT

Perhaps we can help one another. I am a tefl experienced teacher but have not been to Germany because I have head that Germany takesa cosiderable amount of your pay .. nearly 25 per cent.. for purposes of medical insurance,l tax and some other excuse which I cannot reecall! I believe there ios a big demand though for tefl teachers there in many major cities.

Now perhaps you can help me as my daughter is getting married in Austria... my interest is both in learning German by living in Austria and in teaching English in Austria. What kind of vacanciesare there please and in which towns or cities. My main experience in tefl has been in Japan (winderful) and in UK (not wonderful)

Kind regards, David Lyons

Want success in teaching English?

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:49:45 GMT

Monday, October 22, 2007

12:45 PM

From TEFLtrigger.

I'll try and post further factors of success in regard to both teaching and learning English. Right now I'd like for you to make clear that---from what I've found along my research in TEFL---the most important thing for a learner of Englisn or any other language is for him or her to really and eagerly want to. In other words, what matters is the student's attitude: I know some people who have had success in English because they wanted to really learn! The teacher might be so concerned with teaching, not to sleep at night to prepare a big amont of material for his or her students, climb Sierra Nevada's highest mountain in Granada (Spain), however if the students don't use the means to learn English as their own motors and engines, not just as a dead weight, the teacher will achieve nothing or nearly. We've got to encourage our students, and motivate them, like you well know, as a class or better in individual and friendly tutorials. Thus those friends of mine's tried to use all the means at hand and with imagination to acquire this language. When I start a program or a course of English, I say to my students, after the polite and kind introduction and such, "I'm not here to teach you English... (a great silence among them) It's you who come here to learn English, you are the protagonists of the class, I can't learn for you, it's you who can and should invest efforts to learn English",or something of the like, adding a friendly smile. Thank you for your attention.

Re: school post

Mr. Profenglish — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:32:08 GMT

I am an English Teacher from Palestine. It's my pleasure to exchange experinces in teaching English with all teachers from around the world.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Regards,

Re: Learning and teaching English in Vietnam

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:41:43 GMT

Hello,

I have not been in Vietnam yet. So I don't know about the situation of learning and teaching English there. Is there any English teaching job there? or learning English how much does it cost? Thank you and I am looking forward to hear from you soon.

Best regards, Sadhana Ratna

Re: Learning and teaching English in Vietnam

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:30:26 GMT

Dear Caroline,

we write you from english center in small city, near nhatrang. we are lookng for teachers who speak english as native language. do you want to work with us.

if you still concern, pls drop somelines at giangtran71@yahoo.com

best regards

Re: your message

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:09:11 GMT

Hi Dipak

I am also teaching English to adults. Found your suggestions interesting. Currently I am using conversations (written scripts) to teach. I am interested in communicating further with you in this regard.

Reply if interested.

Rajeev

Re: English in Cuba

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:16:07 GMT

I am interested in teaching english in Cuba.

My name is Paul Malakovski and I am presently living in Toront, Ontario Canada.

I would greatly appreciate any information you could kindly forward

Kind Regards,

Paul Malakovski