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Wednesday,November14,2012
Teaching English abroad: where tostart?
OneofthemostfrequenttypeofquestionIreceivedwhenwewereofferingadvisingwasaboutprospectsforteachingEnglishabroad.Manyfolkshadfriendsteachingabroador,evenmorebasically,had"heard"aboutteachingEnglishoverseasandunderstoodittobean"easier"waytogetabroadandtogetabroadwithoutaspecificskillset(otherthananativefacilitywiththelanguage).
Well,overtheyearsIpulledtogetherafairlysolidsetofintroductoryresourcesthatIwouldrecommendtofolksstartingoutexploringthefield.Sowhatfollowsisn'texhaustivebutitwill,Itrust,offerfolksanentrywaytolearnmoreabouttheins&outsofteachingEnglishabroadaswellaspossiblyofferingthosealreadyfamiliarwiththebasicswithsomeadditional"hiddengems".
Butlet'sstartwithacoupleimportantreminders:
Youdon'tneedtobe"passionate"aboutteachingtobeasuccessteachingEnglishabroadbutyoudoneedtobeatleastinterestedinit.It'sagoodideatotrytogetsomeexperiencelocallybeforedivingtoodeeplyintoaninternationalsearch.
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TrytutoringwithlocalliteracyorganizationsorinK12schools.ManyUScolleges&universitiesofferEnglishtutoringprogramsforinternationalstudentssignup,getsometraining,andgetsomeexperience.Youwon'tnecessarilygetclassroomexperiencebutitcangiveyouatleastsomesenseofwhetherworkingwithstruggling(ornonnative)Englishspeakersissomethingyouhaveatasteand/ortalentfor.
Ifyoututoronehouraweekandwithinacoupleweeksyoufeelit'sachoreoryoudreadit...thenteachingEnglishabroadismostdefinitelyNOTforyouandthat'simportanttoknowbeforeshippingyourself,potentially,halfwayaroundtheworld...
Ifyouenjoytheworkthenyoumightwanttostartlookingatoptions.
Thebestsearchesarethosethatarefocused.Theresourcesbelowaremeanttohelpnarrowthescopeofanysearchbutitpaystohaveasenseofspecificinterestsgoingin.
Ifyoucan,narrowyoursearchtoparticularcountries(andevencities)ofinterest.You'llalsowant/needtogetfocusedonthesortofstudentsyou'reinterestedinworkingwith(kids,businesspeople,highschoolers,etc)andhowyourbackground/experience/trainingmatcheswiththosemorespecificinterests.Onceyou'veeducatedyourselfaboutthegeneralfield&possibilities,aseriesofnarrow,focusedsearcheswillbefarmoreusefulthanasinglegenericsearch(tryGoogling"teachEnglishabroad"oy!).
Certificationisnotarequirementtoteachabroad.Thereareallsortsofreasonstogetcertifiedaswellasreasonsnotto,butingeneralyoucanfindopportunitiesteachingEnglishabroadwithoutbeingcertified.
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Teachingabroadisonewaytogetabroadandtogetpaidwhilebeingabroad.Thatsaid,it'simportanttorealizethatifyouaregraduatingwithstudentloansthemerefactofbeingoutofthecountrydoesnotexemptyoufrommakingtherequiredloanpayments!!Dependingonyourcircumstancesandhowlargetheoutstandingloansarethereareworkarounds(forinstance,bankingafewmonthsworthofpaymentsandthenhavingloanpaymentsautomaticallydeductedfromaparkedbankaccount).Remittingmoneyfromoverseascanberidiculouslyexpensive.
ThereareaLOTofdifferentoptions.Youcangowithplacementfirms,certificationorganizations(somewillguaranteeplacement,somejustassist),directcontactwithschools...It'samazeoutthere.
Andwiththosepearlsofwisdomoutoftheway,let'sgettotheresources:
TwogoodbasicintroductorysitesIlikepointingfolkstowhoareexploringteachingEnglishopportunitiesare:
http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/work/esl/index.shtmlhttp://www.daveseslcafe.com/
Dave'sESLCafealsohasregion&countryspecificdiscussionboardsthatarewellworthbrowsing(thoughtheyaretuckedawayinthenavigation).Youcanfindthemat:
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/index.php
Neitheroftheabovesitesistiedtoanyparticularcommercialproviderorschool(thoughyoucangetlotsofinformationonprovidersthroughthestories,resources,andlinksontheTransitions
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Abroadpageinparticular,aswellasexploringquestionssuchaswhethertogetcertifiedandthelike).
Ifyou'relookingtoexploreconnectingwithEnglishlanguageschoolsdirectlyyoucanexplore:
http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgibin/latamschools/index.plhttp://www.eslbase.com/schools/
Therearelinkstootherregions/countriesintheheaderofthefirstlinkabove.
Ialwayssuggestholdingoffondirectcontactwithschoolsuntilyou'veeducatedyourselfaboutthefieldabit(andperhapshaveabettersenseofthesortofworkyou'relookingforandwhereyou'dliketogo).
Thereareanumberofgovernmentrun/sponsoredprogramsoutthere:
CulturalAmbassadors:NorthAmericanLanguageandCultureAssistantsinSpainhttp://www.educacion.gob.es/eeuu/convocatoriasprogramas/convocatoriaseeuu/auxiliaresconversacioneeuu.html
EnglishOpensDoorsProgram(Chile)http://www.centrodevoluntarios.cl/
JapanExchangeandTeachingProgramhttp://www.us.embjapan.go.jp/JET/
TeachandLearnwithGeorgiahttp://www.tlg.gov.ge/
TeachforChinahttp://www.tfchina.org/
TeachingAssistantPrograminFrance
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http://www.frenchculture.org/spip.php?rubrique424
SandyArfahereattheUWMadisoncoordinatestheTeacherstoGyeonggidoprogram.Unfortunately,thewebsiteisratherbadlyoutofdatehttp://www.english.wisc.edu/esl/ttghome.htmlbutthoseintheupperMidwestshouldcontactMsArfadirectlyifinterestedinthisprogram.
ThereisalsoGoinGlobal,acommercialresourceprovidingcountryguidesforliving&workingabroadincludinginformationonopportunitiesteachingEnglish(whereappropriate):
http://www.goinglobal.com/
That'sthecommercialfrontdoor.UWMadison(andIamsuremanyotherschools)careercentershavepurchasedsitelicensesallowingstudentstoaccessthefullresourceforfree.Checkwiththecareerservicesofficeatyourschoolforinformation.
UWMadisonstudents&alumnishouldbeabletogetfreeaccesstoGoinGlobalthroughBuckyNet:
http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/careers/buckynet/index.htmlhttp://www.uwalumni.com/home/buckynet.aspx
Iamalsoabigproponentofnottryingtodoeverythingonline.TherearetwobooksIusuallysuggesttothoseofasimilarbent(andwhoareinterestedingoingintoslightlygreaterdepthastotheissuesinvolvedinteachingEnglishabroadbeyondjusttrackingdownteachingjobs):
TeachingEnglishOverseasbyJeffMohamedhttp://www.amazon.com/dp/0967706203
TeachingEnglishAbroadbySusanGriffith
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/1854585967
ForthoseintheMadisonareawehavecopiesofbothbooksavailableforbrowsinginourlibraryin301IngrahamHall.
And...ifyoudevelopaspecificcountryinterestcontactyouralumniassociationandseeiftheyhaveadirectoryofalumniabroadorevenoverseaschaptersthatyoucancontact.Forexample,theWisconsinAlumniAssociationmaintainsalistofchapters&contactsaroundtheworld:
http://www.uwalumni.com/home/chaptersandaffiliates/intlchapterslist/intlchapterslist.aspx
Finally,besuretokeepaneyeonhttp://twitter.com/Go_Globalwherewepostannouncementsofthelatestopportunitiestowork,teach,intern,andvolunteerworldwide.
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AIDCINCsaid...
GreatPost.Therearelotsofopportunitiestoteachoverseasanditreallymakesadifference.
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